The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-18 00:00:00

A LUNATIC.

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A geoteehlooklug man, with melancholy depicted in his
euuntesancei was put to the bar.
A. officer belonging to fit. Disustan's watch.bouse stated,
that the Frivoller was found lying is Flset.street tart night,
sad untold give no sr-count of himself. lle took him to the
watch-bitiese fee protection, and from his iacohereut snanner
he thoogist be was insane.
Alderssau Joshua Jusathan Antitis—" Primmer, what is
your note?"
Prisoner-14 I wish le decline answering that qoestion."
Alderman-0 Why do you refuse to give as stoutest 04
yourself ?"
Prisoner" Because I do nut wish that my conneximis
should know of my deplorable situation."
016terr.41 thick, from the deAceiption I have received,
he is the tame paean. who was taken up he Fleet-street six
weeks bark, who was found without a coat roguing densuale
the street, calling out, ' Take care of me, they arc going to
murder me with their swords and dirks--dose't you see them
••••11efeell Me from them—l one sot afraid of guns or
pia-
tols—Waterloo for ever!' If it is the same persuu, his name
is Joseph Marshall, and resides at Lambeth.
Pi isoni r—" I am nut the man you speak of."
Another Offseer—" I think he is a printer, t'ur I foetid
souse types in his pocket."
Alderman—" Are you a printer?"—" I am."
Aldersaau—" A pressman ? —" No, a compositor."
Alderman—* Ilave you a wife and family! -u I leave."
Alderman—' Ate they its Loudon ?"—" They are not ;
they are about 100 miles off."
Alderman—" !lave you on fricails to take core of you and
advise yes !"—" Oh, I had friends, bust they have proved my
bitterest ramie.; if it war nut fur them, you world not see
me here is this ragged cost."
Alderman—" You seem to be a man of some edseation,
and ought to know that your conduct last night was highly
improper, as it makes you liable to be treated as a vagraid."
The distraction of my mind ease° great last sight, that
do not knew what occurred; from what I have beard of
1 sin ashamed of it, and will try to avoid • repetition of it ;
but no man can feel as I do, without be bad endured the
same misery "
Aklerinan-0 Was he intoxicated?"

1./Sicer—" Perfectly sober."
Alrlerszas—" Can you get employment !"--14 I am in em-
ploy?.
Alderman—" 1)o you lire in Loaded ?"—A 1 au"
A Idca man —" I .bat part'"—" I archer answeriug that
question, for the mamma I have before stated."
Ahlermen—" I shell discharge you, but lee most be
very cautious how you get in 'be mime Meatiest again ;
fur if you are taken up awl brought here you will receive Ilre
panishmr at of a vagrant."
lerinoter--0 1 feel sensible of year indulgence, and he.
lie". are t would mot knowingly have committed wiped.
My sufferimp and misfortunes have bees great, awl I keow
it is • duty I owe my God to bear up *sanest them I will
trj to du it, but nu further premise can I make."
Alderman—, You are disdained • used if you try I have
nu doubt but you will be able to cosittene your mind."
The Prisoner bowed amid Wok his leave.
UNION-TALL.
EXTRAORDINARY DISAPPEARANCE OF A YOUNG
GENTLEMAN.

The family and altostratus's of a young Gentleman, named
Roberts, wise was in the Ordaance Oaks in the Tower,
have been within the last few days in the greatest distress
and alarm for his fate, he having been missing from his
lodgings (nod is supposed to have been murdered), for mote
titan throe weeks.
Yesterday Mr. Richard Parry, of White Mlll•atreet, Liver-
pool, draper, a relative of the young geollenian, applied for
• warrant, under the following circituistsitces t—He stated,
that ►e had been in London nearly a week, aid three days
ago he Inquired after Mr. Roberta, who lodged at the house
of Mrs. Baker, No. 8, Cleaver-street, Kensington-cross,
and was informed that het had Dot been there for more
than a fortnight, and they bad wt beard of him since. He
being a young manor most pleasing mad satiable disposition,
and remarkable fur his prudent conduct, ►e was alarmed lest
he had falka the victim of some assenske. Upon inquiry he
found that the young gentleness's trunks and boxes had
been left its Mrs. Baker's apartments. He received the in-
formation from two young females, who said they were the
daughters of Mrs. Baker ; lw requested them to let him see
the contents of the boxes, and probably he might Iliad atone
document that wonld aceemit fur the gentleman's shinier.
They refused to let him examine the boxes. He keened that
Mrs. Baker, who is about 50 years of age, had left ber house
about the saute time that Mr. Roberts absented himself from
her house. Their disparity of years precluded all idea of
their having sloped together. He discovered that a FOR of
Mrs. Baker resided in Goewell.eisart, its an attorneys office ;
be hod applied to him foe the purpose of gaining information
respeetiog Mr. Roberts; be said that he could out give any
account of Mr. Roberts, and refused to inform ►im where
his mother was. Ilia object was to obtains warrant to oaths)•

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•ier blot to the brutes of Mr. Roberts, for the parrots
whirls be bed gamily stated.
'f'he Magistrate dispatched °lemma. the officer, with
Mr. Parry, mod they searched his trunks, but foetid iattlang
that mold elucidate this mysterious affair. The Magistrate '
ereunintended his friends to pet advertivrnents into the
Loutluto Papers, mid issue handbills, givitig • descripiiillll of
his permit, and uffering a reward far his discovery either
alive or dead.
Mr.Thoutes Roberts, • relative of the yeas' palliates,
mirrobursted the siateisem of Mr. Parry, ■ad said that he
should take the Magistrate's advice, as lie thought that vas
the must likely method of being rolie•ell from. the dreadful
Meng with t•hirh the family was aMteted.

SHOOTING MATVIL .
A match fee 109 guineas of a novel nature look place on
Tomboy between Captain Greet of lltnion, mese Hounslow,
sod Jonas Long.'s Ratite-keeper: The match was who
kill most heed of genie in eight *WIN within tee tidies of
grouted. The sportsmen storied le .ewittpl-aireCetWese the
Certain taking • direction freak Basießana, &wimp toWanto
/11$1119yildrab. hg eroaaitf the *et,. abil Ann toner&
liedlkeeppuee-Tbseues. The Cartels beirgtel nine brace of
biraireled Owes bares, and Long sin bean and a bait sad
four bares, by which be lust the match.