The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-14 00:00:00

DR iADIPVi SUPRltSririo*.

Oe Wednesday se'assiglit a skirling menhir was perm..
trawl at the sail it, of Oster, wee Galway, in Ireland, on
woman maned Flaherty. Tor husband it .he woman, and
her whisk family, consist flg of she (weber, mntb. r. Ir., bro.
there,. deg. errs led to believe that the deceased was piii,oll.
al by omit evil spirit, and shit the husband bad Clint
the priest to COI? lorrt which had she rffeet of melsikhor her
whole family to lovitise, *Mir hr strangled b. r. by pulling
a pair of Irmo bongs nrmu 1 her neck, sod eirsenieng ow ob. iis
till she expired! The husband of the deceased tear heels rum-
deitied to the county goal.

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ROW IN BeiGNIGGE-WELLS TEA-GARDINS.
This place of public revert was open on Wedues.lay nicht
as a seeinid Vauxhall, 40d, in houttor of the Prince Rescues
birthday, it was observed as • grind 'lOl Weil. Fire.
works, illuminations, music, eluting, dam-log, es littg,
drinking, &c. Ice. constituted she pleasures of the tlrettittg
(or rather night); but we are anti-), to find, that the prince-
pill part of Ibis fashionable company were composed
persons of the very worst mid snout dans. rotas its setiptitei
who formed themselves tato strong 'coupes, *nixed lii time
different parties, and coniMeuced slums battles amongst
themselves, for the overate of creating riot mid coufasion,
is order to accomplish their Amherst parr...S.-that sir
pickieg pockets and committing other depredations. Al.
though the Proprietor of the gardens made t very neces-
sary arrangement for Ibe preset volisou of good order, by
having several police officers and constables stationed
in various parts of the gardens, yet they were in-
sulkiest, as on • given signal the row became getters!, a. -
veral lighting matches taking place in various part. sir the
gardens at the same time, in each of which the ladies made
themselves conspicuous by 'akin *very nett re part ; she
stables interpuled their authority, but were attacked and stver.
powered by the riotous mob, their staves wire takes, from
them, their hats faked al ond thrown sway, and their suds
and shirts torn off their backs, awl Gibe. wise touch h. ateu
and ill-trealed. Tins rioters were so numerous and vows rut an
to prevent the avoidable* f taking soy of them tutu cus-
tody, with the miceptioti of one heruissei stained Elizabeth
Decker, of antscalite appearance, Whom they succeeded its
lodging its the watch-boner. She was brought yesterday
before the Sittlegg Magistrates is Hatton.gaiders, whets she
gave her address, 97, Market.street, City-read She stated
she gave oat of the constables ill. for the loss of his hat sad
not to appear against ker. The charge being peony lo sty
the eonstat.les, is epithet by eloquesice, she was committed
until she Ibilsd bail.
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SHOCKING CASK.

trial! ♦ DUTCH PATROL]

&MIMI,. AVM'S? A.
A woman hit been Convicted who has set to her
house out of revenge against her husband, who was u.. d to
go and drink his pint of beer at • ormhbonriof
She had often treat seed him to deprive him of the mean,
of regaling himself, sod has now carried her tliri at into
execution. The husband hearing that his biome was liu
are; hastened bottle, and found his wife lookion quietly
on. A deiglibunr softie( him if he knee the cause of the
misforluae, the latter said, " I will tell you Immo day r
his wife exclaimed, "fray, rascal, that 1 did it l 'ow kilos/
I have lung warned you. I told tbe tsarinas thst I would
put, a knife to your throat; now 1 have, nod pm will no
muse go and drink your pint." What sd.ls to the ..tro-
city of this crime (toiler., it be an set of innaiiiiir) ie. ./int a-
fore setting fire to the house, she desired her children to
"Go to bed directly, for 1 am going to burst the lemor."
fact, one of 17, the other of nine years of sac, went to bed,
and she pat the third in the cradle. That of net... ).3es of
age perished in the Ann. a, thnt of 17 el/rapid n it lo difficulty
through the flame and smoke. Ina mioneo,nry ll' of sem&
bility the cruel mother rushed into the burning Louse li/ racy
the youngest child, mid caw out Wilms it in her prong. It
was immediately taken from her. Sae is now Ail Cahn as .
usual, sod skews no sego of remorse.

IMPROVED VALVE OF I'itoPERTT.-011 Wed_
tiesdny last was let by unction, f.t. 31 • lilt, by
!11r. RUSSELL, lit 14,,nn4: rent. tin Elenlinnt anti
Castle public-house, Newington-13n- tit, the Chnpel.
and dwelling-house, and sundry int,mages 4:ld te-
nements immediately The lona r. ' tnt
for the lost tt years has been 1901. in • wino ; Ott
estate produced nu Wedstestfay r 'tool
of 6331. subject to the several token' ext.entliwg in
imi•rovententa not lents stint then. 1,7501.

SUICIDC—Osi Wednesday on looqueot was I,la
lot the Royal M.lotary H0.10t.11, Colelowa. t.rfo e
TnomAs SniaLitta. E.g. Coulter (or Middlesex,
oil the body of W,llluw Pope. .t (:Belies petorionorr,
who put a period to his txiorioce by rutting hoot
throat ion Monthly night. The u..fortionate wan

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