The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-12 00:00:00

01. D SESSIONS.

Three Sessions conimence on Thursday nem, and nm on Wed-
nesday, as smile of the papers hare erroneously stated. The fol.
lowing is a 'nunnery of the various offences with which the priso-
ners who are to be tried at them stand charged

LON DUN. MIDDLESEX.
Blltglsry . .. 0 - 1
Housebreaking . - 0 - 1
Highway. Robbery . 0 - 1
Stealing in a Dwelling-Ilouse I - 9
Forgery - I . I
Embezzling . - e - 7
Nlamlaugliter - - 0 2
-
stealing from the Person - II . 16
Bemiring Stolen Goods - I - 0
Larcenies - - 12 - BO
Fraud - - 3 - 0
Publishing Blasphemous Libels . I 0
Secreting a Letter when employed at the
Post.Hffice - 1 0
lase stealing . - 0 2
.
Procuring Counterfeit Coin, with intent
to utter - 1 - 0
Attempting to Steal - 1 - 0

:IS • 120
Tbc Judges appointed to sit at the OW Bailey are, the Lord
Chief Barrio, Mr. Justice Holroyd, and Mr. Justice Burro:4o.

CORONER'S INQUESTS.

On Saturday afternoon an inquest was held at Mr. Smith's. the
sign of Ring Octal. the Eighth, Iligh-street, Lambeth. befitre
Charles Jettimett, }.sq. Coroner for Surrey, on view of the both of
Nicholas Downs. aged 19, who was drowned in the River Thames.
Mr. Edward Condier, of Miry-la-bonne, carpenter. and master
of the deceased, deposed that the deceased was his apprentice, but
had not been to work since the lit of July. The deecastst was per-
fectly sane then. The only reason witness could assign for his
destroying himself., was his having broken open two ilest. van.
raining tools, belonging to his fellow.slimmien. with which lie had
made away. I )t. late be had contracted habits of idleness, and lie
fcsred he associated with indifferent characters about Tuthill-tit:ldb.

Vettlift--.' Found drowned."
Another inquest was held at the sign of the Three Comp-trees,
Vauxhall-mud, before the same Coroner, on view of the body of
John Wadley, who hung himself.
John Brown, labourer, deposed, that on Friday mornirg
about tire o'clock, lie was going to his employ at a house situate in
Clark-court, Vauxhall-mail When he turned the corn, r, he saw
the deceased hanging in the court. lie went up to him, :aid litund
that the rope by which the deceased was suspended was male hest
to a padlock belonging to an empty new building. lie cut him
down, but he was quite dead and cold.
Anne Wadley, wife to the deceased. deposed, that on Thursday
evening last, between nine and ten o'clock, he went out for some
beer, but Moot return. His behaviour of late was such, she hail
no doubt his mind was deranged. The rope with which he hung
himself was one he used in his business,—The pour woman, while
giving her evidence, was deeply affected.
Verdict" Deceased hung himself while in • state of mogul
' derangement."

SHIPWRECK Or THE BRIG JESSIE, A.VDDIIE.II).
FILL FATE OF THE CREW.

It has never been our lot to record a more mi lar.clily estaatro.
phe than the loss of this vessel, ea her homeward P.1..,ge to el..
port from the river St. Lawrence. The intelllgerec : tit-ought !,
the Mary, Ford, which arrived here front Ptetou ent "Fueulay last.
The Jessie, a fine new vessel of 310 tons biirthen. enninianded by
Captain 311`Alpine, a gentleman distinguished for his general
ndents, and particularly fur his skill as a seaman and a naval
architect, sailed from Three Rivers, in Prince Edward's Leland, or.
the 22d of December last, a period of the year solllt'what later than
usual for an European voyage. Nothing was known of the vessel
and crew for several months, and it was SO generally supposed that
she would never again be beard et, tort we under and a settlement
was in the contemplation by the underwriter* with the parties in-
terested. It chanced, however, that on the Ifftli of May last, rite
mutter of the mail boat from Prince reward', Island to ricritu
discovered part of the wreck of a vemel strreided on the the of St.
Paul's, a barren rock, about halls mile in cire•tmfet nee. 2uO miles
from Cape Breton, and 300 to 44N from Three !livers. It was
soon discovered to be the remains of the Jessie, !set no living crea-
ture was to be seen rear her. On landing, the boatmen round a
weather-beaten temporary hut, and within it the awful spectacle of
the passengers and crew of the Jessie. •.!•2 in rumba, all dead. From
the iemnants of barrels, and othe: appearar.con, it was evident that
on being wrecked on this dreary inhospitabls spot, they had suc-
ceeded in erecting the hut with such materials n, had been washed
on shore from the wreck, and had saved some portion of the provi-
sions I but that, after the most dreadful whitings from cold, owing
to inadegir 'e shelter, and the want of food and fuel, they had
perished under the united rigour, of famine. and the storms of rn
Almost polar winter. That their sufferings -lust have h?en, or
how long the stoutest amongst them were doomed to behold the
palid bodies of their companions while the finger of dead' pressed
upon their own, there is now no tongue to tell.—There were
amongst them, besides the lamonted Commatelt7 of the brig, Mr.
D. ACKay, the owner of the vessel, and Mr. Forbes, of 51inunielli,
• partner of Mr. Drinkwamr, of this town. 'Firr names of the r they
officers and crew of the brig we have not been able to ascertain.
On the intelligence of the catastrophe reachitiA, Prince Ettward's
Island, a small vessel was despatched to bring the bodies for inter.
ment at that place ; but ,ow Mg to the change in the atmosphere,
they were found to he in Duels a state of decay, that it was neces-
sary to perform the last sad duties of humanity on the spot where
they perished.—Liverpool 111..1.4.bry.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Ocean has been ordeml to be got ready for sea at Plymouth
it being intended that Vice-Admiral Lrnl A. Itesiticlerk should hois
his flag on board, and proceed to Lisbon. One hundred seamen
from the Bulwark and Albion, have been sent to her by the Cal-
liope tender.
His 31ajesty's ship Cambrian has been re-commissioned at
Portsmouth this week. Lieutenants 11. S. Marsham and R. Smart,
the Rev. J. Taylor and Mr. W. Wielie, purser, have been ap-
pointed to her.
I.llc Bill passed in the last Session of Parliament, relative to the
Admininration of Justice at Newfoundland, having renthred it
necessary to have a Flag °Ricer 011 that station. the Ward of Ad.
miralty have thought tit to consolidate the Newfoundland with the
North American command • Vice. Admiral Sir C. Hamilton has
struck his flag, and resigned the command accordingly. We on.
derstand that Captain Sir T. Cochrane has been appointed Civil
Governor of the island. . . .

....
The Loyal Briton transport has arrived at Portsmouth from the
31editernmean, last from Gibraltar. By that ship we learn tl.at
Victr-Arlibiral Sir Harry Neale had again sailed from Malta, to
Ronnie the blockade off Algiers. Several of our vessels, in stand-
ing close in for the batteries, had been fired into from them. The
Terror, Martin, and Chanticleer, were at Gibraltar on the 12th of
June, when the Loyal Briton
Tuesday the Calliope, Lieutenant Justice, arrived at Ports-
mouth from the westward ; and on Wedneeday the Antelope,
tender to the Ramifies, on her way to Bantry, put in with con-
trary winds.
APPOINTMENTS ANT) PROMOTIONS.-...Mr. W• I. Alexander
is appointed Master of the Champion; Mr. David Clowe, Purser
to the Britomart, vice Kiniber, whose appointment is cancelled;
Lieutenant Wm. Burnett, of the Albion, is appointed to the Se-
ri nicapatam ; and Lieutenant Henderson, of the letter ship, to the
Albion. Mr. E. R. :Manley, Midshipman, is appointed Lieute-
nant of the Bustard, vice Tinley, invalided; Mr. U. T. Dawson,
Midshipman, to be Lieutenant of the Hyperion, vice Collicot, in-
valided ; Mr. Christopher liagot, Midshipman, to be Lieutenant
of the Superb, vice Cubbage, invalided. Lieutenant W. Richards
is appointed Supernumerary Lieutenant of the Ramifies; Mr.
John Al'Arthur, late Purser of the Prince Regent, is appointed
Supernumerary Purser of the ltamillies, vice Will e, removed to
the Cambrian.