The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-09 00:00:00

QUEEN-SQUARE..

THE BLESSINOS 01* /lend was elueri
before I). W. Gregurie, Esq., the presiding Magistrate, with gra..,
assaulting his wife.
The ctnnplainant stated, that she had been married to the 4.
fendant only ten days, with whout she had fondly anticipated a lazy
and uninterrupted state of bliss, but, alas ! all her fanciful pine,
of happiness had vanialied "into airy nothingness" is the sar:
apace of *or-and-twenty hairs, for the bridal night was sratc,!,
over before ho ;ticked a quarrel with her on mint trifling indt,,
used many horrid imprecations, and threatened to take bee
halter, the tint cattle-&y, and sell her far what she cost him. tz
12.. 61. She then began, for the tint time, to consider her s:tn.
tior., and lamented that she had not sooner prycd into the charsr.4
and disposition of a man to whom she was to be tied for the a
maindre of her days ; and that of the prophetic words, " for bcze
fax worse," she saw clearly that the latter appellation was to be L:
future hope: this was soon realised, for from quarrelling he ben..
lighting. so that she was obliged to seek protection front :be te,7g
arm of the law.

GAEGORIE asked him what he h.:d to urge is hit u•
fence ? - - - - --•

Defendant—Your Vorships, I dot-sin't like her—she is to r!-..!
I took her to be ; however, if I had not drunk ten glasses of
one aver t'other, I would not have struck her.
Mr. Man KLAN If —Why, you must have been beastly drunk.
Defendant—Lord bless you ! that ere sent lathing: I ce.
drink lots more than that when I can get it.
Mr. 61EGORIE thought his lots of rum might produce veer
siolent effects some day, and in order if possible to prevent it. le
ordered him to find good bail to answer the assault at the SelLoo/
The defendant was locked up is default of bail.

EXECUTION OF TIM CONVICTS
•Ot SHE MOSDEII OF LOSD cutfacntLes GLIMIELPIL

James and Pittaway, convicted at the Oxford Assizes, of ne
rr.unler of Lord Churchill's gamekeeper, underwent their sates
on Monday morning.
The prisoners were 'attended on Saturday morning by )It.
Cooper, the Under Sheriff, and the Rev. Mr. Brown, Chapin, d
the prison, the latter of whom earnestly exhorted them to lay acne
all worldly considerations. and to supplicate for mercy
Thrtne of Greee ; at this time they appeared composed: It. 7:.!
same evening the Rev Divine had them separately for an !..t :f
the chapel, when they finely declared their innocence of the: s
for which they had been condemned ; and although repeat.:.C.F..l
that by asserting en untruth they were flying in the face et
Maker. they sti.l declared that they did not commit the mutner.
In the course of the morning, James's wife and one c.`L
daughters, srni his wife's sister, took their final leave of bin. at
the scene was truly heart-rending. Pittaway 's father was also
him several times on Saturday, and on Sunday his father ass: e
then saw hint for the last time.
A very imps: rive sermon was preached on Sunday Mnr:
the Chaplain. The prisoners afterwordt, for the first time in tr.:
lives, received the Sacrament. During the whole of the is, Ms
appeared calm, and persisted in their innocence of the crier
murder ; at the same time they both acknowledged they had teen
for several years addicted Its deer-stealing, and had had red
disputes with the game-keepers.
Ou Monday morning, at a quarter Wore seven, they wets WO
into the Chapel, and were again attended by the ca.pLiz
used every possible means in his power to pr.:pare tin far the
awful change. The Sacrament was again administered tette is
the most solemn manner. At nine they ascended the ail,
in front of which an immense concourse of spectators werewen-
bled, who were remarkably quiet and orderly; the reps was Int
put round the neck of James, and when affixed to the gallows,th
cap was drawn over his face ; whilst thu executioner sae adjs.
ing the rope round the neck of Pittaway, James said, in so t<
concerned way, " the rope is tight enough for me already, bud
suppose it will soon be tighter !" After having again asserted
imucence, the tkop fell, and they were launched into eternity.

THE ARMY.

One Company belonging to the let West Inch' Pr.
ment has been ordered from Barbadoes to Cap, a•
Castle, to recruit for the Royal African Colonial •r
the establishment of which is to be raised to one
effective men.
The 21 Division of the 31st Regiment of Foot &IT.
yesterday at Gosport, from Dublin.
The let Division of the Ist Battalion of the 341 F.
went of Guards arrived in Dublin on the 4th inst,:..-
LiverpooL

No satisfactory intelligence has yet ben received cf:lr
child stolen from its parents at Hunslet, near Leeds
The young man named Lowe, who made so con p:
a figure at Marlborough-street Office a short time since,
where he appeared in a military dress, has, we undoerg,
obtained his liberation. His father, it appears, huierN
the creditors claims, and has succeeded in °Wink .;by
discharge from the regiment to which he belonged.
TURN-OUT OF JOURNF.ISIE DYERS.—We undergo,-
that a considerable number of the working dyers hare do
week left their employment, because their masters rrfrs
to accede to their demand of au advance of wages 1.4
men have isswd a placard, stating that the mutes ligs
demanded and obtained an increase of prices fur djc:o;,
more than adequate to the advance of wages which thl
claim ; and which, under the circumstances, the! rots''
is perfectly reasonable. On Mon lay about SOO of the V 2
paraded the streets in a body, but their conduct ea
fectly peaceable and orderly.—Manchester Grardiv•
Err eer or PAssiow.—A striking admonition 101
the indulgence of violent passion occurred during the l
sent week at Arroley near Leeds. It appera that IS
difference had existed for a length of time betwoh
IVoodhead, a manufacturer at that place, 10t1 10:
door neighbour of the name of Wright, about the eircieft
ship of a step placed in front of their respective hoe,
t.
on Wednesday, about eleven o'clock in the foracon.
gust of Woodliead's passion rose so high as to
pr ~ecc~y
most instant suffocation. On Thursday an
held on the body, when the verdict returned ate,, "b,
whilst in a violent fit of passion and grief, ._,
sonic dispute with a neighbour, he suddenly expirns
not from any violence from any person."
}alit
Srictnr.—On Friday afternoon an inquest gegh
Hounslow, on the body of William Baet,
theme
ceased mei a blacksmith, and ant i
i: of the sill:ye;
lately become much embarrassed in his cimmistanees, and
inflicting three wounds upon his throat, threw lannielf 1.4
at tLe back of his house. Vertliet—•• Insanity."

SLURRED.
Ori the 31st ult., at St. Peter's (II amb, Dublin, Thomas Ulm
wood, ELI.. !ate of 'Wakefield, to Eliza, daughter of
.1041 rt.
hSoluttuh,,acnoltrubtieiniwoilie.Tittu. rid
ayy feral, Lag., of ltatlnoines, near Dublin.
of the la:e Esq. of Piaci:hod,
of ISrid tri7ert,hlitt e,
iny;

E).
en the Sth inst. egedAl
topt,tla Eli-sbeth, wire o(1'
the :td n_ttd IN. Charlotte rter,

land, Esq.. find el. he rk,;.—
JohD
eldest and fourth daughters of the late 3lajor-tisneral
dlsham Vesey.
On the :hi inst. at Paris, deeply lamented, Cathcrinr,
Thomas IVethered, I:sq. In :If.'
the:N.l:h ult. suddenly, at his house in Ilatton-rA
Bell, Esq. aged 18, formerly ot P‘tersburg,
On the Jlit ir.stant, at lininlridge, in Is;nt,
of Sir Richard llardinge, Ilart. 4,c.1

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