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London, England, 1818-10-12 00:00:00

DEAL, OCTOBER 11.

Wind S.W.—Yesterday arrived and sailed for the
.River the Prince Regent, CLIFFORD, from Bengal ;
Orwell, MUDALL, from St. Vincent's; Neptune, Cow-
l/SAW, from Jamaica, in 10 weeks ; Princess Mary,
from Havre ; Amity, Dt'NN, from Petersburgh
for Bristol ; and Christiana, —, from Christiana for
Portsmouth. To-day came down from the River, I
and remain wind-bound,, the Protector, PSSON, for
Norfolk ; and Vittoria, COULSON, for Leghorn.

DOVER, OCTOBER lb.
Sailed this day the Lord Duncan packet, Captain
HAMILTON; Favourite, Captain POWER; and Ant,
Captain BARNIrrr, for Calais with Passengers. Ar-
rived this afternoon the king George packet, Captain
Kuio, and a French packet, from Calais, with pas-
sengers. Sailed this evening the Lord Duncan pac-
ket, Captain PASCOE, with a Mail and passengers,
for Ostend.

OCTOBER 11.—Arrived this morning the Princess
Charlotte packet, Captain Ilm.LaNtis, from Ostend,
with a Mail and passengers. Sailed this morning the
Sybil, Captain MIDDLETON, for Calais with passen-
gers. Arrived this afternoon the Lark, Captain
MolcE, from Calais, with passengers.
LIVERPOOL, OCTOBER 9.
The Sally, WATSON, from hence for Charleston,
was spoke 16th Sept. in lat. 31. long. 63.—she had
experienced a severe gale the 29th August, which
lasted 16 hours, but had received no damage. Ar-
rived the Fame. ORNAUD, from Berbice—sailed 27th
August; on the 28th Sept. in lat. 44. 51. long. 29.
19. fell in with the American brig William, Nour.sx,
of and from Philadelphia for Dublin, full of water;
took out die crew, six in number, and three passen-
gers. The Charlotte, FEARON, from hence for Newry,
with coals and timber, is lost off the Ormhead—
crew saved.
CUSTOM-HOUSE„ LONDON, OCTOBER 10.
Sutra rszzarn iswsans.—The Joy, Wilson, from Liebau ; In-
dustry, 11Iitchell ; Isabella, Swan; Kate, Ross; Janet, Scotland;
Peggy, Scotland; Trusty, Miller; Margaretta, Weiyhill; Ro-
sin; Bell, and Harmony, Hodge, from Riga Elizabeth, Cassie.
Ocean, Drummond, Buncombe, Heigh, al.:deems, Davit, from
Jamaica; Pacific, Lunn, from Demerara; Sprightly, Baker,
from Rotterdam; Margaretta, Hogg, Joseph and Aim, Libs,y,
William and Mary, liewelwood, and Adams, Ilandkits, from
Memel; Lady Frances, Howard, and Fox, Fox, from Ostend
Suffolk, Sleighthollen, from Quebec; Golden Grove, Stubbs
from Hamburgh, and Union, Hedges, from Jersey.
Ocrwaans—Princess of Wales, Stewart, for Calais; London,
Duncan, for Tobago ; Badajoz, Rugless, for Hamburgb ; Dia-
mond, Poad, fur Amsterdam; Wilsons, Wilson, and Neptueis,
Geyt, for Antwerp ; Venus, hompson, for flarnburgh ; Friend-
ship, Watson, for Bremen; Sheduttur, Fletcher, fur Havannab;
and Sarah, Heythaysen, for St. Mary's and St. Leon.

The SATELLITE, 18 suns, Captain JAMES MURRAY,
recently from the Mediterranean, left Malta the sth,
and Gibraltar the 20th ult. The ALBIoN, Sir C. PEN..
ROSE, was lying at Malta. The MYRMIDON will re-
turn home immediately. The other ships on the station
will wait until they are relieved. The SATELLITE
came into Portsmouth harbour on Saturday morning.

NORTHERN Expauirzox.—The Raith, Capt. DUN-
CAN, with 11 fi,h, and the Larkins, Captain
dlriu-
HEAD, with 10 fish, arrived in Leith Roads, lam
Davis's Straits, on the 7th inst. They left the coun-
try in about lat. 76. the 42d August. From the fa-
vourable state of the weather at that time, it is sup-
posed the Discovery 'ships would have the.opportuuity
,to proceed North.

MitelcilESTEß, OCTOBER 10.

PRIVATE LETTER.

We have been quite tranquil here, in every respect,
far the two last days, arid theft has not been even a
single rumour of any commotion in this plate or the
vicinity ; and were it not for the great body of troops
that we constantly see in all quarters of the town,
we should conceive that we were approximating to a
state of perfect tranquillity. This, however, there
is evident reason to feat, is not the ease; and it is the
general opinion bf the best informed persons, that the
present calm is only temporary, As all the causes of
discontent exist in undiminished force, and are likely
to be increased by the privations which the approach
of winter usually brings on the poor and labouring
classes, whose scanty waged will not allow them to
make the least provision for seasons of severity or
scarcity. Hitherto, the men who have been refused
admission into the factories, and those who still held
out among the Weavers, have been supported in a
tolerable degree of comfort, by the liberal contribu-
tions of their fellow-mechanics in work, and the col,-
lections that have been made in all parts of the king-
dom. These funds, however, cannot hold out mach
longer, and when they are exhausted, there is too
much reason to fear that the spirit of discontent which
now prevails, will change into the demon of mischief.
It is an unpleasant fact, that the number of pros-
titutes in our streets has increased in ars alarming
ratio, since the turn-out of the Cotton-spinners and
Weavers.—lt is asserted that nearly three hundred
have been added to this unfortunate class of females,
in this town alone!

By a letter from Preston, received last night, by
a respectable mercantile house in this town, we re-
gret to learn, that the slackness of the muslin trade
has caused the most universal gloom among all ranks
in that neighbourhood, where it for ,so important
a branch of trade; and it is quite .tain, that un-
less affairs very shortly take a more avourable turn,
1 the Manufacturers will be under the netessity of dis-
charging a great number of their hands. The evil
consequences likely to result from such a measure, in
the present perturbed state of that place and vicinity,
cannot be contemplated without apprehension and

regret.
Letters were yesterday received here by two re-
spectable houses from America, via Liverpool : these,
I also regret to say, are of a gloomy nature, as it re-
gards British manufactures. The markets there are
completely glutted ; and sales could with difficulty
be effected, at a considerable declension in price.

The markets too, both here and at Liverpool, are
extremely flat, except in articles of first necessity.

MURDER IN THE FLEET PRISON.

On Saturday afternoon, at five_o'clock, this prison
was the scene of a most atrocious and deliberate act
of murder. James Lee-wood, a tailor, imprisoned
for debt, had found n the skittle-ground a letter
which had been dropped by another prisoner of the
name of John Daly, an Irishman, which contained
some very unpleasant disclosures respecting that per-
.son: he handed the letter to Lewis, the keeper of the
chandler's shop, in order to be given to the owner.
Daly, "feeling incensed at Leerwood for not deliver-
ing the lettet into his own hands, went to the shop-
board where he was working, seized a sleeve-board,
and struck Leerwood a blow on the temple which
felled him to the ground, and continued beating him in
the most furious manner, till interrupted by the other
prisoners. The unfortunate victim of his rage was
taken up in a most pitiable condition, and immedi-
ately carried to the Hospital, where, notwithstanding
every surgical aid, he expired this morning at eight
o'clock. Daly is in close confinement in the strong
room, and an Inquest will be held on the body to-
morrow. Leerwood has left seven children, and only
three weeks ago buried his wife. lie bore the cha-
racter of a very honest, quiet, and industrious man.

Saturday morning, as Mr. BONVLIS, of Spalding,
and his nephew, were taking the diversion of shoot-
ing, near Crowland, the dogs sprung a covey of par.
tridges, which flew into an adjoining field. The
nephew, in his eagerness to follow them, jumped over
a hedge. The uncle, Mr. B. following very quick,
unfortunately his piece went off, and lodged the con-
tents in the body of the youth, who is only 16 years
of age. Surgical assistance was immediately ob-
tained, but he died in a few hours afterwards.

Monday last, Captain FITZGERALD, eldest son of
Lord Bomar FITZGERALD, and cousin to the Duke
of LEINSTLR, returning to Terling-place, in Essex,
the seat of J. H. STRUT?, Esq. Member for Mahlon,
from shooting with Mr. TYRRELL and Mr. Jona
STRUTT, fired at a duck, which fell in a pond. At-
tempts having been made in vain to get the fowl,
Captain FITZGERALD, being a good swimmer, went
' into the pond after it, when unfortunately he became
entangled in the weeds, and sunk. His servant, in-
stantly jumped into the water, and in the vain, at-
teMpt to save his master, had nearly lost his own lift.
The water of the pond was, drawn off as quickly as
possible, when the bbdy was discovered so entangled
by the hands and feet, as td render it impossible that
he could have extticated himself. This gallant vosmg
Officer was nephew to Lady CHARLOTTE STRUT?,
whose affliction on this lamentable occasion may be
easily coficei-ed.
CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, OCTOBER la.
Having had a large supply of Wheat from the
Suffolk coast on Friday, and a considerable quantity
this morning from Essex and Kent, together with se-
veral cargoes from the Baltic ports, the trade was
efteedingly heavy at a decline of 44• per quarter frdrn
the prices of this day week, and at that reduction
very little could be got off. In addition to a lame
arrival of Barley on Friday from Suffolk, we hada
considerable supply to-day from Norfolk, which has
caused a decline of 21. per quarter from Friday's
prices; but the best samples sold on the same terms
as on last Monday. Beans are 2s. dearer. White Peas
are ss. lower. Oats sold freely at last Monday's prices.