The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-22 00:00:00

DESPERATE POACHERS.

About styes o'clock 1.0 1111. evening of last Saturday se'n-
night. Mr. Aiiraham Naxtvr, gamekeeper to John
Esq. of Rosel.ili, Sussex, was summinwil by repeated
repo. Is of a guu, which had been diarharged at pheasauta
pes cbcd os 'be hors, to Koinideau wood, wherein 1w soon
met three rosigh.tnialtiog poachers, and on taking them what
bushiest they bad there, still what they had gut is. their bag,
was answered by another question—bow many have you of
your party? to which Baxter replied, six or seven, when in
fact he was accompanied uoly by a lad, his son, cud instantly
received is. his head a riuleut blow from a bludgeon, which
felled Mai to the groaned, sod while in that situation the
plitaiss wet from hiss Ins goo, sod beat kiln with it (apply.
tag thi le bledrious at the moo limo) matil the stock was
lirokssti whim Iwlw,itsg hiss to be dead, they quilted the
wood, and made off towards Batumi.

INQUEST ON CAPT. WILLIAM RAWLINS, R.N.

Yesterday an inquest was held Id the house of Ale J.
Hardwick, the sign of the Cork, on Walborn. green, before
Themes Stirling. Esq. Coroner fur the county of Middlesex,
on view of the body of Captain William Rawlins, Royal
Navy, who distinguished himself iu the ever-mensurthle
tootle of Trafalgar, and in many other engagement* at sea,
and whore untimely death, is the 32d year of his age,
is seriously lamented antoogst a huge circle of filen& cud
acquaintance.
Colonel Burnett and Surgeon Wieterbottom were the only
too witnesses examined on this melancholy occasion, from
whose evidence it appeared that the deceased, who was a sin.
gle limn, resided with his sister in Putney, since the death of
her hisskind..l. P. K. usington, Esq. which happened atuout
six months ngo ; that after breakfast on Sunday massing,
he set out its high health and api.its from Pula, fur bunion;
be walked about three quarters of • mile hefore be overtook
one of Sykes 's coaches, tutu which he got at Purser's Cross;
Colima Burnett, of Putney Heath, being then the only in-
side passenger. The deceased 011 entering the coach was
ill guud health, and appeared to have • high flow of
spirits, but in a few minutes after he was taken suddenly
ill; Colonel Burnett asked hint if be was unwell, but re-
ceived no answer, amide, deceased fell forward from his
seat ; Colonel Burgett took him in his arms and put him
aSaiu silting on the seal, and ordered the coachman to
stop at the Reil Lamb, it being the next public-house, which
as accordingly complod with. Colonel Burnett then asked
the landlady if she had some hartshorn and water to
give him, site brought a glass of water, baying no harts-
horn. and on her set ing the situation of Captain Rawlins,
she advised the coachman to drive to Doctor Winteiltot tunes,
%heir lie would meet the necessary mrdital attention. 0,,
the coach arriviug st Doctor Winterhottom's (nest dour to
the Cock), Captain Rawlins wax dead. D.octor Winterbut-
tont il;4patched a messenger for Surgeon Roost, as an assist-
lust. The ileceastil u:is then attempted to be blooded, bat
to no** Ileet, life being quite exited. Ihioctur Wiaterbotlont
was of opiision thou lON death was canned hi apoplexy.
Th. Jury returned a veidict--.4 Died by the l'isdatioß of
God"

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of ()RA NOE hove hero pleased to accept the works of
Mademoiselle La NORM AND; also to allow leer to
dedicate to them a new work she is Ruing to Ind.-
lish—s• The Sybil ut 14e Congress of Air•lei-C ha-
pfl/r ;" and to permit it to appear under the pro-
tection of their illustrious name. Col. Du COY.
I. AR. first Aide-de-Comp to his Royal 1-lighiiesp,
ha• delivered to Nine. L N Noassamo, in the intone
of the Prince and Princess. 31 mitgoilicent ring,
with diamond*, with which these august sod ge-
neirm. protector* of letters have been pleased to
honour her.

The ceremony of the baptism of the two new hells
of St. Godes'', at Brussels, took place on the 16th
inwt. The Governor, Count D'AusciioT. Ind has
Lally, arrived a little out noon; the Burgomaster,
Chevalier VA N DERFOSSE. and his Lady, preceded
them. NI. Surs:Au, the Dean, followed by his
clergy and the chiefs of the manufactory. revels.. if
them at the entrance of the church, when he mode a
speech to the Governor soil his Lilly ; he then pro
corded to the benwiliction of the two Ikell%, which
acre adorned with garlands of fl over% and sus.
prude) at the place where they were to hoisted. A
detachniwait of the town guard attended the ce-
retuon), which lasted three quarters of en hour.