The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-11 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENTS.

tin %today inqaests were takes before William Pates.
hall, Esq Cotiouer for this costly, is the parish of Brinsop,
on the bodies of Thomas Botcher and Richard Parry. From
, the evidence prodored It appeared that Thomas Butcher sod
another person had horn employed in winking • well to the
depth of mote Utast M feet, end, issling the bottom humane
cold sod damp, they mode • eharcoal Are it the well am the
mercies of the 4th inst. Some time after the Are went out,
Fluteherdeleeaded into the well for the purpose of certitude%
hie work, aid remained there about a qnarter of an hour be.
flu* he found any ill effects frost this air, when be requested
10 be nomad up, but, before he resold (sates the rope let down
for that purpose' to his body, tiff was overcome by the delete.
duos air, and era suffocated it'llibilbottion of the well. As
alietnot was inutiOtaielysnade by other persons to p into
the well to the assletanee of Butcher, bat it was found that
they could net descend more than 13. fret without being so
much affected by the air as to !invest proeeeding further.
lu about three hears afterwards Richard Parry descended
into the well with a rope, for the purpose of endeavouring
to raise the holy of Botcher, sod lie remained at the bot-
tom of the well fur a few minutes without any ill effects, but
requiring assistance, he ascended, and again desceuded,ae.
rum panied by another person. Isneaeiliately on reachier the
bottom of the well the secoad time, Richard Parry became
ineensilite, soil also died, from the • &cis of the impure air;
and had not him companion hero iiiitautly drawn out, he
must have altered a similar fate, an he had also become in.
seeeible. Se little did Itichard Parry apprehend danger on
his second deserts', that hr declined having • rope fastened
to his body, a precaution by which, if taken, it is piebable
his life might have bees saved. Thomas Butcher was a
stranger in the country, without a Comity; Richard Parry
we. a blacksmith, residing in the parish of Moronity, •
treaty indoiatrsona and worthy character, and he has left a wi-
dow sod eight ehildreu to lamest the loss of a good husband
and father. Vadirta, Accidental deaths, canned by The
impure slate slate air in the cell.—Oa Saturday se tonight
an inquest was token before the same C.outner, to the parish
of Bishop's F.noine, on the body of William Noakes, whose
death was occasioned by • violent kick he received from •
Cart horse he was leading upon the turnpike road. Verdict,
Accidental deallh.—(Hereford Journal.)

NAVAL inTALLIGENCIL

PORTSMOUTH, OCTODIR 9.
Arrived the Mcstatto, Bork, from New York.
PLYMOUTH, OCTOBTIt 8.

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It blew a tremendous gale daring the [•ruler part or Issl
night, whau the Castle broke adrift from her moor-
ings in Iftwao4re, ■nd rot nearly ashore oo the oyster bank ;
the violence of the sea displaced several stouts of upwards
of few lulls weight -on the Breakwater, but the shipping
within rude with ravel safety.

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FALMOIFFR, OCTOORM 8.
Arrived the Alert, M6DueBle, float Newcastle for Phila-
delphia.
MILFORD. OCTOBER 7.

This day, a little before noon, a brie was molly wrecked
outside oar baritone, under St. Astu's belstAtostae: she was
upset by a tremendous sou, apd all hands washell.oyee board,
none of whom, we regr►t In sty, have been raved. She was
loaded with Hoar snit butler; some few casks of esieh barn
beet. s.:eved : the boiler es brooded Loess, Cork." The
reset es romposed to he name.l the Critusenia.
The Meteor!, —, fermi Csmbletowee for Liverpool, was
lost last night in FormbyChatinrl.

DIAL, OCTollall 9.

Wind S.W. hllowinc fresh.—The wind rhi■ morning was
woe moderate. whirl. rnablid srve,al of •the homeward.
bound to get 'heir anchor• SlNti nriorerd for She River. IVe
are I,IIICY jammed that eight or tau sail were obliged to cot
and have them behind.

Arriv.d the Sir Joseph Banks, Major, from Jamaica;
Prince Revolt, Coppineer. from ; nod Grneril
Pike, Dermot, from Vireinio--earli lost an anchor owl cable
this moo.;og, and hove hers supplied and retools.

the Madras tinhorn:la apseilhe pang of her windlasq ;
and the Auk.. Shnu,hroke her me►senger, and remain.

Six.—Tbr grind freshens, and ever) appearance
or Itiu.sol •gain to-uighl.

The Edward, Pi-oilier°, from Jamaica In Brisiol, was run
on slime and plondentit 'sailer Saddle Bill ea the IPM An-
gust by a privateer, bat afterwards escaped, and isaa spokea
grab clear of the Gulf.

The Hope, M'Caniluldge, from Chrietiattaand to Catkaine,
war drives tee *bore the lit isistaut ors the Isle of Sky, bet it
war expected would he got .4.
The London kteket, Aspil, from Newfoesdland In Liver-
pol, war diiven on .hare nu Saturday night reeAr
Callrns-
tawn, rouse!, Waterford, sad it was rested *weld go to
pierre—crew saved.
The Spring. Shelton, ssrivid at Newcastle frau Landon
with each &msg., having Ocen on shove.

JVEJV SOUTH WiILES:

EIYIACT FROM THR REPORT OF THR commis-
MIMI OF INQUIRY INTO THE ITATIi OF Tug
COLONY OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

(Continued from oar Paper of yesterday)

The indents transmitted in the earlier periods of
transportation to New South %Vales, stated ir;
numbers, and not in word. at length, the pe-
riods for which the convicts were sentenced ; awl
in several columns of these indentures I observed,
that, to save trouble in repestmg the figures 7 or 14,
the letters Dl' had been used. I also observed that
in the indents of the same period the sentences and
dams bad been altogether omitted, and these mills.
sions have been noticed, an they occurred, in the
relents from Mr. Campbell's office. In the inden.
tures that arrived by the ship Providence, on the
4th of July, 1811, from Irelitud, the names of two.
'pen. James Norden and Michael °lmmo., had
been omitted : the sentence of one wa. unknown
to him, and he was Considered to have been trans.
ported for life; the other made an adaiiision to that
effect. The name of John Streetham was without
porteculers of his age, place, time of trial, or
sentenoe;•and the name of Eleanor Doyle *as in
the seine situation : the indents were dated at Dub-
lin, mid signed " Richmond." and "Cheeks
Sazton." In referring to one of the old indents of
the year 1809, I found that two alterations hid
been made in sentences for seven years, and they
had been converted into sentences file life. I did
not observe more than these instances of palpable
alteration, bat there were I names iti which
erasures had been mode ; it is therefore very desir-
able that the sentence of every convict should be
stated at full length in letters, and not in figures,
and that the same practice should be observed in
this 'respect' Mt has preysiled of late years in the
transmission of the indents from the office of the
Cleik of Arraigns for The county of Middlesex.
All 'the original indents of convicts transported
to New. Smith Wale., excepting those that arrived
by the Indefatigahle, have been kept in the custody
of Mr. J. T. Campbell, since the arrival of Gover-
nor Mstquarrie. They were deposited in is wooden
box, in a room of his official residence, of which he
always kept the key ; but, considering the import-
ance of these documents, 1 do riot think that
the place in which they were kept was sufficiently
secure.

Mr. Campbell's official residence did not afford
any inch security, and he felt a delicacy io making
applications to Governor Macquarrie for any addi-
tions or improvement that might appear tea cast a
reflection upon the defects of a plan that the Go-
vernor had approved. A book has been compiled
by Mr. Campbell, and is kept in his own office,
containing a list of all persons who apply for certi-
ficates, tickets of leave, and other indulgence"; this
book is not permitted to be seen by the clerks, and
is made out upon the applications of the convicts,
and by reference to the o►iginal indents ; and has
been considered by Mr. Campbell to be so authen-
tic as to supersede any subsequent reference to
them; separate 'registers are also kept of certifi-
cate', tickets of leave, and of remissions of sentence,
with the usual particulars of time of trial arid sen-
tence. Certificate, of expiration of sentence are
issued on the first Monday in every month ; an ar-
rangemeot which, although convenient for theutSce
of the Secretary, ha■ in several instances exposed
convicts to Undue detention in their master's service.
and Magistrates, to the cousequeuces of inflicting
illegal punishment.
On referring to the returns it appears. that out
of the total number of free pardons grunted by
Governor Macquarrie since the publication of his
last regulation, on the 9th January, 1813, until
the 31st December, 1820, there have been granted
124 free pardons to convicts transported for life. in
which 'there have been 26 exceptions to the regu-
lation; tt4 hare been granted to convicts for 14
years, in which there have been 11 exceptions; and
35 to convicts for seven yew", in which there hare
been three exceptions.
It farther appears that, in the same period of
time, Governor Macquarrie has greeted 892 con-
ditional pardons to convicts for life. and that in
these there have occurred 220 exceptions to his re-
gulations. In those granted to convicts for 14 years
55 cases of exception ; and in those granted to con-
victs for seven years, there have been only five eases
of exc. ption. Of the total number of tickets of
leave that have been granted to the several descrip-
tions of convicts by Governor Macquarrie since the
month of January, 1813. and amounting to 1,655,
there have occurred 450 ex/vitriol.s to the regula-
tions. Previous to the period at which they were
published. and more especially in the year 1810,
which was that of Governor Macquarrie'• arrival,
six pervious transported for life @pima to have re-
ceived absolute pardons from the Governor, at the
expiration of two years from the date of their arrival
in the colony ; one person of the some cloys in one
year. one in ion► years, and one in six year.. These
eaves were etreeKly recommended by Lieuteuant-
Goeernor Patterson and liestena or i.Governor
Foveaux to she consideration of Governor Mac-
gnome ; and to consequence of the promises that
had been mode to the Individuals, the pardons that
had been promised to them were confirmed.