The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-01-19 00:00:00

CAMBRIDOR, JAR. 16.

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The Bishop of Liiicuin hap collated the Bev. Mr. Vince,
Professor of Astruionriv in this Unimitity, to the Arelides-
coney of Itedforol. vacated by the death of Dr. Shepherd.
The Bre. Hugh l'riee, M. A F. Moe of Queen's college,
is pi. 5e..4...1 by die Prtsident and Society to
the v.ilunble Rectory of Neaten Tony, near Salisbury. va-
cant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Elites.
The Hee. Thomas Webster, M A. Fellow of Queen's-
ge, is also preseuteit by the said President and Fulton'
to the Vicarage of Hug:ennuis, alias Onbibirton, in this
county, eaeaut M the promotion of Ilw Rev. John Hunt.
Mr. "Tragg, It A. of (lotto's-college, is elected a Fellow
of that Society
There.% John Burnett Stuart, M.. 4. late of Welford, has
been iustituted,ou his eon petition, to the iectury of Grap-
pcuhall, in the county of Clarifier.

The young lady, mentioned in Tuesday's Paper,
as having been seduced from her friends, iii the
neighbourhood of Hampton Court, by an Officer
in the Army, was, on Tuesday night, discovered
with her paramour, at a private lodging, near
Temple-bar, by Avraoxe and ADKINb, two of
the Bow.street Officers, who immediately put her
into a post-chaise, mid conveyed her to her father's
house in the country.
'llse Nireontitesi Ihntfiaownsr, whose huma-
nity is as eminently distinguished as the refinement
of her lerstistedhig and accomplishments, has
not only employed herself since her late arrival at
Brynkinalt, North Wales. in superintending the
arrangements of the tasteful and spiendid rlecora-
nous of her Lord'; newly-erected mansion, but has
charitably devoted some of her hours to a consi-
denition of the wants and distresses of the poor.
Her Ladyship has clothed between so and 90 of
the poorest cottagers in the enviions of arviikinalt,
sod is now further supplying many of them with
weekly allowances of dour, coal., &v.
Among the liberal benefactors to the poor, du-
ring the lute inclemeney of the weather, was JulIN
Coama. Esq. who not only ordered, as usual, in
ample allowance of beef, bread, and strong Leer to
be distributed to every poor family in Bteester
King's End, Oxfordshire, hut, with u benevolence
truly characteristic, extended his bounty and im-
parted comfort to the aged and necessitous of the
neighbouring parish of Weistllebury, Ly a similar
donation.
There is no truth, we understand, in the report
cf the death of Int'llAßD MANSIM Paiii.t.tes, Esq.
A shirt time since an unfortunate girl of the
town was sitting in the White Lion public-house,
Chatham, soil complained of being cold, upon
which an inhuman brute (a late tttt ing num) said he
would give her a warming, and instantly set lire to
her clothes, by putting a liglrteil candle up her
petticoats; the poor creature ran off in a fright,.
and before hit clothes could be extinguished, was
burnt in a most shocking uninner.—.Slie however
Was going on well, and was considered out of daii-
gto from the injury she had received from the
horn, when she took cold, and being seized with a
fever, died on Tuesday se'unight.--A Jury was
summoned to inquire into the cause of her decease,
who deliberated, by athoiirnment, two days, when
they gave in a vet-dia.—Died by the Visitation of
God.
Now is the time to procure favourite numbers in
the ensuing Lottery from' the !It'd; o'S England, as
the Tickets hay.' just collo:termed Jeli.e;ye by the
cashiers. By applicaiik,ll at a beettoesl (obese, any
' number may now be untaineil, except those among
the Fifteeueluthdred Tickets given by the Coa-
-1 tractors.