The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-01-17 00:00:00

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.. Cru Thursday Iltwinitiyi Mr. P 4 akin, of (;riot*.
' kostaile, Heil, .ship-lbroker, and his will., retired
to re .t *it eletritn. o'clock; between one and
two the latter aw.elt.e. it, C0111.9.111:11:1ICe of dreaming
that.* manivarf got Otto del !tome and stabbed tier
I, asbalish tihe awoke him, and told her dream. In
shwa three loaners of an hour tarter, bile she watt
ye., awske, her surprise and terror may be iinag-ined
when, looking lip, site SIM a stranger standing at the
bedside, wish at light in his bawl. On her shrieking
mit, the light instantly iliolveured, and the man
ran Morn stairs, and out into the lan'. On getting
lip and searching the house, they fouLd that the
villain had carried otf Mr. Parkin's breeches, and
his wife's pockets, which were afterwards found by
Ow watchman in Grimsby-lane, lAA rifled of II con-
siderable quantity of money, in notes, &c. The
robber, it appears, intist have been secreted in tl,e
house before Uie family went to beds

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A vaccimaing correspieident, with the tenderest
regard for female beauty, begs th it smile 'mood-
sighted seer, hi the regions of fashion, would in-
form him to what part of the female ?emit lie may
safely apply the lancet, so that the progress of
initdisli refinement may nut at sseue future day eve
Vise the sear ?
Wood-Hall, in Hertfordshire, the grand seat of
the celebrated PAUL JUN fILLD, is at lcugth likely
to become the rightful properly of Mr. SMITH, ''s
brother of Lord t•H el NfiTON, Government being
now enabled, under a lictree 4>f Ouintery, to make
a title to that 'stete under the extent of the Crown,
by virtue of which they took Ito-session.-11r.
Ssitvii, brother of Load CAPAINCfOII;hati °coo-
ped it fur some tears, 119 tenant in possessicm,
hating purchased it °filo. BENFILLD family, who
could wit make a legal title Itt it.
A valid masquerade was given on Friday sem.
night. at the mansion of Mr. CAAAVES. Mount.
Pleas:Cß I,,%erlinfil. The company assembled Witte
eleven o'. lock, to the number of about V. 70. The
ground-floor of the house was appropriated for the
ganetal proineiride lied daucing rooms, and the
:oven house was ingeLiously eunterted into a re-
tectory. where eukt.. wines and nevus, were arorly
provided.—About half past twelve supper a :ts
onnonticed, and four rata:. nn the first' floor were
opened for the purpo.q.:: and so well was this part
of.the entertainment conducted, that no guest was
at a lots for acconiodation. The supper consisted
of a variety of hot game, cold turkeys, hams, fowls.
tongues, and abundance of eonfectionery, and the
wine* were excelleot of their Mod. To attempt to
enter into a detail of the eous characters
, which wire reiiresented, would perhaps be a Iron-
ies* at. tit:intocisiug task. It is allowed that no
&totem t i 11l ueot of the kind ever given in Lia,rponl
passed oft with more satisfaction. After sapper
the dancing commenced. and continued with mush
spirit till a late hour io the morning.
The Lcicestet hi re Fox-hounds 111 eil a game foe,
on Monday last, after a run of n early two floor. ;
the burst was the slarpest that has been koown
this intason. The hunt have trtin-ferred their head-
quarters to Melton Mowbray, where their cellar*
;have ht-en well stored with the choicest wines.
A liberal subscription has been opened in the
city of Coventry, for the retort of people in indigent
circumstances, to which t e Earl of AYLAIDInaD
has contributed tool. We trust that the humane
and opulent of every other place will follow the
lhatlaille example.
Last week, the Rev. Mr. Moat.lar's usual ale.
Ha, ion of breed, mutton, and money, was distri-
-1 armougst eight poor widows, in Eittisingtor,
801 'oust. gratefulla received.
NV e hear from Keswick. that on Friday, the 6th
tont, Jostien Possafisceors, Esq. of Barrow
onse, with Li. usual liberality and goodness of
rt, distributil his annual iloireM3 of a has.:.
e corn of money to the poor of lieswick and ii.
.ghbourliood, wh., h was most thankfully :ea
I*j/ed.
. On Friday se'imiglit upwards of one thousand
poor people (members of about lco families) etre
tolhoed at Louth, by the diterilinlion of a very
hinge quantity of prime beef, potatres. and strong
beer. the generous present of Joffe Sfstesox, Esq.
a West India nierchatit, residing at that place,
lately M.P. lir the borough of St. Nlichuerv, in
Cornwall. The abate was the ocirond dlstrihutiou
this winter, from the beard of Mr. Stursux, for tl.e
relief of the grateful poor of Louth.
The se:trete:iv for manganese in Cornwall are
likely to be well rewar.hd. Some of the lin. et
finality has been discovered in different parts of the
county.
A letter from Crai! dated Jan. 4, says. " V•'•
hate fur a week past ILI a continued st•trin from
the F. and S. E. a cpiatatity of tar barrels have
coon+ ou shore these two days. on my property,
' and I believe all the shore along. from St. Alt-
drew'. to Crail—l suppose upwards of 100 barrels,
somefell. acme half full, and some empty. There
appears to be uo regular mark upon them ; some
I lame stew marked E. mei D. I suppose them to
'be Archangel casks. Half of a ri4le'S vont. and -
' some pieces of sideboards, are come oh shut,."-
Aunther letter from Crail, dated the soh instant,
say.. •• ill'e hare got a report of a ship's boat 1.):-
ing come nn shore near to St. Ailtirew's. with il e
name on the stern. • &Trent Jacuts: the unist
have belonged to some'vessel of a armor] Bag. 1 ..r
rusks are conic on shore ill the coast along, from
the mouth of thy Tay to Filene's or Grail.'
JOtIIPIS Mtr.n.se, servant of Mr. Barr% of
Illolitifitth, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire, diea! last
week tit that dreadful complaiiit, the li..lropliobitt,
occasioned by having, five week.. before. suffered a
dole, which afterwards proved to be mad, to :IA
the sores on Ins hands and face.
•Oli Thursday week 1 asst. a ;tool' sailor went into
.PSe public-house culled the Red Lion, at the.selt.
,works, between itutnagete and Sandwich, whs. • '
int remained some time, during which It croak
irto.oe ttreW•iiiateof.fotte. when some altercation'
grieve between him WO the landlord, on the
sajleio e•prewing his isisibility to pay the reckon.
hug I!.7sifter which, Meld coating on, he requeeterl
'to rettmit. in the stable .i..lJoititte: the house, Ouch
was granted by the landlord, and the door. as u.u.st.
stewed lay him otrthe outside. On entering the
,table the following Own in g . the unfortunate mica
was discovered a corpse, having suspended himself
by a cord from a besot.

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