The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-02-15 00:00:00

CAMBRO BIUTISII BARDS.

At a late select meeting of Combro-British
Bards, under the hospitable roof of the Brew.
rend Mr. Jenkins, Vicar of Kerry. Montgomery.
shirr. the worthy host had the pleasure of an-
nouncing to his guests the recent preferment
of their mutual friend. the Rev. David Rowland.
the highly respected Secretary to the Cambrian
Society. in Dyfed; which intelligence was received
by theta with a correspondent feeling of gratifies-
tiou send the eminently gifted Rector of Manafun.
who won the chair at the lase Eisteddfod. being
resent, he, with equal promptness and felicity.
produced the folios Mg Etiglyn, on the occasion :--
Rhagluniseth hehatb yw base.,-.t Rowlasel
Anibal Plwyfolion,
Tir ri geraint Trevino',
Llauddawi Wei ger brim.
Pleb. Walter Davis,.

There were other extempore effusions, highly
creditable to the wit, the love of country, and the
learning of the goes's, as wi4l is complimentary to
their literary and 'witty°lent host. The meeting
was like those of " oldeu times."

The Irgislat ere of Bermuda was convened on the
tat of Orcember. The new Governor, Sir W.
Low LEY, opened the Session with a speech, of
which the following is a pert:—
" The Priam Revel having bees pleased saaettaa, by
a serest Act, the still greater freedom of trade and inter-
room between this colony and the eueliwest of America,
for great national purposes, for the battik of the empire
in grafi'', and the important West ladle trade is parti-
miler, by which, together with the lecremed establishment of
the duck-yard end ravel arsenal, it is likely to become a
greet entropot between Great Britain, America, and the
WINO Indies. It resia with 'ourselves and the inhabits/its of
these islands, to give fitU effect to these gracious ietentioas,
mod to ensure their permanence by a liberalise! enlightened
policy, in affording and roeilnuing every facility to all
'rowels of every nation entering your ports and harbours, by
which we alums. hope to render t►is eulogy the thief Ran
and emporium of the western

We understand that several violent attacks have
lately been made by men connected with the Union
Societies, in the neighbooi hood of Dewsbury and
Batley, on several persons who bed begun to work
at the pricer proposed by the musters to the Mu.
fristrites at the Conn-house at Wakefield, yester.
day week ; and that the lives of some of those who
have been ill-treated are in danger, hut unfortu-
nately the offender' cannot be recognised by the
sufferers, and cannot consequently be brought to
justice.

On the evening sf the 3d instant, a violent pro-
ceeding took place at a griudiur wheel. belonging
to Messrs. BLAZE. file-manufacturers, in Sheffield.
A great number of persons, with their faces blacked
and Their coats hinted, commenced the attack by a
discharge of firearms, in consequence of which, a
man, employed with three others to guard the
wheel. war, a. we are i•formsed, severely wounded
in the thigh. Three men are in custody, and it is
to be hoped that an example, cakulated to prevent
• repetition of so dirgracefol en occurrence, will be
made, should the parti, It" found guilty.
Shrewsbury fair milNillarday and Wednesday ...It-
hibited considerable animation. Sheep (prime) ob.
tained 13.1 d. pe► lb. sad there was alb inadequate
supply. Fat cattle 7d. per lb. and lean stock sold
remarkably brisk. Pigs sold tolerably well, but
unsay sellers deemed the prices inadequate sod
drove them borne. Skim cheese SO.. to 41s. per
cat.; prime dairies 30s. to 60r. and buV little sold.
Butter gid. to 101 d. sod a free demand.

Committed to York Cool., JuAit Harrison, of
Sea!mates. in the Eut Riding. labourer, and
John /robs, of Mytoo. near Hull. labourer, charg-
ed with suspicion of having, early in the morning
of the 12d of January lest, burglariously and
feloniously stolen from out of the monition-
honor of RODIET RAIILEr. Esq. at Welton. in
the Esat-Rining, a large quantity of silver plate,
linen, wrariug apparel, and other property ; also
monies and other property, belonging to ELIZA.
SETE FIELD, the housekeeper to the amid Rossar
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PRICK OP STOCICS YESTERDAY:
S pm Ct. Red.. 60i 69 1 ladle Bends—l S-14 pr.
S per Ct. Cows.. . 1 Ko. Bills. t ... 8 • pr.
4 per Colts.. 871 1 Lottery Tickets AL tr.
8 psr Ct.N.Au.lu3 1 1 Coss. Ist A, a 6.11
Bank L Aso. 1413- 1


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Rare mad frolic tattiest reforms

Guess a fearful ruin
1 ain au antral plant Anneal Parliament.

FOOTPAD ROBBERIES.

denitay eight last, abo■t It o'clock. Mr. Eslssued Kota
*l7l. Cleveland-street, Fituy-gua►e, use his way isaiswo
walkieg along High-street, tit. Giles's, ass met by ea ill.
looking villain, who suddenly seiied bias by the collar of his
cost, which caused bite to stagger, is which die fellow
snatched Xr. Keeis's watch hoes Isis fob, sled decamped doom
• narrow bye passage, through winds be was perused with a
cry of " Stop thief!" He was stopped by the watchmen.
who found the propertyoe bile. He was lodged to 84.Giles's
watch-boast, and yesterday worsts% be was fully sommitsed
for trial by G. Farrsist, Esq. the Magistrate.
Mr. Friatley, of bedford-street, Bedford-square, was
stopped by • fellow its Plisustree-street, under similar cis..
eistebtaistscs, sail was rubbed of his watch, chile, sad seals.