The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-10-17 00:00:00

DIVID6ND PATARLH AT GUILDHALL
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U. Melillo, of Fereberet wee! IY

PRICE OF vrocKs YESTERDAY
3 per Cent. Red 7711 t 1 Indef. Hondo.. 72 71 pr.
3 per Ct. Corm 7ltti 1 Ex. Kills, 1,0001.
3i per Cent B74w 1 4 5 pr.
4 per Ceti a 93f1 9tlk 1 Ditto Small .. •.5 7 pr.
5 per Cr. N. Ati...110:1 l Lottery Ticket. 19/. It 3•.
11 I 1 Cutts. for Not .. 7S 4i
G.rik L. A:1/1. 19 7-161 1

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The depot at Newport, Isle of Wight, coal/ale at present
of deiscbrbenis from the f 4tosOrop corpse -Atha. lit, ail
6thr B.h, oth, 12th, 14th, 16114 Iph.24th, and, 3715, Seth,
434, 4516, 51st, 71st, 73.1, sod 93.1 reginscom of foot,
making, in the whole, • force of tem; mete, or thereabout.,
all of whom are Tweeted in Albany Barracks, nut Oder
the immediate room/sod of Cabled Rosa. The &lOTve de.
tee-braced. will be dispatched to their respective enypa, from
.time in time, in mei, of war transports, as fret as essaalties
shall render it necessary. anti opportunities tronr.
7NTRY FAIttS AND I,I.4KKETS.
swarwsetlaW Ala.
One great fair on Tueedtepend Wednesday denoted a go.
bend stagnation is the sale of Farntiag Frothier, with tistt
except' of Ratter. Ois the homer day, there was the
finest show of sheep, sad the greatest number ever
known in this town : a sufficiency of pen. could nut be
hrovided, and hundreds were either stopped on the road
ither, or sent hack as soon as they writhed the suburbs :
fat ones sold at from 4d, to bd. per lb ; stores were
▪ Pigs were numerous; a few fat animals obtained bit.,
hat the general prices were from 3J. to 4.1. per lb. 04 the
following .Is the supply of cattle was too excessive foe the
demand; fat beast. obtained 4 id. to 5}.1.: we heard of five
fat beillocka, estimated 10 score per qnarte,r, sold at 101. 10s.
&head, in centavo/ice of she trick of • dealer, who, haring
01111116,M1 that price, urged several friends 'recessively to offer
*limirec and lower prices, until at MA his lino bidding was
seonated.---alkiin cheese fetched from 28.. to Ma per cwt.,
osideillbg dairies from 40s. to 455. per eon., and hest dairies
from 48a. to ss. per cwt. There was a great quantity on
hand relent., morning, wletels was sold at a reduction of
from 4.. io sa. pea cot....T.he average price of butter was
from 8101. to hid per lb, but a few lots feerbed as high as
Pd. per 11..,and all was sold. Ilacus, from 5.leL to 64. per lb.
Ham% '7411. per lb.
MARKO? natal MO tata.
On Wednesday last oar fair was but thinly stiended: there
was good • supply of wood, which was principally sold, at
gather better prices than at the preceding fair. Horses and
beast. (of the former of whirls there was ow uoostat quantity,
hot of very inieldliwg quality) were mostly all sold, though
the sellers had to ,compisi• of the loom". of priers. The
trailesmea in the pleasore fair fell the are( of the general
scarcity of money.
IVEYRIL TALC
tVeyhill sheep fair ennarnennod on Wednesday morning.
Thedelightfest weather. and Improving prices, gave a cheer-
log colour to His liveliness of the woe. The supply of
sheep was not an large by 30,000 ma last year; but pur-
chasers were in sitionelance, and the whole that none pressed
were eagerly booght at better prices than bays been tib-
taiord at soy of the late fairs; the mean proportion be.
jug at least 4.. per bead higher than at Willem (air. The
priers were as follow:—gown Ewes from 20s. up to Mk sad
401.; down lambs from 14a. to 22a.; withers from 30s. to 420.
The rhea, of horse, was not considerable, but • great member '
of those eolobeted were remarkably Gee, particularly boot-
/se-like looses sod readsten; •nd as mat there were WSW,
11.1Wikat 2.year old cart colts, which, with the better draught
k/pisema met • pretty ready Nate at moderate prices. There was
an extra member of bones of the middling sort, werich most
probably will go off at low prices —The Hop fair does not
commence till Friday.—The qa utility of clue,* pitched is
out so large at ihia early *late as at many former (sirs, and
the ye icea are sot yet opened.
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A FELOIV 'S CONFESSION.
. Among the convict. who were lately removed from the
'Norwich City Gaul to Portionou Ile, to the bulks at Sheenieas,
preparatory to bring transported for life, was James Holly.
who, before his departure, gave the following statement of
the nonserons robberies is, which he had been neon., ned
1 was born at North iValshain, in the year 1797 ; I came
at a very early age to live in Norwich, in the parish of St.
Aeigustine'a. Aimed thirteen years of age. 1 went to live
orevant with Mr. Page, at the Rolle 11111; 1 lived there about
WWII yens., and in the course of that time I gal acquainted
pjlb bad companion.. which caused use to spend all the
mosey I could get. The brat crime 1 committed was, I
went into the maids room, garaged a hos, and took two
pounds out. 1 went on committing petty crime, t.ll I was
tweed away. these I went to live at Mr. Geldart's,
liquor-
merchant; 1 did not live there more than half a year, fur I
kept going on in the tome kind of way n. 1 dot at the other
plane; they found me nut, anal turned me away. I did not
go to service any more; I went shout to get what I could.
night 1 and • buy by the name of Peirce went to Mr
1110.,101 stabler, Magdalen gales, and look, ii, and stole
therrlillt a great coat ; the same Hirt.. we aside eight loaves
mid a cheese and eleeese-kuife from a shop at New Calms, •
for Mr. Browne's coneert, we were takeo op and tried
arid sentenced to (one the impeimonmeot in Bride-spell.—
When I was relined I got scepesiiiteil with sonic well known
characters in the city, and thenl began to be a hoiew.breaker.
and William Mork and lVess. Golding went to North
Reptile, and broke Wtn a stable; we stole a black mare and
loro-.n horse; we were taken tip for it ant tried tit Thetford;
11 ant Meek were cleared, Galdiog got la susitorteal for life.
tVe kept goialr to fairs pocketpirkiog. I All4l 3leelt, and
one not in custody, broke open liar house of Mr. Utting,
In the pariah of St. John's Timberbill; we gut 'Wens
'pounds and a wale!, ; the week after 1 and Meek, nod three
mue not in custody, 'seta to Shoteallam and broke Isla •
fa m house, lint could get nothing only a sack full of meat ;
"a
little whale after 1 slut Meek ayd Dye, and two more
lot in custody, went to Long Stratton and broke into a
frem.hompe, and rrot a great deed of plate; the same night
we went about a mile thrones the town and beard of
ettrifher homer, hot some one gave the alarm sail we
were forced to make the hest of our way from thence ;
about a weal after, in Norwith, we broke open a man's
tirrge, but got very little there lent knives and tusks;
the Deal WWI a botcher's shop la the shambles, wet
got seven stoic or beef; then, in the da)time,
spent our time iu passing forged notes and base coin. Oise
night land two lallWe not committee!, owl Mr. Leeds on the
Ditches. Liiiirked him doom, sod took from him more then •
two ponds ; the twat we wool to Spa. gardens, in
Potkiliorpe. aml moused the bar. we look nom tlwore two
stone bottler of liquor; the twat we did was Mr. Golney's
-warehisowt, setioolt foam theome.tousamthil at mats; 1 mud
one not committed went to Wide/ban: and hroke open a gegia
Ilentso's house these, we got some plate and 2/. ii, copper;
then we came In Norfirte, and une eight I and t wit more not I
commitird met s shrimp mss. •1 the top of Daera.ptaeo,
we knocked lien eland sod look from him his watch awl
elevese -lejltioes in mosey; after that. I foul James Turk amid
Wane. and one more not is 11111.41 y, !net a young Inv, ma
the Ditel.es, we koneked him down, and took from him 11. Se„
and his bat ; Tank and Watt• wore token up for it and non.
mitt' for hial The next I did was with John Poll, and
two o the,a not commiteed ; we met Mr. Barker nn the
Ditches, we stopped hits., and took Ili. watch; Poll was
lake,' up anti rOMMilird for triel. The seem I, and two
more not committed, btoke open Mr. Watling 's hoisee and
got mans -things. We broke thirteen locket. I erns taken
up and condemned at the last Summer Aortae., 1841, to die,
Lot got reprieved fur taainpurtsliol fur life.
(Signed) JAM FS SULLY.
p.s —oat of all my companion,. Meek, Poll, Tuck,Watts,
owl Dyer were emolenineel al the same Assize, with me, but
Mee rest see stall to liberty. I forgot to mention, J. Meek,
And two nor iee noienly, picked the lock of Mr. Foti:dhain'a
}oust, and took several articles ; Edwards and the
pang wopian, Awe R•osaby„ who lived with him, were
taken op and tried for it, but the livings being found on leer,
g.. 11 clear. an I she was transported at the Qoarlvr
Sessions. I and two more, not ie. caatnely„ met Mr. Garth-
/ter egaiost the ewmaaun plirlap; I threw him down ; we got
oohing from hits. lint his hal, for lit aiond hi, watch.ckais
round the button bolo, so that we could not get it, because
acme pee:lollmM us about him, and we were forced to flee him.
—thee meowing I and Meek, and three inure not In rn.tody,
broke into* ontelianaker's shop in Berodreet, bet got very
little, fur Ilse watetwo west taken newsy. We broke tbrouclo
• dorm Into a grocer's shop: we Rol Mae loaf of sugar sod
edam candles; we ale prevented from ;Otitis Wore by a
I lit tie limes bat king, so we went off.
, (yip Mot, Septewber 7, MIL
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