The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-06-13 00:00:00

ASCOT HEATH RACES.

IMIDAT. /UWE
Ili* Royal !Relines' the Doke of Tork attended the
Connie &gala to-day, as on the three preceding ones. The
Nobility and Gentry. as well as other visitors, were sot as.
serer, and the four different Races were concluded as
follow !
Sweepstakes of We earls. 20gs ft. was won by the Dike
of York's r. by Gessieus, brawl( Mr. Rogers's b. e. by Nap-
hasa►d, sod Mr Gsidener's ch. e. by Haplisrard.
to 4 on Granicns—a is. 1 ag•t Mr. Rogrres b. r.
A good Race. and won in flue style.

The Wokinchant Stakes of hgn. each, fur all ages,
H. R. H. the Apt Yntit's Vignette
Mr. Page's r. Lot Three

15 starusk—Tlie Joulge pir,c. d hot *+o.-4 to 1 apt Ur.
Wyodboires.-5 and 6 to 1 apt liqueur.
Plate of 501 for all not.
Mr. Pie.pc`c cby Walton 3 1 1
Mr. Wctoihom's f. by Golooms
_ _ _

Mr. Stsrboof's h. e. Wortley 2 3 3
After the lint heat, 7 to 4 snit Mr. PierreN c.--sua after
the wood, sto on him —A loud rare.

Male+ fur 940 p. each.
Mr. Jnars's Fanny
Mr. Thorabillls e. la 7 Scud
A good race.

We raostit rondo..e oor last day's report of Ascot Races
fillwot paying compliment to the swears', clerk of the
course, and all concerned, fur the regularity sod prompti-
tude of their cuudort.

ADVICE 111 iLECTORS.

James 1. biro been ridiculed as • pedant, but if it
is in the nature of pedantry so introduce so much
plain good reuse Min mutter* of limns, ni we find
in the hollowing extract from a Proclamation itsurd
ley this 111ronarch fur the election of a new Par-
liament, there may he some fanciful enough to
'info that pedantry were oftener the fault of Thrones
thins it is. The contrail which it presents to the
formsl verbiage of such documents in the present
day is «hiking :

N Because the true and ancient institutions of Parliament
do require the Lower House at this time if ever, to be com-
pounded of the gravest, ablest, and worthiest Members that
may be found. We du hereby, out of the care of the com-
mon good wherein tit. maelvra are participant, without all
preju lice to the freedom of Elections, admonish all our
loving subjects that have votes in the election of (knights
and Burgesses, of these few points followiug:—.
'fhat they east their eyes upon the worthiest men of all
sorts, Knights and Gentlemen, that are lights and [hides in
their countries, experienced Parlirmest-meu, wise and di.,
creel Statesmen, that have been practised is public affairs,
whether at home or abroad, grave and eminent lawyers, sub-
stantial chinos and burgesses, and generally ands as are
interested and have portion in the State.
" Secondly, that they make Attlee of such as are well
affected in reli ion,will t declining either on the one hand
to blindness and superstition, or on the other baud to schism
or turbulent disposition.
_ _

“ Thirdly and lastly, that they be truly sensible not to dis.
value or disparage the House with bankrupts and necessit-
ous persons that may desire long Parliaments only for pro.
section; lawyers of mean account and estimation; young
men that are not ripe few grave consultations • mean depend-
ants upon great periling, that they 'nay be thought to have
their voices under command ; and such like obscure sad in-
ferior persons ; so that, in conclude, we may have the cum.
fort to are before us the very face of a sufficient and well-
tompooe.l House, each as may be worthy to be a representa.
tire of a thild 'Estate of our kingdom, it to nourish a
loving and comfortable meeting between ns and our people,
and fit to be a noble instrument, under the blessing of Al.
mighty God and our princely care and power, and with the
loving ruujrniction of our Prelates and Peers, roe the settling
so great affairs.”

We trust independent Electors will not fail to
assert their sight to pass on horseback and in their
carriages toll-fare, to and from the hustings, during
the election. In some places impudent attempts
have at times been made to deprive the freeholders
of this right t but we trust that no gate-keeper who
shall on the present occasion endeavour to extort
money in this way, will be suffered to go unpunished.

As we stated on Monday, Sir Epw. O'Bsittlr
and Mr. VESET FITZGERALD will be returned
as Members for this county, without opposition.
Lo►.l F. Custertup.st, we regret to say, in con-
sequence of his state of health, is compelled to re.
lioslui.h a contest. The borough, we have heard,
is 'lot yet disposed of. The usual label will, of
course, he prefixed in a few days—" Wha wants
me r —Most likely we shell have an EXotic.-.
(Clare Jostraal.j
A Letter from Brighton, dated June 11, says—•
" Last night the return of the Prince and Princess
of HR►ss Dositionau from their aquatic excursion
no board the Tiber frigate, was terminated by a
very singular event, in consequence of the ship
running aground off the Black Rocks. We are
happy, however, to learn, that no injury wits eus-
taiiieil. At high tide this morning the ship had
got off, and was safely stationed at her moorings in
the Roads ; but in consequence of the accident, no
Royal salute was given when the distinguished
guests left the vessel."
About half-past one o'clock yesterday, a gentle-
man was knocked down by the pole of the Duke
of GI.UPCESTXR'S carriage, while passing through
the archway of Somerset House, and tors severely
hurt liv being trampled upon by the horses. He was
immediately carried over to Mr. STANTON'S, Sur.
genii, followed by the Duke, sod we are happy to
say lie is not dangerously hurt.
MR. HEADSET'S TRAVELS.—It has been justly
observed that the "Letters pia Prussian Traveller,"
which are just published, describe a Tour of Poch talent,
that eves the must cursory remarks made in different parts
of it, will be farad to accumulate a stork of very interest-
ing informatioo. Performed in company with • erotical'm
amok awl fortune, its author possessed the advantage of
the best introductions, and availing himself ur them wherever
he found society sulEciestiy relieved from the distractions of
politics and the approach of armies, to pay the attentions of
hospitality to strangers ; he has described the fashionable
rircira of Vienna, Rome, and other cities, with great viva-
city and effect. His slay at Naples boa enabled him to give
several interestiag aneedutes of Murat, and also of an illus-
trious personage from oar own rummy, resident et that time
in his Court. The account of the Mauiottes, their modes of
'wont, and their outwit'''s piracies, is full of curious facts,
awry of which have scarcely coma within the observation of
any usher traveller. The great me►it of Mr. &unseat's work
is it. simplicity ; for the security of truth we gladly echo.
riuisli that fathoms of drscription which sometimes leads the
reader to suspect that circumstances are brought together is
order is teem a complete effect. Esteasiee as the Tour in.
and abort as was the time in which it was perforeted, Mr.
Brooms disclaims at once the affectation of getout, &scrip-
lion, or elaborate investigation; his object is to describe
things a be saw them wt an acute though rapid glance;
hence his sketches hive all the freshness of reality about
them, sod glee mach useful iiifaratatioa to those who may
have it is their power to follow him is his interesting rutile,
and with attire leisure at their imainiand to dwell span Ike
Vatiutil meets of elleimitly eetti interval 'bath it &Mader

ADMZRALTY SESSIONS, Jvws 12.

This day the Admiralty SeAaions commenced at
the Old Bailey before Sir W. ScoTt, Mr. .Iwpice
PARK. and Baron Clattao*.

At lialtpitst nine o'clock the Grand Jury were
stirorn, and having received a short charge f Sir
"7* SCOTT, tttitrii, and in about sit hour returned,
having found a true hill against Williams
Newton, who stood charged with having c untr-
ied a murder ou the high seas, by administer. g
poison.
The Petit fury having heel, then sworn,
Henr' Newton was brought to the bar. siiit
inolset-
rd for murdering Captain 11.-wiry Hydr,, on the
high seas, iis Ashy called the Williams, during a sot..
age from Moranitans to Liverpool, out the Silt day
of November. 1817, by fluxing a ceitatis deitilty
Imisoo. called white arsenic, with anger. is, a
saucer, and placitlg the same on a tattle isi the ca-
bin of the same ship, with intent to th•ceive the
said Henry Ryder ; and that he, the sail 11,ni.y
Ryder. not knowing the contents of the ..ain•e•,
stud supposing them to be sugar only. did thfit-,t
some of them with a certain liquor called lea, winos
he drank and swallowed, and tlivrebv Iseratne•tock
and died. A second count laid the death of the de-
ceased to have been caused by his eating of a cps loin
food called lilipee (a meat used at sea, ciimptioril
of boor and water boiled), wherein he Ind ward
part of the contents of the saucer.

Mr. PLAICE opened the pleadings, and the Susie
woo-GENERA L stated the cave to the July.
-- Carter, is man of colour, eosipmed by the
SoLlelToll-GEN6ItAL—Is a native of America;
joined the brig Williams shoot two years ago, at
Halifax; she then belonged to Messrs. Wat.oli and
Ames. Knew the deceased Captain Ryder; the
vessel had subsequently been purchased by
and the Prisoner at the bar. The Prisoner first
joined thent at Ilarhadoes, in July last, for a voy :Igo
io Mongolian]. in the Breads. The day they sailed
he understood he was to act as pilot. He wird to
mess in the cabin with the Captain ; so did the
first mate, ‘Villiiint Bowden; the three ntessed
together. The Prisoner, when on hoard, lied sore
legs, which he used to rub with flour, and Ito
saw him take pills every night. They arrived
at Marankstn, and afterwards, in September,
sailed from that place for Liverpool, with a
cargo of cotton. On the voyage, about fur or
five days before the death of Captain Ryder, lie
and the Prisoner had a quarrel about some dollars.
Ile heard the Prisoner give Captain Ryder the
lie. Captain Ryder was very angry, and threw,
cued to knock hint down—the Prisoner said, " Cap"
Nun Ryder don't strike me"—the Captain replied,
" I'll strike you or any man that gives me the lie
—I defy you or any man to catch me in a lie." lie
shook his fist, and held it up close to Neastoi.'s face.
They did not appear friendly for two days after,
but at the cud of that time seemed as friendly es
ever. The evening before the death f". Captain
Ryder, he (the witness) got supper ready-'the acted
as steward and conk ; that for the crew cnnsitted of
lilipee, which he prepared in au iron caboose (a sort
of boiler) steed every day for that and simile,. put.
poses—he mixed the flour and water himself ; lie
took the flour out of a cask, in which it lay before
and after; the cask lay in the usual place, it wits
not locked. He pumped the water out of a ca.k,
not a fresh one, but in use before and after that time;
it was not locked. Ile observed nothing particular
in the mixture. He laid the table just before right
o'clock, and set on it beef, biscuit, Wiper. and
tea ; the lilipee was part of what he had made.
He made the tea—lie had gut it out of the
canister from which it was usually taker'. The
store in which the canister was kept, wits not
locked ; he took the water from the ramie cask us
before, and boiled it in a tea-kettle made of iron ;
he put nothing into the kettle with it ; he drank
sonic of the tea out of the put, It was he that
usually put the sugar on the table; it was kept in
the companion way. Till that eveiling, be eons
rawly put down the sugar on the table ; did not
do so that evening; the reason was. that when lie weld
down to the cabin to lay the table, he found ti.e
gar already there. For some time before the ship's
company had been employed fishing the mato
boom. He had been employed there till supper
time; can't say he saw Newton or It> del. go down
before supper was ready. They went dowu to sup,
per, and continued at it about three quarters of an
hour. Whets Capt. Ryder came out, heard 16m say
he was sick; up to that time time he appeared
to be in very good health; he had been volreing
with him a little before at the mein boom; tell
minutes alter he complained of illness; Ile tie Isis
to vomit; complained of thirst; asked fur is toe
and water, which he got him; ssid there was into.-
thing in the tea or auger that made him sick, and
asked him what sort of water be had made the tea
of; repeated that there must have been sometliii,g•
iii the tea or sugar that made him licit, as he hall
not been so unwell for a long time, 'Dien lie said
I. He ions poisoned—he could not live-e-lie could not
get over was done for." He was afflicted *irk
a violent pain in his limbs and all parts of his body;
the stuff he vomited was of a whitiali colour, like
lilipee; he vomited much and frequently while on
deck; he remained there half an hour; lie itesiated
him down to the cabin, and to bed; when below he
continued to vomit; appeared to labour with 'trebl-
ing*. violent retching*, and to be in a rat k of
pain and thirst; he continued with him till he died,
but went on deck from time to time to empty the
basin; lie died about three o'clock in the morning,
having been speechless about a quarter of an hour
previous; want ma deck. and asked U. Wood,
the second torte, to come dowu and see the built ;
Wood went with him, The Prisoner had gone on
deck shortly after supper, and did not come down
during the lifetime of Ryder; lie Was 111 the
Captain's cot; he had never used it by night
htfure; the early pert of the tile% was rainy arid
squally ; the cut was under a tarpaulin ; the cabin
coutained two beds, DUO the Captain's, the Villa.
the Prisoner's, William Bowden. the first mate,
who was also seised with illness, hid ocropird the
latter. He mid Wood examined the Captain's
body ; it was blue all over ; before lie died his legs
and arms were convulsed; the bady was swelled in
the belly, about the neck, sad the scrotern. ar.d
looked particularly blue about the eyes and mulatto.
James Johnson cause dawn, and with Wood as,
eroded the deck. and forced down the Pri-
soner. Whea thy; caw in, johinitni pointed to