The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-02-13 00:00:00

AIARV-LA-BONNE.

Love an) Mann ess.--On Wednesday afternoon, in conse-
quence of the complaint of a young gentleman, named Marty n, a
warrant was lowed against a young lady, of very respectable font.
ly, named 4uejJon, and she was brought to this office by Hooke*,
on a charge of having attempted the lite of the complainant.
From the detail of 11r. 31artyn, who is an engraver, it appeared
that he had made himself a proficient in his business, under the di-
rection of the young lady's father, and having completed the term
of his apprenticeship:, he entered into partnership with his master ;
" but uniiwtur.ately, said be. " that young lady imbibed a vio-
lent passion, called love,' for me, and such were the extremes to
which this • heavenly' passion drove her, that she actually wooed
me, and to my face said, 'Dearest, I am thy devoted le:cress
and endearingly cried, Won't you have me ? ' , But it appearedi
to be a passion unrequited, and be most ungallantly said " No,
at first imagining it to be a joke, as in appearance he is rather sin-
gular. Finding, however, that the young lady most perseveringly
hunted him from the shop to the parlour, and from that everywhere,
and in fact was his very shadow, he began to get uneasy, and re.
rbonstrated with her on such impropriety, mentioning some sensi-
ble reasons that perhaps might assist liesin getting rid of the
"heavenly" passion; but here was a "love" that absence or time
could not subdue, and, with vehemence, she assured him he should
marry her, and no one else. On this declaration he began to get
very much alarmed, and very. definitely mentioned the affair to her
father and mother, who Interposed their parental influence,
which it appeared, had a greater effect than all Mr. Martin's
sensible reasonings, as love quickly took the wing, and hate
supplied the mischievous urchin's place. The appearance
of things now bigan to be very serioas: the lady, in a brooding
manner, still siomil tho gootleman, and on Moody evenuig
made an attempt to stab him with $ slight but destructive instru-
ment. Seeing her intention, he avoided the blow, and fled into a
comer; she followed, and again struck at his back, but the point
of the weapon most fortunately only grazed the skin. lie then
seized her, and handed her over to her mother, finally determining
upon adopting the present course. He said that from this circum-
stance he was under the necessity of dissolving partnership with
her father. .

The young lady, who in apparnnee exemplifies all that one
would imagine had been adopted by dame Nature in une of her frolic-
some mooch, denied the change, and most energetically accused the
cruel Alwyn, who had treated her so.
The Magistrate said she had acted very improperly, and had it
not been for the interposition of Providence, might have stood
there to answer to a more serious charge. He, however, on re-
ceiving her pledge never to molest the ungallant Martyn again,
sent ha home with her mother.
As she quitted the office, she said, " Oh ! that my love—any
heart, should be thrown away upon such a spiteful ninny."
Mr. Martyn appears to be a very sensitive gentleman ; he was
under the necessity of sucking an orange, to prevent him from
fainting. The affair excited much laughter in the office.

ELOPEMENT.—The Nobility and Gentry in the neigh-
bourhood of tirosvenor-square have for ten days past been consi-
derably agitated in mind and conversation In consequence of the
elopement of a young lady of aonsiderable fortune, and not less
beauty and accomplishments. It appears that for some years past a
Lieutenant belonging to one of the East India Establish-
ments, and bliss resident in a street not far from North
Audley-street, bare long been attached to each other. About three
weeks ago the Lieutenant came home from his regiment, and de-
clared his pretensions to the friends of the lady, but was repulsed.
Means, howevert were devised to bring about a meeting, by the
lovers, and last t.urday they met in the Park, but the father of
the lady surprised them, and after addressing some bostilelanguage
to the young soldier, he took his daughter home. Still the lovers
were determined not to be baled, and a plan was arranged ac-
cordingly. The young lady, while walking with her father in I
Bloomahury-square, cetera a house close by, passed through a
small lawn or garden behind, out into the street again, where the
Lieutenant was in waiting, and both entered a coach and drove
oft The father, on hearing these tidings, supposed naturally
had taken the North road ; he therefore, without returning,
that way, but could obtain no clue to the fugitives, witrO;
his return, he by some stratagem ascertained were about to start
from the neighbourhood of Golden-square, whither, at an early
hour, he repaired yesterday morning, anti surprised the parties.
We are told that a contest took place between the father and the
Lieutenant ; but the result was, that the lady was conveyed to her
lather's mansion.

We regret to state, that in the heavy gale of the Gilt
instant, the Minerva, Captain Radley, which had gone down to
Dunleery for the purpose of assisting the sloop Providecce, Capt.
Evans, which had sunk, and the sloop Union, which was likewise
endeavouring to assist the Providence, both drifted on the pier,
where the Minerva shortly became a total wreck, a small part of
her rigging, together with her anchors, being the only articles
saved. The Certain, finding every effort unavailing, thought it
most prvdent to heave the vessel off to her anchors, when the sloop
Union, that was likewise endeavouring to raise the Providence, and
was also making sail to get off, in a heavy squall, drove on board
the Minerva and parted her from her ground tackling': they drift-
ed against the pier and sunk. It was an appalling sight to behold
two vessels sinking close to the pier, and one of them, the Union,
enveloped in flanies.—Dublin Journal.

REMOVAL. OF THE PRISON ERA.—Yesterday the prisonera
who stand committed on charges of felony, were removed from the
several gaols in the city of London and county of Middlesex, to
Newate, preearatory to their taking their trials at Justice Hall,
in the Old Bailey, which will commence on Wednesday next.
A gang of swindlers arc now circulating base sovereigns
and silver coin in south Wales and the artioinmg counties; they
are easily distinguished from the true coin, being defective in the
weight and ring.-11creford Journal.

DREADFUL. Al'I'.%TR AT WORCESTT.R.--011 Saturday
night last, as three men and two girls were walking in the streets
of Worcester, the men bejan to quarrel, when two of them seised
the third, and with a knife cut him across the throat, the chest,
and arms. He was taken to the Intim-tare. and the other men and
the women are In custody'.—Chcifenlions throxiele.

Yesterday (Sunday) a melancholy accident happened in
the Castlehill. A tradesmen residing There, while going up the
stair which led to his house, early in the morning, fell backwards,
mad fractured his skull. In spite of instant surgical aid he died
in a few minutes, leaving a widow and several helpless children—
Cokdowinit Mercury.
AUDACIOUS AND INEXPL/CASLE ROMDESY.—On the
night of Friday last, some villains climbed over the outside gate
of the Cheltenham prison. and actually stole a game cock and two
game hens from the dark cell where they were roosting. There
were at the time nine prisoners in custody in the upper cells, by
some of whom the thief was heard. A reward was offered next
day, and on Satimlay night the fowls were replaced !—the robber
returning in the sante manner, and escapirg a second time without
detection !