The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-01-04 00:00:00

PHILANTHROPY.

Tuesday night, about 12 o'clock, two Gentle-
men, having just kit the Cock public.house, a little
beyond Kilburn Wells, the landlord went nut to
fasten the stable-dine, where he beheld an old man,
stooping and fumbling about with his stick ; by his
side were two decent dressed children. The land-
lord spoke to the old man, who did not answer him.
He then brought them into hi. kitchen, and placed
them at his fire-side, when he enquired from the
children where they lived ? who innocently answer-
ed, in London, but what part of it, they could not
tell ; their grandfather had taken them to chapel,
and, coming over the fields, he had fallen don n,
and lay on the round a considerable time, laughing.
The good landlord, after refreshing and warming
his guests, proposed to his wile, that he should ac-
company them to London, and endeavour to find
out their residence. Her beast, as benevolent as
her husband's, acquiesced in the proposition ;
and he immediately set of to conduel the poor
wanderers to their home. When they arrived at
Ilanway-yard, Oxfurd-street, one of the little ones
exclaimed, u Her 14.111)MA had bought a kettle
there," and she undertook to lead them to her
house. Between two and three o'clock on Wednes-
day morning they arrived at a house in Woburn-
court, Cleat Russell-street, Bloomsbury, where they
found the wife of the old man, and his daughter
(the mother of the children), who had beets the
whole night in search of them, and were so exhaust-
ed with fatigue and anxiety, that on the appearance
of their lost family they fainted. When the land-
lord had recovered them, we mug envy him the gra-
tification he enjoyed from the scene that followed.
The father of the children had not retnrr.eti from
his pursuit. Had this happened the preceding night,
which was a severe frost, they must have perished,
as it was a fit in which the poor old man had fallen.
Kilburn Wells, and its neighbourhood, have been
long, recorded for beauty of situation and the scene
of conviviality; but we have now to congratulate it
on being the seat of gasoline unsoplii.ti.ated bene-
volence and philanthropy.

On Saturday last. a gesitlt MACS of Whit:.haven
shot a most beautiful Km: Frier t its plumage little
inferior to that of the peacock.
Yesterday morning the Inquests of several Wards
in the Uity met for the first time since their elec•
tions. They chose their respettive formica, and
proceeded with the ward and parish beadles to every
house within their respettive distritls. Part of their
duty is to make diligent enquiry.according to the tenor
iit their oath. and see that no shall carry on
trade in the City, who is not a freemanthereof ; that
persons in trade shall keep no fraudulent weights and
mean/v*ond that they keeptiMet and well governed
houses t they have also power and authority to de-
mand that a copy of the freedom of each citisen be
shewn to them, and ascertain by what right and
privilege they carry ou such business. and, in default
thereof. they are 10 present the parties to the first
Coen of Aldermen ot Guildhall. They also apply,
at this season oldie year, to all respell/Able house.
keepers for some small dosesioo in mosey. which
they afterwards dimrelone sawn poor homehrepoes,
who haw tarp famdiey sod want swistmiat. We
medentsad sins of the hmsests onte uncosunrilly
1111101.11111 in their soliviSissw.

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IRELAND.

DUBLIN, DEC.
Yesterday evening, Mr. Secretary Nepean
for England.
We are sorry that we are yet unable to announce
the safety of His Majesty's ship Thunderer.
last account from Bantry is as follows :
Castktowri (Bantry Ray), Doc 24, IL_
" On the 20h inst. His Majesty's ship Theinderert
Capt. Pidford, arrived in this bay about A a. on.
drove on shore on Bere Island at five p. tn.
" Yesterday arrived His Majesty's shin P.
Road, en board of which a great quantity of
Thundeeee's stores, guns, and shot, were put •
this day arrived His Majesty's ship Go/4h, ._
frigate, name unknown, with an empty transport,
to take out the remaining
.guns and stores.
" It is the general opinion, that when the '
doer is lightened she will be got off."
WATF.RFORD, DEC. ...
We have heard that five regiments of infantry,
and one of cavalry, now in this country, have
ceived orders to hold themselves in readiness r
bark for foreign service.
Tne iirst division of the s(ith Regiment, a
fine body of men,.marched into Cerk last Sunda;
morning, on their route from Loughrets to Kinsale,
where they are to embark for Portsmouth, and
thence for the East Indies. They were to
placed at I.oughrea by the 92d Regiment, the
division or winch had arrived there. The 21st,
Royal Scotch Fuzileers, are also quartered
town.

We understand Admiral Lord Gardner has
plied to have his squadron augmented to ten •
the line ; a number which would be barely
tent to INerfoim the service proposed. The .
Already nominated to his Lordship's flog, are
II rhernia, Perncelt Royal, Goliah, Thuiderer,
Prince of Orange.
On Friday laidied.Trid year of her
Mrs. F. Causes, who had lived fifty years
same cottage at Honington, in tiuffolk.
which she gave birth to that admired Rural
ROBERT BLOOMFIELD, Author of The Farmer's
&c. which Poem was first written with the sole
of pleasing his mother. by the recital of scenes
passed ; but, by its unprecedented success, on
made known to the world. he was enabled to ca.,
tribute much towards the comfort of her declining
years; and, on hearing of her last illness, wl-a-
true filial piety, which breathes throughout
productions, he went down from London, and
unwearied patience, watched her rapid deca.,
death closed the melancholy scene.
The Gentlemen of the Curahedaad Hunt ,
ciety being now dissolved), having disposed
property of the society, on settling their acct.,
have, with a liberality which does them gee,
noun, devoted the sum of one kondred posieds
ratable purposes. Of this, a donation of .
made last week to the Whitehaven Dispensary ;
we understand that the like sum has beets given
the Workington Dispensary ; to a similar institution
at Carlisle ; and to the poor of the township of
Egremont.
Yesterday morning, about nine o'clock,
Tito uPSOS. in the Newcastle trade, residing
Gravel-lane, Wapping, who had been confined
home with a fever, in the absence of his -
threw himself, in a fit of delirium, out -
par of stairs window into the stte.n, and was
on the spot.
A few days since, a Gentleman, r.f Oxford-street,
who bad been on a visit to Plaistow, walked
lase in the evening, and lost himself in the '
lie was missing for three days, when lie w.
dead near the Abbey Mill with part of 1
nose, and cheeks, eaten off, as is supposed,
'flee Coroner's Inquest brought in a verdia
dental Chalk; after which the corpse was
to the friends of the deceased.
An ancient story tells us, that al when .
opened her box of plagnes, Hoe was found
bottom." What a much better stoiy ran
for tell at the present am ! when she .
two boxes, called Lottery Wheels?—they contain
only Hope, but a host of concomitant transporting
ideas: and, instead of plagues eying out, re
stantial ble,:sings of many Thousands of '
sterling daily issue from them, to banish the
of an empty purse, and a myciad other 1.
which flesh is heir to."—A full illustration
these truths will commence on so near a --
next Monday three weeks. They who a
possess a chance of participating of these
when Fortune so kindly invites, deserve to,
without kir, with her frowns during lie.
The highest Prise in the last Lottery
6,791, entitled so C 7,0201. as first drawn
eighth day : this Ticket was sold in
Swirr's Office, in the Poultry ; and also
entitled to 10,0001. as 4rst drawn on the
day. The Scheme of the present small
gives a Price for the first drawn Ticket
and has also fifteen other Capitals to be
of the Whe.l.
The toutpads who have robbed lately
of pertain MAT Clapham and Stockwell, ,
Croydon road, and who have been particular
!Or their Cifil behaviour. stab pursue then .a
tiona, in cona-quence of what) a large party
troles are stationed in that quarter to
piaaices in future.
A part of Clews Wood, near Canterbury,
fire on Monday morning last, and, bet. are it
itself. consumed above SO acres of furs::
Mr. Most, of Doi os's' Commons, ha.i
robbed a few nights since of plate, to the ,
10001 value, shale the family were in the
two female servants, who admitted the
pair of noaurnal lovers the eveniug that I
was committed, have been taken up, and
several justiciaty interrogatories on this
sod are recommitted for further examination.
A few days ago, Mr. Titaxsact Mace
longing to the itie,6lBoll4W A rsom, of s
was unfortunately killed by a fall from
in Cork harbour.
A Letter from Newcastle, dated January
es The weather, for these three days past,'
yea j cold, and the frost more intense than
ea:permuted here fur some time past.
has (Aka beret hot we hear. that lathe '
quantities of wow have fares. so as _
roads very heavy. Ilse Mail did not arrive
Friday till after three o'clock."

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of the
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to em-
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Sunday . r
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the first
21st, or
in that
has ap-
n sail of
compe-
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are the
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her age I.;
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and in
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gale view
TICS long
on being
to con-
leclining
with tSat
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and with
lecay till 4
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ted of the
acc:,dats,
great ho.
Od t() Cha.
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terry ; and •
a given to
institution
woship of t
Captain
ing in Old
Jnfined at
his nurse,
of a one
v..ai killed
r.
rord-street, •
talked out
e Marshes.
was found
f hi; ears,
d, by rats.
ift 01 Acer-
delivered
en Pe,,dors
Yawl at the
an Madam
• opens her
contain not
ronsporting
t, real sub-
of Pounds ,
the Plagues
er plagues
istration of
a period as
negira to
e blessings,
o befrigred
ry was No.
two on the ;4',
Shares at
o No. 97364
the seventh
tall Lottery
every day,
e drawn out '
r a number • V
1, and on the
articulatised 1,11/
*it depreda-
party of pa- t
.4
o stop their
bury, caught •
e it exhausted
and heath. •
a,i his house
lie amount of f
the country I
C visits of
st the robbery
ad undergone
this occasion.
(nation.
c on* a Let, b. •
Whitehaven.
nn the vessel, , ,
nary 1, MY% '-
past, has been
than has been 'I
Little snow f
*South great
to render thst A
olive here on '