The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-10-10 00:00:00

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DI:BUR, OCTOBER 6.
The Earl awl Conntess of Mayo. Mia* Mary
tlte4 lairesice. and suite, and General and M►ss
Mikes, are among the lint arrivals io Kilkenny.
TheCtiuntess of Farnham has arrived in won.

turd Gosport has arrived at Earldom House.
'lt is the intention of Lord Milton to visit the
Continent for the benefit of his health ; he will
hr seconipiouted to Paris by the Noble Earl his
father.
llr. Muatgonstry is appointed stage manager at
Cro*.strvet Theatie.
Was Stephens, with whose musical powers even
tat Most uhscarecity hail been acquainted by repu-
tation. made her first appearance at the Cook
4rhentre on Thursday evening, in the character of
Pay, is The Beggar:s Opera. She was received
'sposo her entrance by one of the most crowded and
fashionable audiences we ever saw assembled in that
'city with rapturous applause ; but it was a feeble
•exprrialion continued with that which followed the
enitclit•irin of her first song. " Pirgios are like the
Air /luw'r in its bistre." Mr. Horu was the
illorheath of the piece.

PROVINCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
TUAIII. OCTOBER I.
Tuesday, being Michaelmas Day. Jahn F.
Ilrowne, jun. E.q. was sworn into the office of
Sovereign for the en►uing year, pursuant to the
election of the it4th of June last, and according to
the procibieus of the Charter.

IIUi.LIII6AR. OCTOIllga I.
On the 2511 ult. three sheep went killed ou the
lands of Newcastle, near Ballyinahon, the pro-
perty of the•Couotess Dowager of Rase.

wzxreao, OCTOBER, I.

On Tuesday last Arthur Meadows, Esq. was
sworn into the office of Mayor ; Robert Hughes,
Esq. Density Mayor; and Charles Jacob and John
Towell, Lstirs. Bailiffs of this Corporation for the
crisuisig year. Same day the following Gentlemen
were chosen Burgesses of this Corporation :—Rubt.
Hughes, Esq. ; Major James Boyd ; Christian
.Esq.; and Colonel Johns.
We regret to state, that early ou Friday night a
hewing-cot, in which were lire men, was upset by
a gale of wind near the land at Rosiare, when the
whole were unfortanotety drowned. The names of
the stitirrers are Joints Siggins, and his two sons,
idtlit• Lambert, send filurphy, all of Koslarw.

lEW , OCTOBER 1.

The very unfivoutible state of rise weather for
the loht fortnight has retarded the harvest business
coonsulerably in this quarter.; lout exertions are
runic, while a fair interval occur., and we hope that
all will be got in withoolf any injury. The markets
are largely mopplied will, provibions of every kind,
and pricrb rather moderate. Butter, however, not.
withstanding the reduction in other places,
tams its high price, and btoug4at is. 21d. per lb.
tire* week. the Ateliers holding out for U. 3d.
ENNIS, SEPTEMBER 30.

Yesterday, bring Michirelinas-day, the Very Rev.
Dean Henry Vei-ey Fitrzeralil was sworn into the
',frier of WO provost for the ensuing year, John
James Fitzgerald. Esq. Vice-Provost, and John
O'Donnell, E-q. Town Clerk, for the like period.
In the afternoon of Siturday Oist a desperate
battle took place between two hostile clans, who
wet for the purpose at the fair ofdllP vninon. A
wan of the Haute of Darby Kellfaied on Mon-
day morning of -wounds he had received in the
affray. •

♦THL.ONE, OCTOBER 1.
Tuesday last Richard Ilatirkuck. Sig. was sworn
into office s• Sovereign of Atlilungingreeably to
annual usage.

GALWAY. OCTOBER 1.
Tuesday twit 'being Michaelmas dny. file follow-
ing Gentlemen were sworn in as Officers of the
Corporation for the ensuing year :
Imes Daly, Emi. M.P. Mayor; Jame* O'Hara, Erg.
Record.-r; Mickai I Dillon cud T. Smith, Esqrs.
Slictiff*: hints O'Hara, EU'. TO.I. Clerk.
- CLONWEL, OCTOBER 3.

On Tnesday, at the Races of Caper, an ask-
Ra-il lellav on horsebsek, with bis Mite behind
lan, rude acie,s the course. while two fine horses
west running an incomparable race. The conse-
quence we., the rider of one of the horses (No-
°bock/ash I was thrown, as was the wife of the awk-
ward feHow who rros•rd the course. and we are
sorry to learn, that 'oath these hallo have since
provea fatal.

I.LMERicIi, OCTOBER S.
We are sorry to notice a further instance of hoc-
eid-ossirisge einittnitted ut twilight on the evening
of the 29111 tilt. at the cross roads of 'Clostletowit
Conyers, in this county. in the brutal murder of
Robert Gomm', a useful constable. It is conjec-
tured•he lied been way-iaid by ic-atssins who were
concealed in the plantations. An Inquest was held
an 11'rdoe~lhty on the body, by John Cox, Esq.
Coroner, alien a verdict iif Wilful Alurdir was re-
/timed against prisons unknown. The tnifoitunste
trais received nine desperate anoints on hiss head,
.-isne of which uppeared to be talieted by *Words,
t.c.

A very tire yue“t apoe..r,ll r,lf Nlrruate on gil-
t tirtlay toornitti,;, Lra:tu•; up Kith full nail fur the
11orse Clistioe:. Ili It•COMitiltf: lig her, .he dee..
tioetly uppe3red to be Sir IVIi.CuUTIS'S celebrate.'
.pletroore.ho..i ; 12,st whil,t the soopretion twos ring
uti, the ;drt.tical ho..t, Ll:tog:mg to the worthy Bo-
mi.et. bete IN sight. The -Government wen were
not long iu Itoietna their levool to the Cottons-
house cutters. utol, nr ulinrwt tlte twinkling of an
rye, they inward the. otrioqe ve.,l I, 11114
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