The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-01-15 00:00:00

SWINDLING.

Yesterday Thomas Ml*, the noted swindler, un-
dery sot another examination before the Magistrate
at Batton-garden Office. Three persons appeared
against him. One of them was a harness-maker:
he deposed that Major had been m ith him in the as-
sumed charafter of a fanner, living at Hamptoa,
and had ord.rteJ a set of harness for his team, to be
sent there to him. Having some suspicions, he
made inquiries, and fortunately t.'nnd out that he
was an impostor before he sent the harness to him.
None of the persons who appeared against the Pri-
soner were willing to prosecute him ; but he WAS
sent Isy the Magistrate on board a Tender.

A French lugger privateer captured two brigs off
the Land's End on the morning of the 10th inst. The
Ho, e. astogr.vr, from Hondnras (arrived at
Falmouth), was nearly capture,: by her, on the af-
ternoon of the same day, but escaped by an armed
brig appearing in sight. The Ca..kestrice cutter sailed
from Penzance, ;n pursuit of her, and had not re-
turned tie next day.
General Mossy, by a late experiment has ascer-
tained, that by a newly invented apparatus, a can-
non can be fixed on and krill from any waggon, or
other agricultural carriage, without injury to the
vehicle. _ _

.1-se ACV;Ia Tel Loon, from Newfoundland.
with has cargo, was seized at Cadiz on the 2!.di of
November.
On 'fite•dav morning las:, a detachment of sol-
-4.11'5, who hal voluntetted rom the Army of Re- '
serve into I.:e 63d Reyimeot, on their way to Ire-
land, marched into ICettering; but when called
upon after dinner to march forward to Harborough,
t!!ey refused to go any further that day. They be-
haved to their officers with great insolence ; and
Colonel Sir R. Blootzt, who was accidentally at
Kettering at the time, endeavouring to convince
them that they w,•re wrong, and that the route or-
dered them to Harborough that night, experienced
the same insolence. The officers found the men
would not obey them, and called upon the Volun-
teers of the town to assist them to enforce their au-
thor:ty ; the drums beat to arms, and in a few mi-
nutes. :here ava,, a very respeCtable muster of the
Voluoi.etrs, who marched the men prisoners to
Harbomogla. were there lodged in prison
all night, and the Harborough Volunteers kept
guard over them. On Wednesday ovrning, they
were escorted by the tlarberough Volunteers to
Le:•lester ; and, we underctan4l, they will be march-
ed prisontrs to Liverpool. It is but justice to the
innheepers at Harborough, to add, that they treated
Kettering Volunteers with great respeet, giving
them the best accommodations, and refusing to, re-
ceive more than regular soLlierb' allowasue.-14s
or: i.amptwa Afereery.

YOUNG ROSCIUS THE SECOND.

Young Rosc:us the Second has been very numercusly
and elegantly attended at No pet for:minces at the
Gosport Theatre—the House every night neatly an
overflow. On Friday last, to his representation of
Donenc, upards of one hundred people were turned
from the doors, nar could they Obtain admittance
in any pat t of the Theatre ,• his performance of this
charaaer, as well as that of Ormond, in The en,tle
Spetlet, evidently evinced the most perfeft concep-
tion, tl,e finest feeling, and moat admirable execu-
tion of the charaaers. In the performance of Robin
Runghhead, in the aftripiece, he had full opportu-
nity of discovering his talents in the very opposite
line of aaing • in this rustic charafter (which re-
quiros every effort and exertion from the actor) he
displayed infinite comic humour, power, and ability,
and raised involuntary and repeated bursts of ap-
plause from the audience. \Vireo comic powers are
added to tragic ability, and both so greatly and
so happily blended in so young a performer, it
cannot IA to excite our wonder and admiration!
The Gosport audience have shown their judgment
and their liberality in the support already given to
the performance of this youth. We learn the Ma-
nager has renewed his engagement with him for nest
week. He was, to appear last night in the charac-
ter of Frederick, in Ler.;ereFocue, and Rorma/d4 in the
very interev.ing spectacle of The Tale qt. Multery. It
is said his pantomimic :siting in Romaa is of the
finest and unequalled description.

The Lovi,a, HLsl.gy, from Liverpool, is lost on
the coast of Africa. _ _

By the American ship, lefineern, Capt. LADEN,
from the Havannah, arrived at Plymouth, which
sailed from thence on the iith of November, we
learn that a Spanish frigate, with two millions of
dollars, was to sail from thence on the 12th Novem-
ber I that a number of Spanish merchantmen
were lading there also; that the 141,5 t Irdirn,
RICHARDSON, from Jamaica, and the William,
HUNT, from Honduras, that were captured by a
privateer, were carried into Vera Cruz.
The Hatton, the Cirencester,---., and
the fraeha,m, —, sailed from Bombay on the
16th August for Madras. to seek convoy.
Saturday x.'nnight, His MAJESTY'S ship Yentas,
Captain Ma rsors, arrived at Cork from a cruise.
She left the West India fleet, which sailed from that
port the 4th of November last, undetoonvoY of His
MaJesr I's ship Seise, and the Nimrod sloop of war,
on the 27th of the same month, in lat. 93. 00. N.
long. 20.:.0. all well.
a late regulation, we hear it is intended that
all the Regiments of Dragoors of the Empire shall
consist of ten Troops of eighty effeetive men each
Troop, exclusive of tnimpeters, &c. ; that each
Regiment shall have four Field Officers, viz. two
Lieutenant Colonels, and two Majors, ten Captains,
ten Lieutenants, and ten Cornets--:t certain number
of which is to be placed upon the Staff.
The British arms were on the 20th of OCtober put
up the Town-ball, &c. at Trinidad, in the room of
those of Ili: C THOL IC MAJESTY: the ceremony was
attended by the Lieut. Governor, all the Military of
the place, the Constituted Authorities, ice.
Upwards of three hundred passengers some time
since sailed from Amsterdam to Baltimore, in the
ship Bold Eagle, LANODON : they were, however,
125 days on their passage—their provisions became
exhausted, and thirty died of hunger. The vessel
lost her ru,lcler, past of her stern, her main-top-mast,
and nearly all her sails. The Captain, Mate, and
most of the crew, were sick, when they reached the
American coast.

It is, we understand, in contemplation to reduce
the interest as well as the currency of money in Ire-
Lind to the standard money in this country. The
interest of money in Ireland was reduced in 1707
from 10 to 8 per cen.—in in 1725 to 7 per cent.
and in 1733 to 6 per cent.—at which it has since
continued.

On Friday, at Guildhall, a man was summoned
before the Alderman, by one of the ColleFlors at
the city toll, for refucing to pay any toll. The de-
fendant alleged in his defence, that, as he was a
freeman of the city of London, he had no right to
pay it ; but, it appearing that the goods which he
had in his c.irt were the property of other persons,
by whom be was hired, he could nut claim his pri-
vilege to the full extent. Ile was adjudged to pay
half toll, which was a penny, which established the
claim of the farmers of the turnpike roads about the
city of London.
Last Thursday a Cyprian, for a long time resi-
dent in Nightingale-lane, being dangerously ill, sent
for a friend of the tribe of Israel, who had often be-
come her bail when involved in scrapes, and present-
ed him with a 101. note. She also made presents to
her neighbours to a considerable amount, as a re-
muneration for the annoyance she had often been to
them. The rest of her property she bequeathed to
her relatives, and died in a few hours after she had
made her will.

On Wednesday last, as the servant of a gentle-
man of Faringdon, Oxfordshire, was ploughing in
the field, one of the horses, getting entangled in the
harness, became rather restive, when the inhuman
wretch seized the tongue of the poor animal, and
literally tore is out, with the roots. The horse was
obliged to be killed immediately.
An information was last week laid against the
Rev. J. HAYWA pp, Reeor of Avington, near Win-
chester, for having neglefted to read in his parish
Church she Aft of the lath of GLORUI 11. against
profane swearing.
A dreadful fire was discovered on Tuesday
morning last, a little after five ti clock, in the pre-
mises of Messrs Parry, Truss, and Co. coach-
makers, in Foregate-street, Chester, which ra:;ed
with such fury, that, in the abort of two
hours, reduced the whole range of boilTalecs to one
heap of ruins. Fortunately the wind was favour-
able,' otherwise the devouring element would have
extended its ravages considerably further. On the
alarm bring given, the drums beat to arms, and a
number of officers and privates of the Chester Vo-
lunteers, as well as the regulars, quartered there, at-
tended, and were of great service in keepirlg a free
passage for those who lent their assistance. It is
not ascertained how this calamity originated ; we
have, however, the satisfaction to say, that a part
of the property is insured ; hut the loss of the pro-
prietors is, we understand, upwards of !cool. seve-
ral new carriages being nearly ready, and of which
sot an atom was LOCI.

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RETURN OF Wl-1F
haeludlog only from the 31st
agreeasly to t
d.
19 Quarters at 120
47 -- at 118
42 -- at 115
- at 114
101 ---- at 112
SO ----- at :11
501 ---. at 110
50 -- at 109
56 -- at 108
424 ---- at 107
94 .----at 105 6
1355 at 105
309 at 104
170 at 10:1
156 --- at 102
166 at 101
2657 --- at 100

Total 10,609 QuaOw
41. 100. lower

■ 8 Of.

PRICE

Kent 41 Os to N Os
Sussex .41 Os to 41 160
Essex 41 Os to 41 162

SEEQS
It S
!sr Cwt.
Red C10ver....402. to 1354.
White ditto.. ;Os. to 120 t.
Cr f ail
CArotway 130 s. to 140 s.
Coriander..... —. to Its.

a IN MARK LANF,
of Dec. to the .sth or Jan
the new Act.

s d
114 Quarters at te9
at 98
954 at 97
767 at 96
121 at 4)3
93 at 94 6
287 at 9a
131 at 9.1
360 --- at 99
68 at 91
76, At 90
165 at 88
282, .It
Yr 0...—•••••• at 84
69 —at 80
1/ at 75
90 at /0
—Average 99.. gd.
tan last Return.

If AND STRAW.
91110• T•

Millie AAAAA •
Hay 31 10s • 6 0
New Ol Os aOl Os
Clam ..41 41 a4l 06
Straw .11 144 a4l es

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