The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-01-05 00:00:00

POLICE.

NATTOK-GARDZI.
Yesterday, thirteen boys, from 0 to 10 years of
age, were brought up by an, Officer, charged as
being part of a gang of young culprits,rbed
committed many petty thefts. A quantity of toys,
handkerchiefs, military feathers, cakes, and oranges,
was produced, that had been found with theca.
Several of their parents appeared, some of whom
requested the Magistrate would send them to sea.
A widow woman, of decent appearance, who had
lately lost bee husband, was mach affected ; her
only child, a boy of seven years of age, was one
of the little Prisoners. It appeared that be had
been but a very short time initiated in the trail!.
He gave evidence against the remainder k aid he
had only known them about a week, and had got
acquainted with them when playing in the street.
They appeared perfectly hardened, and inured to
vice. On being told they should be sent to am,
they did not appear in the least affected. The Ms.
gistrate remanded them until next Thursday, and
observed, that he would iu the mean time inquire
in what way they might be sent on hoard one of
His Majesty's ships ; and that positively the awl
guilty of them should go.

The preparations in Kensington Palace for the
residence of the Duchess of Kau s MICR and the
Princess of WALES, have ceased fur the present, till
the families who reside there, either from their ok-
cial situationi,or as a matter of indulgence, which is
frequently the case in palaces, can provide them-
selves with suitable residences. The Dowager
Duchess of M&scaaarsa removed from the Palace
about a fortnight since. Dr. Caorr and Mn.
MEYN ELL Imre received orders toquit. We alto
underrtancl that NIrs.WII Y •antthe mother of Gil
neitil Vivre YARD, and the Misses WYsTaito. have.
received similar orders. _ _ _

Yesterday, soon after three,e'elock, the remains
of the late Mr. CAIPMEIL, the respectable and
well-known officer, belonging to the Public-office.
Bow-street, were removed from his apartments.ie
Bow-street, to St. Paul's. Covent-garden, buryieg
ground, where he was interred. The chief mourn-
ers were his brother, and Mr.STEPHEN Larsassa,
his son-in-law, who lately married his daughter.
They were follovred by Messrs. Macm ex us, To w•••
SEND, SAVER'', ANTHONY, RIVETT, PEARANS, and
ADKINS, the deceased's brother officers, and several
other friends, who attended to pay the last tribute of
respect. They wore silk gloves and hat-bands, ar d
a very elegant plume of- feathers was carried be-
fore. Every ornament was wed to make it as re,
spectable as a walking funeral could be made,
The following singular casualty took place lately
at Bitch-hill, near Longrigg. in Cumberland :
ELIZADITII ERRINGTON, the domestic servant of
JOSEPH FIDDLER, farmer, went to bed one evening
without the least sensation of pain. uneasiness, er
indisposition of any kind—though perhaps it may
be material to mention that she had complained of
the heart-ach two or three days before- Under
Such circumstances, as might be expected, she en-
joyed comfortable repose: bat, alas! the cheering
light of day visited her eye-halls in vain : she awoke
Welty blind ! In this doleful situation she conti-
nued almost a week, until a surgeon. conceiving
the young woman to he of a pkihoric habit, and
that tu LNCill or scoots had obstructed the organs
of vision, ',reviled on her to permit him to open an
artery. It may be interesting fur the world to kcuw
how this succeeded. On having her arm tied up.
the young woman swooned; but her sight was re-
stored the eso pent the operation was concluded—
how reach to her owe satisfaction, and the g eat
joy of he• f-iends, may be more easily conceived
than described.

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•10'3 ,4,• TO TUE EDITOR. -, •
St&—Some time ago 1 observed is letter in rut
Inverness Jonrnal, from the Orkneys, stating the
discovery thereof another Comet, nearly vertical at
eiglit o'clock at night, upon the 30th of November
Ist., • The letter stated, that the old Comet was at
thsit•thite still visible, and the new one was quits'
distinct to the naked rye: having several.brigtit
nights looked out for it, but in vain, 1 gave over
the pursuit; but this evening a gentleman who
lives with me discovered it, and shelved it to me:,
it is easily visible to the naked eke, and the nu.
,tens appears forger than that of the first Cosset—
it has yet no tail, but las it appears to be apprbach-
ing the Sun, and will probably be long visible, its
appearance will probably change in this respect.
Its situation this ni4ht, Kith December, was at
eight o'clock, with the Stars mot and su of the
Constellation Andromeda, 40. N. Let. fbnns near-
ly as equilateral trialigk. Through onrof Dollatrd's
threesSoet telescopes, it appears much larger than
the other Comet, still visible.
. You may depend upon the correctness of tins
piece of intomunion, the insevtion of which will of
conme gratify many of your Readers.
I am your consent Header,
H. lt. D.
Maktows, Taveramshice, Dee st6t 1•07-

r AJ'I4L ENTL WGENC'E.

tolasmouvi, MC 3.
This day arrived the Areager, Cisteskrual
canister, guit-brigii,frontacrusseetilidvre &Ghee.
Arrived the lame, tette; lirend, from INette-
rarai
The Ear'slus, of 36 gum, (he Won. Capt.. Dian.
des, sailed this aftenioon for 11ly ttiOtitit. to be paid
ott
As, Express was received here this :day foe tEu
braretroops who came home with Sir John MOO%
to be landed at this place. The 20th Regiment,
eonnuaaded by Colonel Row.* very fine body of
men, came onshore this eveaiug. and are gone into
quint:era. Several ether Regiments will land to-
morroa.
The Niobe frigate, Capt. Loring, which) arrived
Ztay from a cruise, spoke Sit Charles Cotton's
epedid tion,yeitli °only teu sail Oftrautiparts in tom-
pariy,'tht. rest having been dispersed in a gide of
wind.' One of 'the transports is put back to Spit-
head.
Sir Chsrlest Cotton, on his arrival off Lisbon, will
Agit his flag to the iliberaia of iou guns. The
Ylcrory of 100 guns, is fitting at Chatham for Sir
Sidney Smith's bag. The o%cera 514 (sew of the
Powspee are to be removed into her.
The Hercule, of 74 Ima, Hon. Captain Colvill,
came ap to Spithead on Friday, from St. Ilelen's.
The 4aressidleite Sir- Geo* Collier, with the
Eilakhreemter Wii;ftleeltoo, Estee, Waterer Castle,
stud Neoax, East ludiemen, curl Sinclair, for Bo-
tany Bay, are also retntned to Spithead. The Iri-
shmen are to take recruits on board, to join seve-
ral regiments in the East hlies. Colonel Prevost,
eisymnor of Norfolk-Wand, goes out passenger in
the Sfitalair.
The Ampaiess, Captain float*: al el the Blossom,
Captain Mem, are-yet cleialeed 'With the coaroy
for the blediterraneen, hr tontrary
The Frelie, Captain %iiiinyates, is fitting for a

for eap station.
• The Arsistoss, Carmarehess, Perseverance, aritt
MMus/ Indianan' sailed from Crooklitiven on.
Monday last, for the Donna, utulti convoy of die;
Sr. ,f/boa's, Coat. our-,11, from whom they parted
company in a gale of wstal.—Winft N. 11..
PLYMOUTH, JA'. 2.
Came in the Acid transport with troops (one of
the-Expedition tinder the command of Sir Charles
Cotten), from whom she parted on the 28th ult.
130 leagues west of Scilly, and carried away her
main-mast on Thursday evening. off the Deadinan ;
also the Ceres transport, one a the same convoy ;
RUSSiIi Company, Cartier, from lbeher ; and the
Hatubto' brig Jnlicouta, Suretnen, from Archangel
for Oporto, with wheat, detained by the JAI Bell
privateer ; the Nancy, Captain Harvey, from New-
foundland, was totally lost in Mill Bay, • ou 'rlturs-
day last.

TALMOUTU, .IAN. 1.

Arrived yesteriliv, His Majesty's ship Mittotave,
71 guns, Admiral it Charles eettOn ; the Aide-
ftre and Britezoia frigates, with atiott twenty sail
of transports. The remainder of thepsheilEf woe
and transports (composing the 'Ex ' ) '
supposed to haw. rite for Torbay. Oor,
beli
were separated by a violent gale of wind on the
19th ult. Also arrived the Mars cattier, of this
port, Captain Vinicoinhe, and has InOught in the
two American schooners, via. George Lorrord, end
Morning Star, Stueey, from Burdeilx, with thike
and break, hound to New Orleans.
This day arrived His Majesty's ship Plirghtki;
44 guns; Copho schoonPr, to gum ; and Zing.
George cutter, from a crnise.
On the Sloth nit. in lat. 45. 4g. north, the Mar;
cutter spoke His Majesty's ship Imittfatigable,alt
11. The Mars has also captured the American
ship Thalia. Captain Sellermati,. Kith wine mut
brandy, from Bordeaux, bound to Philadelphia,
out four da: s.
Arrived this afternoon, the slily Thames, Captain
Burns, from London, fur St. Kitts; parted with
the fleet four days since in a wile of wind, bywhish
the wfwlW were separated; on the following morn-
ing spotitillis Majesty's ship Artrea, offend ships,
odpposestiii "vat of the convoy, then in sight.
It is that His Majesty's ship, Swallow,
Captain bier, is lost, and all hands, near Scilly.
In the eastern isirttif Mount's Bay,neur Mullion,
an American ship is said to have foundered, awl all
on board peyjshed. We expect to hear of many
more shipwrecks; 1111 the storms during the present
week have beetillotbing less than hurrieones, and
several vesselsinivi no doubt foundered, that will
never more be hard of.
orxt., Jas.3.
Arrived and salle27 ftg. the River tin. frifding,
Capt. Freeman, freild'llenieraro.
n
The Count...* Darts" tow, MoNno, front Wil-
sninzton, is put into Di" in distress-.
The Otter, Bousosta *um the We't In iies
for Liverpool, sonic a lea ir anilwas burnt at sea,
oo the loth alt. and not the Lady Hood, as before
elated.

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