The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-09-09 00:00:00

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We lately inserted an eztraet from an advertise-
t
ment. published. hp Mr. Windham, in a Norwich
Paper, stating, " that a ptomature canvass having
taken place. he teas thireliy induccd to anrounce
hip inurnrion to offer hienseli. a Ca4.:lidate for the
representation of the County of N;'-ittrilk." 'Wd also '
gave an estran from an advertisement in the same
Paper, m which Sir Jacob Astley, one of the 'present
Representatives for that County. states, .' that he
shot lc! decline that lionnursin tae event of * ipi..oilt-
tion of Parliament." 'The Honourable John Wode-
honse, son of Lord Wrdehousc, has declared' Lim-
self a Candidate for the County of Norfolk; and his
published in advertisement, dated the 25th la‘t, in
which he alludes to the above circumstances as
follows :,•-•
.. The pertnnill Cantata in which I am at present engird,
I has been called prensmi.re , th itti.h• it has hi itidted additional
proofs that Votes had beets Irene softened in var.ous places by
the friends of the present Members. Ititherto, the fa‘-ourahW
receptons I ha', Met with lia. fat surpassed soy rito..t satigotne
expectations, and has ersi.firbosi me c.0.-11111Am tsevee in reilli.
quish the hope of becoming ,ine,.f cool. Rewesentative,
" My present Adiress would pruhaLlv have basso longer de-
fermi, had nut Sir Jacob /Oki declared hit intuuupa tit u db.
drawing it the next General t Iceti. 41.
" An Address lia, also appro."! front Mr. Windham, but it
does not in ant decree alter ins f..rmer resolution.
st I shell there(.., oetsievere in the cievaa whirls has already
called foilt to 'nails littering mats of your apputruion "
This Advertisement has drawn forth another
from Mr. Windham, dated the .Icl instant, of which

followfng is an extrael : • •
" Thoirih I am to lament, that, under a fre:c :.7,,c.sinne!f
of which I declare m, self to have no knowledge or
extmeiloida, win under the inference to be drawn from my
;i:etwaeio 4sls h riecumstanee., namely, that I hire nn intentmn
of ...dins* forward, many pat.O.MI 61116 been surprised into
pioninev, ti, me winilil otlirrwlie have
withheld, I* have no rayon is think that each advantage has
been obtained in camelaence, as at all. to alter the prospect
with which l set cyt I—and it must he a tar different state of
thinv be,. any that yetappenv, cr that I expect or can fore-
see, that cat i , educe ine vis rit,jects.on arhiith I have
long set my ho?es, aud wined toe ildulgrat partiality of the
tuuntv, Liith uri a late' and on the Pt.itOl occaiii.n, has slow
rendered niuti7 den to my than eve, "
This Advertisement ciAschides with a promive by
'r. ‘Vindharn, that whenever any interval of pob-
liusiness shall admit of it, he shall avail himself
of the opp,,ttimity, t,q its tun extent, in pressing his
solicitations to the county in person.
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The st.o, on the prosecution of JAMES TPA-
V.Sit, Esq. his Coroner and Attorney, against
triton. for an assault upon dosnua WA kuss est,
a Letter Carrier in the Liverpool Post Qffice, when
in the execution of his duty.
This t 745 A prosecution instituted at the late Lan-
caster Assac6, by order of their Lordsliips the Post-
Haste, 44-general, for an assault committed by the
Defendk.t, a young gengernm of respectaLlo con-
nedlions and property, and 'clerk m eminent mer-
chants in Liverpool, upon a Letter Carrier, who
was sent on board a ship at Livewponl by the De-
puty Past-Master there, to obtain the letters brought
by the ship from New Providence. The Defendant
was in the cabin when the L-tter Carrier came on
board for the letters; and conceiving that he had a
right to select the letters of his employers And their
friends, previous to the bag going to the Poit-Of-
ace, he seized he olg. and took out several letters
before he permitted the Letter Carrier it. have it.
and the Letter Carrier resisting, the Defendant
con:coined an assault upon him. The assau!t was
not an aggravated nature; bet the of the
PosteOtice in constriereing the proseco:ron, ap-
peared principally ro he foe the "purpose of con-
vincing the masters of vessels, and others interested
in vessels arriving from parts abroad, at the drierent
ports in this kingdom, that they should deliver the
letters 'nought by such vessels in the grst place at
the Post-Office of the pert at which they arrive, and
not to the parties to whom such lettets may be ad-
" Wised. The Delendant was cooviried cf the as-
sault. and fiift have ro appear in the 'Court of
King's 'tench next term. to..eceive the judgm •nt of
that Court ; and the Learned Judge (Hon. Baron
fieTion), before wham the caahe was tried, dis-
tin,* 1:.i1 d.r.vn the law to be with the Post-Office ;
that the Post-Master of Liverpool had acted ter-
realy in sending for the letters, and that it was the
ditty or the matter of tire 'rem; to-have delivered
them to the carrier.
Yesterday, s French Prisoner of War was
brought before the Sittiag Magistrates, for Shad-
well -Division, charged by the Police Officers with
atteinpting tss mare his escape from tie ship Ursid",
now lying in the best-india I) toles. VAC Magi -
trues, atter a full investigaticr., dire led that the
Prisoner should be delivered over to the custody of
the proper Officer authorized by the 'Fla- sport
Board. The Captain of the ship not attertong,
pursuant to the ocher of the Magistrates, he
eginvid.4 in )4:re usual penaltY, according to tia ct
aritamant.
Can Wednesday last, a match at baeksword took
place at Aishop's Canning', fee three bloods, be-
twixt Cooe.e and LINE. !who is brother to him
who broke Bt. sicgro.io's head at Caine Fair),
which was decided in favour of the former, who
hrojte hit opponent's heed M the fourth add fi:th
!wets-
On Sinntlarieotight,duringthercviewcftheßoyal
Cumberland Militia, stationed at Sunderland Bar-
racks, a natlancholy accident happened. As the
battalion was advancing three deep, owe of the front
rank men tell, in crossing a ditch ; and the man
behind him, Jana hivoice, a native of 'Wigton,
likewise failing; the baytnet of the former pere-
trated through tern body of the latter, and cam • nut
oa the opposite side. He was taken up without
hopes of recovery.
The first stone of a Jewish synagogue' intended
to be ereaed at the top of Seel-street. Liverpool,
was laid on Monday se'unight, by Mr. Hai:ay
SANULL, attended by maay respectable gettlemen
of that persuasion. Under the stone was deposited
a bottle, connsining a piece of parchment, (wherein
eras written, in Hebrew and in English, a suitable
invocation) and various pieces of coin, of the reign
of His present Marts-re. The Rabbi, or Priest,
they: delivered a soitable prayer, implo7icg Con to
crown the ntidertaking with his merciful proteaion ;
after which, he offered un an ejaculat-on for the
Royal Family. Th,e Cornasityee dined with Mr.
Ilaatheize and spent the day with the utmost has-
sow; df+k.ag Fpapy 'A74 and patrons toasts.

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Yestercla:, George DefeM, an officer of SI. Sepul-
chre's parish. was charged before the Lard•Majffir,
with raising a riot in Bartholomew Fair, on Friday'
night last, and endeavouring to rescue a Mr: Sayer, •
from the custody of Halt, one of the- Marshal's.
men, in doing..which he made a violent assault err
John Archeroin,OffiCer,raliu :Ord under the siretlion
of the MarshOlis-man.
Hall stated; that according to the orders he had
received, hin tin Friday night, went rounei the dife .
ferent pithlieelrusev, in the nriAhbourbood of the
Fair. to clear away the company. Viliert he came • • •
to the White Hart publie•housee he round a Geer; •
(lemon, named Sayer, drinking wine in the first
flnor,•ssiiis many other persons. Hr of course told
the ccmpany the orders he had received, attd they(
all went • away very peaceably, except 'this Gentle.
man, who being a 'little in liquor. positively refused '•
to gn, and he was at length.obliged,eith• the officer,'
tinder him, to force !Um oct of the *hause, an+
take him to the Cnmpter.' Mr. Sayer made giehe
resinance, and when they were dragging hies
through the *hall, Mr. Duffield came up and
said, the prisoner was hii friend. and they
should not take him away. Hall said he wnuld
lodge him' in the Compeer. and if he iDnifielelj
attempted to rescue him, he would lolge hind
there also. Duffield'still vociferated, that his ((,lend
should be liberated, and at all events that hiesboald
he taken to the watch-houte, and nct to the CrepPeer:
Halt refused to an this; in cunsemience of
Durfield.•and the men with him, behaved id
most rioneeemanner. and struck Archer, one of chi •
Officerc under the command of tae•htlarshai'semild,
several viutent blows on the head. •
John Archer, the Officer weo was assaulted, cot-
rokrarated the story told by 'Hall; and farther said.
that he received several violent blows on the back
of the head, but be cottld act say who it was
struck him. •
Several other witnesses were then celled. one of
whom swore positively that he saw Duffield lift 43
staff AM; strike Archer several times on the head, of
the same time exclaiming, that site Psi-m.ler should
be broc tht before him, as head Constable at dos
watclehouse, and not to the Comptes.
Mr. Duffield being then asked what he had to
say in his defence I stated, that be was head Constabli
of St. Sepulchre's Parish. and, according to his
ceptini of the laws of his country. the Prisoner
should have been brought to the watch-hone Were
biehin:tead nt !sting taken to the Compter.' Het
acknowledged that being impressed with this**. ,
he was very atiziops to have Mr. Sayer briniest*
the watch-house, as he wits a particular E.:km*4W%
bat he positively denied that be had ever lifted bii t
sjair to stoke any man.
"The LARD MA YOU said, for ought he knew ho •
might be in some respeets a very good offices; but,
in the present instance, he most assuredly bed be-
trayed a total ignorance of his duty. His Lordship
then eemplimented the City Officers fey their eecr. •
tions 4jurisg the fair this year, which its said had
been consequently carried en with unpreceskatest
order and regularity ; and then recommended
Duffield to retire, and make a handsonae ispeliagy.
and also some recompence to tee officer be bad
assaulted, otherwise he would consider it his datie
to make him 'find 'armies for his appearance at the
next Sessions, aui to order a prosecution tq he come
tuenced against trim at the salt of the city.
A gentlemanlike man. dressed in a white cattl,.
jacket, and nankeen pantaloons, came forward, an 4
begged his Lordship's attention for a few momenta.
He sail he was an American tubjeit, and being see.
a trading voyage to the East Indies, his ship was
cast veal' or. the cozst. ar.d plundered by the.
Malaya. 'He 'made the best of his way to an Eule
gush settlentieet,' and came home as a passergef i
the Bend,.::, Cate East Indiaman. He sent. hi
truck on s';nre to a ft lend at Gravesend, with ord
that it should be forwarded to Losidon. which w
dune accordingly. As soon as he arrived in to
himself, he went to tie house in Billiktsgate. soh
the trunks are usually lodged; betlseas surprised •
learn, that his had been delivered, without any ord
irenf hint, tteis man named Edwards; of whom
had 'not the slightest knowledge. When he.call
on this Mr. Edwards, he we; toahe should
have his trunk, titles, he paid him a guinea (
keeping it; hat this be refused to de ; and theret.
anliea to his Lordship to ;snow how he sho•
aa.
The Loan Mernt inquire 4 who this Edwar•
was t and vies inlortnechby one of the Officers, tb
he was a ire p, who made it his businsts
get pessess.an a the seam hotel, that they mi
coma to his house, tliat he might send the'
board wine other vessel. An Ofccr was item
*rely dispatched to Edwards, to desire him' to
store the the t; but he refusing, a summons was
sued. ••

The following stisclung circumstance took 0
last week. in Love-lane, Sunder:and:—A s
mricer, belonging to the Artillery, having
the evening with a frail female, discovered'
morning that he was a low of two or three
it
by the iii!venture. Returning next day, ih
day light, he forced open her lodgings, and ac
ly giving her time either to confess or 4.tly the
bery, knocked her down. and trampled oil
breasia, Ac. till she was nearly insensibia. He
proceeded to mangle her body with a large frhir
which he made such untriercifol pse. as near'
depriie her of her chin. and Qtbtracise cli‘6
her face and head in a most dreadful man
The woman yet lives, and the man is tcill at
FATAL FIPTLCTS OT fat ovcasinze.---Ye
sennight a farm was *I by eat ion in the nag
hood rid Furness ; all the lsoys in the village
bled at the place of sale. era were very isn't
indulged with punch, which wits, as ii cost
given among the company. Two boys were
to diinjt sn much punch that they Isecaa
pletely inseasicse, and were carried to bed i
state. Or,e of them wai ezcesdingly ill, and
less the greater part of the nrzt day. but rt
in the evening; the other boy, itottt tine rears
age. the son of Wittiest W;tsdai. of Dalton. w
found the neat morning, speerl!erv.setaily inc.pat
o: vo'uttary motion, anti affeaed with convulsios
which. returned at short intervals. with ulcerate
viiienc-, the whole of tbe day, till. eleven o'cludi
a:et, ash= he expired in great agony.
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