The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-28 00:00:00

MR. ORI,4NDO.

Substance of a letter addrtssed on the 25th instant to
the Editor of the Examiner, in comtittence of one which
appeared in that paper on the preceding Sunday; it was
not published yesterday :
Saa,—A letter appeared in your last journal, the object
of which is professedly that of throwing doubts on the
authenticity of a paragraph attributed to Mr. Trelawney,
in which the general conduct of Messrs. Orlando and
Luriottis, in their capacity of Greek Deputies to this coun-
try, is called in question ; and your Correspondent appears
inclined to ascribe the fabrication of that paragraph to
intrigues and cabals formed in the City, having some in-
terested end in view.

It was not without much difficulty that I could guess the
particular paragraph to which your Correspondent alludes,
and that I succeeded in finelieg it ainetig your papers in
one dated so far back as four months ago. It is as follows:
"'('hose bockheads of the Geeek Depicies, Orlando and
Luriottis, by their management, or I should say mis-
management, of the loans, have caused the ruin of their
country."
I have no doubt of this beitee the passage of the letter
referred to by your Correspoi.dent ; but it is rather stir-
prising that he should have thought of reviving the sub-
ject so long after it had been left to die in oblivion, and at
a moment when no circumstance has occurred which
might appear to render expedient so tartly a measure.
It is nevertheless your Correspondent's evident intention to
justify the Deputies as to the allegation in question ; for,
w Nether the censure passed against them be attributable to
Mr. Trelawney or another, it is not the less certain that
the accusation of mismanagement has been publicly made.
But yoor Correspondent has found it much more easy to
appear as the panegyrist of Mr. Orlando on the occasion
than ids apo!oaist, though the latter capacity was rather
more suitable to his undertakiti,g. Ile mint, however, per-
mit me the freedeso of an observation that may show how
far the !reasons he gives for which h. believes Mr. Tre-
lawney not to have been the author of the above-stated
paragraph are capable of strengthening his assumption.
It may oe very true that Mr. 'frelawney experienced
hospitality and kindness in Mr. Orlando's house at
Hydra; but it is not the less certain (an indeed your
Correspondent himself acknowledges) that Mr. Trelawney
is " enthusiastically attached to the cause of the Greeks.
It is hereby matte evident that Mr. Trelawney was hound
to repress all private feelings, and incifice all personal con-
siderations relative to Mr. ()demi°, when be found the
success of the cause to which be is "enthusiastically at-
tached" to have been rendered hopeless by the errors of
that agent's administration. Mr. Trelawney, in holding
the language attributed to him by your paragreph, would
not have spoken his sentiments alone. Ile was in the midst
of the scene of those operations which so much interested
him, and heard complaints made on every side, relative to
the mismanagement of the loans. His would, there-
fore, hare been the echo of the public voice in Greece.
No one in that country was ignorant that the last loan
negotiated in London was for two millions sterling,
from which the effective sum of rather more than seven
hundred and fifty thousand pounds was to be forthcoming;
and that hardly one-third portion of this ever arrived in
Greet•. What became of the remainder? In what con-
sisted the extensive aid which the Greek cause might have
derived from it? Can it be otherwise than by the effect of
mismanagement that the Greeks were deprived of the im-
mense advantages it might have pr. cured? And is it not
natural that they should make those complaints of misma-
nagement which Mr. Trelawney is supposed to have as na-
turally repeated ?
Your Correspondent closes his letter by announcing the
approaching departure of Mr Orlando from this country;
1 a circumstance which I am by no means willing to believe.
Mr. Orlando is hound to protract his stay in England, al-
though the notification of his recall from the official func-
tions he has hitherto exercised in it hes been received by
him. He is aware that three individuals are appointed to
receive from him anti examine his accounts; anti that al-
though only one of the three is already in this country, the
other two arc every moment expected to arrive. Mr.
Orlando has too great a regard for his character and repu-
tation not to relinquish, under such circumstances, all idea
of departure for the present. He will no doubt feel the
necessity of being present, with Mr. Luriottis, on the spot
where all his transactions took place, and where the books,
accounts, documents, &c. relative to them, are to be re-
ferred to.

I have the honour to be, Sir, &c.

Egham Races commence this day.
On Monday morning, shout five o'clock, the wife of a
poor working mechanic, who was on her road from West-
gate-common to Rothwell, for the purpose of lying-in at
the house of a relation, was suddenly seized with the pains
of labour, ticar the top of Westgate, Wakefield, and abso-
lutely delivered herself of a child in the street. At that
early period of the morning, two young men, going to
their work, were the only poisons near to witness her un-
fortunate situation. They humanely afKorded her the best
assistance in their power, and, as soon as she was able to
move, supported her to the house of a relation in New-
street, where, we are happy to hear, both the mother and
infant, notwithstanding their unfortunate situation, are
both doing well.
Me.taticuot.v ACCIDENT= FI r..—YeSterday week a
fire broke out in the sunk flat of a house in Home-street,
Edinburgh, near Lochrin distillery, which was attended
with fatal consequences. The alarm was given about half-
past twelve o'clock, and with that promptitude and despatch
which now mark the operations of our fire establishment,
the engines were very soon after on the spot; but unfortu-
nately, although a fire-cock is placed in the vicinity, there
was no water in the pipes, anti half an hour was lost
before it could be got, by which time the fire had made
great havoc in the sunk and street stories, both of
which are nearly destroyed. The furniture of the other
flats was also much damaged in the hurry of removal,
and the poor people to whom it chiefly belonged (the house
being mostly let in small apartments) have also to complain
of the cupidity of some wretches, who, taking advantage of
the confusion, and under the pretence of rendering humane
assistance, carried many of their articles off. But the most
melancholy consequences of this accident are yet to state.
A woman named Easton, a widow, we believe, who Mita-
' bited one of the rooms destroyt d, had returned to it unper-
ceived, probably with a view to save something, and was
burnt to death before her situation was known to those
employed in extinguishing, the flames. Another woman,
who leapt from a window, had her leg broken, and was
carried to the Royal Infirmary.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

TO 'THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

St 11,—It was not my intention to have noticed any of the
insinnations or misrePresentatima which have appeared in
several journals respecting certain s!konn-vevtls. assumed
to be for the service of the Greeks, because I thought it
better to allow the real facts of the case to be developed by
time, which would have given the best explanation, and
have done full justice to all concerned. But as the state-
ment made in an Evening Paper of Saturday has personally
implicated woe, silence would be no longer proper.
It has been insinuated that I have, from eoerupt mo-
tives, delayed the works, and that I have rendered them
inefficient. Each of these allegations is unttue.
The uniform tenor and conshitency of my public life
ought to have protected me from this hale and unfounded
imputation on my honour and integrity; and my pro-
fessional character, whenever circumstances will require or
permit the investigations, will be found unimpeachable on
the subject of these vessels.
It has also been asserted that I have made steam-vessels
for warlike purposes 'or the l'acha of Egypt. This is like-
wise untrue. The simple fact is, that I have a son who
has been employed in that country for the last two years,
in superintending the erection of machinery for domestic
manufacturing purposes; and neither It- nor myself have
been concerned, directly or indi►ectly, in the construction of
any implementsof war for the Pacha.
I am, Sir, yours repectfully,
ALEX. GALLOWAY.
Weit.street, Smithfield, Aug. 27. 1826.

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WELSH IRON AND COAL MINING COMPANY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

Sts,—Having this day rend in tht Mies,* the Weekly De-
speech, and the Oh.verver, reports of the proceedings at a
Meeting of the Shareholders in this concern, held yesterday
at the London Tavern, in which statements are made
wholly false and scandatously libellous, relative to myself.
I beg of yon to insert this letter in your paper of Monday,
in order that a report of the Meeting, which will doubtless
th'n appear,, may at the same time be accompanied with
this explanation. •
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First, as to the Netts—ln this paper it is stated that
" I bribed three of the directors to hold their tongues, by
a donation of 500!. each." This statement is wholly un-
tru:i, and without any foundation whatever, and I challenge
those who have made the charge to bring forward their
proofs.

In the same paper it is alleged that my bill amounted to
nearly 4,000'. all of which has been paid almost with-
out examination. This statement is al.o untrue, as the
only bill which has been paid amounted to not quite 2,0001.
and although money has been pipid by the directors on ac-
count of another bill, yet such bill is under examination,
and has been so for some months.

S;contl, as to the II eekly Dexpalch—ln that paper it is
ass,rted—lst, That I have dtawn 1,200/. for stamp, and
appropriated the money to my own use.
This allegation is without foundation, since the money
was appropriated as directed, and the deeds twice en-
gros:cd for execution, but owing to the resignation
of Mr. Kershaw as trustee, and now Lord Palmerston, the
deeds must he a third time engrossed. Since my resigna-
tion of the office of solicitor in May last, and the re-
enerossment of the deeds, I have not affixed the ad
cola cm stamps, hut given the Company credit for the
amount. The other allegation in this paper is, "that
when the auditors commenced the examination of accounts.
I offered them a cheque of 301. each as hush money."
This statement is also without foundation. Many months
ago, when Mr. Prater, Mr. Venning, Mr. Horton, and Mr.
Jackson ['erring, were auditors, I was instructed to pay to
them 301. each, being their proportion of the profit made on
the sale of shares reserved for the benefit of the directors,
au liters, and officers, and which, at the first audit, the
auditors had not disapproved. In obedience to the in-
structions of Ce.t directors, I paid the amounts to the auditors,
who made no objection at the time thereto, but I learned,
subseprently, that after some of the auditors had quarrelled
with some of the directors, the auditors, with one exception,
declined presenting the cheques, and three out of the four
were returned to rue. This, then, is the charge of hush
money, which has been s t falsely and wickedly made.
Third, As to the Observer—lt is there stated, first, that the
sum of 12„500/. was retained by me for a long time from
Mr. Jones. This statement is false, as it was paid over
directly, and a receipt soon after given by Mr. Jones to me
for the amount, which receipt was required from me by the
auditors when I was out of town, but immediately on my
arrival in town I handed it to the secretary.
It is also alleged that I offered a sum of 413/. to the audi-
tors, and that they rejected it. This also is untrue, and I
must say Mr. (lark knew it to beau. The same charge as to
the stamps is also made in this paper, and needs not a se-
perate refutation. The Obvcrk.er further charges that I
am in debt to the Company two thousand five hundred
pounds ; and the individual who makes the statement is
Mr. Clark, though I had previously, both in public, and
by letter addressed to the auditors, proved the statement
to be incorrect, as the Company is indebted to me, in-
stead of myself to the Company.
As to the general allegations. of Messrs. IVilks and
Verheke's bills being large in amount, I only observe that
I never professed to lie what is called a cheap lawyer; nor
to leave to the management of junior clerks and under..
strappers, business which, if so managed, ofight be cheaply,
,1 but would be sure to he had/y, executed.

I merely add, that before Mr. W. Clark became a share-
holder, be was put in possession of every fact connected
with the Company, and especially relating to the shares,
&c., and attended at a meeting of directors to state that he
was perfectly satisfied with the Company, its concerns, and
mana:ement—that he merely wished to invest some of his
money in the Company, and that he never would directly
or indirectly take any net in annoying or disturbing the
directors or officers of the establishment._

So much then for the accuracy, truth, honour, word,
and character of Mr. Clark, the late clerk of Messrs. Tim-
peron and Co.
I am, Sir, your moat obedient S,:rvant,
Aug. 27, lON. ,101 IN WILKS, Jun.

FATAL Dust..—We are sorry to learn that a meeting
took place on WTlneaday morning, to the north of Kirkal-
dy, between George Morgan, junior, Esq. and David Lan-
dale, Esq., both of Kirkaltly, when, at the first exchange
of shots, Mr. M. received his adversary's ball in the chest,
and unfortunately died on the spot. As the cause of this
meeting must undergo judicial investigation, we refrain
from giving particulars connected therewith.—Edinburet
Courant. . _ _

NERVOUS Lam rs.—A Parisian physician, who has en-
tirely devoted himsAf to the study of the disorders to which
the fair sex are subject, has just published a work, in which
he teaches husbands the means of ascertaining whether
their wives' nervous attacks are real or feigned ! We would
advise this indiscreet and officious medical gentleman to
take care of himself.
There is now alive at the hour:. of Mr. Nicholas Temple,
Bolton, near Appleby, a hen chicken with four legs. From
the body of the fowl to the thigh joint connecting the leg,
the appearance is perfect ; but from that joint the other
two legs start, as it were, behind from the natural ones,
and are said to be nearly as well formed and perfect as the
two which nature assigns to the bird.
A meeting of the pilots commissioners (Liverpool) is
called, to he held on Monday next, for the purpose of tak-
ing into consideration the propriety of reducing the present
rates of pilotage for conducting British ships into and out
of the port of Liverpool.
'I.IIE INTERRUPTED SICRIFICE.—The extraordinary
popularity of the opera of the Oracle , or lit, Interrupted Sacrifice,
which is now performing at the Lyceum, translated from iVinter's
Dos (In ferbrodiene opprfest, has caused numerous editions of the
music of that highly-celebrated composer tobepublishedin thiseoun.
try. ‘re observe that filmsrs. Ewer and .folianning, is the publics.
tarn of a very superioredition of all the favomi te songs,dttets,and airs,
in theahme Opera, that the music has been most delightfully admitted
to English poetry, composed and arranged with pianoforte accom-
paniments, by Peter Von Winter; and with guitar acconinani.
meats by
a celebrated Composer, who has executed his task in a
manner which reflects the greatest credit on his musical taste, as
well as on his talents and judgment. Many of the aim in Messrs.
Ewer and Johaniting's edition of the music cant-In French words,
with an English translation, which, we have no doubt, from its
novelty, will create a considerable sensation in the musical world,
and amply repay the publishers for the pains and ineennity with
which the whole work has been an liberally " got up." We have
only further to remark, that the grandeur nod melody of Winter's
o lisle has rendered it equally popular with tbst of the late la-
mented Weber.

.111 .1 NUF.IC !WRING DISTRICTS.

EXTRACT OF A PRIVATF. LETTER.

MANrIIESTLR, SATIUkI/AY, Arr.. 2G.
There is no alteration in the prices of cotton goods in
this maid:et, nor have the purchases made since the last
market day (Tuesday) heen extensive. It is understood
that some consid. Table orders have been received from the
Continent within the last few days; on the whole, how-
ever, there does not appear any increased activity of busi-
ness. Private letters from the surrounding districts re-
present trade generally without much improvoawitt. At
Rochdale the cotton spinning is in full oprration. In the
hack districts, Milmow and Litt!ehorough, business is re-
viving. and the accounts from thence assert confidently
that the storm is passing over them ; but the statements
received from Blackburn and Bolton arc less favourable,
and it is feared that a long period moist elapse before em-
ployment can be procured for the whole of the working
classes.

There have been many meetings of the Mief Commit-
tee here, and of the trustees of smite of the adjoining
roads, fur the purpose of devising some plan for employing
the poor. The trustees of the Cheethatn-Hill road agreed
to place I,ooot at the disposal of Mr. M'A am, to be laid
out in giving such employmont on that road, and it was
made known at the meeting that the London Relief Com-
mittee would add a proportion of one-third more, that is
333/. 6s. Md. for the same purpose. It is also understood
that they will add a similar proportion to any sum of
money advanced by public bodies or private individuals, in
creating work for the poor. If these suggestions be
adopted with a pro, er degree of public energy, there is no
doubt but that the severity of the present distress would
be greatly mitigated.