The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-13 00:00:00

A MYSTERIOUS CASE.

Somethirg more than a month since, a young woman of
interesting appt seance and address, shout 20 years of age,
applied at a house in George.coutt, Aylesbury-tercet,
rlerketswell, for a lodging. She represented herself as a
stranger in London, come to town for a stout time to attend
,retie business in Chancery, and wanting a lodging fur a
month or so. As she offered to pay her lodging in advance,
no farther inquiries were made, and she was accommodated.
It was soon discovered by the females in the house, hua-
cure, that she was tar advanced in a state of pregnancy ; ,
the eireamstaace was mentioned to her, and she did nut
attempt to drily it. An apothecary in the neighborhood
was spoken to to attend her in her confinement, which
recut uccuired in the early part of last we k, when
she was safely delivered of a fine infant. The ft-
mily, however, were surprised to see her next day up and
dressed, and when she Van remonstrated with, and rtanimled
of the risk she rail, she made light of it. This mill some
other circumstances drew the attention of the people of the •
1te....e more prertictilarly towards her, end on the evening
s.f Friday last, the fourth slay after she was pat to lied,
they ob.ri vett her co out with a small hag under her arm
Thad induced Mrs. Baker, the wife of a re.pectable printer.
who lodges in the house, amid a female friend, to follow at.d
watch her ; they traced lure through several 'treas tawarils
the New River, and when near Sadler's Well., she pan.r.l,
as if with au intertiou of throwing the bag over the parapet
wall into the river, but either her resolution ur her
strength. failed her, arid she poet...led to the fields u here 1
she sat down in a retired spot, op. tied the ling, and took
something out of it, shirk she tied up its a bundle, and agaln
closing the hag, took that and the boodle to the house of a
geollemsn near the spot. and .leposittil both at the door t
she was shunt to leave them in that sitnation, when Mrs.
Baker and bee companion tame forward and prevented.
Ou opening llo• hag, they found, as they expected,
the infant in it. The poor immerat was naked, amid
gasping fur breath ; the bundle containvd the child's
clothes. A watchman was called, amid the inhuman mother
was taken to the watch.house. (hi searching her, there
was found in her poseession upwards of 1,0001. in Bank of
England sad country bank mitts. It aas Mended that she
should the next slay be taken before the Magistrates at
Hatton-garden, but the anxiety she bad uudeuguile, and the
violent exercise of the preceding ev g, made her so
That it was tomtit oecessai yto .1. lay her examination. She
we/ removed with the utmost care to the wark.honse, where
she remains till her health shall lie so far established as to
permit of her being examined. Ai present she refaces to
give any account of herself, or to answer any questions.

Several fields of barley have been cut in this
neighbourhood. One 011 trite riot side of the :Moe,
in the bum 'date vicinity of the towto—rAlerccarrla
Paper./
At Boston cattle fair yesterday senniglit, the
show suss larger than is usual •t this season of the
year. Meated beasts sold at high prices, but store
cattle were little in demand.

At Newark fair on Monday, • man bought a
pony and paid for it in four five-guinea notes,
winch the receiver, on taking to the batik, found, to
his utter estottishment„ not to lie worth tiny thing.
they being of the Pontefract bunk, which stopped
payment some year. since.
Five millions of quarters of grain were, it seems,
imported into this country during the last year, •t
an expense of about twelve millions of money.
The corn laws, it was said by their advocates. were
to resider us independent of foreign supply ; but
they have neither answered that purpose, nor have
they given to the farmers that confidence with which
they ought to be Umpired. The French corn low,
itnposea direct duty on importation, for the benefit
of the revenue, and vary the amount according to
a graduated scale. When the average of grain in
France is at a moxiiitem price, no duty is paid on
importation, but when it. is as a minimum price, it
cannot he introduced but by meat of a heavy
duty. Thus the ports are eisisys open, and the
duty on importation fluctuates, and yields revenue
through all the gradations between the lowest sad
the highest prices.

THE Mil?.

!TER RACES. RACES.

41=.10

, TUCSDAT, AUGUST 10.
A Sweepstakes of 10p. each, fur all ages. Tsoto i.
(blond I.4lfoit mimed Sovetehm, 6.,r• oil, .....
Mr. E. L Cbselltous'6 Lam, 3-yrs old, Sat 7.b. . .......
Mr. West's e. by Sebm, 4.yrs uldr 1.. ..........
A Predate Stakes of 100 gs. etch, 45 go. ft. B.t. 416
One mile.

Mr. Chowttou's b. c. Tarragon, 3 yrs otsl walkr,t
The Cruesase Stakes of each for 3-yr old.; ,
Sal. 51b. ; fillies, ea. 311.. l►ue
Mr. Jones's to f. hrlinda ....
Charlion'o 1,. r. Torraym
Lord Deerhurot named aehf by Juniper, dam by 1116-0 ;
Mr. lkoddeaharn's b. c. by Deigliadors 4
A Sweepstakes of Sys. each, with 301. added. Two r., ' •
heals.

Mr.Strvens's Brown Betty, 5-yrsold, Pot. 4111
Mr. Arrbrio b. E. Surprise, 6.yrs nbl, Ho. :
Mr. Sodded'lnes b r. Jokey, 4.yrs old, Ist. 121 b

SHOOTING.

GROWIT CPoollllo.—This favourite sport commeuem
Thursday next (yesterday); the hied,. it iw irt lre nar., tiolon.
Iv ti it merowe. and very vlrong this year.—".Vw.rrw.kife I'oper.,
.4 eurreopusideut to the iitchlwit.h. olr.ertry Iliat tea.
AIM some owlet table pestilent awl theimw• haw
thr moor elnle to some of the moth. ea e104tie5..,..,1 rhtrn
hma dewtrwyed w ve.v great number i.f them; their 6mol ia
1,11.111.0.11 Me muJ Uffettallre that tIWI r rr.m, ~,,,,
wild bird. anil eolly dims. will nut 14p••••ricti
Will it he quite wwf. Co tile ;lawman t to iedule.: upon them
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