The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-01-02 00:00:00

TO 711 'rimy'', OP TOE Riattas

WOICUTZII4 incurs= 99, DPP.
Sts—At the rrellefi crisis, when Ministers and their
friends see sails their popwwer and iodises°, theareghoot the
kingdom to obtais Addce. to the Kiss, I whisk it a duty
incumbent wpm, sediry admirer of impartiality and lade-
peodeoce, to elpass the means wbiefeemperstioos, Clergy,
said other misinterial mole are semerfleied so have remorse
to for the purpose of pettiest signs/area to the Addressors
which they frame. The mode which was adopted here was
elf to 'uvular asodespeleious a descrilWiss, a*, I think, the
recital cannot hot prove highly interestiog to your readers.
An Address woe eery Newly got op in the Council Chess.
her at the ea the 1)1k isms., which was home.
dialely publislied„ writhe" with ao exhortation, calling
upon the inhabitaate to sat their signatures, without de.
lay, sod Maisie that alt parties could nut but cams, with
the Address. This not having the desired caret, however,
they came to theories moieties of offering a brae for sig.
natures, sod amsally pissed Woe mid cases in Ike same
room with the Address; but I am pleased to arid, that
my fellow-citisiens were not to be outsold by such ill.
placed ante, and thus they were again foiled. After there
attempts, the sensate of all the Femmes who were interested
seeding the Address, sew brought to sign it; as secs
the poor foss the vork-kesse; likewise several wheels
shirk were wider their coatrol. The Address wag eat re-
usioved fur presestatioa ttilSaturdsy last, which, after so
much exeriinst, costalsod •osly the sumo of upwards of
flee hundred! What as Mignillcast ontsbee of oeumni.
seri signatures, compared With those penons who within-
leered to sign the Addams ip blowup which hol the
soma atm tjunteusee 111110.111101,,,1 .4 •
The above ioctostestalds biog the weeds, of which
will oblige • Stemy MroSur of" your illwilers is this city, aa like-
wise your pbudigoOmpbk erreautv- di. D.

FIR I.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT IN BEDFORD-ROW.

Yesterday imbruing, twine's the wan of twelve and one
o'clock, the following most dreadful catastrophe took place
at the house of Dr. Vein, of No. 13, Bedford-row.
Lion-square, of which we are gambled to lay before our
rimless the following panicalars:—
Mrs. Leery so elderly Indy, was lately seat up to Loodon
.(in consequence of indisposition) Gum Ike country. sod
had takes apartments in the house of Dr. Vein together
wick her dinghies, Miss Lever, in order that BO; might be
order the immediate attention of the Doctor.
Yesterday morning, whilst Mrs. Lees.* was lying very sick
is bed, and tier daughter reading by the bed side, the female
servant, wise was in the habit of atteughog on the sick lady,
metered the apartment with some medicine which was is.
united fur her, and having placed the candle in rather so
awkward situation, the hod-curtains caught fire. and was not
perceived until the Mass reached to as alarmists height, and
spread over the door of the spartniest, so that IDs parties is
the room could est possibly get to the door. blim Leese wee
so very twitch alarmd that she immediately suer, sad is
pest agitation opened the back window and precipitated
herself therrfrosi to die payment of the area, and pitched
spots her head mod fractured her skull in a dreadful seasere.

The ',remt perceiving nu choice of escape from lbw Imii
amuse body of Same which surronnded the door, followed
the example of her mistress by throwing !send( fruits the
same window, which belonged to the seems/ fluor badoesiosis
apartmeat ; she broke both her legs end her hack by Om RIPON
of the fall. By ads time the flames is the •partasest were
he:reaming, which, together with the groans of the tosfuris-
nate ferneks 1s the yard, attracted We attention of the per.
mass near the spot, and assistance was immediately procured.
Mr. Paine, of the Wheat Sheaf, Hued-cowl, sad his waiter,
were the first who altered the how*, mid proceeding up
stairs to Ike second floor, succeeded I. patting out the
limee, mid we ire happy to stale that Mrs. Levee did nut
meet with say iojeiry, save the excessive fright, mid the
nseleneholy catastrophe of her daughter. Mr. Pais*, &c.
wills the promptest alacrity, proceeded to the assistance of
Mies Letts aid the female servant in the area of the hack
yard,' where they were discovered is the most deplorable
condition. They were immediately assisted, and yrd
to St. Bartbelorimees Beopital, where they are now lying,
without hope of recovery. bliss Leave, we nuderstaud, is
no
more thee SI or 19 years of age, aad a prepossessing
young Lady. Mrs. Lee= is still at the house of Me Vain,
where the most hussee attemiou is paid to her, in her per.
mint distressing situation. The ciressostanre created con-
siderable alarm in the reighttoorhoud. Several estrum *e-
dited shortly. epos We spot; Airwomen the fire wee pre-
viously to their arrival eittioguiaised, but at one period the
house sum likely to have bees destroyed. Much damage was
dose.

MANCHESTER, Dictum 18.

[EXTRACT OF A PIIVATI LETTER.]

On &until evening. between ten and eleven
o'clock, Mr. Ruddock. an eminent merchant of
Manchester, whose residence is at Cheethurn-hill,
about two miles from the Exchange. was returnieg
home; when near Stocks, about is mile finm the
town. Mr. Haddock observed a taan, whom he sus-
pected to be purposing something improper, suit
turned. therefore, a hide nn ene side. Imme-
diately. the man came forwards, and, at the sante
thane. Mr. Huddock heard the steps of •iioth•r
person behind him. He turned round. was in-
stantly lived at, and received Iwo slugs in his head
one of them tottered his eye. and, meeting a boot.,
was itart:td, stud came out at his mouth; the other
penetrated nearly through the fleshy port of Mr
neck, and is still in the back part of it. not being
yet extracted. He then
fell
dawn. They come
.up to him. and searched his breec ies pocket. but
took Mullion) only one shilling mod a pro-kink.
though Mr. Haddock had is valuable watch and
Other property upon him. No intelligence of the
villains lies lljtkervi,lveen obi:mord. A reward of
200 guineas hri bet)) othred for iheir discovery.
Un the 111114 C night •st amosoistatiuts took place
at Oldirld-lane. in Salford. Two taro, of the
name of Fielding and Fletidier, had a dispute in a
pahlic-hoasse. Some word. had been used by Field-
ing relative to Fletcher, which-causeil Fletcher to
determine upon ibe horrible design of murdering
lle waited fur him in an entry. through
which Fielding bad do rotten home, iti.d reimituett
its his concealment %Intl! Fteldiug appeared. when
he rushed upon him, and plimgrd a knife into his
body. and the usifortutinte mail shortly afterwards
expired. The villain hiving tlfeetsd he: dosholical
inteld, of no•resistanee to the connubial, and
was safely lodged in the New Bailey.

• The ftrficrea, !Maw, from Oporto fur Dublin, was lost rru
the Uhl, ult. at Crismouur, uear Direr—about 1111 pipes sad
39 h valved. of aisle eavril.

It is wonderful when we consider the degree of
perfection which mecbar.ivw his arrived to, Fs.tieti-
lady to the cotton-it iiiiii log At smuc of
thr cottuo-eualls to Alitocheiter, yarn hots beret spout
so line an to regime 850 Itsokt fo weigh ate pound
•voltduyotse. The pttiineter the c..ottuoti reel
being o.•e you! tmd P hall; 80 threads ur revolti-
flow, sould ntessyre 1 0 putt., aitl one lima; s.ysit
fours as touch, or 840 ) suds ; which, mull iphed by
360, givedl9,4oo iamb., or 167 wilts Mt' a fraction.