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The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-02-08 (London, England)

MURDER.  [From the Clavgow Free Press.) On Tuesday, the Ifith ultimo, a barbarous murder wee committed on the body of James Duncan, at one time a schoolmaster in Pollocksliaws, but latterly in the employment of Mt. 111•Leod, cotton-spinner. Calton, we believe as one of his clerks. He lived with his family in the vicinity of the Cattle-market, Graham. square, where, it seems, Mrs. Duncan had some slight quarrel with Mrs. Jaffrey, a person who lives on the same flat with her. About eleven o'clock on the above evening, after her husband family had gone to rest, Mrs. Duncan heard noise and revelry in Jaffray's house, and soon after heard :qrs. Jaffrey issue from it, and descend to the street; from an idle curiosity, for which silo could not well account, she lifted her window, to see whither she went. This did not pass unobserved by Mrs Jaiffay, who from her station upon the street reviled Mrs. Duncan for her unseemly behaviour. About an hour after this, Mrs. Duncan heard a rough rap at her door, and upon asking who was there, she was told it was " Archibald Jaffray." " What want you here, Arch)... at this untimeous hour?" wee her reply. " Open the door, and I'll tell thee." " Conte you as a friend, Archibald Jaffrey, or as at 0massacre of Glencoe?" was the. portentous question which inis woman put, while she held her h.nd upon the bar of PI .6)". " I come as a friend," rent4it the nocturnal visiter fro.. without. Mrs. Duncan then. ts an unlucky moment, witlid,ew the bolt, and then stemest in Archibald Jaffrey, upon widen Mrs. Duncan awoke tut husband. Mr. Duncan then demanded of Jaffrey the cso..e of his irregular vi,it, when he replied, that it was not him he wanted, but his wife. This aggravated Mrs. Duncan, and she inveighed strongly against him, when he took an iron article out of his pocket, and struck her over the shoulder with it, and then gave her a kick upon the side, by width she tell upon the floor. -The villain then seized Mr. Duncan by the hair of the head, and drawing him out of the bed upon the floor, struck him a violent blow upon the head with the iron article already mentioned, and, tramping upon him, he exclaimed, " There, I have done for you now." Mrs. Duncan having lifted 'the. window, cried" Murder!" and the police came to her assistance, but by this time the murderer had left the house, but being pursued, was taken, and conveyed to the police office. The wound which Mr. Duncan received did not excite very serious apprehensions until .Saturtlay following, and on Sunday he was sent to the Royal limier', where he died on Tuesday. Believing it to be some trivial assault, such as occurs every day. and no evidence further than Mrs. Duncan's own statement, Jeffrey got clear at the Indic? court. But we understand that since this case has assumed its present importance a strict search is making for him.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1804-08-03 (London, England)

AFRICA. A MISSIONARY NOW LABOURING IN AFRICA, THUS  WIIITIS : " My present habitation is among the Briquas, at the Kroeman River, about twelve days journey beyond the Orange river, about the latitude of 25 South. " The Briqoas are more civil than any other nation in this part of the world. They do not murder, nor steal ; and are very seldom at war. Their language is pleasant, and without the claps of the tongue among the Hottentots; they do not worship idols, but acknowledge .one Supreme Being ; they circumcise their children ; they cultivate the ground ; and sow a sort of corn, pumpkins, beans, &c. ; they trade with other nations in iron, brass, ivory, cattle, and skins ; they are governed by. kings. The name of the Prince where L am labouring is Mallababang. They make their own instruments and tools, such as knives, axes, &c. Wild beasts abound here, such as elephants, bufaloes, rhinoceroses, and gnoes, with others not mentioned in the natural histories. Once in two or three weeks I ride round to the different kraals in my neighbourhood, to preach the gospel to them by means of an interpreter. 'ft) those who live nearer to me, about ISO in number, I preach every Sabbath."  SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH W I I  On Sunday, the 4th inst arrived the 41 metican ship Union, Captain Pendleton, from Norfolk Island, after a favourable passage of nine days, with 19 discharged non-commissioned officers and privates on board.  yuh. Morris, who went a respite to Norfolk Island, remained for trial when the Univi sailed, for inhumanly attempting the murder tif Edward Garth and Sarah Bird. He had been confined in the gaol, owing to his desperate charafter and eondita, and at five o'clock in the morning of January 11, he had some conversation with Garth, who abed as gaoler for the time being ; but suddenly drawing from his sleeve a kuife, seven inches in the blade, several times stabbed him in the billy; then rushing from the prison, burst violently into the house of Sarah Bird with whom he had for many years cohabited, then in bed, and with the same instrument made a hot rible and ghastly incision across her throat from ear to ear. Endeavouring to ward off the monstrous attempt, she also received a wound in the left arm, which, extending downwards in an oblique direftion across the wrist, cut the sinews through t the sur, geon was confidently of opinion, that the resistance by which the latter v'r-ind was occasinged, had alone saved her life. Her shrieks oroughf the constables and r.eighbours to her assistance, who obliged this atsauin to take refuge i•I a morass, where he for some minutes brand:,' ois mischievous weapon, and breathed ver,,_ ...cc on the first that dared approach oint , bat, when overpowered, sunk into a timidity that always succeeds an at of M utal violence. From the diligent attention of the officiating surgeon, the wounded persons were dechred not likely to die of ti.cir wounds, shortly before The Unipti's depar! ure from the Island, soon after which the offender was to be brought to trial.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1819-10-09 (London, England)

PARIS, OCTOBER 5.  An important affair will shortly occupy the Tribunals of Bourdeaux. M. Nognez his deposed, that in the month of July last, M. le Bouteiller offered him the situation of Lieutenant on board the ship Atalanta, belonging to Messrs. Mieussens, Bore, and Co. telling him ut the same time, that the ship, on leaving the river, would attack every t7ading vessel she encountered, of whatever nation, preferring always those that traded with India. because they were generally laden with specie. Three ships of Bourdesux, which were preparing to sail with rich cargoes, were marked out to be the first attacked. Noguez says, that he accepted the other for the purpose of frustrating this criminal enteeprize, and, in pursuance of this intention, he in a few days after communicated to the Commissinner of the Navy all the details with which he was  acquainted. On the sth of August M. Noguet was presented to M. Roze. A meeting was appointed in a piddle garden, when all the chiefs of the expedition assembled. It was then determined that the dru/ania was to be equipped ea corsuire, with all possible diligence, for the purpose of sailing from the river, in company with the Sophia. This ship was known to contain a million of piastres. She was to be carried in the night by boarding, and bring pillaged, was to be sunk with every soul on board her. The same principle was to be pursued in all their subsequent enterprises, and when prudence required them to return to France, they were to give a life to the crew o►► a desert island, and murder all whose discretion should he suspected.  Some persons have been arrested, but they en► gage to refute victoriously all the allegations pre►  ferred against them. The English merchants established at Batavia have, in a solemn declaration, contradicted every thing that was said in the official Gazette of that , colony, in an unofficial article, respecting the pre• tended dissentious wetiveen these merchants and the Dutch authorities. The vintage has already commenced in several departments, and will soon become general. Every account promises a most abundant crop. A letter from Rome states, that in the apace of eleven days the lightning three times fell upon • stone placed in front of the Swiss guards quarters, at the Quirinal Palace. It is intended to open the earth to ascertain the cause of this singular event. The Countess of Gothland (Queen of Sweden) has within a few days left Frankfort for the waters of Pyrmsnt. The Five per Cents. are 69 f. 40 c, Bank Stock, 1,460 f.  The Requisition addressed to the High Sheriff of Yorkshire, requesting him " to call • Meeting of the Nobility. Gentry, Clergy, and Freeholders of the County of York. for the purpose of DEMANDING an Inquiry into the transactions which have recently occurred at Manchesterw" will be seen in the front of our Paper. The list of names annexed to it comprises thine of
The National Register. — 1817-08-18 (London, England)

STREET.  Monday, two men named Staple and Preston, were charged setth a violent assault upon Smith and Kihare, the Parish officers. On Sunday a gang of Irishmen, assembled in St. Giles's, and commenced a general battle. The officers at length apprehended the ringleaders, and were proceeding with them to the watchouse, when Stapleton knocked down Killare, by which he lost his prisoner. As soon as he got hp, the pu honer collared him, and would have killed him, Lad not Smith let his prisoner go; when both succeeded in overpowering him. Preston at that moment came to his rescue with a mob : with great trouble, however, they took him to the watchhouse; and, on returning,seised Preston also, who was at the head of the mob. The fight did not terminate until eight o'clock at night, and many persons were dangerously wounded. The Solicitor for the Parish, and one of the overseers, expressed their determination to prosecute those Sunday broils with the utmost rigour, and desired the prisolosrs might give 24 hours' notice of bail, to which the Magistrate assented. A fracas, which had nearly proved fatal, took place a few bights back.—A Mrs. M. residingin Edward-street, Portlandplace, left orders with her servant to have a supper prepared on her retnrn from the Theatre, for herself and a few friends. No partienlat commands being tits en, the maid expected only some near friend of her mistress, and therefore laid the common supper service. However, about two o'clock Mrs. M. returned, with some Gentlemen and a Lady, whom she had invited to supper and cards; but, on entering her Sop pc r- room she was surprised at the simple manner in which every thing was arranged, Sally was called to answer why she had not laid the last new plate, &e. and replied that she had received no order to that effect. This explanation only tended to exasperate the Lady, who took up one of the 'strives, and threw it at the girl, which cut the top of her nose most shockingly. The girl called " Murder!" several times, which aroused the guests, who were in another room. They came in, and found Mrs. M. breaking ell the things, and the girl bleeding profusely. Ignorant of the assault, the Gentlemen went away. The girl rushed into the passage to call the watch, hut fainted ou the way; and Mrs. M. went to bed. The cries of the girl, however, were heard by Mr. Barclay, who was gOilli; home to his lodgings in Riding-house-lane, and he hronglit the watchman with hint to the door, which had been opened by the girl ere she fainted. They found heron the ground, and the passage running erOls blood. They sent for a surgeon, who, after great trouble, stopped the blood. She then stated the transaction, and they took Mrs. al. out of bed to Mary-la-bone watch house, where she was kept all night, and next day brought to this Office : but before it Came to the Magistrate, she found means to compromise the mutter with" a good rotund sum'. for the girl, aid two guineas for a surgeon's hill, besides paylug all other expellees.
The National Register. — 1817-07-21 (London, England)

THE NATIONAL. REGISTER.  LONDON :  MONDAY, JULY 21, 1817.  THE accounts received from the most .considerable manufacturing districts all concur in describing the revival of trade as most rapid. At Nottingham, the lace trade is in full activity, and an advance has been made in the men's wages. In Leeds, the demand for workmen is so great, that it is believed nut a man who is willing to work need be out of employment. At Manchester the demand fir cotton goods is greatly increased; it is said the quantity on band is less by one fourth than it was a few years since. At Worcester the glove trade has so much improved that the applications for relief on the House of Industry had greatly diminished. Added to this, the reduction in the price of grain, and the prospect of an abundant harvest has greatly contributed to allay the fears of the timid, and crush the hopes of the disaffecteiL So rapidly•indeed is public credit reviving, that. on Friday, although settling day at the Stock Exchange the Funds suffered no depression.  By the Paris Papers just arrived, we learn, that the Duchess de Berri's aceouthement took place on Sunday morning last, when she was delivered of a Princess, but the infant, we are sort• to say, died on Monday night. The Salique Law, which unfortunately for France is almost the only part of its ancient constitution now existing, renders this event of much less importance, pospealing, than the birth of a Prince would have been. We should have seen with joy, that a new pledge bed been presented for the succession to the throne, in the reigning branch ; and the present occurrence leads us to hope, that that prospect is only deferred. The Duchess of Berry is yt:ung, and =Oyu give birth to many Princes ; nor will we abandon the hope that the f.chess of Ang-,acmc, the interesting and heroic  JULY el.  daughter of Louis XVI, may yet see a son of her own ascend the throne of her murdered father. It is of great importance to the tranquility of Europe, that the right of lanful succession to the throae should be firmly reestablished in France, where its glaring and wanton violation produced and is still producing so much misery to the civilised world. When we speak of IGwful succession, our Readers know that we do not speak of indefeasible right : we know not that any human rights can be called indefeasible ; but we speak of a right, most important to civil society, because most conducive t 0 its peace and permanence. The true admirer of the English Constitution will admit that there arc imaginable cases of necessity which may suspersede even that first and highest of our constitutional laws, the hereditary succession ; but he will hold that those are cases scarcely to be contemplated even in imagination, cases of a necessity extreme, overwhelming, irresistible ; and that those who would substitute for that lamentable necessity, an arbitrary caprice of any number of the subjects of the realm, are the most ignorant of politicians or the worst of Traitors. Mr. Coke of Norfolk, or any other Gentleman or Nobleman in Fn land has no better right to his Estate, than Louis
The National Register. — 1813-06-06 (London, England)

CORONER'S' INQUEST.  The Coroner's Inquest sat on Tuesday night, at the house of Mr. sonar, to enonife into the peroeteation of the late atrocious murders. The Jury were sworn about twelve o'clock, by Mr. Martyr, the Coroner ; and after proceeding to inspect the bodies, returned to hear the examinatiou of witnesses. Mr. Stafford, Chief Clerk of Bow-street, was present to contribute his able assistance towards the discovery of this horrid business. The foreman of the Jury was Mr. Reeves. • The first witness called was Mary Clarke; she had been Lady'smaid in the family for two years, first as servant to MiAs Bonar, and afterwards to the old Lady. Mrs. Bonar always retirei late to bed, dametimes at one, sometimes at two, and now and then, though very seldom, at three o'clock. MC. Bonar generally went to bed earlier, at about 12 o'clock : the last time she saw him alive was on Sunday et ening, at ten o'clock, when Ile W.lll reading prayers to his servants in his sitting room ; she does not exactly know what time lie retired fur the night. About 20 minutes after 12 o'clock Mrs. Bonar rang her hell, and the witness went to her dressing-room, which adjoins the bed-chamber ; Mrs. Bonar said, she had ordered the footman, Phillip Nicholson, to shot the lawn door, but that lie had not done it; witness offered to go and du it, but her mistress said it was unnecessary as she had locked the other door herself', Meaning as the witness supposes, the folding diior, which is between the lawn door and the hall; svitness then went into the room, and undressed Mri:Bonar and warmed her bed ; Mr. Bonar was then in his bed in the same room ; the witness then went into her own room as usual, to lie down till Mrs. B.7nar should ring a second time ; about twenty minutes past one the bell rang again, when oiliness went into her mistress's dressing-room, and folded up her clothes,—Mrs. Bonar was then in her bed-room ; in about a quarter of an hour the bell rang again; her mistress was in bed, and the witness gave her the string which cornntunicates with the door to open it retire or less : she then went out of the room, being first desired to call her mistress at half-past seven o'clock ; she lielited the rush-light as usual in the antiroom, and went to bed, he according to eastom the doors both of the bed-room and anti-room wide open : witness on going to bed, waked the housemaid wha sleeps with her, and asked her to call her at hall-past seven o'clock : the house-maid waked her as she had requested, and tall her there was a bad smell in the anti-room coming-frontate bed-cleonber of her mistress: and asked the witness whether she had lit the rush which was gone; and whether she had locked the door of the anti-room on the outside : at the same time she toll the -witness that there were footmarks in the anti-room. Witness immediately was much alarmed, and riled out (as she is told, for she was too much agitated to have any recollection 'Of the circumstance) that there had been, murder. The sanusaukcircumstauces which had been mentioned tohrr induced her to
The National Register. — 1813-09-05 (London, England)

COMBINE]) ARMY OF THE NORTH OF GERMANY. THE PRINCE ROYAL, GENERALISSIMO. TO THE ARMY.  SOLDIERS !—Called by the Confidence of my King, and of the Sovereigns his Allies, to lead you in the career which is about to open, I rely for the success of our arms on the Divihe protection, the justice of our cause, and on your valour and perseverance. Had it not been for the extraordinary concurrence of events which have given to the last twelve yeari a dreadtiil celebrity, you would not have been assembled on the soil of Germany ; but your Sovereigns have felt that Europe is a great and that none of the States of which it is composed can remain indifferent to the evils. imposed upon any one of its members by a conquering power They are also c uvinced that when such a Power threatens to attack  • NAL itiG I STEJP(.I  • .  5C3  and subjilEate cftiery other, there ought to exist only one will among those nations" that ate determined to escape from shame and oavery. From tLat monitilt you were called from the banks of the Wolga and tlic bon, trom the shor(s of Britain, and the inbmitaitts of the North, to mute -.pith the German warriors who defend the cause of Eurnpe. . _  I.las, then, is the moment when rivalry, national prejudices, and antipathies, ought to disappear before the grand object of the independence oh nations. The Emperor Napoleon cannot live in peace with Europe, unless Europe be his slave. His presumption carried 400,000 brave men 700 nAles from their country : misfortunes against which he did not dei!.;n to pro.:ld? fell upon their heads, and 3f43,000 Frenchmen peri'ihed on t.ie territory of a great empire, the Sovereign of which dad mad': every effort to preserve peace with France. It was to he expected that this terrible disaster, the effect a Diy;:ae vengeance, would have inclined the Emperor of France to a • less murderous system; and that, instructed, at last, by the example of the North and of Spain, he would have renounced the idea of subjugating the continent, and have consented to let the world be at peace : but this hope has been disappointed; and that peace which all Governments desire, and which every Oovernment has proposed, Las been rejected by the Emperor Napoleon. Soldiers I It is to arms, then, we must have recourse to conquer repose and independence. The same sentiments which guided the French in 1792, and which prompted them to assemble, and to combat the armies which entered their territory, ought now to animate your valour against those who, after having invaded the land which gave you birth, still hold in chains your brethren your wives. and your children. Soldiers! What a noble prospect is opened to you! The liberty of Europe, the re-establishment of its equilibrium, the end of that convulsive state which has had twenty years' duration; finally, the peace of the world, will be the result of your efforts. Render yonrgelve4 worthy by your union, your discipline, and your courage, of the high destiny which awaits you. CHARLES JEAN _  From my Head-quarters at Oranienburg, Angust 15, 1813.