The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-07-23 00:00:00

LYNN, JULY 15.

During the dreadful thunder storm on the even-
ing $.l M hey re'imight, the electric fluid struck
the top of Sedgeford steeple, on tire west si.le, and
precipitated to the ground several stones of consi-
derable magnitude, wAltorig a breach en the well of
shout a void square. The lightning rho passed
through the church, entering it at a window Dear
the porch on the south side. and after CrObblllK it ill
a north-east direction, it made its escape at two
places in an upper window 'war the chancel on the
north side. Ass evening school was held previous
to the occurrence of the above accident, which hap.
relied about nine o'clock in the evening. The dis.
may occasioned by the awful coofiret of the ele-
ments may be better conceived than described ; the
children rushed out of the church nearly in a state
of distraction. uttering the most dreadful shrieks;
parents in *ranch of their children ; the incessant
and vivid fishes of lightning. succeeded moutru-
tarily
by &raffial peals of thunder, accompanied
with torrents of rain and hail, such as were never
remembered by the °Wort inhabitants. formed
scene truly terrific. A gill about fourteen years of
age, the daughter of Robert Noises. was left in the
school-room, and on being missed her father went
in search of her, when on entering the room he
found her lifeless on the floor. Fear is supposed
to have been the cause oilier death. as tlwre was no
appearance of the electric fiord having entered the
room. A few pieces of mortar were detached from
the ceiling, which in all prolorb.lity was efficted by
the shuck communicated to she steeple. sir by the
concussion of the stones falling to the ground.

Verseris,t2 die MASONS.
JOHN INGRAM LOCKHART, Esq. in the Chair.
John Thomas Barber Rearmost, Roy. farther examined.
Have you omitted any thing iu your former statement you
wish to add ?—Yes.
Upon what other bead ?—lo respect to the prices : i wish
to skew the effect of the competitiow raised by the Golden-
lane brewery. I have observed that this competition canted
the brewers to lower their price from Ad. to 541. per pot ; amid
that in every year following, fur right years, the prices of
malt and hops averaged higher than in the year 1804, when
the rise to 6d. per pot was made. My calculations are drawn
from The Comfy Chronicle, a paper in chief esteem among
agricultural persons in and about the 'metropolis. Now,
supposiog that the brewers if left to themselves would not
have taken any advantage of those rises, bet had remained
satiolied with the sixpence per put which they fixed is 1804,
the competition which was raised by reducing their price to
Gee-peace, and keeping it down to that mark foe eight years,
saved a sum a little short of eight millions sterling for the
industrious classes of the metropolis; and, what is most int-
portant of all, at the same time produced to them a very
. improved as tick of sustenance. The price which the inhabi. - -
Accounts from India to the 28 It of February I tants of Ixoilloo pay for porter at this day is sixpence per
state, that the war Will 'till carried mu with great put,abwivshroisfixaedilnirij'esanaja a
rylPB(7.7:aaara shag then more price which
the „
slaughter. In storming the Fort of Nowak by the i„ the summer „„d 1812, at bothnd one
which than
times the
British troops, the gamin'', which coosisted of 500 materials averaged as high as they do now, as appears by
men, chiefly Arabs (having twice refmrd to stir- the returns in the Cuuuty Chronicle. Aimee the labour.
cruder, and all their attempts at mcape proving illf classes beer is as much the staff of life as bread;
fruitless), were the greater port of them pot to Ihe swreelelitckenolleir:ttiLiidarofeeleeke vbrairiwooruseqnthe;
lilies of brie,
sword ; 346 bodies having hem; buried alter the streagibroing *lid comforting beverage produced from good
remit, and 100 being prisoners, of whom 80 are I mat and hops, and beer nut possessing those qualities. I
greevou.ly woumled. In another affair. too I . hare seen labouring mess in my own employ, although worn
died of the rebels, as they are termed, were I ""is toil, "'el a mile t°al".e where a IfuDd Pi" of twin'
put to the sword. The strong fortress of Metre
might belted; but it is not always that lime as be spared foe
this purpose. In the vicinity of • smithey, ow wharf, where
hod cspitisluteil to Me British, after a long siege. Laud and strong beer is oecessary to amble the sieu tosestain
The gorrison consisted of 1,200 menu - t' We may -awarder's exertions, if a brewer has the command who sends
now coo rider." Mys the liumli44p, , floggke,, • of, Iho c4,,rqu yfeelkpoil buil bevr, that beer Me pairerestures utast drialt,
27th February, " the whole hue of priumksfoicaligil. glare ; but this is sometime* so repulsive to their palates
Commit] to Jig's's* either in cute poosossipst or usulevil.fis'e'""^"6"""" that they are "nu to "a a mixture of
Sin or the il, swore peroleiously todrinking of plies
our control." Major Du NCAX had commenced 1' lash-odor bier. This is • verities 'abject. It has beton d
ge
the campaign ogainst the ;Adherents of APPA to my inquiries to ascertain the relatiae dowatioo of life
RILE, having syriirism.l.,ocurstiler,ible body of them, under die:Teo habits; mod I have found that As great
chiefly Commis itsid,Atlint, pAil.dispeuril them "stilt.' driukersorparterdnd reareely ever live to be aged. 1
great
.loss. The .It-tjat ' and the OP
als, sad they tell me that the
were till deserting Inns, iiiirsoirtaf hew huts.
co, aro porters about the wharfs, who art al ppest
deed of the rabble. Psivate occiitils-troast jot 'sad iota a, forty, and yell tato dyer% ftre
to the 4/11 Frlntoiry metition, AlitiV;tliO4ertip of cut;lii"coulplidats, sod general debility about drip
Ulu this leaven is expeCted to be very ibludont, • a (T 6 66 esoftoomfa)

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LkICISTKR, 4uLy 40.

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Yesterday this town presented an appestats.
somewhat anvil and interesting Upgrards of Unlit
of the industrious triipul ver,mholited the
principal btrrets in a body, without the least tumult
or oiler of insult to any our. This circumstance,
considering the cease that led to their assembling,
and the sufferings which the fratnework-knitters
have eaperj.need from the lowness of wage. (e
person not receivism nu an average more than ft),
• 'flings per week !) ii highlyt creditable in ai e
winking chooses in this place. It appears h)
Itesolutious jolt Married in the local Pa VerS. it,.'
the workmen have determined to erase tio•kii..t
until they obtain the statement of priers azre,?!
upon by the hosiers at a Public Meeting in Juke,
1817, and which statement was then allowed to be
Moth a fair and reasonable." It is gene ally be-
lieved, should the workmen stand out for a f.sr
Weeks. they will he able to obtain the advitoce
sought fur. This they are encouraged to du by
mane of the respectable itiltsbitanis, whir, ore !literally
affording them their Hilisenptimis fur that paro,eo:.
The different parishes have also conic in the dr. t.r.
mural 1111 l to give them their asostance moil they A-
tom full work, and the u Statement" laves,
Some hosier., much to their credit, have already
given these pricer.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

eatiterne, JULY M.

Arrived she Martha. ShwaAl, Not Kylsurgt Cwmbran.
Smrt h ; and She Alihmil, (now Lassessmasse ; Albw., Miller.
Gum Bahia iu 61 Jaye; aad Sop►ia, hum Hmszassah us 2*