The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-12-19 00:00:00

MAD DOGS.

The streets of Reading have for some years past been in.
feuded by the enormous number of dogs running lamest in
them, to the great annoy ince of passengers. This evil has
of late greatly increased, and canine madness has become so
prevalent as to attract the serious notice of the Magistrates
(several perst.ns having been reeently bitten). An order his
is eciasequeuee been issued to destroy all dogs found at large,
which has in I itatices been carsied into execution,
besides many of these animals which have been killed by dif-
ferent individuals. And to put a further stop to this nuisance,
it has been recommended to the parish officers to refuse fetter
to all paupers keeping dogs ; sod to the ors of taxes
rigidly to enforce the payment of thetas upon dugs.

Since our last we have received a few more particulars of
the melancholy catastrophe at Kendal. it appears that Doc-
tor Tomtits, his wife, and his wife's Ember, Mrs. Gorr, had
spent the eventing at a friend's Louse, where some angry
words passed. Ott coming home they went into the kitchen
(the parlour fire probably having gone out), and there Dr. T.
saw one of him books Ding on the table. He immediately
observed that the t liad been to his book-case and
taken the book. Mrs. T. replied, that it was she herself who
had taken it out and left it on the table. The Doctor, with
• wildness which indicated iosanity, said, " I'll stop your
prate, Madam," and went up stain (or a brace of loaded pis.
tots, with one of which he shot his amiable Lady through the
head, before the face of her mother, and then attempted to
shoot himself in a similar manner; he fell, but the ba I
only grazed his ear and the side of hi► head. The
rau out fur assistance, and when some friends arrived.
there lay Mrs. Tomtits dead; her litoshand, wounded,
senseless, and bleeding; and Mrs. Gerr under the influence
of s fainting fit—a must dis.ressing scene., The unhappy
man has been lodged in Appleby gaol, under the Coroner's
warrant, on • charge of wilful murder, where he is at pre-
sent watched both night and day, to .prevent suicide. It
is to be hoped that be will soots become more calm ; but to
what horrors will he awake ! There can be no doubt of
his ineautty.—(Carlisle Patriot.)

SETTLEMENT IN UPPER CANADA.

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Lefler front a Scottish Emigrant, dated al Polk, Upper
Canada, September 10, 1821.

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" Being engaged to come to this place to attend a flour
mill, I removed on the Ist of July, and I am happy to in-
form you I have no cause to repent of my conduct in that
respect. lam enabled by my income to support my family
in plenty. We want for none of the necessaries of life, and
we cress enjoy a great many of the luxuries which we never
could have expected to have had at home. I have fur my
wages one third of all the mill's prodace, and a free house
and firing. I may say with safety that if I could sell my
flour for cash, I would have at least ninety pounds • year ;
but as mosey is very scarce here, I am obliged to barter the
most of it foe clothing, little nee sssss les for the I se, and
work upon my farm, which, I am happy to say, is doing ex-
tremely well. I have an excellent crop of Indies corn, pole:
toes, beans, pease, pumpkins, turnips, cucumbers, squashes,
water melons, marsh melons, parsnip., and Scottish kale. I
ans proud to tell you, that from the 16th of March last, to
the 16th of April, my Anne made upwards of 70 pounds of
sugar from our own Maple trees ; and had I been at home, I
■m certain she would have made three times the quantity,
for she not only boiled the sap of the trees, but she wrought
with the axe, and made troughs for holding it, and cut
all the firewood she needed; I being at that time em-
ployed at phi■ mill fur • month, for which I received three
barrels of flour, bed •nd board. I can say with troth
that we have no occasion in rue leaving on, native land;
bath blessed Ds for beyond our deserviugs. We
live in one of t►e healthiest climates in the world, we
have uever known sickness nor disease since we arrived;
we arc truly happy in a thriving family, ■ad pleaty to
give them. Anne desires me to inform you, that her
most earnest desire on earth is, that we had yule with us,
that you might spend the remainder of your day• ill ease and
quiet, ■nd I assure you that were you but here, we would
account it the greatest blessing we could receive on this
aide of time. If there is •ny possibility of your attempt.
ing it, I think pow never could du better thau come next
season. 1 have Pit f land cleared, soil by that
time I intend to have twelve at least, which, with my income
here, will be more than sufficient to support us all. We
are comfortable in every respect, but wearying to see you.
We are 'dusted within leas than • quarter of • mile of the
town of Perth, where there is a Presbyterian and Episen.
Waal' and Roguish Church, and two schoolhouses, with
plenty of shops of all kinds. The country is well ielsabited
for malty a mile ■round us: there is a faintly on almost
every hundred acre,. With respict to the situation of my
own land nothing ran execed it; it lies on the mirth side of
the Clyde, at • place of the river where it forms keel( into
a lake about • hundred acres. The house is situated on the
banks of the lake, within plat .l shut of the water. I have
likewise • spring well about ten yards from the door. The
soil is generally a mixture of earth end clay, tit to raise any
crop; it is on the whole a beautiful place. The Deputy
Governor of the Province says, that be has not seen such a
situation in Canada.

w When I left home you desired me to write milking but the
truth : what I have here wrote is exactly as I feel. We had
many difficulties to encounter, as every one mu4t who comes
here without money, but patience and perseverance will soon
overcome these difficulties. Mine, I fondly hope, are nearly
over; smother good crop will put our family out of the reach
of want of plenty of provisions of all hinds. You desired
me toil), what I stand must in nerd of; I am in real need of
nothing, bat a gralefol heart to the Almighty 6,r his daily
blessiugs, and to my generous benefactors who were the means
of my reachiug a laud where honest industry tweets its
reward."

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTD, DECEMBER 17.

Arrived the C.oroariandel, cure-ship, from She East Indies.
The Elizabeth, Foreman, from Cape Coast Castle, wept out
of hai boor this day.

DOVER, DECEMBER 17.
The Iris packet, with a mail from France, landed the hag
in the roads ■nd returned; several passage vessels bore up
fur the Downs.

DARTMOCTA, lb.
A cask of fish oil, *boot Intl gallons, marked " R. Y." on
one side of the hung and " I. R." on the other, was taken op
yesterday, about two leagues off the Start Point, and deli-
vered to the officers of the Customs.

DIAL, DICIIIDIft 17.
Arrived and sailed for the River the Ginol Czar, Munroe,
from the Cape of Gond Hope, with part of the Royal
Afriran Corps on board; left the Cape the 19th October,
St. Helena 3d November, and the Island of Ai.erusion
the ninth of the same month, and brings mails : left at the
Cape the Vigo and Shearwater, from whence they were to
sail on the let of November for St. Helena and England ;
also left at the Cape the Sappho, Euphemia, and Mary Jane,
loading for England, and will be ready to sail in a few days.
Left at St. Helena the Princess of Wales, delivering stores
fame England ; spoke on the dcl Nuveiaber the Julians,
Ogilvie, from Calcutta, all well. The Sir David Scott and
William Fairlie East India:mu, with the rest of the outward.
bound, remain all well.

On Tuesday night last a daring burglary was
committed at the school of Mrs. PARKER, at Salt-
hill. The house was entered from the garden, the
shutters having been cut through with a centre-bit.
The robber or robbers proceeded through several
rooms, without removing any effects, to the pantry ;
from which they carried off the plate and linen, to
the value of SOL The facility with which the robbery
was efl'ected, thews that the offenders mu • hate
been well acquainted with the premises.

On Friday morning some persons hearing an un-
usual noise issue from below the grate belonging to
the road-sewer near the Angel Inn, Old Bridge,
Bath, were attracted to the spot and upon digging
a hole in the road they discovered that the sound
proceeded from a tine sow, which fell into the river,
from the back of a house in Claret ton-street, on
the preceding Friday during the high water, and
was supposed to have been drowned. It appears
that the animal hod floated down the stream under
the southernmost arch of the bridge, and guided by
the powerful instinct which pointed out the only
means of preservation, had effected an entrance into
the mouth of the sewer, whence it proceeded un-
der the t urnpike-rtrad to the place where it was dis-
covered. For the space of a week, during which it
had no food, it had to stem the torrent of mud,
sand, and water which passes through this channel
to the river. The poor animal was, however, extri-
cated, and is now fast recovering.