The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-07-07 (London, England)

ATTON-OARDEN.  SurctnE PaywnrTrn.LVes te;;laymorning, Read, sen.. chief peace.otheer of this establishment, was applied to for assistance, in consequence of a man named Jo m;•1 Jones having gone into the house of Mr. Comyn, No. 13, Back-hill, as it was supposed with the intention of murdering a woman with whom he had formerly cohabited, but who had latterly den tied him, and taken up with another man. When Read arrived, he found Jones in the woman's room, with a poker in his hand, breaking the furniture and windoss, the object of his revenge having effected her escape. After an arduous struggle, Read succeeded in disarming him ; andite then affected to regret what he had done, but ,retuned to accompany Read to the police office. Jones being a very powerful man, a messenger was sent for another officer, which he no sooner learned than he snatched up a large case knife, and inflicted a deep wound in Ilia throat, sweating he would rather die than be taken into custody ; he was just in the net of plunging the weapon again into his throat, when the landlord of the house rushed into the room, and suddenly seizing his arm, averted the stroke, and he was at length secured. Ile was soon afterwards attended by a surgeon, but he would not guar the dressings to he applied to the orifice, until the woman, by whom he was driven to this desperate act, consented to return to him, and abandon her present paramour, to which she solemnly agreed— Jones, however, is said to be in a very precarious situation. latmeztyr flaTittato.—ln consequence of repeated complaints having been made of persons bathing in the Brand Junction Canal, particularly near the Small-pox hospital, Battle-bridge, the Magistrates of this office have given orders to their own officers and to the ravish constables in their division, to apprehend all persons found hashing therein at any hour after six o'clock in the morning.— Several have been apprehended and fitted, but the practice still continues, and we regret to say that during the last week three fine lads were drowned at the same place.  Owing to the dry weather, the hay this year is very light, and as poor a produce as we have had for several years past, Pasture grounds are also very barren and bunted up, so that cattle may be consider^d very sparingly supplied. Wheat is in car, and appears very forward ; some of it is in blossom. With regard to the wheat etop there is no cause to boast, as in some places it is partly foxy, and appears very stinted, and from the present complexion the wheat does not promise a good average crop, although a very early one. Beer and barley has in some places been already repeated, and seems a tolerably good crop. Oats seem quite short, and in ear, so that the reapers must prostrate themselves in a very humble attitude to secure this valuable crop. Flax in general promises Imliflerently. New potatoes are in some places tieing dug, but we have no great cause to boast of their quantity or quality. Oats, grass, and flax, seem to be the three worst descriptions of vegetation. If this dry weather continues much longer, it may be feared that other crops will share the same fate. Present appearances afford but a bad prospect of an abundant crop.—Waterford Paper. A tolerably genteelly-dressed Jewish-looking personage, who called himself Captain Hay, alias Lieutenant Elrington, alias Lieutenant Gerald, alias Mr. Holman, with other aliases, alto has been attempting to take in the different Candidates for Northumberland, has got himself taken up. He succeeded in getting con. veyed by laird Howick's Committee from Alnwitk to Morpctli, under the pretext that he had voted for his Lordship. The agents at Morpeili having their suspicions, however, would not send him forward. Ile applied to Mr. Liddell's Committee, where he was also unsuccessful ; he then called on Mr. Besurnont's Committee, who had him carried before a Magistrate, by whom he was remanded back to Alnwick as a swindler. On his person were found a number of keys for Bramsles patent locks, which hare been left in the oboist: of Mr. Cousins, keeper of the Atnwick House of Corrects& .It Is suspected, we suppose on account of the keys, that this flash, psessusge is suer sif Ike individuals who have bass so successful 11111110ush depredationg.—Tytte Mercury.