The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-02-26 00:00:00

SECRET CORRESPONDENCE.

A yorie Lady. r ewly ma,rted, being obliged to show her
ii.p.10.4 all the Letters she Wrote, sent the following to am
intimate Friend:

" I cannot be satisfied, my Diarest Friend !
blest as I am in the matrimonial state,
" unless I pour into your friendly bosom,
" which has ever beat in unison with mine,
" the various sensations which swell
" w:th the liveliest emotions of pleasure,
" la/ almost bursting heart. I tell you my dear
" husband is the most amiable of ns•.n.
" I have now been married seven week', and
" have never found the least reason to
" repent the day that joined us My husband is
" both in person and manners tar from resembling
" ugly, cross, old, disagreeable, and jealous
" masters, who think by confining to secure;
" a wife it is his maxim to treat as a
" bosom friend, -
" pley.thii r, or menial slave, the woman
" of his choke.
"he says, should always obey implicitly ;
" but each yield to the other by turns.
"An ancient maiden aunt, near seventy,
" a cheerful, venerable, and pleasant old lady,
" lives in the hover with tie--she is the de-
" light of both young and old ; she is ci-
" vil to all the neighbourhood round.
" generous and charitable to the poor.
" I am convinced my husband likes nothing more
" than he does Me: he flatters me more
" than the glass, and his int,ixication,
" (for so I most can the excess of his love)
" often makes me blush for the unworthiness
" of its objel, and wish I conk a more deserving
"of the man whose name I bear. To
" say all in one word .
" crown the whole,
" is now my indulgent husband, env fondness
"is returned, and I might have bad
" a Prince, without the felicity I find in
" him. Adieu! may you he as blest as lam un-
able " to wish that I could be more
" happy !"

N 13.—. The key to the ah-ve letter !lit cypher) is to read
tha nrst) ai2.l thee val.) altertete line only.
Tll '="ltleeee
F.isr

The Fast, yesterd gy, was observed with the
greatest solemnity. in all parts nt the town ; the
sli •ps were kept closely shut the whole (if the day.
l'he churches anJ cht ;A•ls were gully attendel. St.
(e'we's, Harinv.l:--gunre. was very tun ; amongst
the N.:Agility that attriscleti, were.

- eviie • or ee. • Ln Pespeneer,
La`iy Ann Windham, Montle xi, A. L
pante', ...ailing Sawn, Inihn. et, a..cl Lib* Aspic

At Grosvenor Ch yel were.
The Muth! ,1.4, of liesdßee ; Cohateree Conynghefe,
rAicupabe and Caedsiph., ladle+ l'ay
Mr, A. 4, nac-nr, Caw*, SmA11010111er; t_srotereil,
Petro, r .tiorpe, A. Ashley, R. WtOINIRS, and iluncligh
.:4 Portuguese Ambassador's Chapel was also
.owdtd with Foreign Nobility.

On Tuesday, the Duke of Ca sa Dal nos completed
his cum-third year, upon which occasion iii
It yal Highness spent the day with Tbeir Ma-
jesties, the PRinCISSI/S, and the Duke of
Kew'', at Windsor. in t: e cvenirg the Prince
of WALes arrived at Wievlsor. and joined the test
of the ROYAL FAMILY in the celebration of his
Royal Brother's birth-day. The Rov•i. FAMILY
concluded the evening with a Ball, in which
they were joined by a :cleft party of persons of
distinetion.
Yesterday, being the Fast-Day, Their MAJIIS-
TIES, the PrinTe of Waecs, Duke of CAM SAMOA,
Pririceses ALOUITA, ELl:ass/14 Malty, Soma,.
and Amnia, attended by Cie Marchioness of
BATH any daughter, Lady CAtoLtelt DAMeR,
Generals Dc 1,11;DIL, GiNYNNE, MANNLitS, and
FITZROY, and Major Pates, went to St. George's
Chaim:, Windsor, where a sermon was preached
by'athe Rev. Dr. COOKSON, from 2d Chronicles,
:16th chap. and 6th verse. Afterwards the Royal,
FAMILY returned to the Palace.
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Yesterday, the Lose CHANCELLOR and a seled
party dined with the Duke of Yost.
The Lady of Colonel Be A lishiar is nearly reco-
vered front her late a:voireAenont.
The Countess Dowager of Imes entertained a
select Party. last night, at her house ia Curzon-
street, May-fair.
Madame CA r s..met sustained the whole weight
of the Opera on Tuesday night. It is the same in
which Mrs. BILLINOTOM and Mr. BURNAM have
so often delighted the public.
The Duchess of Goawirr gave her first grand
dinner, yesterday, at her house in Grosvenor-
square, to the Duke of hlamcmarraa, the Duke
and Duchess of RICHMOND, the Marquis of HUNT-
LEY, Lady PIATeI, Sir JOHN MAC/ taL•rz, the
Hon. Miss Dmuustotrn, and Mr. and Mrs. Foa-
l:iron. In the evening, her Grace had a seled As-
semi ly, which consisted ot nearly one hundred ot
the first Ntibilry.
Sir Wiansoe and the hfisses HUNLOCE, gave a
grand dirr.er, last Tuesday, at their ht.use, an Ai-
bemarle,tr-et. to the Duke of Deroissirias, the
Duchess et GGRDON, the Earls of WISTSIOIL ARO
and 13s.s3tt.:4a, the Courvess Cootmots
Vitt:woos pAL !Ir kiITOWN rod MORPETH, Lord H.
PETTY, erk.i the HON. Mr. PONSONST.
Mr. H. Jou tarrosi performed the part of Ragass.
tiao. in else Melo-Drama of The Bravo of lreniet, at
the Dahlia Theatre, on l'hursday last. As the per-
mar.ce procteded vi the last scene, where Rogan-
&wavers himself, a period which is paricularly
irnete%t og, as the whole plot is then developed,
a pericn in a bolt, who did not understand that
Ragan:ix, was saving not subverting the State, ea
claimed. with great violence, "That be would
support t'le King of Emot.assit, and the King of
VsMICE. and the King of SPAIN, and the King of
Daissi•xa, mad the King of Sr. Dottiest), and the
King of JAPAN, and 'vary other King in the worlds
against all the Ragartesnot that ever lived, or that
ever &Add live hereafter:"

111771111110t79 AFFAIR.

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Mr. llarnict. . .npleyed by
inane* and Haggerty., sir, are: executed en
M nday, for the der of lir. Steal, try COCldtlit
treir (krt./ice; and t ey haviug ....dared their !erne,
cenc• after h-ir conviai ri, in then nu st,lernts m.
nrr, be th slit it has d•y to attend •fiern it
last mcmerits, arid ascot ittgly went to Newgst e.
un Mtm.day mmning, a. an gaily hour, and had
much criree, .ation with ?hem upee, he stitjea At
halt past seven when they -.ale it the yard.
preparing to ascend the taral sr. affiald, 'etr. Harmer
urged Hialoway, for the sac a me, in the most so.
lemn merrier, atilt krapoterty was engaged with
the Runtish Priest, to confess his crier-, it he 'styes
gulty, but 1 iollrter4y pei.isted in his lice,
and told Mr. ilarniellte h.l no doubt but ea. iii.
laity of Ha field, lie Witsess, would or found out.
after he was dead and gosoe. He said his mind had
been so much agitated, th the had forgoteo tell ham ,
several things to prove his innocence, arid to inva-
lidate the testimony of Hanield. and refers d
to several prisoners confined in the House r f L.,ot -
r eftian ter misdemeanour, who had frequeneVYweo
in the company oS HarsieLl. during his eorii se-
oent, and had private cenvernition ay • oins.
Mr. Harmer promised him to use his exertitir s
in investigate the business, arid they parted ter
ever. Mr. Harmer was an much engaged with the
trials, that were tot ,ke place in rise Old Bailey, ea
Monday, that he could not keep his promise on that
day ; but early on 1 uesday morn ug, he went tells'
Housed Correehon, where he I.,eni four pi iStelbrit.
as described by tsolloway, who had had
conversation with the witness Han6ald, the
sobjea of his giving evidence agaiew Halieway
and Hlggerty. the substance of whach was of a
ve y extraordinary nature. end in Savour of the
sufferers, but a nran at present we de net deret
it proper to state. When these persons were
reasoning with him, at one time, as to the hor-
rid nature of his crime, if every thing he seed
against Holloway and Haerrer:y was not striBly
u air; he replied, " That he would sooner have al
many men hanged as were killed at the battle of
Lopenhagen, than he would remain on boaid the
hulks seven years."
We understand this business will come formally
before the public.
On Monday. Han6eld was liberated from the
Home of Correition. After he had left the pima
Mr. Aris. the Governor, and one of his assistants.
learnmg that he bad made hose of violent threaten-
ing language against ,b tm, exhibited articles of
the peace against him.
On Tuesday, a constable apprehended him upon
a peace warrant, in consequence. in comp.my veers
one of the Ar.rshicestreet Officers. On his hen. g
taken into custody, he appeared extremely agitv.d.
until he ascertained the charge again c ham. ile is
now co...fined in New Prison, Cloreenwell, for want
of bail.
...ferreett--esaseserstit__
TO THE Entrun OF THE BRITISH PRESS...
From aflual observatinn I am crab! d 'o
&sate... at the dreadful csranrophe Which occur red
at the execution, last' • ^ morntng, was, in se
very condi:lei:lade degree, p..raoied by the brut.;
violence of several ga:-,e,.7 of nickpocheis and bond
ler. ; these unfeelingwretche , cormed into serer, I
steelier parties, embraced everi pporrunity of in..
cTeasieg the c infusion, and persist in their cl-pri-
dations, notwithstanding the shrieks and groans cf
the dying who were telling aronnd :hem.
1 anniey. A FRIEND TO HUMENITY•

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fi'VQl7/!ST.
An Inquisition was taken. on Tuesday, at Ashford,
before G. Hooosos, Esq. Coroner for Middlesex.
on the body of a labouring man, whose death was
occasioned by circumstances rather singular. The
deceased, it appeared, was a farmer's servant, who
was employed in the fields, neat to which depreda-
tions hail been committed, but particnterly on the
property of Mr. Xeay, a Nlagistrate, wbgs. servant
missed four sheep from the fi -LI, and the d Teased,
it appeared, had lolled them. He was talon into
custody, awl when about to b. removed from
a braise at Ashford to London, u. take his trial, he
snatched a case knife from of the table, and depriv-
ed himself of existence, by cutting his throat. • It ap-
p-tared, that the unfortunate man had keen greatly
d-pressed in spirits, in consequence of what be had
done. Verdict— spirits
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SUICIDE.

Tccsday morning. Mr. Mardian was found in
his bed-room, at lus lodgings, at the house of Mrs.
Oliver, in Charlotte-street, Pimlico. with his ti.roae
cut ins most shocking manner. He bad spent L
evening,ou Monday, at me Magdalen public-hops ,
in Pimlico, as was frequently his custom, where he ar
peared in perfectly good lvalth and spiriti, sad went
horse to bed ahnut ten o'clock. He WAS a:rummies"
to rite about eight o'clock in the stio:ning, and
making his appearance at his usual time on Ttses
day morulog, at ten o'clock. Mi;. Oliver and 1.. r
servant went to see the they knocked at !. s
bed-room dose, but receive.: nn answer ; the:. is.
coosaquence, opened it. %%heti they diseovero.t
lying on t!"e floor, with his throat cut, and a m at
hortid spesiacle, occasioned by an uncommon e.'e.
charge of blood. A surgeon was called in, Lilt .o
ao purpii•—.he was dead and cold. No cause csn
be assigned for the rash ad, bat ttice is every reeve
to believe, be bas been sl;e.tiy deraiiged for sorial
time past. lle has been frequently :;e3xd to say, tb.e
devil was in Litre. and that be could feel him in Lis
throat. Two %/Dili, were foam:. one is his pqatt.
and one upon a table; in them he direits, that 14
body is to be opened, for the purpose of finding the
devil. He was about sixty years of age, and by
profession * merchant. He came :rota Seetlaril
semeuese
Yesterday inornlng, between the !man afemisball
two, a most shocking murder was cesimilled
Leather-lane, by a hog-beteher of she mei
BOTCS4 by cutting his wife's them* Is a loaf 11 •
wanner. He made me attempt to mum sok .
now in custody.
It is said that a proscenia* is Aga 10 be . .
mencied against a parses bt the missm_ of
for obtaiassi a mantas* keen, Whil la-

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