The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-03-09 00:00:00

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%anis obvious. When the accusation is preferretl in
the face of day, the motives to it coin he ascertain-
ed; it is fairly and openly conducted; it enjuys.iia
unfair advantage over the accused ; and both thew•
ttri are, in the spirit of the British law, 'confronted
before their country. by then should this system
be now altered, and theractire of Westminster Nstt
be superseded by that of the 8011/ (Witt, or of
Republic of Venice ? Weisuat that the floosie of
Commons will for ever clove the hion's iwowth,
which Ministers have opened, and notespose them-

►elves ■wl their fellow-subjects to the chance of
punishment on the information of au, eseasy who
slates not appear as ass accuser.

On Monday the brig Dolphin. Piolrrixa,
io 34 days from St. ..Thome*. laden with .coilee
and ►age►, arrived at Portsmouth. The schooner
Morgan Rattler, which malled from that port with
about 40 young men to join the cause of the Ind,:
pendent, of South America, had arrived at that
Wand, but they were not permitted to land, in con.
sequence of the deplorable condition that many
hail been left in who lad peevimady arrived, aad
who actually had become paupers on the law.
Litaurs from not finding these an agent to advance
cash and furnish means for their proceeding to the
Spanish Main. as they had fully expected and cal-
culated au when they left Fagland. The Merges.
Rattler had mailed spin, *opposed direct for the
Main.

An Advertisement frem the Anti.Monnpoly
Committee, in another part of our Paper, notifies
a reduction which has been made in the price of
Porter, and the stations at which the public may
obtain a supply of the national beverage at arch
redneed price. Only one brewery, it appears, has
consented to this reduction, and, therefore, it is
only in the vicinity of toenail which are free to
deal with this brewery that the public can take the
benefit of the reduced "nee. It is meek to be de-
sired that inch a revision of the licensing laws may
shortly take place, as will coesect the present
nupoly system, and restore to the public the right
of a free trade in vietaalk

The accounts which we continue to receive front
almost all parts of the coontty, in consequence of
the dreadful hurricane in the night of the 4th in-
stant, are truly distressing; there is scarcely a town
or rinse bat has more or less kit its direful effects,
or a public road that has not been impeded inesu-
sequence of trees having been th►own across it.
The snail-coach from Portsmouth to Bristol was
blown over between Farehana and Eisintliamptessa
and the guard was obliged to convey the mail (part
of the way ou saddle bores and postAchaise) by
a circuitous route across fields. iu consequence
of large trees being blown across the road.—
The Exeter rwil coach could not proceed further
than iloniton, from the same cause; and we are
at4ured by a passenger. on whose veracity we can
slcuen.l, that on his way from Exeter to Bath the
next morning, lie saw no less than 400 applebtrees,
■nd about the same number of other trees, of ■
large size, blown down sod literally up by the
root.: but what is still more shocking to relate. the
aaggon from Easter to &MA, belonging to Mr.
BRICE, is consequence of •the trentlendoes thunder
mid lightning. the horses took fright. and became
quite unmanageable; and the waggon, with one of
the shaft horses, was precipitated over the bridge
across the river Cullum, into the river, one mile
from Cullumpton. Seven horses were saved, but,
melancholy it is to state, that a man, his wife,
awl son, who were passengers, were drowned.
The waggon went with the current uuder the main
inch of the bridge. and soon quite disappeared.
This happened about Mae o'clock on Wedecadry
evening, the 4th instant. The following morning
part of the waggon and of the drowned borne ap-
peared above water. Our account does not fur-
nish us with any farther particulars of this lament-
able event.

The I.ta Clamicam.olt. Count MONSTSIL. 1
seal Lord sTstrasts, loot aortience_s of the Panics
It LS LI; T, yesterday. at Carlton-House. s
On Saturday night dispatches were grist off from
the Secretary of State's Office to the West ladies
and America.
The brig Sapp/y, of Portsmouth, laden with pro.
si•ions from 11•aterford for London, was driven
whnrr at during the gale of Sunday 'ie.*. '
nigitt,imil became a perfect wreck f sine Mell wily was
sarsd. The klaster WWI else nephew of Mr. Massy.
isserchas.t, of Portsea. The Mariamme, ladeu with
provisions at Waterford fur Portsmouth, was
dri yeti nn shore at the same time and place, and only
fiskuos of butter saved of her cargo. Several
tradesmen iu Portsmouth .unissued loss by thus sails-
-I.itiasse. The Aeplunt, Pam Iron; Portsmouth to
"01 rOttitli ow ■ mud wear Bliskessev har-
'.. ••• on Stztvlay, without any person onboard, arid
possession of by some pilots, who hove
all; but avert obliged to run her ou shore near
t:'"lners where it was feared she would go to pieces.
We.obserre set diners for trial ou the pester of
noses r,r the L9llllOll Sittings, in the
hush, the thrge causes of the Kaifu v. CaltitLfo
La poWu.lttt q the some parodies out WAWA Ak.
lIuRR was aequitud—seal thou urn he little
altar what was said by the ATTOItaLT-Gi.•
II ERA T., in the House of Commons. last weeks that
the pflottAtiosi will not be gives; up. The Kitt°
uothat. for a libel on that most profound
• 'Lit Posta°, Lord Csissi.sactau. and ass that .mirror
u! 4414%11 Siiikaeortetsce, Mr. CA NSIN4t, also
usi the paper. The trials will probably take
I..Le at the Sittings after Easter Terns.

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ti ityc's HEALTH.

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nn Seturibiy her illaJtairir held her iVtonthly•
Canoed et Windsor. to receive the report of the
state °tale Kew WI Welds. The Council sasetehled
at twelve o'clock. The QuaEft wevetteitilvd in
Council by the Archbishops Of exivittrithir
Ton, the Duke of Bloirradte. mid turd A *DEN.
The following report was agreed upon to be *hewn
to she pablie. of iit. James% Palen,, yesterday,
which ties •wehibited ,Lord. HRLIOte. Sir
Aertrot Learn, the King'. Lord sod Groottvio
Waiting, the'Peses in '&c. •
" Windsor Gape, Slane I.
* Itllfa.Mtjeety kw passed Ike lust smash in great
tranquillity. awl "waives to espy o good flute 'of
bodily *alai; 'but *it Illgjesty's disorder is
changed.
• RIDiRT RA LFOR D. " HERERDEN.
" M. BAILLIE. " R. WILLIS."