The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-02-14 00:00:00

DIVIDENDS.

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March 5. Robert Stodart and Mathew Stodart, Strand, booksel-
lers, at eleven, at the Bankrupts' Court.
March b. William Tyler Heath, Cushion-court, Broad-street,
merchant, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court.
March 11. William 314.10 wan, Nes ark, tea-dealer, at ten, at the
Bankrupts' Court.
March 7. Joseph Troughton, Charles Atkins Newcomb, James
Troughton, and Bryan Troughton, jun. Coventry, bankers, at ele-
ven, at the King's Head Inn, Coventry.
March 14. John Gilpin, Westbury, Wiltshire, surgeon, at ele-
ven, at the Castle and Ball Inn, Bath.
March 9. James Woodward, Banbury, Oxford, upholsterer, at
eleven, at the White Lion lan, Banbury.
March 11. William Bromi-e,g Hartlebury, Worcestershire,
tailor, at twelve, at the Star and Getter Inn, 11'orcester.
March 10. Geroge Lys% North Shields, merchant, at twelve,
at the Commercial Hotel, Howard-street, North Shields.
March b. Robert Ritchie and Joseph Bigsby, Deptford, brewers,
at one, at the Bankrupts' Court.
CERTIFICATES-31sncit 5.
Thomas Birch, Broslvy, Salop, iron-master—William Batger,
Henley-on-Thames, (txfordshire, grocer—George Capon, Oxford.
street, upliotaterer—William Forbes, Gateshead, Durham, nur-
seryman—lVilliant Stevens, Alphinton and Hevitree, Devonshire,
builder—Charles Pearson, Grosvenor-place, Surrey,
grocer—Jas.
George Rose, Brompton, dealer—Joseph Levy. Smiths-buildings,
Goodman's-fields, feather-merchant—James Thomas, Piccaddly,
draper—James Brook, Choppard's-in-%Vooldale, Yorkshire, do.
thier.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
Charles Trimmer and Henry Hunt, jun. Liverpool, dealers in
roasted corn and blacking—Henry Meeski and George Sherborn,
St. James's-square, tailors—Daniel Lonsdale and John Green,
cotton-spinners, Alanchester—Elizabeth Reed and Thomas Reed,
Cooknam, Berks, plumbers—Wm. Parkes and Daniel Tookison,
Birmingham, plane-makers—Robert Stevens, Leyton, Essex, and
William Richards, New City Chambers, arbitrators—Sarah Brown
and George Thomas Brown, sack-makers, Mark-lane—Richard
Michel Bousfield and James Woodfield, Manchester. calendcrers—

Ebenezer Itlayle an! William 3layle,hedford, auctioneer—Ebe-
nezer Mayle and Henry Mayle, Bedford, grocers—Deo. Thornton
and Robert Cogswell, Manchester, common-carriers—Henry Too.
mai, Edward Tootal, John Broadhurst, Francis Mania, Robert
Henson, and Daniel Broadhurst, Manchester, silk-merchants—
Thomas Britain and Samuel Shufflebotham, hat-manufacturers,
Newcastle.under.Lyne—Charlea Donne and Thomas Salisbury
Donne, Castle Cate, Somersetshire, flax-spinners—Benjamin Tay.
for and Benjamin Drocock, Oldham, Lancashire, cotton-spinners--
Robert Helm and John \Vithnall Ileaton.Nbrris, and John
Beaumont, Salford, Lancashire, machine.makers--Joiseph Thomp-
son and Richard Thompson, Hartshorne, Derbyshire, earthenware-
manutieturers--Itobert Anderton and Thomas Hoyle, 3lanches.
ter, dealers in calicoes—Henry Ilartop, John Sorby, sen. James
S.aby, John Sorby, jun. Henry Sorby, and John Littlewood,
Milton, Yorkshire, iron.masters--Wiliiam Shelley and John Shaw,
Lane End, Stoke.upon-Trent, earthenware-manufacturer.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
Mom the Returns made in the week ending the 9th day of Feb.
18115, is Ws. 114 d. per hundred weight, exclusive of the duties of
Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into
Cheat Britain.

Average prise of Corn from the Returns received in the Week
ending Feb. 5, 1625.
Wheat. Barley. i Oats. Rye. I Beans. Bea..
s. d. a. d. a. d. a. d. s. d. s. d.
66 7 31 11 23 3 40 1 40 2 41 2

FELONY AND ATTEMPT AT MORDER.—About two
o'clock iu the morning of Sunday, the 30th of January
last, two men entered the yard and stable of Mr. John
Chalcraft, of Alton, at his farm, near the Gulden Pot, and
feloniously stole two of his horses, and as they were
taking the horses away, Mr. Chalcraft, having a gun in his
hand, called to one of the robbers (who is about mix feet
high, wore a dark frock coat, and rode a horse about 14
hands high, and was leading away one of the stolen horses)
to stop, when the robber immediately fired a pistol at Mr.
C. and one of the balls entered the stock of the gun in
Mr. Chalcraft's hand, and other balls or slugs entered the
boards of the barn close to him ; whereupon Mr. C. fired
his gun, loaded with large shot, No. I, at the robber, who
let the stolen horse go, and rode away. He is supposed to
have been touch wounded about the neck and shoulders :
blood was traced along the road towards Froyle, and up to S.
place in the road where the robber had stopped, appa-
rently from loss of a very considerable quantity of blood
which was found there, with a piece of bloody paper, that
had been evidently used in stopping the blood, so that in
all probability the robber is very desperately wounded, and
cannot long survive. The other robber, a short man,
dressed in a fustain stable waistcoat, rode a pony, and
passed .by Mr. Chalcraft immediately after the pistol and
gun were fired. Both the stolen horses were recovered, and
were found standing at the yard gate.—Hampshire Courier.
In consequence of the brilliant appearance of the gas-
lights on the East and West Cliffs, at Ramsgate, the ma-
riners at sea have been deceived by them, mistaking them
for the Light-house; to remedy this inconvenience, the
Directors have had red glass put in front of the Light-
house, instead of having a very largt, gas-burner put up,
to outshine the gals-lights on the Cliff's, which has been
I done at the Margate Licht-house.

CORONER'S INQUEST.

CAI7TION TO STAGE COACH ME N.-111xxstAtrciaTist.—
On Friday evening an inquisition was taken at the Castle Tavern,
near the London Docks, before J. W. UNWIN, Esq. Coroner. as
view of the body of John Coe, late a watchman belonging Meths
parish of St. Botolph, Aldgate, who was deprived of his lite under
the following dreadful circumstances. The unfortunate man Ira
74 years of age :
Mr. Abraham baste, • slpp.seller residing at Aidgete,
that about 9 o'Clock on the night of Tuesday, the lit lust. its was
proceeding along the foot-parement, on the Smth side of =eM;
chcpel, and on reaching the Minories, he observed two
abreast of each other coming front beadenhall-street. Ilia, ware
proceeding at a very brisk rate, and the coachmen seemed so be
endeavouring to pass each other; they were certainly racing. Frain
the light afforded by the gas, witness could distinctly observe that
the coach on the North side of the road belonged to a Mr. Arbour,
and was driven by a person named William West. Witness did
know to whom, the other coach belonged, but they were both
Blackwell stages. The instant the ooachca passed, him (witness)
he heard an exclamation from some persons, sod on tattling his head
be saw the roach driven by West, drawn up a little beyond _litigate
Church ; he went up to it, and saw the deceased lying in the road,
about two yards from the kirb.stone, in a lifeless state; he was
picked up and taken into the watch-house, and the coachman was
arrested and taken in also ; he there said that he had pulled up his
horses as won as he could, which he certainly did, as- the melt.
stopped about three yards from where the deceased was lying;, Mt.
deceased was crossing from the Minories to the watchhouse what,
the accident happened.
Several other witnesses were examined.
The Jury returned a verdict of Itlenslaughter against William&
West, who has been committed to Newgate on the Corona's.
warrant.
After the verdict had been returned, one of the Juror& seeing a
Reporter in the room, observed, that he thought the publication of
the inquest would tend to prejudice the Jury who were at a future
period to try the prisoner, and he hoped that, if the Coroner was of
the same opinion, he would prevent the proceedings being sent
before lhe public.
The Coronet said, be must differ in opinion with the gentleman
making the application ; for his own opinion was, that the publi-
cation of such cases, particularly when they are given correctly, had
a different tendency to what sonic individuals might suppose.