The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-08 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

On Monday, as usual, the sitting Magistrate, R. J. Cir Alf BE as,
Esq. was occupied nearly the whole of the day in hearing charges
°isnot and assault. These offences have increased in a threefold
proportion in the district since so many of the lower order of the
Irish have taken up their abode in it, and the Sabbath is generally
the day selected by them for meeting in hostile array and determin-
ing their quarrels. On Sunday morning, between seven and eight
o'clock, the neighbourhood of Gravel.lane was thrown into some
confusion by one of those skirmishes called " Irish fights" taking
place there. It appeared that it commenced in a public-house, in
the tap-room of which a party of Munster and Connaught boys had
met, for the purpose of deciding a little bit of a difference between
the two provinces. They began the attack as usual, with half gal.
lon, quart and pint pots, when the Munster men, being the stronger
party, soon got the better of Connaught, many of whose bravest
sons bit the saw-dust ere the taproom was cleared; The uproar
caused by such a method of settling their differences attracted a
crowd of persona, amongst whom were several guardians of the
night, who, in attempting to interfere, were attacked by the con-
tending parties, and beaten. They however succeeded in appre-
hending some of the rioters, and locked them up in the watchhouse.
Yesterday morning Jerry Hurley, one of the most active fellows
in the riot, was put to the bar, charged with inflicting a desperate
wound upon the head of a man named Toomey, with a quart pot.
The wounded man received so much injury in the conflict that he
was unable to attend at the office, and a medical certificate was pro.
duced which stated that he was in a dangerous way.
Harley, the defendant, did not escape himself without reviving
a desperate beating. On being put to the bar his appearance was
frightful: the whole of his clothes were covered with blood, and his
face cut and bruised in a terrible manner. He exhibited his left
thumb, which was nearly severed from the hand by a blow of a
quart pot.
The Magistrate, ft remanding the defendant until Toomi was
considered out of danger, directed the parish officers to station their
men in the neighbourhood, end to apprehend all that were acting in
breach of the peace.

DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT MURDER

AND SUICIDE.

On Saturday morning last, the attention of the residents at the
house, No. 23, Acorn-street, Bishopsgate-street, was attracted by
repeated cries, proceeding from the apartments of a lodger on the
premises, named Evans. At first imagining they might be caused
by some domestic quarrelling between him and his wife, they de-
clined interfering; but the noises not dying away, but ceasing very
suddenly, their alarm became excited, and several of them ran up
stairs. When they had reached the door, they endeavoured to gain
admittance, but without effect, owing to its being fastened on the
inside. They, in consequence, peeped through the key-hole,
and perceived a quantity of blood profusely scattered over the floor.
If anything was wanting to add to their alarm this supplied it,
and they, without hesitation, burst into the apartment. On entering
it they found the unhappy man Evans stretched along a table, on
which was placed a looking-glass, and a razor imbrued in blood,
the presence of the former testifying a determination to succeed in
his criminal attempt. There was a deep incision in his windpipe,
from which, and the fleshy parts adjoining, the blood streamed
rapidly. They immediately raised him, and having bandaged the
wound, had him instantly conveyed to the London Hospital, where
he now continues, with very precarious hopes of his recovery.
On a further examination of the apartment they discovered the
wretched man's wife lying on the bed, wounded and mangled in a
most shocking manner. She was nearly exhausted from loss of
blood, and in an almost lifeless state. The prompt attendance of a
medical gentleman, and the application of the usual restoratives,
reanimated her. She, however, as well as her husband remain in
the most imminent danger, for it appears that Evans was a mar-
ried man, and had a family when he married his present victim, a
very interesting young woman, and of a respectable family. About
three months since, he learned that his first wife was still alive, and
his mind in consequence became agitated, and he formed the hor-
rible determination of preventing its possibility of a prosecution by
first murdering his second wife, and then terminating his own ex-
istence. These were the reasons given by the wretched man him-
self for his conduct.

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A shocking accident took place on Friday night, at
Mr. Williamson's brewery, in Lime-street, Hull. The
drayman, Ralph Baron, having gone into the upper part of
the premises, to right the pumps, a little after six o clock,
when the major part of the workmen had left for the even-
ing, is supposed to have placed his foot on a loose flag,
which canted with him, and be was precipitated into a large
copper full of boiling liquor. He succeeded in getting
out, and his screams alanned Mr. W. and some other
persons near the spot, by whom he was found in a dreadful
state. His clothes were cut off instantly, and Mr. Casson,
the surgeon, was immediately sent for, who paid him the
utmost attention, remaining with him the whole of the
night; but after languishing in excruciating agony until
six o'clock the following morning, the unfortunate man ex-
pired.-1101 Advertiser.
FIRE Al' MESSRS. Huasr AND ROBINSON.S.—These
magnificent and extensive premises, which open both into
Pall-mall and IVaterloo-place, were, on Saturday noon,
about one o'clock, discovered to be on Rre. It appears to
hare originated from an immense stove or apparatus erected
on the basement of the building, for the purpose of pre-
serving that part of the premises which is used as a ware-
house for books, from damp, and of heating the upper part
of the house by flues, which communicated warm air into
the different rooms. The volumes of smoke rising through
the crevices of the floor and the apertures of flues immedi-
ately communicated the danger, which was promptly and
fortunately arrested by the clerks and assistants of the esta-
blishment, by tearing up the flooring and extinguishing
the fire with water. Had the fire continued unobserved
ten minutes longer, the property of this room, worth be-
tween 20,0001. and 30,0001. must have been destroyed.

RAW HIDES.
Hest Heifers and Steers, Ordinary - 2s 4d to 2s Gi
per stone . 3s 2d to Si 4d Market Calf (sub) - 2s 1/.1
Middlings - 2s nit to th 10d

SHEEP SKINS.
Sheep 34 64 to 4s Od Lambs 21 4d to 21 Id

PRICE OF LEATHER.

Beat Dressing Hidei
Common ditto
Crop Hides, 35 to 38lbs.
Ditto 40 to 45lbs.
Ditto 45 to 5011 r..
Calf Skins 35 to 40Ibs.
Ditto 45 to 551bs.
Ditto 55 to 73Ibs.
Small Seal Skins
Large ditto
'fanned Horse Hides
Spanish ditto .

36a &I to Os
39. 6d to 41s
Od to —I oi
460 Od to 4‘

18d to 2IId
13id to 174
Ib6d to 174
17id to 194
19d to 214
tod to V",
28d to 31d
23d to 234
19,1 to :Id
16d to Ild
12d to 111
13d to IBd

COAL 3IARKET, Nov. y.
Ships at Illarl.Tt. Ships Sold.
511 Newcastle 411 .
21 Sunderland . - la
1 Scotch Coal
I Stone Coal .

BIRTH.
At Stamford Hill, nn the 4th Mat. Mrs. Powles. of a son.
On Sunday, the lady of W. E. (lowland. Esq. of a son.

MARRIED.
On the 2fith ult. at St. Mary Magdalen, Norfolk, Henry BO-
king, Esq. of Lynn, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. R. IV oda.
of the former place.
On Saturday last, at Thurston Church, Suffolk. George Ganser..
Esq. of Mildenhall, to Elizabeth Harrison, third daughter 01
Thomas Wilkinson, Esq. of Nether Hall, in the said county.
On the sth ins,- at St. Luke's, Chelsea, Mr. William Ethrie4
Long, of Battersea, to Mary, youngest daughter of the Rey. J.
Holmes, of Sowerby, Think, Vorkshire.
On the bth inst. at St.. Odes's, Camberwell, Edward Heilbront.
Esq. of Artillery-place, Finsbury-square, to Frances, only daug!,:tr
of Captain Nathaniel Belchier, of the Royal Navy.

DIED.
On the 5,h inst. at Crowle, in the county of Lincoln, Thomas
Lightfoot. I:sq. aged tel.
On the24th ult. at his residence, Holy Island, county of Thit.
ham, Mr. George Grey, aged 77, many years a commander in the
3lisliterranean trade; and on the Ist inst. at the same plwo•
Edward Grey, Post Captain in the Royal Navy, aged it', hit
brother.
On the sth inst. aged 45, Elizabeth, wife of 31r. Robert Heintz,
of Canonbury-lane, Islington ; and on the 2flth of ortohtl,ll
Yverdun, in Suitzerland, his son, Charles John Heintz-, 0'1"
20th year.
On the 3d inst. in consequence of a fall from his horse, Me.
Thomas Clements, of Southampton-street, Camberwell, Surrey.
aged 63.
On the Ist intt. Mrs. Isabella Thompson, of Hackney. ar 9°/
On the 29th ult. at Datchett, after a long illness, Major Valid
Scott, in him 80th year.
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HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS PAY
Horning, 0 min. erten It. I Evening. 11 min. lOW 12,;..

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