The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-10-10 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED.

John Purser, Bowyer-lane, Gmbrrwell. Surrey, and Ilull.street,
St. Luke Old.street, dyer, from October 1, to October 29, at ten,
at the Bankrupts' Court.
Richard llooton. Richard Richards, and William Wilkes,
Bordesley, Warwickshire, iron-manufacturers, to November 28, at
eleven, at the Royal llotel, Birmingham.

BANKRUPTS.
li'tt.t.t.sts HALL, Butter-lane, warehouseman, to surrender,
October 11, 28, at ten, and November 19, at eleven, at the Bank.
rupts' Court. Solidtots, Messrs. Birkett, Taylor, and Cox,
Cloak-lane.

JANE ParmiLE, London-road, Borough, victualler. October
15, 22, and November 19, at eleven, at the Bankrupts' Court.
Solicitors, Messrs. date and Hardwick, Lawrence-lane.
CUART.E3 HENRY WITHERINOTON, Borough-road, South-
wark, apothecary, October 11, at twelve, 25, at one, and November
19, at two, at the Benktupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. Cooper, New
Inn, Strand. _ . _

ROPIERT FATACLOITcm. Liverpool, painter and easier, Octo-
be, 23, 2n, and November 19, at one, at the George Inn, Dale-
meet, Liverpool. Solicitors, Messm, Lace, Miller, and Lace,
Liverpool ; and Messrs. Taylor and Roscoe, King's Ilench-walk,
TeinPle. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY.
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Left at tießaiii;tiploific;;iintiei ii&.ii:ii;;.7W.;c:ll7. 16, sec. 6.
JOSEPH COULTMARD, Old City Chambers, Bishopsgate-street,
cable and anchor.merehant and trader. (Filed (lct. 4.)
JoH w PO wit.t., Southampton-buddings, Holborn, tailor. (Filed
Oct. 6.)
DIVIDENDS.
November I. James Cox, Week Mill, Wells, Somereetshire,
miller, at eleven, at the Rummer Tavern, Bristol.—October 29.
Philip Cella, George.street, 'Binaries, wine.merehant, at ten, at
the Bankrupts' COurt—October 29. Richard Crosby, Eden-place,
Kentish Town, bookseller, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court.
I,—November I. Joseph Roberts, Iligh.flolburn, cotn.dealer, at

HSZASD and Co. the present Contractors, sold in Shared
Two Prizes of 26,0001., the 31st of August last. Next Tuesday
30,111101. Prizes
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(Oct. 18) Six Prizes of 20,0001. with other Capitals, must all at/
drawn. Huard and Co. are selling at their old-established Ottlosai,
Royal Exchange, 26, CorohiU, and 824, Oxford-street. where chap
InAaharecElitiolsotiat:_yTAhllethiedre
Sold in the last year's Lotteries alone Five Prizes of ;wow. mid
2°,1r11. Fdlti
appearing every night in the burial ground of Christ-chia
Blackfriars, has been revived during the lut week, and numbed,
people have been observed at a late hour gazing through the i
palisades, in the expectation of having a sight of the reputed eat
natural being, which is represented to pay its nightly visits dm
the tombs. The delusion has been strengthened by a trick
to be some evil disposed persons residing in one of the absc
streets in the neighbourhood, who have been very active M-toneet-
ing a crowd with a view of benefiting by it themselves, In tibia
they have succeeded too well, by levying contributions On that
pockets of the credulous, many of whom have. been deprived of
silk handkerchiefs. and other useful articles. The lice die cf thei
parish ham taken some boys into cus'ody, having discoveted the.*
lurking about the burial ground. On their being questioned holt
they gained admittance, as the gates were regularly closed evert
evening, and the iron palisades which enclose the thatch-pita
being very high, they gave the following account of the tranitattiOS
They laid, that they were requested by some strangers to asget
themselves to be put over the fence, on receiving a small graspityg
and they were instructed to hide themselves behind the tomb.. smal
occasionally to rise suddenly from their hiding places, glidg arcg
pates from the spot, and as suddenly to disappear by crumbing
behind some tomb or headstone. This was practised in diriderli
parts of the church-yard by the boys in succession and the cre-
dulous part of the people, who were usually passing, on ibbilne
them, really believed that it was an unembodied form whit!) *a
bibited itself in different parts of the burial-ground. Implitput
with such a notion, they have given currency to the ridictdous Nitta
which accounts for its beirg .to prevalent in the neighbereausd
Blickfriars.