The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-09-17 00:00:00

OXFo&D, SMIXti a 15.
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ALDERMAN
We stated 'On Saturday that aWI of nide:merit. ECCLFAIASTICAC PROMOTIONS. *referred by Mr. Sharpe, of the Bridgeoateet Su- l Nis Grace the Amiability., of Canterbury has emanated the
akainst the Pruprwstor of The Newest hasl Rev. 11-iwge Ritailnlph, 31. A. amid Maiden. of Christ Chervh,
been thrown out by the Grand Jury of Middlesex. in 1111$ """".171 Si the vicarage of Eamri wish Ww"h' ""
The Sambrich, gest
bull was founded upon re of lute !speech i Them Mills, BA. of Christ Chetah, this thriver.
of the worthy Alderman, in which be ,11 I ttttt advert a '• •
• .icy, .—s d, o w his ...0 penti..., by the Lord
with great 'severity on Mr. sltarpe. The following j St-hop of Isiorwreli, fu the hctory olWdotho.Sorulk.
article. connected wish this subject, is copied front Rev. John latey, to else ...curry of Retie, Sutrulk.—•
Me News of yesterday t--s Pairun, the Km,. •
!try. Henry Do. Foe Raker, M.A. to the vicarage of
"We have beta favoured h‘ the Chakilla• she cm"- Greetloo• . its the co. warty of Itutland.—Patrun, die Earl of
mitiee who conducted Mr. Weidman's 'keno. with this wino.] pi;
following doemlaests. From she. it will he seen how far
Mr. Windlasses remarks*. Sharpe were libellous, or how is
far they were Pettily applied. llPMiteOroltedj' 671.:114 Cvs.tille.eilhigias:glite::lNto.the"CarilvimiltraitaußfirDrviisaaiitirle.ri
" [Mr. Wit/Masan, reeling en his known character, did Eke Lord Chancellor has presetit.il tug key. Julia Single.
Net wish Shea. decimates, to he.poloNhett at the time the tau to the rectory of Suites by, near Spolaby. Lincolnshire.
cirennistasicesattendi4 them (*carrel.]
The following is s copy of a hand-bill, of which we can
bring the fullest proof, Sharpe acksowledged himself to be
the sober sad disseinioator:—
" To as Worthy Iftedoe4 of the city of L•adan..
" Many yeah nen there resided w the village of hershoin,
near Wreaisam.an induration? •san,.itnipl•iyrd in she iron
works sheet, who hid a sue gifted wish the powers aura:.
tory, which be was is the habit of diNP111)11)Ir t« the admisriag
inhaltitauts of his native plats from the elevation that a tub
afforded him.
" A Welsh village awl a tub being too narrow a space
for the exercise of his talents, he ia said in hays transferred
them to the more enlarged and palisdlar sphere of the metro-
polis and its bustiugs; bovine, in the course of that period",
aegu!red the ulna' and deserved accouipasiiments of iodastry
and perseverance—a competent Ls tone.
" 1 would ask you, Geetlemen, whether there be ansoigil
you an individual, who, thus possessed or the g,.od things of
this world, and his fisher sunk into she grave, would leave
his widowed mother to linger out her days in a parish mirk-
howse, or drag on her existence. supported by • acuity paro-
chial allowance, or the charity of 'onagers?
" I would ask Mr. Robert Waithusan if he can trace in
the foregoing representation any assimilation in his ?wet ease?
" If he shook! unequivocally answer in the negative, and
rut should deem him is other respects worthy of your sat:
ratite, Ikea, gentlemen, by all means let him obtain your
support. If, WI the contrary, he should not be able to reply
to tibia simple question in a satisfactory way, si remains fur
you tu decide, whether an iadividu•l, Ott wiping loth inspoia.
Iron can by possibility rem, be or he not a It Representative
of your interests in Parliament ; or whether any person ran
be devoted a pmper guardian Of your pail ital. civil, and moral
rights in the Legislature, who is destitute of those feelings
which nature has assigned to the brote creation—a due pro-
leetiuh autl succour, iu their old age, of those from *bum
their being is derived.

" A LOYAL INHABITANT, taut re Liveryman.
" Loudon, J wie It 011."
This atrocious libel sous reached Wrexham, from whence
the rellorsioir letter, addressed to the Cbairmaa of Mr.
Waitbman's Committee, was t r lilted:
GCNTLIIIIEN —Having penned in the public prints •
moat iflarfilUOlS letter, rifiectioe opus. the character of my
friend and corotrymasi Robert Widthwise's, I have procured
the prefixed testimonial of his good conduct to his smother
sod family, which you are at liberty to make use of it auy
way yen stay think best.
" 1 ars, gentlemen,
" With best wishes for Mr. Weidman's success,
" Your most obedient Servant,

" JAMES KENRICK.
I. Wrexham Jame t 2, 1818."
" To the Commaittee for coodoethig Robert Mafioso,
Boor's. Election.
We, the eadenigeed. beieg inhabitants of Bentham mil
Wrezbems, express our surprise sod indigestion at ening in
the public prism a copy of a Mod-bill, "dammed •to at
winds, Electors of she City of Leonia,' ba.nly reaming so
the character idols, consigner Mr. Weinman. We knew
Mr. Waiihmas's notbrr, sad Ommetainamory to his filial at.
brains sod liberal support for Missy years previews to her
death. That she was solely maintained controllably by bias
to the time of her deerskin, sad buried at his exposes in a
respectable meaner. That isonead Of t suffering her to Inger
in a workhouse, or to be supported by parochial relief,' he
was forward to render her every comfort, sad the liberal sup.
plies allowed by him were fur years previous to her death
paid through the bauds of the undersigned Joke
throve, whom also be has foraished several breeches of ibe
family pp to the present time wish pecusiary sod othorassito-
&nee. to short, Mr. Waitbona's kiederss to his mother sad
family furmed a bright example fur imitation, and was the
praise of the neighbourhood. As witness our heads this
224 day of June, 1819.
" Thomas Jones, Curate of Wrexham..
" Ebeeiezer Williams, Curate of Wrexham.
" James Da,

_davenport, lenu_
" Samuel Edwards,
" Hugh Davies, ) 0
" Hugh Morris, f verleerg*
" Jobs Williams, draper, Wrexham.
" Edward Jumes, farmer, Btfle•Ill.
" Jobs Painter, bookseller, Wrexham.
" Anne Tye, bookseller, Wrexham.
" Joh. Jones, surgeon, Wrexham".
" W. F. Jenkins, draper, Wrexham.
" Charles Poyser, draper, Wrexham.
" Richard Browne, attorney, Wrexham',
" John Harrison, plumber, kr— Wrexham.
" Jump!' Ames, grocer, Wrexham.
" W. Edward., farmer, Stanaley, are, WMI6IIIII.
" Jobs Menleve, Career,
4, John Edwards, farmer, Stunk", Meehan'.
" T. Edwards, farmer,
" William Williamson, saddler, Wrexham.
" Hugh Morns, shoemaker, Wrexham.
" Richard Briseoe, chymist, Wrexham."

" We might add to the above respectable testimonial,
an extract from a speech delivered u• the same subject by
Sir Watkia Williams Wynn, at a dinaer of the Welsh Cha-
rity, at the Hams in Kesniagtuu. Coon driuking the
' Livery of London,' the Chairman observed, ' that Wales
had the honour of producing tso of she most distinguished
Members of that distinguished body, namely, Sir W. Lewes,
the father of the city, and Mr. Alderman Waltham'. With
regard so the latter. be thought it proper to lake this occa.
'ion of stating, that the rumour t aßoat at the last Lou.
don Election, that Mr. Waitheasu had behaved ill to his re.
Mitres in Wales, was a base calumny. This, aided, be
was enabled to affirm, as t►e scar neighbour to Vl'rexhans,
the birth-place of Mr. Waithman, who nes, in fart, an
honour to the Principality of Wales ; rind all goad Welsh.
men must be proud to find one of their Ludy raining him.
self by the honest exertion of his industry and tales' to the
distinguished situation of Representative of the But Com-
mercial City iu the world'."—(load applasso )

TOR AnNY.

Friday the resmalarler of the 101 k lust embarked its the
Lando,' transport at Partrommils, lord saikB log Pirmassith.
The 11111 fu.•t regyarees
The 88th regiment, Colonel Nicol, lately 'Owned fray
St. Helga's, is ordered to Hull, sostead of H'emloss barracks,
Northamptonshire.
Thuroday *et* the last.detoehmeat of the Bth foot. nude r
lb* rommars.l of Major Thompaun, embarked at Hell an
hoard the Carolina transport, fur the Isle of Wight ;
drsli-
sation supposed •t. Heliora.
The pas foot is expected at Hull, on the 19th hotfoot, to
relieve theft', now in garrisoo, ord.•red for 'reload.
Major IPShaughaessy, of she 4bth regional, has berm tried
by a Gement' Court Martial, at Coluombo, is the Island of
Ceylum, en several charges of a very serious nature. The
proceedings of the Court Itlartial bare bees mud home to be
laid before his Maj. sty.
Ori Theraday last, a aerjeant and seventeen rank mud Ole
of the 79th Highlanders, roofer the Carina ad of l.rrut••aaat
L. Cameroon, left Limerick garrisurs, in the Lady of 04
Shawnee steam Imes, to do daisy at Tartu.. t.
'Thursday, 320 of the 86th reel/nerd of toot marched intro
Stamford, on their say from Chatham to Hull. The 68th
serf long ►tativaed at St. Helrna to guard Bouayarte.
We mentioned is our last that the 91.1 reginsrut cap under
orders fur the Nest ladies. We sitter 11134Crsilleld that this
highly respectable tamps is IQ rustairk at this port mine time
iss the mouth of Oeteber.—(Grmarrch Advertiser.)

The town of Queenborough Mill continues in a
Mate of effervescence. On Monday, the 3d inst. a
min who had for some time been parading the streets,
with a cutlass in one mind and a mstul tit the other,
and Waiving himself very disorderly, wee 'gyre-
beaded mid put into the town pot, and, from what
had been before expressed, a purse of constables
was stationed round ;t. At night a number of
tutu mid women assembled together at the gaol ;
the latter kept the constables us bay by (bruising
stones end other missiles at than, sad by oilier
rough treatment, by which one a the constables
was pu►hed into a pond near the place, whilst some
of the former commenced knocking down one of
the walls of the prison, stud soon set the prisoner at
liberty ; they succeeded in getting him on bowl a
ship, from whence he cannot he taken without a
warrant called a " silver oar." The number of
persons being so great, and the constables being
I kept at a distance, the persons who actually broke
the wall down eautiot be ascettatued.