The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-02-23 00:00:00

MRLANCHOLP ACCIDEN r.

Our renders will recollect our having stated that to
the rapidity of the late food in our river, groan the thew
which look place after the severe front and lino*, a MI.!,
vessel, lying at Pope's-quay, bad been driven front her name-
isgs„ and that the Capiaiu and live wens, who expeesed
thine but her total destruction by losing canoed ae mat
Patrirk's•hridg►, dropped a loot from her stern. and rot
into it, bat they had scarcely diseugaited her frees the ship,
whet' she unfortunately filled and went dews, in rtalirtinrwre
of which, unhappily, the 'Captain, a roaa, veil but sunk ti,
rise no wore, sad the others were with clitoral', sired.—
The bodies of those that were drowned Isere 'hugged re,•
several times since is differeat parts of the river,. led with-
ore effect, •ud front the strewth of the Awed str the lisuP
they sank, it was putridly supposed they may jure Peon
ire) towards the harbour. No trace of the.. 'ea. once
discovered until Su••lay last, when Heil were to lop at
Bleekruck, and au inquest accostitsitly held nu tlym mfrs_
day, by Henry Hardy, F.sei. Coroner, when dor Jolt brouel.t
in • verdict of Areistentrilly Thiniesitt. The Caploio'.
moan sod papers were Animal in his pocket ; and it is a
simpler snit sorlattrhuly fact, that one of the lolltros
almond theom eumtaise.d the disastrous is,' lligeace at ligr
death of his father and two litiothrrs on the 1611 i riflAceentheo.
previous to his own, by brine wrecked in the Wiles', ('ha. -
Del. The numeral of the three poor fellows was *Headed a.
the merely all the Captains awl wafering men on the riv•
and exhibited a sad and Melancholy spectacle. The C ip-
lain's name, we unilerstsod, was %%Alines Deo-diet,
the man, William Owen, awl the buy's ammo 'Wan Butler
—'Cork Southern Reporter.)

Tuthuas KNIGHT, ESQ.

This troth man, whose death we lately aisnowitted In have
lake. place, at his seat. Manor House, Wooer, in :I toropotturv,
was of • very respectable family, M the comity of porwri,aad
possemeol 11w advantage of a superior prepares°, y oroduralitoo,
being originally interdetl fur the Bar, but a mete for the
Drama, which he had imbibed in very early lord, obverted
his elotessionary powers from Forensic LI hesplato appro-
priation. We have heard that previously tot his app.'
11111 the star be applied himself to Mr. blacklist, fur his
ups-
nion as to his capabilities, moil (or his advice as in the pm-
suit of his °Novi, and that the veteran did set emestarago
him in kis scheme. But it appear, the ethic.- dad sot bean
asked, till a determination had lima formed—furl lie your_
candidate fur theatrical honours immediately consimenerol h s
career in • provincial compatty. Ili:acted far seneral yew.
in various pails and from Chested, he wis.
tranaplasiteil to Ctivent.gieden. a here he BOON beating a de-
rided favourite with the London public, by the ismidnity
comm,,,ity evinced i. embodying and iiielotifyist; kiniseir
with the characters he assumed; 1113kINC WM. of them.
which in common hands only ranked thirds or fungths. stall+
prominent in the a securing to himself the fullest ap-
proval of the joiliciews part of his auditors. Coital
earroi, his Former Aaltfichl, hie Tag, and his difin (chi.
meters of very distinct families) were tendered, In his
Molds, of the first importuner; and our late vencribte
and vroerated Monarch, was so much pleistd by bin
representation of the latter character. that he acted it
(by ensitamad) three sissies Lteroire hos Majemy.
Mg the time Mr. Knight remained an actor I. tea alwsis
remarkable for his altentioie to propriety of evallsome, and
fur a deporienest acenrately ass.nulating with ib- rank id
life he punrtrayed on the star. In the great reellion at
Covetni•garden, Mr. Knight was one of the
Eight," as they were called ; and soon afttrwintle a bid
state of health induced him to torn his thoughts •s an avo-
cation less labirions than that of acting; and foe this era-
me he joined the lele Mr. Lewis, of Cuvesit-gas den. and
Dwane joisol-manager of line Lior4rpoiel TI 041141 and
Init. will, Ike sager grotticsann, in conjunction with M
Ward and Banks, of the theatre in Nlaitclester.
Mr. Knight was the author of several dilemmatic piece,.
ammingst which The Tar/pile Gide was the meet mem as-
fol. To ibis brief memoir we have only to add, that Mr
Knight was of must gentlemanly Ind amiable malaria; awl
with • highly cultivated mind, was possessed of a Most stale
discernsineut and sensibility of what was s legsid asst mope' ;
whilst to all that was rodicnloons or uhuosions, the .use.
rity of his satirical eaposare would have hers nnprss.iaity
severe. if he had use/ all his powers for its ; but
in this ha was held in chick by his suavity. which Mil a iia.
Maim tendency to dimat his great conversational !anat. A.
conciliation.
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MARRIAGES. •
()a the 11th ;natant, in St. Ami's church, Dublin, In the
no*. sod Rev. Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. William P.vg, Aerot
the Son A.:atomic' Company, to Jane, eldest &Ingmar ui
James Hart, of Kili:arr..atreet,
I.atcly at Owls. nhain, Captain Litizhator, R. I. to 11:.11
Amelia Shnclhurelo, eldest .I.anikter of the
Shtickburgli, IL.rt. of Slauckburais Park, Ware ii•Licte.
DEATHS.

the •nth tilt. Mr. Philip T. Meyer, the ennui/at mitt-
poser soul pitifedoitr of the harp, I. the tfilth yrir at his s:i
He is supposed to have hero the first pessoss *lw inirdnlo• c.I
the ped it hsrp into this couetry, on his an irst 111 the
year 1:761
The cels bested Irish Pugilist, Daniel at Lp
Post. r Hilmar, in Greek-street, Uubltn,on Finlay 1..10... Vs.
ronseqiience of the beirslitig of a bloc 4r. owl. He war its
she 41411 i year of isla axe, turd bad always; enj..yod oes•e;h at
health.
the Illootlay, the lath kW. in LOW', Gron'ellidltAdrett. in
the sib year of his ewe, Frederick Williams Heatumbe
Shaftu, fumed ass of It Hata Dossewabe Sholso, Evq.

HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON BIIIDGIi.
Illorearg 41 aller 11. 1 Ereassig 16 atter ID.

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