The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-05-31 00:00:00

" TO MISS DUNCAN.

Nl.clam—The b•-ater minuet me your gerran. ho nuttla
inquirum at the Of for me. I bee leave to sat, ',rem.
equeernevl (nnly) o writers 6ur papers—having nothing farther
with tate Offie. thae their uluervatvins, with their
initial at teemed thereof. Your humble servant,
25tb May, IoOS. G. Rill NSONI.^

It may be perhaps matter of surprise that such
a system of swindling could have been carried on,
of this description, for so long a time, to su:h
ex-
:ant, and with so much sticcess. Such, however,
is the faCt. Mks DUNCAN, upon whose bank he
drew most Largely, unfortunately expressed her
suspicions of him, as may he seen by his note, before
they were communicated to the Office of Tat Bal.
r isu Pans, which put this swindler upon his guard,
so as to avoid discovery. The person who used to
call for the answer to his notes, we understand, hid
the appearance of a lawyer's clerk, sometimes
carried a bag, and said, his mister, Mr. G.
Jounsoic, lived in the T.mapte. The last time he
called he had a parcel of letters in his hand ad-
dressed to the performers of the several Theatres,
from whence it is presumed, that his system of
swindling has been carried on to a very catisiderabi.e
extent. This public notice may, perhaps, not only
check this abuse at present, but prevent its repeti-
tion in future.
The EDITOK of Tat Burka Ps ass and of Toe
Gimes never did apply, in a single instance, to any
Pet lot iner, fur any order, tLket, or accommodation
at the Theatres; nor did he ever allow any person
concerned in these Establishments to take that li-
berty, nor is there any person of the name of JOHN—
ion bellow:1g to them. He is 'lurches e not a little
mortified to think that any approbation of Miss
DLN,;*.ei, MISS MILLOS, and others, expressed ir.
those Papers, should be suspeetel by them as sprir.g-
ing from a sinister motive, and tier, as is the fast,
purely from their own merits.

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EPSOM PACES.

The road from town to Epsom was yesterday
crowded from an early hoar, with peslestrians,
equestrians, and carriages, full of company of
every descriptlon, all anc:ous to see these interesting
races.
The Derby Stakes were won Ly the Earl
Egremont's b. c. by Gehenna. out of Cii/ctri,be.tt•
his Lordship's ch. c. by fra.r,, which WS•
favourite, amt several others.
The Earl of Grosvenor's b. c. by yak, 8011,
of Tulip, lost it by only a neci:. It was a hoe
Betting ti to 4 against the Tu!.p colt.
Tnere was also another match for 1001.
was won by Mr. EDMOND% b/ Gaulle
The P,ince of Watts, Lord GaserTLlTi -
great number of fashionable company wens
the course.
During the first race,a man, in incautiously
ing the course, as the horses were running,
two of them down, by which accident, one .
jockies severely hurt. There was a great
of confusion at the close of the day, nu sense q.
rellino' in consequence of tha great croud upon
grou;:d.

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ANN IV LINA f:7- MEETING
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atAit IT I ~.!;LtmEN ;1. Tlik: c vim curt.
ciivito: (4- ST. Mill-
Yesterday being,. the Anniversary Meeting
Charity Children In the Cathedral Church
Paul, an appropriate sermon was preached .
occasion by Geo kGt, Lord Bishop of Burros..
The children colleaed to the number of about
thousand, all dressed in new clothes, observing
the greatest order and propriety, and took thew
seats on the scaffoldings that had been ereded for
them under the dome. The sight of such a nun's-
ber of beings, preserved from want and all its -
sequences by public benevolence, was equally a
ing and impressive. It was impossible for .
contest speftator to behold them with indifference.
The circular space below the children and surround-
ing the pulpit, and the long aisle from the chic
to the great gate, were crowded by a very numerous
and elegant cong,egation ; for whose accommoda-
tion seats had been ereded. and placed i.s such
manner as to give each individual an opportunity
contemplating the seslrroly under the dome.
At twelve Wand:, service commenced with ,
tooth Psalm, by all the children ; the renting
psalms were channted by the Gentiem:n of the' • -
and the children joined in the G:oria Pa:ri to
Psalm. After the first lesson, the Te Dean
performed, by the Gentlemen of the Choir s
alter the second lesson, the Jab/fait Dr). Thrnugh-
out the whole, Mr. %Yr.'s** voice was m..s: hap
pity exerted, anal fillet the space with astorishing
sweetness and strength. Before the Prayer for the
Kisn, the Corona:iv?: Anthem was given by the Gem.
tlemen of the Choir, joined in the Grand Chorus
by the children.
More the Sermon, all the children joined
t 13th Psalm, and the service concluded with
With Psalm, executed with great reitr'hisat
grand chorus of H a %,) et. by the gontiernen
Choir. partially joined by the children, who
have been instruCted with great attantion to be
to perform with so much ';nstnecs and truth.
I!
IPefatiA rl s were pecl!iay grand and affeCting,
and the number of voices all rais2d at the same -
ment filled the ranked roof with the most
ltd herroony. The boys and girls were
alternately in the grriat el:de ; and each sm..
displayed a flag, describing its parish and num-
ber. Donations v ere coneded at the door '-
large amount; and every person, possesied of
I meats of humanity, witnessed the delightful
ale with triumph and admiration.

. The Master of the Elizab rk, Which 3n ivzd
Leith, on Monday, from Tcnningen, repsris, r
before he left that placc, there had been one -
severest hurricanes of wind ever recollts9eJ. in
considerable damage had been done to the shipping,
that the I. ,r,l Demean. of Leith, had been 4.
thirty yards above the comm in high water
and the liftwilio.), of Aberdeen, was qn:te
a wreck ; and, that several other vessels had 1
tbeir cables, anchors, and roasts, anriouffered
damage.
le*.ter from Malaga, May 4, says,—""
American. from Virginia, with flour, bound
di!, has just arrived in the port, it having been
titied to ber the day before, that the 134 y of
and St. Lunar were both blockaded. The
ref this city and environs condr.tieeito be
The American, of course, had not heard the
fleet had raised the blockade.
A few days ar, at Thorganby, mar York,
rookery belonging to Joan DustesiNorron,
young rook was taken out of a nos% in every
retie:l, but completely white; while its feliow
twined, in nolass perfeCtion, the sable: hue of its'
On Wednesday n7ght, a wnnian of indi,
appearance. of the name of M.-rref, residing
Battle Bridge, Gray's-inn-lane, .who says that
and het husband can, by their industry, earn
guineas a week, was examined at the Pubt.i,
Batton Garden, or. suspictc.a of pici.ing the
of a merchant in America-equate, of a mon
Bank-notes. to the amount uf better-fa 5 and
oo Saturday last, at the l*don Dock.
I taken, no propeity was found upon her:
committed for re.eramintion.
. Fir t N Da v.—The Ticket, .27,741 drawn
of 2,0001. was sold and regi,rered at Btsit's
to an eminent Attorney. at Newcastle on Ti
Ticket 15,001, A Prize of 111 was sold in
and the fortunate holders ma receive their
on dema r.d. Undrawn Tickets and Shares
tinue on sale at both Brsn's Offices. 4. Cornho
9, Charing Cross, whilst any remain. The
is immensely rich, and 'rickets are getting s
the First drawn licket next Tuesday is trewitied
20,n0:3. in honour of His 51 aitsr v's Birth
There are only five days more to draw.
It is worthy of notice. that there are only
days to thaw, and there remains in the Wheel
the whoie of the Capital Prizes, without
ranee in the price of Tickets—a eitct
which has not occurred hetore in any State
Time First-drawn reelect will be entitled to
on Tuesday .:ext. Tickets and Share: are
warranted utedrawn, by IHoussv and

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IMURIDAY, MAY 30.
Jelin rei)was indiEted rot' forging, and uttering
as true, a N. note,' purporting to be of the Bank of
England, with intent to defraud the Governor and
• Company, and also James Rose.
Mr. Rose, a hosier iA Oxford-street, deposed, that
im the 2th of February last, at four o'clock in the
tvening. the Prisoner came into his shop, and
agreed to purchase two silk handkerchiefs, for which
he was to pay twelve shillings. He tendered in pay-
ment a 51. Bank note. On looking at the note, he
thought it was a forgery, and went out of the shop
on pretence of getting change for it, to consult with
neighbhur ; who, being of the same opinion, he
brought an officer home with him, and took the Pri-
soner itilo:custody

The nicer proved the arrest.
Mr. 'Thomann said, tbePnsoner had come to his
glop in the beginning of February, and had made
some purchase to the value of 2s. 61 in payment of
. which he gave a 5!. note, and got the change. He
desired the Prisoner to indorse his name, which

be did as John May.
It appeared from the evidence of some other
Vs'itnesses, that the hiscrier had been sent to a mil-
biter's shop, to pay for a bonnet which had been be-
spoke, Ind, instead of givi;:g a guinea in cash,
which he had got to pay fur it, he gave a 51. note,
and received the diffeience.

Persons from the Bank attended, and proved that
. all the notes passed by the Prisoner were counter-
feits, and, that the name signed to them was the
name of a cashier irlio never signed Sl. notes.
The Prisoner urged in his defence. that he had
found the notes, and if he bad known they were
forged, he would not have waited in Mr. nose's
shop when he went out of it.
Mr. Justice GROSE summed up the evidence, and
the Jury found him Guitty---Death.
Twenty-five prisoners were tried in the course of
the day, of whom siz were acquitted and nineteen
convifted, two of them capitally.
Ann Percy, alias Carden, was indi!led for stealing
in ready furnished lodgings, two sheets, and the en-
tire furniture of a bed, the property of I'enelope
Drarinond.
It appeared that the Prosecutriz lived in Lower
Chapel street, St. George's in the East, and• that on
the 13th of April, the Prisoner came to her to hire
her lodging!. They agreed on the price, but the
Prosecuesz wishing to have a reference, the Prisoner
went away, saying, she did uct, know any person in
town, have. only come that day from Sunderland
with her husband. In a short time after she re'
turned, and raid, she bad been introduced to a person
to whom :h., could refer her, and mentioned Mr.
Pilkington, of Cornbill. She then complained of
being very much tired, and begged leave to go up
stairs and lay down *for an hour. The Prosccuti ix
then went to Cornhill to enquire the charader of her
lodger from Mr. Pilkington, but no such person
could be found there. On her return home, she
learned from a friend of her's, whom sbe left in the
house, that the Prisoner had gone out about an
boar before, and sa:d she would return in a short
titre. When she went up stairs, she found the bed

had been ;tripped el the ;ihet., and furniture. She
then lodged infarmati.)ft against the Prisoner, who
was soon apprehended, and the duplicate; of the
ttnlen property traced to a Jew who had bought
them. _ _ _

The Jury immediately found her Guilty—Dreb.
There were three other indißateats against the
Prisoner, for offences of the same nature i but the
event of the first made it unnecessary w u y her on
any other. The city is now freed hoist one of those
who make a pralice of tide kind of robtnry.

A letter from Madras. of the 7th December. !‘,
uars--" Official information reached this Presidency
of the death of Jost AFt Neese. Etq. itesident at the
Court of DOI/ LUT RAO SC INDIA. NDIA, WWI mournful
_ _

event took place on the 9th November. 1804, in
the vicinity of Hassungabad. Few circumstances
have °mimed to stead a deeper sens.ttion of con-
cern invhe public mind, than the untimely fate of
that Gentleman; his pre-eminent talents having
raised him, at an early period of life, to public atten-
tion. Mt. WE o t, during s.veral years, filled the
;rept- tail situation of Chief Secretary under the
Gosei itment of Fort St. George, with a degree
of reputation correspondent with the transcend-
ent merits of his charafter. Fitted by the
vitveir and elevation of his mind, by the un-
wearied application of his abilities, and by un-
sullied honour of sentiment, for every sphere of
aftion, the conspicuous part which he sustained at
an ardnoui and important xra of the British affairs
of this Presisfeney. will rank him as a benefadlor of
his Country, while his private accomplietments and
worth, in endearing his memory, will make his loss
be felt and lamented alike as that of a statesman,
a scholar, and a friend. Mr. Wee se having been
sele&ed by His Eieellency the Mist Nttble the Go-
vernor General for the distinguished station of Re-
sident with Doe cur RAO &INDIA, died in the 39th
year of his age. as he had live 1, in 'promoting the
service and interests of his country."
Yesterday se'nnight the annual ceremony otereet-
kg what is called the Posey-liedze, took place at
Whitby. The original occasion is said to be this:—
Two MCA of rank in the neighbourhood being out
hunting the wild boar, the animal, closely press-
ed, obtained shelter in the hermitage of Esk-
date-d le. where it expired ; the hermit having closed
the door, it was broken open, and the old anchorite
Tr eaten so severely with their boar staves, as to occa-
sion his death. lie Abbot of Whitby. attending
Aim in his last moments, ordained not only the::
deaths, but the following expiatory penance;—
that, on Ascension 'kW, they should repair to the
Abbot's woods, ptet+ded by his bailiff, blowing a
horn, anti, at intervals crying, Uta a, !ivy I and cut
from thence a number of stakes and stowers, with a
knife of no more than a penny price ; with these
materials they were to ertel a hedge, at nine in the
morniav at low-water mark, in the harbour of
Whitby, which was to stand the washing of nine
tides, un• pain of confiscation of their whoie pro-
perty. This ceremony has never been omitted iu
the memory of man. Ihe hte Lord of Whitby-
Manor, as successor to the Abbots, offered. to dis-
pense with thi. ceremony—last' the proprietor: of the
remaining held f-tais4CayAlkabit tenure, de-
clined it, t.
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