The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-09-29 00:00:00

METAPHORS W L BROKEN.
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The frillowing paragraph is taken from an Even=
jog Ministerial Print:—
" The national pride does bat dastbee. One* otowiedi
' it will slake off, " like ern-drops frnnt the lion's Inane"
the nattotoss rennin that have harrowed in its noble franti,
and wade it to %insipidly is the ryes of nations."
We admire extremely this independent style of
writing which disdains the trammels of ordinary
rules, and the restraints of common sense. It no•
bles a writer " in a fine frenzy" to indulge his ima-
gination, sod through out metaphor sifter metaphor
with all the boundless extravagance of genius. In
the preseat instance we find " national pride at one
moment a lazy persopaget enjoyitto the meets of
repose ; it next becomes animated', and resembles
" a lion" in its strength. This sudden change is
no doubt to be attributed to the uneasy sensation
which " pride" experiencts loin the " nauseam
vermin" that are about it ; but we are fioslly left
to wonder at its faculty of perception. for after all
it appears to have been an aid tree, having its
noble trunk burrowed" by its disagreeable com.
psi i i tttt s. Poor " national pride" thus closes its un-
fortunate career as an object of sense " unsightly
in the eyrs of nations."

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TO THE EDITOR OP THE BRITISH PRESS.

SM.-The enemies of the Qom at (wartime boldly aseert-
ed every thing bad of her Majesty; Mace the openint of the
ease by the Attorney-General, the examination of the wit-
messes, and the summing op of the Solicitor-Generil, they
fry to take stronger ground ; bet when they eeme is contact
with a sound reasoner, who skews the true complexion of
the evidence, by stating that witness*, who readily answer
questions in their examination in chief, sod hesitate*. their
cross-examination—witnesses who flatly coatradiet them-
selves—witnesses who received caormoss moms for their les•
simony—witness which no impartial loan ea* believe, me
the only witnesses produced; then three good ides say,
let on bear the other side, we must out prejudge.—What!
Let the ask, who are the people guilty of prejudgiug ?
Those who,wish the Queen to have her rights, or, if • Mid,
• fair trial; or those who condemued her saheard ? Or it
the old Esglish maxim changed, which taugiet us to belie*,
all persons iontoceut anlil found guilty on trial, and in Its
place • new maxim, to believe alt persons guilty, what
charged, until their innocence be proved! In either cam I
pronounce her innocent, agreeing with Sir Robert Wilma
sod the Hoe. G. Bennett, that the witnesses against ber
have not proved any thing to warrant s verdict of guilty.
I am, Sir, your moat obeshesit Servant,
FAIR PLAY.

GENERAL CHURCH.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. •
Sto—Misled by a Foreign Journal, you published oil
this 11th of Almost a paragraph stressigly reflecting on lbs
character of a distinguished British officer, high in, the Nra.'
plasm service. The Editors of the Giornale *Conseil*.
+donate of Naples have already apologized to Lieuteassat.
General Church for the calumnies wonted iu their paper.
Whilst the investigation on the General's conduct at Pa-
lermo is pending, it would be imprudent to say all which
might be said in his defence; enough, however, is knows
to warrant us in saying, that the conduct of Lieutersaut-
General Church, in his iniportmet post of Commander in.
Chief of the Neapolitan troops is Sicily, his boll Mich as
is well raleulated to raise British officers in the estimation of
all nations. The whole story of the yellow ribbon, sod
of his desertion of his gallant defender, is false. Tits
General, attacked by an infuriated mob, undefended by
his troops, and twice ordered 11 the Viceroy to depart,
was obliged to eialark; every exertion bad been made at
lea imminent risk of his life lee remain at his post. Seat as
Crasmaader•in-Cbiel to enforce the orders of Goversuairui,
be was marked oat as the first victim by a dissatislled and
ravaged people. The news of his departure had reached
Naples, whilst the Gement', faithful to lii. trust, was in tain
hovering on the coasts of Sicily iu hopes of rejoining his
troops. It was supposed he was dead, or had sought safely
under the protecting arm of his Mini country. Calumny
took its range at Naples ; its author., whoever they were,
knew nut how to appreciate the character of a British offi-
cer, tough they might have estimated its value from lb*
(milieu' services of General Church for several years iu their.
own couutry. His arrival at Naples surprised his (Heads,
hest it confounded his enemies. The change obit* Omit
occurred iu that capital was kitowu to him ; the risk mai
before his eyes, yet the palls of duty was plaiu. An accusal
was due to the Gurcilemeeit under which be acted, sad he
hastened to give it in despite of remota danger. That
areilaill is now published, and is doubtless ire this in Eng.
laud; it accuses au one, tint it exculpates himself. The
intrepidity with which the General has sought investigation
at the hazard of his life, though he, as a foreigner, could
nut be amenable to hors to which he bail not yielded mama,
seems to have commanded respect, for already the tide of
popular opinion has tamed in his favour, and he is treated by
all, both of his own country sod of the Neapolitans; with
the greatest attention ;. even the Gurernor(teet has offered
the General his liberty on his parole of honour • this be
hiss refused, demanding an immediate trial. A honour;
as
marked by its vulgarity and falsehood that it should have
beep iustautly excluded from an English Journal, has (bind
its way into VII Courier of the 11th of August. Tilt very
ettpression of " Taking to him heels," when applied to a Bri.
' tish ofiker acting as Commandee.to-Chief to the service of
• sr foreign nation, residers the whole account it contains not
only suspicious but contemptible; it is, however, a tissue uf
falsehoods in all which it relates. 1 have nut the humane of
knowing General Church, I never even saw him ; but bay-
ing received any information from a Source on which I can
rely, 1 du not hesitate in addressiug through you the palsies
at home. to vindicate the character of au diatinguishmlfsa.
officer of our nation float the foul aspersions ere foreign km
solutiouary 'warmth . •
AN ENGI.IjUIRAY US ITALY.
August 31, 1820. •
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. Queen ANNE wed to admit HARLEY to mid-
, night interview>. We know the purpose of douse
:interviews; yet no slur Sou. ever cast 1/14,011 the Chita
racier of the Qum'; but it the 11. figs of that day,
'sail brew cuinsiu-ed of awn like our present
try, they might have said, o' nor sled purpose, but
that of an adulterous intercourse, could she (who had _
the full power of the Stair'..aitil might have Dern Inin
at any time.) admit a mass tut° her ratan after land-
tlig;',l?" And again. they might have insinuated
that nothing but r crimps! Interco:hat could ac-
count for the infatuation with which she followed his
pernicious end base counsels; and therefore she
ought to have been (N 111.111.41 for u crime against
the State. If the Wing ATTORNEY amid SULK:MOIL-
GEN kna of tliut time lied thus attacked her with
a Bill of an I Penalties, they might have
br.uught in Gs:4:mhz 1., saved their places. aud
landed as admirable precedent fur the present
an:Castel].
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The Magistracy of Glasgow drove a body .1 in.
diridnals nut of the Trust Chat Ch Session-house en
Monday week, where they were subscribitig.ro Ad-
ilress to her Majesty the Queen. The room had!
beets taken for the purpose by three gentietbez
Saturday evening. No rise um disturbance wed&
be allirged to sprout a pretest fir flint iaterlettnititof
which it is i.pmmible to view iu say ohm
than as at; insult to the citizens. •

POLICE. _
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Maitt.wogouctidnallillt.
CHARGE OF BIGAMY.
Yesterday Sneak Skeet, • gned.loOking waseds, was
brought up by Baxter, the olSeer, charged by J. Allen
with intermarrying with him, bir former husband being
still alive.
It appears that the Prisoner's first husband, about fourteen
rare lan, went abroad, and in the menu lime she, sup-
pOSlda bhp dead, married a Mr. Allen, a farrier, by whom
she lad ss thildren. All idea of the former hu•band's
retails was now given up, in cousequence of his long absence,
until a few days since, whey he unexpectedly arrived ; not
forgetting his wife, he leaved hee to the manicure of her
secimil husband, when hie made his appearanCe to the no
small dissatisfactiou of Allen, wbu felt rather chagrined at
the explanation of the insexpected visitor ; however, the frail
rib ofSkeet Sew to his arras, embraced him, and considered
be bad superior claims on her love, and coincided to return
to him. Allen then pumped the present proceedings.
The Primmer was meetly brought to the bar, and at the
request of a Solicitor she was n mandril to a future day.

111tES.

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ON Monday aemighl, about. midnight, a fire was disco-
vered is the workshops of Mr. Neal, cuachmaker, without
St.Gile'a gates. The flames spread with dreadful rapidity,
and in an. hour and half the whole stage 'was entirely de-
stroyed; but through the great ds.rlious made, and the
plentiful supply of water bout four cugines, the devastation
was confined to those pralines, winch were insured for 6001.
and the stuck fur 1,2001 Captasus Campbell and D'Esle, of
the 11th Lancers, attended with a strung party of their troop,
and their anittaste was particularly service:Odeon was that
of the staff of lie militia, who outlet arms carefully protect-
ed the property removed. About 2,000 bunches of osiers,
the property of Mr. Gay, basket-maker, deposited iss she
beildiog, added greatly to the fury of the times, and their
loss has minced him to great distrise.
The same evening, about nine o'clock, a diabolical attempt
was made to set Are to lb* incasing of Mr. Gurney, at the
Bowling green tau, Chapel-Gehl. Some lighted charcoal, it
appears, was placed near a quantity of wood in the old
which is about to be taken down, ■sd the fire
kindled into s blase awl gave to a considerable heieht, hot
fortunately west out without doing say injury. Hopes are
entertained that the mceadiary will be diseuvered.—(Nor-
wide Paper.) •
• CIRCUIT INTELiIGRNCE.

The Circuit Court was opened al Ayr, on Saturday, the
18th instant, by Linda PITIAILLY and SUCCOTH, %Itra Wil-
liam Barbour, lately of Kashloryet, In the parish of
• toe, was *closed of assaulting, on a Tuesday in April lest,
William Walker, his uncle, an old and d.crepit man, and se-
verely beating and bruiinsig , him, and of assaulting his aunt,
Wilkee?a.wites a&d kuustiog her down, she at the time bring
.iiregreent, whereof she 4abrinight to premature Wham and
bee life inschisigered ; and; after a full iiivestigatios of the
etreviaastauces, he was fouled Guilty.
It wells* Walker is she proprietor of Rastilieyel,
which be had let to his sister, who is married to the father
of the Pound but the Jamie expired at Belton. By this
lease, the proprietor hada right to *wit the farm afire Mae-
though the fewest was to pinisear the bowers add'
grass till Helium. lu of this, Nm. iValki r prists•d•
ed 10 fill the ground, aunt, as be bid no right to the houses,.
be made a kind of but uu the rains of au old bans. The
' Prune! showed the strongest dislike to %Volker's erecting the
but, and asked Ishii if he intruded to live !here? who gave
him liberty? and Vail him, be need nut rash tinnier with
the building, fur he wood nut be Wag he ii."-0 Who."
inquired the wit•eas, " will pot me ant ? will you du it ?"
Sallower rejesloordi, " if lie did nut JO it himself, another
. would." The Paunch continued to manifest all the ill-will
, posallitsi Sod It W:l2 on a Tuesday Hight, when Ise west,
' through' 'sea Walker's grass packs, itomead of keeping she
commit rum!, and atm rl.allruge l for it, that the shove bole,'
barium assault was committed vu Walker nod his wife. lit
was likewise accused of *smog fire to the above hut in winch.
ITalltee,his wife, and children lived, uu the Friday soglit fek
lowing, whereby it was totally CIMPUIRed, one of the ChNill/114
burnt to death in the dimes, souther ou beret that it Sliskkek.
a few Lure, and a third so searched that, after lisgerisg.
for IS days, it liken ise died; but, as the diabolical act could.
wt be clearly brought bow to bins, a veidert of Nof Proem!,
was returned. It appeared, howeveral hat alter Mrs. Maar.
aid hie eldhlieu r aespri front the Hassey sod wool sa•1001
house and implored moibisauer, tke 'outsells; wretch reaped
to erre the dew, the holy, Hsit was so much burr
that tos abed fo a test' - -;41101, " 010 Aerth. epee
door.-torjrat all berm!: : • . .. • • .
.Tb. Passe' lima restereell hesseigamiliglopeideaspeor
and enleheed se lad castles be

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OLD II , Alfe SPT. es. sHIIRIPPA' AINNSILI.
Tt It usual fee the dewier Sheriff to give • Amer ow the
Wm. Dead Ism Wisideibrosois,..ii thollet depot day of inaugurating, sod fur the holm Sheriff to give a din.
last, 27 yards of bilk ligiabOotrareril of J. Shessibeed tier on the day after Micionehetas day, wheat they are pre.
sad J. Femmes. . • . , ~,, . sewed and sworn at Westminster, before the Barons of she
TM PresecoMee woelloeapiirri, sod the Prisoner had Exchequer, whom it is customary to ignite. No dinner was,
lived with them as alisipence;% 'On sume anieks being it/mover. give* rehredity; but cools of levitation are net
for • splendid initertsterneut on tisterday„ a! the joint ex.
missed, the box of the Petausertas unseched, and in it was
felled the piece of Irish limn 121•62221 Pd in the tattletale's', I pewee of Moth the Sheriff., who arc on that day hem, at
which one of the Prosecutor's taelettgoll as their properly, Wesseeiemer. .We are ialwreard that it is the ieteidloto of
front a mark on it in his own Itiont.orittirg. I the Sheriffs to hear their meal share of the expeoare of the
lteeent °Warm** were called, who gave the Prisoner • Lord Mayur'e dishier, sod to give the conornary .11...
Road chieseter. news et the Sessioro, but out otter mitertaievents. The
The thrifound him Ontity. . remota glom flee these immeshes's Ois secieet neatness,
Henry Heed (a well-dressed youth *boat IS ram of awl. 1 or they are called, are, that every Sheriff ha, a right to
W2O isetteted for stealing, on the 27th &OM hots • pal ! delermior the expense to whirls he will go. and that the
. watch, chain, and malts value Sit. gene NM illeteeitir lbw, ! Livery 'night not to expert Gentlemen, who take upon them
*alibi. I to exeieete polite °tiers erne public prioeiplee, to give
The Prosecutor In this 'nee wag the Gentlemen who wee rows for great City Officers, whir have hitherto partaken ..f
• , and had his Mime is Argyle-street bend, under such eetertainment• as • matter of right, without orn.ider.
serious cirenaistanceb, oat the 27th depot lain. ing themselves unary tau slightest oblsiat to the ihmoirs;
I t aa teaktry isinhitad..—ple livid at the time of the ••.1 that mi such ireensions she Sheriffs are preeleoled from
I oslarry is Argyle-street; he begged the Court would i it- herding mere than a &user twenty of their private fantod,.
;Mee hie stating where be at present lived. On his gritting .
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lade house, winch was oa Sr., bowers Iwo and three echeek
ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.
!hil the eseraing, a great number of people being ashembl- d •
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ib the Men, he felt his watch being taken, sad seised. the
The Dean assi Chapter of Si Paul's haresolved that
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MUM Ole look it. He was is such confusion at the time,
this splendid Metropolitan Chu. ;eh rhall undergo it thorough
iii 'avert; on sot
dbuhit regal eri.,ottr.,
.A unalber of the
.ohtdows, which woe much dile-
ill;
for
aPairisosnanceLe.twthiteen
heertware 1113tiautt
potato , 'save men removed, sod new ono; substituted to
lupto • constable. The watch was picked up uu the pave.
. their place; and several presume are employed in clematis;
Ili !lent,
oat veGthrthdeded
utoghh:l*
ddomahle, swore he was at the the interior. This operation was lunch required. The
beautiful moonments of Johnson, Howard, Sir Wes. Jouev,
'rest Dr. Wskley's honor and being told that a greatcoat _
had lost bed
dumb, be
look old Primmer from a deedwasa Hood, c.c. were so itompletely covered with dust as to
who bad holm of him, but he could not be positive that it reader it dif j genh tojudge of what marble they were made,
an even in some instamen the inscriptions. (tomtit. same
was the Prosecutor. cause, were almost illegible. We rejoice to think, however,
Several respectable persona gave the Prieoner • good
that this is about to be dune.
character.
The Joey retired for about a gustier of an hour, aid on
their return found the Primmer Grasp.
The Prosecutor recommended him to mercy, but the
COMM011•5111WILUIT said, that from the aggravated nature
of the offence it would be Impossible that the Prosecutor's
recommendation could be attended to in this imitance.
James Westwood was indleted for stealing two ounces of
silver ow the 28th July lest, from the shop of Thomas
Emmett.
The Prosecutor is a waiting silversmith, sett the Pri-
soner bad been employed I.y him. Some inlayer having been
missing, suspicion fell on she Prisoner and ou the day men-
tioned in the indictment, ou his leaving the shop, he wee
seat after, and desired to return, when on searching him
about two ounces of silver was found on him, which one of
Use apprentices proved to be the Prosecutor's property.
The Prisoner put iu a written defence, which stated, that
he was intoxicated at the time be was in the shop, and did
lot know bow the silver came in his pocket.
The Joey immediately foetid him Entity.
Jonathan flastep, a private soldier in the guards, *es
coeviettd of stealing on the 9d of Aerial last a shoal and
other articles of westing apparel, the property of Deco
flaps, of Chorthiromul, Chases.


FAWN.
At Woolpit fair, on Saturday the Mb, dame was • great
sheer of hone*, but little bodiless done. At the cattle fair
no Tuesday and Wednesday, the supply of beasts was good,
bosh as to quantity •nd quality ; but of these also the sale
was very dull. The fair was as usual infested with swindlers,
and more than usually atrocious frauds were committed by •
gang of Villains, who set up at Beyton Beer for three day',
and passed a number uf country .besek notes, altered from 11.
to lOC and others purporting to be issued from banks which
sever bail any existence, or bad faikd. They pail three of
these at the above public-house, one at the White Horse, sod
got rid of others fur chine. They also poireliased a horse
with one, and passive through Miry on Saturday afternoon,
bought or Mr. Partridge, in the Southipme.street re-
ceiving 01. as changeful an altered note. The owner of
horse piratic(' tbi mto Bury, wheo Mr. Markham, of this
Angel Inn with some of his savant., followed the villains
on horseback, but though he at one time very nearly got up
with theca wear Hengrame, they romped, sal reached Bram
duo, where Ilse owner (some delay having takes place in
Bury) did mut arrive till next morniug, when he found they
bad slept there. At Ststleadhans fair on Tuesday similar
f• ands were committed, and • man was apprehended, who
had upon bins upwards of 4001. in good notes, and we under-
stand be has been identified, sad committed to Norwich
Castle.
At Malden fair last week, there was the greatest number of
bullocks and sheep ever exhibited in that mart ; of the for-
mer, tints was impposed to be nearly 1,000, of which only
about 300 cue sold the first day, and those at $ redaction
of 15 per cent. from the pekes of last year. Oa the seeefid
day, a further reduction in price was made, in consequence
of which were berdeess was done that, on any former occa-
sion. AlAtireeris M. sheep were also reduced is price
full 6s. per/wadi Misery little clearance made. ,