The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-10-15 00:00:00

POLICE.

01111.1bRALL.
On Satmday, Mrs. Addison, a poor woman who
keeps a little dip in Flast-markur had two h&c..
soneirms lodged leggiest-hr. use fee net hawing ali.
cornet la sell medicines, and tbs other forollingskind
of herb snuff, which purportedto be a core for the
head-ache. She plead•A guilty to hods informa-
tions, and the Alderman vu under the necessity
of conviaing her in a mitigated penalty.
Several innkeepers wont summoned for suffering
waggons and carts to stand alas., it their doers, to
the great annoy ance an] obstruct ,a of passengers
in tar streets. The complainants w-r- ahop-keepers,
who said they did nit want so much t iecaver the
penalties, as to prevent a nuisance whim was an la•
jury t;) their trade. The Alderman said, such a
nuisance must not be He would remit
the penalties this time, hut sl:mild certainly inflift
them if ever suc,, a complaint c•ime before hint.

WOIASH:P•STRZET.

Saturday a r.an and two worn e^ were Ciatied
with having taken in unlawful Insurances in the pre-
sent Lottery. They were apprehehdea a. halm
in the neighbf irhood of Drory.lare, sev-ral
papers with numbers and names v i tousd
on them. Two persons swore th ...'s miht strut*
down the numbers, and the ••• re‘eived their
money. The ma• and one u •Hn were tonsusitted
to the House of Corrcdtion fur two months ; tie
other wont= was dismissed.

61111LSOILOVOff-sTRUT.

Saturday a It.dicrous examination took place at
this office :—A country fiddler who walks
about the town, and is blind of one eye, was charged
with being found in the area of a gentlemen's
house in Lawn Break.-- A - wbo '
about the house
o'clock on Fria(

and immediately 4.
servants, who salli

on being disturbed,
rifted the sosottsy
resolute than her

kitchen tongs, and
watchman. The

strayed horn •

drunk, and fell
found. He was
refrain from drunkenness.

house in Lower Beset-street. A porter who jobs *
about the house discovered the prisoner at moo
o'clock on Friday, concealed tinder the area
and immediately gave informatics to the rest log=
servants, who sallied out to secure the robber. Hes
on being disturbed, groaned most hideous's, and ter.•
rifted the motley grasp 9f *errant,. The cook, more •
resolute than ser companions, moved him with the i•
kitchen tongs, and he was given in charge so the
watchman. The poor fellow, it appeared, had
strayed from a neighbouring pablirbouse, blind
drunk, and fell down the area steps, where he was :
found. He was discharged with a reprimand to
refrain from drunkenness.
A share of the prize of 10 drawn a few dial
since, had been purchased by,. young map,
iwyman to Mr. Sit•w, sadler, of Manchesw.
One of the Cambridge wagg,.ns was robbed on 1
Saturday morning of a box, cortaining articles to
the value of tlOl. on its way to town.
Sista DAY.---The Ticket, No. ei,713, drawsoa
Saturday a Prize of 1,0001. was sold at Bin's. on 111
Thursday last, where No. 10,214, t Prize of 10.0001. ;4
No. 20,721 and 21,713, Priv sof 1,0001. each, and
Na. 22,385, a Prize of 5001. this Lottery, have
already been sold, shared, and registered. 'lle .„
Lottery now has only four day: to draw: The first..
drawn Ticket acct Wednesday is entitled to 10.0001.
the first-dravt. 1',..1-et the ant day of dravri.g to '1!
20,0001. The N'!:-el irornens,:ly rich. titet Nice 14
moderate, and Tckets and Shares, warrar,ed urs. ,
drawn, will contiate on sale till nine
Wednesday morning, at both cf I.ll.n's o.iiccs, No.
4, Corrthill, and 9, Charing-Crows, w' the for. --
Ornate holders of the Capital Prlzes a ~:atly draws
May receive their money sou demand.

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTIMOt 1 11, OCT. 12.
Arrived the Allianev, Captain Robson, from the
Bay of Honduras, bound to London ; and the
ilia transport, Captain Coates, from Alderney,
with nroopa.
• A six.oared cutter, belonging to the Potopiemtit,
Capt. Larford, upset tins morning neor the Hospital-
wall. Fortunately Captain Dunbar, in the Andette's
boat, was near, and, with the assistance of a wherry-
man, picked the whole of the men up, and took
them to the Gladiator, where every necessary atten-
tion was paid to them.
Sailed the Knit, lately arrived cram the Mediter-
ranean, to be paid off at Chatham. Several vessels
for the Downs sailed under her convoy.
Sailed the .Eguptienne, of 50 guns, Hon. Capt..
Flaeming, on a cruise.

The frehtstse frigate, Capt. Bennet, is to convoy
the ships which are now colleeing at Spithead for
the Mediterranean.

■UXHAM, OCT. 11.

Arrived last evening His Majesty's ship Lath!
Meirtik, Capt. Thickness ; and, this morning the
Mars, of 7 guns, Capt. DufF.
. Sailed in the afternoon the Mars for the westward,
and the Nemesis on a cruise.

DEAL, OCT. 12.
Sailed the City o! London Calf-win, Ceylon, Gen.
Stewart. and the Windlrani, East Indiamen ; and
several other homeward-bound vessels for the Riv.r.

Came de • n from Sheerness the M•nFi' gun-brig.
Arrived the I)todeas armed ship and Ifee/a bomb,
from a cruise off Boulogne, and remain in the
Downs with His Majesty's ships as per last; and
several outward-bound •essels.