The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-07-15 00:00:00

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The Journal de l'Aulie contains the following account :
A young man of Brienne, named Lela: uff, not more than
two and twe; t 1 years of age, has lately killed his own
mother. It is attributed either to love, a long series of ill
usage, or a vice of his nature. Several times hefore, and even
within a week of the murder, lie had beaten one of his little
sisters. Ills passionate temper was so well known that his
(abet had been warned of it, and be had, in consequence,
thought of getting him put out. ()n Monday, July 4, a
dispute arose between the unfortunate man and two of his
sisters, about ten and twelve years old,leoncerning an ome-
lette lie wished to make; his mother coming in to restore
concord between them, he seized the barrel of a gun which
had been turned in a bellows, and struck her two blows
on the breast with it: the poor woman ran away, but he
pursued her, and at thirty steps from the lions:, brought
her to the ground by a blow on the head. He then struck
Lis two sisters in the face with the same weapon, reproach-
ing them as the cause of his having struck his mother.
Site did not survive his ill-treatment three hours. The
young roast was takes up by the Police, and is now in the
hands of justice. In the meantime the father returned,
and saw his wife bathed in blood; he hastened to see his
son, but was refused admission into the prison. The
eldest girl of eight children left by the unfortunate woman,
hearing what bad taken place, hastened to the spot, where
the horrid sight deprived her of reason, and obliged her to
have medical attendance. These are the first fruits of this
chucking affair, which will Ito doubt be attributed to a
blind passion. It is said, however, that when the accused
was conducted to recognise the corpse, he made a speech
which added greatly to the horror of the eritne.—Courrier
Francais.

The Spanish General Costillar, having successively
been Political Chief at Ductlona, Minister of War and
Captain-General of Valencia and Murcia, has just set out
for England, after a stay at Paris of about six weeks.
Mien he was made prisoner at Carthagena, he came into
France with his wile and six children ; he took up his
abode at Marseilles for eighteen months, during the last
fifteen of which he has received no assistance from Go-
vernment, although a provision was formally premised
him by the terms of the capitulation of Carthagena, signed
by Centrals Ronnemain and Vincent, and ratified by his
Royal Highness the Duke of Angouleme. After stlling
his plate and jewels, be had no means of subsistence left,
and took the resolution to go over to England. At Mar-
seilles and Lyons he found benevolent citizen., who fur-
nished him with the means for his journey. On arriving
at Paris, he solicited an audience of the Dauphin, who
received him with the greatest kindness, and promised
hlm his support in obtaining the succours which are ifs
right, and have been withheld from him. A month hal-
ing elapsed vrithont his receiving anything, the General
solicited a second audience of the Dauphin; and his Royal
Highness was pleased to inform him, through his Private
Secretary, that his efforts had been vain, fur that he had
b en able to obtain nothing for him, either from the
Minister of War or the Interior. Upon this General Cas-
t:Tar determined to continue his journey to London, and
when setting ont roldrened a letter of thanks to the
Dauphin.—Consritutimtnel.

A'young student, between fifteen and sixteen years of
age, threw himself four days back out of a window of the
Suit& Agnese Seminary, and was killed upon the spot. It
lies been remarked that suicides have multiplied in Rome
in an extraordinary manner. These unhappy persons are
nut deprived of the privilege of being buried in consecrated
ground. By a bull of Pope Benedict XIV. they are con-
ailend as having lost the use of their reason.—Universa/
Ga-.elfenf Rome, 20fh June.

11 -ednesday last the inquiry into the case of the Rev.
D. Thorn, who is charged by a part of the congregation of
St. .%cdrew's Church, in this town, with having preached
dectrines contrary to the articles of the Church of Scotland,
mme iced in the kirk, in Rodney-street, Liverpool.
'I be commissioners who appeared, by appointment cf
th Presbytery of Glasgow, to take evidence on the sub-
ject, were, the Rev. Dr. M'Clean, convener, the Rev.
Pincipal Alacfarlane, and the Rev. Mr. Leishman.—
M-. Mitchell and Mr. Ellis, of the Scottish bar, op-
pearcd on behalf of the petitioners ; and Mr. Ye-
:tables and Mr. Hall, of the English bar, assisted
by Mr. White, writer, in Glasgow, for Mr. 'fhom.
The witnesses examined in support of what we may
term the prosecution were, the R-v. J. Thomson, Mr.
Sorter, jun. the Rev. A. Wilson ( Mr. Thom's colleague),
and die Rev. Dr. Barr. Mr. Wilson was under examina-
tion during the whole of Thursday, and Dr. Barr, nearly
the whole of Friday. At the close of the proceedings on
the latter day, the further examit scion of witnesses was
p 'emitted until Friday next, in consequence, we understand,
of one of the commissioners being under the necessity of
r•turning to Scotland. It would he improper, whilst the
matter is sob jsdice, to publish any part of the singular
evidence given before this:commission, in support of the
e ctraonlinary allegations against Mr. Thom.—l.iverp.:of
Cadre.

The =Serials of Downing extensive floor-cloth manu-
factory, in the King's-road, are to be sold by auction
to-morrow, the l'ouiltcss St. Antonio having determined
to kt this valuable ground, for the purpose of forming a
new :guars in this delightful spot.