The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-07-25 00:00:00

DIVING DELL

Fur the last six weeks this uss•fol instrument his been kept
paisely exercised by our indefatseable Harbour Master,
wbereeer the weather would permit, ill removing nuisances
atAt-obstroctions from the anehoramplaces of the Sound.—
A : one spot in particular, where lies a rocky Aunt known by
Vie n.ime of the Scots' Ground,2o tuns or more of moue have
her:: removed, so as to increase the depth of water, at low
140.,;4 tides, from 17 to ?I feet t• and hopes are eatertained wf
I e.iISCIOJE the sbusl, in lime, soffit-trolly to allow the passage
user it uf ships of the hoe at all times of the tide. The err-
•l,v thus done, and likely to be effect-d, is of us, small
va-
lite, as the shoal now interfeics mach with lame chips work.
tni or out of the Sound. As many. of our ',sailers may not
be' acquainted with the mode of conituctinz these curious
operitMws, we shall endravonr, for their nnf.trmruuu, tu de-
bt/ 4wit. A vessel, fitted for the purpose, has two cranes over
low it ern, from which the bell hangs suspenaisnl (bi reach.
the desired spot the iv lowers/1 upon it with two nice,
cat; Ong ci owlsart and wedres, who break off the rock, sad
geoid it aloft in buy. The lalrourers are frequently cogged
in 04w trying service, at a depth of forty-feet, from two to
iliretenutirs, when others relieve them. On itsolunt .1 what
i 1.101146 anyiennity chews 14,44: cipshle of in ibis and other
rosiieets, we minlit almost suppose that to it nothtog
Plystorifh rpitt.)

Q,:vert (:kerivrte wholvr, Captain Itloitter%-,
mouth, has pot into Valpraiaa, where she
lel. beet: condemned iv. titi•eawortil. titer hod,
rylierieliced some vtulrla g.ilts 111 doubling Cope
iljru, by which .he got much damage, and haring
oftiqward) sprung o hike, proceeded for Vall.aritioa„
when, on shifting for cargo, It was found she had
bee.; stuck by o (call.d by tile sailors
the Isom of whici: had pelietrated.se-
vo-ral fret through her I)OVMJ, and was
svwn oft
11,!re inches above the
L 04,4 Wetilareday, 111 the afternoon, about fJur
61'0°4. while the or.oktotst at the Iron Fouodry
ur
Newton, Scoit, Chamber% and IS eo
iron work.. between Barnsley and Slid.-
ti-hl, were employed iu ca,itieg a abaft loan upright
position, suppoord to contain from 5 to ti lulls, the
trivial exploded with at tremelidow. report; by whirl)
terrible at:indent three men were killed dead upon
spot, sod f 'lo or 30 others were severely
burnt, two of whom had espirsil at the date of
our sorrespoodellea latter, au TbAty night.

*letter from an Officer of the liish Legion (Go.
nerd! Power's regiment), from Anaostura. dated• so
late us the 15th of May, state* that. the Officers and
men of that part of the Irish Legion at Angostura
were all well and in high spirit*. A general action
between Bolivar awl 51nrillo wee hourly expected
on the Aptire, in which it wastimipoarit thit the di.
of the Irish Legion, which sailed from Mar-
Kornis, would participate. Reports prevailed at
Angostura, of the evacuation of Cum ins, and of
the capture of ssnta Martha and Cartilages's. We
shall, he glad to find this news confirmed. The
letter concludes with the following postscript:—
"- Monday MOfttilte, May 15, Six °VIDA.
This moment we received orders to he ready to embark
at eleven o'clock, to proceed gluon the Kiv.r, to Bareness,
as Ilse Spaniards have takes it, so we come into action much
sooner than we expected. We are all in high spirits to meet
these Duns, sod, with God's will, we sh4ll be victorious."

SPECIAL COMMISSION.

CLASGOW. JULY SM.

The COWL' met this. dim at nine o'clock, consist.
ing of the Lord President of the Court of &nation.
tire Lord Jostice Clerk. the Lord Chief Baron of
the Court of Exchequer, the Lord Chief Commis•
stoner of the Jury Court, and Lord Pitmilly.
James Wilson was put to the bar, having been
brought front Bridewell.
The Clerk of Arraigns-then called over the list of
the Petit Jury. consisting of int) names. which
tiolipied a very considerable times.
After many challengeson the part of the Crown.
and on that of the Prisoner. the Jury were sworn.
Tire LORD PRE*IiDENT informed the Jury. that.
when they came to return their verdict, they meet
lie unanimous, and that they must return. it VIVA
nice. His Lordship next informed the Reporters
for newspapers. mint others, that not one syllable of
the speeches or of the eviderce should he published,.
till the whole business is over. as it is one extensive
piece of conspiracy through the whole extent of the
Commisaiou_
The indictment was then revel by Mr. K►nsppe,
Clerk, of kfrvigns. charging the Prisoner with hay.
ing assembled in arms, in the month of Atpril lasts
sod of. having published the prochutiv which
was posted on the wills of the houses ol• this city, on
the Ist April. calling im the people to rite in turns
arid assert their rights,
Mr. 1101. F. !hems stated to the Jury the heads of
the several counts of the indictment. cliargiiit. the
Prisoner with levying war against the King, 40..
The Loom AisI)94.IC•TE then addressed the Jury.

The trial of Aesbtit, the supposed murderer of
Mr. l'Anx KR Moil his housekeeper. st Woolwich.
Ivo! most probably corm/101er ots Friday twat.
should the ita.iu•ss of Lie A-stzes occupy the Court
11,3 t dal. •I'llere are :Ili *if orirve• for the wow-
cotton. Nesbett appears remarkably cheerful. and
rate, drii:lvs, mid sleeps well. A mail is placed to
Hs cell to watch 111111 night nod day ; owl lie has a
Juno ()Illy allowed lout to eat Ms food with. Ile is
so remarkably shy that he will permit Ito use to .re
lout but the gaoler rod his attetidaots. Ilia wile
raid mother visited him oil Thursday last : at this
interview he appeared exceedingly effected.

Last Saturday week the Alebsrs. Roche, of the
bite banking firm in Cork, were finally examined
before the Cutusnisisiossers. Mr. J.4111r%
stated, that lie hail commenced the booking bassi.
nests on the 45th June, 1800, his brother S eplien
being Iris only partner ; that he had every reason to
think, for a DIM ber of years after that period, that
his business was prosperous, and that they hail' made
large profits. He said, in the beginning sif the 'ear
1814. he considered himself worth between 80 and
90,0001. The capital lie commenced with, he said,
was about g 4.000/. including, s ttttt e assets of his
father, legacies, and other property received re-
cently from France. In 18.14. coati:it-need his losses.
He then lialitl.il in a statement of the utf.iirs of
the Bank, from which it appeared—
The think at present owes in a:1 11.0111 ........ 8.258.000
For which there is cowl and available property to
meet this demand
ll:tere are also bad and doubtful debts to the
amount of.. ..
Hr then put in aformidable and appalling list of
direct lovers, eutlicieilt to lermine the most
wealthy establishment in Europe ; it emended back
from their commencement in Inisisitaes, but the
Kieater part by far of those Itose....he said, was in.
curved since 1814, :11111 the whole amounted to
400,000/.—(Cork Paper.]

103,0ir0

ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE.
GALWAY, Jt: LY 17.—1 L is our painful duty this
day to advert to the perpetration of ; most mattlig..
mint uud atrocious outrage tin on officer's party of
the 49th regiment, by a numerous body of armed
peasantry. uu the alight of Friday, the 7ili inst.
at the Glebe-House of Cloutier', in this County.
This ofttence exceeds in elioriusiy. any of those
lately committed. The sentinel on his post was
assailed by these unscreunto, slid knocked down by
a Moor,. on whiolt they. deprived him of his arms
and ammunition. He bey insensible for some time
limn the effect* of the blows inflicted on hint.
They then attempted to force open the yard gate
of the house app►ottriated to the use of the military,
but were repulsed ; on which they renewed their
assault on the sentinel, by placing. * rope round his
neck. with the intention,. as they intimated, of
hanging him use a tree adisicent to the place,
as an example to the corps to which lie be-
longed. This meintee they, however, dispensed
wi►h putting into execution, but tendered an oat;►
to hint. and on his having resolutely &chord takiiig
it, a blunderbuss was cheeltarged at I the coo-
wide of which lodged in his left arm. The pour
fellow's arm, we undershoot% having threatened a
'mortification; it was. deemed indispensably neces-
sary to have it amputated. He sustained serious
other dantege from the blows he recessed ; and we
cannot sou much admire the courage evinced by
limn,. in having resisted taking the oath, tiutwith-
standing the Mt I,tiuu made use of by these &-
bided wretches to induce him to do w.—(Con.
naught .10#11101.1

WEXFORD ASSIZES:
On Frith}'. Joins Mugratts, Simon Krlsoe, John
James Bryon, *IA M miser( Meyler weir
vosswicsed of bisrel.ity and roists-r its the bailor of
Tolsms lioswitier, New bawl!, Ets,i. um rite night of
the 3701 :Viol.ls.

At York C4111,-, 111) F 1 iolav :.fternoon, Mr, Jes.
TICE PARK loosed seotelier of death ou the Wow-
lug pri‘otiers
J mem Shrinicedine nod Mchlrtl Cook. convicted or bur.
stlas y ; 3lttrylly, cuurtmed 44 114:hul! rubbery., ego
Grurge Gralism. cativo-led of vac a !WI of eachanfo.--
Tu the Ilst PtilWllff. the Juate 1104 nit fining hopes of
I üblaststag, a witiiptsuit or 57s sculeact.