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

ACCIDENTS TO STAGE-COACIIES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.
grn—Therinmerons 'melds...m.llla' occur by the overturning
of these vehicles, attel the very recent cases of the Portsmouth
Mid She Hemel•Hempstead conches, whereby four 'fk.r-
-ininly,Sllol in all probability six, lives were lost, with serious
injuries to several other of their pasaeugers, do appear to
call for some attempt at prevention. Let us trace the cause
as the best means of arriving at ibis.
The stage.cuach of former days carried nearly all its lug-
gage in the boot and the basket, both of which were attached
to the carriage, and, consequently, were lower down, nearer
the ground than now; that their substitutes are on the body;
nor did they swag user int they uuw du when the coach heels
us uneven ground.
To contrast this with the modern coaches :--after noticing
the increased velocity of waselling, bearing in the mind the
luggage being higher and swagging over as before stated, a
new practice has arisen of loadiug heavy articles on the top
of the coach; to this may hr added, that the practice of the
coach.box sad dickeys of gentlemen's carriages being now on
springs; a fashion has arisen fur Gentlemen, tic. to ride
outside, sad that consequently onniberr, who formerly tra-
velled inside, now go out; aid therefore it is nut at all un-
common to see ten or twelve outside, while the inside is
empty ur nearly so. Thus, with the luggage so much higher
than usual, and number. of outside passengers, the inside,
which formerly acted as ballast, having little or nothing in,
is like a ship with au empty hold, mid the cargo on deckww
the centre o' gravay becomes raised so high that the iamb
requires much less to throw it oil its centre and overturn it.
It appears to int, it might in • great measure be obviated
by building the coaches with wells, as the public cuuveyances
and travelling carriages on the Cancineut have. These
would hold a part of that weight now m.iuuted on the top,
and while it lessened the danger of top weight, would be-
come a double security by acting as ballast. What objection
can there Ise to this mode? and surely whatever may only
lessen such accidents should be adopted.
The papers state the llernel Hempstead coach to have
had fifircii outside passengers, three or ism more than the
law admitted; calling them wily ten stone each, they sere
above owe ton weight.
As the moldier allowed by law is painted on the foot-
board, passengers who permit the excess are necessary to
their own danger, and connive at a breach of law, merely
to pot a few fraudulent shillings Sato the proprietor's
pocket-1M illegal gain, which like most such profits, omens
to no good 1111:CUI1111, slit 110 doubt will be the case in this
instance; Inc the penalties attaching to this bleach of the
law, and damages which will doubtless he RWAilled the suf.
f will far more Onto swallow up all preceding greedy
-

Should these remarks cause one roach to have wells, oue
person to preveut the breach of the I tw made fur their own
personal securiti, it will repay the writer.
July 28, ISM A. 1. L.

LORD NORRURY AND MD. STERNE TIGIIE.

It appears that Lord Norbury was in a peruliar humour
fur speaking, at the opening of the Mallinzar Assizes. and
that :midst jokes and puus beyond number, and allusions
to local and foreigo transactiosa, ancient and modern hi,
tory, lie iutioilliced in liis address to the Grand Joiy,
some severe aninutdversi tttt s en a speech delivered by Mr.
Sterne 'fight., at the recent elertiou for Westmeath. That
gentleman was, as he always it, on the Grand tiny, and
when the Noble Judge had concluded, he is reported to
base said. that " it was a duty lie owed himself and his
count, y to tell the Noble Lord, that the motives humbled to
him from the bench wire ill•foundtd; be Well a friend to the
reinstitution of his cuuntiy and the rtchts of the people, in
principle and in conduct. He knew his own privilege, and
it was his duty to support the freedom of election

Lord Diorhnry, we are told, eimailtrd in reply, that " no
now hod a right to anirouivrrt 1111011 V. hat fell from a Judge,
sittiug as a representative of Maj, sty, on the bench al justice
and autliori,oil by the King's Consmiwaion to charge the
Grand Jury of the County. He knew his own dignity and
high situstons; he would ..oppoit both, and would nut permit
soy man to act with indecorum or disrespect to hits. Hr
keen, nothing of the person who hail presumed to address
him, be did not know that such a petrol% was on the Grand
.lury, but this he knew, that the gentleman urrugated too
much roes' gutsier to himself."
Mr Tighe, neveribeksa, replied in spirited language.
Lord Noilinry said, " he would nut be spoken to un the
Brach, the gentleman might rover to him a his chambers."
The dialogue here ended, and the Grand Jury retired. As
Mr. Tighe appears to brae satisfied himself in Court, it is
to be presumed that Ise decliind the illy' tat ion begot to visit
the Nuble J udge's elonsatmers.—( Freimart's ✓ournal.)

From the German Papers it appears, that tie
Ex-King of I lot. LAN P'S (Louts 800 A PARTE)
divorce cause is pro.•rrding before the Roman
Courts, but the icirticulars are ordered to be kept
secret under pain of eitcomintincation. The
charges aguilipt Queen Hower:Nisi% must surely
contain limiter of no common turpitude, to require
the interpositi 0000 of so formidable a bonier against
disclosure; and it tnuy be inferred that there is
abusidwit evidence to sustain them, as she takes tin
interest in rebutting them, hut leaves the whole
affair to be conducted according In forensic routii.e.

Saturday night. as Mr. HALLIDAY. of Moor-
street, was passing through Hyde-park, • gang of
ruffiaiis, four or ti.r in 1111 l nher. rushed from one of
the 'plantations near the gravel-pits and knocked
loin down. Mr. HALLIDAY toured as loud as he
could for assistance ; Upllll which one of the villains
placed his knee on his throat, and in that position
held hitn till the others had t .krii his watch, mid
rifled Ins pockets of 11. ss. in silver and halfpence,
and also a silk handkerchief.

At Dorchester, ✓. Gallop. aged 19, was found
guilty of the murder of Putscit.i.A BIMOWN. The
Prisoner hail been heard to threaten the life of the
deceased, who was ►aid to be with child by him,
and on the night of the 14th of May, Bering called
the ttlifultuttate woman out of lire house, lie seized
her by the throat and arse, and succeeded in
strangling her. It apiieareil, in the month of Sep-
letuber. last year. Gallop was heard to say, that
he could kill a person in live minutes. and nobody
would tie the wtscr, by laying hold of them by the
throat and nose; and by spewing a female how it
was done, lie materially injured her. Thee marks
on the body of the deceased correaponiled with this
de►cripliou. He was sentenced to be executed on
Motiddy.

UI►UHSE OP EXCHANGE, FRIDAT, 3u►.r 31.
Aussie' dam ....36 'ORAL:. i Genoa

Ditto at Sight... 36 4 Venice Ital. Lis 45'
Amsterdam.... 11 6 C.F. Malta 5O
Ditto at Sight.. 11 3 Naples
Rotterdam .... 11 7 21J. I Palormo 128 it. per oz.

Antwerp ex.ino. 11 10 Lisbon... .... 59
Haniburgh 34 22W Oporto .. 69
Altona 14 3 2W. Rio Jaueiro.... 67
Paris34lay's date 24 20 Dublin ll4 per et.
Ditto
liourdeaux do 24 40 Axle of the Rank on Holland

Frankfort ou the Y per Cent.
Maine 142& ex sae. BULLION.
Magirili.efllVl 39 Portugal (;01.1 iu I s. 4

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Cadiz, cffect.... 39 Coin, per or 0 0 0
Balboa, effect... 391 Gold in Bars II 0 0
Barcelona ...... 30 New Doubloons 4 0 0

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384 New Dollars 0 S 51.
Gibraltar........ 34 Silver in Bars. 0 b 6
Li 'burn 5B New Louis, eacb..o 0

ALMICETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, 31onnot, AUGUST 3.

Our Market was well suriplird this morninz, harlot?: re-
eeivrd during the week 26,060 quarters of Wheat, and
about the same quantity of Outs; ihe sale in Wlu.si u
dull, and from be. to 6s. per quarter lower than flys il..y
week; the Oat trade is heavy, and 424. per rpiartr•r
Barley is from Is. to 24. per quarter lower. lii sae sod
Beaus there la no material variation.

CcRRENT PRICES OF GRAIN.
Foreign Wltent ....CO; ;Os Grey 1),:t
Floe AIM 73s 804 Nt w ditto ..... 4,20
English Wheat bbs 7Os Tick B, iis. 6l. Gk.
Fine ditto 'Ss 85s Old
Old ditto
Rye -s —s Old ditio
_ _

Fine ditto .....• • • •—s —s I Fre d (La, 301

Barley alls 4As Fine ditto. w 3ts
Fine ditto ...... /.0s 56s Poland ditto
New ditto.... —s —8 Fine ditto —s 36t

Milt 75s 05. I Putatoe ditto ..34. 38.
Fine ditto
White Pease(boilers)s4s 561 I Fiue Flour 'O. 751
Fine ditto sBs 84s Seconds