The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-10 00:00:00

On Saturday evening laid, Captain Malcolm
Frazer, 61 the 79th Highlanders, quartered at Ne-
nagh, put a period to his existence, by cutting his
throat with a razor. An inquest was held on the
body on Sunday—Verdict, " Insanity." He was a
gentleman of mild manners, and served with the
79th regiment in various quarters of the globe.—
(Liaterick Chronicle./
VIOLATION ♦ND MURDEIL—MIA. Ryan, who
was ro barbarously murdered ■nd violated, near
Thurles on the 24th ult, was a most respectable and
amiable young woman, only shit years of age. She
was rohbed of every shilling in her possession, and
the treatment she experienced was barbarous and
cruel beyond any thing which has occurred in this
country for a long time.
DIUNL.—A meeting took place yesterday even-
ing, a short distance below Bray, between F. Per-
gnaws and Gabriel Stokes, Esqrs., when, after an
exchange of shots, the business terminated ami-
cably. Surgeons Carmichael and Kerin attended
professionally.

COUNTY OF SLIGO ELECTION.
TO THR SDITOR OP " THI PATRIOT."

Sligo, Tuesday Night.
Stn—At the close of the Poll last sight, Colonel King
had a oaajoiitr of 112, sod at two o'clock to.day Colonel Per-
ceval declined the contest, when the final poll stood thee—
Fur Colonel Kiug 929
Colonel Pere►vsl 794
Majority for Cul. King-135_ _ .

The two Candidates ;onde;eted themselves with the al-
most propriety; and Colonel l'srcetsl Wised from the

I 'sante you the Liverpool Mercury, coutaining the Se-
cond Edition. giving an account of Ilse tremendous burficarre,
and its disasters, which look place last night. The acrouut
is perfectly correct, with the exception of the shipping in-
telligence; the following, up to six o'clock this evening, I
believe will be perfectly correct. The La Plata for Monte
Video, and the Chili fur Valpareiso, are both on the Mile
Rinks : the former lost her foremast, bowsprit, and slain-
topmast : the latter her foremast and mein-topmast; they
have been diaeherging their dry goods during the ebb tide,
•nd are this miming filling with water ; they are both in
a very dangerous situation. The Caledonia, for Demerara,
on shore in Buotle.biy, with loss of mizenmast, sad
fell of water • Tonne, tom Boston, on Crosby Point,
partly dismas;eri, bilged, and fills this Rood with water;
Otho, for New York, parted her cables, on shore, and fills
with water; Leander, for Jamaica, totally dismasied in the
river; Coassek, Walker, (of Harrington), on abure clam to
the Ring's Deek•well, with loss of foretopmast, rind other-
wise considerably damaged ; Gilbert !lend/noon, for Savan-
nah, ashore is Bootie-bay, dismaslerl, bilged, sad Ails with
water; Thome., Naylor, from St. Petersburgh, on shore,
rudder unshipped, and topmasts gone, and filling with wa-
ter; British Tar, for Naive, on shore in Buotle-bay, sod
fills with water; Mary, of Carrickfergus, on those; the
schooner Sheffield sunk on Pluckinton-hank, the wife of
the Captaiu drowned; the Alice end Amelia stork in the
Prince's Duck; the Dandy did nut receive gay damage;
Robert and Arm, horn Waterford, soak is the King's Dick ;
the Mary, of Whilehaven, lost be Illeisoart in tire Queen's
Dock. Several vessels in the Prince's Dock have come to
damage in one way or the other, amongst which the Mn.
parch, fur Linn, lees of bowsprit; Albion, for New Y.olc,
bowsprit spume. The Dock is in • very crowded state,
owing to the prevailing winds from the westward.
The wiod, up to this evening, has blown very hard from
the westward, but at this moment quite moderate (seven
o'clock, p.m.)
(Frew the Liverpool Mercury of Friday.]
Yesterday afternoon soil evening a remarkably strong
gale of wird was esperienced here, aecompsoied with
sleet, and nail, which continued with little terermission until
after nine o'clock, yawn it iocteased is force and destruction,
bursting against the higher buildings of the time in sudden
and stunning gusto. The alarm wee general. Obey of the
streets were enveloped in itureuetrahle darkness, owing to the
lamps being blower out ; and at a comparatively early hour
they were totally deserted, save by a few isdividuals, who,
havincbeen caught in shops or abroad 'rhea the gale in-
creased, ran along towards their respective destinations—
pausing at every gust under a door or archway. At about
ten, many of the sign.boarria were torn from tie houses,
sad drifted, iu some instances, to a great diatence. Slates
sad building materials were lhruwa down, and with them the
streets were partially strewed in marry parts of the town. Ors
the arrival of the London mail, the driver &rimed that the
horses were (regrew!, blown to the sides of the road, in spite
of every exerhoe. About eleven o'clock the hurriesee was
more furrows than ever; our printers were freqsently driven
from their statism by the falling of bricks, ere. I peo-
ple were blown down in the streets; and much mischief was
done to We roofs of dwelling-braises sod other beildiugs.
About twelve and one o'clock the gnats of wind were more
moderate, but abort two o'clock all the preceding violaters
was renewed with additional tekehief. Aram some abate-
isicut Houk place, but a third !itemise of fury

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