The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-10-03 00:00:00

THAMES OFFICE.

Edward Clarke appeared at this office on Saturday last before
William John Droderip, Esq. the presiding Magistrate, to an in.
formation filed against him by Charles Tickell, street-keeper for
the hamlet of Ratcliffe, charging him with riding in the public
some upon his employers, Messrs. Taylor and Sens' dray, and
also with driting the same on the foot.pavement, whereby an in-
' jury was sustained, contrary to the act passed in the 57th Geo. 111,
c. 29. and alas to the great danger of his Majesty's subjects.
'file information being read, the defendant was called upon to
plead thereto, and pleaded not guilty.
William Thomas 'Jamison was then called, and sworn, and de.
posed as follows :—I am superintendent of the Rstcliff pavement.
(In the 10th of September, about three o'clock in the afternoon, in
company with Charles Tickell, the street-keeper, in Church-lane,
Ratcliff-cross. I saw the defendant riding on the shafts of a dray,
and over the foot-pavement, which was materially injured thereby,
the circumstance was made known to the Commissioners of' Pave.
menus, who directed the case to be brought to this office; to pre.
vent, if possible, such dangerous practices.
Magistrate to the defendant—Have you any questions to ask of
the witness?
Defendant—No,. your worship, I have not.
Charles Tickell, the street.keeper, then being called and sworn,
confirmed the last witness's statement, and the defendant being
unable to confute the same, the Magistrate explained to him, that
under the Act of Parliament to which his case applied, lie, the de.
fentlant, hail rendered himself liable to a penalty of 5/. and not less
than 40s. ; but as there was • discretionary power vested in the
Magistrate, he would convict him in the minor penalty and costs,
and in default of payment, lie would be committed to prison.
The defendant appeared much satisfied with the lenity which had
been shown him by the Worthy Magistrate, paid the conviction,
expressed his contrition, and promised not to ntlimtl ague in the
like manner.

TOWN HALL.
A Dockbead blood, exhibiting fanciful symptoms of derange-
ment of the inward and outward men, was, on Saturday, politely
invited to step up into the dock anti listen to the charge of having
bilked an angel in his way, a modest hackney-coachman!, of hie
lure.

William
Vt'eller, the rara avis, dressed in the livery of a gentle.
man's groom, with the buttons bearing the family crest still at.
tacked, respectfully ol.r.erved thet he was the driver of the hackney
coach No. 93, and was called from the stand opposite the English
Opera Douse at twelta o'clock, on Friday night, by the prisoner,
who agreed to Aire hint lts. Lid. for driving hint to Deametreet,
Talley-street. During their drive many kind and tempting offers
were made to hint, on passing the niffiirent nighthouses, to treat
him with gin, which he invariably declined ; and on their arrltall

in Tooley.strret, the gentien an descended from the boa. 1.1:t• out
'his purse, ss he.; the complainant, considered, to pity him : when,
atier fninbling It for some time, he said it struck him he had paid
the fare, which the Complainant declared on' Me oath he never did
still he would not have 1.-iven the gentleman into custody had he
not repeatedly been urged hr a watchman w bring the case before s
Alagistrate it he had been cheared.
This the watchman deposed to be the fact, and that In carte.
quente the gentleman was taken to the areteh.house.
The gentleman said he did not doubt the accuracy of the 'Urge.
den; and was ready to pay the coachman his tars and for lou u:
time, which was assent's/.

AFFECTING INSTAWCZ or SELF-DEstßucrio.‘

An occurrence of a most distressing norm, and attended by fats!
consequences, took place on IVednesday last in the family of per,
son named Devonshire. trebling in New Inn-yard, Curtain-rose
Shoretlitch. The eldest daughter, Rebecca Devonsitire, retired ta
her bed.room in the course of the day, leaving the other member
of the family in a room below stairs. Nothing peculiar in leer b,„
havintir was then °bunted, but in two or three minutes afterwards
the family was alarmed by her groans, and battened up stair., where
they found het lying on the bed suffering the most dreadful a3onv.
A cup which stood near her, and three papers which were round
concealed in her beisorn, each of them labelled " Oxilm
pisiniy indicated the cause of her sufferings, osed neediest assistance
being sought for, Mr. Collier. surgeon.of Crld-street-rosel, sceompe.
flied by some other professional gentlemen, Instantly attended, sad
having by means of the Patent Stomach Pomp extracted the cop.
tents of the stomach, exerted all their skill for the preservation 0s
their wretched pdtient, but in vain, for the quantify of the poison
was so large, that its action on the coats of the stomach was in.
stantaneous, and so powerful sq to render all their endeavours to
counteract its effects abortive ; and the unhappy woman shortly
afterwards expired.
While the medical gentlemen were thus engaged, a youngey
sitter, between whom and the deceased a tender affection had ed.
slated, reduced to a state of mind bordering on frenzy by her sister's
sufferings and the prospect of their approaching separation, took
the cup which still contained the dregs of the potson, sod baring
filled it wish water, was in the act of swallowing the deadly (laugh:,
when her hand was arrested by Alt. Collier, whose attention was
excited by an exclamation she uttered expressive of her determine,
tiOR not to survive her sister: and antidotes being administered to
neutralize the effects of the portion of the acid which she had al.
ready 'swallowed, her life was saved, but she was reduced to a state
of great debility, from which she is now slowly recovering. The
papers found in the deceased's bosom, which had contained the
acid, were all three labelled differently, from which it appeared that
they had been purchased at different places ; and It is supposed that
each paper had contained an ounce, as, on examining the contents
of the stomach, it was ascertained that not less than two ounces had
been taken.

A Coroner's Jury, consisting of some of the most respectable in.
habitants of the neighbourhood, assembled the following day at the
Jacob's %Fell public-house to investigate the case. A tradesman,
of great respectability, residing in Threadneedle-street, stated that
he bad known the deceased intimately for 16 rears, and she had
been in the habit of visiting in her family. Within the last three
weeks. he said there had been a very perceptible change in the
state of her mind, for which he was unable to account.
From other evidence adduced it appeared that for some time past
the deceased had been in a dejected melancholy state, owing, it was
said, to some unfortunate attachment which she had formed.
After a due consideration of all the circumstances the Jury were
satisfied that the deceased was of unsound mind when she perpe-
trated the fatal act, and, under the direction of the Coroner, return.
ed a verdict to that effect.

IMPORTANT INYENTION.—In the present scarcity of
draw-boys, it gives us great pleasure to announce, that
Claud Wilson and Alexander Lang, weavers, George-
street, have made a most important improvement upon
the French Harness Machine, which, in many respects,
will be of the utmost advantage to the trade. The French
machine cost 131. for a harness 400 of a tye ; whereas,
one upon the new principle can be procured for 3!. and of
200 of a tye, for 4!. ; the treadle in the former requires to
be pressed down nine inches, in the latter only four and a
half. The web which has been selected for a trial, is a
common imitation shawl; but the inventors "re Con6qut
that they will be able to, fork a shawl, plaid, or trimming;
with three covers, with one half of the cards that are rt•
quired upon the French plan. The machine has been ex-
amined by a number of manufacturers, weavers, and me-
chanics, who have all expressed themselves highly
fied.—Pais/ey Advertiser.
ROBBERY OF TIIE BOLTON BANIC.—We understand that
the Bolton bankers have not, as yet, hearl any thing of
the property which was stolen from the bank last week. It
appears probable that something occurred to alarm the
robbers whilst they were engaged in their nefarious design ;
for they did not penetrate into the interior part of the safe,
where was deposited a sum considerably larger than the one
they obtained ; and they not only left the safe door open,
with the key they had used in the lock; but they also left
behind them an Instrument of new invention, and of an in.
genious and expensive construction. It was apparently in-
tended to force open doors by the power of a screw, and Wll
in power something like the screw-jack used for taking off
the wheels of heavy carriages; but the screw was much
finer and more powerful. It was enclosed in a neat leather
case, and then looked not unlike a telescope.—/Lf anchtster
Guardian.

I SHERiORNE MENDICITY SOCIETY.—A very excellent
Institution was formed in Sherborne four years ago, for the
relief of such meritorious and indigent persons as might be
found travelling from place to plice, and soliciting pecu-
niary aid from those of their fellow creatures who stood in
more favourable circumstances. Another object of the so-
ciety was—to detect and expose, and, where lawful, to pu-
nish impostors. Lord Digby very handsomely subscribed
to it 201. per annum, and other of the inhabitants of the
town and neighbourhood, together about 46/. which amount
was found amply sufficient to relieve all really digressed
persons, who applied for help during the year, and left a
considerable amount in the hands of the Treasurer. In that
year five hundred and forty-nine persons applied for relief,
of whom one hundred and seven were deemed undeserving
assistance, and six of them committed ; leaving four hun-
dred and forty-two persons, who, in the course of the first
year, received every kind of necessary aid: The second
year the number was decreased to four hundred and
twenty-four, fifty were deemed undeserving, and spree
only committed. The third year four hundred and forty-
two applied, forty-eight were rejected, and three commit-
ted. In the year just ended there have been only three
hundted and fifty-nine applicants, nineteen only refused
relief, and one committed. Thus, in the course of four
years the number of applicants has been diminished Iron
five hundred and forty-nine to three hundred and fifty-
nine; the number of persons refused from one Itundrtil
and one to nineteen, and those deserving committal front
six to one.—Dorchester Journal.

SINGUL•RDEATII.-011 Saturday night, John M‘lican,
weaver, a man upwards of eighty years of age, met with
his death in a very singular manner. He had sent his
grand-daughter to a neighbouring shop, to purchase two
pies and half an ounce of snuff; being somewhat under
the influence of liquor, lie, on her return, emptied the
snuff into one of the pies, of which he afterwards ate s
part, which caused suffocation and almost immediate death.
He has been a resident in Carted ice for a great number of
years, and bore the character of a sober industrious man.
—Glasgow Paper.

BIRTHS.
On the 29th ult. in Upper Gower-street, the lady of Chalks
Power. Esq of a daughter.
On the 13th ult. the lady of Dr. Gairdner. Bolton-street, €.
a son.

MARRIED.
On the 27th ult. William Day, Esq. of Marestield, Sums, 10
Ann Elliott, eldest daughter of the late William be bleat, Efil•
of New Bridge-street, and Pippingford Lodge, Sussex.
On the 29th ult. at St. Pancras Church, John Greet Paley. }NI.
of Bowling, near Bradford, Yorkshire, to :Hiss Paley, of Bruns-
wick-square.
On the 28th ult. at Hollington, near Hastings, Thomas Arkosll,
Eaq. Hurstroonzeaux, to IS mitred, daughter of W. Faracomh,
Esq. of Hollington.
On the 2tith ult. at Tamerton, Devon, Marcos R. Soothwell.
Esq. of Exeter College, Oxford, to Cecilia Jane, eldest daughter of
Alfred Johnson, Esq. of Wadlands, Tamerton, Devon.
On Tuesday last, at Sulgrave, in the county of Northam_ptelf,
the Rev. Charles Candy, of Lincoln College, Oxford, to Mary,
eldest daughter of the Rev. William Harding. Yicar of Suipsfe•
Same day. at Hampton, in the county of Oxford, the Rev. Thou.
Alston Warren, B.D. Bettor of South Warnborough, Hants, and
formerly Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford, to Catherine,
eldest daughter of the late Mr. Sergeant .Maoley, Commissioscr of
Excise.

MED.
On Sunday, the 2d instant• in Burlington-street, the Infant lon
of Lieutenant-Colonel Cavendish.
On Wednesday last. glary, wife of Benjamin Bailey, Esq. ci
Why-terrace, in her 37th year.

HIOII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Morning, 25 min. after 5. I Evening, 49 min. after h.

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