The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-09-06 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

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Slit—An article appeared a few days ago in your Paper,
respecting an inquest held on the body of a person drowned
while bathing in the Serpentine River, at four o'clock ass
Sunday ; wherein it appears, that ■pplicatios having been
made at the receiviig•horse, in II yde Park, a boat and drags
were refused, and that thereby the unfortunate ma, as
might be supposed, loot the small chance that remained for
baying his life preserved. The Committee of this Society,
having required an explanation from the Park-keeper, at
whose house the application was made, it appears that the
accident did not occar at firer o'clock on Sunday, but at
eleven o'clock on Saturday night, at which time it was very
dark; that the place where the body was supposed to be was
600 yards distant, at the opposite side of the river; that the
Medical Attendant of the Society had left the receiving-house,
as usual, at ten o'clock; that all she Park gates bad been
closed by a particular order from Lord Sydney; nod that
there being nu man in the house but the Park-keeper, then
an invalid, and in bed, and who is in so way cuunected with,
nor under the control of the Society, his wife, who was
awakened by the applicants, was afraid to open the door to
two strangers, and wan uawilhng to consign the boat sod
drags into the hands of persons unaccustomed to their use,
at that unseasonable hour, without any hope of success, on
account of the darkness of the night, the distance and un-
certainty of the spot, and the length of time the body most
already have been in the water.
The great care and expense bestowed by the Society in
rendering more safe this otherwise very dangerous river,have
been productive of the happiest r tette : fur although there
may have happened an accident like the above, arising from
the manifest imprudence of bathing alone at an unseasonable
hour in a river abounding with cold springs, yet the success
of the preventive and eestorative memos adopted by the So-
ciety in that quarter, is a subject of the highest gratification
to the Committee. During the whole of last winter's frost,
oat a single individual was drowsed; sod deriver the pre-
sent bathing season, several have been snatched Gum the
most imnriiisert danger, and restored to their friends. A medi-
cal atteudasst ritmaies till tee o'clock every eight at the re-
ceiving house, where the most appropriate apparatus, and
remedies are kept in constant readiness. The public are re-
spectfully invited to visit this place, and any suggestions
which may still further promote the means of saving human
life, will be always gratefully received by the Committee.
1 am, very respectfully, Sir,
Your moat obedient Servant,
JOHN MARTIN, M.D. Registrar and Secretary.
Society's House, 29, Bridgessirset, Blackfrions,
Saturday, September 1, 1621.

PORTSMOUTH, SRPTRISBBR 4.—On Monday last
the loth foot embarked in three transports for
Plymouth, to relieve the 9d Guards. The Glasgow
reached Spithesd, on her return from Cuxhaven,
yesteidav evening. On Sunday next the Tyne is
expected to sail for Jamaica. It is reported she is
to take out Lord AUCKLAND to Bourdebuz, and
that she will touch st Markirs. She is supposed
to carry out the orders fur the consolidation of the
two commands, in pursuance to the late system of
retrenchment.

Tut ARMY.—The 88th regiment of foot, which
has been quartered in this district for some years,
and much of the time in this neighbourhood, where
it has been distinguished fur uniform good conduct,
has marched for Liverpool, in order to embark fur
Ireland.—(Afaneherier Herald.)
On Monday an Austrian messenger arrived at
Chaotic). House with dispatches from the Court of
Vienna fur Prince ESTREUARY.
Monday afternoon Baron W A LTER left town with
dispatches for the Court of Vienna.

The Journals of Piedmont contain the most
afflicting details of losses and injury occasioned by
storms, which have spread devastation throughout
several provinces of that kingdom. At Carignan,
Piohesi, and particularly at Pignerol. there has
been a fall of hail-stones as large as eggs. A
great many per►ons have been severely wounded,
the lands ravaged, the roofs of houses broken, and
trees torn up; added to which a great number of
aim which constitute a portion of the riches of
that country. have perished in the storms.

Letters and papers from the Cape of Good /lope
to the 424th June contain a variety of particulars
regarding the new culunies there, as well as an
srWress buns the several parties, who appear to be
extremely well satisfied with the arrangements made
by Government.
Extract from a letter from Dubin), dated the
Ist September:—" Do not give coedit. to the ac-
counts you have seen in some of the Papers of the
Martinis of LONDON DERRY having been favourably
received amongst us. Previous to Isis arrival •
very strong feeling prevailed against him, which.
his • friends took every means in their power to
subdue, byprepreseoting the very prominent rank be
holds‘in the Administration, the steady support
which he had uniformly given to Catholic Emanci-
pation, and the valuable services lie might fur-
ther render to Ireland. All this, however, would
have had little effect had they not succeeded its
inculcating • belief that to his Lordship we are
indebted for his MAJESTY'S gracious visit. This
was an argument not to be resisted, and being
strongly pressed upon three or four occasions, when
the populace begets_ to assail him with groom and
hisses, it had the effect of stilling their clamours."

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