The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-07-02 00:00:00

A MANI 4C.

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Yesterday, just as Ili. Nl.jeSty% C111111F(e arrived
at the Queen's Palace, a woman, decently dressed,
attempted to force her way into the Palace after His
Majesty. Macmanus, 'Townsend, and Sayers,
were in attendance; they seized her, and she proved
to be the same woman Sayers apprehended
few weeks since, under similar circumstances. She
Nas extremely violent, and said she was sent by the
Almighty to see the King, who was a very good
sort of a man if they would let him alone. She had
a petio,in.aad a pamphlet, which ►he wanted to give
to the King. Tae Officets took her to the Secre-
tary of State's Office. Her name is Alar:ery Flew ;
she resides in Star-court, Isi,ghtingalc-lane. Wap-
ping.

Mr. WELLESLEY POLE succeeds Mr. MARSDEN of
Secretary to the Admiralty, who has retired with a

pension.
l'he Old Bailey Sessions commenced yesterday.
Rh h7r4 Andrews was charged with feloniously tak-
ing from one JAMES HARRIS, a box of plate. The
circumstances of this case are already before the
public, as developed on the examinations of the
Prisoner at the Pithlic-Office, Queen-square The
plate was not produced nor identified. The Fri-
Inner was of course arptitod.
Ifrithgni Soteeton was found Guilty of stealing a
tity of plate, value between 201. and 301. the
priperty of his master, Mr RAWLIMSON. of Great
itsc.l-street, Bloomsbury ; and ----- ',boon. a
hair dresser, residing in Marlow-street, "slary.la-
bonne. was at the same time found Geihe of re-
ceivi g part of the same, knowing it to be stolen.
The sittings at Plitt Ptaut commenced yesterday,
in the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, before the
LORD CHILI JUSTICE, but na case of any public
interest occurred.
A fleet passed Falmouth on Sun lay morning to
the Westward, supposed to be the outward-hound
Quebec and South American, under convoy of His
MAJESTY'S ship hrs.
The Comer arrived on Saturday at Falmouth,
from Gibraltar and Madeira, in 21 days from the
latter place; she brings no news.
IThe Marquis of LA ssonwri, family and suite, are
• areie.l at Ihk. Ca th.. or Southampton. The Mar.
qui. means gri•atiy to exterd his premises round
the castle, by ~ew purchases, which will at once
contribute to his convenience, and the elegance and
inter...it of the town. Several of the Nubility are
also ,p'a'ls exoefted there
A curious manuscript has lately h,ten found in
the colleffirn of the Duke of Duccxecou, which
contains the Statutes of th• Order of the Garter and
the Bath, with vari'us old drawings. Among tha
latter are the portraits of RICH AND 111. and ANN R.
his Queen, which prove to be the originals from
which the l,'e laud ORFOIlo's outlines were taken,
as represented in his Hishwie 11.6:41.
A very eh:pa, Fete was given by Capt. New-
yaw, of the Royal ivy, at Biackbrook Cottage,
near r-ir tsmouth, on Tuesday se'nnight ; it was tar
superior to any thing et the sort given in that
neigh:“.tirhood for ma-x years. One hun 'red and
se, •.Ity persons of t e first rank sat down to din

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Mi.ndayse'onight, agreat nutither of persons, from
varh•us parts, assembled on the road b tween
D'id.te varer and Bristol, being the spot fixed for
dee. Ironing a eager upon th,• cart Lions of a horse.
which was to go in a g g 100 miles within the space
of 16 hours l'he day was remarkably hot and
sultry ; notwithstanding which, the poor animal
performed the merciless Lick in t 3 hours, without
eating a grain of corn How much is it to be regret-
ted that a liohle. generous. and unoffending animal
is to he distressed by its ungrateful unfeeling master
for ■ trifling pecuniary consideration.
We give the following paragiaph is the words of
a correspondent.—"Proki• family : A person who
keeps a large qoaatity of rabbi's in Ileckingron Fen
had one doe last week brought from her hole the
amazing quantity of 23 young ones, which are all
likely to live. What is still more extiaordiaary, the
wife of the man to whom they belong was on the
same day brought to bed of two fine girls and a boy,
who, with the mother, ate likely to do well "
An ox, between the long and short-horned breed,
under four years old, bred and fed by Mr. Pact, of
Tupholme, near Lincoln, was slaughtered by Mr.
HART, of Wragby, a short time ago, which weigh-
ed 88 stone ♦lb had 13st. 91b. of loose fat. and the
bide of which weighed Bst. Ilb. (141 b. to the stone).
He was remarkably small in his bone, and had been
only live months stall-red on linseed cakes.
An occurrence ot an extraordinary kind took
place, on Tuesday last, in the neighbourhood of
Holkharn. Two gentlemen, in a one-horse chaise,
on their way to the sheep shearing, stopped at a
house. on the road-side, to bait ; they bad scarcely
left the vehicle, when the horse taking fright, ran
away at full speed; a five-barred gate, Moak np-
posed his progress, he completely cleared, carrying
the chaise after him, and continued his course with
the utmost rapidity, till getting amongst some
timber he fell down, and so entangled himself. as to
enable his owners to come up wish and secure him,
without having sustained any material injury from
the accident, and only slightly damaging the chaise.
J. Nl•LAchii. Esq. ot Calcutta. a native
of Glascove. and an Alaninus of the University of
that city, has presented to the Hunterian Museum
two silver medals. One of them was struck and
presented to the native troops, belonging to the
Bengal Establishment, fee services performed by
them in the Carnatic. under General Sir E. Coors,
in 178 a. The other, which bears an admirably
eorrett impression of a Bengal Sepoy, was struck
and presented to the native troops, serving under
Lord Coanwat.t.as, at the siege of Seringapatam,
in 1791 Mr. WLACNL AM regrets his having lost.
in coming down the Ganges. a great number of the
old coins and medals of India, as well as several
natural curiosities, which he had been long
collecting for the purpose of sending to his native
---- be able to
be in the
mediate-
medals.
iniversity,
ived this
gratitude,
Its to Mr.
eapres-

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ARTS.

A Whole le•gth Port. Alt of the late Met. Doff Delicarerl
in the Right Hon. 'AIM ,e Duff, Earl of Elle. Deigned tay R.
Co,way, Eq. R.A. and engraved by Mr. Jelin Agar. los. GJ.
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collecting for the purpose of sending to his
city o and expiesses a hope that he may be
replace wrine of them, which may ant yet b
Hunterian colleaion, and which he will imn
ly forward to be placed in thatrepositary of
Tate Principal and Professors of the Uni
Trustees of the Hunterian Museum, recoil
grit benefaaion to that institution with
Imd the Principal was requested to won
M•Lecatar, in name of the University,

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