The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-04-01 00:00:00

WEST.W.VSTER SESSIONS, 31.utcn.

The Quarter Sessions commenced, this day.
berme Mr. Justice MAINVIAI“Nti.

Thomas Salmon, a stage coachman, wilt found
Guilty of an assault upon John Paget, a Serjeaut
in the Coldstream Regiment of Guards, and sew
tcuced to pay a tine of .L. 5.

Mr. Wm. HOWELL was yesterday elected, by
ballot, to the office of Water-bailiff, in the rose
of HENRY SHEPHERD, Esq. deceased.

The Jain. FAaTilinse. from Malta far London. p
is put back to Malta atter throwing part of her
car,, overboard.
Ihr Aurora, Youso, frosts Gottenburgb for
London, is lost at the entrance of the Humber :
also a Swedish vessel, name unknown.

The Committee appointed to try the merits of
the last Sussex Election, have confirmed the rota
of the House, by refusing an exchange of lists of
Freeholders, consequently, Col. Saaotson's Pe-
tition falls to the ground ; but the Petition of the
Freeholders, against Mr. PnxLsit, for treatink, is
proceeded upon.
Monday last died PETER RAINIER, Req. Admi-
ral of the Blue. He was made a Poet Captain.
October (29, 1778, a Rear-Admiral, June 1, 1795,
a Vice-Admiral, February 14, 1799, and an Admi-
ral of the Blue, November 9, 1805. Admiral
RAINIER was Commander in Chief in the East
Indies for several years, where lie amassed a vast
property, and returned from thence about two
years since. At the last General Election he was
returned to Parliament for Sandwich, his native
place. A canvas has commenced for that borough.
By letters received yesterday from Launces.
ton, Cwitivall, the trial of tiir ,CnatirrornEft
11.►wKi%s, and others, fur bribery, at the election
for Members for Penrhyn, November, Itio6, and
for which the House of Commons ordered him to
be prosecuted, in consequence of evidence taken
before a Committee appointed to try the merits
of that election, was to come on, on Wednesday, at
Launceston.

't he remains of Miss EYE and Miss Wootamit,
Cie two young tubes who. perished iu the late
dreadful tire it Chelmsford, were on Saturday in-
terred in one grave, in Cie church-yard of that
town. Their funeral was conducted with peculiar
solemnity. Twenty-four young ladies, habited in
white, [Acceded ;be coffins. The pails were borne
by twelve yoang ladies in white dresser and hoods,
sup2orted by the same number of young men, in
black, with white hatbands. The relatives and
of tlie deceased, and a numerous train of
the prit.cipal inhahitunts of the town, in deep
iiiournin.z, followed. Mrs. SMITH, at whore house
tl!e lire broke out, died the same inorniug—Mira
ANtS it in a fair way of recovery ; but Mimi
W I T.KINION sill remains in a very precarious state.
On Friday the Ilth in t. at a country club di. -
ner; at Aberden, a d.:li of inw potatoes were pre-
sented, the produce of a garden in C. 1. neighbour-
hood. They were planted on the I,t of January,
and nisei a ithout any artilicial heat.
Our Cerresponteiaz fr,in Doe •r informs us, that
of the stnu:„glers who have Leen hitherto permitted
to run into on :he 1- ~ncli ...at for the pm-
pose of loadi.i; with bratolies and other goods.
not one man nor .essel nui over to • tie coast of
Franee within tie- l•kst te. days.
A • • ,).1 a oede-trine
ec. union in that county. His name is Youctas,
and his inidertake.,., is to L.;o 1..••" s n !kJ' for
ei lit tlse...+. lie taartntl nit 11101.11ssii, at
aboat four miler froat g!, to a
sttot
near W;irminstei. The noki.2;tiniag fora bet (1
150 guineas.

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