The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-04 00:00:00

CURIOUS AND ROMANTIC CASE.

snitehmece, tiger, 26, %%a1 indicted for
felotsiously *hooting owl wountlin Jjue White.
house, his wile. wilts intent to murder her, at Mr-

The only witness examined was Jane Whitehouse,
who appeared to give her evidence with a r onsider-
aide degree of reluctance. She lusted that they had
lived together three or four years ; the Prisoner was
going to London in remelt of employment, and
they met in a wood to take final leave arena other.
When they were separating she saw a pistol in his
hand, and being alarmed. she caught hold of him.
and it went off. The ball entered her rit ek behind
he► ear, and came out of her mouth. IVlren she
laid hold of him the pistol went off by accident ;
it was ant pointed in any particular direction. They
had had some words, mid met iii the wood to part ;
thought they were going to part fur ever; he wen a
pistol maker, and going to London to work; did
not know he ever curried ball about 1 ;uo threat
was used ; did not tell her to prepare for death
they had had a dispute, but were reconciled, and
becotne friends. She had too ten►ors to believe he
purposed doing her any mischief in the wood; they
had kissed, and were friends.—l 4 hutch. 7he
Jodge ►eprored the audience./—Every thing was
forgotten and forgiven; expected to take leave of
each other in the wood, and that she should returu
home, cud lie set out ou his joutnet•.

The Jury immediately megoitted the Pri•otiet;
and the Judge observed to 1 • that his wife was
willed to the kindest and most atlcetionate et-
triitiou from him to the end of Ilia life.

Next day they were walking, arm in arm, in the
streets of Statfuld.

NAVAL IN7'ELLIGENCE.

rumorrn, JULY 31.
Arrived the Fox packet with mails fruits the Brazils► last
&um Pernambuco, to 3 days.
Sailed the Lady Arabella pocket with a mail fu► Lisbon;
aud Duke ut York packet with ditto for the Brazils.

SVFNMOUTII, AUCIIST 2.

I..notled at Ibis port this morning Nuns a C,uwes pilul.buat,
lieutenant Johnson, holding a commission in the Buenos
A)ren hairy, soul three men, having abmuloiseil the Spanish
vessel N S. Cramer, of which they were in pusuessiusi, iu
lat. 44. bag. 43. iu a sinking stale.

nrAL, ♦VGGIT 4.

Arrived and remain in the Downs the Barton, Forest,
flinn Newcastle, for St. Helena ■od Bengal ; Aldeharen,
Bottle, from Virginia fur London; and Brogan:a, ‘Voodman,
from Havre fur London.

Alm arrived the Etfurt, Farling, from Malaga fur London,
and sailed with loss of anchors and cables; Samuel; Tate;
from Shields fur Malts, and saikd.

Sailed at 12 o'clock noun the Regent. Ripley ; and the
Moffatt, Lee, for China; and the remainder of the out-
ward-boned, except the fon, Spanirls Iranaporis, which re-
main; also the Cossack, Newton, from Oporto fur Hull ;
and the Royal Sovereign yacht fur Dover Roasts.

IItIDLINGTON, ACCUST I.

The Adriatic, Davison, of and for Intidim, frum PiHam,
with wheat, was brought in here yesterday, after having been
on the nicks off Flambee' Head on Thursday, and curried
?way her fore-grimed and part of her keel. The cargo will
he partly damaged. She will receive a temporary repair
here.

HUM, ♦UQUST 1.
The Harmony, Wishart, from Bengal, is in the Humber,
and may be expected up next tide, being the first vessel
from this port engaged direct iu life East India trade.

11011tR, ALGUST 2.
Arrived off this port the Joseph, Ktught, faisan Rio Ja-
neiro, fur Petersbough.
LIVKIIPOOL, JULY 31.
The Maier's, White, sailed yesterday fur Ballast, and
has put bark leaky; the Riddell, Ill'erra,for Larne, glasnost.
cal yesteralaa going out, lied put hock; the Aurora Irmo-
port, from England sod Halifax, fur St 'Asia, N.B. with
troops, was spoke oil Ist July, ill the bay of Fundy, by Ilse
Wake too, Ward, nirtvcal at lbw port. j