The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-03-29 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Official Returns to Ordeis of the House of Commons quite
the total number of Officers on the llalf pay of she Army at
7,809.
The number of Gentlemen appointed to Comniksion., in
Reginteuts of Cavalry and Lufautry of the hum the
25th January, 1816, to She .sth January, 1819, at 710 ; of
whom 426 are by purchase.
The total number of Gentlemen appointed to Regi t ul of
Cavalry sad Infantry of the Liar, since the 25sh .13miste y,
1816, and who bave been subsequently placed uu Half-pay,
at 294. - . .

Sunday morning senolight a valuable horse, be-
longing to Mr. JOHN DICKINSON, of Doriicaolo,
was discovered to have been let out of the stable, sind
stabbed and otherwise so cult and maimed as to
shock the sight. The monster who has beet' guilty
of this horrid cruelty surely cannot long escape
justice! Such a crime is a reflection upon a com-
munity ; and every man i 3 in feeling and interest
concerned in dragging the perpetrator to punish.
meat.

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On Tnearlay night, the bags of letters from various, humble, esphsaite, and importunate -fond I multi
Chester to Shrewsbury, Oscrestry, and Llangollen, mot refrain from weeping item the extreme necessities sod
were stole out of the mail cart, which was broken sufferior ponetrayed in them. Some earnestly ask for
open while changing horses at the Eagles Inn,
ahrelistedcunt.hderbsatrkaret clothing
ifotrhethirewiamli:ltle outs—many tiesf
IVrexhant, the fair day. The hags were foubd repairs of sliaiteLloll,.)o(sittsinuand for s Tisil.hmaelessititillosnaroort
early next morning in • field near the new bar- Wittl—nillers entreat small how% mullet-nets, and trammels
fiat ground, Wrexham, with the greater part —poor old Men ask fin s,liing-litres--women Bud childicii
of the letters opened, from which it appears implore work at spioniuc, knitting, straw-plait, &r. In h hoe t ,
my table is covered with. papers, which, like Ezckierirott,
that bills and reniittanr•e4 to LI considerable
amount have been stolen. We hear in line inetance . arpeer„fi..l.llnudt*lllioh.„,"„7:::;"l"E;il47"l,Bl,lioo, and bird"e,'" ae"l
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ii ell • must u rate, aim
of enclosures to the amount of 900/. but in bills . I,,erce the “ cos. iow+siitatu lull.
which may lie stopped. The robbers were (ha- . To the Committees in London and Penzance I will refer
turbed while strartiong the letters, as those contain-
the applications fur permantat /Ware support; and to the
m remittances *ere cult partially opened. Three unit,
ot,i. at who are interested for their pretext relief, I will
g . transmit the rernsiader. Meanwhile it will afford owns the
men were taken Op oil tuspicios. Itigliesi gratification to learn that we have jest received a
At noon nu Monday, Mary Woodsman, aged 30, supply of id:llamas from Bristol, amid expect 111 a few day.
was executed in front of the Devou county gaol, fur a vessel from Loudon, with some 4.41 mi-island rice, presented
the murder of her husband, pursuant to her sem. . iIY hi" """I "h'n"' tht. P'"('' It'igeffir fur tile ""bing
tarnrg, in 'Scillfy,si
ti thilril;h the kind inter:corium of Sir Benja-
tence, on Friday. Her conduct, after condemns.
n!), was mw:
marked by the same obduracy and no- . Allow el
use to aptilimise In yon and your numerous readers
mite ice as she exhibited ut her trial. On approach- . (Cr truubliug you and Onus so min li un this subject,
1 lug the drop, she appeared greatly agitated, but 1 And t remain, sir,
Otickly 'resumed her learner daring spirit, arid as- 1 Tunis rt spectfitliy,
cended the platform o.•iili a film ttep. Her eyes were !
eatneatly direr ted towards the prison, to take her t
lest look at ,Smallacuimbe (the fellow with whom she
Ifid cohabited, and who was under eni,firremeug
three, fur loaning base coin), but ultimo lied been
taken for preventing his appearing to her visas, a
• disappolottneut whit* iht seemed to red several.

The thc+ter couch to Trantnere Ferry was over-
tisroted ou Satin-they sertnight, siul R. Fsuley crush-
tit to droll. It was nut known fur on hour after
the accidrot that the unfortouste owl we. under
the suach. No blame?! luselitttl to the driver.

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