The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-09-16 00:00:00

ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.

At ten o'clock. last night, an alarm was given is
the watchinan in the Middle Temple, that a man
hid climbed over the iron palisadoes, and thrown
himselt into the pond with jet d'ear. lh • w.itcn-
min had the good fortune to succeed in arazging
him nut, and conveyed him to a neighbouring pub-
lic house: He appeared in the most. der-ponding
state, and regretted that his life had been iiaved, as
death nnly could put a period to his misfortunes.
Hit wife was with him, and her despondence was
nearly equal to her husband's. They were a vet y
decent well-dressed pair, and had been observed
walking the whole of the evening in different parts
of the I'emple, in very earnest convert ition. They
were put into a coach, and conveyed to the Muse
of a friend on Ludgate-hill. He is said to be a
very respeetable tradesman, resi lent in Mile IF.nri
Road, and that some very heavy and tine:peeled pe-
cuniary losses had driven him to this aft of insanity.

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Edward Mass, charrd with the wilful murder
of WILLIAM Aft its, was not eutrained at Boiv.street,
on S.iturday evening. and fully committed to New- '
gate, as erroneously stated by the Papers of yes:er-
day ; he will be examined this morning, at flow.
street, before Mr. Ga Aria st. Wnile in the strong
room, at the Bronn Puhlic.honse. it Row-
street, on Saturdai, he refuszd to chew himself, ex-
cept he received A fee, and he contrived, b i this
means, to collect a considerable sum.—Seve. al huri-
ireJs visited him in the course of the day. In t.!e
evening. he procured a can Ile and lanthorn, and ex-
hibited himself through the rails.
As Pt.. landels Goidte has, of late, been devoid
of that kind of intelligence which exci,es a general
interest throughout the country. another official
publication, which will make its aispearance in 4 few
I 'Ts, will, no doubt. be souizht atter with avid ty
site allude tie the daily list of benefit Tickets in she
present Lottery, which must cu.n.iin intelligence
if the most joyous nature to many families, as wet
as individuas.

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implorer OP 7FfE f IVER 11EINfr.17:
The extensive lint, ..lovernment have beta
evening for npwards tsere e.srs, far the prntec-
tion of the I) sck y.trd and Arsenal of Cla sheer. as
sell as for the d-fence of lat • .ntry, itgainst sd
inva +Mg enelny, are nearly coesplete I I acid, it we
consider them in regard to the spateafrey occupy,
the mattner in which th y are executed. and the
great objeCts they are intenilal to answer; they
constitute one of the most imp etant national works
in the kingdom.
For several years past, there has been .t
ng fort, on the high ground ab..ve 5...-
sssn ,:batham. Th n eve wo-ks area contin ition
of this fort on each si le They rd.s along is pon the
highest grou s 1 beyond the to n of Brompton, as
far as tne low g iarnd ..ear
They are carrie.l on .1 a ourved form. so ism
brink of Cie Ricer Medway ; wo.:!, they are
to be continued by a great c:nlank.iient, as ter as
the extremity of the Dock- s .sed, whore the fluting-
bridge begins. These line are all construiftesi in
the form and manner of regular tortificatio:is, and
ate surround d l y a very broad deep trench, the
sides of winch are lined and streagtoened . thick
brick wall ; and are prote.:red in eveey dive lion by
angles, from which an en -my's line might he enfi-
laded, should they attempt to fill up this gre..t
trench, for the purpose of storming the ramparts.
•l'he brick-work is not yet complete : there are
hundreds of men now employed open h. most of
tbem soldiers; and, from the progress they. are
making, it appears as if the works would be finished
in the course of a few weeks. For all the purposes,
however, of substantial defence, they may,.in 1: me
manner. he ahead,- considered as complete. Most
of the "atterie, are alma y mounted vs:sh guns ;
and a garrison of 20,0')0 men would be able so keep
off any army which the eaemy could bring against
the place.
(reside; the extension of these works on the side of
Gillingham, they have also heed carried on iss a most
complete manner, down from the ,-arrison, close
the yen of rha-hatts, below the church.
step lull, ss hch, formerly, was a mere .
one or two footpaths across it, is now •
wrh ramparts and trenches, and presents a
front, as imor ii,znable as any in the world.
road which led from Chatham to Gillingham, by
the church and the m trine barracks, will no lone '
be a common thoroughfa e, bat is to form the
trance to tl.e Dock-yard. Another road, sore •
higher ik), is formed .!src.ugh the lines, and -
lead to the barracks, firompton, Gillingham,
The ramparts. on tais s:de, will he completed
to the brink of the river, in the same manner as
are below the Dock-yard. (hes will the military's
and marina barracks, the docks. stores, arsenal:so
the (liming bridge, the town of Bminpson. and Lae
extensive new barracks that are cow builditsg be-
hind it, be completely prote,fted by a line of ram-
parts about three miles in estent.
The floating-bridge is a work of great pubes
ut lity, ant msy be rendered subservient to asepses
poses of defence. Its 'hid ohjel is to convert%
troops and stores int., or out of' the gArrisoeW
Cisat.ians. It consists cf several strong liglissere:
favened are to one ant:elm. with planks laid across •
them, to form a road, and a -ailing on each side.
About two-thirds only of the bridge is fixed, the
lighters which constitute this part being fess moored.
1 he remaining part of the river is lett open for the
passage of ships and craft t bet, whomever is is
ma-
ces to use the bridge, there are moveable
lighters ready to fill up this vacancy The bridge
communicates with the opi mite shore of the Med.
w Ay, a short distance above Upnor Castle, to which
there will be a military causeway leading into the
London Road between Rochester and Gravesend ;
and, by this means, the conveyance of troops into she
lower pin of Kent, will, in case of necessity, be
consider 'sly expedited ; and this thoroughfare will
be of still greater importance. if ever it should be
necessary, sn cons-quence of the landing and ap-
proach c: a hostile army, to break down the central
part of (1-cherter-bridge!

The neat ohjea remtirkahle for its novelty and
importance, belonging to this place, is the largr and
beautiful range of barracks now buialing above
Bromptnn, on the most elevated spot within the tine
of fortifications. These buildings are enti-ely
brick and Portland atone, they are two or three
storie, high, and, when finished will, it it said, be suf.
ficievt to cont.tia S -) 't men. 'Mare is beside., eritb•
in the line., ground sunicient for an encampment of
eu,oUi troors.
All the ••.t..rig places we have now described lit
upon the N ads-East side of Chatham, and, as we
havz already observed. appear to be intend-d for ti
provrttion of the 1) irk-yard. But, besides these,
there are some very important wore' erefl d on the
hills to the South of the town. Ilse new .nilitAry
ho-pital, which is now used as a barrack, is c.,na-
pletely defended by ramparts ; and it is intehded to
carry a line of intrenchuleats from thence along the
hills hehini Rochester, to ell: part of the [Caw:sr
which is above to- bridge. The great leading con.
municatiun and thnrotignfare hetwrea he kentirs
CO ist and the Metropolis will thus b- defended .o
completely, AS to bc render.. impassable to any
varier . The expellees of see w,iole will he enor-
mous; whether the benefits resulting from this gi rt
undertaking will CvillpelliAte darn, is a wat.uull
which we cannot vrep-nd de-ide.

xxxessarseestes=
The Martel° Lowe. ti, which have been some time
butitl.ng in the low pounds near Fuekstone.
• to the plan propos...lll Colonel t. rawf .3,
are almost completed. They are three in 0tt!.....
her, Mai ,t, AN it Were, in each angle of a triarsek, ttf
• Circular form, with the root bui't lik- a slomt•,
and a number nt portsholeg for small art.] ; a het%
finished, they will -1:01Plt a 'skew of at tillety. •.f must
prove a gest pr t'•9i.rn to th • t•art f the tO 4.
.yAI Highness the Du et of Yors, • • ' it
Late vis•t to 1). evo. .otter in.pe.nin the c.s
the rt tutus .v rk, on the heittats, W. •
of to ord r, that no prisons ,horrid be atir,'
w.thm the latter, except he workmen. ar. aMtla•
•nets of the aim," ; pr •vitlt24 to t. at blase, y ta.
sms were admitteJ an•i..te the ea tle, wirhout a p!i••
tnission horn the Brigade Mej IP t this maw 141
dJubt, a •A'y tweets:try tr dem, b,0,, trawl of oar • •
sitar art: tlielteoy •alepriecki nit an opportunity t•f
gratifying their cur osity hoar tit •u, onal m n re/
daily emp'toyed at these works. and, when Si
they will ntiount not less th.ts pittians if c....aosi.

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