The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-08-11 00:00:00

TOM P. 4 IA

FILT/LACT OF A tarrot that NEW-1•0111, DATtO 6111
.1147?:r., 11149.
" I witnessed a orene;lait'inight, which has occasioned
sensations only to be felt, nut,ilesci died. The scene I allude
to was no less extraordivary,, then that of beholding the
toted Toni Paine struggliiii to bold a little longer his soul
and body together. Near an hour I sat by the bed-side of
that well.knovrti character, to whom I was introduced by a
particular friend of Lis. Could my rummy hare retained
the suggestions of my mind, in the moments when I was
viewing the pallid looks of kin who had attempted to over-
throw kingdoms and risoriarehimi—oil him, who had asto-
nished the world with the fruits of a great mind, whose
works hare caused a great part of mankind to think, and
feel, as they never did before, they would not have been un-
interesting to you. I could not contemplate the approaching
dassolution of such a man—sae him gasping for breath,
groaning in agony of body, even in a state of living rotten-
ness, without feelings of a peculiar uature. Puot Paioe's
burly gate way Lefore his mind, which is yet firm. Morti-
fication has taken np its dwelling in his mortal part, and he
will soon he nu more. With respect to his principles he
will die as he has lived : they are unaltered. Some Metiod-
ists went to him • few days ago, to endeavour to make •
convert of him, but he 'mild not hates to their emileaties."
PEIL/CE.

GUILbRALL.

Yesterday, a man named Ado Smeitk, me charged before
Mr. Alderman Woou, with stealing a quantity of metal
from a foundry at which he was employed, in Shoe-lame
A pers..] named Wheeler, the manager of the foundry, stat-
ed, that sost.d hal been frequently missed, and suspicion
fell on imam of the workmen, as lump* of it ►ad been found
hi other parts of the foundry than where they were originally
placed. lie had particularly coined t►e removal of the
piece of metal now pnulueed, which weighed about tinily
pounds, and had a piece of rope tie 3 to it be mimed it
just before dinner time on Tuesday, and inspecting the Pri-
soner, followed him when he went out to dinner, and brought
lion back ; tke metal was taken ZOO& ht. saiall-clut hear awl
had been in some manner fastened reuud his body The
Prisoner said nothing in his defence, and was remanded till
to-morrow, when the Proprietor of tire foundry is expected
to attend.

Extract from n ittt'er, dated on board the Lady
Lashington, off Madeira, the 19th Ju'y.. 1809
Li the possible event of your not lieunng of
the arrival of our fleet at thi- place, I scribble a
hasty line to inform you, that we have reached
this in perfect We t. baring come across the bay,
with delightful weather. The whole of the pas-
sengers on board this ship are in perfect health, -
and 1 have not heind of a!ay casuslt) iii the tit.et.
['he Lairs has m ide the signal for the Lashington,
Sir William Pa/Imeg, William Pi►t, and Sarah
Christiana, to proceed on their ve) age. I must,
therefore, conclude," &c.
A young man, yesterday afternoon, driving no
empty market-cart &ten Holland-street, towards
Baukside. and sitting carele,,ly in the front of it,
was, by a sodden jolt. precipitated under one of the
wheels, which passed mer his 60.4. He was im-
mediately taken up, much bruised, and csasiveyed
to a surgeon. glad the cart been loaded, his death
would have been instantaneous,.