The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-01-28 00:00:00

SIIOCKINa ACCIDENTS IN FRANCE.

It will be remembered, that on the 19th of November
last one of the walls of a house that was being built in the
Rue du Coliste fell down, and that in consequenceof this
fatal accident three of the workmen lost their lives, and
that two others were dangerously wounded. An account
of this accident was required, that the cause of it might
he known and determined on. The Council has sent for
Reqj f atono builder, and half proprietor of the house, and
moreover charged with the direction of all the works.
Neglect of one of the most common rules of architec-
ture was particularly imputed to this individual, and
also of having raised to a very great height the
gable end of one of the walls, without having taken the
precaution to fix the beams or joists destined to receive
the flcors, an indispensable precaution, which was calcu-
lated to maintain between them the different parts of the
building, and to prevent the occurrence of any vexatious
accident. These facto being acknowledged correct, the
Correctional Tribunal (Seventh Chamber), in the audience
of the 15th of this month, considering Rene Teton as
guilty of imprudencei inattention, and inobservance of
the police rules, condemned him to three months impri-
sonment, and to be fined 300 francs, besides the payment
of costs.—Jotirnal des Debuts.

On Tuesday evening, at a quarter to six, an unfinished
house, situated in the Chemin Neuf (in Lyons) opposite
the situation of the ('hatnber of Notaries, fell down with
greet noise. This house was built four stories high, had
been built on the site of a title house which had been de-
molished. The back wall of the old house had been made
to form a part of the new one ; this wall was of masonry
for one and a half story high ; upon this there was six feet
of plat, which supported the rest of the masonry. The
fall happened from the piss becoming damp, and in con-
sequence was not longer able to bear the weight with which
it was loaded (30 feet of masonry.) Five workmen hap-
pened to be in the house at the tune of the fall. They
endeavoured to descend by the stairs, and arrived as far
as the door, where they met their death. A young la-
bourer, sixteen yews of age, was buried at the very nio-
ment he was locking up the tools. A great number of per-
sons have arrived on the spot to render their help, and have
worked the whole night.
A man named Manissier, 62 years of age, was found
with his legs jamnard in the ruins at the entrance of the
great door of the house; one leg was disengaged, but the
other remained, so that this unfortunate man remained
from six o'clock till half-past eleven, when he died in the
most shocking agonies. His head was much hurt, and
one eye was torn out. This unfortunate man begged, be-
fore his death, for a pillow to die on. The consolations of
religion were administered to him. He has left a widow,
but no children. The names of the two other workmen
who perished are—lialtba zar Cancalon, uncle of the builder,
and Etienne Giraud ; Cancalon also died near the entrance
door, at the very instant he was about to come out. His
body has been ;ince found black and bruised, and without
the least sign of life. The body of -Etienne Giraud has
not yet been discovered, but it is presumed that it must be
in the midst of the ruins, so that it will not be removed
till the rubbish has been cleared away. Cancalon has left
a wife and several children ;he was 42 years of age. lie
always used to say that it was his last campaign, and that
he should end his days in his native country. Guaml was
of the same part of the country; he was a bachelor of 2$
years of age.--Journal de Lyon.

We announced last week the ariral of the Upton
Castle, Capt. Thacker, at Bombay, after four monthi pas-
sage, and have the satisfaction of inserting the following
letter from the passengers

750 miles off Ito•nbs) Light.llouse,
August 27, 1824.

To Captain J. Thacker,
Commander of the Upton Castle.
DEAR Stw.—Our voyage to Bombay being now so really ac-
complished. we, the passengers of the Upton Castle, have great
pleasure in unanimously expressing the 501111 C we entertain of the
very liberal treatment which we have caparienced during the
voyage ; and whilst we bog you to receive our gra.eful rreknow-
ledgments fur a line of conduct on your part, which has so ma-
terially contributed to our comfort, we nt the sante time request
your acceptance of a piece of plate, of the value of It* gainers, as
a token of our regard, with the assurance of our goo.' wishes fur
your future happiness and welfare.
%l'e have the pleasure to be,
Dear Sir,
Your faithful and obedient Servants,
J. Pruen, Capt. Bombay E. 'Syne, Illsjor 4th Dragoons
Al *rine W. Gall, Surgeon Bombay Es.
8. Bruen tablishment
S. 'l'. Prim J. 8. Canning, Capt. Bombay
J. Hickes, Lt.-OoL Bombay Army
Infantry R 0. Mereton, ditto
A. M. Ifickes C. Ir. Harris, let Lieutenant
A. H. Forbes Bombay Marine
J. Hawkins, Capt. Engineers J. Bowman, merchant
S. Hawkins W. Troup, Assistant Surgeon,
J. Falconer, Capt. Bombay Bombay Establishment
Army F. B. Hamilton, Cadet
E. Falconer li. If. Doherty, ditto
Elba Mileages O. Money, ditto
D. S. Elliot, Civil Service John Penny, ditto
H. T. Elliot A. Shepheard
Mary Vye W. Thatcher, ditto.

WEST INDIES.

TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE BRITISH PRESS.

Sia.—l was gratified to see in your literary notice of
Mr. Young's Discourse, so faithful a description of the
real stale of the slaves in the West Inds s, which,
being given on the authority of a respectable Mibsionary,
will not, I presume, be impugned by the mcst violent
Abolitionist.

I send you herewith a petn:ll,l, taken frgia an account
of the condition of the free labourers of OW country by
the Operatives of Manchester, at a meeting held in that
town no longer ago than the 13th instant, given in the
Times of the 19th. Relying on the impartiality which
has characterised your Paper throughout, iu regard to the
West India frit stion, I request you to insert this, as a
means of assisting the public to form an impartial judg-
ment on a subject which has lately excited so much dis-
cussion, and your compliance will much obliee
27th January. A WEST
TROY 511. lITITTWO% MS- FROM THE OPEIATIVE3'
COURNE. SPEECH.

When you here performed A spinner set ip front
your appointed work, ton ate amongst the dense mans, and.
InippilYdeliveredfrornallanxiely in an elcquent and Pathetic
oad tormenting re, e, and in Me style, drew • very afFeotirg pic-
et,eninz of each day coo return ture of the misery iif the (Au-
to your hamble cabin mig4 rya- gow Operatives, par:kid/01y of
fileorc, beirr assored that no tne unoffending women and
creditor ,sill be frond there, children, who were guiltless of
(*inane the liltk preperly of their husbands' or their fathers'
which yen may be d ; deeds. "Let any one," said he,
wo sick wife or sick child mill he "imagine en anguished mother,
there,witliont the aid of ottedi- worn to the Lune with !flinger.
rise, bpd, if required, the astirt. wretchedness, and n.riety--her
owe of a tnirae ; neither will little ones saint!, sfretrhing their
your children meet you at your skeleton hands to her for food--
doors with looks expressive of the firrnished babe at the breast,
warvation, and pierce yonr 04oppointed of its natural ans-
hearts _with cries of hunger. insure, eagerly suckinz blond
No! ouch scenes of misery are and water front the life fountain
rot found in your dwellings, for of its mother."
your " bread is given to you, In the address of the Bolton
and sour waters are sure." weavers to the manufacturers of
Such, however, ere the trials of Lancashire, in the same Paper,
many of the labouring poor in I find the following:—" ll'e
England, as can he abundantly are obliged to toil early and late
testified ; and I fel no rebid- for a bare subsistence, which our
awe in ttatisz, that many of haggard and emaciated looks too
them hare cmcls harder labour, plainly indicate. (Mir progeny
and onion flyer onaforte, tliwi are unclothed, unftd, and void
the generality of slaves in Ja. or instruction, eseept what they
obtain form Sunday Schools ;

and we can assure you, that the
want of proper clothing deprives
many of our children of the be-
netias arising from those excel-
lent institutions."

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

Wind. S.S.E.-11 igh IVater, 13 minutes past 3.
Arrived, the Earl Kilmorey, from Newry ; Cunning-
ham, from Strangforii ; Royal Rteovery, from Belfast ;
William, from Dublin ; Intrepid, from IVexfortl ; and
Ocean, from Cardiff.
Off—The Columbia, from Alexandria and Milford.
Four o'Clock.—Also one ship, six brigs, and one snow.
The Cririe, —, from Charleston for Liverpool, was lost
in Carnarvon Bay on the night of the 24th instant : crew
savcd—part of the carnexpected to be savcd.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, J. 26.

Sines ENTERED INWARDS.—The Atlas, Clarke, from Cal-
cutta and the Mauritius ; Vrow Engelina. De Grooth, from Rot.
terdam ; and blercurius, Dicks, from Harlingen.
CLEARED OIUTWAIDS FINALLY AT GIATEACIdi.--Tht
Portland. Just, for Jamaica ; Prince of Waterloo, Deere, for
Sierra Leone ; Alliance, Whitrong, for Nevis and St. gitt's ;
Royal George, Timitis, for India and China ; Sarah, Milne, for the
Cape of Good Hope ; Hens. Faillant, fcr Calais ; Dotal! Castle,
Hart. for Hamburgh ; Edinburgh Packet, Ellis, for Rotterdam ;
Elizabeth Crown Prince, Moritz, for Elaineur and Copenhagen
Royal George. Ellerby. for Tenerille and Bombay ; and Ellice,
Livingston, for Grenada.
Cut•atatt Ottw•ups—The Cambria, Cooke, for Madeira,
Vera Cruz, Alvarado, and Tombuctoo ; John, Dawson, for
Jamaica; Sarah, Drummond, for New York; and City of Lon-
don, Nickol, for Baum.

FROM LIAA*D'S LIST.

FA L JAN. 25.—S.ailed the ANIMA, T.ringloig, for
Jersey ; Union, Brokenshire, for London ; and Industry, Keen,
for Cork.

PonTsmorrn. JAx. N.—Arrived the Chrintooal Colon. Pa-
bowler, front Stockholm. for Colombia ; and the Walworth Cantle,
Walker, from IlArnburgh. for Mexico.
_ _ _

I.lsai., JAN. 26.—Pineal through yesterday and to-day the fol-
lowing outward hound, viz.—The Prince of 11 aterloo. Deary, for
Sierra Leone; Caledonia,Crichton, for slogadore; Thistle. Brodie,
for 'frnerilf.; ; Amphiun, Falck ; and Scandinavia, CI • ophcr,
for Alieont •. Bee. IVishart : and Dove. Miller, for Smyrna ;
Ocean, Kidd. for Trieste ; Amelia. Bulfor Cadiz ; Arid, Rope!,
fUr the NV est Indies ; Lucy Davidson, Williams.%V for Rio Janeiro
and Jamaica ; Romulus, Gale, for Charleston ; Sarah, Aysh. for
Lisbon ; Portland, Just, for Jamaica ; and the Charlotte, But.
sorng, from Amsterdam for St. Thomas's.
GRAVESEND. Jay. 26.—Arrivcd the Hope, Frazer; Her.
mione, Nalhurn; Lyra, Chaters ; Kate, Creswell ; Fame, Hat-
field ; Mayflower, Hague ; and Young George, Dolman, trout
Hamburgh ; Sceptre, }baton, from Memel ; Bones. Storm, front
Finland ; Swallow. Kung, from Petersburgh ; Helena, Ander,
front Embden ; Aletta, Slater, from the Bay of Rosa ; Mercurio',
Moss. from Antwerp ; Calthrwp, Newton, from Copenhagen ; Two
Brothers, Oversee, from %Vorcum ; Elizabeth, Slade, front Me-
mel ; and Briton. Martin, front Sierra Leone. Sailed the Choice,
Wheatley, for St. Domingo ; flagella, Evans, for Madeira ;
and Naples Packet, Walsh • and Ariatlne, Pitt, for Naples.
HARWICH, JA X. 26—Arrived in tits East Swin, the Agenoria,
Barker, from Memel, for London, with loss of bulwarks. She
has been seven weeks wind-bound in Norway.
HULL, JAW. 25.—Arrived the Glendow. Taylor, from Cha.
rente : Alfred, Moore ; and Enighcit, Gorff, from Rotterdam :
Fame, MtEwan ; Vintage, Fraser; Osprey, Simey ; Hope, Fee;
Triton, Denton ; Ann, Lumstien ; Ebenezer, Jameson ; Alster,
Brady ; Guard, Adam ; Primrose Laycock ; Mary, Smith ;
%Voodhall, Meggitt ; Leeds, Marsh ; Ilarper ; Bonnita,
Hornsby ; Laurel, Dible ; Frankfort, Williams ; and Oillsland,
Gray, from Hamburgh : Ann, Mitalson, from Memel : Louisa,
Bruce, from Fain. : Fame, Fos, flow Petersburgh : Isis, Lilburn ;
and Thornton, Brigham, front Hamburg!): Pearl. Frost, from
Cronstoult : Packet, Arnott ; Eliza, Champion ; Bishop Maize,
Tunge ; Maria Martha, Threatlgold ; and Christian, Henderson,
from II amhurgli : Henry, Mcggitt, front :Bernet : Margaret,
Creighton, from St. John's : and Maria Elizabeth, °wetland ;
Vrow Alide, Jongev ; and Jonge Jan. Kuyt, front Amsterdam.
Sailed the linuahopper, Knott ; and Elizabeth, Murray, for Ham.
burgh. The Collings, Jackling of and fur Brancastrr, from
Newcastle was lost upon Sand Hale on Saturday morning. The
master and mate drowned. Two of the crew were taken out of the
rigging by a small vessel, connnanded by Sir. Dobson, of Grimsby,
and landed there.. Part of the Collinga's stores saved.
11.1trrEitarza, JAW. 24.—The Shillelab, Briton, from Bel-
fast, for Workington, was driven on shore near Kirkcudbright on
the 17th instant, but exp.•cted to be got off. The Hope, Rodger.
son, from :Bayport, for Carlisle. got upon one of the banks in
going up a few days ago. ant is totally wrecked. Crew saved.
Pw et; E t, Jay. 25.—The Cfirie, from Charleston, for Liver.
pool, was driven on a rock at tits creek of Porthacaden last night.
Crew saved ; cargo expected to be saved ; and the vessel, it is
feared. will go to pieces.
Pesir.Gt.ssnow, JAN. 24.—The Commerce, Ritchie, fee
Charleston, which was driven on shore, has been got off with little
damage.
The Lady liarewond, Lewis, from St. John's, New Brunswick,
is arrived off Margate.
The Live Oak, front Gibraltar to Havannah, was wrecked about
the Ist incant, on Harbour Island—crew and cargo saved, and
carried into Nassau.

The Dnnegal, bound. to Liverpool. was on shore at Dun-
dalk about the 20th instant. and discharging.
'1 he Sisters, Forster, from Mem:A to Hun, was on shore near
Magoe on the 10th instant, and it was feared would be wrecked.

Extract of a letter from Berlin :—" A large eagle, hold-
ing a heron in his claws, was shot on the 9th November,
near the hunting lodge of Tempelberg, belonging to the
Comte de Hardenberg. It fell with great noise in the
meadow between the forest and Spree. The size of his
bones, his breadth from the tip of one wing to the tip of
the other, which is seven feet two inches of the Ithin mea-
surement, is something astonishing, and proves that this
bird, whose presence in our climate is of itself remarkable,
had attained a very advanced age."—Journal des Debats.
The workmen, on Monday last, began pulling down the
gallery on the north-eastern side of the Church of Taunton
St. Mary Magdalen, for the purpose of eff•.czing tha pro-
jected alterations in the interior of that beautiful edifice.
The improvement is already agreeably obvious, and will,
when the other arrangements in contemplation are accom-
plished, confer on the church that cathedral-like aspect
which it was doubtless the aim of its pious founders to be-
stow, and which is indicated in every feature of this- vene-
Table structure.—Taantun Courier.

LA W INTFLLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY. THURSDAY. JAI!. 27.

COMMITTAL TO THE FLEET FOR CONTEMPT.
• BUTLER IP. 3101 TOP AND OTHEUS,
In this tare the Court was called upon to proceed against t're de.
fendant and others by committal to the Prison of the Fleet Is ft
contempt of its order, made in a case in which Mr. Charles Butler,
who was devisee in trust of certain lands and estates In Hamp-
shire. and who, acting in this capacity, had obtained an injunctimi
to restrain the defendant, Bortop, from cuttirg down timber not•
itlistanding., awl in defiance of the order of the Court, the defan•
dant and others did cut and carry away the timber. An application
illas made to the Court in consequerce of this violation, and the
ptrdes were ordered to appear and show cause why they should
not be committed.

The defendants, flattop. Iter.ior and junior. and R. Parham., ap.
peared in Court; they lutd the oppearar.ce of farmers.
Mr. irAll in support of the injunction, molted that they be
'committed.

Mr. Hourrt.r.„ for the defendants. did not feel disposed to enter
into any thing like a justification of the conduct of his cheats:
there were, however, some statements made in their affidavit td
which he would venture to call the attention of the court, and
which. though they may not justify, would, he hoped, paNate theif
conduct. According to this affidavit, it appeared that sd far back
as the year Ililf, a bill was filed in that Court by Mr. Dude, at
trust devisee to the estates in question, praying the a reference tc
the Master to ascertain what and how much timber rosy be ea?
upon the lands. Horton senirr being interested in the agile of the
timber, if it were permitted to be cut down, was made a party tc
the bill. The decree which 't was the object of Mr. Nutlet to ob•
taro. and for which he filed his bill, was not made by thc.Court
until the month of February IP.'O. and his Latilship would ob 4
serve that five additional years were allowed to three before that
decree was carried, or attempted to be carried, into execution.
The Lone t'itssrcEr.t.ou wished to infomied if inch were
the case, if such a length of time were suffixed in rlspse, whet were
those on whom the blame was to he thrown ? Libels of thill
scription should not be uttered day after day upon that Court, in
consequence of those delays ; it was the dutt of the parties imme.
Mutely concerned to call upon their solicitofe to carry the decree of
that Court into effect and execution.

.Mr. Roo rem. rem.pitulated perm of the effidavitit. Me' Mated
that the elder Poem) :vas a party to the original Lill. itefereeket
was had to the Master, and it was nine years from the fiiirg of the
bill, anti five from the obtaining of the decree, thnt any literature
were taken to give efficiency to the order. The defendant,. accord-
' irg ti the affidavit, are almost illiterate. They ,beat they are
ignorant of the nature or of the consequences of an injunction from
that Court ; they are merely able to write their names, and are
utterly incompetent to onderstar.d written documents. It Was bat
' a few days since, on their arrival in London, they were made no-
' (painted, through their solicitor. of the consequences of the pro•
readings against them. Upon receiving this Information. they
surrendered to the authority of the Court, and he trusted his Lord-
ship would look with mercy upon the conduct of the defendant*.
which had arisen, not from wilfulness, but from total ignorance or
the otter of the Court.
Mr. never felt disposed to say any thing in eggs, i ion
of punishment but upon this recession he felt it imperative upon
hint to deblare lie never witnessed a more flagrant instance et
contempt as to the delay in the etecution of the decree ; those
could not be admitted a. an apology to- the defendants ' • and as le/
the ignorance of the nature of an injunction act by by the dr •
fondant Hortop, how co I I this be reconciled with the other parts
ref the affidavit, in which he undertakes to explain all previous
proceedings, and accuses the plaintiff of delay If thee partial
were not committed, there would be no safety for the suitors of
that Court. Defendants placed in similar curuntstaneas would
pierwl the same justification, and this would afford a ready precedent.
The Loan CHANCELLOR thought questions of this nature
were most Important to the Court in all ha proceedings; when *
Process for contempt war. applied for, he looked ct it with the
greatest caution and anxiety ; and if any satisfactory answer could
be given by the defendant he would not Mane the order. Ha
looked upon these violations not alone as contempt, of that Cour:.
but as contempts of the Court in Its endeavours to defend the pm..
petty of the subject. A prneerts of contempt was, in his opfnion, a
civil procFas to protect the subjects of the land in the enjoyment of
their civil rights. The parties at present before the Court violated
the law ; they took the laud into their Own hands, in violation of
the orders of the Court. As to their excuse for the delay of en-
forcing the decree, if it were ehown to his satisfaction' he would be
happy to alloe them all the benefit arising from it, but as the ease
stood at present, their conduct required committal, and commuted
they should be.
Mr. II•ax reminded his Lordship, that as no order of com-
mittal was made out, they should remain in custody of the tip.
staffs.
The Loa D CHAWCFI.I.6R ordered them to be so committed.
They were then removed in custody of the officers of the Court.
The remainder of the day was occupied in hearing the case of
SIR W. ISOSIERTS V. BOSIOX,
Upon which further argument will be heard to. morrow.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, .: It
ESTMIYSTER,
THeItSDAT, AW . .

TOCTER TVARTII.
This was an action air Siist Sir Gregory Page Turner. for certain
liquors supplied hint. It wes a second trial, a nonsuit having beet
previously awarded to the plaintiff'
Mr. fistoec lIAM now stated, that a clandestine verdict had been
obtained by the plaintiff's attottey in this cause. inasmuch as the
cause wee brought on at the Past Sittings at Guildhall. as an un-
defended cause, when in fact the attorney knew that the cause was
defended; he therefore not only applied to set aside the verdict,
but also that the plaintiff's attorney should pay tht costs of the
application.
The Court granted a rule to show cause