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The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-02-25

OLD BAILEY, TuEsDEY, FED. 24.

rORGERY.
Itarriet Skelton was capitally indicted for firra-
Mg and and uttering, on the 6th January, a 5/.
note to Thomas Ittiglris. knowing it to be forged,
with intent to defraud him, or the Governor and
Company of the Blink of England. There were
other 'counts in the indictment, charging her with
having uttered divers 5/. forged notes.
Guilty—Death.—A iced 16.

SWEEP STEA 1.1 NG.
John Miller was capitally indicted fur stealing,
on the 16th of February, in the parish of St. John,
Hackney, go sheep, value 401. the property of
IVm. Inglish, Esq.—Guilty—Deus/L.—Aged

INTERMENT OF HE7CII, THE M'CIR-

DERE!? AND SUICIDE.

A great concourse of spectators assembled last
morning about eight o'clock around Nesvite, it
having been pretty generally understood that the
remainsofthe murderer, fletch, would be removed
to an unconsecrated grave in the cross-road at the
top of the Old Bailey. Men were employed early
in the morning to di:: a hole to receive the body,
between live uml six feet deep, and they completed
their task by seven o'clock. A few minutes be-
before half-past eight o'clock, Mr. Under-Sheriff
Smith, acco►upanied by a friend, proceeded in it
coach to the felons' door, preceded by a cart, the
back part of which was put towards the felnus' side
door, and shortly afterwards the body of the unfor-
tunate malefactor, which had Leen placed on
shutter, was brought out, and elevated in such a
position on the curt, as to permit the populace to
commend a distinct view of it. The spectacle
was of an appalling nultire. The body was in
the same state us when he became his own execte-
i

of his clothes, excepting his coat,
having been remotest ; it was very bloody, and
was calculated td excite horror and disgust
►n the mind of every beholder. Its the shutter
on which he lay upon his back, a hole had
been perforated, and the representat of a pl-
lows made of wood had beer. introduced into it,
and it was so consttucted as to hang immediately
over the face of the culprit. The razor with which
he effected both the murder mid suicide was sus-
pended from the gallows. The executioner 5:0011
Up at the feet of the corpse, and on the arrival of
the cart at the spot selected to receive the mangled
'vomit's, Mr. Sheriff Smith ordered that time
should be given for all present to have a view of
the body, and be Further ordered one of the execu-
tioner's attendants to hold up the gallows and razor
to public view, which lie did, and the populace hav-
ing gazed with much attention on the sight berme
them, for a few minutes., without betraying the
slightest sensation of synyathy or pity, the execu-
tioner turned up the shutter, and she hotly was
thrown into the pit right upon its face, with clothes,
double irons, anti every thing Ise had on at the per-
petration of the horrid deed. The gallows and
razor were thrown in after I , and thus was per-
formed the last painful duty upon the body of use
whose crimes must always he viewed with horror
and detestation, and whose memory can only live
in our recollection witi► feelsogs of the deepest
execration.
London, England, 1818-02-25

Pour *Estates at the same time, upon Which the
Ussid-Nlarshal, the Archbishop, and the two other
Speriken, kissed the King's hand, who then, together
with the Crown Princr, returned to his apartments
in rote/140n ICI before, amidst cries n 1 " Long
live the King."—(Hustbargh Boum Hull Lute,
February 17.)

THREE PRIZE!: OF t3n;Oso —ONE HUNDRED
CAP' ['Am—TWELVE PIPES OF PORT.—WED-
NESDAY NEXT, Sts MARCH, LOTTERY DRAWS.
London, England, 1818-02-25

MINA.

The Extraordinary Gazette of Mettieo of the
12tit of November, contain% the particulars of the
capture of Mum. The fullotrisiK it au extract from
a dispatch of Colonel Froucts ()ambito, &led Oc-
tober 29, itddres‘eil to Mujor-Getterml D. P.a.cuml
de Livau, detailing, throe particillarti:—

- -
" After the route of Mina 011 the 21.1 instant, that Chief
commenced his match with the grimiest sreresy, and ap.
pointed his reitilesvous at Pueblo Norivo, anal the plantation
of Boras. Not being aware of this cireurnstalice, I went in
march of hint on the 22.1 and 2.3.1 to varions !daces, 1111
learned that he had crossed the Rio Grailde by Stantingoillo,
and iminediatey I directed my nsioreineut upon Salamanca,
where the river was must easily forded. On the 34th, I left
that city for Pueblo Nittro, towards the Marital of
Cuchieitato, following the track of the rebel hand, which now
consisted of 7UO horse and GO infautry, and bad gut the start
of us by a day awl a hairs match.
" On the /sth I proceed. d from Corhienate, directing my
march by the plantation of Darras to Guituattuata, executing
a march of thirteen hours, hiving heard cannon and ►ern
smoke iu the direction of Valeuciassa, from which I concluded
that the rebels had made an attempt en that city,in whirls I
was not deceived. They had begun the attack in the morn-
ing of the Ifith, and desisted in a few hours, from learning
that I was 'advancing upon them, reheating by the ridge, or
the mine of Luz, as I was iu formed by the Consistent/ant ed.
G Is.
" At seven o'clock on the evening o f the 21311 i, we heard tbat
Mina was to pass the night iu the pass of Vemulito,abotit seven
leagues from Silso, and I resolved to attack him fortioeith,
with 500 horse. At seven o'cloCk in the moruilig of the 27:11, I
arrived at the above mentioued pass, without being perceived
by the Mellott* of the enemy. f having marched through
roads little known or used. fly this means a division of our
force arrived oupereeiveil within a quarter of a league of the
rebels, and its their contusion they were suitable to pot them-
selves ire a posture of defeuce, or to ancoort their h.urscs.
They, therefore, tried to conceal themselves in the thick% is
which sternum/11rd them, where the draitur Nina was made
priaeitter by • draguots of F sera, Jose Miguel Cervantes.
Twenty-five other limitary, isielwiling a Frenchman, also as-
sister, the traitor Nina, were likewise taken plisaiseis, and
inure than the half of the gang were killed."

FfIREIGiV IN7'E LLIGENC E.
London, England, 1818-02-25

COM.IIOI HALL.

Yesterday a Common Hall was held at Cada-
hall, for the purpose of Petitioning Parliament to
institute inquiry into the conduct of Ministeis
during the Siivens4m of the Habeas Corpus Act ;
and also praying that sin Act of Indemnity should
not he ps.sed In prevent the remedies to be had at
Law by the suMrers under as bitrary imprimnimetit.
At one o'clock the Louts MAYort entered the
the wood state, and opened the business
of the le-eting with the I,ccustoineil t'orinalities. His
Lordship then said, that he felt it his ditty to con-
vene the Livery io pursuance of the Requisition
*hie!' lied beet) transmitted to him, and lie en-
treated that they would calmly and dispassionately
consider the arguments referred to them in the
course of the debate, soil decide as they thought
(proper; lot the same timw giving a full hearing to
Truth sides of the question.—(Hear, hear, and
et fee of " Bractil"l
FAVEI.I. came forward, and was received
with great applause. Ile said, that if ever their
was a time in which the Livery was convrurd of
importance to their dearest rights, as well us those
of the country, this was that period.—(Hear./
They were slot now assembled to disclose an abstract
right, for the great question of personal freed
was a rigid coeval with the comlosou law itself—
it was of Saxon origiii, and firmly held against the
invasion of their Rot)slw uneestors during many
successive struggles; it was the right secured to
the people of England Chorta—by the
Habeas, Corpus Act—by the hill of Itig!i's
the Act of So ilettsent.—(llear, Saar.)—Sir Edward
Coke, in a very long and learned argoineut lung
before the passing of the Ilabea. Caleptis Act. wrist
so far as to she« from Scripture the solar of this
right, by ipintiug the expression of tic- Apostle
I'd !—" I Ire ye been twat openly, and ant con-
demised for tient r a It.,inan."—.l.l.e
irglit of personal (.knit, without which the condi-
(too of freemen was but Si 1114511 C, was inherent its
the Briii•li l'onslituuon. If mess were to be dragged
It) fins,,,,, ironed. an.t atter wools discharged without
trial or ststwit. I,:lits could ilie people toast of
freedom ; lr•itileiril the Al-
London, England, 1818-02-25

assistance of his worthy Colleague", some of whom
were nutleCidea ; and he hayed the visirming greets
hag would render thins still more so.—(4 laugh.)
There w„.. however. the greasiest ully in per-
suading Gentlemen in the flosise of Commons ;
he had 3eell e,l*,tri demonstratively proved, and yet
wisest the thvistoss (*ollie, only Is or I 9 seemed to
have been convincesl.—(4 lairgh.)—A Noble Lord
proposed to refer a number of Petitions to it Com-
mittee. " 0 ! no," sly his oppossents, " this is
too general, come to particulars, and let its hear
your f.tets--loing forward a sin4le car;." Well,
then, the case of tau periog Wills witnesses iss Scot-
land cone forward. !" say they, 1‘ this is only
* single ease. and the I,ord Ad.:orate contradicts it !"
—As to the measure of suspension, all be would Say
was this, he opposed it at the time, and every thing
since convinced him that the existing laws we're
sufficient far the sisaintatance of tranquillity its the
country. The poor Sailor alluded to (the only con-
viction in the suetropuhs) was tried in the regular
course of law. With reference to his parliamen-
I Lary duties,. he would be always ready to receive the
instructions of his constitueots. lie Intended in
Parliament, though he might have claimed a longer
delay from his tellow.cittzens from public dillies,
on the very first night of the Session—he was iii
his place on every succeeding niuht until the pub-
lic business was disposed of.— (f:reat applamie )
Thanks were then moved to Mr. 1: avell, Mr.
il'aithouni, nod the Lord Altsvor, who severally
ack vletigell thew, and the :11..etsoug, which was
extremely numerous, Witaidissolved at half-past four
o'clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDAY, Feint:Arty 24.

ACCOUNTS.

Mr. Johnson, from the Office of the Irish Steil tary, pre-
seliteil the A I Al cusutP.
Also, an Account of the Number of Persons Tornio:ltch to
the ditirrent Prisons of Ireton,' in the Millie of the seas 1517,
lotrhuant to an order of the (Insole.
The impels were laid on the table.
CHIMNEY SIVEEPEUS.

Mr. Bennett and others, front the Commons,
brought up u Bull fur regulating mid restricting
the employment of boys in the sweeping of Chios-
tiles, to which they desired their Lordships' con-
cu►rence.—The Bill was read a first time, and or-
dered to be read a second time to-morrow.

Lard HOLLAND presesited a Pelitina from the
Inhabitant liou4siteepers of the City of Molt, pray-
nib their Lordships to pass u Bill fur preventiog
the employment of buys. under the age of ftrurteen
years. itt the sweeping of chiuwies.—•Laid ou the
table.
The Hoare then adjourned.
London, England, 1818-02-25

POLICE.

■OW4TREIT.

1108BEIHES AT THE GENI:11.1 I. POST-OFEICE.
Yesterday Witlinat Johnson, late a letter-carrier belonging
to the General Pusi-olliee, and 1:soros johnson, his brother,
were ►rought ill the Oilier, mid midi:moat a second cxami-
oat' before Richard Vieille, Esq charzed with being l'oll.
awned in breaking open a her of letters., and sitaliisz
their contents, to the t of upwards of 1,0001. fur above
six mouths paid ; the former aid. opening and stealing the
CIIII kilt/ of the listless. while employed in his official capa-
city, and ilia latter with !satin tittered the stolen notes in
the purchase of walnuts articles of ;dale and other property.
Mr. PARKIN, the Solicitor to the Post-Office, attended is
conduct the prusecati )))) .
After a abort lime George Johnson was called from the
bar, and was told that lie aas discharged, and was free to
give evidebee. After th's nn CX traurtii oil y scene took place.
He took the Tesiatniiit into his light baud, and allowed the
oath to be administered to him to sneak the truth, &c. bat
alien some miestious were put to him he did not answer any
of thou, belt appeared motionless and speechless, his
blood left his fare, and some thought he was struck
dumb, others Hist hr was struck with death. He conti-
nued in this extraordinary stale f... near ten minutes,
'opposed to he occasioned from the effect upon his
animal frame of terror, and from filial ■lTect towards his
brother, both °KEA till 1111011 Ie i eee tut :Illy thing he might
say should mfrcet his brothel'. life. Ile was at length, after a
long time had elapsed, prevailed on to answer the question,
whether he had ever seen some prints before, which were
produced, and which were purchased of Mr. Duisfisid, who
received a 10/. Hank note in payment fur them, and which
was oho of those which had been stoics. out of a letter in the
General Post Office; to which, after sonic difficultly, he an-
■weretl that he had : and ote his being pressed to say when and
where, he replied, it was iu the office at the lime of the first
examination, and this was all that could be got from him.
He was, however, bound over to give evidence ; and on his
bring asked if he was coistrut. he repliiii, be supposed he
must be. We understand he aftera arils received a subpoena
to attend and give evidence.
London, England, 1818-08-13

At ihr end of the first Act, MA D4ME and MADE-
MOISELLE SAQUI will &ore an Allemande on Two
'OFFS, and at the conclusion or thy Concert, .l ohms
SAQUI will make her wintilritsil Ascent smnist a
ditinlsy of Fire Works of extraordinary random., by Signor
11101UI RAM

Adiniaansa Sa. id —The Dnota will open at Seven, and the
Concert ►egin at Eight o'Clock.
London, England, 1818-08-13

MURDER AT EPSO.IL

Some further particulars having transpired respecting the
atrocious murder of Ely Cux, yesterday Jame&Teoiter, Esti
Joseph Cirinist.d, Esq. and .ether Magistrates, asseeribted
Epsom, alien the officer,: Alay and Hall brought liefie,e
them three men strongly suspected to beloog in is
gang of poachers, whose dept.. dahous about that part of the
country have been very extensive and (woman.. tily elsreng.
Their names are Jahn Jones, William Borer, owl
Jejrrrys. After a lung incestigetion, in which the t Itietis
and prisoners were examined, the former as to the
of suspicion against the parties, and the latter in rapt:elation
of their conduct in irfrrence to the eleiege avii.si awn,-
w tiro the Magistrates considere.l that *he ea id. iire ennui d
was out sufficiently strung to implicate them in the murder,
anal they were discharged
the officer, stated to the Sing!ctrate that tic bad •
rommituicatien to snake rernecting Thomas Osborne, the
Dian in custody in Iliirsentunger-lane gaol on suspicion of
the murder, whale he considered to he of gee at inmormee.
When Osborne was first eXarTl:iied, he and 31::), the otherr,
matched his cottage in eves y part with pailll,llar
item but found nothing that could support she SUS piciun
which led to his apprehension.
Subterpientl), a tiakri's boy haling stated flout h, aiw
Moody apron iu Osborne's cultege, when Is was ,lehire•l .ic
some be cad at his door, caused him to make a second wear, It,
and he found an atirou in the couJitam descielwel by the
boy, in a dm k room in his premises, and that min.. el his
coininittal to prison. Since then hr and be% !pother otrieur
went Iu Osburne's cottage, and again made search., and a 1,11,
of pantaloons extremely bloody, and is 8i1liet):Ii w Ids Sec. rat
nienks of blood upon it, had been found between the sacking
of his bedstead and the bed, a place which was searched in
the first instance air the must careful manner, mid at flail
time the bloody apparel could nut hare brew there &po-
sited without having been ile.rovered. 'The phi aloons suti
wa,steuat were veil merit turn, and a shirt, uht h appeared
to he newly washed, WI/ found by .ham ni the Caine pats,
that was Hitt-ally turn to pieces.
'llw racer produced the articles, no.el tic Magistrates
viewed them for some lime with rat att.:on tttt , and sew n•
Id to enterte in much stronger sustiie •of C5-S ori.elr bee
lug suits Pilled in the sisui.ter thaa they bad before.
An miler was sent fu Horrenuniger.lette Gaol, that Os-
borne should lie kept in a I„nu. by hine.eit, that he tui:lit
not have so opportunity ot tumulus:mating with improi.tr
persons.
Exertions for tire detection of the guilty persons continua
to be carried on with nenifated a igour, ss more than tow saw
opposed to have been cosicertrea its flic monks%
London, England, 1818-08-13

PRIVATE II EA it INGS.

BARRON in tie mailer of MARY ANN BAItROV.

a Lua.ilac.

The SotactTon-G EN Elt• -" I have been de..
sired to mention this ease 10 y .iir Lurdship."
I-LART—" I have read the letters, and Irish
to make some oliserraions on them, hot it is the
Solicitor-General's wish they should be made in
your Lordship's private room, and perhaps it is the
prover place. I am, however, ready to proceed."
The LORD CHANCELLOR-1i I will take it the
first thing tomorrow morning, in my private room."

QUEEN MAIL
WESTBRooKE D. SHELLY.

Mr. HART---" YcUr Lordship was SO good as to
t.3y you vtottltl appotot a day to hear this rtotoo
to your room. It is of great eonsegoes.ce that
there should be au early deciotott, sa It relates to
the custody cAre of

The I.ORD CUANCELLOII." It had better timid
over until we get rid of the bankrupt petition
(.lacki•oli in re J kfoil. 1 tvill tbeu infoing yuu
when 1%11011 he ithlt• to hear ii."

JACIESuti and tnilEits in the mailer of J ACILSON,
a Bankrupt.
. .

This petition. which was part heard e-leitilit's
net:utile.' the ientaiuder of !lie clay. tuna half-past
tour o'citiek, when his birsisoip rose.

PO I.IOE.

MARLEOROOGIT
A FORTUN E:r ELI ER.

Elivrheth Kry, n smart young gipsy, from the purlieus
of Si. Giles'', was brought nit for re-exaniinatioo, cL,rgeJ
with defiaudiug two female servants of 121. and upwards, by
way of ctrtrai.
The Plasmic'. had often consigned the Planets Pm to ore of
the females, bid, her promises not having been realised, she
pretended to litre been invested wish o:l.ce powers, which
were fume expensive. To prepare for gieat citrate, the
kitchen woulow•shut:ers were closed, light, produced, and
the Prisoner began to work Ili, chassis bt bottles of ilitr-rent
coloured liquids. Besides other great promises, the earls
were to hate 4nol. in three weeks, by the sibyl depositing a
Certain unit of Money under ground in the garden, but
unless dour a ill secresy the char in would he broken. The
credulous girls ailentici d Ili, and shut the back windoir.
shutters, while the Prisoner bum d the trea•sre which was to
produce the 4001 two years ago, and i.he was to
return to raise the ground its three weeks, ►ut not rellimiug„
the girls began to dig, hot in vaiii. Our of t brut met the
Prisoners few days since iu llw. street, owl e:sti".ell her to be
apprehended. The parties not appearing in this it:suit:re,
she WAS lel louse again.
London, England, 1818-11-09

OLD BAILEY. Novotata 7.

Samuel Taylor svas indicted fur feloniously
inter-
m.irrying with Harriet F sturgion, Mary his knitter
wife bring %bit and still living.
The aimpli Lets of the case, as developed by the
evidence, were es follow :—The Prisititer was mar-
ried to his first wife, Miry Hayler, at St. llittin's-
in-the-Fields, and she vas still living. On 11w 4111
day of January hist, he mariied Hartiet l'esu.r inn,
:it St. Anne's, Soho, representing him:dim her to
Ire a widower. 0.1 the futh follusslog,
having spent what money she had, 0,-1 disposed of
all her furniture, he absconded, It her in tile
most lamentable state of distress. and fir advanced
in pregnancy. Iliac necessities at 1.-iigth compelled
her to set k refuge iu a work-house, where she
was delivered of a child.
The Prisoner, iii his defence, attempted to justify
his coi:duct, hy stating that lie Considered hiniself a
wolowvr, but he did not presume to call evidence iii
confirmation of that assertion.
The Jury i 11111 l ediately the Prisoner Guihy.
RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS.
J. I.etore and Cutheribe Bryant orre indicted
fur feloniously receiviug Glb. weight of bristles, the
property of J. Mathews.
Mr. HOLLAND stated the case to the Jury, from
which it appeared that Mr. Mathews is a bristle..
inetchmit. iici.i in Thames-street. seal a young
man named John who lived porter to Mr.
Mathews, stole the bristles in question, and took
them to the house of die Ptitunera in Brown's-
lane, Was tried and convicted,
awl a [Mid punishment inflicted on in order
that hr might lie rendered a competent witness
against the Mit:osiers.
The proicipal having been broitvlit up from
Newgsle, mid placed in the tvittic.s lins, and the
certificate of his conviction laiiing hers scud, Mr.
AI. I.F.Y. for the Prisoner:, naked him, if he had
paid the fine of a shilling, the judgmelit of the
Court ?—Witness said hr had not.
lir. ALLEY took ail objection, upon the ground
that o hatever the sentries of the Court might have
been, it lutist
,he hill:civil before the. person Convict-
ed could be rendered a cousiwtritt witness.
The ItEcoftuutt—" Then let Inin pay the slail-
lihg."—ll'ititess paid the shilling into the hand* of
311. S:i• lams."
'hoe beitiV: now _rendered competent, de-
tailid the manher iu whit7ll he the giinds
from his ittasttr, Irut said, !ie mra. induced to Steal
Marro at the Frilileo of the Pii.oller,
Fin rester, sit officer, awl lir. Matliew's superin-
temlont, proved, that they %vela to Illy house 14
the Prisoners, alto denied that they hail ant' bri—
des ; but upon searching the house, tansy tousid
them ; and on the officer asking them of whom ilwv
Bail Uhtalllr%l tai: u:, liettore said. " Ali ! that's
the tlong ; that you mast find out !"
A great itunito r .it persons, of appiirent respecta-
hill's, rave tl,e good
'Fite lit:cotlut::: summed up the evidence, and
tai,' Jure, after ietiring some time, found the Pii-
sulier• Cuilly.
•I'lte French I'li:otter appeared much affected on
Leering the veriliez.
London, England, 1818-08-25

:11XTR4ORDI1IA 11l DUEL.

A posorwger who arrived by the Auckland packet at Hay-
tricky machwl2lh inst. gives the following account of a duel,
which was fought two days previous to the sailing of the
packet from Cstzhaven :--
" Two young, men, sons of shopkeeper. there, were rivals
in a young woman's affections, and qua. relied on her account.
They met on the quay, each armed with a evitigket, without
seconds; they fired by a signal, given by a buy beating a
a drum, at thirty yards distance; one of them was shut
through the head, and iustautly expired: the survivor
ntedia{s.ly, absconded."
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BOXING.

HOLT AND O'DONNEL

To make up the deficiency of the sports at Canterbury
Rives, the second match between these milling hertleS of
light weight Wall fought on n line of common ahout two
milgs,frsinp Barham Downs, on Friday, the last thy of the
Recoil, Cr a substription purse of 3.5. guineas. Holt heat
(rDinniel on Twickenham Continuo sonic time ago. An
Arnioninble was the "Menlo of the day, white Oliver, Pur.
cc 11; Reynold., Randal, and Mot Country Dick r. piloted
the Commissary Department. Randal and Dick seconded
O'Donnel, and Purcell an.' Grinley seconded Holt. The
Hon.laromet held the watch, and his notions were to keep
dud nett It work, who were scarcely iltiwn when he tontd
them up again.

THE RATTLE.
It was a very prientilic combat of. fifty-five minutes, and
a punishing our
Round 1. After exchanging and partying hits, O'Donael
was knocked down.

9. Holt skewer! ono,t science and less regard at being hit.
O'Domiel parried his left band, and returned with a good
hub, hit, and in a close both went duwn.
It wit nearly equal lighting fur twelve rounds, each alter-
nately having their pulls, hit when igt, they tune,. with
Much -earsortosem, and left but little time for thinking.
Holt, however, oal-fogyht his adversary_in these rounds,
and seemed to he reducing victory In a certainty.
13. O'Duntiel turned the fight hrgetting ijecidedly the
best of this round, and in London, he would have been
harked at odds; but the Canterbury lads, always learnt, like
to hazard thejr. over a game at whist, rattier than
upon the istici:rtainty or a hosing match. But to continue,
O'Dunnel deobborl his advemaryortll, and floured him by a
smnit lie rp alt the fourth button-Mk.
14, 13, and iii Rotondo. triflonliel continued to lead, but
he havlif oattrodit MIA' Holt recovering, took
the kid again in the 10th rowed. There was mime good
lighting afterwards, bat U'Doantl was sky, and the Imackies
of his right hand were dislocated. Fur I rounds pre-
ceding the 324.1 Hull treated him jocosely, and kept urging
him to hit.
The 33.1 tonnd took the clairrtsp oat of Hull, as O'Donnel,
whose only chitsiee was to hurt him by throwing, succeeded
in a Cr.... buttock, whit!' stunned hint, and Holt fought
five rounds ,trier and then ease in. They age equal wegehts
and heitilts, and, to use a cant eirpreit on the groom!,
eking, their Clothes, and their wives would not koow them,
they were so moth Miligurude,
London, England, 1818-08-25

MAYOR OF GARRATT.

The right worshiptnl office of Mayor to this ancient and
Hotionrable Corporation being vacant +ince the .lealh of that
bolepeiadetst character, Sir Harry Dimsdalr, we find great
pleassere id she ',Aspect of its bring shortly filled by a (:en-
tleman of transcendent abilities, Whoop ronneciinios in the
BMW), and sieighbourimoil of Garrett have already mu-
witted an active canvitaa, judiciously anticipating a power-
ful opposition :rum the East-end and the Holy-gruuud !!!
London, England, 1818-08-25

HAMPSTEAD.
TO BE LET, FURNISHED,

For Two, Three, or !levee Months,
ADELIGHTFUL RESIDENCE, situated
hi the most beautiful Part of Hampstead. it eon.
sista of two sitting parlours, drawiug.ruum, three good bed-
chambers, with good stoics, kitchen, and cellars: an weed.
lest garden, poultry-yard, and stabling fur three buries, with
a aeeer•fsiling spriug of the finest water.
- -

Far Irma and cards In view apply at Mr. R. Abraham's
Offier,Torriagtou•strett,Rusarllrapaare.
London, England, 1818-02-14

SCOTCH BURGHS.

Mr. DOUGLAS presented a Petition, u we under-
stood, from the Merchants, Burgesses, Ste. of Edit'.
burgh, praying for leave to bring in a Bill to re-
gulate the mode of anthill'', the annul accounts
of expenditure in the Royaleßurglis of Scotland
which he prefaced by u short speech, explanatory
of the evils which the present system created.
The LORD ADVoCATIR of StoTtAND did not
mean at present to enter into the ridestion of the
situation of the Royal Burghs in Scotland, with
reference to their accounts ; but lie thought it pro-
per to state, that a measure of the description now
prayed for had been for some time in his contem-
plation, and would be submitted to the House in
the premmt Session.
NIT. W. HONDAS conceived the present mode of
auditing the accounts, which was introduced at the
Union, was improper. The accounts were now re-
ferred to 10 or 14 persons. instead of being, *1 was
the case under the old Scotch law, sent in to the
Exchequer of Scotland to be audited:
After a few words Irma Lord A. HAMILTON, the
Petition was laid on the table.
Mr. DOUGLAS presented a Petition, to the same
effect, from the blercluint-Burgesses of the Royal
Burgh of Dumfties.—Laid on the table.
Alt. Rlet.i.isit reveilles! a Petition for leave to
bring in a Bill for erecting u bridge over the river
Thames, at Hammersmith.— Referred to u Com-
mittee.

hlr. Dunn*Li presenter) • Petition from the In-
h•Ltt•uts of I3inrtingh•m, in favour of the Bill fur
preventing the employment of climbing boys.
Sir E. Hav Dune pus off his motion, on the sub.
London, England, 1818-08-22

AWFUL CATASTROPHE.

A most melancholy catastrophe occintrel in this town on
Mom ay last. Between two and three o'clock in the morn-
ing, a fire was discovered by a sailor un board a vessrl•lying
in the Dry Dock, in the sipper pint of the premises of ('ap-
tai■ Brett, adjoining the Old Company's Packet=tilfice,
Nova Scotia. At this awful conjuncture the family were
asleep. An alarm was instantly. sounded In a few minutes
Mrs Brett threw tip the window of her chamber, and with
piercing and heartrending shrieks, implored assialatice from
the spectators collected on the spot. A ladder was instantly
procured; but nufortsinalely, it was found to be too short
to resell? her from lice perilous situation. Another ladder
was speedily procured, and being fastened to the first, was
reared against the house. Rot the avetistatice came WO late.
The unhappy woman was ',eloped by the flames, and dis-
appeared from the view of the spectators. Meanwhile the
set-vain-maid appeared at a lofty side window which fronts
the Graving Duck, imploring the aid of the hy-slanders ,
but, before say could he afforded bec, she precipitated her-
self into the street. She was, as might have been ex.
!timed, seriously irijared by the fall. She was immediately
cunt. yed to the Infirmary, and aanguine hopes are, we un-
derstand, entertained of her recovery.
The fi e continued to rage with great fury, basing every
effort to subdue it. it was not extinguished till it had
destroyed the interior of the premises. Happily the flames
did not communicate to the adjoining houses. The body
of Mrs. Brett aim- found about half-past lira o'clock
burned to a cinder. Captain Brett sailed in one of the
packets oil Sunday morning rut Dublin. This awful do-
mestic calamity will powerfully excite the public inquiry
towards the discovery of some apparrtus for rescuing persons
from houses when on fire. We were lately favoured with a
view of an ingenious contrivance for this purpose, invented
by a scientific gentleman of this town. It is denominated a
fire escape ; it Is of very simple coostruction,and would, se
have little doubt, if grnt•rally employed by the fire-offices
and individuals, be the means of presetting mauy valuable
lives as well as property.—(Lieerpoof COWisr )
London, England, 1818-08-22

lIUsSEY's. CON EFS'SION.

Considerotole olonhts are elites taineol as to the correetnesa
of litossej's rosofessioo. Mr. Smith, the Magistrate of
Greenwich, and other Gentlemen, are still perovering in
emleavouriug to ascertain the most correct infoormotion omen
the subject. (to Wednesday they employed some men in
(tearing out the pond near Vansittart`o-placr, Greenwich, of
which so much has heel, said, in stitch of the mallet which
Hussey said he threw into Ilse pond with the hammer, both
of which Moir 66666 ents he proceed, and gave to his rumps-
toi iiii s, who entered Mr. Bird's house according to his plan.
The o hole of the mood and diet ws taken out of the pond,
in the presence of several Police officers, hr. but no mallet,
o• any appearance of one w•ss. I,ound, slthou/nh Hussey
in his confession declares, stool a mallet was used with
the hammer, and Ihot he threw them both into that pond.
Another suspicion with the Notice officers and others, who
were present at tlw examination-of the murdered and mangled
bodies of Mr. Bird and his lowsekeeper, was, un their heing
WAAbld from sloe liming of blood, Ce. 'here was every reason
In believe that 01 sin wounds sup holb of the bodies had
b•en inflicted by tne same Moine sent, and the impression of
the wounds resesnbled that which would be produced from
the hammer.

The coofession states, that while one of Hussey'ssompa-
alone war engaged with the houseke. per at the street-dour,
the other man (meet' or broke his wny tutu the side door;
whereas on Adkins •ud Lavender, she Bow-street officers,
arriviug there in a very short time after the first alarm,
they were of opistion that theta had been neither a breaking
in m.r breaking out of the horse, there being uo appearance
of violence used to the house host by those who had ent..re.l
it on the Sundry, so aseertatta the cruse of the dwelling
nut being opened

It is said that Hassey assigned as a reason to the Rec.
Mr. Rodge, for his nut snaking a full ciiiifeasion sourer,
that be and his viimpanions, in their 111111dernme coin's*, hxd
*auto Ruch solemn and hut a dile oaths poi to isupeai It each
ullirr, or to divulge the trausarti nnn , which were ..j ',oar g
dicadful nature, that he was frightened at repigting the
oaths; and he asked the Rev Mr. Hodge if he thought he
should be forgives, lwreafter if he broke the oath he had
taken mil to divulge sissy thing reapecting the trailoartiou.
It is still suspected that the villains gnined admittance into
Mr Bird's homily to ;he housekeeper shout o'clock, am
• practice of nut opening the slime without having the chain
up, that at six o'clock on the eve gof the noirders, it has
kegr antammintil that • man knocked at the dour at that
feet, bow, and the boueckeeper put up the chain before she
nrawered
London, England, 1818-08-22

CHARGE OF CO'NsPIRING TO 311711 DER.

The folloeistg is copied front a provincial pape►.
We trust there is no new plot in eniloryo, and thin
" Paddy Nl.Kew" is not still un his peregrine.
I loos. _/ kilns Paper.)
" (on Monday tact a respectable mid wealthy tamer was
eliminated to tsrlow gaol, charged with conspiring to none.
d.r Si Iliigistraic of that comity. Hi* arrest Oast ffected at
thief, o'clock tit morning, by • detarhasteut of the 27th
sceoarot, quadrat...l there, accompanied by three Magi-
strates."
London, England, 1818-08-22

DEATHS.

On Thursday, Augustl3; rtiHolvhourne, seer Alien,
Hants, aged 2(i, Mary, the unto of James Hinton Barefoot-I:,
Esq. of Windsor.
On Thursday, in Kilkenny. of typhus fever, at the early
age of 23 years, Nicholas Loughtian, Esq. This young
gentleman has left an amiable widow iu a very istiertvtiog
condition, and two infant children. So gnat se is Mr. Lomeli-
nan's alarm on passing through the Th.kid on Thursday
week, and observing the poor creatures who were there ra•
posed in fever, that hr immediately signed a memorial to
the Mayor to have them removed to the Hospital. On
F.'-
day he was greatly agitated on still observing them in the
open air. On Saturday he took to his bed, the bed of dealt.,
and, even in delirium, spoke of what had so bitterly
upon his mind, ■nd in his *pinion, perhaps too truly, uie
sinned his illness.—,-Leinster Journal.)

HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LON PoIS CHUM
Morning 44 after 5. F..vertitm 10 niter 8.

LONDON: Printed an Polslighed at the (Mee, N 0.117,
/brand; where Arlvertrrements are recti‘,..,l, and IYI 10
ill) nsud be addressed—C o I,
Clemenec In,, Printer.—J. WHITE. No. 177, Miro&
Pnblishcr.
London, England, 1818-08-22

PULICR.
...180Nia.

SO W-1111 r ST.
Yesterday 77‘nsnas Whitelate was bronchi to the oilier by
Nicholls, and underwent an examination before Mr. Rim N I P..
charged on suspicion of breaking open the Duke of Alb,
-
snarly public house, in Sialfmil.st.ves, Doerr-sirrei, and
stealing a variety of articles to a considerable amount.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. W. Bowden, the
landlord of the home, that be west to bed on Saturday
about twelve o'clock, and left all his doors and the fuse. w-
ings of his windows peril etly secure. He gut up at seven
o'clock um Sundry morning, when he found his doers had
been broken open. The Prisoner loolgril in the home, awl
from certain circumstances be was suspecledr—He was or-
dere.l to be detained.

William Ellis, iw the employ of Mr. William Pocock, a
baker, in William-street, St. Margaret's, ll ill e'er, was
charged with embezzling various 101113 of utoust7.—He
was committed fur further examination.
London, England, 1818-08-22

IRELAND.

PUIII.III, AUCVIT 18.

IVe understand that Mr. Hastitige, of the county
of clam, has passed through this city, on his way
to London. to prosecute his claim to the Earldom
of Huntingdon.
SPURIOUS TEA.
On Saturday Messrs. Hughes sod
cers of Customs, assisted by Pelee Officer Turin's,
detected in this city a complete manufactory of this
illicit and pernicious substitute for tea, sod took
therefrom several hundred weg!it. We hope the
merchants and honest traders in this necessary arti-
cle of our sustenance will not pass unnoticed the
very meritorious conduct of those others, by whose
praiseworthy exertions not only so amazing goon-
lily has been seised in this city and the environs
thereof, hut we find that the Board of Customs
have ordered several efficers to proceed to the coots.
try pats of Ireland, where the same success has
followed them.
The public (says the ('lontNil Adrrrfivr) sv:11
observe, by our extracts f the Dubin' Papers.
that a diabolical tr.:ffic in counterfeit Sri has been
some time carrying on there. stud ae rewet to state,
that some agent of that vile trade have uilibear,tl
in Clo ttttt el; 'ism, Wednesday last 11r. Lmierg
most respectable grocer. in the. Maid street, bail
the address to take into ciivoily two women, of the
names of Dwyer and Bulks., white eistlrsvoiniog to
sell 2.1111“. of 111,5 poison to lima it Ithi. per 11).,
and the two Wollll'll are lodged in ga,pl 11 the
Mayor iii cosimcirsice. Six or seven weeks be fore,
Mr. loosergati seized another awn in while endea-
vouring to b.rgatii with hint for the Ike; but nut
having fail inao.itals wherewith to convict her, Age
was dinchargerl from the gaol ut that time. Mr.
Lottergati's conduct melds the hightst
Mr. 11awriliottar..-IVe have great DAti.lartom
io iiiforrumg the writhe, from authority, that llr.
Hawthorne is in London, very mufti reeuvereil
from his late illness. and is txp.cted in Dublin
early next week.—f The Correspumeled.)
BIRTH. -At bis Lorolt.hip's 'grouse. in Stephen's-greet,.
yesterday murningt, the Iscly id the Right Iluswooralste Lunt
Mamas, Lind Chancellor of 'tetanal, of u situ mid 4.4.
London, England, 1818-11-07

TO THE EbIVOII OP THkJ BRITISH PRESS.

Sin..-11 am humbly of opinion, that the return flour gal.
lant Army, the defenders nut only of our own dear little
Island, but costepienowdy so, tintueh j ' tly with the A
Powers, of the peace of Europe al.o, from the dangers ut
battle, as well as those of thy bottle, in France, is an cruel,
deserving of some public celebration. I am the fail,, r
of • young o Ineer , who has fortunately escaped, nod 1-;
returned *amid in wind and limb to his native land—
it is my intention on his airiest at his parental roof, to ce
lebrate it by an an/dirtied, nnostentations esrprvegno of
gratitude of my whole holierholil, to our Ileavenly Father,
for the blessing so irunelisaf.il unto snr. I feel a devutisin,i
gratitude upon this occasion, and I believe that my exam-
ple will be followed by many others (if something of the
same sort is not observed generally under pablic aniburity;,
who hail, as I do, with gratitude, joy, and gladness, the 11, e-
servatiou of a beloved child, connected at the same time with
an event which gives such well-grounded hope of permanent
pence and tranquillity. If you think this hint ‘rorthy
place in your excellent Journal, it may not be airmail sway.
I am, sir. your übedirnt Servant,
London, Norsedier 6, ISIS. GRATI AS.

PEDESTIZIANIS3L

The interesting stitch between Ruh Toasting, of Oxfol.t,
and Sharp, the groom, of ten miler. fur 100 gainers aside,
took place on Thursday, on Codley Fees, near Henley. Slop p
wan completely beat in going the eighth mile. and did not
run after the ninth, Sia to four on the winner. Tomlin*
dui the ten miles in 82 minutes 3% seethols.

BURGLARY.
-ww-

Late on the sight of Tuesday, or early in the mornine of
Wed...day last, Ike shop of Mr. James Moore, cutler, 149,
Oxfuer4strect, ♦as broken epee and robbed of forty dose's
of table-kaives and forks, liftrea dams of tine pru•knives,
several of which were silver-monoled ; eight pair of ivni
bandied earviagAnives, several pair of plated solar's, &c.
The watchman has rendered himself an object of auspicious
by his culpable neglect of-duty; he is stated nut to hue
cried Ike tine ow that eight, for three mace sss ss e hours ; he
knew that the oCcupier of the sharp slid not sleep uss the
premises, mid was puticulary charged um that account.
London, England, 1818-02-13

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.

The WiSard, fur Le Pettit Chaabeur, um the 14th implant,
al Nu. IN Surrey-street. Stinson!. Recall. same place.
The C.ephalus, fur Le Pr ttttt Chasseur, am the 14th last
at Nu. IS, Surrey-etreet,Straed. Recalls same place.

A list of persons lost isi a boat belonging to his
Majesty's cutter Dumf. in the niche of the 17th
nit. between Aleragsysey and the Rune Head, which
boat was the next day picked up by his Majesty's
ship Lee
Mr. Jamas Louttit, Admiralty midshipman, and brother-
in-law to Captain D Brainier, R.N.; W. Robertson. Henry
Pill, able seasswe, and Robert Jeffery, ordinary seaman, na-
tire. of Caweaild ; Willis,. Smith, able seaman, of klevagis-
ger ; and Jean Williams, private marine.
The boat left Mcvagissey on Saturday night the 17th of
January, the wind ulf the land, with fire and
all apparently perfectly sober. Mr. taiutlit was a good of-
ficer, and Isla crew well acquainted with boating. The bait
war round bottom lip, with the sheet 'Aber sod belayed, unit
the nail reefed. Tiny quitted the Dwarf ou the evening of
the 13th, within a quarter of a mile of the above, user
anwkstown, is Meringissey Hay, fur that night only; but
before morning a gale of semi, in which the Dares( carried
away her shrouds, occasioned the host to take shelter at
Meraginary, until the night the wufortunate accident oc-
curred. At Mevagiswey Ib.y conducted themselves with the
greatest propriety, and kept an the alert, looking out by
Night when the weather permitted. As report• have said
that I •rat away the boat whew the I)vrarf was under four-
reefed mainsail, yam will oblige me by giving publicity to
thus statement in your urzt Paper ; indeed manias actually
in want of hr.-1611,1mm- told my mew that they sushi nut enter
on IPUBtii a vessel where metis• lives were frifkd wills;
whereat, it is a wall known fort that I sever *led a boat
away at all in the slut, r months fur more duns oar night,
awl tissue only ton a elation of twit). similar to the above-
mention..l OHM (MeTllgillttl Bay), where nu accident can
wear wills or•min -urn.
NUM' of the *mown ware married, hut most of them bale
left agtil issuilirrs to feel and deplore their loss.
SAMUEI.. GORDON,
Lieutenant and C„azguaudcr.
His SJ-jest]s cutter Dwast, Feb. 2, 1111$.
London, England, 1818-02-13

IVe are authorised to state, that ►iucr the 51.-tila.
earl Board has been extubli.lird at Charlotte
Cheat Charlutte•sireet, opposite the Key. Rowland
Chapel, and Woodshok•streci, niljoitaing New Hued ►leer(,
upwards of Thirty 'Thousand Patients of both sexes hav,•
been restored to pates( health, many of whom had liagervil
fur years under the must [Muriel noel obstinate disease', wee.•
pronounced incurable by resprctuble practitionrrr, and Pl-
mat discharged from Hospitals. hods is the ethos result.
tog Gout ectorhined (sheath !-!--Aicssrs. Coorett and Co. of
Medical arid Surgical celebrity, after forty yeas expelienee
in this metropolis, are considtell doily at kith hutisss
anon at night. mat the poor have advice, gratis, on Tuesday,
Thursday, and Sunday mooing's, until twelve o'clock .
Patients at s distance,descrilsoig their case, immediately wt.
tended to. All letters to be directed to Chailutte
Blarkfri►rs-road, but 114111 C arc answered which do nut con.
tato a cousnltipg fee.
London, England, 1818-06-23

1 A

4 •
.

itstleptittleitl istiociplr. The Committee Lail acted
wirrly iu excluding Mr. D. Kitinaird ; but he
should give them r friendly caution, end tell their
they had goose lout lialf-wsy till they untied
with Mr. Duni. The mimeo was now out of prior-
eiptes, not of individual.. Mr. Hunt's triune *MS
• secondary consoderortiort, hot he should eiwove the
Irk+ how plAyitsg off *Hots* Sir F. Burdett. All
who voted for lino gave smother vote for Sir S.
Remaly or Sr St: Mucii•ti (tie had obrerved i
himself to-day). by which meson,. though they gave
• . rii.e to the furawr Candirlutr, they valved she
oilier. is. equal i.ronostitnia, auil .ro toltimairly did
the true friesul of itriossos little good. if this trick-
Wurt! eoutj..uedslSir F. Burdett would lo:e his

Mr. Jolves then entitled to Sir 11. Maxwell's
speech of Saturday, iicA aeon., d him of political
ignorance, fun sayii-g lie did not ot.dili.taii,l Uni-
versal Suffrage. In th fence of Mr. Hunt's em-
blem, the cap of liberty, ridiculed ;deo by Sir M.
Maxwell, lie mentioned its linintag a part of the
anti. of the City or London; and, more, ver, r
_....t.the introduction of winch latter into the Ci,fit
aims he wive a circumstantial iiceotiiit, detailing
the insurrection under 11'at Ty le r. iii the rirgo of
itichard 11. and the murder of that prf FI•11
IValworth, the then Lord Mayor. —(4l this part
were Aeurd vies rf " Shame' .S'kulie !"/-- nit
ullusinn to the cap of liberty was an attempt to ttliA
der Mr. Mot odious and suspicted. There was is
party here, AS in France, which proscribed every
colour, and every emblem that called to flood the
days of freedom gone by, or the 11111.11110 by which it
was won. Such was the situation of the
that it behoved them)) to :•end into Paiitillileiii A tlidit
Out only possessing a know b. ve of their r,gius.
but a fearless spirit to defend them. It they seat.
any other, better they sent mine, and their attroda
mice there was an idle inockety..
The Meeting then dispersed.

UENEK.4L ALI.. CTION.
London, England, 1818-06-23

POLICE.

QUEIN-NUARE.
Triptera 511' {Tinley, of Slid'
herUff the Magistrate by Mr. Scutt, a stationer. 111 rosityull..! a
shop anti parlour at No. 4, Or house of the former, ander
the folios ing CIICIIMIIIIIIIIII,I'.7
. _

Some tins; ago Mr. scull feeling aggrieved by a large pic-
ture exhibited over his «iodine by n person who bail au I it.
hibitiun in another part of the Iwu•e, h.• laid an information
ionlee the new Street Art, and cmiscil the nuisance to be re-
moved. Since that Mr. Wigley and him were at variance,
and Mr. Wigley wanted I to quit the premolars,
which be, however, found inconvenient to do, in come-
(ponce of Wag made a bankrupt, snit was confined in the
King's Bench. Having settled his affairs, the amignees gave
Mr. Wigley possessi ttttt and a green done 'MI sup by Mr. Stott
was taken down by his direction, which Mr. Scott now en-
deavoured lis compel him to return, and swore that it was
property, and hall not given up possession at ail.
Tine Magistrate asked Mr Scott, whether lie ine-Int fn
charge Mr. Wigley with felony ? Mr. Stoll replied, that he
considered his Worship would look upon it as he slid upon
the picture.
The Magistrate said, under the eircninalaures of She rase,
be had nu jurisdiction, and the complaint was dismissed.

A few days :Igo Lieut.-Colonel Quirt, accompa-
nied by Miss IM t.i.t.a, in a gig, was driving f
Ilfracembe to Barnstaple, when the horse took tright,
arid both were throw/pout; ai:d the Colontl's head
was so dreadfully fractured, that lie died iu air
hour; but the Lady was nut seriously hurt.
On Thur►day se' 'ght, as a waterman, named
WARDSN, was going down the river Tamar, a tine
swarm of bees surrounded the boat, and, idler a
little time, alighted on the top of the mart, where
they mumbled in a body, until the boat arrived at
Sidles!). The boatman then procured a bee-hive,
and, shaking the bWarlii into it, removed the whole
into his gardcm
London, England, 1818-04-11

Apollo Relvi, Mr: Liston; Bookie, Mr. Doming. Nancy,
Mrs .Sterhog; Fanny, Mr.. Listue.
Pliers for the Boxes to be takes. of Mr. Brandon, al the
800 Oifice, Hart-street, from Ten till Poor.
A Private Box may be had for the Stamm, or Nightly, of
Mr. Brandon, at the Bolt Office.
OA Nt.mday, Venire Preserved. After which will he pro-
dure.l, for the first time, • new Farce, called Who's my
?

On Tnestlay, Rob Roy Macgregor; or. Anld Lang Syne.
Ott Wellnestlay, the new Tragedy of Fario.
A new Tragedy is in preparation, and will speedily be
produced.