The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-02-19 00:00:00

INQUEST ON IA MRS GORDON, ESQ.

Yesterday morning as inquest no this highly.respeeted
Gentleman was held at his house, No.til, Hill.street, Be►ke.
ley.aqu•re.
The drat witoess examined was the head butler, from
whose !antimony it appeared, that shout eight o'clock on
wirresing be was alarmed by • untie in the water-ek-
ed, mid on proceeding thither, fogad his master weltering
in his blood, and • pistol lying near ►lm on the growled,
with which he supposed he shot himself: Wane., got
immediate medical assistance, but deceased was past re-
covery.

Hr./oars, a sergeon, knew the deceased thirty years ; ha
was a very lenevulent MIN hut anfortanately •abject to
sadden Sts of derangenvent. Since his death witness had
examined the body, and extracted ■ pistol ball from Ike
bead, which had penetrated fron► the right to the left sky,
and had canoed instant death. The deceugd was allied to
ae-
werdl illestrione families. He was 70 years of age. Ver-
dict—insanity.

THE A Riff.

The 434 light Wintry, under the command of Colonel
Patric-Loon, arrived in Limerick ou Tuesday from Butte.
must, to do dotty.
The left wing of the 79th Highlanders, under committed
of
LieutenatiSeolonel Brown, marched from Limerick nn
Weileesday for Templemore ; and the right wing, with stall',
seder Liestenant•Culonel Douglas, followed next day. This
Propeetable and well-euadocted corps depart with the regret
of the Inhabitants of Limerick, where they were quartered
for nearly two years.
The party of the 43d stationed at Berry bps beast relieved
by a detachment of the ride brigade.
The 13th regiment of fout are on a root, from Dublin for
the comity of limerick—bead•quartera at Newcastle.
Lieut.-Colonel Steelton has left Butters's', to take the
command of the 6th dragoon, and 40th regiment at New.
market and 11Caoterk.
The Ist or Royals have marched from Armagh for Naas,
and see replaced by the Yd veteran baltaliou from Newer.

IRELAND.

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DUBLIN. MILIJARY /G.
The Right Hon. W. C. Plunkett, Attorney-
General, was re-elected for the College. He will
leave Dublin to aiteod the Special Comasission
this day.

IN Excellency has dinner parties almost daily
at the Ca•tle.

Mr. Julus Lloyd and Mr. Torrens are the Ser.
jeants iu the room of Mr. Joy, now the Solicitor-
General. and Mr. Vandeleur, now the Jedge in
the King's Bench.
The stew silk gowns are, Sir Henry Meredith,
Bert.. Henry Keinmis, Francis Blackburue, Geo.
Bennett. M. Blacker, Geo. French, Johis Fits-
gibbou Hiuchy, and James M'Dunghall, Etqrs.
ROW AT THE DUBLIN THEATRE.
The new serious opera of Dire* was repeated at this
Meant on Thursday night before a full and Williston swell-
epee. It load not proceeded (sr ahem it. was interrupted
hY iepested and indecent attack. upon Miss Wilson by a
Katy in the upper gallery, who although repeatedly chal-
bilged to come forward and declare the cause of their hos-
.lility, slid net think at to avow themselves.
The cause of this extraordinary occurrenee appear. to
Lave been this:—An application uas made to Miss Wilson
to *ingot the betters( of the author of Ramiro on Wednesday
eight, which application Mr. Welsh, who insnages every
thing relating to Miss Wilson's esmagemenis, thought proper
ger decline complying with. It was staled in oue of the peony
plashes none, I bat Rim Wilson had refused her asskstanee nn
that occasion. Some expressions of disrespect were heard,
isionpled with her sante, in the gallery at the theatre, fur the
first time, on Thursday night ; the moment she shade her ap-
4teerauce last night, while all that was Respectable in the
brese was greeting her with those applondits which she an
well deserves, and
Meese, sad lest and violent noises proceeding feum the gal.
Atells were lustud. The company its the boxes, the pit, and
CMS 4111111111111114 gallery, renewed their applanses sad Mos
Wilma owls bar acknowledgments wish all the ekgeoce and
grans irbieh are so peculiarly her own, though she was rei-
fies,* much shocked and alarm-. 1. The noise in the gallery
illnesdasted notwithstanding ; Miss Wilms. trembled and be.
elm se terrified that Mr: Hart, who was ow the stage with
kq k 4 bee off. Mr. Farren then came forward. He raid
Ni,. %Vanua was too sensible of the uuboanded approbation
owl distieguished support with which she hail been honoured
since her arrival iu this country nut 1,1 feel the strongest de-
sire to dimply with any wiehexpressed or even hinted al bean
Irish audience ; but with the timidity eataral to her sex she
shrank from a peraoaal expression of her sentiments, and bail
requested him to. beg to keine the pleasure of the house.
Great applause followed this address, sod several persons
in the pit and boxes cried out, "There's nothing to explain,
let the Opera go oa." The Massager bowed sod retired. alias
Wilma then came en, sod the clamour was almost immedi-
ately resumed. She was again extremely frightened, and cast
a took •Isich seemed to ask advice and protection front Mr.
Welsh, who presided at the pianixforte, close to where she
stood. He instantly leaped on the stage, took her baud, and
saying," My dear, you mum retire," led her to the wing. He
then returned, and sddreseing the house, said, it would he in-
sincerity iii him to affect not to know the cause of the very
hotel expression's of dins, which bad hems levelled
that night at Miss Nilson; and knowing it, be should
think himself unoortity of the cuofedence or esteem of
may one whose confidence or esti em were worth ens
laying, if he could suffer •n sinoffending female to be
Immilted for an act which was entirely his own. If any
'fault hail beer eueseelited it was by : brit he could not
Mirk that blame would be imputed to him when the facts
were knows. He had not thought it consistent with his si-
Wolk* es Mies Wiliou's guardian to et/omens to the applira.
the which bad been made to her losing on Wednesday might.
ile well knew the great exertions she bad to make in per.
fteming the arduous character of Diree four times within
liar week, and lie really thought leer constituting would
hot be equal to any additioual effort. Under this convie-
tlims, he had refused to permit her so do so : and ha fell that
he should not hove discharged ditty to tier, or to her
Needs, who, is the futures of their coutideece iu hint, had
committed her to his case, if he hod acted differently. He
ass bound to I then, that them was we cause at all
of displ gaiast Miss Wilson, and be ventured re.
spectfully to hope, that epos consideration, more would
be Nand against himself. Agile she Pit and Roses tes-
tified entire satisfaction at ibis explanation. Mr. Welsh
spoke in a tone at once mild and firm, thoogh he was natu-
rally much agitated. He was frequently iaterrepied, and
when be bad finished his address a scoundrel threw as orange
at him. It fell at his feet; he looked at it fur so instant,
then took it sip, and with inicosmon prudence, good tent.
per, and presence of mind, said, " I'll pocket this affront,
and I hope it will be the last ebollitiou of your displeasure."
Mr. Welsh bowed sad retired; but the noise centilming, Mr.
Farreu appeared again, sad after 'motioning sore sew facts
in proof of Miss Wilson's liberality and respect fur this
country, expressed hie coufidence in the justice sad resent.
sit, of the house. The performance then went on, mid Mr.
Horn was soon obliged to make a new appeal. At length
the good sense and good feeling of the audience triumphed,
sod the opera was concluded,

We are concerned to *tote that Vice-Admiral
Sir Iticitaan KEATS is datietously 111 ut his
apartments in Greenwich Hospital.
The Fame. from Snow! to Cork, was lout ow a reef of
reeks at Lardy Woad, is the gale ow Thomas, night last.
A Geuttemau of Cork was the wily parwrogerj who, a ith the
Captain sad crew, got safe on the island.

PRRROGATIVR COURT, AfoxDAT, rtaltUaltY

STEADMAN e PoWSLL.
Thus mu • viestims whether letters of admiahtratim
could be greeted the hosbaed to the property of a d,•resw,l
wife, iovelving anot►er qweetioa as to the slid, y ofinivh
marriage, alleged to have bees solemnised between Pro-
Sealants by • Catholic Priest.
The party deceased, it appeared, was a &mak servant
lbe family of the Duke of Rolland, then Lord Lieuteased of
Ireland ; that on fie being discovered by the Docile*, Mit
she was io the family way, she aekuoeledged that her Tar.
rifle had bees solemnised in staled. Farther deelarstion,
to the same effect to other persons weir alleged, sea that
the parties afterwards lived lied euhabited together tor
period of U years, having three children, as repined man
and wife. Nu evidence was produced as to the cereal, .or 4
the marriage beyond the alleged cemfessims of the
Ste Jos• Nseiscrat. was of epiaio• the pareiNe rerd,iire ~,
this case was insufficient to establish aatlrly. It Miff ~,.t
iscombent ea the husband to prove the actual sidem,i,p,.
lion; but it was competent fur the other side to hare pro.
dueeJ positive evidence that the only marriage bad icetort.o
the parties was actually solemnized contrary to the ,!.,,„,.
by a Catholic Priest. The fact was inisroluble Mat sorb
person would have ventured to solemnise a marriage be-
, weeu those then living to the family of the LOr.l beam-
maul, knowing lie subjected himself to be tried for a capi-
tal felony, and if found euilty,to sesfeace of tree4puriatim.
Might sot Ibis rwirriage, for smith( that appeared is evidesee,
have ban reeelem•orril in the regular mustier by a Prates.
tent Minister! (!.seder these circumstener,,oppered to sae.
mists supported icy mere parole evidence, the Cowl was of
opinion she hush end load sufficiently establuheal his ink by
reputat,ou to be ronsidered the lawful husband of the de.
cussed, and as sorb Ileererd to him lettere of admivisirstine,
upporiiiiiiis in the will of the wife, which was ilia rari
yet aside, hut wit►out ileereeieg coos ea against *be eareeeve