The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-05-17 00:00:00

DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE.

Yesterday Mr. Burton, an undertaker, of Beihnal.green,
was scandalously attacked is the public street by 24 tofu•
rioted mob, under the following cireuesstanceat—Mr. Bur-
ton, in the course of last week, was applied to to bury a
corpse lying is Great Nichol...street' slid having feruished
the cello, he agreed with the friends of the deceased to he
paid his bill before the corpse was removed to the church-
yard of St. Matthew, Bethaal-green' for interment; accord-
ingly, he attended yesterday at the house with pall, cloaks,
scarves, batbaods, gloves, scr. with bearers to carry the body ;
but on presenting his bill for payment, according to agree.-
meat, there was no money forthcoming, but merely pro-
mises of payment on a future day. Mr. Burial not tie-
ing satisfied with such promises, refried to have any
revolter trouble with the businem; he screwed up the
coffin, and left the house with his men, taking wkh
them all the funeral habiliments; upon which he war fol."
lowed on his way home by a mob who wailed Mr. Bar.
too sad his men with the greatest violence for refusing so
bury the corpse; they pelted them with atones and other
missiles ; some of them struck Mr. Berko' on the head. At
length he was obliged to lake reface to • house frum the
violence until the peace °dims arrived, and rescued him
frum their v.ngeance. One trif the riasyleaders was secured
lid conveyed to Worship-street Polietwiface, where he Was
held to bail for the snack.

THE FONDS—Yesterday brier a Holiday there w very,
little doing; boot upon tee •rule the temdtet looked eeri.
Correols were 79/1. for the &teener, and duue at 71034 for
the opener' of Cereals in libeler, aceonnt.

The South Sea Company salsecriptions for the Pension Coy.
tract amoaused UM Viednesd.y at owe u'eissefs, to Duly
1,6110 000 f., wb 5,000,0001. is the cam necewsry to en-
title them lo mate an off r. This is the ream* of their
auti-atiesidaisee un Wedaraday at the Treasury Chastise's,
as stated in Tit Bamon Paris of yesterday.
Oa Monday semuight • most shocking affray took place
in Water.streel, Carmarthen. A bride of the Dame of DAVID
Ltwts was beating most unmercifully his algid holier and
mother, and • person of the name of DAVID Rtcotaans. a
halter, slapped la to interfere between sheen, when LSwia
took not his knife and stabbed him its the titsfy Its seves.s
places. He now liar with very little hope of his rccusely.
Lists has since absconded.
Oa the night of Friday last, between seven and eight
**cluck, while Mr. ELLIOTT, the tobacconist, was ',smug
through' field at the Bursas Bridge, near Newcastle, he ob.
served • young womas lying near is a haystack, appal...Hy
eacoascious of the dreadful storm to which she was exposed.
She was nearly beatimbed with cold. Mr. E. raised her with
difficulty, and cosducird her to • public-house at hand, kept
by Mr. ROSINTON. By the kind and humane attention of
Mrs. Howasoa, she recovered, and has ever since by b..,
benevolence b, en figruishrd with board and lodging. liar
name is MARIA WALLACI. She appeass to b• about IO t.r
17 years of age, veiy modest and well behaved. She we.
jooraeyiag from Loudon to Etliiibusph (where her ninths r
bets) oe foot, and having wily • halfpenny is her onkel,
had souk down through wariness and want, and most Ine-
vitably have perished, if she had net bees rescued in the way
described. Some charitable individuals have raised • sib.
acripsioa to pay her purple Leith.

On Friday last two troops of she 2d dragoon
guards matched from Newcastle barracks for Car.
lisle, two for York, and two remain.
A new course hos been made at Buxton pow.
mot, to ibeei.suiag races, sod great spoil is sub-
cipatee.

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