The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-02-09 00:00:00

LIMEucJAN. 31.

!Alit Saturday, a hooker from Carrigaholt, ludec
with corn for this cit, fooodeted in a Ilea% y gale
at Unless, near Q►ucrin—she had on board 14 pa...
rgvr,:, who were all lost except one man that
sawn to chore.
Last Saturday John Clarke and Patrick Larkin
were token from the city gaol to Gadows-urea,
where they were executed pursuaut to sentence; they'
acknowledged the crime for which they were to sof-
fes, and both :ippeared very penitent.—Clarke,
previouAo his being taketbout that too it,deelar-
ed that hitoga coat:erucd in mo4tor theoutriqes cow-
initted in and near the city, and that he •as the
p..ts on who snot Mr. Edward Keys, some time
siiv e.

fridar evening, it four o'clock, Michael rotted!,
fur the nincrler of Maurice Conned, his eon-
sin, sold John Welvh for shooting Thomas Elliot,
Esq. were harm. (ruin our gaol. under a strong mi-
litary guard. to Gallows-green, and in a short time
after were launclie.l into eternity. They acknow-
ledged the justnesa of their sentence, and appear-
ed truly pestilent and resigned.
Saturday noon, Thomas I.rPm underwent the
awful wentenee of the law, which was passrd on
him tilt pr.criliug day, for cot ittiag a rape on
the body of Catherine Clain—The execution took
place in front of our amid ; for was lOWA, d try two
Roman Catholic virrgytnekt, and after spending
some time in fervent devotion, ascended the plat-
form. and with ouch firmness declared his inno-
cence a. to the charge of the rape, but said lie was
iu company with ele white boys two nights.
Thr hoiliet.of Connell, Wr11.1), and Leon, were
buried in a pit iu the gaol-yard, covered with roch
lune.
We hear that Bremen, the noted highway rob-
ber, cull hi, accomplices, were taken prisoners
iwasoCashcl, and committed to the gaol of Clonmel.

On Friday morning. week, at six o'clock, a most
tremendous fire Isfoke out in Mr. Kenworthy's
warehouse, in the lop-pole-yard. Cheter, close
• ° ad-
g the Printing-Office of The Cheder Chroni-
cle, which threatened the immedi.ite destruction of
the whole range of building; but, by the prompt
assistance of the populace, and the arrival of the
engines, wlnek were well supplied with water, it
was fortunate-Il stopped in its prow...A about eight
o'clock, alter destmyiug the wairelion-ts where it
broke ant, containing a great quantity of goads;
Mr. Bather's ,shop abate, with uhl his materials
(awl, we are sorry to rdd, neither were insured) ;
two ware-rooms belonging to the priatiiig-offiee,
voids' iiiiiiii a valuable stock of paper, and about
000 newspaper stainiis (forti.nately insured) ; two
stables wetipied by Mr. Williams, and the stable
opposite to where the tile began, which were only
insured for a small sum.

On Monday Mg% I t r,rt most dreadful fire broke
one its !Ix .napery of Messrs. Datrlehurnt, Green-
wood. and Joinsen, of It Cheshire, which
wa, emisusocci, by:miler aids the stock in
trade. V: 4' have not heard how it happened.
Oft Friday evenine, about hid' past seven
&deck, a tire broke out io that past of the range
of offices in the Chothaui Dock-yard which was
formerly a 'onto belonging to and situated over the
tap-hours. The alarm was instantly given, awl by
tlw prompt assistance of Officers and resiele of the
Yard, together with a number of al Marines,
all of whom acted wailer the direction of the Coin-
usissmorr, Sir Knew liArts.ovv, the lire was
speedily extinguished ; and. we are happy to add,
that very little dos age was dime, and that no pa-
pers of any renew quencewere shistroy, ed.
Oss Saturday minniug„ at seven o'clock, Lieut.
T. D. Jones, and Lieut. E. T. Tow Nate, of the
Koval Artillevy, started from tlw Artillery Bar-
racks, Brouirston, Kent, for • wager of es guineas,
to walk to Sittingbourne and back again. Lieut.
Dow Nuts beat his alitagOoi4 by a few seconds
oulv , haviug performed the journey ill something
less thins Emir hours, and came in quite fredt.--
Considerable bets were depending, which heighten-
ed the interest of the match, and considerably in.
creased the ardour of the contest.
During the storm of Monday senniglit, a stark
of chimneys tell upon the roof of an old house in lit-
' tit Cockey-lime, which forced in the ceiling of the
mom where the occupiers. Air. and Mrs. GRAHAM,
confectioners, were sleeping, and buried them mil-
der the s aises.—Niore than a ton weight of lead fall-
ing in with the Kra, it war above two hours Iwfore
the aged couple could be released, although their
groans were distinctly heard, and then Mr. GRAHAM
was quite dead, and his wile survived but a few mi.
water afterward,.

Flto3l TUESDAY ivieurs GAZETTE.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
War-PjFee, Fc6. 7, 1809.
76th Regiment of 1.11),...A Illfeyriek:Sbewe,
(mm the Sth Geri isca Battalion, to he Lieutenant-Colo.
eel, vice S., mew, dereasc4.
:th Currison lhatalitm—Muja John O'Meara, limn the
::o.ls root, to be Lieutenant-Culonel, vice Sheet, ep•
p ti to the ;tail Foot.