The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-11-13 00:00:00

DREADFUL ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.

Yesterday morning Mr. Thomas Smith, saddler, of Staf-
ford-steel, Build-street, after having breakfasted with his
wife, went out upon business. When he returned home be
missed her, and he immediately searched for her, when upon
his entering the bed-room, he found her stretched upon the
bed with her throat cut from ear to ear in a most shocking
manner, and one of his razors with which she committed
the dreadful act was found lying in a bloody state close by
her; the floor was nearly covered with blood, and the
unfortunate woman was in a total state of insensibility.
A gentleman of the faculty immediately attended, arid suc-
ceeded in some degree in reviving her and stopping the
blood, but be gave only faint hopes of her recovery, and
ordered her to be sent to St. George's Hospital, where she
now lies in a most dangerous state. It is said they were only
shout three years married, during which period it would ap-
pear that she, in a great measure, laboured under the effect
of jealousy, to which her rash conduct in attempting her life
is attributed. The husband has been well known to he kind
and affeetionate, and bad invariably treated her with the
greatest attention.

T!.e Right lion. CHARLES GRANT left Dublin
Castle on Saturday for Scotland.
His Excellency the LORD LIEUTENANT of IRE•
LAND has been pleased to confer the honour of
Knighthood upon THOMAS Gass', of Slane Castle,
in the County of Meath. and of Burlington-street,
London, Evq. M.D. F.R.S. and F.L.S.
The receipts of Drury-lane Theatre on Monday
evening, when KEAN made his first appearance for
the season it, Richard, are said to have exceeded
.5601.

A GOOD BIGINNING.—Wens sold the First
Capital in the present Lottery, viz. No. 4,370,
drawn an Tuesday last a Prise of 20,01/01. (Conies and
Mosey) in One Half mid Eight Sixteenth Share Nat his fortu-
nate Offices, 9. Consign, sad 17, Ludgate-sheet.—Six
more 20,000/. Prises monis to be drawn; Two of them
ten be decided in the first Gee mirages, us the 9th lleceen-
bet, and the ether Foist may also be drawn on Diet day.—
WEBB'S Offices ere supplied with Tickets and Shares I*
good variety.
The following accounts of the captures of two
America's vessels were posted at LLOYD'S yester-
day afternoon :
w The Spartan. Cooper, from Cadis to Vera Cruz, was
fakeer 414 July, off the Isle of Vedic, by the Creole loser..
gent privateer, and carried into Old Providence, where she
wmcmidemned with her cargo.
" The Vermont, Mures of New York, front Cadiz to
Vera Criss, was taken 1011 :July, by the Mars privateer, and
sent fur Old Providence."
A traveller, who has recently arrived at Marseilles
from Port-au.Prince, has furonlied the lollowing
details respecting this ancient French Colony :
" The English are in high f 4 General Boyer is be-
loved by the people sad by the troops. Frenchmen are not
permitted to berm establishments until they have ameralihed
themselves as Heirless,. Oiler displays greet Ulnas for
government. ley his economy her has relieved the T y
from embarrassment, and bees, alatelo provide fur the equip.
newt uf an twiny uf 10,000 mem, which may easily, when
required, be increased So 30,000. it is believed that Buyer
the project of atienepriag the invasion ef the part
uf the Wand buliject to Christurbe:

VIII JNTL►L.LIGENCP..

1101711T•OF CHANCtRY. WrisTiitgrrra,

FRSDAT, Notwits= 12.

DAVIS b. HUI GRACE THE DUKE OF MART.DOROUGN.

A receiver had been ►ome lime hack appointed
to the estate of the Noble Defendant, for the pot.
post of paying the Plaintiff a debt on it to the
amount of 6001. Before the lag Sitting, is motion
was made for an order to remove the receiver, on
payment of the demand. His Lordship granted
the order, including, however, in it the condition
that it il Id be without prejudice to uny future
application from either of the parties. Iu writing
out the order, this specific part was by mistake
omitted. His Grace's Solicitor tendered payment
of the debt to the Solicitor for the receiver, MI the
terms of the order as drawn up. The latter re-
fused to take it, but on the terms of the order as
pronounced, and the money was subsequently paid
into hie hands.
Mr. HART now moved the Court to have the
order amended, by the introduction of the omitted

words.
&Ir. CRAY, of Counsel on the ether side, said
he did not mean to oppose the m
His Lordship said he perfectly recollected hay-
ing. iii making the order, used the words alleged
to be omitted, and h►s object iu using them was,
that that particular question might be disposed
but that at the same time the order should not
affect any ulterior questions which might arise
between the same parties. His Lordship accord-
ingly granted the order mored for.
The Court rose at two o'clock.

COURT OF KINGS BENCH, Warramnsit,
FRIDAY, NOVEMSIIII It.