The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-07-19 00:00:00

WINCHESTER ASSIZES.

The Calendar of the prisoners for trial at the Summer
Assizes for Hampshire, which commence this day (Monday),
before Sir Robert Graham ■nd Sir James Berrongh, con-
tains only the mimes of 33 prisoners:—
James Parnell, for murder.
Willlllll Johnson, Thomas Jones, .1111111P11 Smith, Robert
Wry, Hannah evoke, Thomas Simpkins, Charles Coleman,
Charles Reams, Philip Walton, and John Hope, for different
btiritleries.

11'itiiam Gilbert, George Crorker, Charles Crockcr,
Lininglon, Prtre de Charton, Chas. Turkey, Samuel Pas.
siacham, Andrew Godwin, William Pi isomer, Josiah Read,
Patrick Rilcv, John Foley, Timms Hays, Thomas Warr,
Wm. Nicks, Richard Jeaquys, awl Simon Dot, for ddlicreul
robberies.

Benjamin Pearce, for uttering a forged ten pound pro-
missory oote.—Willism Singleton, for setting ire to three
hens, at Droxford.—Harriet Willmot, for bigamy.—John
F.:drige, judgment respite., from last Assites, few horse.
stealing; John Appleton, committed to give evidence.

The CH INCEI.I.OR of the EXCHEQUER hos given
wiee that he will receive bidding, for the new Lot-
tery to-morrow.
A letter from Antigua, dated JIIIIP 9. fleyilmom
Excellency, Sir BENJAMIN DITEDAN Nod
limily arrived here on the Ist instant, in the ship
P•eston. from London."
ROCERT SOUTHEY, E.g. poet latureat, has had
the degree of D.C.L. conferred upon him at Ox-
ford. _ . .

%Ye understand that the delegates for electing
the Professor of Humanity, in morn of the late
Professor CHRISTISOM, have unanimously nosii-
'listed Mr. JAMES PILLANS, A.dl, Rector of the
High School of this city, to till that chair.—
( Edinburgh Coleraint.)
The Surrey Sessions commenced yesterday at
Hor•emonger-lane. The day was nearly occupied
with the trial or • case of a very indelicate nature,
which we do not feel ourselves warranted to detail.
An official return to an order of the House
Commons, states the tuba ostioe6l of payments
snade to the Commissioners for the Etaltsct' if the
National Debi, hr ibe 'Prosier', of Saving Banks
in England, from the 6th A up's', IPI7, to 11w5 h
July, 1920, both inclusive, at 3.367,10:11. at. 3d.;
awl the total Stock purchased with the mosey ow re-
ceived Ad 3,916479/.
A Dublin paper states that Edwards, the Cato-
street informer, is stow in that city. -
There is not one individual criminal in the town
gaol of Galway for trial at the next Assizes.
Au enormous snake was killed last week by a
farmer, in a hay field, in the parish of Chuilleigh,
Devonshire, said to be the largest ever met with in
:net part of Ilse conittry : it i body is desciihred to
Fir the thickness of a etion's arm, and it measured
in length upwards of four feet.
During the thunder swim on Sunday last, two
youtig MPH hum Old-streeliroad, who had gorse
out for • day's pleasure to Hampstead, took shelter
sorer • cottage inhabited by a 'Miklos'', whit west
kindly iosited them into his !loose, whtrh they de-
r lined, saying they weer very well where they were;
but wotl►iu a few intuutes a flow of lightning put
on rod to the existence of one of
PASIAGR OF WATERFORD, JULY B.—Captain
M'ILLIA3I G A I.GEY, of the brig James, of this
place, was unfortuoately drowned at three this
afternoon, by a cramp or weokness having seized,
him while bathing. His body was found alnro►t
estoriesissaitly. He *us a man t.f unbleusishrd
character, and has left a large family to deplore his
loss.

1)1111114S OF WALES'S ISLAND, JAN. I I,The
epitlewie phicti, for ttre 1914 two years,, hos corn-
Wilted such total ravage. throughout Indio, but
how whie:i we of this island have hitherto provis.
escaped, ut length, re grieve to Mi.
114.1111 CC, uiodr its appearance amongst us; during
she 16,4 week the deaths of mine ,thin 50 oeuvre
have been reported.
A moot remarkable circumstance occurred al
Norma Bay, Jamaica, on iheititli of April. The
boat of the slop Waterloo was lying aloiwide, wish
three buys 111 it, when a shark, supposed to have
been impelled by hunger, sprung at the boys into
she boot wish such violence as to stave in one of the
planks. The voracious fish was token 00 boded the
ship. It measured seven feet.

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