The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-02-05 00:00:00

BRUTAL AND UNMANLY ASSAULT.

Janes Dawson, a wretch undeserving the name of man,
was cha►ged with committing an assault of a very indelicate
allure un the person of Miss Mary Harrold, a must interest-
ing-looking child, eleven years or age.
Witco the Prisoner was plactil ■t the bar, Mr. Harrold,
the child's father, with much persuasion, brought her into
the Office to give her evidence. the trembled excessively,
arid, on seeing the monster,her feelings were so much offer f-
ed dint it was with difficulty she was kept from fainting.
Mr. Harrold stated to the Magistrates, that on last Sun-
day night, as lw, Mrs. Harrold, and his daughter, the Com-
plainant, after drinking tea at a friend's house, were on their
way home, and going along Gray'a Inn-lane, his slaughter
ran some distance before them, and shortly after he was
alarmed at hearing her screaming most viability; lie ran for-
ward to ascertain the cause, mud ou arriving at liar place, be
found the Prisoner and two others, who effected thar eeeape,
lied hold of her, and were behavieg to her in the hitiet inde-
cent ; he secured the Prisoner, and kept him until he
gut assistance, and the villain washulged in the watels-house.
The Complainant, with the greatest delicacy imagi aside, con-
firmed her father's statement. The charge tieing iiiiide out,
the Prisoner was committed for want of bail, to answer the
complaint at the next Sessions.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 2.
Came iu the Speculator, Thomson, from Terceira.
FALMOUTH, FEB. 1.
Arrived She Dutch ship Catharine Thewlure, Vauwalnr,
froua Liverpool, fur Sonoma, with loss of fore top-mast.

LIVERPOOL, PM. 2.

Arrived the William Ewart. Fisher, from Nasasti, New
Providence, with Sir Gomm BPGregor passenger on board.
The True Blur, Flat, for Holyhead, was lost 31,11 tilt nn
West Hoyle; the master, his wife, and one ma■ druwned,
and one mau saved.

HARWICH, TVS. 3.
Arrived the Castlereagh, M'Donough, unit manila and pas-
sengers from Hely-int ; and Lord Nelson, Livings, with ditto
front Cuxhaven.
Sailed the Lady Nepean, Liviap,wlth ditto, for Cuxhaven.
DOVER, VEIL 3.
Sailed the Venus transport, and the sloop Boston Packer,
fur Calais, for troops.
Arrived the sloop Fortitude, Randal, from Jersey to Lon-
don, with loss of houses, gaff, and bulwark.
DEAL, Fre. 3.

Came down from the River last evening and sailed, se-
veral ships, particulars unknown.
Remains the Johanna Maria Commands, Madden, for
Surinam.

GRAVINUND, re■ 3.
Arri►ed the Duke of Yo►k, Fryer, from Rotterdam;
Good Friend►, Siterrott, from Dubliu ; and Fortuna, Hughes,
(ruin Ostend.

Sailed the Prinreas Amelia, Balston, and London, Camp-
bell, fur India ; Kingston, Bowen, fur Java; Mary, Ford,
fur St. Mary's, Sierra Leone; Valency, Bryant, fur Lisbon ;
Williams, Williams, fur Dublin ; and Minerva Sattilb, Allen,
fur New Volk.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.
The Aeressor, for the Sullen, Jacob, and Berethiva Maria,
on Saturday, the 14th instant, at No. 73, Great Tower-street.
Recalls saute place, every Monday and Saturday, for three
months.

Friday morning seamiest as a boy, between four and five
years of see, the ion ut & Roush., who has been many years
guard of the London and Liverpool mail-coach, front Lon-
don to stoueySlratford, was standing before the fire, its
clothes caught lire, and, dreadful to relate, was su much
burnt that it languished in extreme army till the next
morning wheu it expired; sud what adds to the shocking
event, the mother of the poor child, who is far advanced in
pregnancy, in her endeavour to save the child, was so much
scorched that bee recovery is despaired of.

On Thursday the 15th last, during the grtat
storm of wind, that fine old horse.cliesitut-tree, in
front of the Castle of Eglinton, which has long
been so much admired for its stately appearance,
received considerable damage. This nee, rising
from three conjoined stems, overspread an area of
about 30 yards diameter, or hatter than the eighth
Bart of ass English acre; one of these was sepa-
rated from the two others and blown down. The
mein bole of it is 14 feet in length and nine feet
in mirth, mid with its several brunches measures of
saleable timber, more thaw 134 cubical feet. The
remaining two stems are of amidsr dimensions, so
that taking it in all, this tree has contained above
400 feet of timber. Till this accident happened,
the stalk was so closely connected, as to have
always been considered as one solid trunk. It is
supposed to have been very aged—perhaps more
than two centuries.