The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-03 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

FI.I.II6Ot:TR. Auci. 31.—Arrived the Favourite, Stentin, fuer.
poisicsound; Gam Mom, from hongsound ; and Diamond. rata.
oet, from Jersey. Sailoi the Hercules, Stapler, for Peterstrurgb.
PORTSmov SEPT. I.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Chaxi.
deer, from the slediterratu an ; Anne Louisa, Bemtsio, and Luz,
sue!, Thestrup, from Christiana.

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DEAL SErT. I.—Pamed through the Riga, Royal, from i.e..
don for Jamaica.

GRAVESEND, SEPTIMIIER I.—Arrived Cornwall,
from St. John's, ; Anna Maria, Lesson, from Torrinza
Behm, Wildgoose, from Demerara; Active, Sibstine, trou
burgh • Spnghtly, Newton, front ditto ; Helena. Dejen.
Emisdt:n ; 'Two Brothers, Orman, front ditto; William and Am
Jack, from Dantric ; Harper. Bunrop. from Guernsey ;
ton, /twin, from Petersburgh. Sailed Somton Castle, Bros:). for
Richebucto; Sans Repos, Pethers, for Antwerp.
HARWICH, SEPTESIDER I.—The Feuhimg, Schroder, mum
discharge her cargo at this port.

LivEnwoot., rn. 31.—Arrived the Alexander, Neeluds,
from Jamalca—shied 20th Jelly. The Rapid and the Mary c.,re
to sail for this port in two or three days after the Alexander. 0•3
the port, the 31argaret, —, from Africa.

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Pants, A I.7Gt'ST 314—The Greyazulre, Mathias, bouni b Yen,
Cruz, was lust about twenty days after leaving Bordeaux Rai-%
Crew, except two men, saved.
KINOSTOW (J•MATC•)i JCLT 17.—t0 addition to the pinta
captured by the Lion end Assiduous schooner, with the
I boats attached to them, and who have been identified by 31%
Dolphy, Captain Hobson has made a further and favourable report
' to % ice-Admiral Sir Lawrence W. Halsted, K.C.11. of the burning
of a piratical felucca, on the 10th of lad month. He has aim Lad
the good fortune to captare a piratical schooner of 80 tons. and talc
small guns, on the 2Gth, in C;ayo Breton. The crew of the pirate
escaped to the shore before the boats could board her; the Ito
were, however, landed, and succeeded in heating down six of them,
in the course of a most diligent and arduous search of ten days;
they are now on board the Lion, in Montego Bay, on their way JD
this city. They have, moreover, rescued the crew of an Amen.
can merchant schooner, the 31artha Jane, of Boston, wham they
found on board the pirate, and who have fully identif.id ail the
prisoners. Captain llobion has likewise destroyed the Sishennets'
houses on the lava in the neighbourhood, in coi.ssquencr o
!the proof he hat of their trading and being in league with du
pirates.
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The Skerir„ Skene, from Petersburg!' to London, was kciaeu
Rotten (Friesland). shout toe Viet ult.
The King, David, while loading at Prince Edward's Wad fez
Bristol, upset. and is totally lost.
The arrivals and railings at the principal seaports hare bert
very limited of late, owing to the prevailing light 'lads frJr.: rile
eastward.

TRIAL FOR MURDER.

FALMOUTIIPAMAICA), JVLY_is.

On Monday the July Coms ail Assize Cent was opened atMcc.
tcgo.bsy, before his Honour the Chief Justice.
Lewis A. Ding was put to the bar, charged with the wilful Incr.
der of George Hopkins, at Lucca, on the 2d of last month.
Mr. David Moor' sworn.—On the day laid in the indictmert,
witness, with several others, was examining prisoner's dagger the
being then on duty as Secretary to the Hanoverian Tmopi and al.
terwards returned it to hint, when Hopkins came on and elehiewe,
•• What's that you say ?" Heard a blow as if a fist, and US ciao
toner's hand coming from tleceased'a breast—did nut tee hint gms.
Deceased said, " cry well." Dagger was not bloody.
Mr. Pratt was also in Mr. 31unru's piazza examining Bine!s
dagger, when Hopkins CAMS up. in a passion, and seil‘d phone,
saying, •• What message is that you sent me?' Prisoner thes
struck him, saying, This is the third time you have insulted me
tu.dsy." Did not see the dagger.
Three other witnesses gave similar testimony, and Mr. Clarke
proved a quarrel two hours previous, when prisoner was assaulted
by deceased.
Dr. Johnson went into II opkins's house, and saw him on the
floor; the wound did not at first appear te be dangerous, It: be
died in twenty minutes after. Upon raising the heart, a large (tat.
city of clotted blood was found; .he lungs were not wounded ;the
dirk had penetrated near the base of the heart; witness was of ups
nion that the wound caused his death.
Mr. 'lumen made a most eloquent and pathetic appeal to the
Jury, urging the irritated feelings which must poem a man. re-
peatedly insulted during the day this unfortunate event took pa,
and being again assaulted when doing the duty of the country--
that% having the weapon in his hand at the time, and nut seeking
for it, he trusted they would view it as a case of justifiable Lutz.
ride.
All the witnesses gave the prisoner an excellent character u a
tnild inoffensive man ; many of thetu represented the chaser: et
the deceased to have been completely the reverse.
After which, his Honour, the CH IE Z JUSTICE, summed epic
a most luminous innar.er. leaving the case in the hands of tht Jury,
who retired a few ininutes, and returned a verdict of
slaughter."
His Honour the Cutter' Jurrzcz passed sentence oa him in •
mat impressive manner:—
'• You have been tried for the wilful niurderhf George IleVies,
but the Jury returned a vcriltct against you only or :Hainau:tar.
Though these are offences of a very different nature, it is somtum.%
difficult, in the investigation of particular cases, to distineJish
tweets them; and, whenever a Jury is placed in that predicament,
it is proper to lean to the aide of mercy. Whether the verdict vu
consistent with the truth, is a question which must rest sift rem
own heart, and with ;hat !king to whom all the secrets oldie Iran
are known. lf, when the fatal wound was inflicted you wire
actuated either by party malice against the deceased, or bra de-
prayed and reckless indifference to human life. you hari, rat.
withstanding the verdict in your favour, incurred before ti.el and
your conscience all the guilt of murder ; if, on the other lard, yes
were under the influence of passion, you have still cemented a
most atrocious crime. You have, through the mere rashness el
your temper, and without the slightest pretext of danger to )cut
life or your property. hurried a fellow-mature into the presente
of his Creator, with all his sins and all his imperfections upon bur.
If you possess any moral sensibility, this awful event will eur
It
present to your thoughts. We earnestly hope that it may make a
proper impression upon you, and induce you to be mar guardtd
' in your future contluct. On this occasion you are mulled toff.,
benefit of your clergy; but we must warn you that the law will
not allow it to yea a second time; and, should you be spa, ca.
' victed of a similar othime, your life will become forfeited to de
I offended justice of your country. At present your sentera
that you be and stand committed to the common gaol of tha
county, without bail or mainprize, Wl' the space of twelve ci.lrr2n
months, and that, at the expiration of that rcriod, you b: da•
charged."
t The Court terminated at one &rink.

SPORTING IN7'ELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S, Sir,. 2.

The Room was well attended to-day, and some trial bestial tea
place, at the following odds t-
-11100Calaltit ST. SEGEL
18 to 1 apt Jerry
20 to 1 agst Cada
22 to 1 apt Tarandrat
341 to 1 opt Equal
35 to 1 apt Blue Bari
35 to 1 apt Canteen
SO to 1 asst Reformer

5 to 1 apt Swiss
0 to 1 apt Itrutandort
10 to 1 &gat Osmond
11 to 1 apt Ilelenus
12 to 1 apt Streatham
14 to 1 apt Altisidora
It: to 1 apt Mustachio
IC to 1 apt Scr.b

INTELLIGENCE EXTRA

EPSOM RACES, 1825.
The atimi.Trs the Turf will rejoice hear, that it is in err:
1i e
temptation to mal,e fmtrth day's racing at Epsom nest year.
submit a cop) cf the proposed stakes :
On the Tuesday—The surrey Stakes of 25 sovereigns eaeb.ls ft
and only 5, if deel.tred on or before the 18th April. The trtlgta
to be fixed on or before the 10th ApriL
The Shirley Stakes of 25 sovereigns each, for cols and
Colts Oat. 71b.; fillies, Oat. 41b. One mile. ret
Sweepstakes of .511 sovereigns each, h. R. for col:sand fr.ies,
in the Derby or Oaks. Colts Bst. Mb.; fiUia Sat. t) ic

BIRTHS.
On Wednesday last, the wife of Mr. William Tilley, of 0111"'
of a son.
On the '29th ult. the Lady of R. J. Paget, U.D. irrt::.l";bc7°.
hay, Exeter. of a daughter.
On the 31st ult. iti Pall-mall, Lady Pitney c!
daughter. ct
lla Tuesday last, the Lady of Edmund Ar.trobus. EA.
daughter.
On the tilt. the Lady of James Bova, Esq. Ti" eltrk r:
the City of Rochester, of a sun, which died a few :.ttr?
birth.

31AHRIED.
Yestenlay morning, et Greenwich, b) the Rev. Dr.
Rev. t,eo. Mathew, Vicar of that twig', to Mary, aeond daVgb'o
of Samuel Er' Wetly, Esq. of Bleckhe.ith.
On the 31st oh. the Rev. Wm. Aldrich, Rector of P
Wiltshire, to Maria, young at daughter of the late S."
.‘leyer, Esq.