The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-06-17 00:00:00

POLICE.

MANS/A4 Reivsr.
Yesterday "ll:aka Roans, 7cuO Oliver, and
his wife Elizaktb, Were fully committed for trial by
the Loan I4lavos, charged with robbing a ware-
house beloaghig to Mr. Levy, in the shlinories, of
mudip cambrics, &c. &c. to the value of 1001. The
prisoner Ream was servant to Levy when the rob-
bery was committed. She was then unsuspeited ;
and a good charaeter was given her on going to an-
other place. It however appeared, about a week
since, that she had been getting some of the muslin
made np into aprons ; a search took place in conse-
quence, and part of the property was found in her
box, with a number of duplicates of goods which
had beet pledged to the an:ouat of 1501. The piwrl.
broker produced the goods that had been pledged
by all the prisoners. Rant confessed she wec gush v
of the robbery, but denied that she had any accom
plices.

Francis Wilkes wlts committed for stealing a pocket
book from Sir William Young, in Mincing-lane, op
Tuesday last. The robbery was proved by two per-
sons, who saw the prisoner take the property.

. . . .
In the thunder-storm on Friday se'nnight, a mare
belongito Mr. A: DAM, of Birchworth, Was
struck dad with lightning in Wentworth Park.
When found by Mr. Cons, the park-keeper, her
foal, about two weeks old. was sucking its dead
mother. On the body being removed, the little
animal seemed very much distressed, and followed
the cart a few yards : it then gallopped back to tilt
spot whence the mother had been taken away,
smelled at the ground, and at length returned to
the cart, which it followed to the stables.

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT GUILDHALL,
To-MORROW M.
John Donald, of Aldernvnbury, warehouseman lO
Samuel Wilkinaon awl Joseph Burrougb, of High Wy-
combe, Bucks, bankers
John (:lover, late of Great Lever Works, Lancashire,
oil of vitriol manufactorer
Juse.th Jones, of Wood-street, T.:heal/side, Leglietn-hat
manufacturer. 1
Joseph Sprigeon and %canal* Spratgon, cf Gravesend,
Kent, shipsellers
J. Stewan, of Iligli-.greet, Shalwrll, chisia-man 1 1.0
J. Lemmon, of Saffron Walden, Btsex, scedsinan 1 1*
John Dawson, late of Liverpool, Lancaster, merchant 1
%William Bryan, of Carnberwall, Surrey, men-hard 1 1
C. Knight of London-street, Fitamy-sqeare, engraver 1 1
Charles Williams, late of Lower Tooting, Surety, mical
man
/Imes Wilda, Julia- Watts, and john Bondi, of Upper .
Thames-street, wholesale grocers 2 10
Balthasar Giorgi late of Ratcliffe-hileiway, chemist 2 10
William Drake, of Ratcliffe highway, linen-draper 2 10
John Harmer, of Tunbridge, Kent, baker v 2 1
Charles Larkin, of Reehuact, Kent, coarh.niaster le
George Cowen, of Fluxion-town, Shored:telt, oil end
colour man • 3 10
William Garrett, of Penchurch-street, merchant S 10
Alesander Shirreff„ of N'ewinairttreet, Oxfoidatreet,
taller
Michael Driscoll and John Madden, of Union-court,
ISr.):.d-street, merchants 3 10
John Brown, of the Strand, gue-maker 3 10
Francis Lloyd, of Bridge-sweet, Westminster, linen-
draper.
Thomas Deafly and John Hallett, of Little Queeti-street,
Holborn, coach-makers 3 1
Francis Skegg, of Davies-street, Berketey-square, oil-
man
Andrew R tell and Robert Ridd.4l, of High-street, Be-
mug lt
,
George Wilson and William Dirca7, of Piccadilly, opti-
ciaru 3 1
DIVIDENDS.
1). Hitnaway, of Brandon, Norfolk, merchant l2
Thomas Wapshott, of Tufton-street, Westminster, car-
penter l2
A. Geddes, of Mark-lane, London, merchant 1
Harriet Deborah Nesbitt, Louisa Sophia- Nesbitt, and
Frances Nesbitt, of Piceadilly, milliuen 1
CERTIFICITF.S.
J. Bowman, of Poplar and Litnehouse, seed-crusher an/ oil
manufacturer.
.1. Hobson, of Thurstonland, York, tanner.
J. Kil.haw, of Liverpool, Lancaster, merchant.
W. Pardne, of Clement's-lane, ivory-turner.
J. Powell, of Villiers-street, Strand, merchant.
W. Simpson, of Clement's-lane, merchant.

BIRTH.
•
In Upper Guilt-sr& street, Russell-square. the Lady of
Michael Furlooge, Esq. of a son.
MARRIED.
On Thursday, the z6;11 of MAy last, John Cooper. Esq.
of Popl is, to Miss Sarah Gibson, of Grove-street, Hack.
ney.
On the 7th inst. at Cassie Menties, Lieut. Archibald
Butter, of Pitiochrie, to Miss Vert Menzies, daugluer of
Sir Robert Menzies, Bart.

DIED.
On the ch inst. at Forglen, Scotland. the Right Hon.
William Lord Banff'.
On Friday, at Chelsea. William Lynduns Esq. of Greet
tyder.streer, St. James's.
On the list. nk.' at Edinburgh, Miss Jane Gimp
On the +th inst. at Edinburgh, aged 25, Mi.s Helen Hos-
tek, youngest daughter of the Rcv. Alexander Hossack,
Jura.
The same day at Hackney, Miss Rebello, eldest &ugh-
- Dar '