The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-20 00:00:00

EAST. INDIA SHIPPING.

The Ttev. Kent, from Bengal, bats arrived at Cowes t sailed
front Calcutta the 7th of September, 1813, from Situp'', the 17th
ditto, from the l'apu the Ist of December, and from St. Helena the'
I Ith ditto. The Hugh Crawford, Largdon, from Singapore, off the
Isle of NViglit.
Suns Loss.—ThrTheodosia, Kitson, from Bengal to Lan-

srogrx wyrri.—The Hercules, Vnughoo, from Batavia
:o London, Itld December, let. 21. N. long. 33.

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Blootnfleld. J. Hose Inn, Fleet-market, innkeeper
Dowding, C. Stepney.causeway, odoper (enlarged)
Early H. and T. Minories, wboleashs-slopsellers
Field, J. Lambeth.road, Surrey, victualler
Franklin, J. Chatham, stage-coach.m.tater .
(Aherne, A.lsed S. New Bood.arreidoullliners - ~
Ole. H. Bath, stationer - -
Harker, J. C. Old Hond-street, jeweller . - s It.
HoPkins, J. Taoler.atreet, Sontbirark, currier - - IV
King, Vi'. Upon Fark.place, Regent's-park, carpenter -lt
Lingliam T. Tower-hill. wine-merchant.
31ilsranCJ. nod Lynch, J. U. Upper Thames-street, dealer' 12
Morris, J. dun. Oxford-street, wine-merchant . . ill
Pagan, J. Norrigh, droper ' . . - -11 l
Priddy, T. Uxbridge, victualler; . .. . . 12:
Purelsn, T. Old Bond-street, wine and spirit-merchant . 12
Itetipath, C. J. IhrfOrd, Kent, ironmonger - It.
Hinkley, J. Iliatched-housecourt, St. .Jaroces-street, up-
holder - . .
Shen, J. Tlienbald's-road, broker • -
Smith, F. Catherine-street, Strand, oilman .
Thdrp, W. Great Carlisle-street, Lissan.grore, builder
Tama, W. Cheapside, prints - - -
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Bradley, I. Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, dealer in
shop.flitures
Clayton, O. Oxendon.street, coal-merchant . It.
Inaction, F. Berwick-street, jeweller - - - 12
Ford, W. Stockbridge-terrace, Vauxhall-road, enal.merchan, 1 l
Groves, D. Norton.street, St. 31arylebone, groom - - I?.
Hetherington D. Kin .street, Cheapside. nathousernan . Iti
Horton, S. and H. Kinderminater, wholesale-ironsnoggora - 12
Mileham, J. Oxford-street, grocer - .. - 1?
Wells, T. sea. Union-street, Southwark, bat-manufacturer . 2

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Applegath, A. Stamford-street, Lambeth, printer
Bloke, J. Zeal'i-green, Mere' Wilts, grocer -
Cammack, W. Coppice-row,Clerketswell, timben.rnerchant
Clark, A. Jermyn-street, Haymarket, carpenwr
Cooke, J. Wood-street, Cheapeide, hosier
Daniell, J. latiof Lime-street, provision-merchant .
D'Orrille, A. AL Leicester-square, dealer in dresses
Groves, J. Gun-street, Spitalhelds, carpenter -
Jenkins, C. H. Peckham. Surrey, builder -
Lewis, B. rtinbtidge.welli, Kent, baker -
Mann, A. C. Church-row,Spitaltields, silk-manufacturer
Moore, It. Bt. Georgmthe 31trtyr, Southwark, dealer
Bothwell, J. Upper Clapton, Middlesex, tavern-keeper
Rowley, W. Regent-street, Oxford-street, tarermkeeper
Sayer, G. atid Gardner, G. Great Tower-street, wholesale-
Smith
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Waugh, E. A. ironmonger-lane, cloth-factor -
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Argent, J. Cbursb-row. Bethnal-green, carpenter
Atkins, S. Grist Portland-street, chy mist -
Woolley, J. Clitus-street, St. Marylvhone, ii-mmonger
Calicos, J. and F.
-Nicholas-lane, Lon:bard-street, timber-
merchants-
1 Coppard, J. sen. Lower Mitcham, Surrey.. drug-grinder
M•Lcod, J. Cornhill, boot and shoe-maker
Beckham, J. Strand, bookseller

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On Wednesday afternoon, about two • o'clock, as arc
elderly man, decently droned, was passing through tripplegass, he
was observed to fall against the Quest-house door, but vow wet
by a woman before he came to the ground ; he groaned oncror.
twice and expired. On his person were found seven shilling., ••••., .;
pence, and a farthing ; a knife, box, papers; a letrer addrchrtd to,
.Ir. Porter, of Walworth ; a notice to quit a residence at No.
t;hapel.place, Back-road, Islington, aril a bill for carpeutet':,
done. Ile was conveyed into the church. Mr. J. P. Elr ,tr;
surgeon, gave his opinion that the deceased met his death by Sin-
piety.
DARING BURGLARY.—•-01) Saturday morning last, firs
thieves contrived to enter the Farm-house belonging to Messrs_
Wesson and itapley, near the village of Walton-on the Mill, ;a ;I 3
county of Surrey, and about nineteen miles from London. It.:s
remarkable, that the very saute premises should have been robtst• .
not less than three several times within the ptecedipg ant month,
`After two of the robbers had taken the precaution to secure bee.a
, Mr. Wesson and his brother-in-law by confining them CO one room,
I where they remained with loaded pistols held over them, the ott,r
three proceeded to plunder the house, whence they stole. inuotg
other articles, a silver tankard, a ten-pot and stand, rat ciptit.isq
clock, and also some valuable writings. It is believed dm tts
• burglars had entered the premises by an unoccupied chic:her,
I through means of a ladder found upon an aijoinine hum.
half-past two o'clock on Saturday morning. The Thole burl apitrt
gang escaped with their spoil, making, freirn the belt colieetu-s
that can be !fumed, for the metropolis. • •
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FUNERAL ON THE THAMILII.—A !allot having die T
during the late frost on board the Tender, lying in the niuldle
the river, off the Tower, for the reception of volunteers, it !ietcn *
of course necessary to remove tthe body on shore tar intetmen .
This, however, it was wholly impossible to do with* noor.
the river being at that time one sheet of ice from the rt.:p
the Tower-stain. For several days previous all persoLs c••
board the ship, or returning on shore, had been compelled to do so
by walking over the ice. On Monday afternoon. the body cf tha
deceased sailor was passed over the side of the 'ship, and lewereA
down by ropes upon the ice ; the coffin was placed on .be shoulde'd
of tour of his shipmates, who had taken their stations op the i-e
at the ship's side, headed by the Officer of the ship, who humeri-.
stely spread 'over the coffin the Union Jack flag. When he #3l
done so he placed himself at the head of the coffin, and welted
before the body at a slow pace. followed by the four %uilers, bifur.
the coffin on their shoulders, until they resclrcl the .here, when it
was conveyed in like manner into the TOWer. 3fiin), of the 01.1
habitants of the Tower. and other persons, assembled 'on rt.
Tower-wharf to witneis this novel slid inteesaing cesernony,
had a very solemn and iruptming affect ; and it was Ten'Olrii by
one of the'Officers of the Tower, who had resided **ere fop roots
titan hay years, that he bid never ears hcarti,.ialt:Witrifotd
funeral procession upon the ice before. he flyer corn.
pletelY frozen in front' of the ToWer, thu the sigh otmaitt .tan.
sandy walking to nth' fioardt:ir ships lying In thatitfamens tIV%

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