The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-11-27 00:00:00

TRICKS UPON TRAVELLERS.

The pod boys who drive into London bare lately hit limn
a new scheme for raising the wind. It appear that elisions
hotel .keepers have submitted to the imposition of mire/
half a guinea for every family driven to their house; the
coasespleare is that "rhea a Nobleman or Gentlrmais ilireris
the post boy to drive to any of the hotels that do not subs/Tibor
to Ilse whip low, be is informed that a fever rages in ii. or
the hotel is quite full, or undergoing repair, or some sorb
insinuation, and by this means they succeed in driving the
customer into their own direction. We understand that some
of the most respectable liotel.keepers at the west evil of
the town have had • meeting on the subject, and nee deter.
mined to make as esomple of the first that it can be dealy
brought home to.

OP GEORGE 111.

TO THE EDITOR.
Sift—lt has lees bee* an axiom with me, that 4 Abuse is
so arguionst," although frequently substituted fur it ; end
that when may ems coodesesods to resort to lie forgo-, it
clearly demotes Mewed absence of the letter. The ttlell:of
this remark it corroborated b, very ligii astimaritys is the
conversation which passed between bar late Majesty sad Dr.
lobate*, is the library at Ibe t&seee's liewse„ of which
mod you as extract, sot in slimiest to awe particular Me-
eminstmices, but thinking it might be generally useful sad
acceptable to year readers:—
His Windy talked of the cesetrorecry Itetweem Warbeetna
. and Leath, and asked bobsseoe what be shot of it!
Johnson answered, " Warborter hos moat general and scho-
lastic lemming; but Loath is tie most correct scholar: I
do not keow which of thorn calls names best." The Km:
acid that he was of the same epiaion ; adding, " Tau do oat
Walt then. Dr. Julissens, that there was much erratum/ in
the case?" Dr. &Ammo replied, he did not think there
was. " Why, truly," slid the Liar, " when once it winos to
callboy names, argument is pretty well at an end."
Yours, &e.
Norco ber 20,1821. A kl ICUS.

Civic TREAT AT DONCASTER.--Mr. SHEAR-
DOWN, of Doncaster, lately elected an Alderman.
and Mr.SIIEARDOWN, yu t. one of the Common
Council of that borough, ma Tuesday last gave a
grand dinner to the Corporation, which was assesse-
rowdy &headed. The treat was conducted to the
moat spirited Ineener. Every delicacy which the
season could afford, both as respects the dinner.
dessert, wines, &c. graced the tildes in great abun-
dance, and the utmost hilarity and good humour
prevailed up to the hour of separation.
NOBLE BENEFICENCE.—Oar rear!ers will recol-
lect that we lately noticed a dreadful accident winch
had occurred at Ws{head colliery. near Shields.
The number of poor men who buffered on that oc-
casion has also been stated, and we now learn that
they left behind them no less than 26 widows. and
90 fatherless children unprovided for. With con-
siderable pleasure. therefme, we hive heard that
MATTHEW RUSSELL. Esq. of Brausforth Castle,
the owner of the said colliery. has promised to elk.
TWO SHILLINGS each, per week, to all the said
widows and children.
UNPRECEDENTED BENETOLENCE.—We base of
late had occasion to record gratintnis redrietious 04
rent, but the following generous H.,d ttnrolicite I
circumstances deserve the utmost publicity
EDMUND BLAIR, of Black Sikes, near l'eon:11.
upon one of his tenants paying him his annual ten:
of 80/. returned the whole sum ; anal another, will)
farmed 401. of him, had not only unit slim It
mitted, but 20/. more given loin. Mr. BLAIR
observed at the tune that lie consider,ol the depres-
sion iu the sale of agricultural produce for the last
six years to be at least 20 per cent. below former
years.—(Coefisk Journal

A vault was recently discovered in the Castle at
lipoid, contenting two large•iroo chests with Irra-
sate to ■ considerable snootiest, sod. also the skeleton
of. person who had been banged.
We leans from Holy Island that the orenersble
sod celebrated Abbey of .Luidisferue is.gevuti).
proved, and continues weekly to improve, by the
removal of the dihtpidoted ports of tbe•rusu from
the interior of the building, es well is 'frost the
outside of its walls, so that the whole,pile
be saeen•to .such greater advoniege than Initiation..
Mr. Sil.str. of Swanefield, is indefatigable et
personally sttendiug to the doily progress of tots
improvement.