The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-03-13 00:00:00

FASITIONABLE PARTIES.

The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland gave a grand
chestier on 'Thursday In the Earl sod Counters of POWiP, Sir
Walkin and Lady Harriet W. Wyatt, Hon. Mr. Clive, the
Bishop of Worcester, Mr. Walrlegrave, Miss Cornwall., and
s large party, at their leinse is St. Jamtea-ailuare. Thu: day
their Graces will entertain anutlwr large party.
The Marquis of Langetown will Live a grand entertain.
meld this day to a large party of distinguished personsys,
at Lanklown Honor.

Viscount Torrington will gives resod dinner this day to a
large party of distinction, at his leidetice in Upper Brook-
street.

The Earl of Aberdeen will give an elegant entertainment
On Friday next, to a numerous party, at Argyle House.
Viscountess Ennisneure gave another splendid rout yester-
day evening, at Kingston House, which was very elegantly
attended.

FASHIONABLE ABEIVALS and DEPARTURE 3.

The Dowager Duchess of Northumberland and the lades
Percy arrived on Thursday at Sion House, from their seat,
Stannic Pat k, Ynrksliire
Lord and Lady Holland returned to town yesterillv
a •isit to the Earl and Countess Cowper, at their sett Par
stinger, Mita, _ _

The Earl of Carhampton left town yesterday for his seat
P:syne's Hotel, Surrey; the etiolates-, 14 e are happy to state,
is much better.

The Marquis of Tweedale arrived on Thursday at the
Clare...lon Hotel, Bond-stri et, from the Hout, Melton Muse
bray, Leicestershire.
Arrivals at PA:lke'. Hotel, Jetniyu-strvet :—Col. Pepper,
tram Paris; Mr loot Mrs. Walter. and family, from Bath
Mr. sod Mrs. Robertson and family are arrived at Brionet's
Hotel, Leiceattr-squave, from their seat, Ladykirk House,
Scotland,
The Marquis and Marchioness of Buckingham arrived iu
town on Thursday evening, from their seat, Stowe, Bucks.
Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart. left lowu yesterday to join the
hunt at Sir Henry Prestos, Bart's. scat, Tusmore, Oxford-
shire.

The Countess of Minto and family have left Thomas's
Hotel, Berkeley-square, for their new residence in New Bur-
hugton•street.
Lord Clifton is arrived at hiss father's, the Earl of Darn-
ley's house, in Berkeley-square, from Cobhtm Hall.
Departures from the St. Petershurgh Hotel, Dover-street:
Mr. and Mrs. Caulfield and family for Brighton ; and Cap-
tain and Mrs. Newbury fur Paris.
Lord Carrington is expected in town nest week from
Ft mice.

The Hon. Colonel Onslow lass left town for his brother's,
Earl Onslow's seat, Clandon, Surrey.

Arrival. at Remi's Hotel, Lover :—Wil-
liam Selby Lowndes, Esq. M.P. and family from their *eat.
Waddon Hall, Bucks; and John Mosshead, Eaq. from a
tour.

Earl Temple is returned to town from Stowe, Bucks.

SPORTING; 171IRIETIE.

ARRIVAL OF A DISTINGUISHED CHARACTER.

Amongst the distinguished arrivals in London on Thurs-
day, out yet announced, is a greet conqueror from the West,
the champion of Ireland, and no less a person than Dam
Donnelly, who beat Geo. Cooper, eats of the most scieneed
and best pugilists of the present day.
Donnelly left Ms whiskey crib in Capel-street, Dublin, on
a sparring tour in Lancashire with Carter, and they have
been en lucky, that Donnelly determined on a trip to the
metropolis, to see a bit of the manners, and the striding
yualiicatiuus of the Londoners.
He arrived at Burn's (the capering' where the pugilist*
of the day now assemble) accompanied by Carter, ea Thurs-
day night, by which Carter woo a bet of Ave guineas. He
proceeded direct from Manchester. la the course of yester-
day Carter introduced the new comer to the Coingiander-ta-

Chief of the milling forces, Rad to all the fighting houses,
Belcher's excepted, and where Carter, Randall, Martin, and
other stars in the pugilistic hemisphere, don't now (request.
He was also introduced to his phenomenon countryman
Randall, who swallowed wine with him and other Getatk-
NMI at Burn's yesterday, until, like other great characters
they could scarcely blink. Donnelly is come to fight, spar,
or to du any thing elm required of him, except to p
back to Paddy's land, until be ►aa profited by town sum.
neer, and for that purpose, he will conessence sparring with
Carter, on Monday ; and his powers and science will be ex-
hibited before those who can tip, bat be will not wadi.
tote his fame to those who are so vulgar as to be without
bustle. lle is a fine-looking man, between 30 and 40, and,
as one of his profession observed, be was sure be was a
Duddy by his mug. He stands six feet, is well ribbed up,
and fears no mortal fifth alive. The crowds to see bias at
Burn's beggar all description, and, like a gallant country-
man of his, he is affable and coudescending.
Martin has .hewn himself a pedestrian, as well as a pu-
gilist, of no mean rate. He run the celebrated Chicken-
butcher half a nude on the Brixton road on Thursday, and
won by two or three yards. It was fur 111 guineas aside,
and the pugilist received 15 yards at starting. The men
rail in the middle of the road, and the Chicken.batcber
gained more nt first than towards the end. He, however,
is said to tic au accommodating man.
The odds un Hickman against Crawley, on the Jett on
Tuesday next, 16 miles from London, remains at 6 to 4 on
Hickman.

The whole of the money (100 pineas a side) between
Carter and Spring, to fight on the same day as Randall and
Marlin (May 4;., will be made good on the Ist of April.
2tol on Carter. . _ _

The amateurs at Norwich have raised a handsome sub.
scriptiou purse fur Purcell and Walkeley, to fight for on the
Ist of April. Purcell is the favourite.
Burn has a promising man uew to the ring, who will fight
any body. lie is 14 stone, hits away with both hands quick
and hard with gloves, and if be possesses a moderate share of
glittlooy, the championship is easily accessible.

Nothing of interest occurred yesterday in the
Vice-Chancellor's Court.

The great distress felt by the inhabitants of the
Scilly Islands has called forth the active benevo-
lence of the British public. But there are some-
times better modes of relief, than by giving money.
We have received a letter from Mr. G. E. SMITH,
of Regent Terrace, Penzance, which states, "that
a letter had just reached him front the island of St.
Mary, Scilly, sa)irig that many of the females of
those distressed islands can plait straw very well,
and are desirous of forwarding to him samples of
their work, with the prices annexed." We wil-
lingly communicate this circumstance, in the hope
it may be thr means of obtaining employment for
those females, which is, after all, the wisest bene-
volence that can be exercised.
The mercantile world suffered a severe shock out
Thursday mor snug, in the failure of the very eminent
house of J. BA ItA DEN and Co. The outstanding
debts and acceptances fall little short, it is said, of
200,000/. This calamity has been principally
brought on by the decliniug state of the markets, the
house holding large quantities of clover seed, cotton.
and tallow, the whole of which articles have under-
rue a very great depreciation. Among their ac-
ceptances were bill) to a large amount, drawn
behalf oldie PI uibiats Government; but these hitt r
Wive all been taken up by Mr. Rwrttscuten.

IRE,4DI•'UL 111? E IN SPITALFIELDS.

INQUEST ON THE POISONS WHO PET2I§HED.

ymensey wwwwiog no Imposition woo tuken at tke Teo
Bells, opposite Spits;fields church, lwfore J. ttnwin, Esq.
earorr, on tbe bodies of Mrs. Sarah Saminonit and
who lost their lives in the conflagration
shirts Wok Fifes to Wilkey-street, about two o'clock on
lorolay wintatiog last.
Mrn. i ist Jones sworn—l live in Wilkev...mireet, Spited
(.2.1y. On Monday morning, oboist two o'clock, I heard some
.•rei Fry in the direction of the Are, and several calling
.. it Vire!" I thew op the window-sash, mud called "tit,
%Alio cces fire!"--hal no one answered. I then went 1,110
,tirrl loosed' the ehasulter'e shop kept by Mr. Ruthen,
and saw ,mike issue front the side of thl
went toe door 111111
th throughr
kry-bole the door was fast, and e Sta
rabbi- how adjoining, knocked at te door aneall
Avd
-.0 0 Firer hot no person answerehd front, within
man at the baker's shop, kept by Mr
but
io.
eiviil who vied, I sold, I did not ;
tier :t is. I then went ho. A lodger in the san
Io ,syw,, si•
'dive I live. sad alarwmed the neighbours ,

mere after Ns.
court, eon', a baker, residing opposite to the !tow
utw,,, Int firc look, out, sworn —To the best of my knotw. I
ledge 1 heard a cry of " Fire r` between one and two o'clok
om moneLy inonong ; went into the street, but (mild see
so fire; a rows, came up to me, and said, there was .t
firm, fo. •Ive Ar 4 Ser CST*. I looked about. and prrecivi •1
"Doke rosin front the lower part of Ike shop ;
who lull!, I believe, the watchman called two o'clock.
Ina fee minor*, as I approached, the tone broke not I
through the dour; I immediately gore an alum ot home, I
tarn rams out agooi, when I round two watchmen
•eliatmg lbw rattles The chandler's shop floor cult iol
t... 1 be got open ; none of the tubshitants timid make
their apitt4r3lll.l., but they were all aereantiog. reeni-
&bey a.; if le gir4l. di•fress. The pnblic.flootc W. 14 Orel.,
pd I wont WAS 1111111W11 out uf the (.143.4.
Pees diop, apper•part of which Iwtonged to the politic-
tome ; fiat there was no comm iiii ication between ti,, .es
in the Inver-part. I tr.aotted in removing tint the goods from
tar pwiihr h..me smell the fire peel. cooed Ili— It appeared
efierirods that some of the property belonging to tlw chard.
lei's .Itop was removed tutu the prblic-moose, and carried

_ .
eat 'Lome) it
nre met to untertnist whither the fire ols
otromortl by nrotleiit or wilfully dolie, htratine if the r,
it in not the emote of moon hut murder ih,it li n horn c un-
Witted I.'t nom person wliu lived iu the lit,ude Le INA*

ininrsl
Idilliam ltnthen sworn—l am the tenant of the remind I
fisior sod clsauiller's shop, lieloogiug to Mr. Ragland, I
landlord of the public house. I was first alarmed by a !
knorkisez at the back dine from the skittle.grouoil, but he.
fore I r told itress,,the door hail hero broke,' in, before I had
maw ins wife and children, who all slept its the saute room,
sod one of the children, *IVO was in bed with me; they hostile
their escape out at the window. I went out the same way, l
partly uthrssed. The fire scented to he housing rapidly in I
ow middle room. There are three rooms use the door, but i
.4rtrr I Rut Wit I could only are the dames.
Cormier,— Who awoke you 1-1 cannot tell ; my wife had
un time to wake me ; but amongst the persons gotta& the
door were two watchnicii,
Coroner —Who fastened the ,nor'-1 Am% know; the
bark 41 • belongs to the lodgers, I never fasten it ; there
was a general cry for the engines; they then broke open the
door into the middle room, and there was ti tire in the
room which was occupied by nw ; but I slid slut consider the
lire to be so tier" .... sas to prevent the property !wing aoll,
some of the furniture wos saved, but flour of Ilse •1111 k
1 was busily eistployosi in "moving the goods ; the stock
hail been insured for SO/. and was worth shoot 70/. ; there
were some sills, turpentine, nod candles its the •hop ; I be.
here the fire must hare originated iu the middle room or
the shop ;.I always fastened the middle door between the
shop and the bed room; I Fierce had a shop before this; 1
had hero porter mow, wears at the bowie of Stirlisio. and
Co. iu Tlcetodrect ; I hail not been nut that err iiiiiz, nor
was 1 so Isquor ; I went to bed at the time my wife ;toil
family dill, soil put out the Ore tinsel( ; there Is id Is. eii
fire in tin room all the pretesting day; I had paid 411 for
the fixtures and stork.
Cionsier--The fire tweaking ont in your apartment. Ilse
print ipal imputation rests upon you. It will hr salisfsciso
•
for the Jury that you give a prop& account of the traurae-
tion, except that retrain...hoary drowsiness which seized you
whilst the whole of your family ~aped.
Wmtaess—l over was intoxicate I but once in my life,
sir. I know no more than what 1 hare sald.
Mr. Samuel Hagland sworn.-1 keep the Star WO' c-
hoose ; I was 1114rtItiril on Monday morning, by a knnet.inz
at my hack mid a cry of " Fire!" in front of the
boost. I went down directly to the bock of the chandler's
ramp, and saw a fi:e in the partition of the middle room,
next the shop, shout twelve feet from the fire-place 1 slot
not try to open the slime, which was lorked,but went for water,
which 1 threw on the fire ; 1 then went for a second pail,
and on my return (ovoid the room, the passage, and stair-
case, in a hive.. I saw some of the I let (AlttilV ;
tirard when he entered upon the premises he had paid Cole
401 for the stock and Wares; 1 don't think hr wilfully set
the place oo fire; it would not lie worth his while; I "w-arit
he iiumreil the whole of his stock and r..Aitla fur ISO/. I
believe the lire was accidental.
Coroner—lf you think, gentlemen, the tire was not cern-
'Mined wiiiully, we t infer it broke out by accident
This witness is at materially concerned.
%Villiam Clsizes. d :triton to Mr. Haithory the brewer,
sworn nag in the lirewhouse, and on hearing screams of
fire, I rain« nif throe the skittle ground, when I saw the
aronnu who kept the chandler's shop, and her three children
with hi r; she was to her Hight dress, •1111 the ellidlresi
were naked ; her bosh:mil was throwing somethings not at the
window ; I got in at time passaze door, but I could uot girt
the bed room door sown ; I broke it, soil found iiss person in-
Side, they all 11.11'.112 escaped through the window ; the
middle room vela on hie.
The d d persons were old women hulling in the
house, and their Midi«, were found nearly bursted to a yon-
der, :owl were removed to the house of Mr. LOW, the motets
taker. lir.ir the rittlrrh, in a most shocking owe.
The watchman was motor's hot his evidence was not
material ; lie said. bowers r, that pierious Whit' coffin the
hour lie saw some awoke, but took particular notice of it.
The Coroner, in his ch 'lze to the Jury said, there appear-
ed anthill!! its ecoletire which would impeach any one.
The 'tory returned Own. verdict—" Redden/ally burned
to death." -

E MINORITY
ov Tur.snAs xlcnT. OT %IR 'UMW.' MOtIOR
RELATIVE TO VIZ EXCISE.

Althorn, Vi•c. Honywrosel, W. Phillip, G.
Itroocham, U. flame, Jas. Phillip.,(:. jam.
Parham, J. F. !lard, R. Pelvic', R.
Urinal, Ralph Ilatrhinesete, Iln. C. Palmer. C. F.
Barnett, Jas. Rill, Sir John D. Pcres,Tlsus.
Calvert, N. Ernmelv, T. F. Price, R.
thearrtill, Lora C. Lateetsche, J.thic Ilie:trol.), Della
Cale! ift. John I.lmlstem, J. (i. Ri.11,1, flir M. W.
Chittese, lord Merest, IVWI. nob:Will, W. T.
Dickies...a, trm. Slavierll. 'cam S.isitle, Hon. R.
Damlat, I 13,tsrlas Manic, Hon. Win. Smith, Wm.
Davits, tot AI acleeeil. R. :44ton ~ Earl of
Ellice, Isilvaril Montt, Sir C. Terme!, Rt. Hn G.
neirington. I Artl Iletore. Peter Thorp, Al.termau
farmed, lit,lc Newport, Sir .1.. Wilkins. W.
';riliccha, JW. Nrirllt.in, RY. Mimi), Sir R. .
t:nise, the W. I'lslll ip, C. X. Wili tarns Wen.
IVrestill, P..1-...rie
Ttu.yrs-1). Sc. II srmy and Alderman Watchman.

Llnytr- hook. ou Virerke.4l,ty portent...l a very
..tognlar appearance, there being only our hue ?pi.
tem,' ors t!,e,o, which glop the orriv4l At Liverpool
tlwr Anse. CIOULDIIIO, from OpOtte; suit wired to
titdi awe rerwrik tb.le, there web not n •togle vet el
entered it the l'ortore-Itoutre act 4.7, noy nor
no-ett I;ravevetarl hem any pert ahroutl.