The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-12-13 00:00:00

DUBLIN, Dsc. I.

The Right Hon toc Commander of the Forces set
ont on Thursday evening for Athlone.
The 15th, 90th, and 96th regiments, which had
embarked on board transports at Monkstown, and at
the Fast Ferry, on Wednesday, received orders to
disembark, and to march into quarters—the 15th
to Bandon, the 90th to Youghall, and the 96th to
Middleton. We cannot venture to attribute to any
special cause this sudden countermand to their pro-
ceedine on foreign service ; but we may affirm it is
totally disconneUed with the rumours in circulation
ra Hive to the reported embarkation at Brest.
The Brilliant frigate. Captain Berry, sailed from
Loughswilly, on a cruise, in consequence of infor-
mation being given by a cutter the night before, of
a large vessel, supposed to be a French or Spanish
frigate, being on the coast.
For the last three days rumours have been afloat,
which, if false, we have yet been unable to detecl, or
Wane, to confirm ; they bear reference to the pre-
paratinns supposed to be carrying on at Brest,
which, if we tnay believe the Paris and German
Journals, have this country for their objeft. A very
considerable embarkation of land troops is said to
have been made at that port; and some late rapid
and confidential communications from London to
one Government, have been ascribed to information
reeeiord at St. James's upon this suhje& To some
intelligence of this sort is atti6uted the re-landing
of those troops which had been embarked at Cove
for foreign service, as well as the sudden departure
of the Commander of the Forces for Athlone, on the
evening of Wednesday last. To these causes of
conjeCturc has been added the news from London-
derry of a large ship of war having been seen off
that coast, which was supposed to be Spanish or
French ; and, from all these circumstances, it was
yesterday strongly inferred, and even asserted, dist a
French fleet full of troops, destined for the invasion
of td's country, bad a'lually escaped out of Brest.
Mr. Walker. Late a Fellow of Trinity College,
has published an account of the late change iu his
sentiments concerning religious establishments; and
also his letter to the Provost, which occasioned his
expulsion from the College.
On Thursday a great quantity of ammunition and
arms were dispatched for Cork, from the Ordnance
stores its the Lower Castle yard.
Tuesday, the several yeomanry corps of Clonmel
were in.pelpd by General Stirling. The plan in-
brigading is force, as was done last month at
3larket-lull, is no longer persisted in ; and the seve-
ral corps are, vvr understand, in future. to be put
on permanent duty, for four days a month ; and,
during that time, to be inspetied.
On Wednesday last, the long contested cause of
Dillon e. Dillon was decided in the Court of Dele.
gates, consisting of five Judges, Lord Norbury pre-
edirg. The Court was unaiiimeus in affirming the
decree pronounced by the Judge of the Prerogative
Court, which condemned, with costs, the paper set
op by Mr. R Dillon, of Bridge-streer, as the will of
his deceased kinsman, Sir William Dillon, of Manan-
stown, county of Meath, Knt.—By these coneurrieg
decisions of the Court of Delegates, and the Court
cf Prerogative. Gerald Dillon, of Liseu.rnaut,
who commences! the suit, becomes entitled to a very
large property.
Thy SIMPSON'S STOSPITAL MEN.

About eight ei:ile.ck, on Wednesday mohning, a
man cf pale completion, and middle size, in a grey-
ish drab coleared coat, and white striped waistcoat,
and about V 3 years of age, knocked at the door of
Simpeon's hospital, in this city, and desired to see one
of the patients, armed E. Johnson, and being inform-
ed that he was not out of bed, the stranger request.
ed the person who opened the door, to inform
Johrozn, that a man from the country wished to
speak with him. This message be:ng delivered.
the visitor was immediately introduced to Johnson's
room, when he sat down, and said he came from
Johnson's part of the country, near Donnegal. The
latter, who was totally blind, professed- himself
somewhat surprised at a visit from a person whose
voice was quite unknown to him ; the stranger de-
clared it was merely a visit of friendship, under-
taken at the desire of the wife and family of the
patient, with whom, he said, he was tol.Tahly inti-
mate. After stopping a short time, he invited
Johnson to go out with hint to drink, which being
declined, he took nut of his pocket a small cake,
asking him to break bread, since he would not
drink, and giving it to him, immediately took his
leave, saying that a female friend of Johnson's, -whom
he met on horseback on the road from the North,
would call un him at one o'clock. Oa the stranger's
departure, Johnson divided the cake with another
pstient, named Thomas Mallow, who was also
blind. In the course of the day, Johnson grew
sick, his bowels were =itch affeCted, and a danger.
ens vomiting ensued. It then occurred to him that
be was poisoned, and he communicated his fears to
the Steward of tl.e Hospital. Mallow complained
in a similar manrn-7—when Dr. Boyton was sent for,
but medical interference was inefelloal—both were
violently convulsed, and at four o'clock on lVednes.
day evening, Johnson espitted. Mallow died CM
Thursday morning. The first was 46 years of age
—the fatter t 4.

Thus have perish-d, h the hauds of some un-
known villain, two inoffensive Members of the com-
munity, whose deaths, we trust, will be avenged by
a just Providence !
A Coroner's Inquest was held ou Thursday, on
the bodies of the unfortunate men, and, after the
fullest investigation of the hand transallion, return-
ed a verdid of— Wiffii/ Alarder, agotest
sow pr-ron or perooni nod NOV 1.