The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-01-16 00:00:00

ACCIDEN7'S, OFFENCES, 4c.

MELANCHOLY Acc IDE ST.—About ten days ago, a boat with
two passengers and two boatmen unfortunately struck in the night
time on a sunken rock, at CaMach, between Mull and Coll, and
all on board perished. The boat was afterwards found at the
Island of Canna, a considerable distance from where the accident
happerietL The name of the owner of the boat wan Lamont,
and the two passenger. brothers, were Donald and Charles
314,juarrie, who were on their way to thin city to settle in busiten.
It was not known in the country Pitat had come of them till the
boat cast up.—Chingos firrald.
ATTEMPT AT ASSASAINATION.—The authenticity of the
following particulars respecting the attempt to assassinate Mn.
Mitchell, in the Potter-row, is said to be unquestionable. Mrs.
Mitchell resided with her aged mother, and kept a young girl in
the capacity of a servant. Blitchell used frequently to call at the
house; hut his wife, apprehensive of hja brutal usage, always re-
fused him admittance, and kept the door secure against his ap.
proach. As it was necessary to despatch the girl at times upon
menages, it was mvar.ged that, when the giel retuned, she should
rattle the handle of the dour by war of signal to her mistress.
This came to the knowledge of Mitchell, who upon the evening
when the atrocious act was committed, and while the girl was from
home, came to his wife's door, andi tusking use of the signal,
was readily admitted. Ilea: once seized hold of a lighted candle,
and rushed into a back room, the window of which he threw up
with great violence, commanding his wife at the none time to conic
and speak to him. :the refused; he approached her, and her tr.°.
'titer took hold of her, to yorereift her Ruing upon whifth Mitchell
required to know what right she had to detain his wife front him.
The old woman replied that her daughter was tinder her protection.
" Then," said Mitchell, " soon put her out of your protec-
tion;" and drawing a table-knife from beneath his sleeve, he
brandished it in her face. At this time the girl returned, and Mrs.
Mitchell, upon seeing her. cried to her to run for assistance. Al it-
chell hearing this, dashed the girl to the ground, and at the same
instant plunged the knife into his wife's side, and rushed out of
the house. Mrs. Mitchell is a woman of superior talents and
acquirements; and, before the perpetration of the crime which has
endangered her life, had formed atrangements for teaching French
and sewing, for the support Of her aged mother and intant chil-
dren.—Cutedonian Mcrrary.

Rtrwa TwEED—Vroiix" Arra vt.—Notwithstanding the
heavy penalties attached to viaLatious of the law against fishing in
elose time, yet no year passes without several Icing incurred. The
Bait during the late close time hare been very plentiful in the river,
and we are told that more have been caught Luta in any period of
equal length during the late fishing sea•:on, which was generally a
had one. Such is the audacity of the poachers that they seem to
bid defiance to the law and those acting under it for the preservation
of the fi Cm A strilcing instance of this occurred on AVedncsday
evening Liu in the neighbourhood of IVark, when Mr. George
Ramsey. and a party of water-bailiff*, for the protection of the
fish in the river and its tributary streams, were violently assaulted,
when on duty, with tire-arms and stalk*. Mr. Ramsay received a
violent blow *it% a stone on the side ; he also received a blow from
the fist of one of the rioters. Very violent and outrageous impre-
cations were awl at the time by the assailants. We are informed
that the 'ommissiouers intend to use every endeavour to bring the
parties to justice, tame of whom are known.—ilerwick Alves lion.

Saturday evening the following event happened :—Mr.
Prior, of Clapham, an eminent surgeon, eze. there, had
been attending the last momenta of one of his patients; he
stepped an hour after to console the widow, and then went
home in his carriage. Finding himself unwell, he walked
up stairs, sent for his wife and partner, and on• Mrs. Prior
entering the room, he said, "My dear, lam dying." It
was too true ; he had bura a blood-teacl, and died in a
quarter of an hour after the declaration.