The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-05-29 00:00:00

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IBOW•IITRE t?
Yesterday a woman, of miserable appearance, uaratd Marl
Drgheriy, Sc. brought up by Jeffries, one of the Patriot,
charged mailer the Vagrant Act fur having been fuund begging.
The Prisoner has lat,ly bean in the habit tif loitering ablaut
the residence of her &cal Highness the Princess Sophia of
Ointment', and frequently obstructed her Royal Highness
on getting iglu her carriage, fur the purpose of begging ; she
also molested every wens who went to the house, in
erausegiseuce of which Jeffiies was applied to, and be appre-
heridrd the Prisoner on Sunday, begging of a Geutlemaa as
hr alighted from his carriage. After a suitable reprimand
she was drachm grd,

During a very heavy gale on Tuesday afternoon,
fifteen or sixteen large fish, of the species culled
l;rawt•us, were &teen on shore at ItlevagiAey
several of them measured bow IS to YO feet in
I length. A vast number • f them appeared in the
bay, and bring observed by the persons engaged
in the preventive service, were mistaken for u tuft
wf kegs, and in the hope of obtaining u rich price,
Hew beets were manned and put out, regardless of the
.saerneridgius sea then going Having ascertained
their mistake, they were on their return, when our
i of the boats unfortunately upset; and of seven
' miro.who were on board, three, noosed JOHNSON,
CLAIM. and Ilawrat DOE. Vs eiveloplot tunuttly
dammed, the others were limbed up..
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re TAI ID, TOR bp nit attifism rams.
hsve read with the Wined anemia* in several new*.
papers the reports of what peeved tra Friday leaf in the CMle
sistorial Leen, in the sett which I preferred agonies Laffy
tractor for adeltiky. Not having been myself pmt.'s., Ido
tit home whether itsey, or any et theta, ere/weed, or incur.
reel; bet I feel lapel( humid, in justice to my ewe thane.
ter, to declare thriegli you to the paddle what dm case ac-
tually wag.
I bad preferred (as I have jolt stated) • suit againet Lady
IP.rali toe fur adultery; bet hr, the course of Is circumstances
having come to my banish-Ogg which tatty onviswerl me of
bee imeemienee, I directed Illr. Nielsen, toy Preeturb to with.
draw the wit on my pail, which was dame secordiegly, sod
afterwards mat • written paper to him, and ski so Dr.
Swathe/. my Seaier C.mnscl, and desired that this rase* for
withdraw/mg the sail might be stated in open Coen.
We hail also agreed lie • deed of ueparaboo • but because
1 would not excrete it until the suit hail Ifni been withdraw.
or her part alai), lest my motive for withdrawing it might be
misinterpreted, the suit was nudisu.d by Lady Erabine's
'Proctor, against me, though seine had been withdraw.,
which gave die opportunity of reading the above-eseatitieed
paper to the Coail, or of hiving the effect of it stated by my
Counsel, as I had requested ; bat from the septets in several
newspapers, 1 found, to my great surprise, my Counsel, nut
uoly mann sitting Lady &shim's iteilt, 'bough I had ea.
treated them to declare my fullest conviction of her input-rice
as the cause of say alibis awie‘ the suit against her, but im-
puling to me lbe cohabiting with her, believing her tm be
guilty, although there was them au allegation of any such co-
habitation before the Court.
Heist( ignor•ut of whin pained in Court, I impose neither
malice our inUtake to the several Remoter% or any of them;
bet kaawieg that my Proctor and my Counsel of Cuneem
that. eialegatel, it is my iutention to %need is Court WI the
alb of Josue, lociag the next Court day; to justify my coo-
-1 duct to the world. _

In the paper above-mentioned, which 1 trassmitted toimy
Proctor, for whom I have a very great respect, I stated, that
haviug uow a mur■l cosivictiou of Lady f.c.kitie't itistoctuer,
ghouls' Wok' is wicked to subluit the evidence 1 had vireo
to the Court for its judgnscut, sad to the world through its
publication, whim to my omniscience 1 slow believed the
charged he► laidelity to be unfuniaded.

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I am. Sir, sour obeilimit servant,
Suuday, hiss, 21, 1821. ERSKINE.

SIR JOSHUA ItRYAOLDS.

On Saturday Me. Christie sold at his ROOMS the remain-
log Oil Sketches, Uu6uishrd Fortraior, Sketch Book., is
which occasional Criticisms are inserted, many Drawings,
and likewise the Easel of that distinguished painter, a relic
we regret the family soeused to into oak. uu WWI to preserve.
The priseipal Sketch Books were purchased by Mr. Broader!!
fur 160 guisess; Mr. honer was Mr. HerschelFs competsior.
Mr. &Mlle purchased one book coulaming siinei).sis leaves
for 20 guineas, and Ile Rogers also procured a specimen
for 16 guineas. A fairly written copy of the Joo.ney to
Flanders laud Hiißaud, published iu the second submit uf Sir
Joshua lit ynoldes %Turks by Mr. Matuue, was withdrewu by
Me. Gwalkies, executor to the 'Marchioness of Thorioad,
Under the idea of its bring an original manuscript. The
sketches is the hooka art alight and tiuprilect, made during
his tears us the Coutitseat, and chicly is Italy. The criti-
cisms os the pictures he saw there are very vernal, aid
loosely written; moot of them evidently is early life, and
hum their imperfect and careless style of cempointiois, give
nu promise tif the literary istuowts of Sir Joshua ikrywold•
subeiguently acquired by the publication of his excellcat
Discutiesi s.

A Portrait of Sir inshu•, painted by himself, nearly
equal to that purchased by Lord Norosm woo in the first day's
sale fur 134 traitress, was obtained by Grueral Phipps fur 38
&»0..

The cvkbrated mahogany Easel sold for SeVeil guise's.
Thus ended the sale of the various works and professional
studies of this great artist, the whole of which, highly to the
honour of Englishmen, were sold at usseecampled prices, wa-
der the skill and superinteodenee of Mr. Cb • 'e, whose
gessilesnauly demeassour during the evillest was the subject of
uni I praise. The sale closed with a plaiskr boat of
Michael Angelo. When it wile to the hammer, Mr. Clio kale
observed, that as the last wends pronouuced by Sir Joshua
Reynolds to She Chair of the Royal Academy was the name
of Michael Angelo, nu should he conclude by disposing of his
(avow lite bust.

Lido or a Figueroa Pile, said to have been purchased for
the Britiala NM itutiou, vas bought by Sir Charka Luss fur
the Kist, aril is suet it Carlton Palace.

THIGH TRAP.

On Monday evening last, as the constable of the night was
walking his roused near 11-anennttr-oateet, Bor ... ioo ghats', he
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M. the V/U046111 shutter of a cellar.nisidaw lifted up; a ;Mee
Bunt under It at the same time cullung out, All's well !"
" Yes," said she constable, jumping upon the shatter, " All
is right and safe;" and insosed•ately •pritigiug his rattle,
brought several watchmen to his aid. tio knocking up the
inmates, who were fast asleep, they examined the cellar,
when in a corner they funnel the rozue, whi had her, em-
ployed in conveying to his confederates on the outside, to-
bacco, cheese, Asc. which he had Lund iu the cellar. He
was conveyed to prison.

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ifETTIKG-ROOM, hieNoay. MAT U.

MAST.
If to I eget Cashmere 17 to 1 oust lock
to 1 asst ItegoualJ 14 iu 1 scut Coralip
6 Se 1 aural Tromoiliao • 15 to 1 .got Doke of Tusk
Bolvoirisa from V to 1 bas goat bock to 10 to 1.
3 to 1 opt Aortal* 5 to 1 soot Zo%l •
3 to I opt My Lady I It to 1 sad Postal:fro.

M4ItIfET&

CORN EXCHANGE, 310nDli, MAr 49.
Having • large supply of Wheat this sitorisiac, time sates
were heavy at she prices of this day se'isuitill. and alai, the
finest qualities were disposed uf. The Malting sautsais being
stow 1111.111 WINE:, mod the rangy of Barley 'mint rather large
the demand was very trilling, aud crew the Guest sawitik;
with dilfiralty obtained last Musiday's prices: Ore iaelsor
Will art 1.. per gnarls: ebeaper. 0.1. nic 1.. per quarter
dearer than uu ibis day week, but the soles were Out sa brisk
es
art Friday. la Beans and Yeas ou
CURRUNT TRICE OF GRAIN.
Whims. Kest &lose& 36s 64s Grey Pease. Uf. 30s
I (Ks 604 Small 204

--Ns** .....44. Ns Tick ditto . .. tje Vs
--Furtive ......60e 00e flats, Potato ..24. ttis
Rye l6. 26. Pulsed Oats
Sarin 10. ith Feed Outs ...11. 10.
kilt sem 66. Flour per sack Ibe bus
while Perm $O. 34* Rape Flour,
per best . .121 361
11.41.4.i.4..i.i..53,4 40!

IMPORTATIONS LAST wits.
Zig Solo Wheel, 8,098; Barbey. -3;trt 11,488;
0.•., 13.301; 14ev, 301 anus, 1,893; Pees*, 437.
Eueihis 11.154 Asa emu.

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smirtinzi.b MARtET,- MONDAY, MAY 28.
The market was akeadautly supplied this morning wish
all drseriottows of otiose Cattle, iu eonsegneuee of skill the
priers are rather lower. These is a slight a 'racialists is tin
prices of Hay, Straw, and Clover.
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Two sink the oral per 111191111 of 81k.
Seef....3s. SO. to 4s. 13. S Head of Cattle this doe t
Hutton as. Lk to 4s. 4d. Beasts 2,230
Isainb...bs. 04. to 13s. 11.1. %keep sod Lambs. lB,lfiu
Yea1....45. id. to Si. 134 Calves
Pork... 3s. 111.1. to Si. 4J. l rigs
.. 240
H A 11. MA R I( ET.
Hay........ 3/, 10a. 04. to 41. 46. Sd.
Clover .. 41. Os. Od. to 51. 3a. Sd.
Straw