The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-04-08 00:00:00

YOG'TIIPI7 L IMPOSTOR.

Yesterday a poor woman, residing in the iturnegh,brouglit
her danghter, a child about nine years old,hefare Mr. Alder-
TIMM NMI* RIO requested his advice respecting her in the
following ease :—She said that the child, who (with the ex-
ception of a little flannel petticoat) was quite naked, hail got
...startled with imam bad characters, by whose persuasions
she fsequeally. ran away, sold all her clothe", and supported
herself on what money she got by begging, at which she was
in adept. Iler principal resort was the Parks, where she one
day met Col. Frei-mantle, to whom she toll inch an appa-
rently artless sod woeful sale, that the worthy Colonel, mach
moved at the distresses of otic so yonne, gave her temporary
relief, and genie.% front her the address of her parrot, ou
whom he mid LAO Freeman.le waited but weir surprised
beyond measnee at having been so vitally imposed opens.
The wretched mother further added, that three was some-
where in Westminster a house where children of tender ages
were retained for the vilest purposes, and lodged at the rate
of 4d per night; and that the child confessed she bad been
harboured at this house, and that her clothes had been dia.
pored of fur her by the landlady of the house, a notorious
procures.
Mr. Alikrmati Smith—" If you ran tell who the persons
sve that bought the clothes, iteiwnii on it they shall be se-
verely dealt with. As to the child, I don't know any thing
you can do to tier than take her home, confine bee, said give
hrr n good shipping every now and then. That wicked dis-
position must hr heat out of her; it cannot be perinitted to
• grew up with her years."
The limn. unman said she was so artful, she would give
vo atrium! Is Inurver of her companions, or who had bottzlit
the clothes; in fact, her hypocrisy stood unequalled at her
The worthy Alderman said, be had only to repeat his
timer advice
During the whole time, the girl seemed quite insensible to
bir situation.

LAACASTER ASSIZES.

WEDNESDAY, MUCH 31.
RIOT NEAR BURNLEY.

MMUS Broughton, James Simpson, John
his, William' Beateley, Ellen Studdart, Sarah
Brown, and Mary Holgate, were arraigned on
ietealte of siotooody assemliliog together. and also fur
Ittt,4llll on the Coordeible. hlus war a prosecution
risiog out of the late unhappy disturbalices in Lan-
c•ashirr. r.yt.cling so joctrose of wages, and the
Deretillants were charged with having rescued a
person Who had been taken into custody and com-
mitted to priroti. The Defendants pleaded Godly,
mid Serj •ant enoss, uu behalf of the prosecutions,
recommended them to the merry of the Court.
The Unit:, BARON addressed the I)efentlants iu
the moot impressive terms, in which lie forcibly
dwelt on the int...lmitable evils which arose from
tumultuous assemblages, particularly in the tril-
l:tile). It laid to introduce a military government,
the orcesrary •ffcct of which would be the aubver-
slots of our

.....
This weld, peratust.ive, sod affectionate adtlren
produced at powerful impresmots upon rite Defeo-
drros. olio were subdued even to tears.

Tit; I)efendients were all drtcliarged on their own
rt corns Inver, to uppear when called ul to re-
ce,sw judgment, which would never be the cts.e so
lung *t they belrateil well.