The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-11-18 00:00:00

SUPPOSED MURDER IN ST. GEORGE'S
FIELVS.

Byterera nine and ten o'eloek on Ttiesday night, as the
pot-boy belonging to the Royal Mortar public-house, i■
the Londo•.rosd, St. Georgeklields, was out serving his
supper-beer, in crossing a piece of waste ground facing
the Philasithropir, and betweva that soil the Borough-road,
he discovered the body of a man lying on his face in a
stagnant pool of water, close to the path-side; the boy
immediately informed the next watchman, who repaired
to the spot, and procured assistance to carry the body
to the Royal Mortar, covered all over wit► slush and
cord; Mr. Cherry, the la•dlerd. supposing he might have
(*llea its, is • slate of drunkenness, and m ght still have life,
Ilse body being thee warm, sent immediately for Dr. Ratty,
who lives opposite, who came instantly; on washing away
the filth off his face it was discovered that he had a dread-
ful wound In his throat, It appeared lobe the stab of • sharp
pointed broad bladed knife in she gullet, and ripped tip as far
as the point of the chin. From the nature of the wound it
was supposed to be impossible to be inflicted by himself,
although it was evident he was nut robbed, (is. in silver,
and Sd. in halfpence being foetid iu his pockets. He appears
to be a countryman, about forty years of age. dressed i■
a new smock frock, striped cotton shot, and • red silk
handkerchief tied round his seek ; he had oa a new pair of
shoes, yarn stockings, sad corduroy breeches. The pond was
searched, but no knife or other instrument was found, sad
it is reported that two boys saw a man carry a body on his
hack across the field, and throw it into the water, but the
night being dusk be effected his escape. The body lay all
day yesterday exposed to public view, but remains still
raow•ed.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
Eist India House, when the following Captains
were sworn into the command of their respective
ships, viz.—Captain T. F. BALDERSTON, to the
Asia; Captain F. CRESWELL. to the Astell ; ono!
Captain H. A. DRUMMOND. to the castle lividly
—for Bengal and Chios.
We learn by letters from Spain, those from Cadiz
being dated on the 24th ult. that in consequence of
the heavy rains experienced in Andsloan', portico'.
lolly, the tnalignol,cy of the yellow fever has coon.
derably abated. Its Seville, the deaths had been
reduced to only right a day ; and at Cadiz they
averaged only 80. being a diminution of between 20
to 30 a day. The 'inspirer of sick was lemetied
from 12,000 to 7.000.

List of the Patriot Fleet at Valparaiso, 13th
July ;--ffifigkias, 44; Sins Martin, 54; Lois•
let°, 50'; Indepenclentia, Chacubac,26: Au-
'want). ; =2 4 ; Madan, 1R; and PMCIt•
110 18.

The Lady ors 'highly-respected Baronet, in this
county ar, our renders Mill be tro/v gratified in

minor ones. It stretches quite - '—'7'7 - non been grounded. -1
he Attorney-General in ut that Uourt wit* called upon to wake a de-prams u
poit. nw i ,
ill .11.112; Wl'o -i;.; the
-.. ...dismay evening the season terminated at 'Hong the brow 01 the 11111, son comments& a agile hears"— le - ' ' tsar. did no such thing. Mr. Swann then.proceeded of the facts, mod according to that depsoilso .
Lottery drawn on 'I ors( ay last. -(1 hater Paver 1
Oa Misty St. Edmunds Theatre. having been extended prospect of the whole city. old and new. Its name • .• to comment upon the evidence smell on the trial, and he saw no reason to coosider that that Officer lei. l
touch beyond the usual length, but iseverthe.eve is the Rotteuarow-• name, by the way, which my In the night of %Veditestlay the 3d instant. the to urge the improbability of its putts. Ile declared behaved improperly, al S* y. r. want. says that tot wail
M proving as successful to the last, as a numerous and cicerone professed himself incapable of explaining, new dovecot, at Island House. Loughboro'. was he would state the matter es it occurred. is he came at six o'clocl. in the morning to las bow,.
repperiable audience could render it. Mr. Bei.- but which was quite familiar and intelligible to broken open, and about eleven pairs of pigeons scorned to conceal any thing, however et might but lie has not stated what the man said, roma ts.
rat isstv on that reeling offered the thanks of the soy ears. It comes, I doubt not, from the saute killed and stolen therefrom. It appeared that a affect the judgment of the Court. lii the year 1612 that be nod called on the preceding event gto t a
PO* iuuipaay in an Address, and announced that the rout with routine. and signifies nothing more than couple of ladder, had been used, and that a large he had applied to Peter Jenkin for Isis vote. The mats quire fur Mr. Swami, and .received from leis sera
ITis , amp sign had beau advantageous beyood pre- than the row or street of processions. It was here blanket, ur something of that kind, had been placed hesitated to give it to I * lest he should offend a Mr. roots sod from his daughters evasive answers. au. h
me •• et-dent. that tile host and the images of the Saints were over the entrance balcony, prior to breaking open Gies,,,,, who. he said, supplied him with flour for as. that Mr. Swann was from home, toed they towel
W' the door. The heads of the pigeons were next his family when he wet out of bread in the winter, net tell when he could be 'WV,. The officer him' 4
to A 'trio'', affray took place last Tuesday night, carried on festivals. with all the usual splendour of
not fire...wee a party of the 4th Dragoon Guards now Catholic piety. The same name, derived from morning found lying together in a heap,' amongst Ise (Mr. Swann) immediately went to Mr. Glesou, understood that Mr, Swaim WWI an early rodeo's.'
✓iy. ~,..,,iric.i heir,
and a number ny the inhabitants._ . the very same practice still subsisting, may be the blood that had been seised its cutting them nff. and agreed to pay him a debt of this mail's, in else jut his habits, and sometimes left Isis house very aorta
not
It ...ins that a soldier went with his wife into the found its many towns in Germany. I remember. The subscription for raising au additional armed ultimate event of hit heirs,: unable to discharge in the morning, called there, as be aside M ',sell.
Si'
8, 101..4 pl.ce. and stopping behind for souse ruts isßatisbonne. in partietilar. a Itailea-gasse close force in 111111 county amounts already to more than it himself indeed, lie wished to beri wird Jenkin. not six o'clock. The bower/said told him her Was
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, the w 1111 l an proceeded alone towards a steel, by the Cathedral—and, nideed, all over Catholic eight thousand pounds. Tile Committee at North. Sometime after this occurred, he Was reminded of ter WOO .from home, cad that they did not kourr
'sa.t v 14.1. she wii, ',milted with the must opprobrious Germany, the Domatherr or Canon, who walks semi), for appropriating this fund, have determined his promise. and lie crime down word, thst If the where he could be igen. The mei, went up sew*,
outlets by several fellows who stood near. sand, we first ens those °cassia... bears a title of the same to add 23 men to retch troop of Sir JOHN LEICEit. man truiesmitted to lion ;or promissory note fur and certainly knocked at his Std.-room door; it was
we" '. film-, was jailed by one ashen'. The mail going etymology-that of itott-aseister. namely-which VCR'S regiment, and a new corps of yeomanry cW 201. he would remit hiss, a draft lior that 011101101. leeched, and a reforest of °prolog it was given. M-.
err i her assistance was immediately knocked down. is literally procession-leader, or master. I remem- vslry is to be completed immediately, under Mr. This was dune, and to skew precisely his owes view Swaim at length said he would godowu to lei. dro-
ols,
I 2 lie alarm being given to several of his comrades tiered to have met with the name of this Glasgow CHOLMONDEEET, of Vale Royal; Mr. Swefege. of the tnnisaction. he had subsequently p d his ing-room; he did Ws the men waited for him. am d. .
ho were at hand, they rim to his assistance, and Rotten-row in ote radio meet on applying la my HAM. of SOlnrrrOrd ; and Mr. iIEETNCHTE, of banker's COrqUe to tine luau's nute, as the sole coo- whisk he Tow itunde, bearing a window throws, up ,s
:teat oiling a *tell io pieces, forisielsed themselves with friend. he told me; that it occurs in Bind Harry's Combermere •Abbey. who are raising squadrons of federation ne virtue of which belied Paid the 201. Ulm of them r'!" to dm rear of the .house. and on
seri enpollll front thence. with which they laid about History of Sir William Wallace. After the famous 120 film esteh, iu their respective district.. A sin- This occurred in let 3,. awl when io 1818 lie can- his way awned Mr. Swann through a wii,,l„v, ~f
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was' so effectually as to clear the Ifrutiod in a short exploit of the burning of the barns of Ayr, where pile troop is also to be formed under Sir T11°111" cussed the tu"°' oh l'rnrynthis inaisreluetel to site his cleigebee, ,He desired Mr. 111161111 to :1111111: him,
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ble.—We regret to say. that Iwo of the soldiers Pembroke. mud a great l her of English Lords STANLEY, in the hundred of Wirral, and it if OM Inn his vote unless be returued the note; he ON. and ,received a apse!, arcomprimed even wi.ri
rev ere severely hurt. A reward of me is offered fur were destroyed tugetliere IVallace marched during thought that •auy further additions to the cavalry mediatele tore it acrd psi it to hint. but • pamper. threats that he had fire.au ins, and would resi.t say
as le di.eheeri of the persona who curtioeuced the the whole night. that he might. if possible, sir- force 'of the 'county will be judged necessary at named Willa. happened to pick it up, petted it ms attempt to approach him. The mass Olen hit he •
dit7.-(lladderelfeld (Jazette.) prow Glasgow. 011 reaching the Clyde, be divided present.-( Chester Paper.) paper,and thus preserved it, sad nice, it against hue. 01104 of glass, sod opened the window, after an..
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