The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-11-25 00:00:00

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INCEIMIARIEL

4 Fide

Abort three years sinee, three bienri
corn. belehiglng to Sir George tiettington's 'estate.
at Hatfield. sear Seven Oaks., Kern, were *Melt
set on fire. Ono hundred pause reward was
offered by the Secretary of State for the disc.lrerr
of the offender or offenders, and every pos-Rile
ertion made to briag the perpetrators of this horrid
deed to coedits paaishmsat. bat without tie&
About a fanciest age, one of the same IWO& W#ll
discovered to be en -fire, between s.x and seven
o'clock in the moraine. On the learnt being given;
a nunsber of the neighbours exerted themselves to
pet it out ; they entered a stable adjoiniag to the
Clergyman's of the parish ; they found that a hole,
about the site of a hat, had been made in the mud
wall, which separated the buildings. A consider-
able quantity of barley. with which the barn was
filled, and a quantity of Sr., were spread on each
side the aperture; but the barley having been
tightly pressed down, it was with great difficulty
the fire could spread; at length, by cutting a
quantity of the barley away, and pulling down
same of the wall, the fire was got under, and no
doubt remained but the premises were designedly
set on Are by sense evil-disposed person or persons.
Mr. Allen. as alive Magistrate, who resides in
that neighbourhood, made inquiries to discover the
incendiary. particularly froin a Carpenter and a
Sawyer, who fist saw the fire and gave the alarm.
The accpunt the Carpenter gave was the most ma-
terial ; he stated, that he got op at half-past five
o'clock, lighted his fire, and thee went out to get
some water from a well ; while he was doing this
he heard a rustling among the greens, in the pr.
den behiad the barn, end direetly after he saw a
man in a brown coat run through the garden, get
upon some low paling, and make of across a field.
This was a suspicious circumstaace, but not suf.
ficient to fin the charge upon any individual ; at the
same time the Carpenter's account was considered
very eatraordiaary.
These occurrences were consanuticated to Sir
George Barrington, who was in the Isle of Wight.
Sir George in consequence sent durations that ap-
plication should be•made at the Pablic Office, 130 w.
street, for an naive Officer. to be sent to snake
inquiries to discover the incendiary. Mr. Read,
the Magistrate. in consequence dispatched Riven
the Officer to Hatfield. Soon after the arrival of
the Officer there, the Carpenter was had helots
Mr. Allen the Magistrate again' and a number of
the neighbours attended. The Magistrate allowed
Riven to put several questions to him ; be continued
to tell a tale similar to the first, but with many
variations, and from the accounts given by several
of the neighbours, his testimony appeared very in.
corral in many instances. There hid been a great
fall of rain previous.to the fire, and on examining
the garden where be said the man ran, there were
no marks of feet, nor was there any earth oil the
paling on which he said the man got no, and
jumped off. To prove his account incorreil, and
that the paling would hot bear the weight of a
man, a butcher, a very slender little man, got
upon it. when it woke down andts tell into a ditch.

The investigation ceased on ibis evidence, without
any satisfaeory information being obtained. ♦n
idle young man, who was much given to pilfering,
and was generally sespoded when any thing was
stolen in the neighbourhood, having absconded soon
after the ire. in conversation with a tradesman in
the village, baying acknowledged some of hls nsiscon-
d u4l , and said that the fire business was the worst
than had happened, for he @opposed he should be
suspeeted of that, as well as every ,thing else,
%vett, in consequence, went in pursuit of him,
and traced him to Hertford, where be had enlisted
into the Marines.

The account be gave of himself, and the cause
of his leaving Hatfield, were so usisfadory, that the
officer did not take him into custody.
Government will olier a reward for the apprehen-
sion and conviaioa of the perpetrator of this horrid
deed.

FROM LAST NIGhT'S GAZETTE.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

John Hall and James Ormond Norman, clamant's. No. 45,
Ledgato-11111.‘ Noe. 13, 1807.
James &outfield and Sons, cheese-foams, In the counties
of Chester and Salop. April 1, 1107.
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Robert Weston and Robert Wile', faro of If aiden-lone,
but now of St. Paul's Church-Yard, London, warobousernon.
Nov:2l, 11107.

Wade Brown and Joseph Dickenson, both of Leeds, in the
county of York, 'merchants. Dec. 31, 1806.
Emma Ihephsrd and Ann Gwilli"), of Duke-street, St.
Jaime*, dress-makers. Oat. 31, 1807.
George Yates and Samuel Ninon, of Liverpool, earthen.
ware-manufacturers. Oft 1, 1807.
Jamas Saunders and William Chambers. linen end woollen.
drapers, Blackburn, Lancashire. 0ct..., 1807.
George !entree, George Grenfell, and Georp Brydges
Granville, in the business of copper, tin plate, ana brass.
sellers, at Castle.bleynard,,Wharf, Upper T.munee-street, Logs-
don. Oct. 88, 1807-
Goals Grenfell and Grorge Rrydges Granville, in the
business of copper, tin-eLte, and Iraq...seller.. at Castle•
Baynard Wharf, Upper Tbames-street, London. Nov. 7,
1807.

William Mein and Alexander Mein, of Liverpool, In the
county-palatine of Lancaster merchants. Ang.3l, 1607.
Stephen Page and John Ca:oleditie, otC,a,4e-atieet. &atom.
MIN let the county of MWMeisex, Ale-matters. Row. 6, PlO7.

John Steadman, of White-Horseilanc, in the parish of St.
Dunstan, Stepney, in the county of Mddlc.ex, George
Dudley, of Fairden-Fields, In the parkh of Seiht Georac,
(commonly called Saint George In the Bast,) in the said
county of Midelleoex, and Robert Niuttune,ot White-Horse-
lane, aforesaid, in the businesses or carpenters and builders.
Nor. 19, 1807.
John Denman, John Durham...nil John Keep, in Colches-
ter, in the comity of E•IDPX, is' the Lundberg, ot limeys and
tallow-chinders. Nov. la, 1807
Messrs. Adlam and Gay, of Wellington, Somerset, carrion.
Oct 16, 1007.
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John Bateman and William Bateman, of Chattetio, ln the
his of I.ly, Cambridgeshire, sr.ters and wavers. July
18.
_lllO7. . . .

ilinanas Buxton, of Todmorden, in the county rt Lan-
caster, spirit merchant, and John Bickers, of the sem* !lace,
area aierchant. Nov. 17, 11107.
George Hall, G. B. Manic., J. mph Osbaldwton. an 4
Ittebard Jones, of Loadnn and Manchester, Ili the mural
M Lancaster. Der. 91, IS 6.
Jame. Thorn and Ruhott Nothings, of Aldengatemtreet,
London, Iratheraellers. Now. 24, 1/Ih7
George atesmingtort, Adenander Remington, and Thomas
Jenkuw, upqmlatmers and cabinetrinakers, No. 43, QOM.
squire, /111Mor hwy. Now. 21, 1407.
Charles Ile ender and William N ernmh, et No 97, New.
gatroareet, in the city of Loudon, wholesale Mows. Nov.
12, 1407.
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John Wintetbatteet spa Camino,. et Alcoa/ /lOW.
wattle' the perish uf Athtee.esetter-L, lie, ia the enemy .1 Lan-
caster. 14ov.