The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-01-08 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

• • •
Yesterday an inquest was hcld before theCosonrit,
at the Ship Tavern, Charing X;ross, to examine into
the cause of the death of Eleanor Tranfield, who
was found on Friday last, drowned in the Bason in
the Green Park. It appeared, from the evidence of
Matthew Tranfield, landlord of the Triumphant
Car public-house in Piccadilly, near Hyde Park Cor-
ner, and uncle to the deceased, that she bad lived
with him as servant ; that the deceased was in
the habit of getting intoxicated, during which
time she behaved herself with a degree of violence,
approaching to madness ; on the 22. d of November
last, she went out of the house in the evening, and
returned in about twenty minutes, or half an hour,
in a state of intoxication, and was reprimanded by
her uncle for being so : shortly after she went up
stairs and cleaned herself, then came down to the
parlour and took some ten, and on being spoken to
for getting herself into such a state, she declared
she would go out of the house, and went accordingly
out and sat under the shed at the front of the
house, crying with passion : she was brought
into the back parlour by her uncle, and advised, in
a very gentle manner, by him and Mr. Sutton, who
gave evidence to the same effed, to go to bed and
rest herself ; but she refused, and still continued
crying. Shortly after; she took her oppertunity
and went out of the house : her brother followed
her, but could not prevail on her to return ; since
that time she never was heard of until found on
'Thursday, in the Bason, in the Green Park.
The evidence of Mr. Sutton, and the brother to
the deceased, a boy of seventeen years of age, went
to the same effect ; and also that she had, when
about twelve or thirteen years old, received a very
severe bruise on the head, occasioned by the fall of
an iron gate on her, which made her at times ap-
pear flighty. It was her brother who first identified
her from her clothes, she being in such a state that
it was perfedly impossible to recognise a single
feature.
The Jury, after viewing the body, which was
quite in a state of putrefaftion, returned a verdid
of—Arcukniel Deal!, 6y DroLning, not having any
evidence that she threw herself into the water.

A most superb Installation of the Knights of the
Garter will shortly take place in St. George's Cha-
pel, Windsor, to which the Knights will proceed
in most superb and brilliant procession. The Earls
of WIPICMELSEA, CIIIESTDiI ILI.D, and DART-
MOUTH, are fixed for Garters ; and the Marquis of
A sae coati and Lord Ay 1. ESIURV, are rumoured to
be nominated by Mr. PITT. for the other two.
A letter from Oortco, dated December 12, 1804,
says—" Three or four vessels, a part of the fleet
expelled from England, are arrived off the Bar,
under convoy of His Majesty's schooner Mallareoh."
A fog unusually thick prevailed at Ports-
mouth last week. On Wednesday, the Prince of
Weir', of 93 guns, was led out of the harbour to
Spithead, by a drum being sent from the ship, and
beat at the different buoys, when the atmosphere
was so dense; that she could not be distiuilly seen
even when passing the Platform. Vice-Admiral Sir
R. CAI DI s has re-hoisted his flag on board of her,
and will sail shortly to resume his command in the
Channel Fleet.
A melancholy instance occurred the other day,
which spews the danger of leaving gun-powder
within the reach of very young people. A son of
Mr. Pei:sae, of Finchley, of twelve years of age,
having obtained possession of a powder-horn, was
shaking it over the fire, when the sparks unhappily
communicated to the powder, ant an explosion
took place, which has injured his hand in such a man-
ner as to render it uncertain how far he will recover
the use of it. Fortumitel hi, father happened tai
be in the country at the time, who conveyed him
immediately to town. where the best medical as-
sistance was procured.
Dcet..—On Friday last a meeting took place
near Plymouth, between Captain G— and Lieut.
R----, both of the Royal Navy, when after ex-
changing shots, happily without effes.g, the seconds
interfered, and amicably adjusted the dispute. The
following is said to have been the cause of the duel :
Lieutenant R. had dreamt, three successive nights,
that a certain number would be a Prize of Twenty.
five Thousand Pounds in the ensuing Lottery, which
he mentioned to Captain G. but never intimated
any intention of having that Ticket; he, however,
wrote up to his Agent in London to procure it, who
found the Captain was before hani with him, as
he had got it the day before, and refused to give
it up. By the intercession of the seconds, it is set-
tled that they are each to have half the Ticket ; and,
as they are both very meritorious Officers, we sin-
cerely wish they may have one of the numerous
Capital Prizes with which the Scheme abounds.

DUBLIN, JAN. 3.

WP have the pleasure to learn, that 11l ,
ship Thssiderer was on Saturday I"st get off
at Bere Island, where she had gmondeJ,
rides safely at anchor in deep wawr,
Besides the powerful squadron now in Bantry
there are Br:tish ships of war cruising off al
head lands from the Shannon to Cork harb•ur,

A notice was posted up on Monday at
Exchange, that the Lords of the Treasury
Monday next, draw bills on London at par,
From the instructions lately transmitted
ferent Brigade Majors of Yeomanry in Ireland,
lay the following extraCts before our readers:
" You are to receive from each Commanding
Officer a report of the charafter and conduel
individual in his company, and to impress
mind the necessity of immediately removing
such there be) whose principles of loyalty are
ful, whose conduCt has been irregular and disorderl?
or who shall be unfit for service, if called out; ano
you a►e to consider this article of your instruCtions
as one of the most important : and to the full Re
Line execution of which, his Excellency will e-
the most particular attention.
" Such Members of a Yeomanry Corps,
it a pratnice not to attend the four days
month appointed for exercise, unless they
from sickness, or unavoidable fineness, to
fled, are to be considered as non-effeCtive, anti to
discharged accordingly."

The Diamond frigate has sent into Plymouth
Infreta Caries, Spanish corvette, of 16 guns ,
men, nut 33 days from the Havannati, and
with dispatches for Corunna, which she threw
board. She has on board about 120,000
and other valuable articles. Before she
the Minium?, three of her men were killed.
On Tuesday last was laid in New-street,
the first stone of the new Chapel, for the
people called Methodists. The building.
be large and commodious, is intended to
pleted in the ensuing summer.
The provincial corn markets are without
teri:.l fluttuations. At Cambridge, and SOT
places, there is a slight reduaion in the
wheat, but cats and barley are nearly -
ceding week.
The Vice-Caserataoa and MAYOR
base issued a public notice, forbidding :dl
to pass through that city between the haurs
in the morning and live in the afternoon.
At the last meeting of the York Humane
Sir WILLIAM MILNER, Bart. PreAtient, it
that sixteen persons hal been rescued from
ing within the last year.
A child of about three years old, son
WHITLEY, of Lostwithiel, was unfortunately
on Wednesday last„by the accidental discharae of as
fowling-piece. The charge entered his -. and
he languished about four hairs.
Sunday evening, as the chariot of Mr.
of the Crescent, Minories, was going along
Conduit-street, towards the Foundling,
eight and nine o'clock, the fore axletree broke,
threw the sioachman and footman off, who wet
the bor ; the coachman escaped unhurt, but
footman was taken to Bartholomew's Hospital,
a frattured scull.
About nine o'clock on the morning
last, two gentlemen of ! lull, returning f
tingham in a post chaise, about a mile
from the latter place, the driver discovered
lying by the road side, apparently lifeless.
immediately put into the chaise, and taken
Newland turnpike-house, and medical -
procured from Hull. It proved to be Mr.
STEPHENSON, of Cottingham, who was
home on horseback from I:ull, when this
happened. The cause of it is unknown, •
sorry to say, that Mr. STETHENSCIS
ill ever since, that he is unable to enter
versation.
On Wednesday se'nnight, in the afternoon,
daring villain, by means of a false ke7
stable belonging to Mr. RICHARD LIS r
Old Mower Public House, Leeds, and slaugtered
fine mare worth above twenty guineas, '
her to the heart with a stablebak.
An alarm was spread on Thursday se'ro
the evening, that a man had fallen into
near ihe ood-market. Salisbury, and •
sons immediately searched for him, as
darkness of the evening would admit s,
search being ineffeaual, it was hoer! that
had been unfounded.—James Huhn', of
was missed from his home on the followin;
it was known that he had been on bo-'
that city, and the search was in
diligently renewed ; it WAS, however.
ing till Wednesday last, when the body
fortunate man was found floated closer
opposite to KlaK'S dairy-house, on
ampton road. Mr. WHIT Al APISH, one
toners for the county. held an inquest
nesday ; verdia-...4reidenfal Death. HUN
trade a tucker, aed had resided at Wil
forty years. It is said he was enquirini
to the Chough Inn ; and it is conjectured
the darkness of the evening, added to
been drinking, he mistook the r.,ilc of
those which fence off the pavement
Market, and inadvertently plunged in.
is very rapid, and, whilst the person w
swered his enquiries was calling for asst.
was in an instant carried under the arches,
was impossible to give it. It word*
from the numerous accidents within
years, that the canal, where it runs
street, should either be totally covered
additional rails, so as to prevent the
one so fatal recurring again. In that
child of a dragoon fell in, and was
female servant of Mr. ItAIICE it'll in, s
considerable distance, and very narrow'
similar fate ; and two children who I
have been taken out by a tradesman.
resided a few months in that sitliatioa.
be noticed, that the bodies of drowned
at different periods been taken up at the
where that of HI'NIT was found ; and
might be concluded at the time that tt
had faller. in thereabout, ,from what I
curred, it appears probable that the
pelted to some of them within the city.

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NATAL INTELLIGENCE.

raLuoura, ams. 4.
The Tozonshend packet arrived here yesterday
evening, and nearly at the same time the Waisiag-
hara packet, both from Lisbon; the latter after a
passage of eleven days, and the former of twenty-
two. The packets were first discovered yesterday
noon. We anxiously waited the approach of the
vessels, and the landing of the passengers, in order
to gain some intelligence respetting Mr. Frere.
We now learn, that be reasaiaed behind at Lisboa, at
the tame of the unlink of the lest Packet. Having thus
satisfied you us the most material point, I will now
inform you what 1 have been able to coiled from
the most intelligent of the passengen :—Mr.
Freer, as you have already stated, did adually gait
Madrid on the 14th of November, in company with
Lord and Lady Holland, and Mr. -Lye% the Mes-
senger. The household establishment of the Hol-
lend family being large, it was necessary, for the
conveyance of the whole, to employ three carriages,
and also a waggon for the removal of the packages,
nte. Their rate of travelling did not exceed from
fifteen to twenty miles a-day, and the patty did not
reach Lisbon till the loch of December. On their
arrival at Lisbon, Lord Holland took a house for
his family, and intends to occupy it till the spring.
Hr. Frere has notenjoyed a good state of health
if later he has haU several slight attacks of the
ague, and purposes slaying at Lisboa till fine weather
arrives, when he may hope for a more favourable
paterlV,: than the present season of the year is likely
d him.
The Tewaskesed sailed on the 12th ult. from Lisbon,
with three or four passengers on board. among whom
was Mr. Lyell, with dispatches for Government.
Seldom has a ship been known to experience such
bad weather, and yet be preserved from foundering.
After the first few dii)s, she was exposed to one
continued gale, till her arrival in the Channel. Dur-
ing a storm of 15 successive days, the Officers and
the crew had to exert themselves to the very utmost,
to keep the vessel afloat. At length it became ne-
cessary, provisions growing short, to put the crew
on short allowance.
The Wai.iughans packet sailed on the 24th of De-
cember, with a servant belonging to Lord Robert
Fitzgerald on board, the bearer of dispatches for
Government, which are said to be important. She
experienced as bad weather, for its duration, in the
coarse of her passage, as the Townsliniii. When with.
in a few days sad of the Lizard, she was chased for
a considerable time by a French privateer, but hap-
pily escaped under cover of the night. Had it nut
been for this circuni.tar.ce, she would have got into j
pert a day sooner than the Tv:and:end.
The iffralsinglein beings an account that the Prince
Of Peace had made use of the most violent expres-
sioas against the English Government, in conse-
quence of the carture of the Spanish frigates, as
well as upon some other points. The circumstance
of the blowing up of one of the frigates is much
dwelt span by this Minister; and I am positively
amored that he has been more violent in his beha-
eider even than Bonaparte was in his conduit to-
wards Lord Whitworth.
Mr. Hunter, the Consul-General, bad arrived at
Lion previous to the sailing of the Wahisigbata.
He quitted Madrid on the tfith of November. Both
the Messengers left this place together, in a post-
abase and four; one of the passengers set off this
awning express for town, and throuh his kindness
you will receive this.
•KOTISER tirrxte.
By the Tooritzlead packet, Captain Dodd, which
arrived at Falmouth, on Thursday last, after a pas-
sage of t 2 days from Lisbon, we have authentic in-
tagence of the arrival of Mr. Frere in that city.—
He reached Lisbon two days before the Townihend
left it. A British frigate was then lying in the Ta-
gus, with twelve detained Spanish vessels. In this
frigate, Mr. Frere, it is expeCted, is now on his
passage to England ; if he is not, as one of our Ply-
mouth Correspondents conjeCtures, already arrived

there.
Tbe tralsiaglinne packet, Capt. Roberts, also as-
rived et Falmouth on Thursday last, from I.isbon.
after a passage of eleven days. By her we learn,
that War was declared by Spain, against Great Brt-
train, on the 12th of December.
Each of these packets has brought a messenger,
charged with dispatches from Mr. Frere and the
Court of Madrid, for the British Government, and
the Spanish Minister at the Court of London.
Nothing was publicly known at Lisbon, of the
part that Portugal will take in this contest; but se-
rious apprehensions were entertained there, that she
will shortly be involved on one side or the other, but
most probably against this country.
Passengers by the Tounuhend—Mr. Gibbs. and
Mr. Lyeff a King's Messenger.
By the VoLvgiani—A King's Messenger.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 4.
The Indcratigahte frigate snored to-day, and
landed a gentleman, supposed by some to be Mr.
Fears, from Li'bon. die set off immediately for
London. The frigate sailed again immediately,
without anchoring.
Came in the Range► revenue cutter, with a raft
of smuggled spirit: ; also the newater, having
thrown her gum over board.
Sailed the Dreadnought, Merlin, and Ariadae.
The issisirien frigate is to immediately for the
MesEterranean.

JAN. 5,

Came in the Spanish paclet delarlcr:, of
16 guns and 125 men, from the Havannah, in 35
days passage, detained by the brewed frigate.
Arrived the Car•iirie armed ship, with a convoy
from the Westward; Roval Cl•arlortr, Brown, from
Halifax; Si. Andreas, Brink, from Marseilles ; If/-
taw man of war ; Sonia Mergevelle frigate, and the
novws sloop of war, from a cruise.—Wind 5.E.

PORTSMOUTH, J AN. 5.
The Rosen brig, Capt. Layman, has made the
signal for a convoy to the Mediterranean.
Governor Beckwith this day embarked on board
the Proselyte frigate, Capt. Sayer, which will sail to-
morrow for Cork and the West Indies.
Yesterday afternoon the Alehouse& frigate, Cap-
tain Durban, arrived here with Rear Admiral
Campbell, from the Mediterranean, who ha% re-
signed his command, in consequence of an ill state
of health. We are, however, happy in being
able to state that the Admiral is much recovered