The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-07-27 00:00:00

ELECTION FOR THE WARD OF EASSISHAW.

1/I►IRD DAT.
Yesterday, at the close of ►be pull, Ilse somber* were—
Fur Alt. Moocher
Mr. William Lii.trr

Majority /or Mr. Hughes 'l
No other proceedings soak place, and the Wardnete
separated.

DETERMINED
ATTRMPT AT SELF-DESTRUCTION.

Vend Thomas, the person who on Monday cresting ladwas eommiltsd 'Hurseintingsr-lane gaol by the verdict of
the Coroner's Inquisition, charged with the wilful murder of
Jolts Mathews, a man employed at the mustard-nianufae-
tory, Lansbeth-brits, by stabbwig him its the groin with a
knife, attempted to destroy himself is the following
manner :—On Tuesday the gaoler auutourced to him the
decisioa of the Jury, which be received In a perfect calm
and collected state. At the usual hour his cell was lurked,
and at about eleven o'clock at night, as the Invoke,
was going his rounds, beard groans issuing from the
cell in which the Peisourr Thomas was caalised, ap-
parently from a dying person ; be instantly gave
an alarm, sod Mr. Walker, the gaoler, opened the cell, when
they discovered the man, cov.red with blood, lying on his
bed. The surgical attendant of the prison was instantly
seat fur, and uu exansiiiing him founds dreadful wound just
over the alsiloinen, both his arms were cut across and bled
profusely • on heing taken to the Infirm:try his spirits were
very low from the loss of blood. His wounds were dressed;
those is his arms are not considered datageronti bast the
puncture in the abdomen Is out yet pronounced tint of dan-
ger The Medical Geutlemea are in coasting attendsaceun
I to prevent, if possible, an Miamniation of the butvela.
Uu inqu‘ry, yeitriday, we were informed the mast appeared
touch better. The instrunseut with *bids he committed the
rash act was a clasp knife, about six inches in leogib; how
or by what means he became possessed of the knife is not yet
known ; the gaoler having ordered every recitation to be
used to prevent his having any weapon in his possession,
lbe unfortunate man retaius sus senses and speaks rationally
but assigns no cause fur the attempt be made upon his life. 9

The flight Hun. W. W. Potx, Lord MARY.
BOROUGH, in his farewell address to his constituent.,
state-, that he hid been uninterruptedly chosen
during i course of twenty 'eats to represent the
Queen's County iii Parliament, fur which be had
IN en returned at fourteen elections.

A reverse has been sustained by the Patriots on
the Spanish MaM. After rentai • gin possession
of the city of Caraccas only twelve days, they were
driven out of it on the 43ih of May by the Royalists,
who also succeeded on the following day in regain-
ing possession of La Gitayris. This intelligence is
communicated in letters from St. Thomas's of the
13th of June. The principal force of the Patriots
is stated to be in the interior, the President BOLI.
VAR mud General PAEZ listing formed • junction
at Various, from whence they meditated an attack
on St. Carlos. In consequence of the re-occupation
of Catraccus and La Guayra by the Royalists, the
usual convoy was expected to arrive at St. Thomas's
in the course of the month of June.

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