The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-05-23 00:00:00

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MA RLlllo,ollollilTatiT.
Rao. 6514 Williams, a reputed lunatic, was
brought before the Magistrates at this Office, fo
beilaving in a riotous and improper manner in the
house olirespedable inhabitant est St. Giles's Parish.
The Complainant, having occasion to go oat, kft
a person named Bimn in the house with ordc.s to
take care of the children, who shortly after put
them to bed, and returning to the parlour, feorid
the Prisoner there—on asking her what her busiu...ss
was, She snatched up the brass candlestick, andi
with horrid imprecations, threatenel to split 41 s.
Biron's scull ; the latter, bc.ng mu.h a: timed, an
nut, and the prisoner immediately lozkud hersel in,
and went toward the room where the children w. re
sl eping ; bet the parlour dour being burst ope,,,
r.e was seized and t4ken into cu5t0.:.7..._ rhe ~,
gistrate ordered her to th. House of Correftios,
observing, she had all Coe extravagant behaviour of
a mad woman.

Mr. AU a member of the
ton Volunteers, charged a master baker, with
violently assaulting him at the Crown and
Scepter, public house at K ightsbridge. It ap-
peared that the baker had, without any provoca-
tion, spoken in disgraceful terms of the corps to
which Mr. Knight belonged, who, finding hims.2ll
hurt. obterved, the other s% as a great blackguard,
and advised the company to turn him out ,f the
room, in consequence or which, the baker at tick Mr.
Knight a violent blow on the back that knocked him
close to the fire.—The parties being persons or ri-
speaability, long resident in thnhbourhoW of
each other, tlie Magistrate proposedan acconuno-
dation, which was acceded to.

NINTO Dar of Daawnic.—No. 18,825, tl a
Twenty Thousand Pound Price, was sr,ll in one
Fourth, one Eighth. and ten Sixteenth Shares. by
Gussexucit, and Co. of Corahili and
CL.tring-cross, London.
NINTH be tr.—The Ticket No. 23,571, entitled
to 3,0001. as first drawn yesterday. was sod and
recut-red at Btsn's Old Established Offices, whine
10;343 and 0.393, both prizes of 2.(X01. and 40.
638. a prize of I,OOOL this Eatery, we e all solo i
shares, the fortunate holders of which may reneive
their money t,n demand.
The charader of the liidd G,r4 in the new Grit d
Spetlaele at the &or Cincus, is of a natur
witching in the extreme; the artless simplicity 1....11
which it is personified. and she istete4 which arises
ITOM .its first appearance to the ‘fieirem xi of the
issiece,are adin4rably calculated to amuse the Ine!ricts
of an Engli.h Au.licnce. it is eac?lkinsy &Ira
trayed by Miss SCA a t.!!, wh.l, though a nos). e in
the art, bids fair soon to be a profi:ient.

SINGULAR r A MCI: Of GRATITUDE IN Ant.,.. Ck
Slit V ART.—DORM a gentleman nl :he
highest t....peaability for charaaer and thrttine,
from the ptrsecution of his enemies, and the dell, s
of law, has been confined to one of our metriiv-
htan ptisons for many years,, while his fortune was
with:ield from him, until his affairs were terminat..d.
During this distressing procrastination, poverty had
laid her List and fatal grasp on his finances, and he
WAS under the necessity of declaring to his servant,
that penury compelled them to p tit, however re-
pugnant to his feelings, for he could no linger k •rp
himself, such were his pecuniary difficus se.. Ho.
NFST 13us, by which name he is-listi visaed. re-
plied, with all the zeal of unconf,m nat. d simpli-
city, " No Massa, we will never part I massy years
have you kept me, and now me will is • p
bonestiellow absolutely went into thi surroune.
ins garuens to work, and faithfully brought home
his wages every week, by which means hr sustained
his master and himself, until the 41 cisinn of one of
his *Chou, by which his master obtained an award of
30,0N01. and, to the honour of hniranity,
dia,,•ly settled on his servant fcr life an annuity,
of 2tlol.

j) or L—r, we are sorry to state, a short
Cote since, received a

which render his life e:

paralytic stroke, the effEas of
mtryi;ely doubtful.

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