The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-01-05 00:00:00

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As a ch,irman was passing by the Bast in +e
Green Park, yesterdry, he observed the lie .s.l nqd
shoulders of a female sticking above the ire in
pan of the surface which had been broken since the
recent thaw. He immediately gave an ale-m t and
the body being taken nut, was found to h- thlt of
the niece of the Landlord of the Truimphstit Cha-
tint public house, Piccadilly. Aho•tt four worts
ago she had a dispute with her awn, and left Th.?
house shout tocveli eloek a' night, saying that she
would drown herself, end never region #li•e. Sh.
was dressed in the same clothes she wire on the
night she left the house. As no ten, eof her enold
he discovered until yesterday, it is ymposci she
went direialy and threw 'herself into the ?sane. She
had hens a beat:rift:l giti. The body was identified
by her otily brother.
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Ai it it so e-4nerron of tato years fnr gentlemen to
ailverrirre for wive. I.nnw.itig a slot of enotparrocy,
it may not be unace. ptlble. at the pre-rot ev.tieal
moment. to recommend t,r 411 such. and to biche.
lor; in general. to beeortw the ..thmrs of that 14dt
odd lady. relict! Dame h 1)il I Ver. Ste can bestow. ,
with ti liberal hand. Tear an.l Tweeter e Theeqe••
•f* Pored'. If any lotto is, let thorn clew the soils
and very opulent tor.!,ento ra dr* Rr ttol 1,1,4PrY•
whieb cooteasores Dr ;wing the • eth issuot.
Ot tvw deleck en Monday mot., keg. A fit. sem
;hoovered ih the ts4-11,%ser of Nit. NANO. rr Mei I.
none ; but. by the t itely a1...t .n. e e the .fin ors
and prlcairs of the Rinst Docks. is al si &tic M.
hatsaunts. ass an es were sinsensklisti ihnl=
material ittjttry bras Jone. primes te the
at the depot said gowa

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WESTMINSTER SESSIONS, he.
BefeteW LLIAM MAIt•WMUNG, Etc. and the Justices
of the Peace for the City and Lately of West..

minder.
. . FORTUNE TELLING.
Elisobetb Jones was brought before the Magis-
trates, under the Vagrant Ad. Ann Lacy, a very ,
tall girl, of an innocent countenance and simple
manners, was the principal Witness against her;
and from her evidence it appeared, that this pro-
phetess had prevailed upon the poor girl to admit
her into her master's house, in Hanover-square, in
order that she might make known to her the events
of her future life, of her sweetheart and fortune,
and, in the sequel, persuaded her that it was neces-
sary she should have certain articles of value in her
possession, for a limited period, in return for which
she would give her a talisman, of an extraordi-
nary nature and influence, which had wrought
such miracles as had never been known before.
Vans wrought upon, this credulous girl gave her
two.silver table spoons, six tea spoons, a one pound
note, a shilling, a shawl, and a silk handkerchief.
In return fur which, she received something wrap-
ped up in a piece of paper, which she was to lock
up very carefully until her return, and by no means
to examine it. She was then told her charm would
be fulfilled at five o'clock, at which hour she would
come back with the articles in her custody, and
omi to her her future fate; on leaving the house,
she striAly enjoined the girl neither to look behind
her, nor to watch which way she went, for in that
case the charm would be broken. Notwithstanding
this injundion, and the powerful desire of knowing
her fortune, the girl was induced to follow her, and
when she had gone as far as Grosvenor-square, over-
took her in the ad of running away; she, however,
recovered the possession of the articles ; and the
prophetess, it appears, was not aware of her own
fate, for she was taken into custody by a Police
Officer, and, after an investigation before a Magi-
strate, was committed to prison.
The Police Officer stated, that she did not then
appear quite so well clad as when taken into custody.
'The CHAIRMAN told her, she belonged to a set
of people who were a pest to society, and who, un-
der pretence of telling fortunes, imposed upon in-
nocent and credulous people, and most frequeatly
robbed then,. He then informed her, that, had she
been taken after five o'clock, she would have been
tried in a very dofferent manner ; as it was, it was
his duty to sentence her to six months imprison-
ment, and hard labour during that time ; but if she
should he again brought before the Court on a si-
milar offence, she would he imprisoned two years ;
and fora third offence she would be transported as
a rogue and vagabond.
The Prisoner appeared to be about 50 years of
agO, of a swarthy complexion, dressed in a grey
cloak and gypsey hat, and in every other resped
carried all the charaderistics of one of the Sybilline
sisterhood about her.