The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-13 00:00:00

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Diocharged and relieved from various Prisons
92 Debtors, for the sem of !NS 3 0
Considered the Cases of 7l Petitioners,
Approved
Referred for further inquiry 7 Petition',
Rejected 6, and
Considered Inadraireible. . 5
Benefactions are received by Jobn Camden Mild, Erq. the
Treasurer. Cberm-Walk, Christ.; also, by Messrs. 'ferries,
Farquhar, and Co. St. James's-street ; Messrs. Hoare., Fleet-
street; Messrs. Whitmore and Co. Lombard-street; Messrs.
Cocks, Cocks, Ridge, and Co. Charing• Cross ; Messrs. Dor-
rien and Co. Finch-laue, Corahili; Messrs. Rammersleys,
Pall•mall ; Messrs. Vereg,•and Co. No. 77, Lombard•street ;
and by Mr. Grasswell, the Secretary, Ns. 7, Craves-street,
airmud ; where the Books may be sees by those who are in-
chord to sappert this Charity, sad where the Society meet
ea the first Wednesday in every Month.

It was of great importance to the prisoners
to be able thus to concert together for their coal-
ition defence; but that was not all—it was neces-
sary to find the means of annihilating the material
evidence which might compromise them. The
Chevalier had acquired a knowledge of the charges
that were brought against him. There was one
►ery serious accusation, which could be supported
only by one individual, namely, a clerk in one of
the offices of the war department. This man was
easily intimidated, and still more easily gained over
by promises : the prisoners, however, had but a very
superficial knowledge of him. The Chevalier de
Belle-Isle, therefore, arranged hie plan from con-
jecture ; and tranquilly awaited the day when be
should be confronted with his accusers.
According to the old French system of judicial
investigation, the fist examinations were always se-
cret. The witness appeared in the presence of the
accused, and no person attended the proceedings
except the Judge and the clerk. The prescribed
rules, however, were not very rigorously observed
when the accused party happened to be a person of
rank. In the present case the deposition was read.
It was very strong; hut the Chevalier woo knew

VERB?, Ducostna• 11.
The tremendous gale of wtod;laeotimpanied with heavy
rain, which appears to have prevailed generally throughout
the country on Thursday night lait, was experienced in this
neighbourhood in • very alarming degree. It commenced
cull is the evening, and continued with uniarmittiog fury the
greater port of the night, occasioning the most fearful appre.
hensioo, but we are happy to state that its effects were of •
lees serious nature in our own immediate neighourhood than
might have been expected from its extreme violence. The
principal mischief occasioned by it was sustained at the Chin•
Factory, where a high wall to the length of shoot 40 yards
was thrown down, and a tall chimney was also blown down,
which falling through the roof demolished • large quantity
of sisouficiered articles in the room beneath. Another
high wall which bounded the garden at Darley Abbey on the
foot road to this place, was also throws down to the extent
of about one hundred yards. At she villa of Richard l.eaper,
by. on the Kedleston Road, a large window in one of the
rooms was forced in and completely destroyed. Much other
damage was sustained of miser cobsequenre, and numerous
trees were broken or torn up by the roots, but happily we
have not beard that it occasioned any fatal or ware personal
accident.

Orders have been received at Chatham Dock-
Yard, to bring forward for service the Prince Ke-
ene, 130 guns. Captain W. PAULY is appointed
to the command, with a complement of 539 offi-
cer, and men. She is to be fitted fur the flag of
Vlce•Admiral Sir BENJAMIN HALLOWELL.

A house at Oak&ld, in the north liberties of this
city, the property of Wsllium Russell, Esq. was
consumed on Saturday night last. It is thought
this fire has bee, malicious.
MALICIOUS BURNING.
A few days ago, three pikes of hay, belonging to
Mr. John Wilson, a respectable farmer, at Bally-
login, pariah of Ballyneure, were maliciously act on
fire. and totally consumed ; thud had it not been
for the timely interference of the neighbours, his
dwelling-house would hare shared the same fate.—
Belfast Chronicle.)
COLA, DEMISES 4.
la addition to the attack on the Rev. Mr. Militia. house,
and the buenings to Killsty, it betimes our painful duty to
node's most barbarous and wastes attack spun the gate-
keeper belonging to John Hyde, of Castle Hyde, Esq. M.P.
On Saturday last, J. Sint., a watchman in the easplowlest
of Mr. Hyde, hail been to the water side, abort Are &clerk
is the evening, to ferry over Mr. Hydra labourers, who wens
warning at that hour from their work ; in his absence a
maw, pretessling to have • Weer hues Lord Doneraile to
Mr. Hyde, called at Sinis's house, sad inquired if be was
at beam, and getting au answer in the aegative, he said he
would call apt., lii shoat II Widt's after Sims returned,