The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-05-09 00:00:00

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DURUM, MAY 5.
The Corporation met yesterday in Willotm-
street, and elected Alderman James to fill the
office of Lord Mayor for the ensuing year, com-
mencing on the 29111 of September next. At the
same time, Captain Smyth, son-in-law of Alder-
man Sir Wm. Stouter, flirt. and Mr. Whelan,
were appointed to serve the office of High Shenff•.
This day Mr. Sarjeant was brought up to the
Sesvions Court to receive his sentence. After a
suitable admonition from the Judge, he was sen-
tenced to two years imprisonment.

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The cage of thehing v. W. Austin for forging the
name of John O'Neill, Accountant-General of the
Court of Exchequer, did not conclude until one
o'clock yesterday morning. At that I the .Lary
returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The Judge, had
been sitting fifteen hours and a hail without inter-
ruption, when the ncrimtial was pronounced.
Yesterday Bridget Butlerly, and Bridget Ennit,
were executed pursuant to their sentence, for the
murder of Miss Thompson, alias Mills, of Po►t.
land-place. At eight o'clock in the preceding
morning 13titterly mule a cotikasion in the goal, to
which Eiti.is assented in the presence of several
Gentlemen. The confeapion, a loch was taken down
in writing, stated that on improper intimacy had
subsisted between her and Capt. Peck, when iii his
service; that she had been turned away ; that about
eight days before the murder, the plisoner Ennis
pressed •lier to Ro to England ; and that the rob-
bery was planned for the purpro,e of rsi*ing money
to defray the expense of their journey, but wyliout
contemplating the murder of Misv, Thompson. The
following is the account she gave of the perpetra-
too of the crime:—

" Oa coming rip to the house an altercation took:plaee
tic to which of us should enty; 1 rapped first ; M:S.11110M1)..
SOU IC( me in, kindly rmireced Inc. and shook me by the
hand, she brought mecaMo the parlous, I took up the
young child, about two years old, and (*Reared it ; by this
time Ennis rapped p( the door, I laid down the ehildond Mho:
Thompson openef the door for her; Ennis then toiled me
to put lb. handkerchiefabout her (Miss Thompaner neek, or
face,canuut say which word she used-1 immediately fartene.l
it about her geck, and dragged her down she 'tat lead-
ing to the lichen—the young lady called upon Ennis, anal
implored Ikr to help her. Ennis cried owt, • Biddy, don't
injure the young lady.' 1 replied, I have so intention to
hurl Misi Thompson. Ennis immediately left the; house
with a Munk ; 1 bad dragged Miss TI pson two or
three saps down before Euuis had I. ft the house, but
had not given her a blow or any sillier injury at that
! time; I pushed her down the stairs until I gut her into
the kitchen. I then *cited a poker and :reran to beat
her, mot gave her two blows with the poker on the head;
Mies Thompson screamed, anal so did I—the blood gushed
out in torrents—Miss Thomism's' then lay etiel-1 stooped
forward over her, and „endeavoured to raise her up is wry
arms (cannot account for this impulse), by which my clothes
became besmeared with blood-1 left Nliss Thonipson lying'
in that state and went sip stairs, met the 11111.1 on the stair-
head, took it up and kissed it, anal set it down 111 the par-
. lour ; I then look up the desk, instantly left the house, and
proceeded co Mary Brien 's bowie, and to my real surprise
found Ennis had not been there. She solemnly declared,
that she made use of nu wrorm except the poker, neither
knife, garden trowel, or lungs."

NAVAL IN7'ELLIG ENCE.

PORTIMOUTM, MAT 7.
Arrived the hind, Athol, end Niemen, from a emit*.
Passed by fur London, the Lind flangerfurd, O'Brien,
from Calcutta; sailed in December, and from St. Helena
Huh %la►ch: she bee landed her passengers here.
Sailed the Mei agiswey, Harvey, for St. Pelershurgh.
IMTMOUTR, MAY 6.
Arrived off this purl the Wits, (Istituto, from Permit's-
blico fur London.

Atriwed the schooner Crutaur, of New York, prize to
the I']y.

FALMOUTH, MAY 5.
Arrived the Ebenezer, Langley, from Gibraltar fur New-
foundland.

The Duke of Marlborough packet did Rut sail yesterday
leportril, but rrmains with the Francis Frertinc for the
Medlirsi. meals; Lady Wellington, fur Jamaica; and Matta;
fur the Brazils.

LYMISO7OII, MAY 7.
Passed by the London, Cafteron, from China fur London;
the Purser bas landed here.
HARWICH, MAY 7. •
Arrived the Henry Freeling packet from Cr:haven, and
Prince of Orange packet from Holland—each with a mail.

MAT 6.

Arrived nil here the Prince.. Anielis.f;rne.,finist
Cbiva fur London ,
lauded her passengers here.
GRATEIMND, MAY 7.
Sailed the Bleuden Hall, Grelg, fur Bombay.
DOYFR, /NAT 7.
Passed this port the Ganges, Falconer, from Calculi•.

DEAL, MAY 7.
Came down from Ibe River the Rochester, Sutton, for
Madras; Tu.ean, Slavers, fur the South Seas; and Victory,
Braithasite, fur Quebrc
Arrived and sailed for the River the Orwell, Saunders; and
Loudon, Cameron, from China ; Mt Bell, from Java ;
Ganger, Falconer, from Calcutta; Oak, Warner, from Mar•
seines; Intrepid, Findlay, from St. Lucia; and Madeira
paeko, Allen, from Madeira fur Pcteishuigh.

A census of the population, classified into.ages
and sexes, will commence taking on the 28111 of
this month; the returns to be made by the Ist of
August.
• A reward has been offered for the discovery of
the ghost that has annoyed the houses on Car lew-
street, in this town (Truro), by throwing stones for
the last three weeks; and the arinower's family
having left the depot, which is now entirely shut
up, the invisible assailant loss shifted the scene of
attack, and yesterday (Thursday) commenced an
assault on the house to which this family has re-
moved in Charles-street, to the great alarm of the
neighbourhood. It is a disgrace to our police that
this miserable hoax is allowed to be continued to be
played also long.—(lfcst Briton.)
The following melancholy occurrence took place
at Weinhury, on Monday se'nnight. Two girls
and • lad having gone to the sea-shore to gather
limpets, remained so long as to be surrounded by
the rising tide; the boy percriting the danger
hastened to the land, followed by one of the girls,
but the other, notwithstanding their entreaties,
persisted in remaining on the rock which she had
climbed; and although the lad returned, up to his
middle in water, yet fear prevented her from taking
advantage id* his kindness ; he then regained the
shore and hastened to Mrs. CALI4ADVII, at Lang_
don Hall, to procure a boat, which was seen
launched, and had nearly reuelied the rock, when
sbe was unfortunately swept off by the waves and
drowned. Her body was found the same even.
ing.

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