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

CANDRIDOR, Auovn 31.

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, • Oa the 171 k indent the Rey. J. H. Sport., M A. Pelkw
• Jr.., College, in this University, waa collated by the
Lord Bishop of Ely in the Pistil stall in the CAitiledral Church
of Ely, and also to the Rectos y of Strrillione, ifs this diocese.
The Duke bow: is expected In this University on
Wedneeday afternoon. His Royal Highness will aloe at the
Rev. G. A. Browair's room. in Trinity College, his Chaplain.
Thursday morning the Griedoni of the Corporation will be
presented to his Royal Hichness,lnd he will afterwirds bo.
'oar the Breams of the C. N. L. with his presence at a
Masonic dinner. Frisky the Duke will receive die degree
of LLD- is the R•nate House, anti has accepted un
invile-
tiue to dime that day in the Hall of Trinity College. On
Saturday morning his Royal Highness will leave Cambridge,
mud proceed to the seat of the Duke uf Norfolk, at Fixating.

DROWNING.

Yesterday aftertmoo, about half-poet foist o'clock, Clone's.
Young, a waterman, abut', 27 years of age, took a fere
from the opposite side of %Taterlo° Bridge on his arrival
at the Strom' side, while standing at the end of the hoot, he
fell of into the water (supposied is a SO sad amok. Drags
were procured immediately, and in about twenty minutes
after he was got out apparently lifeless, and (skew to the
sign of the White florae, near Exeter 'Change, Strand.
Mr. Stanton, surgeon, of the Strand, attended by Mr. Hes-
kelt, used the means recommended by the Humane So-
ciety for a length offline, when it proved he was quite dead.
The body sow lies at the White Horse, for the Corowerl
Inquest.

The match fur 100 guinea* aside for the battle between
Johnson, of Paddington, and Marlin, the scientific baker,
who beat Olirer', brother, was mails gaud on Tuesday
night, and all the money was staked. The fight will take
place on Tuesday sennight.

Oa Monday evening. es Mr. Thommn, of Bernera.street,
wa■ returning home from Watford, in his gig, the hone
took fright near the five-mite stone, as away with and
overtarned the vehicle, and broke Mr. Thomism's leg. His
niece, sib° wu in the chaise with hit., escaped subset.

We are sorry to learn by the km* SentNeu-
man, which arrived in the Downs on Saturday las*,
that great apprehensions were entertained at the
Cape for the safety of the Union bailsman, which
ship bail been daily expected thither for a long
time.—( Kentish Ga:eite.
A letter from Strasburg, dated August 24, says—
" It is reported that General F►imont, with *ever.'
officers of his staff, have joined the Duke of Wel.
lington, who has invited him to the partial reviews
of different corps of the Allied troops, which will
take place previously to the Austrian review, which
is now fixed for the I.t September."

Several pieces of guild coin were recently found
by some labourers t in a ;potato ground at
Ilannoncourt, in the department of the Meuse. Oa
one side of them appeals a laurelled bust, with the
legend :—./acohns Uri Magna. Britannic?,
Frantic? et Hibernia. Rex. On the reverse, round
an escutcheon quartered, on which appears the arms
of France, is— Paragon cos in gealetn unarm. The
eons' are of the reign of James 1., who in 1603.
united the Crowns of England, Scotland, and Ire-
land, after the death of Queen Elizabeth. Hewes
previously King of Scotland under the title of
James VI. From thence the device on the reverse
—I will unite thew in one nation a false motto as
it respects France, whose fleur-de-lis figure in the
group.—(Paris Paper.)
We had a good supply of Wheat at market on
Saturday, but few samples of other grain, which
remained much the seine in price as last week.—
There was a tolerable supply of lean Scots and
hatnebreds oft the I fill. awl the pens were filled with
what stock was left unsold at Cawstosi sheep chew ;
little vatiatiou in price took place.--( Norwich
Paper).
Cawston sheep ghee, on Wednesday last, was
well attended, and notwithstanding the unfavour-
able appearance of the turnip crop, the demand for
all descriptions of sheep was scarcely ever rennet•
bered so brisk, nor the prices so high. Half-bred
'headings sold as high as 35.. ; slid for lambs 351.
was asked, and readily sold at from 325. to 335.
Southdown stuck ewes were mulch in request, and
Southdown 'heading ewes sold briskly, at from 40s.
to 445. per heed.

A slight shock of an earthquake was felt at Rome
on the igth ult., which it said to have been more
violent at Albano and Frascati.

A whole. measuring 71 feet in length, has been
lately stranded iii South Uist.--(ht Jouneat)
The great influx of the lower clan of Irish into
Liverpool Int week has excited upprehensions in
the minds of some persons in that town, lest the
fever. which still rages in Ireland, should be again
introduced into that town. This great influx is,
however, owing to the slumber of Irishmen. who
have been employed in this country in the harven,
arriving there on their return to Ireland, and not
from it. The number which arrived there on Sundsy
and Monday last was little short of 3no, and appa.
molly in the most distressed slate. Most of them
have since sailed fur Ireland.—( Licerpoul Adver-
tiser./

UNCeRTAINTY OF LIFE.—Soma years ago, a
woman lived in a village in Glamorgiiiriiire. whose
husband, with the little fortune he got with her.
bought • small farm: he hail hardly closed the pur-
chase when Death closed his eyes ; howerer, not in-
timidated with this, the widow married • second
hushatid. who sowed it ; he likewise died ; and she
tried • third. who reaped it, but Death soon snatch-
ed him sway : she then married a fonrth, who
threshed it, but he also followed the foie of Ins pre-
&moors; and she then married a fifth husband,
with whom she enjoyed the produce of it. All this
h ippened within less than eighteen months!
(hi Friday afterimon the ‘'icarage Win at Pa-
trixbourne. Kent, the property of EDWARD TAY-
LOR, Esq. tuck tire, occasioned by the placing of
some charcoal within it which had been made only
the preceding day, and which ignited shortly after
it was deposited there, when oil iis commumicaiiiig
to the weather boarding the whole building was
soots in a blsze. threstriiiiig the devtruclion of the
Vicarage house and buildings adjoining. The
most prompt exertions weir made by the iiihatos
tains of the neighbourhood to seem the progress of
the devouring throwHi, which they happily suc-
ceeded in doing. The horn contained a few quar-
ters of cone and malt. and a quantity of binhling
materials, which together may be estimisird at the
value of eight or nine hundred pounds I no part of
the property was insured.

PnLICR.

GUILDHALL.
WANTON ASSAULTS.
Captain Matto Rake and Male Italie', Bp. were put
to the bar, charged wilts three awanlts

Stephen Taylor, hair-dresser, No. An, At. non. notrelti.
'ewe!, 'toted that, he was walking ap Flaeltntreet, about right
o'clock the evening brfore•' he use lib! Diffeudaiiis push
agaistat several .presuns •when they met him, the "Captain
shoved against him, and bis broth'', the other Defendant,
seised him by the crlisr, threw him into the kennel, fell
on top of him, and best him most unmereifally ; and when
he got up, he snorted his wallet, seal., and Fui the
latter be Otte, arils found. The Defendants then went into
Anderton's Hutel, the Complainant &slowed them, anal
charged them with hung the cense of the lows of bin wats it,
on which they again struck him, and the Captain said if lie
bad him on board of his ship lie would lash hint well. He
gave them in charge to the watchsaeu, sod after they were
is the watch-house they spin smock him, and told the con-
stable of the might that their names were ibulltas.
Daniel Doff, one of the waiters at Andertmes Coffee-lipase.
stated that about half past eight o'clock last evening the
Defendants, with a croWil of persons after them, •ttcitipted
to force their way into the co/I've-room; he tried to piens;
them, on which the Defendant Jelin struck hint a violent
blow ender the ear; and afterwards at the oat st ruck
bite Int the, breast. •
John Esse', another waiter at Anderson's Coffee-lionsti
stated that the Defendants attempted to force their way iota
his I•llllster's private room, where IN was sitting With a gen.
1101111/111, and un his trying 10 prevent them, the Defendant
John gave him a bluer ou the breast, and gut into site room,
to the alarm of every person in the house. ,
The constable of the night stated that elle conduct of the
Defendants wu most violent in file_ watch•liosse and at the
Compter; Mr. Teague, the keeper, was wittiest Id theli con-
duct is the latter place. •
lie defendant 'flumes said, he was Capoin of $ free.
trader India ship; that be and his brother. had drank too
mach wine, and in Fleet-street they asset followed by eight
or ten persons, and their bats Were knocked off; the first
be saw of the complainant Taylor, was when he was dowo
In the kennel, and his brother Gs tops( bids. He lifted his
brother off, and la the scare be tut Isis pocket-book,
containiag 507. and meowed mensoraudems. In !UMW-
queoce, they tried to get into Andertun's Cutee-house, and
OD being prevented by the wiitets, They might hove ntturlt
them. The parties °tiered to settk the biistneviii in the
watch-bonse, if they, the Defendants, would pay 71. 101.
which they refused.
Mr. PAYng, tied( to the Aldennto•--" The V. ipa. was
to pay the complainant Taylor for the loss of hie watch."
Alderman Cox, the sitting Magistrate, then held • pri-
vate conversation with a gentlemen, after which he said—
" I have beard enough of ibis case; you, Gentlemen (1,1 she
Defendants), are discharged from the her."
A Gentleman then addressed the Worthy Alderman, sod
said, that, with all deference to him, he did not think he
had beard enough of the case; for there were several respect-
able persons present to prove the rose mutter the com-
plainant Taylor bad been attacked by the Defearlsats.,
Alderman Cog—it I will not go further into it. 1 will
not be dictated to; the charges are dismissed. Taylor lies
lust his watch, an Captalu Heine his pocket-liut.k. COO.
hinting 501. It will sake them both more cautious in In.
tare."
The Gentleman—" 14 Is not the ease that
,Captain Heine
had 501. in his pocket-book, for he bas advertised the very
same pocket-book inn one of tbs newspapers of this day, sit
which he says it only contained mensorail.loms."
Alderman Cox—" I will not hear any tint% more nn the
aohject; the Defendants are discharged.
The complainant Taylor—" Will you have the pinion's
to favour me with the address of the Defendants

Alderman Col—" No; I know nothing of theft address."
The Gentleman who bad the Firikate.Cutircreat ion with the
Worthy Alderman, said—" Allow me to make this ilerliies-
lime, that if I waisted to go into Anilerton's Cuffee-houbri
under the same eireurnitimees as the Defendants, and the
master of the bowie himself opposed me, l wont's, on my
honour, knock him down ; and I tbiuk I would he justified."
The Worthy Alderman did not dissent from this doctrine.
FORGERY.
Thomas Nark was charged bi John Torrey, butcher, of
No. $3, Fleet-market, with giving him a forged IL Beak of
England note, to take 4s. Id oat of it, the price of
shoulder of mutton. tie gave his address John Smith, boot-
binder, 45, Fettet-lane, which proved to be fietitibma.
The Prisoner afterwards said he received the note from
his master, Mr. Lark, shoemaker, St. Juba-square, in pay-
ment of his wages.
The witness said, he heel seen Mr. Lark, and that the
Prisoner did work fur him, but he could not uudertske to
my whether be bad or had not paid ibe Pi Ironer the note.
Mr. Lark not being in attendance, the Prisoner was re-
manded until to-morto*.