The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-11-19 00:00:00

MEASURES OF SAFETY.

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EROADITAIRS, NOVEMBER 17, 1819,
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able alarm on account of Lord Stozouvres
respecting dismounted cannon, *lnch they appre-
hend may have been partly occasiobed by his Lord-
ship's accident when he stumbled over an old 18.
pounder, lying dismounted on the Cliff, near tis,
in September last, during his Lordship's visit to
llroadstsirs. It is said that his Lordship, in hit
fall, seemed to suspect that the piece was loaded,
and was fearful that in the concussion it might go
off."
The writer of the letter has suggested, in addition
to the calling in of all the old cast and howl.
combed cannon, many other precautionary me..
sures, from which the following is a selection :
It is earnestly recommended to his Lordship!:
direct that all the hop-poles through, ut the county
of Kent, and also the counties of Worcester and
Hereford, he taken into custody, sod bound over
to their good behaviour.
It is said to be in contemplation to dig up the
several pieces of cannon now serving as posts in
several streets, to present their falling into the
hands of evil-disposed persons : their place to be
supplied by some old blocks lying about Downing.
street.
The Radicals having availed themselves of the
loose brickbats in the vicinity of Fiiistiory Market.
place, to form thereof a magazine of ammunition,
it would be advisable to issue an order that Ito rub-
bish shall be in future shot in waste places, Lit
that the same shall be deposited in public stores in
be erected for that purpose.
That Ladies be prohibited from carrying
(irks or work-bags, under a severe penalty; tie
same being easily convertible by the seditious Ito
knapsacks and cartouch- boxes. All Leghorn bon-
nets, above a certain size, to be prohibited, for tie
same reason.
No toy-al.op to deal in pop-gyms, penny tram-
pets, whistles. or wooden sabres ; the revolutioresy
Radicals having enlisted children in their rank',
one of whom, thus equipped, was taken at Man.
cheater by the Loyalists, flogranie bello. The pri-
soner was four years of age. and one of the most
effective members of this new corps of Infantry.
No velocipedes or jack-asses to be allowed in
the disturbed districts, except among the par-
tisans of the Minister. From the siege of Troy
we learn the dangerous use an artful enemy might
make of • wooden horse, and the jaw-bone of an
ass would prove a destructive weapon in the hands
of the Radical Sasnpsons.
No pawnbroker to exhibit his three Mae balls,
upon pain of forfeiture of his license. They ale
as likely to fall into the hands of the Radicals as
the old cannon.
It is earnestly recommended that all old pistols.
ramrods, and gas barrels, be removed front the wins
(lows of gunsmiths' shops, and their place supplied
with substitutes in pasteboard and popier-macke.
All lump-posts to be removed forthwith. The
use made of them in France during the Revolution
must be fresh in his Lordship's recollection.
All old maids to he also sent away, being natu-
rally timid, and having shewn, in their lives, an in-
disposition to turn out to a man.
Its laying down gravel upon the roads, especial
care should be taken to pick out all the It
would be highly imprudent to leave such danger.
ous articles in Inn way of the Radicals, and where
there is so much combustible matter, a single spark
might produce a conflagration.
The present watchmen of London to be all die
banded, or drafted into the new Veteran Battalions.
They are chiefly Irish, far advanced in years, and
scarcely one of them to be found in the list of sip
natures to the Loyal Declarations. A new watch
estublishment should be formed, consisting of place-
ntas, pensioners, and expectant., who are the only
men in the country worthy of public confidence.
and to whom the lives and property of individuals
can be intrusted with safety.
Ladies and Gentlemen, when they change their
stockings. should take care to fold up the soiled
ones, if without holes. and lay them by carefully.
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The neceesity of the above precautions has keens
fully established by experience and the evidence of
facts. There are many others, of a specehinve
character, which. should the present blots be at-
tended to by the Secretary of State for the Hume
Department, shall be communicated to his Lord--
ship in due time.

A WORD TO THE WM.

The Duke and Duchess 4 CLARLIICR returnta
to town on Wednesday teeninaf, from Bushy Park,
to dinner. Yesterday their Royal Highne.ws
walked in St. James's Park. In the eve ttttt K. l'r
Duke and Duchess of YORK dined with tiwr
Royal Highnesses at their residence in St. James',
Palace.
Yesterd!ay morning the Duchetto of CL A RINCE
weld to Kensington Palace, ou a visit to the
Duchess of ICBM

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