The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-01-27 00:00:00

coNrEssioN or MURDER

Henry Berifiircl, a pauper, in Lambeth Wink house, was
yesterday charged with having coutessed that he and ohs, c
tuber men had rotated and murdered a pining woman in
Riegale Park, a few months ago. The confession lout been
taken down in writing, but he denied all knowledge of it
The Magisiinie conceived that it was n isie.e inw noun, and
°heti vcd, that the case could he iuvedigatrd on a follies day,
if any discoveries should be made iii Rie4aie Palk by the
Officers.

One of the Police Officers stated that great it 00000 hers of
robberies weir committed in the parish of Lambeth, by
paupers, who were allowed three-iwiice a night by the Over-
seers to find tin inselves lodging. the workhouse not bring
sufficiently large to contain them all, and they went thiev-
ing all night instead of going to best
The Magistrate was of *viol 0000 that nothing was more
likely to CAIISt au increase of crime in the metropolis, than
the existence of such an evil, and he hoped the practice
would be immediately stopped.

MARLOOROUGII-STREET.
CASE EXTRAMIDINAIIY.

THROWING A NEW-BORN INFANT OUT OF A

COACH IVIN DOW.
Mary Nevin*, a young woman, 22 years of age, was
brought to the Office on Monday afternoon, charged with
throwing her infant child out of a coach window, so Park-
street, of which the following are particulars :
The accused, it appeared, bad been a fortnight in the ser-
vice of Mrs. White, a lady of fortune its Seyitiour.street ;
but she e plaiurd of being unwell ou Sunday, mod she
left on Monday in a hackney-coach, desiring the coachman
to drive her to No 2, New-street, Slimine-street. As the
coachniao was driving slows, Path-street, with his bead
down to avoid the wind and rain, two persons ran after the
coach, and informed him that a child had been thrown out
at the window—but he paid nu attrition to Owns, and
drove on. The child, which was just born (a female), war
and it was taken hi St. George's Hospital. The
coachman drove oil to New-street, but there being no per-
son in the house but two childreo, and fisidiug the accused
a most deplosahle state, In drove her back to Mr..
IVliitt's, where hr had taken her up; but •s site was re-
fused admittance, the footman of the family accompanied
the hackney-coachman to this Office. The unfortunate no.
Man appeared in a dreadful state, tontilile to answer • pus.-
tiou, and bile was conveyed to the St. JAIMY'S Infil Mary,
where she now remains in a favourable way.
The hackney-coachman was taken into custody at twelve
o'clock on Moodily eight ; but the circionstaaces of the case
being made know'', he was released yesterday.
The child, according to the testimony of she Hospital
Surgeons, vies a six ur seven mouth* child. and it was
placed at the breast of a healthy woman; lost the Magic-
grates received a letter yesterday from the llucpital, slating,
that it died at three o'clock yesterday mor bb bb g, as the Sur-
geons expected, as they aimed in their letter, from its age.
The lather of young woman appeared at the Oilier,
much agonized, yesterday, fur an order to see his daughter,
which as. grouted. He is a jouriseyinati smith, living at
Nu. 2, New Road, Knightsbridge. He did not know of his
daughter's pregnancy, but after returning from the In-
firmary, be said that ale confessed that the father was •
labouring man, with whom she had herome acquainted in a
servit noir of tithe mouths, in the vicinity of Sluaue-strett.—
. 'OW is strange, ahe did not make any inquiry abt:tat the
child, and here the busis,,ss r.sts.

MARKETS.

From flit I.ovidon Vermeil!, l'riee Curren!;* of ruc.day,
Juntusyy 29, Ibl9.

WEST IN lAA AND SPANISH MAIN PRODUCE.
Cos ritt —The market remains dull, co public sale having
been brought ward, mid so little business dune by privalg
cusisract, oa to render mice. nearly nominal.
The stack of W. I Coffee is now 4,450 lon', being 2,330
less ilian at this time last year ; present prices 48s. per cwt.
higher.
The 11. P. SUGAR market has been dull shire our last A
luirricane has taken place in Jamaica which canard loshleis
to ask a shilling or two advaner, but without olitsissieg .1,
purchesss having been made at last sicek's phew. , saz Itiown
Janiaica 755. a 7n. good brown 77. 795. middling 81s. a
83, ; gond middling Grenades with colour 82s. guud blown
St. Vincent., 775.
FORMS SUGARS have/fen a little more ingnived for.
The stock of B. P. Sugar is now 7,9110 casks less than
last year's at thus time, the pre scut prices rate t3d. per cwt.
higher, per Gazelle aces ;qtr.
Ituass.—Considerable business has hero done within these
few days, assil in ronseipiance priers sale aboot ld. per gal-
lon higher than the last imotaiwits. It is di cult to meet
ands any proof Leeward. so ••.1' as 3s. the asking price be-
ing 3s. 211.
The present stork of Rum is 13,971 puncheons, and price
of proofs 3s. per
Stork last year same date, 19,802, and price of proofs
tier gallon.
Etstusgo is dull of demand, and so are DYtwooDs.
Non Tit AMERICAN Pill I DUCE.

. ..
Astir... of all descriptions mse rely heavy 41f sale.
Cesolina Rice, alibutielt lately at 425, is now firmly
held fir 44. pi r cwt. duty free 6.r house cossiumption, and
36s to 3ss iu bond for rxluntaiiou.
SOIll II AMERICAN PRODUCE.
The tr.ineartions in COTTuN since one last have been
thielly in Peruants and Bengals for expos', which were sold
at last week's prices : fur ether sorts the market is 41.411, and
holders of LtrAs,l seem rather more dvsir to effect ask..
The sale of the irs i k are as fullmy, viz (duty paid) 3:01 Per-
nassibsseen fair In good 2illl. a 2341.; 35 Demerara and Ilt r-
ime fan 210,4 ;in I 1, 1' Rourlasts fine 24. 4341.; 1,260
Bengal ordinary 1.1 middling 6441. is 7.1., fair 74, fine 8t.:.;
60 ;Madras good 101.1 total 1,601 bags. The imports are
79 Uosited States, 1 West India, 1,524 Surat, 1,748 lieugal :
total 3,462 bags.
BRITISH STAPLE ARTICLES.
Y.erivrnSUGAß4, ill large 1111111)% considerahle Isusineas
l.a. n slone at Is. a 2s. per cwt. advance, but the better
soil% 1. wain unaltered. MoILASSES atoll of sale.
SPIRITS or TuarrsiTts a have been sold at 68a., there are
n•iw buyera at 694. hilt Ilse holders ask 70s.
(tits —Greenland Oil has here very dull agate shire our
List, 1110 nit hough a considerable reduction in the price has
tak. n !dace, there as uu revival in demand. Sperm Oil is
also loner. Oil has been in gaud demand, but nu
sell( r., nub's at an advance of 10a. to IL Rape Seed Oil.
in consequence of the consumption being eery small, each
sucecordiug talc is made a shade under former prices.

LIVERPOOL REPORT, JANUARY 23, 1819.
Our COTTON market has been extirrnely flat during the
whole week, and we have to notice a decline of Id. per
ill BIIWCIIII (of which good qualities of the new crop have sold
at 1741. a 17;d.) and of id. on other descriptions generally.
The sales arc only 2,700 bags. consisting uf 400 Bosworth at
17d. a 19.1.; 120 Orleans 17W. a 20d.; 70 Sri Island
93.1. a 3s. 17 seamed 2. ; 570 Pernam 21 lid. • 221.0.1.; 300
Bahia 1941. a 21;d ; ISO Maraidisin 20.1. a 211;d ; 100 Para
Uhl. a 191 d.; 40 Demerara 261(1. a 21.1.; 60 Cuba 16111.;
200 Carthagena lA. a 151 d.; 22(1 Swats 9.1. a 131 d ; 4:10
Bangui 73d. a 8 O. 060 bales Bengal, of middling quality,
were offered yesterday al public auction, and only 2 lots sold
at 73.1 a 71d. per lb. when the remainder were withdrawn,
but 200 bales (included in the foreign sales) were u. 1.11 after.
wares at the latter price. The imports are-4,500 bags
East India, 333 bags Demerara, 1,823 bags Charleston and
Savannah, 290 hags other parts of the Coiled States, 1,591
hags Brazil.
The public sales of B. P. Sugars brought forward this
week are only 400 ',bd.. which went off rit an ac,...arice of Is.
a 23. on middling slid good qualities, but for brown there is
still very little demand, and the -c remain without alteiation :
the quantity 110111 is 500 casks. East India and Foreign de-
scriptions, us well as Molasses, continue in the same dull
state as for some time past. IVe are still without it (wiry
fur Coffee, except fur small parcels to supply the wants of
the grocers, and (bete aorta support price. We have hag a
little for Pimento, of which 50 bags good quality
have sold al Od. Corr's, Ginger, and Rice, have been quite
neglcuted. Leeward Islam! Rums are more inquired after,
but 110 sales have been made, and Jamaican are without al-
teration.
I)yewuods continue steady, but the demand limited. For
Asher there has 111141 but little inquiry, and of 120 Montreal
Pols and Peat Is, offered at public sale yesterday, only a few
of the former sold at 535. About 2,000 salted and 5,00(1 dry
B. A. Doles have been disposed uf, the former at s:il. a 50.
and the letter at a decline of Id per Its. viz —ordinary and
AM to fair 7d. a Sil. and good 8;d. a 41.1. Ne...ty 10.000
mrse Hides have also heeu sold (chiefly unseen) at Gs. Oil.
per hide. Tallow is still very drill at decf g prices. The
sale of East India Indigo yesterday went off heavily ; the or.
dinary qualities were bought in at 4s. 6d. and middling to
good Coppers at ss. Bd. ill 7s. 6.1. 1,40(1 bags of E. I. Mad-
der Ruots were put sip also, and taken in at 60s. per cwt.