The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-09-13 00:00:00

IRL L.IN!).

at D/ ftrPr. B.

A for,ign gentleman has beets arlesteJ at Lime-
rick, by Mr. Sheriff Carroll, in consequence of pti
Tate information. He hay since arrived in this city,
under an escort.

In every part of Ireland the utmost spirit is exert-
ing to improve and extend the manufactures of boot.
The inhabitant‘ of Dubli will be gratified in
learning, that the Diseftors of the Royal Canat have
most liberally granted a supply- of water for the
pipes. A great numher of labourers and artificers
were yesterday set to work by the Pipe Water Com-
mittee, to wont& their works with the Royal Canal,
and the bosiness proceeds with so much energy, that
it is exp...Cted by Monday evening, water, from th;s
source, will be distributed to the North side of the
city, by which the South side will be also rel eyed
and benefited, as the water wish is now forced
over to the North side, will then he retained on the
side from which it proeeed..—/Otili4 Jtrtr Md.l
The waste water of the Grand Canal, for which
the Committee offered 1,200'. per annum, for three
years, which offer was refused, still continues to run
into the common sewer.

Amongst the peiformers said to be engaged for
the winter season is Mrs. St. ledger, who tilled a
situation at Crow-street some years ago under the
name of Williams.

WATISIOSD, SEPT. S.

On 1••• Mama:ly evening last Brigadier-General
Lightburne artivcd in this city, to take the command
of the distrid, in the room of General Oyott. who
is now with His Majesty at Weymouth. Report
speaks very highly of General lightburne, both as
an able and vapetioncasi Officer, and a polite, gentle-
manly man.

CORK, SPPT. 6.

On Tuesday night, at c 1 o'clock, Lord Cathcart
arrived at Scrag's ito(ei j and at 7 o'clock yester-
day morning he procee !....t to the camp, which he
irripeacil most minutely tarol Li, arrival. He then
reviewed the !nth regiment of Light Dragoons, and
put them through a variety r.l masterly mance.ivres,
which they performed with a rapidity that astouidsed
the spedators, and from the roughness of the ground
excited the liveliest apprehensions fur their tales y.
The three brigades of Infantry were afterwards re-
viewed in succession ; and the various changes of
position wese performed by all the regiments with
such celerity and precision, as would have conferred
credit on the oldest troops.

This morning, at an early hour, the troops en-
camped in this vicinity marched, under the superin-
tendance of the Commander of the forces, to Killeady
I Jill, and were exercised in a grand sham fight.

The heat of yesterday afternoon WAS excessive ;
th" thermometer, in the shade, stood AS high as 140
&Trees of FA lIENHLIT'S scale, and the streets
were nearly as clear of pedestrians, as at twelve
o'clock of the preceding night. It is a singular
circumstance, that the hackney coaches find hot•
weather, like the p:tst, turn to hinter aecouut, than
even the most cold or rainy weather.

KEW SOUTH WALES.

Considerable attention has latterly been paid to
the improvement of this, important Colony. Gdymn- •
ment have, in every instance, encouraged it ; and
re understand that no less than 20,00rY lierd of
ipanish sheep have been i troiiiiced there, from
'iltanish America, 'qflch thrive well, and do not lose
he silky softness in the wool, for which the Spanish
.sheep are so much in repute'. The article of %yogi
done will render the Colony of the greatest service
:0 the Mother Country, when it is considered that •
we have ever been dependent on Spain for the finer
sorts of this valuable commiality.

The KING has been pleased to ratify the pro-
ceedings of a Gener.d Court Martial lately holden
in the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, for the tri.d of
Fralign Timm as Law% of the 69th Regirpont of
Foot, on a charge preferred against Lim by Lieut.-
',...5010ncl Alamo N, of disrespeaful and insulting
conduct, of wh,rell he was found guilty. •
His hi/tit:ST v has also been pleas•d to confirm
the proceedings of a General Court-Martial lately
br; t,n in the Island Giserns..y, for the pi..l of
-,:olonel hors Sic HI, of the Gth flattaiion
upottaine several charge=; of which he has
been acquitted.,
On Friday se'nnight, the Orford S,ea For-ibles
presented their late Commander, Lieut. DA RIVI.CK,
with an elegant dirk. Mr. Roccas, a privateip
the company, begged his acceptance, is their name,
as they wished him to wear it AS a token of then- re-
gard. The Neuter:lt4 received the dirk uncovere4
and replied, Yes, wear it I will. ! and, when dfii
higed in blood, will draw it in defenfee of thew*
donors—and, when the blesaogs of peace shall re-
turn to this fair isle, I will bang it up in roy
mac-
sion, as a ntruorneo of the sincere rc-d and resned
ikhave experienced from thst'q t,setrtenact Baa.
*ice; is appoitred to corm-Genii the Sea Fencibles.
A very extraordinary fes-ival was celebrated nit I.
Perslaw, nn the tifith of August, on a iunjea which
well deserves the commemoration of Literature and
Li'rerty. The 'City Printing- Office, belonging tO
Messrs. CRASS and Dmitri, had reaelled, on the
above•mentioned day, the 300th year of its esta-
blislimernia and has . besides been carried on for
upwards of two centuries and a hAY by the rinse
handy. Such cireumst totes I racily called for fee-
tire celebration; avid. among other means rimpl
ed to ropetuate the jubilee, a very boa.ci-ad metal
has beck' struck, whose devices are bapesly apprize.
peiare to the occasion.
A very spirited a:1:r hes been made by Mews.
Tiwrcitt a and SHARPE, COUITASN'S for the I),Cir
COMpany at Bristol, and the woril-nicit employed 1,
on the New Canal, to hlajw-General Frui se, com-
manding. the troops in that git..rter. In case lf in.
vision. they have begged to be pdimitted the hos • •
nour of volunteering their services in any mintier •
most conilu.ive to the public goes/ and promised
to furnish 600 men, Kith six ii-rsrs and With
pick-ases and shovels, in sunh proporri ass as might
be necessary for entrenchinF the army of the eiso
trkh They received a very p kite ixicnowlrdrfritet4
upon the importance of their elfer, should the army
t tke the field.
•
Yesterday evenings about half pan fire o'clock, t-
ar a man and woman were vs aiking along Meet.
street, the man, win.' was advanced in years. and
recoveringfrom a fit of tlluess, tfrop?est downs asil
wired instantly.
Air (11'11m:oil to accident happone.llastv.-:ek, on the
Godstone !Lead. .Mr. RA/KIS, afour.;; gentleman,
went ratt-air CI his fr icnd, for the purpose of sporting, is
die neighbourhood of Croydon. About three miles
below that town, Mr. Ramos s!rot a partridge, and
was running to pick it up, when be unfortunately foil
down a prccipier, into a pit. about ten feet beep.
He fell u,-on Lis head, but recovered, and got upon
his feet before his friend reached Lim; woo, per-
ceiving that he was bleeding copiously, expressed .
his apprehension that he was much hurt ; and he
answered, Not at all ;" but, scar rely had he
uttered these words, when he fell, never to rise auein.
Ile was conveyed to the means- public house at Croy.
don, and an inquest has been held on the body. The
Jury gave a verdiel of Agri lenbd De.th He wis a
very fine young man, just twenty-two years if age.
The father of this gentleman has, for many years, •
been in the Custom-ilouse.

-
• It requites but little calculation to shew the advance
tles in favour of adventurers in the ensuing Lst.
tery ; they are mote consi.lerable than Luse been
for many years. A bare perusal of the scheme is
alone sufficient to justify this assertion ; and. if com-
pared u ith the las,. Lottery in propor ton to the num-
ber of Tiekets, there will be found an ailizion of
32,0001. in Prizes in favour of Cie present one, a d
the Tickets selling only at the same rice. Under
such eir.tonstances. it is almost needless to observe
Elicit Tickets must rise considerable Iseroce the draw-
ing, tlioug;i the time is shorts as it commences on
111.-ind.iy tar 14th instant. Ale,srs. J. Jointsom and
Co. ever grireful for the pre-eminence with which
the public have distinguished their Office. particu-
latly recommend an immediate purchaser and ro-
slseaftilly inform their numerous Friends and the.
Public, that :he Tickets and Sb.tres are on sale. in a
great variety of bets, at their truly fortunate
I.;ceroe.l tate lo tery Office, No. :r Pope's Head
A rey. Corniiiil, Lcr•doh, rtrnarked I.ir Core than
Cinty year.. i e selling numerous Capital Pilafs.
Iry gum OR YOU wad.. nt
The avi.lity with which the l'itblic purchase
Tickets and Snares for the ensuing lottery. at the
Office of Hoemsay and Co. is not surprisinz.--.
%earner and Co. have presented to the Public a
Scheme superior to all firmer Lorerics. It gives
an additional advantage to the buers (more than
the last Lextery) of a 20,tri01. 10,0001. 5,0001. and
several Leaieficial Ptiz •s, to the amount of a sixth
part of the whole value-230.0001. These consi-
derations must ensure an increasing sale; end the
few remaining Tickets are a very short supply fur
the general consuirytiim, particularly when corn-
pared with past Lotteries. in which there have been
in ire Tickets shared, before the Wheel went round,
than the whole number of Tickets the present Lot-
tery contains. It is. besides. the only Lottery to
be drawn this year. and begins on the 24th instant.
N. B. Orders. by letter or carrier, for Tickets
and Shares, executed exaaly on the sans terms as
if present.
•,' All Prier,, whether of 201. or 20,0001. paid •
on demand. at the old established State Lowery Of.
ice ,f Ilwassey and Co. 26,

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