The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-28 00:00:00

ALDERMAN WAITIIMAN'e REPLY.

Alderman Waitlnman acknowledges, the receipt
of a note from tl►e !ter. Gilbert fieresford, and
begs in inform him, that while he is seer ready
publicly to vindicate Isis conduct and (spitting's, lie
dors not consider himself hound to enter into any
exiolasiation of his public cowlnct with any lochs-t-
-ilosl who may choose to consider himself warranted
in privately addressing lain ; nor does lie admit the
authority assumed by Mr. Brre•(urd, of reprehend-
log him in the exercise of his official duty. as pie-
siding officer of the ward of ratringdon-Without.
Instead of Mr. Brresford venturing to impugn his
conduct awl wolves, and those of the %lento:we,
he should have attenthd the fleeting, where be
would either have had the means of substantiating
his charge, or have received a refutstion of the un-
founded assertions contained in his note, as well as
of those uspersioiss cinch appeared in a recent de-
claration, arrogating exclusive loyalty, to which he
had affixed his name. Indeed sill those calnmuiri
have been indignantly repelled by the great body of
householders id this ward, as well as by those of the
snort populous wards of the City, who hose replac-
ed their confidence in the niensbers who supported
the late Address of the Corporation, tend in other
cases selected and returned new candidates—advo-
cates of the political sentiments contained to that
Address.

Although Alderman Waiihmsn is in no way
bound to correct the errors of Mr. lieresford, yet,
in courtesy, he condescends to inform him that there
was Ito " recital of • blasphroinus parody to dero.
glionu ..f tbs• sanctity earths phew, and itrelevant to
the occasion of the meeting," nor " any act of
gram profeuation ;" much leas could any such act
have had Alderman sanction or per-
mission. It is true, that when • candidate was
brought fot ward by certain persons, who, with Mr.
Ileresford, heel signed the pretended loyal decima-
-1 ,an inhabitant of the ward did produce the
purudy thus described, with the sole view of 'heir.
iog the uuworthiness of the caudidate by whom, for
his own benefit, it bad beets edited and published,
and of exposing the inconsistency and hypocrisy of
these pretended loyalists; but when only a few
lines of this parody, containing, he believes, twenty
stanza', bad been read, Altlermau IVulthmem then,
perceiving its tendency, reques•ed the Gentleman
not to ;proceed, which request was immediately
complied with. Notwithstauding this espotition
the loyal declarers cautioned to support-mud vote
for this very candidate.
Alderman Waltham further brigs to state, that
this wardinote, the largest ever before known, was
conducted with as winch order and regularity as
ever had been witnessed, exhibited no ordinary di..
play of talent, and every person bad a fair hearing.
He likewise informs Mr.• Beresford—who. he be.
beers, is only es recent iishabitsut of this ward—that
the wardinotes hare been immemorially held in its
resptetive churches; that the annual choice of
Common Councilmen being au important fruit, it
is highly necessary that the electors should have a
full opportunity of investigating the conduct and
pretensions of the candidates ; that it is the duty
of the Alderman, as presiding officer. to briar every
person with ;patience and impartiality; that the
right of discussion has ever been freely exercised
ou such occasions; that it became more imperiously
necessary at the pre-swot moment, es the toyed de-
duration to which Mr. Berrshsrd affixed his algal.-
tore had charged. the members of the Common

Council with so- pporting an Address to his Ma.
jesty, disgraceful to theniselves and the city at
large, and breathing the most malignant spirit of
hostility to every distinct branch of the Constitu-
tion." It therefore became incumbent on the per.
sons making such attoci charges, publicly to
stand forward at the warrisnote to aubstantiste the
mine, sod upon the persons so charged to vindicate
their character from aspersions so foul and so infa-
mous, aggravated aa these charges were by the se.
cresy of their manufacture, and the ostentatious
publicity of their circulation; printed sad circw
fated, los, us these loyal declarations were, on the
Sabbath day, when they themselves had so hypo.
critically denounced the publication of Sunday
newsppers.
A. Mr. fleresford has volunteered himself urine.
cessarily mid unasked, A IdermanWaitliman humbly
submits two or three interrogatories for his calm
►eflection.
la it not the duty of a Minister of God to avoid
worn, contentions, to abstain from branding his
fellow-subjects With opprobrious epithets, tending
to excite awl inflame soimosities oolong them, and
to become an example of kindneys and forbeinance,,
by allaying and solteMog their asperities ?
kit consistent with the Christian spirit to meet
in secret places for the purpose of flaming and pub-
licly circulating aspersions upon the conduct of
*tilers, imputing bad motives fur that conduct, and


thus depriving them of the MOM of explaostioo
.indie.tiiw•!

Hew can Mr. Beresfordreconeile to bis duty Is
• Chtiatian 'richer the signing of the declaration
charging the gran body of his fellaw4itizaus with
" breathing • malignant spirit of hostility to the
Constitution of ►heir cnintry ;" •od ul►on what
principle of Christ►an feeling or common jossice
wools! lie attempt to sewing, them when ailoistabled
in wartmote froin &feuding themselves against
the scandalous imputaliusis s:sitilaiaed its the said
declaration ?

...... .
If in that loyal &tiara.* which he signed, he
complained of •• blasphemous ruldicaliowls" by
what other name than gross litioocril aitd csirateinpt
of the established religion will he rie.igsiate the COO.
duct of las brother .... oats, who brought
forward, an I soled fair the c.soliciate who edited
and published a parody, which he au bra letter luta
termed blasphemous?" on the contrary. does it
tint become his dilly inintedictely to reprove, ad-
monish, 111111 exhort his brother declaratiouisto, rather
than discover soreness aud exasperated feelings to-
wards those who presume to entertain political aspi
Mous different tram tots oats ?

Alderman ‘Vaiihdian would humbly submit,
whether the established church Is. not been severely
injured by the dormant claim of Vs. 91. 141 the
pound for tithes% recently art up by the London
Clergy ■nd finally, he would, with greet deference.
inquire whether Mr. Beresford Ines not coutributed
iu on inconsitlerable degree to shim injury, by the
notice hr has recently given to hisintrishrossers, with
whom be has only beco connected •bout righters&
mouths, that he Judi enforce the psyment of this
exaction

Alderman Waldman would earnestly recom-
mend Mr. Berisfottl seriou►ly to reflect upon the►e
subjects, End to colonies, whether, by endeavour.
Pea to wean his street:nits from the perishing things
of this wsniil, and gletoting his „hole attention so
those spiritual duties by which he call correct the
errors of others, he would not best mainsail' the
Christian character. no.ti essentially promote the
true inserests tsf religion ?
Alderman Wailinsan would finally recommend
to the consideratouss of Mr. Beresforss, shether Isis
vehement filmintstions frets' the pulpit, on the last
Sabbath, were in cllllloriility 10 the admonition of
she Apostle (2 Titus. is. 9.4, 25). ti nit " the ser-
vant of the Lord must not strive, but be gensle
unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekne►s
inetttictung tin sr It, oppose themselbee."
Bridge-street, Decto.her 20.

MYSTWRINIS CAAE.

ig1171661. AT 11 'EATON.

—,—
OUROSIER'I INQ'Unil7.

Yealttilay atsweisig- Mr. itirlitell.lhe Coven's: nate.***
Pabeetdrice, Worstip.street, sad prodered aw eatteraults •
letter Ile received by EMI, essaisecttras•tbe ovine limittan
attempted to be robblid *by Marra, rifles mid arentiteir.tn-
Ithisdas'Aelds Houten, ea lasafFeiday Ogle, *bete be atiot
Talkie in self.dsfniree, sad theeilesevaau 'bee *draped.
remained is eunsidinstura ertils Mr.lMwaeit, * Ittegistrofr,
till three o'clock, ter hoer roppoinr4 to tube lb...epeeist.
and then awl Ur. 'lnnis', the ether &waiter fir Its
of Illukkieses, at the Horns Tagreve.. opposite 1
chart+, where • rrsereteldishrry was empanelled te
Rate all rumen' auat things relating In the death tOoade.
rested. An iesterase erased was 01.001eifd Alert the heave
dm lug the prireeerbitg The Joey twine sown. ill.), well
In view the burly, whirh lay in a //Milk ilt the rein ch, mud aw
their return Mr. Criwy• mad she following tester, leceived bi
Mr. Rodin,' in the whetting es 'thrive simnel
old Sirs—listriug seen in tits acumitaisers 'aria** arevraula
respecting the isefortaterts men attar was killed to filitßlo4lo.
fielih, en Friday reeving last, 1 beg leave to stole the fut.
lowing errtate rafts ferreting/Om,' for tlis aatildat.iira et
the Jury. and him who bolds the teepleet
Parsing thermeli the Chi. ow Vri.4ay algid about eistil
o'clock, I met the d•evuod sad *smother man, rise esuler.4l
tae to atop and deliver my messey, whit* I 'erased t lit.
deceased replied, if you mate the frau siri•e•l +in Mow
your brains wt. 1 seaweed. If you tone rite, fr %awe
parole sod will abort you. Mirk* rrakirg, 'he wool*' a
kind of thrust. or forward blow at esti, whit% 1 parried with
my umhiella ;he again repeated he week blow my brutes tare
if 1 spoke a word. 1 rtterewil.retorsting backward* irate I.
muniret 1 met him, sad be followed, sbewing • tleteradiultilea
wetwithstsediag I repeated my Owed of olsoutieg. Item.
The definite& of the preemie' my !wowing ellart
be MAI sensed with, but 1 felt it was eamething roeth,wlll46
strut/ against my umbrella, and after repeated Items Ib
blow on, bestows out, 1141111111 K grape item oppticent linfelat
daagrr impossible by any other means, 1 made a 0•114roa
'raw backwards, sod heed 81 biro frrubthe dostafact,

Bete, of ter we twelve feet ; be received the charge (a &Ma),
and exclaimed, "Oh, I am Idled!" and then leased against
the railing, and aftrowards fell. Had I toot brew ewswiireird
the wanted was musts!, or hid there hero Ilse least hbgWeills
his recovery, I would have procured assistance, hat the etas
made rut this moment of the meet pairfulegitation was aw
true. The Whet man rata off.
" Fruits that time till I left the Geld I met no lintorto
tieing. The troth of Rh, •Isltinelli stay be relied writs.
and by a Anther gravel: of die body the banal, I doubt
nut, sill be found, unless it passed quite through the holy.
" The veiy peculiar cusiffeillog feeling •1 time moment.
gratitude for my providential escape, and sorrow for the
unhappily-attempted earns of the detrained. operated err
forcibly upon my mind, together with the siature of my bu-
siness, determined me to less" the discovery to chance. I
did col Conceal it from soy idea of daisies r fur din
arm of justice, self -pr lion (she Gut law of nature),
the duty of soy conscience, the happiuess of my wif• and
fsindy. pertly are the nintiv.s by %Isiah 1 sun oldsters' to
give title slaiewent wotheut my lisOfe; but ibis gelation 'or •
the tallith may he sehrd ou as well as if it was attests d ly
tits most umpitaliOualtle mAgaro in Loudon, an.l I suienritily
swear to Ike tietb of it. lily object in writing to you, is lu
prevrosl suspicion of his bs ing killed by .OMM-11. Iran* Its
determined manner of attack, I lir here him ho have heels
practised footpad To •cs °slat for my hilt itsg pistols, it
may he proper to slate, that this is the thiod assault I have
met with tit four mouths, in the fast sof which I was rubbed
edcousiderahle property, and bare since carried pistols is
my own defence.'
Mr. O. T. Ileath, surgeon, at Heaton, itemised the bed,
at else Whitmore's [lend, and found a wound is the breast.
which he the. thought was iaditted by swine sharp ismtru-

meat. He .w turtiier eitasstned the remit at the request.
of the Coroner cud Just, traced it thrmirgli the heart. iitml
tumid a pistol ball bete/eta the tuftettr and 6111 i oil", lift sole
of the spine.
Joseph Rieliard.on mid tiro 'the's, the men i• the etottlaY
. . . . _

of Mr. Rata, tbe King's printer at .Sbnclilronstl,..irpoarrhte
the Modum of the body of the deceased 1'64,0 25 rods frotal
the lei iilge-Irey in Rhodes%lieldr, but Ikea, at first thouslit
be was drank, and ratrird hisn to the Whituause's
A person who met the deceased in the firl.4 the ir,aoy
. .

pall of the eves ing, devcrilad kindless, hat be Lad uo taw., ,
ledge of him.
Crorkwell, the bridle. said the woman wish about tf.e
deceased cohabited at the Hose and Crown, floutiill.row„ mid
who inure his death destroyed bemire, tutu him the deceased
left her at min o'clock its. Frid:y miming to go to Sishops...:
Rate-street, to receive • hilt of 71. for work dour by him at'
Wools ieh fur a ;milkman there. Ile was by aide a brick.
layer, but hod ow work foe the kit eight weeks. She Lr-
let s.
d he had a couple of 'Anilines whets he we'd out. •
The deceased's broths" saw the body iu the church aol
recognised it.
James KeasiedY, Pollee 011ikee at Worship...treat, koe4
the defeated eight years, het tad not artn !MN the I.lst
twelve .oaths till km death; his name was Charles Taylor,
Is had a wife, who Is now tiring is Old fletblem; the sio-
msu be lived with was her aister's antiglare, bee ukase was •
Martha Singleton. lle bad the &ceased, id custoou sa
nissasslt.warraist SONIC time ago, and has no doubt abut ba.
ideality. His either, brother, or wife did out know stilt it
be lived sluice be absended from his wife. Hr was tinily--
four years of age.
The Cormier *rata a verdict of " Wilfot Hordes" isgsbi,t
some peraon unknown, haul the Joey, utter half sti hones
deliberation, retuned a verdict "That the deceased ilita to
emossoyamere of mortal Misty inflicted by • pistol hall, liht
by whom or snider what rircaniasseces the pistol ass
there was ay enlists b. Ghee tlieJsury."
The luquest on the nuforiunte women who lived with the
deceased will be held this day.

A PPRA HINSION

or CAPTAIN, alias TIII arr. MIL SWAN FOS.
OWI DLI N

It was stated a few days ago that thin euferprisiep
tort r, assassin" at one lime the chareetre of a Captain in
the army, and at other times of a Cleigyassis, had, with los
sister, who passes for his wife, defraudr3 uoriserouv tradee.
people by various stratagems, of ',WC, 400dS, tewtnery,
The said Mr. Swan was taken into covtiiiiy on Tut-Fib) at
ao soot on the thiglitun road, lle bavitly been amusing him-
self the last few days is Kent under a eew t.ay.•lliug num.,
that of Michclsou, a merchant iu the Cite, and he had
baldly exchanged one of his stew purrlis►es, a family niao-
sion, with a aeutlemau named Smith, fur a &emir of 31feli.
which he received on condition that he should give pos>rasiiin
at lady-day.
• It seems that he took this ronntry victors:on watt:oat bid fa- ,
male partner iu spoil, and its a stay of two clays at lirighio.•,
he got possession of watches, jewell. ry. &r. ; a. 1.1 at Meta_
stone ha dined trmbe.r-merckant, and iralixed 401. in ON,
sale of .boe bargain,. which lie bourrkf a few Irides from the
tows, sad soil without the trouble of carriage in the new -
purchaser. He, was taken by -the arelikutal ',vertu's' of -a
creditor from lausulam. He has been ex•rrsinerl, amid will be •
biought hither to tweet the Loudon charges.

AO Mr. IIAaRISLIN juu. farmer,. Grin or
Mr. flauntsom Eames, way reitirnu4:: treAs
Gainsborunin to Reiisby..lll4ll.. pp evtnongu4.
Totemlay hm..hosse crud. unone.s.•issoise- 'A
11110 he m0r,44 sins. 4tiod fern canqsl sbn
animal • inunechasety to fat( .doien ttroti b"4 I
quarter **tin itteti
and break:il !tip ,in.,thrtyktacts.., the:asatnisus!.•.
hanneniog neer the linuae of Mr. nusistottsatio, .
Lord Scarborough's *reward. lift t101..t. ::Vll4 wuh
mudsi'yoloveyed there. 'vatiert• rtkeribol':
mane ncteeinn wan. •by that Kfirtyi.44ll4
but in vain, as it, died lit' a few hit... :tlr.fral Get,
sustained no further injury than a tc Vere shod..

ARRIVAL OP TYR EARL OP DELMORE AT
VASTLECOOTR.

The circled arrival lest night of Ibis esteemed awl sc.
arnmpliabed Noblentaii, and leis eon', Lord Viscoaat Curry
aged the Hon. Henry Corey, excited a lively sensation amoug
all rank* of the iabithitards of F.aaishillen mid neighbour-
hood. l's the course of the day preparations were made for
Clorninatiug the lows, and tar barrels were placed in trait-
ress cusomaudeng 'dualities ready to be lighted sp. -la the
evening, • vast creamerss of his Lordship's timemtry sad
domestics proceeded a emsaiderahle distaare to meet them.
On his approach the air resounded with enthusiastic accla-
mations, sod all sweated to part ocipste in the kappiaess of
their ante airiest, slier an Manure 1.1 !nearly bre years. Of
the iiiterestinr; sour of Ibis 'sable faintly we may say,
adrioust with geographical accuracy, is, the beautiful lan-
guage of a modem poet, which just sow meats to our
eneroury :
" Round she Era• they hail Area,
trer steamy a elasive soil and scene ;
Room' Orrice sod all her daeselos r isles,
Where sweep half red d by smiles
Sir stator", shed on dower and tree,
And s, tens shore, and crystal sea.
1 (ICU tour of history they hail loped
Three summers through, soil vowed
The thousand graves of greatness there,--
Graves of a same that cannot die,
Stomped an 'bust isieztoy ethics are
Wish mom' eiumurtatity—
And tiny heal been li, Palestine,
And pondered o'er libe holy shrine."
On the approach of the carriage she horses were imam..
dissicly liberated, and it was drawn by tin populace, pre.
erded by &ill immense nunilier of torches The lulls fur se-
rest Mile* display's! one cuutism"il conflagration, with boo-
tiers, burning tar barrel., die. 1.51 c gloom which his lord-
ship's long absence haul occasioned was quite dissipated. awl
joy lighted op the connicuance of every individual. About
stern o'clock She cavalcade reacle4 the town, awl Ilse car-
. rear.• was drawn np lo Stir centre of it, in order to give the
is liii tiara-Reis a sirs of the brilliant illnininstiosa, sail
othar demonstrate ~,, a eif attachment and joy manifested by
itie, the church hells in the twee ene nimbi:, a
merry peal. The lawn and eyesores to the Castle were lighted
with medics, which exhibited a romantic mid picturesque
appearance ; and we the Mall door bring thrown open the
Martine displayed all the brilliancy and grandeur uS Eastern
• niagssiticeuce, calculated to rectal to his Lordship's classic
mind those ispleuded scenes of antiquity, whose ruins he
'ad so recently visited and deplored. His Lordship's stay
it present, wr understand, will be only of short dueaterio,
and merely for the. purpose of inspecting the extensive
!wilding, carried we is. his absence, awl of oedema; Sr.
1.111Z0.1111•1311 for the reception of his mutable Causeless said
suite iii it sprow:.—( Britt Arced.)