The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-24 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENTS.

On Sunday afternoon, the 2Rth sell. as lames Rndd, of
lila e, pear IVion, was skatiug un the Bah pond, at Whisky,
1.11,114:Ifle to Sir ltob. rt Bolt Leitch, Bart. the ice suddenly
g•l‘e nay, and let in nniltl, and two others, who had the
good Corinne to ..cane a watery grave. Notwithstanding a
crowd of pet:song were present, and there was a boss on she
pond, poor Itiold'a hotly was nut found until a tape of all
hour awl a half after his precipitation into the water. 0.,
the same slay two persona fell rielitos in the same neigh-
bourhood, one front drowning, and the other from falling
down a au.Lpil, at Arley, near Olgm.
About issue i.'elock on the night of Satunlay se'nnight,
Mr John Nliolrley, landlord of the Roebuck lure, at Brad-
ford, fell into the curer Aire, at Kiik !hip Whist*, in Leeds.
Bis moat's were heard by the itolothitauts of a mielthooring
cottage, who, with the a,ndittaitee of a boatman from the
other sole of she clew r, auceeedell in extricating Lim, after
he hail been *boot a quarter of an hour in the water. Every
exscsioss was made to restore animation, but without effect.
The ileerasrd acted an a bailiff; and some papers found i■
bu pocket lad to the discovery of who be ass.

On Thursday flue foundation-stone. preparatory
to the• of a new church at the Abbey,
11'811144prd, was hsid by the Right lion. Sir JOHN
NI.WPORT. with Ile mind formalities, and its the
presence of several Ladies arid ti'lemen. The
building is to be erected by 111 r. ROBERTSON, air-
clothe', according to a very baud. 00000 e design exe-
cuted by that Gentleman. It is to be lilac. d nearer
the river than the present church, and promivev to
add rely coopiderably to the ornamental views from
the %ray of that city. The steeple and spire are to
be 1.50 feet high.
A number of workmen, iirobably above 100,
einployed in the tinarries at Runcorn, hut tom
thrown out of ritiployisielt by the prevent severe
weather, yoked thruivelves on Wedriewlay moritimc
to a large stone, aliich they dragged ;ill the way
from Noncom to this town, collecting donations
and Christimav•Loxes on the road and nr the vtree s.
This novel method of exciting attention and costs-
miser:snort had a ottiltitig caret, mild was very sue-
cessful.—f Lieerpoof I -aper.)
At the Minitgunieryvhire Sessions, last week, five
men were found guilty of ',error 11111 l g indecent
stage-play., upon a stage its the open sir, near [ler-
rirw. iu July last. This is said to have been
practice I.ir mousy years, at a sort of wake. The
Omit PrlllellCeti them to three montlia' imprisuna
Wrist.

At I lereford Sestionr, Alan Freeman and
Thum,' H hihfuot, for poachstig on the lands of
W. lIANUURY. Eq. Of Shubdon, lifilled with
sticks, and making a de•lierate resbuthce to the
krritrro, tecre sentenced to set,ese )eats* ttatisports.
11 ,

At the Sessions held ■t retwottli. hest week. the
crime of fowl-stealing was visited ity punishments.
winch we should holier well render it lets ffequent
11141. herooture;--thiee persons. viz. Stephen Suge-
won. Thos. ',bushel/. awl (lenient Oliver. wrier
fur (Isis species id offence, each sentenced to /MD
years' transportation.

IRELAND.

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CORE. JANUARY I.

ATTACK ON TOE MAIL

The'cosch from Dublin to this city was attacked
last night by a onmhr► of armed oleo, at a place
railed Five Mile Bridge, between twelve and one
o'clock. A barrier of cars hail been placed across
the road, for the purpose of stopping the coach,
and on its arrival at this impediment, a fire com-
m.-owed from be!mid the /ladies against the mail.
One of the guards. named MCmwati, was wounded
in the arm in the act of raising the blistaleriousa to
di-charge it, but the other a rapid fire
on the rubbers, and in the mean time the coachman,
Patrick Daly, with great resolution, whipped on the
horses, and by the impetus of the coach, Wiled by
the slippery nature of the roads, sureeetled in burst-
ing through the cars, and dray.. add' williant farther
injury. A gentleman of the name of Nitga:a is, how-
ever, missing: he was an inside raewager, last hating
been taken ill at New Mile-stone, tomtit flair miles
f the place of attstk, went outside, and on the
c mem:tweed of the firing jampial 011. the coach,
and has not been heard of. The wounded guard
was left at Clonmcl. and we understand his arm
must hr amputated. The ;place where the attack
happened was fire miles to the saw!' of Clnumel;
and the IVostPriord roach bad brra attacked, near
the same Spot, ■ few hours before, lint escaped in-
jury. We have not head a liether Hoy of the assail-
unto were hurt.—(Cork Altivertiser, Jan. 15.)

EXTRACT FROM ANOTHER LETTER OF THE SAME

DATE AND rEAtr.

" The guard, named Robert M•Gowan, re.
ceived Iwo balls or large slugs in one of his arms,
below the elbow ; his arm is so •hatirriiid that am.
rotation has hero pronounced neer-diary. A Gen-
tlemen who wit. intimidated as to 1-ave the
coach and remain behind, an iced here at two
"clock this day, and reports that the party con.
stilted of eleven men, MX of whom wiite arm.
rd, aunt that they robbed I • of 157/. in notes
“1111 of Si. in silver, but subsequently r turned Win
live shillings to pay his way, 'flue Cork coach for
Dublin met the attacked roach herr, awl hearing
the attack, took it reinforcement of two coo.tables
to Nine Mile flonste. Nothing occuirred, so far, but
the returning con.tahles met a man takiiig away one
of the Vara ; they brought him in lucre a nrimiier.
Upon due inquiry, it appeared clearly that the car
had here stolen from him, and lie vr.i•
" About half past severs on Friday evening, be-
tween lidsheelan and Glendonleen, a running
otpub way fired at the until coach from Waterford
to Conniel by a party, probably the same that later
attacked the Cork coach at liallyp-itrirk."

WATERFORD, JANE; ART 19.

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Sur:wittier; Myttoca.—Abont six o'clock last
Saturday evening, Mr. Robert *reeky. of Gloater',
error Fri:rr Mile Water, in this county, an aorient
and very respectable farmer, was found by his
wins, on their retort' from fowling, just expiring
at the end of hi. own bolierecis or avenue. He we.
speechless and tidally incdpable of communication.
nor was any person (Owen, d to whom ■ particle of
suspicion could attach. Robbery could scarcely be
the object of the horrible misdeed, Hs his watch, the
y in In. pockets. and a few trifles which hut a
short time before he had purchased at ronr Mile
11'ater.were all untouched. He mistaken to his house,
and there he soon expired. Hos broil bad been batter-
ed nod literally kid open, apparently with stones.
Ile bled very prolu.ely. Ile was, we understand,
of %lr. Edmond Sheehy. who was executed as a
Wisiteboy. at Cloglieen, 3.1 flay 1766. and grand..
nephew of Father Sbeehr, who PI3A executed at
Chorine!, the preceding 'lllarcli, fur the murder of
John Bridge. The fate of tlw.e two convicts ex-
cited great and lasting commi.erati ssss ; their pro.
testatioirs of crime were earliest and constant,
and were much credited.