The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-24 00:00:00

JERSEY, JAR. !9.

Yesterday the Royal standard was hoisted at
Fort Regent, and at twelve o'clock a Royal salute
was fired from the Castle, in honour of her Majesty's
birth-day.
In the morning of Sunday reek last, a lugger, of
alt 33 fret is, the keel, was found on the rocks in
St. Oeven's Bay. Her noose is the /fit or Miss.
There Wail 110 person on board of her. It is sup-
posed that she was a smuggler, Noel that harem;
been chased by some of our cruiser•, she was abate-
doord by her crew.
The name of the vessel that struck on the rocks
in Com, Itay, near the Ohl Castle, is
Copt. D'Artheilay, from Granville. She had a
great number of passenger: on board, and when in
the utmost distress, her pumps chosked and full of
water, by great exertions from the shore, she and
all 1111 board were hapetily saved.
A soldier of the garrison was found lost Saturday
morning literally dead drunk ; he wrist to bed vio-
lently intoxicated, fell asleep, and awoke no more.
.Ir. John Arthur, one of the Centeniers of Saint
Mary's parish, preferred a complaint into Court on
Saturday last, against six boys, who on Christmas-
eve got into the belfry, and began to ring the bell
violently at ten o'clock at night. They alarmed all
the neighbourhood (for a church hell ringing here
at night is one of the signals for the lauding or ap-
proach of 1111 enemy, in consequence of which the
whole of the !people assemble at their alarm !nests.)
The Creamier, with stone others, rent to the Church.,
and ley the help of a ladder, got into the belfry, hut
could Intel no our. Fo►tuuately for him, as well as
his attendants, he hail the precaution, with the aid
of his linters,, to look before he leaped ; for the boys
had slipped dosvis while the officers were searching
the beary, awl took away the holder. Ilad the
Centenier taken the step he was joist going to do,
he would have hero inevitably killed on the spot,
and leis attendants probably have shared the sante
fate.
Th., Court ordersel the boys to be apprehended
I aid konglit 1.. justice-, wheat they will be severely
punished fur this prank.

The ( :rand Duke Nit uot.as. of Rossi°, has rx-
!mimed gratifies' by his visit to
Great Britain, chat lie intends returning early in the
spiiiw. along with his young Consort, to spend the
smuttier in this country.

The arrangements for the purchase of the Strath.
fieldsay estate are going on in the Moil amicable
way. Earl It Iv Rs IS on H visit at the Mar-
quis of Wr.scitusTLit's seat, at Allmon House, in
Hampshire, wherein his Lordship Lately met the
seem of business, to wit all artntrati 0000 is referred.
The Duke of WKI.I.INGTON aboles by his first (le-
terminal , not to interfere in the settlemmit. The
only opposite.; obstacle is the went of ground; but
this evil will he removed by Government taking iii
Heckfirld Heath. There in not the slighrst truth
in the report that aai,rnn►/. have been offered to
Lord Itiviiits by a certain Banker. The drawings
for the I se, or es-tie, are really ; and preparations
are making for giving a new feature to the woods
and other 'dental s.
AVhoever consults a Map of the Visited States
will see il,nt Amelia Island and I:fakes/ow/4 me the
most valuable 'notions of Fhwitht; therefore it is quite
mitnint to expect that the Americans wilt be as desirous to
obtain those two i►uportant roits, as Adventurers are to ob-
tain the 'nitre insporiaut ['rte.'s of 311,0001. each among the
One Huudrrd Capitals hi the present Lottery, which, with
upwards of Three Thousand other Priers of various militia,
constitute a Scheme unequalled Pilate this la(ieo.
It. gad
in addition to all the Prises in Sterling 3liiney,Three Blanks
will reecive Twelve Pipes of the best Port Wine in the
kingdom. _ .

ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—A sailor, or the name
of RICHARD TIBBETTS, who was confined for
riotous and disorderly conduct in St. Pancras watch-
house, attempted, whilst in custody, to cut his
throat with a piece of broken chum.
11085EitY.-011 Thursday night the coach-house
of Mrs. CALDECI.OUGII, lira ad Caren !loose,
Croydon, was broken open, and the plate-glass
windows of a barouche, a larv.e quantity of car-
nage Irarne•s, two saddles, and several artii les of
wearing apparel (beim:wog to the' coachman), were
btolea.

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Irs. CA I.IIIEC I.OIMII, Bro.ad “preen !loose, yule to thetas corrupt ttttt lives wait ingany Improper, ----• --•- -
don was broken open, apid the plate-glava far as they only held all annual office. it war ow ism- 'mil helm'.
owe, of a barouche, a larv.e tinantitv of ear. battle ilia, they could be actuated by tagoter ano- Baron GAttwow —" a copy of this affidavit The tot-fill and beautiful CIINIn hi idge, lately
harne•ia, two Rath/1e.., isod several Kuno les of taves. The Learned Counsel said that the ptution been aerved 1.11 'lie Drfrodant Fretted over the Tweed. at Dry burgh A tilsev
iig apparel (belottgtog 10 the coachman), were wa4 moat vexatious, and it wsa to be regretted that Ale. BLAikE replied in the affirmative. That it j bar Fall of But:UAW, was etitisr4 blown down by
0, it could not be iii4taisseit with costa against the
iibileation, inch as the one to which he the trtuatestlouv gale on Thursday, the 15th not.