The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-09-21 00:00:00

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

Sir Robert Wilson was riding at the moment of-
laded to with the other Gentlemen who attended to
pay the Last tribute of respect to her late Majesty.
When be heard the pistol shots, he exprti.sed a de-
sire to go up to the spot, and at least ascertain the
cause of them. Nis friends would have detained
him, from consideriog that his presence at such a
scene might, like many other innocent and well-
meant acts, be liable to malicious construction.
This. Sir R. Wilson declared to he unworthy his re.
gard, so long as there was a chance of saving one
life, or dissuading the military from the smallest
exercise of violence. Ile therefore acco►ted the
commanding officer, simply asking I whether it
was by his orders that the soldiers tired 'Flue offi-
cer replied " No." Sir Robert then begged him,
" for God's sake to interfere and prevent' die effu-
sion of blood." The bring dud, as our informants
have assured us, cease almost immediately, and by
the interposition of the officers.
Another report states that the cause of offence is
contaiued in a letter which has been found, addressed
by Sir Robert Wilsou to Bonaparte at St. Helena,
explaining sw by the reflections upon the character
of the latter, contained in his History of the Cam-
paign in Egypt.

The room in Brecon Priory, the seat of the Mar-
duis of CAMDEN, in which the Kinn slept on Thurs-
ay night, on his way from Milford to London, is
called King Charles', Room, and which was occu-
pied by that Monarch, on his visit to Wake, nearly
two centuries ugo. About test o'cloc-k on Friday
he arived at Troy-hoose, the seat of the Duke
of BEAUFORT (a shoat distance from Monmouth),
where lie slighted and took refreshment ; but as
his Grace resides at this seat only occasionally, and
not being then there, a relay of horses was sent
from the Beaufort Arms Inn to the above mansion.
At Haverforilwest we understand the Rev. Aidt-
deacon Weiss of Brecon and ooe of the Canons
Reeidentiary of the Cathedral Church of St.
David's, brought a congratulatory address to his
MAJESTY, on his arrival in the diocese, expressing
also a wish that his Maicanr would do the Chapter
of St. David's the high honour of visiting the only
Cathedral Church in the kingdom, in which his
MAJESTY has a stall, and at the same time declaring
the unfeigned attachment of himself and every other
• Member of the aforesaid Chapter to his MAJESTY'S
Person, Family, and Government.
It is a circumstance honourably characteristic of
the present tune, and whirls proves dissent from the
church is not necessarily followed by hostility to it,
that in several orighbouriag places where new
churches are now building, liberal MOMS in aid of
their erection leave b-est paid by Dissenters.—
( Wolverhampton Chronicle.)
During the past week, there has been a consider-
able quantity of grain cut in this neighbourhood,
and although much of it is in a soft state, the
farmers are busy in leading it, for fear of a change
in the weather.—(/Yeiccruile Paper.)
On Saturday se'imight two inhuman fellows tied
a cow by the tail to some rails in the dilapidated
building, once a summer-house, to Hereford Castle
Green, after which they beat her in the most cruel
manlier, when the animal, in endeavouring to extri-
cate itself, broke off a part of its tail. The offen-
ders were afterwards snitimoned to appear before
the MAYOR; but it appearing that no malice had
existed previous to the cruel act, sod on the princi-
pal offender expressing coutrition for his conduct,
and agreeing to pay the sum of 50s. the owner of
the cow consented not to prosecute them.
On Wednesday se'intight. about two o'clock in
the afternoon, as Mr. RALPH TROTTER, aged 17,
and his sister ELIZABETH, aged 15 years (son and
daughter of Mr. WIC TROTTER, of Sledgwick
Hall, near Barnard Castle), were fording the Tees,
on horseback, at Wycliffe., they were overtaken by
one of those sudden descents or rapids which fre-
quently occur to that river, and before they could
reach the shore were swept away and drowned.
Their bodies were found shortly after, but ttaa late
to restore the vital spArk.