The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-09 00:00:00

FURTHI:II PARTICPLAYg.

We rerret to have to announce the destruction, by fire, of a very
extensive woollen factory, near Bradford, in this county, which,
besides the loss of properly it hos occasioned, has thrown an im-
mense number of people out of employ. Starcrtnn Mill, the pro-
perty of the respeelable and well-known firm of Cooper, Brothers,
and Co., was burnt to the ground on friday night last ; and we
are informed, by an eve-witness of the disaster, that the flames
spread so insvanteneously, and so rapidly, that almost at the
moment the fire broke out, the entire budding was one terrific
blaze, baffling all human efforts to subdue it. Providentially, the
night was perfectly calm, owing to which the exertions of the fire-
men. directed to the preservation of the surrounding detached
buildings. were rendered successful. Al'e understand that the pro.
petty was insured to a considerable amount • but it the actual loss
were covered by it, still the injury arising 'from the stoppage of
such works cannot be compenaateerfor. The fire is not supposed to
N. otherwise than accidental. Fortunately no lives were tom—So-
/Id* ry avid Winclaster Jormsal.
Later accounts state, the injury will not prove to extensive as
was at first supposed, sb, in consequence of the detached buildings
being saved, the business can still he carried on to a considerable
extent ; so that tie greater part of their numerous work-people
will continue to be employed us before, while the factory is being
rebuilt.

De at..—At an early hour on the morning of Saturday, a
meeting was appointed to take place within a short distance
of Guildford, in Surrey, betwixt J. 11.151—, Esq. and Mr.
B—, of South Molton-street, attended by their respect
' the friends; but, in consequence of the active interference
of one °Mho gentlemen in the commission of the'peace (who
had nearly secured Mr. M. at the house of a friend on the
previous evening), the time and place of meeting were
changed by mutual consent, and the parties met yesterday
morning nearly midway between Brentford and I Jammer-
smith. Two shots each were fired without effect, and the
difference was then amicably adjusted.
The late Lieutenant-General C. Jeaffreson entered the
service on the 28th December, 1779, as an Ensign in the
18th regiment of flint ; was appointed, on the 4th October,
1779, a Lieutenant in the tatith regiment of infantry, and
promoted to a company in the same corps on the 17th
March, 1783. Ile was placed, on the 25th December,
1793, on half-pay; was appointed, on the 13th May,
179.5, to a company in the 125th regiment of infantry,
and was placed on the 25th of March, 1798, again on half-
pay. Ile was appointed, on the Ist March, 1794, Major
by Brevet, and on the Ist January, 1798, Lieut.-Col. by
Brevet. He received, on the 9th of July, 1803, the Lieut.
Colonelcy of the 4th Battalion of Reserve, and was placed
on the 25th of February, 1805, the third time, on half-pay.
He was appointed, on the 2.lth of April, 1808. to a Colo-
nelcy, and obtained, on the 4th of June, 1811, the rank of
Major-General, and on the 19th of July, 1821, that of
Lieutenant-General.

SIR Jour/ Poo Butesroari.—This afternoon, at one
o'clock, as the above gentleman was driving his pony chaise
to Sir Arthur Paget's, on coming near the gate at Northam,
the animal turned round, and set off in full speed up the
new road. Sir John, in endeavouring to avoid a waggon,
was thrown out, and we are sorry to add that his collar
bone was broken. and his right arm and one of his ancles
dislocated. Having prompt surgical assistance, the dislo-
cations have been reduced.—Sulisbar., Journal.

A circumstance of a very unpleasant nature occurred on
the lands of Carrorca, in this county, a few days since, by
which one man lost his life, and another was dangerously
wounded. The dispute originated in the taking possession
of property. Two persons, in consequence of the affair,
have been committed to the county gaol of this town.—
Galway .4dvertiser.

lhat ADm I. Aeolic:4;l%—On Sunday morning, between
one and two o'clock, a young man, named Wm. Harris,
who was in die employ of Messrs. Dutton and Smith,
scale-makers, in Tooley-street, was engaged with two other
persons in towing a boat down the River, when he over-
balanced himself and fell into the water. His companions
made every endeavour to rescue him from his perilous si-
tuatio:i, but without erect, and he sank to rise no more.
The body has not yet been found.
The Jame. of Ayr, Captain Robert Hunter, sailed from
Liverpool for Glenarm on the Bth ult., with rock-salt, and
ha•: not since been heard of.

A anions circutmtance, connected with the natural his-
tory of the bat, was fume time ago it ..iced in Linlithgow.
A worthy timelier, with provident foresight, bad laid in a
line double i.tmecster cheese against the next
will for sarety put the kebbuck to win upon a shelf, in a
remote corner of the house. It is well known that many
hundreds of hats were tits:mi:l,d frost their hybernating
recesses, when the old church of Linlithgow was lately re-
paired, but little was it imagined that ninny of them
chancel to Emit a diti:vent abode. When the cheese was
taken down, it seemed all sound enotyli, except that a
a:nail bole appeared in one side; but the first cut dis-
covered that it was entirely hollowed out. and that an im-
mense number of bats, in a dormant state, were iitietly
its postilion cf the interior.—Stir/in Jeurld,