The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-06-30 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

Extract from the Agents to Liord'sattheCape of Good Hope,
dated April 10th :
" We enclose an extract from the Cape Town Gazrite of this
day's date, notifying that the light-house at the entrance to 'fable
Bay is to be lighted up on the 12th inst. the benefit of a Bich can-
not but he felt by the shirping interest.
With reference to the Government advertisement of the 211th of
September, Itr2l, Notice is hereby given, that the lighthouse,
erected on the projecting point of land. between the (treat Mouillee,
or Moulin Battery, and Three Anchor Bay, under the Lion's
Hump, at the entrance of Table Bay, being now completed, the
lighting thereof will commence on Monday the 12th inst.
The following directions, under which vessels may enter Table
Bay In the night, are again made public, for general information.
• Cape of Good Hope, April 9, 18'24.
' By command of bits Excellency the Governor-
(Signed> • C. Secretary.

DTftECTIONS /011 SAILING INTO TABLE DAV AT NualT.
' Ships coming train the Southward asd ll'estward, with a lead-
ing wind, not having made the light-house, before night, may steer
along the coast to toe N.E. un. 1 they open upon the lights of the
rising land, about the Leon's head, when the two lights will be
their breadth open of each other, and bear about E. by N. they
may then maul In towards them, taking cam, as they approach, to
keep them well open on the starboard bow ; steer to the eastward,
until the lights dome an with each other, I. e. ore in one, or until
they bear S.W. half S.; they will then be a-breast of the north-
western estremity'of Table-bay, and may haul in S. by E. or S.S.E.
according to circumstances, for the anchorage. When the lights
are shutting in by the rising land of the Upper Moulin battery,
bearing N.W. by W. they will be approaching the outer anchorage,
where they may safely anchor for the night, in seven or eight
fathoms water, for lard. Care should be taken not to run
into less than five and a half or six fi4llooll, unless well ac-
quainted.
Ships coming from the northward and westward should observe
the same directions, with :civet to passing the lights, &c. Ships
working in, with the wind from the southward, and eastward,
after being abreast of the lights, should not stand to the eastward
farther than two and a half or three miles, tie until they shoal the
water to eight or seven and a half fathoms.
• N.ll, The bearings ars all by campus, variation 27 deg.
westerly.
' J. GOODRIDGE, Master-Attendant,
Ilia Majesty's Naval Establishment.' "

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SPARKING.

The benefit of Reicher was patronized yesterday. as it ought to
be. tome disputes had oceured,
. and the blackleg stop Richmond
has made an apology as the Files Court.
.. • " " "

14 the sets-too :—llekher and ten Bun "hewed fine science:
hits were hard and told on both sides.

Dan. Hudson and Inglis made a rem ene set-to, antral, the
men volunteering titter services were w-II applauded. Belcher
,tat,(l thia he was prepared for UM. to beck any man in England
fur the ( hainplonshio. He did not mean Langan, who he thought
was wanting in gratitude.

It hal iven rtsolrei Establish an Insurance Company
in Yorkshire.

MR.GREENS SIXTEENTH AERIAL ASCENT.

[From the Corewtry Merest-y.l

In consequence of the very had state of the weather on Monday,
Mr. Green was unavoidably obliged to postpone his intendant ascent
until Friday last. The morning of this day was particularly on.
favourable, but about 11 o'clock the rain had abated, and in the
afternoon it beat= fine. (heat numbers of persons begun, an
early u 12 o'clock, to assemble in every situation from whence the
least view could be had, and by three o'clock the pressure for ad-
mittarce into the Cold to witness the process of inflation from the
adjoining gas works was immense. The inflation commenced
about one o clock, and proceeded very rapidly ; a gun being fired
fur every. thousand cubic feet of gas which was forced into the bal-
loon. The °evening cords were held by men stationed at proper
distances. By four o'dnck a great concourse of persons had as-
sembled to Witness the ascent ; and it is supposed that not less
than 30.000 people were present. to a quarter past three o'clock
the balloon was quite full, containing 14,0110 cubic feet of cathu-
retted hydnogen, or ono/ gas; the superiority of this gas °veil-pure
hydrogen is well undestood, as it enters the machine unmixed with
atmospheric alt. In the course of the Inflation, several pilot bal.
boons were sent up, *Met took nearly • due southerly direction.
Two bands of music entertained the company with a variety of de-
hitch/ tes during the time the balloon was gradually filling. The
met-work which envelopes the Mime was fastened by the suspend.
ing cords to a hoop which wen fixed on a level with the neck of the
machlde • td this hoop were likewise attached the strings; of the
car, which rendered the whole perfectly secure. The balloon was
then brought up from the place where it was filled,to the centre of
the held opposite to some Marquees which were pitched there, and in
which Mr. Gavin, the owner ut the field, gave a splendid enter-
tainment (D4estee a id Foureftder) to a large party of ladies and
gentlemen of this city and its vicinity. A considerable quantity of
ballast Wu put into the car ; and finally the grappling iron wax.
handed to Mr. Green, Which seemed admirably adapted to the
purpose for which it wee intended ; it appeared to be about two
Met lung, like nvegabee, with a treble oenwidruple branch-
ing off insted dime. Whilst Mr. ()teen was adjusting the ballast,
anti making the last arrangements for his ascent, it was announced
that a young gentleman would accompany him in his aerial vo;
and almost immediately Mr. Henry Brooks, a solicitor o this
piece, came forward hum the marquees and boldly stepped into
the car. At balf-past flue o'clock Mr. (keen and his companion
being seated, and envy thing satisfactorily arranged, the signal was
given, the rope was locartl amidst the cheers of all present, and
the intrepid aeronauts were seen waving their flag*, and sailing most
majestically in a southerly direction. The balloon passed within
60 yards to the right of St Michael's Spire, at an elevation front
the earth, it is imagined, of upwards of OM feet. It eventuallyroso to
the bright of about three quarters of a mile, and continued gra-
dually sailing full south, and in view of the whole number of spec-
tators fur at least 28 or 30 minutes, when It disappeared in the
distacre.
The description of the balloon and eau we shall repeat from a
former paper.—The balloon is a stupendous machine, of a pear.
shape, and capable of containing 136,289 gallons of gas. It is 107
feet in eircunuerence, and 38 feet in height, but wtth the ear at.
tubed to it, measures nearly 50teeshigh. ft is composed of 700
yards of silk, ornamented with alternate stripes of blue, crimson,
and gold; the whole varnished with a solution of elastic gum.
The car which is about two feet fur inches in depth, and live in
length, Is of a boat-like shape, and cosuposed of Wicker, covered
with 'either, upon which is beautifully panned several subjects
flout the heathen Mythology. On one side a represented eßielus
the God of Winds, and on the other Julio, the queen of Heim,
seated in a gulden charioe, drawn by peacocks. At one end is a
figure of Fame with her trumpet ; and on the other Aurora, risieg
in the east. The car was lined with pink satin, and the minis by
which it was suspended from the balloon were ornamented at the
top with festoons; of blue silk, and rosettes placed at regular inter:
vale down each rope, as leer as the edge of the car, round which
were painted the twelve signs of the Zodiac.
When in the neighbourhood of Dunchurcb the balloon dipped,
and again ascended for an inconelderable distance. Having pulled I
the cord which communicated with the valve at the top of the bal.
loon, and extricated a quantity et gas ; and having also thrown oat
the grappling iron, the teronnuts safely descended in a grassy field
in the parish of Grandborough, near Willoughby, four nailer so the
right of Dunchunch, after being in the air about 6b minutes. Net-
withetanding that upwards of LAO people witnessed the descent,
there were only three persons in the vicinity of the balloon who
could be prevailed on to render their assistance, so much were they
alarmed at this singular visitation. The Rev. Dr. flue of Brun-
ston, was present at the descent, and invited them to take refresh-
ment at hie house, but this kind invitation they were under the
necessity of declining, having promised so return with all possible
speed to Coventry.
At about half-past nine o'clock these gentlemen arrived sate at
the Castle lon, in a poet-chaise and (our, amidst the cheers and
congratulations of their numerous friend* who were waiting to
receive theta.

DREADFUL FIRE.
[From the Catcd;;rll46.t7r7sry of SaturtLy.l

We mentioned in our last au* particulamof the vest Host_ oril
Thursday morning, as we =old. oiliest previous so war ribllea-1
tion. At that time three large houses were still on fire, and these,
together with the other two which' early in the meriting fell • prey
to the flames, though not entirely consumed, are tendered unfit for
use, and two of them at least, if not the thi, will require to be e.
built from the foundation. The immediate cause of the fire does
not sem to be ascertained. It was tint discovered by the police
In the premises occupied by Mr. Gunn, spirit-dealer, who had
the day befim removal most part of his furniture, for the pur-
pose of getung the front of his shop brought forward to the
pumas. Of course the report generally circulated that it was oc-
casioned by some persons throwing a glass of spirits in the
fire is unfounded, the house being at the time uninhabited.
The progress of the tire was so rapid that in the course of en
bout the whole building was in • blaze; and the spectacle was at
this time most terrific, the devouring dame beating all before it,
bursting through the roof, and through all the windows, and forcing
some of the engines back from their advanced positions by the
overpowering hag. In two hours the buildings were totally de-
stroyed, and the flames had communicated by the roof to the ad-
joining houses, two of which are burnt down to the first fieor' and
the other is in an extremely dilapidated state. It is In this latter
tenement that the extensive premises of Messrs. Bell and Bradfute
are situated, which were at one period in the most imminent
i one of their windows contiguous to the house where
ttgrfirst originated having been in names, and some books ig-
nited, when Mr. Smith, bookbinder, having fortunately got access,
immediately removed part of the stuck, and thus prevented the
flames exteoding through the premises. Mr. ;,,pith also rescued
several iudividuals who were asleep in their own apartments,
' and who otheewise would in all probability hare perished. Another
young man, named 314 Iliriach, generously and heroically male his
way to the third floor of the house first in flames, and was the means
of rescuing a whole family from • miserable death. There were others
in different parts of the extensive tenement, who were awakened
by the rapidly spreading flames, and several of them had great
difficulty in effecting. their escape, and securing at the same
time the safety of their familial, InclUding, in some cases, infant
children. With the exception of a town officer who was scorched
by the tire, and one or two individuals slightly bruised, we believe
1.0 personal injury was sustained. These are rumours current of
one or two persons missing, but we believe they are unfounded.
Messrs. some, Tait, and Co., Mr. Budge, of Johu's Coffee-house,
Mr. Brash, spirit-dealer, Mr. Ferguson, tobacconist, and Mr. Nel-
son, bookseller, were fortunate in getting the greater part of their
stocks removed ; and the books and papers of several writing and
other offices wen also secured. We have heard of insurances on
the property to the a.nount of about 14,0004., and no doubt there
Must be More, although not nearly to the amount of the loss.
We alluded in our last to the distressing consequences of this
fire, owing to the premises, in their upper parts more especially,!
being occupied by the labouring classes, and who being seldom in-
tweed, are by accidents of this nature plunged into a state of the
greatest dcsutution. As the fire spread many were enabled to re-
move
some parts of their furniture and effects, which they depo-
sited in the Parliament Square. The scene here througbout the
day was most distressing ; numbers of individuals, now without a
house, were seen in the most anxious state, watching ova the little
property that they had been able to save from the general ruin.
Among chore were some infirm old women and children, which
completed this picture of misery. It will be observed that a ge.
neral subscription has been set on foot for the relief of those un-
fertunme persons ; and surely there cannot possibly be a case more
urgently calling for the aid of benevolence, which, we rejoice to say,
is never tardy on such occasions.
The ruins of the house fronting theCrosa still continue to smoke,
and the firemen have been, and are still occasionally, playing upon
them ; as from the intense heat of the stones and rubbish, it is
quite impossible to commence clearing them away.
During the whole period of this feud conflagration there was hap-1
pily an ample supply of water; and unless this had been the case,
it is impossible to calculate to what extent its ravages might have
gone. The supply from the old sources is at present, from the un.
precedented drought, se trifling, that it would not have been suf.
finest for the supply of more than one engine. This would cot
have been sufficient to have checked the progress of the lames,
which must then have proceeded round the square, consisting of
old houses full of dry timber, and in due count- would have reached !
Sir Wm. Forbes and Co.'s banking office, the invaluable Library
of the Faculty of Advocates, with the deposited literature of
centuries, the Signet Library, the Courts of Justice, &c. The
great benefit of the introduction of the Crawley Spring may from
this be duly appreciated.

FATAL. ATTAIII.—A man of the name of ("barks Cal-
laghan, residing at M nintshonnon, was returning from the fair of
Temgreany, County Clare, on Saturday last, when passing through
the village of Scariff. a number of people were assembled in the
streets, and the man being somewhat inebriated, sad that la; was
an Orangeman ; immediately a ruffian from the crowd rushed fur.
ward, and struck hint with a two-handed club twice twer th: fur,
which fractured his skull, and the poor man instantly e•pired.
An Inquest was taken on the body by Thomas Sampson. Esq.
which wits adjourned three timea, to procure evidence, and every
facility to the fullest investigation. After examining a numhcr of
witnesses, the Jury agreed to the following verdict. That the
deceased came by his dei.th in consequence of two blows of a two.
hande4 club, which he received on the head, and broke his skull ;
and that James Weeny, of Cloneaker, is the man suspected el the
murder."—Clare Johopfha,

On Monday morning, r.bout ten o'clock, a boy, rice pears of
age, the son of Mr. Storey, a bricklayer, rotiiling at. -Kentish
Town, was playing in the road, when one of the Ruttish Town
sage coaches was posing ; the child ran to get ox of the way.
but unfortunately coinirg in contact with the horses, was knocked
down ; the coach wheel passed ore: his body and killed him on the
spot.

PROM LAST kraming Quart.

•
Crowor.Offire, Jrnee 29, 1824.
XIMILit WET WINED TO STAVE IN TICIO fl!/ENT

r4RLIAKENT.
R?".. 04 of l'iympron Bork—John Henry North, of MaTiond
sin" in t% city of Dublin. in Ireland, Esq.

ift.INKRUPTS.
•
and W. Nathan, Mansell-street, Goodminsfididdi
merchants, to surrender July 12, at ten, 17, at eleven; and August
141, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. Abbot?,
Muh.lane.
J. Harrison, Padiham, Le carter, cntton-spinner, July IV,
six, 21, and August 10, at ten, at the Old Hu* Inn, Blackburn,
Lancashire. linheitori, Maws. Neyfha and Lteles, Blackburn ;
and Mews. Milne tend Parry, Temp!.
W. Newbold, Bouvenvivarect, Fleet;streati talk", illy 10, Ls
and August 10, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Omen. so4Jite , 11r.
Mayhew, Chancery-lane.
Cliaon. Liverpool, merchait, July 13, 11, and August It,.
at one, at the Star and Garter Tavern, l'aradive:irtreet, Liverpool.
Solicitors, Mr. IloMen, Doran's-lane, Lord-scree, Liverpool;
and Mr. Wheeler, Lincoln's lon-ftekla.
E. Austin, BeMord.idaee, Comniertial-road. baker, Jal7 3.
13. and August 10, at twelve, at the Bankrupts Court. Soraintor,
Mr. Bromlef, Copthall-carin, Throginorton-strlet:
W. Omen, Wellingborough, Northampton,. carpenter. i*
at six, 10,. and August In, vs eleven, at the Hind Lin, Welling.
borough. Solicitors, 3lessni. Hodson and Burnham. Welling..
borpugh; and Mr. W. Hodson, Sc. John-imeet4orid, CFnlsat.

R. Wright, Low Ireby, Cumberland, greed. July 21, 4x and
August Id, at eleven, at the Globe Inn, Coelterutoutb. Cumber-.
I land. Solicitors, Mr. Fisher, Wartifurrt.eourt. Throgwkown•
'street ; and Messrs. Fisher and Son, Cookennouils.

Jul 24. Mese Thi DIVIDEND&
y llipSytonderson, othmltise Blase Piaci San,
derson, Nowgatr-street, wine and brandy machaat, at eleven, at
the Bankrupts' Court.
July 10. J. Welsh, High Bighorn, mama rnerlnc.r, at ten, at the
Bankrupts' Court.
July 20. 141. ‘ralstell, Coo luit-serest, Bond.etreet, tallincr all
dress-maker at ta•o, at the Bankrupts Court.
July t. • J. Ransom, Stoke Newingten, coach:shaster, at clever,
at the Bankrupts' Court.
July 21. J. Buchanan and. W. R. Rihig, Llserpool, irtsatrante.
broken. at one, at the iflcorge Inn, 12rerpooL
July ±l. J. Broadbent, jun. and A. Broadbent. Tunstead,
dleworth. l'otkshire, merchants, at ten, at the irbite Hear lon, Pia.
eadilly, Manchester.
July 24. T. Webb, New Struck, Wilts, baker, at eleven, at the
White Hart Inn, New Sanyo.

July 21. W. Bickers, Thehliikl.street, Oxford-street,
per, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court.
July 21. le. 3lingins and J. Boothman, Carlisle, hat-m.anuisso
turas, at eleven, at the Bush lan. Cetilids.
July 22. T. I. (Hinson and J. (union, ICoftingbahi,rnercharm,
at ten, at the Ram Inn, Nattiness''s
July 3. E. Townsend, Dlatden.t St. Paul, Covent-garden,
wine and cila merchant, at ten, at the pm' Court.
July 23. S. Ellie and O. Glom, Aldengatestreet, Sty-salters,
at eleven, at the Bankrupts' Court.
July 22. W. Mot, Westgate, near Neweastk-upon-Tyne, cur.
eery and seerlatuan, as elevey at the George Inn, 'IS ewantle-upon-
Tyne.
July 90. J. Duncalfe, se m, Donington Wood. 31 ill, near Shiffnal,
Shroshire, miller, at twelve, at the Jeruingham Anus Inn,
Shilling.
July 20. T. Thompson, Camomile-street, merchant, at twelve,
at the Bankrupts' Court.
July 20. T Hill and H. Wood, Queenhithe, oil and eolourmen,
at twelve, at the Bankrupts Court.
July 22. P. Lawson, Finance Hall, Bowoess, Cumbetimsd, corn.
factor, at eke's, at the Queen's Hied, Wigton.
July 20. J. Champion, Lloyd's Coffee-house, underwriter, a.:l
Somatin, litZesiet, at tem as the Bankrupts' Court.

ctRTIFICATiki—JuLT 20.

J. Batik and 51../.JO.;;;IiTio-xordiii-euurt, Nicholas-Jane.
Lombard-street, merehlints—C. H. Rich E. Adams, St. Anne's.
lane, ailverstuitha—W. Emma, 13amsbury.row, Isllngttm, stationer
—J. Bury, Mancheatee, J. Bdry, Pin dlebiU, Lancashire, and T.
Bury, Buekleribury, London, odGeo.printers—J. Whitehouse, jun.
and W. N. Whitehouse, Wolvetharepton, factors—R. Watson, Bri.
tautda-terrace, City-road, coal-merchant....A. H. De Luna, 'Warw.
lane. merchs.ot—W. Noakes, Old City C.-ambers, Loudon, w:ne.
merchant.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
W. A. Weguelin and W. F. Chapman, Baainghall-streer, sta..
donors—EL Gillett and S. Money. New Bood.street, linen-drapers
—Ann Law and Alexander Law, Ratcliffe, braes-founders—W.
Tuulmin and J. T. Barlow, Great Suffolk-street, Southwark, soap.
manufaetarers—J. Potter and J. L. Rainsom, Exeter, grocers and
tea-dealers—J. Foster, J. T. Foster, and T. W. Andrews, Cottle.
alley, Coenhill,stock-broken—J. Edwards and J. O. Budder, Crew.
kerne, Somme:shim, bassee..linarra--J. Marley and A. Lowman,
Newcastle. ro-Tyoe, drapers and tailors—W. Sweedng and J.
Newport, M ells. nosnersetahire, surgeons and apothecaries—J. Ry-
mer and E. Manly, Dean-street, S3ho, surgeons and apothecaries
—H. S. Marina and J. Graver, Ikhia, Kendall and
J. Wyvill, Nottingham, bran-manufaeturers—J. Martin and R.
Bayly, Three. King-court, Lombard-street, bill.hrokers—J. Bar.
her and T. Clarke, Birmingham, brass-founders.