The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-30 00:00:00

CtifiRKLING HOAX.

The lady of • ernlirmaa resident in the immediate vi-
ciiiity of this city, !levier gone or a visit to a relation in
the Highl•ds df Perthshire, accesp•oied by her infest*
thuielitee, wily *hoot finer mouths old, received about less
days after tier ernes' a letter, purport hie to be from a cele-
heeled 'fleecing is loons, which continued the oselapcholy
tidings of herhihiband having met with a severe accident,
occasioning a serious fracture I. the skull, and reqeesting
'er not to lose en instant I. repairing l Edisielnergb, " fur
tear of the worst, convinced her care avid attrition may do
wick good.' To convey a still nroager score of thealerm-
tog slate he was iii, the letter aprared to be willies by Ike
stirred, immediately after the accident, sod i• the house of
his patient ; and the villains being ',adroitly well acqaainted
with all the ditections through %loch the post-roomers of the
wijseind posilowo were dispktebed. added • outificatioa on
the back of the letter, requesting the postmaster to dispatch
a special utenesieer (for is the direction of the lady's rest.
deuce there was no regsl•r poet) with the leiter immediately
on its arrival. This was priactimlly complied with, sad the
" special ineerienger" accordiagly dispatched wsth all speed,
who arrived at the place of destiaatioa betimes dye and six
k, T aa. while the isenteiesoare ■t diaper. With the
utmost inanely the Deal of the letter wee batiks, mad its un-
welcome temente communicated to all pascal. No time
was to be lost is attending to the requitiltioa it eootaiaed,
•t:d as no other vehicle could, Is the hurry of the sionieut, be
proenred for the conveyance of the lady nod her child to
Perth, a cart was hastily covered, and about eight o'clock is
the evennie set off, over • dreary sad mouotsinoes.priet of
the country, to meet the stage coach from Perth to Edits-
Soros-I.lAm looming Dorms the eight, is coming of
the anxiety end perturbed state of the mother, jollied to the
cold sod rain. the seeking intuit became seriously ill, and
they were enlaced to pat up i■ a farm-horse for wirers'
16041.11; alter which obey resumed their journey, and arrived
air Perth about access in the morniug, but too late to obtain
ao 'aside sent, and they wereoldiged tutseeupy Ass outside
eine,espneed to the iociennevey of the weather. Arrived in
Lidisiburgh, tie lady, with she greatest pertartetior imago.
noble, and fearful amenity, hurries home, •d with trem►ling
loess, eaters the sheds of her husband, arid without staying
en make any inquiry, loos lit every bed.roose in the horse,
but to he► great purpose so 'eyelid appeared..-ne beebread
conk • fractured shell presented himself. She was at length
i who med, tint be had gone out that atoreiNg, as usual, to at.
legit so business is a stale of perfect convalescence. We
are happy to learn the mother aid child have recovered (ruin
Sae effects of their painful aid-uncomiortable journey; and
we sincerely hope the 'tenuous' instigators of this cruel sod
aggravated heap will be brought to light, •lid meet with that
punishment which they so richly deserve. Whoever they are,
they nitrite • depravity of mead mid total waut of humanity,
celdum to I. Gnawd bet is the moat bsideueri depredator.—
Lefinintripli Stet