The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-02-07 00:00:00

LENT ASSIZES, 1826,

OXFORD CIRCUIT.
Before the Hon. Mr. Baron GARROW. sod the lion. Mr. Justice
LITT I,,EDALL.
Reading, Monday, February W.
Oxford, Wednesday, March 2.
Worcester. Saturday, March 6.
Stafford, Thursday, March 10.
Shrewsbury. Wednesday, March 18.
Hereford, Monday, March 21.
Monmouth, Saturday, March 26.
Gloucester, Wednesday. March 30.
HOME CIRCUIT.
Right Ron. LORD CHIEF Batton, and the Hon. Mr. Baron
GRAHAM.
jleTtfOrd. Tuesday. March I.
Chelmsford, Monday, Nlsrch 7.
Kingston, Monday, March 14.
florshani, Il'ednesday, March 23.
Maidstone, Tuesday, March 29.


To-day, a beautiful steam-packet, of the largest dimen-
sions, will be launched from the building-yard of Messrs.
Dawson and Pearson, South Shore. She is the property
of the City of Dublin Steam-packet Company, and is in-
tended for the Dublin Trade.—Liverpool Advertiser of
Sat :irday.
PORTSMOUTH, FLa. 4.—As the sloop Mary, Thomas
Itseock, bound from London to Pool, was coming into
tWs port, she struck the ground near the Isle of IVight,
ard was so much damaged, that she with difficulty got
into the harbour, where she was only prevented from sink-
ing by being his), d to two other vessels, while they got
out the cargo, wh;ch is very much damaged.
A distressing accident occurred on Saturday se'nnight
in the parish of Grade, Cornwall. Several boys having
procured an old musket barrel, nearly filled it with gun-
powder, and rammed it down with pieces of iren ; they
then applied a match to tha touch-hole, when the barrel
burst with a tremendous explosion. A boy, Car bis, who
applied thematch, had his right hand dreadfully injured,
and may be obliged to undergo amputation. Another little
fellow, named Oliver Carter, was struck on the breast
bone by a piece of the barrel, had his chest laid open, and
is nut expected to recover.
A destructive fire broke out on the night of Saturday
last, in the extensive paper mill of Mr. Evans, of South
Moreton, near Wallingford, which baffiLd all exertions to
subdue it, and in a short time completely consumed the
premises, with the machinery and a large stock of paper.
We understand tire building and stock have been lately
insured to a considerable amount. The fire commenced in
the drying room, the sparks from the stove communicating
with the paper.
MEL•NCHOLT SUICID7..—On Monday, the 91st ult.,
an inquest was held at Peterborough, before Mr. Atkinson,
in the absence of Mr. Gates, on the body of Sarah Peach.
It appeared that the young woman asked permission of a
neighbour to sleep at their house, being too late to be ad-
mitted into her own lodging. Her request was complied
with, but there not being a spare bed, she was accommo-
dated with bedding on the flour of the room the family
lived in. In the morning, when some of the family came
down stairs, the young woman was perceived to be quite
dead, and her`face much discoloured and swelled. from
some expressions she made use of the day before, that she
should not be alive the next day, &c., suspicions were
entertained that she had taken poison, and on opening the.
stomach it was found to contain a large quantity of opium.
The jury, after an investigation of three hours, gave in a
verdict did° de se, and the remains of the unfortunate
girl were privately interred in the burial ground at eleven
o'clock on Tuesday night.
DEPTItt;CTIVE Piag.—Between the hours of nine and
ten on Saturday night a fire was discovered on the premises of Mr.
Bell, looking-glass and picture.frsme maker, King-street, Goa-
well-street-road. The neighbours thinking that sonic of the MD
were at work, took no notice of the circumstance, when in a few
I,..itwoi it burst forth, and enveloped the entire building. A
number of engines soon arrived, and a plentiful supply of water
from the New River main was obtained, which, although aided by
the exertions of the neighbours and firemen, was of little use,
owing to the building being old, and the quantity of combustible
materials within it, fir the devouring element caught the adjoining
house, belonging to a watch-case maker. At this time consider-
able alarm was entertained far the safety. of the row of houses
westward, when soddenly the tiro altered its course, and caught
the extensive depot, of !Mr. Waybum, furniture broker, the
'ratter part of whose stock was consumed. The stock and pre-
mises of the respective sufferers were insured.
The following is a copy of a document which was re-
cently put into the hands of a professional gentleman in
the West, as instructions for a beef, to defend the writer
in an action brought against hint for having committed an
•• Joan upintun Cum to my Window and betwit me what ihsve
'mere the Law ter septmher t. about forty or fifty yeartls iorderd
her nut of the Gareer sv'l times before iupt out of my Work and
therciwent out and took her by the Left arm and itold her to be of
for died nothing atoll nay to her then she said now aunavebich tam
• has dmit now iwill have thee the sam as thee has had my
brother inlaw she do say that ikiek but ihad my shoe of for iwas
mending rein now please to Call John hsekwea for he was set
los• behind me when she Come to my Windo that old whoman
Cost sh.! get for witnes was more then 'hundred yeards from us
anncrienes she say she did ore it and sometimes she do say she did
• tor •ti • it piple do say that she will swear aney. thing Joan is not
4:iue ofo.ir pariah she is nutter of the Cuutery.