The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-04-13 00:00:00

LONDON, TH HIS

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Policies for 3001. and upwards will he entitled under the
ordeal of Aasurattee practised ht this (Mice to participate
in the morphia Premiums every fifth year, provided uu claim
has been made fur Ins.

Proponlis redly explanatory of the principks and rates of
the ('osupany, Ina), be had at the principal Offwe in Cheep.
side, London, and of the several Agents in the Colostry.
HENRY DESROROUGH, Jun. Secretary.
Cheapoicle, London, April 11, 1920.

TO SOLICITORS, BANKERS, AND OTHERS, IN
THE COUNTRY.
Genilemen who arc willing to act as Agents fur the
Alias Anoirance Company, are rreporated in address their
application to the Secretary at the °See in airepside, ac-
companied with a reference to pentane in London.

CHI SHIRE ASSIZES.

510SDAY, APRIL 10.
SHOOTING AT BIRCH, THE CONSTABLE.
At nine o'clock the Jodges arrived, and 'Algona% or
SPGitinis and lance, were brought to the bar to have jail,.
meat 'passed upoii them. Bruce had the fullowiug petitiou
banded to the Jukes by Mr. &urns :
tt My loan;—The very unexpected light whir+ Almighty
God has !wets phased, of his iufiaite mercy, to their the
cocain's:omen of my case, through the iustrumeutality or the
the prisoner Al•Gintsia, has induced me HMV to trespass on
the attention of your Lordships. I big, with all humility,
to state, that from my itifattey I have had so far a know-
ledge of the 'rheum of my courtry, as always to hear its
mind that divine usaxim of our blessed and roust merciful
Redeemer, tlutsie 11010 all men as I wouW they should
slit unto me." I 3.11 also well acquainted with the twist.
copies of humanity, soil look tyros the detestable crime of
assassination as equally repugnant Isl both; and. my Lord.,
if ever I hail, either by my words, my thoughts, or errs,
sly actions., helll afe sssss y to the attack tin 11w life of Mr.
111141. far from declining your judgment, I could not evert
pray for the mercy of Gad. It dues nut appear, my lairds.
that either Mr. Birch or Pearson could say that I knew any
thing of M'lnnis's intentiou. As to my rininiug away, I
have 110 reculliction tit that circumstance; I may have dour
so, as slid many others. I know out what I did at the mu.
metal, I was an strtseli with horror at the trasesracsiurs, 111.1*
did I know at the time hat that some person bail fired at
says. If. It will appear, any Lords, that 101 conscious was
of my inuticruce, that I never attempted to lrnve my lodg-
ings where I was tirtt arrested, and when brought before the
klagistratcs, I candidly told all I taro of the uufortanate
circumstance, in order, if possible. to forward the mods of
justice, as well as to clear my own character. I never deni-
ed having been speaking with Mr. Simla; but certain it is,my
Lords, Ilutt I had 110 evil intentiou in so doing; and as to
the sideline" alluded in by Ihersott, there is a debtor its
the Castle (Mr. Jump), whose servant Pearson was fur the
last four insular., whit can give informant, tendiug to en.
plain that point, and which will be corroborated by the tes-
timony of Pearson himself. There is one ciresrmatance
more, my lairds, I wish to make your Lordships acquaiuted
with. :mil I appeal ha AD. Lloyd as to the truth of it.
‘Vhell stone evil-minded Forams, were endiravostriug to
make it appear that it was Me. Lloyd's son w• 114/ had tired the
afisd, I, front a sense of humanity, in order to forward the
end. of justice, and come at the troth, described the person
of a mar whose name I ilia nut know, nail who ranee up to
me where I was, and told me be knew who had fired the
shut. For the exact words which passed us the occasion, I
Inv to iefer your Lordships to Mr. Lloyd, who took them
dowers in writing at the time. 1 )rave had but very fear tic-
quaistiiince in Stockport, having been only little better Hon
direr months in it previous to the night its question.
" I declare most solemnly to your Lordships that I have
bail uo acquaintance with the prisoner, *Ginnie. nor slid I
to my kit ivilrilge ever are Ida person until the time of his
insmation in the Castle of Chester. And as to my con.
swains, with Harrison, it was by means of his etopinkiag sue
is assistant in his school, in which shun/ton I monists'
only aix weeks; I then got up a schoolof my own, at she.
Law:tab:re riffs of Stockport. 1 never taught Cr... any
other hook. hest the Old and New Testament. and Ealield's
In do Press, and will he published May 1, is, an octavo . Speak.• . Pearson himself cam testify...as to the truth of
volume, illustrated with Engravinga, this, he being at Mmt Alpo
_condor .my tuition. 1 thers.;
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