The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-10-13 00:00:00

SHOCKING CASE.

A man and his wife, residing in Little Russell-
cond. Covent-genies, have for some time past
lived extremely unhappy together, and on Thurs..
day se'unight had a violeut quarrel. The husbaad
left his home, and sent a broker to take the rural-
ture. This much earegerlikre wife, who destroyed
several of the articles to peeves' their bring sold.
The broker, however, took the priacipal part of
the goods away. The hatband did not return
home or send his wife airy money, who had an
intuit fourteen months old to support. She
iu esiamptaice obtained a warrant ugaiost him
at the Piddle Office, Dessistreet ; hot before he
• was apt orehended, the poor wow& yesterAay, about
our o'clock. is a tit of despair, went into Hyde
Park. tied bar Wiwi in her apron, and jam* tutu
the Stepestaias Rims.
A hansom tleatletaan paining at** tune
cured Assistance and got her out. She being in, the
water but a shirt time, ens woo brought to, and
the little nommen' nut little injured. It was some
time before she ...mid tell who she was, or the cast-e
of her miannittin4 the rash act; but she at length
detailed the etrt•umnances, and the Gentlemen
proeured • hackney coach and conveyed her and
the child home. and engaged With Mr. Jones, an
apothecary in Iltns4ell.street, Covent-garden, to pay
hens for has attemhuwe on her.

The State Lottery will begin and fiuibh Drawing
on Friday uext.

We understand it is in contemplation among se-
veral ut \l)1,1: ry Ofikers in Canterbury, to forin
compit:iy of vitriol- therpians, in older to relieve
the tedium of tile ensuing winter evenings: and it
is intended tl, t, he performances shall take place at
tii public rh. RUC, in the event of the appointed
age r being ab:e to come to terms with the pen.
prieior.
As an instance of the singular warmth and mi:d-
nets of the season, there is now in the orchard of
Clouilen Bank. Ditmfnea-shire. a pear-tree in fell
bforsoas. and mew fruit as perfectly as iu the month
of May !
Oa Tuesday the 14 t ult. a large party from •
Woikingten H ill ass, in'Jled, with many of the
ladies and gen.kinen or the town, to witness the
sbipiticit of the first waggon of coals from the
Church Pit which was rit since the rise of the
mew *issuing. The success which is lilt, ly to at.,
tend ibis great and expensive undertaking, in which
Mr. CuawEs hat been eugAged fur some years,
gives universal satisfiction, and will he a great
source of benefit to all the neighbourhood.
Mr. Bicetwas.r.. the Solicitor to the Admiralty,
has had a black servant. to all appearance a male,
of a very stout and athletic form, living with him
between 12 and 13 years, who died on Thursday
morning; when, to the astonishment of the family,
the b..irly was fi:und to be that of a female
A melancholy event occurred at Levies ea Twee.
day even.ng last, to a man whose florae was flows*.
belonging to the 37111 Regiment, qwertered in the
barracks at that place, who imprudently went to
ewe turniiri in nit adjoining field ; when rouse per-
son, at pr. tent unknown. discharged a gun !nailed
with large sing. at hint. many of which passed
through hni kidneys and liver. The poor fellow,
who win,• volunteer from the Northampton Militia,
lingered ur.ttl neat day, whoa he 'spired in the
greatest misery. An Inquest has hems held oit
i bAy.

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erteet-oui OCT. It.
In ennyeritiertire of infonaut ..,.y..);4 bePro
t*Hrit 1 by t me, , 'ol. ley, 4.141Ccit,..14)•0nr•i, effideW
orilaren, w Ails Office,. :hey, oo TosiralAy even.,
tog, ppr..l-ended 111. Ilroults, a respect:J:ls .t$ its,.,
youth, 6repisen Cooper, hi- folvernaass onyl%/f'seiA l . 4.
liroadnent, a I ckilluib, who livt a in 10.-roa-str. et
in the Borough, on napkin', ot• if sir t.
concerned VI maklng the key;g, by snetns Ii
Rultert Ronerts of es. ape (rent C;44.
11.,th-Fields Priam. Thep 'ire 'ISO* !bought •
-fore (3. Htces, E.g. at a kr.- two, 0., Thoraday
eve-sung, and underwent a long priv ite eissuina!iuns
of which the follbwing are tb p 3, ,re
Brooks stated, that preying*, to Itoberil's eocape
taking plan, a person to whom he way a stranger
mine to hum, and said he waived to have two keys
•umach, Inionedi,tetr, the one a padlock key, the other
a door key ; that he had been recontnieuried to h•nt
. .

(Brooks', by a respectable irounionger in the Bo-
rough, and must have them that night, as he wits
going out of town to Clielteoliam early or. the fol-
lowing mormog, and must take them with him
he war to make the door key from 30 itootesturitt
taken Oil soap, which the perion produced, aihl the
padlock key from a padlock, which he 'also lett with
bun. Brooks undertook to make them by the time
they were wa,.teci, In.s the atiang,r oesit away.
Brooks went to ...mere. ironmongers in the. Bouritgli
to endeavour to get a rough key, hut could not
proeure one, es the dimenaid.oi of that winder, were
not of the usual description ; thir bit was not !rime,
but there was an unusual length between the bit
and the bow, not less than eight or uine niches he
at last went to Mr. Broadbent. out directed him to
make a key from theimpresztuo. Broadbent made
the key, and delivered it to him thee eveniug.
Brooks afterwards delivered the keys, padloc lts and
impres.lion to the venom who ratted for them, sod
received twelve shit:lugs for making them.
Broadbent's statement corroborthed that of
Brooks, so far as related to Brooks corning and
ordering him to make the key. Brooks appeared
very anxious to have it dune in time, and cmtinued
at a puhlic-house in the neighbourhood whilst it
was making: he told Broadbent he should have
whatever he wanted to drink whilst he was at work,
but the key most be done in time, es it was.ginug
150 miles into the country. At first Bre. &rent
was sot willing to make the key, he thought i• !colt-
eel like a prison-key, and went to croon& souse
friends before he made it : they advised lion, as it
was a usual thing to make keys from a seem ill-
pre.rion, to make it; he did se aciardingl), and
finished it by the hour mentioned by Brooks, who
paid him Si.h for doing it.
Stephen Cooper, foreman to Brooks, made the
padlnek key by his master's orders.
Brooks, when first examined, said he did Hot
Imo* the person who gave him the order ; but on
being.prossed afterwards, he said he belariedii was
William Fogard, the person now in cii.tedy. The
prisoners manila for further examiestios
tore dap,
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st•estori-Hovst, 42,/
Fbgard, who was apprehended on a diqge of
having been connected with Ruben ft4irts 'to es-
regal of his illicit tran.actionr, this dsy onsfeNhipt
a longprieateezaosination before the Loa* Se TOIL
Nour of the particulars transpired.
Two persons were brought up, charged, we, on-
rierstead, with having forged • Custom-Vole re-
ceipts. Their examination was alsoaleo intended to be
private.

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On Saturday theigth ult. the Korth Devon regi-
ment of Yeomanry Cavalry Completed their 7 days'
permanent duty, at the head-quarters, Torrington :
and it is with nu leas satisfaction than truth. we
say that. it terminated with a rliy of the most correct
exercise. and received the approbation of .; mantis.
our and respectable aftemlalage of spectator..
cold and elegant collati,m was provided hi a marquee
on the ground, consisting of every delicacy of the
season, and a great variety of fruit, &c. During
the partaking of which. thsband of the Torridge
regiment of Local Militia played a number of
prupriste tunes ; and the whole concluded with •
dance upon the ground.
Major lIRDI.SY, of the Northumberland R.
ment of Militia, on chum a General Court "tint
was held a few days ago at Norman-crests IS it r .slts.
on charges preferred against him by ..iei.t..Cnieuel
COULSON, belonging to the said regiment of M%.
litis, has been sentenced be the l7ottrt to ..e di,.
mined that service; which sentence Hi. M
has been pleased to approve and confirm.
On gaturday last was rung on the new 15.,11. g
Darlaston. a complete peal of 5,040 wattles... 4
plea, with 192 bot.s and 4s s;ngl,,s, which was corg"-
pitted in 3 hours and 5 minute., by theaCtAlnetrill
youths of Birmingham, vii.—Renjatiiiii Bit lip
treble—Daniel Vey Newman 3—Th,r4
Hall 4—Wm. Rennet t s—Benjamin Pngh 6.--Thos
man Stubbs 7—Thoinas Dipple, tmlnr. The peal
composed and called by Renj vain Pugh.
At the General Quarter Sessions ..f Yoe Peace for
the County of Devon. held last week at the Ca-the
of Enter, Afary Fleshonws, of Turnchnpel. in the
parish of Plymouth-Dock, in the county ot D 'von,
was tried for having cruelly beaten her in eli;ld
of four years old. She was found guilty, and see.
tenced to three months imprisousent.—Tio touch
praise cannot be given to the humane parialtinitets of
Plytnoutls.Dock, for their very great readiness in
prosecuting the woman ; end it is looped that bee
sentence and disgrace will operates' an awful warite
ing to all parents, and convince them that they
are not to inflict too severe chastisements mica
their children, without being answerable to the law.
Au alarming fire, and truly destructive a na
consequences, broke out on Wednesday night, at
the house of the Rev. BARTHOLOMEW Ovum at
Frimpton. about seven miles from Dorchester,
which was occasioned by the negligence of • ser-
vent in setting fire to the &arrive-mons
during the absence of Mr. and M-s. Guava. .ho
were on • visit snout a mile distant from the- c .1.
tage, and which was reduced to a heap ..f ruld,als
before they reached it, and r nt a particle of tutu-
ture was saved, the hose being chiefly of emal-
. work. A son of Mr. GEWPIt loot his life in the
flames, and a maid.rim rant was so shockingly butts%
In searching after the child, that she is not expect.
ed to survive.

1.4.11:6/IbIICY, °crusts 11.
COliOt4 Lies 'INQUEST.

Ou Tuesday au 'ugliest was held at •the Rose •
Inn. Brosdatatira, ma the body of John Hawkiu.,
journeyman 'etirpeuter. .of Reading-street. in the
parish of St. 'Peter's, Thane, who cut his throat
on Monday morning preceding, in an out-building
adj • • g his own premise., and was found dead
by his wife a short time after. The evidence of se-
veral witnesses being, taken un the occasion, the
Jury returned a vertfct of Lenoir ; the poor man
having been in a low state of mind for some
time.