The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-02-15 00:00:00

I CURIOUS IMPRIDJToR.

OM Marralky morning si,noight, ,person of the name of
Itichnrd Jones, very will known in that town, was brought
bethee Om hitting Magistrates at the Town Hall of Liver-
pool, cal a charge of shay-tibiae. This man WO rtekkil
10
• werpoot many yeses, and, it appears, has practised, for an
uoknorn leargth of time, a wheme uf depredation ositie
public, the must ',lfni, dexterous, and systeniatie, that was
well hi imagined. Ile usually. einplo)eil himself in luittriog
abset ha stems, soctitmirmitus, teloleitimenionis, Ike., 'wiz-
e every opportaiiiti, when he wait nut obacreed, of pocket-
ims! say eche% which lay mar him, sail which admitted of
bon relay secreted. As kis appearmnee alnl IiIIMWTS were
tospoebbile, 'ha recurred uu suspicion ; and, as nothing was
Sae inipificaat fur his alto-Mimi, M wrenertilsted au im-
munise arrioty of aseirtes, of ahutot ever! Ameriptest He
bed peered emir twee in the sibewenom of the Herealosieuut
, era Tnindey ofterogroa, add, ua his departure, treePa hieratic, aniers, he less tiered to his lodgings, aed
►warrant obtained to enaniisie his effects. After a Meg
maw* Mane at OW articles which had bees tanned, were
*Med m a treat, sad the nest day all Ms hoses and franks,
a serer is raker, were brought to the Tome Hall
mart
xamination. eu
Among a variety of other articles, alp-ady
iftliord by their respective ownere„. imatit;ty of silver
=were direct eyed, which were stoles from Mr. bete-
mictionmssm, abase fro muetlis Mare. From a
belle Arend in bla pIOPMI.IOOOI, there is fiestas to heliere that
blahs re eh. Wei( of oredest bar atellesulaernionres to am
trot in the Welt ladies, who, however, did nut rarer to
been the way is which they were obtained. !tilts, noir.,
l= ni id, to the aonnt nearly a thossand pounds, were
is his weeks, artfully peeked and concealed. An in-
=of a tke goods (emit in his pormision 0. now
1111114 by order of the Magistrates, in order to facili-
tate the claims of all pavers who may hese been robbed of
ea. species be promeT.
Hr w sow reseeded flee further emeniciation, and will
ribably, it alio dap, be eistenaitted to Lancaster.

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At the Annual Meting of the Bath and West of
England Agricultural Society, in lhscember last,
Mr. S4IWLLL made the following communication :
" Mr. SITWFLL hie found that a disease in calves,
called, tie Nemi-111, or ea illisaimatitm of the newel-
siring, that takes place between the first and ninth
slay after birth, is very prevalent in virious cli‘-
tricts, and in every instance fetid. He has been
fortunate to find • cure, which is as follows
tnrdietely ou the calf being taken ill, he gives, in
one table spoonful of hark, 150 drops of laudations,
and oar wine-glair of port wine. • Every four hours
be foments the inflamed pert with marshmallows
or camomile flowers. The following morning lire
gives, in new tnilk, two tea-spoons-full of rhubarb.
He repeats the bark, laudanum, and wine at night,
and the rhubarb the following morning; which has
hitherto effected a cure. Mr. Sttwat.L suggested.
that tying a ligature round the navel string imme-
diately after 1»:•th, and cutting off the reiniiiiiing
part, may he 111 .One de:free 11 wean. of peeventioa,
that not • he depended on."