The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-07-21 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

SIR,

Reading in your Piper of this clay a-new way of
plundering, in 'the ititnript to extort money from a
housekeeper in St. Martin's parish, do me the
favour to ir.sert the underneath account, which will
oblige, Sir, Wins, &c.
L,nd Ali 20, 1804. W. T A PSZL 1..

Mr. Walker, ap industrious young tradesman,
residing in Dean-street, Holborn, some time since
had a person of the name of Sylvester (who said
hewas an attorney, and clerk to Mr. Meyrick of
Red Lion-square), who occupied apartments in his
house; he one day cr.me home, told Walker he was
obliged to quit his lodgings, paid his rent, and re-
quested him to take care of certain written papers
which lay scattered upon the floor. After Sylvester
was gone seine eight or ten days, a Mr. ftl.Donald
called on Walker, expressed surprise that Sylvester
was gone, and solicited to see the papers. He se-
idled some, and said they, v. ere his property ; Wal-
ker told him he could not deliver eitl.er the whole
or part to any person but Mr. Sylvester. M.Donald
called two or three times, and on Muaday the 9..
instant arrested Walker for 12001.1 ! ! the value
of the papers, and harked him up at Layer's in Cur-
sitor-street. M,. Humphreys, attorney for Walker,
made enquiry after a Mr. Wallis, the name on the
1) let of the writ, and alter a long search found him
at liampstead. Mr. Wallis denred all knowledge
of the transaction, and said he never gave this wor-
thy Mr. M'Doniald, or any other person, authority
to as for him. Mr. Walker continued at Lavei's
till last Saturday night, when he gave an under-
taking to M'Donald to deliver up the papers.

BIUGHTON. J u t.• IS.

No account of the heavy firing, which was heard
at this place, on Monday List, has as )2t reached us.
Various tremendous explosions, from the same di-
reaitm, hut less violent than the former, were
braid from the Cliff parade here last night.
The Sterne, last night, was very numerously de-
corated with pedestrians. This beautiful parade, we
hear from indubitable authority, is very shortly to be
nrnamented with a superb Equestrian Statue of His
Royal Highness the Prince of WALK% in bronze.
The horse, on a rocky pedestal, is to be represented
as in full speed, trampling the en.lshanatics of envy
and malice beneath his feet. This will con eased
and apprepriate device reminds us of one ou a sirni,ar
principle in Russia, ereacil in ho^ruruf PUFFER Tee
G ita AT, who is represented as treading cn a Serpent.
Among the present subscribers to this elppnsive un-
dertaking, we understand, are the Dukes of NOR-.
FOLK. Arnoz, laitivrca, and' liovoNsisialts Earls
&follow, STAIR, and BREAOALIANC; Lord HILATM.
FIELD; Genet:a LUSTING', &c. The Brightonians,
no doubt, will evince their gratitude to their bene-
fador, by a very liberal contribution. The espence
of the Statue, it is said, will exceed 10,0001.

The vessel lately wrecked off Whitstable, was the
Curmellim Wilhelm, PETER T.,' P, master, from Ton-
aingen, bound to Teneriffe ; she ran on the Long
Sand and bilged, the people left her, at..i she soon
after went to pieces.
The new Court-house for the City of Westmin-
ster, which has long been. shamefully, without any
edifice worthy of being used for such purposes, is
not to be ereeled opposite Old Palace-yard, as was
at first intended, and whore the ground was aetually
cleared for the foundations. It is now to be built
on the site of the present Westminster market, facing
the north side of Westminster Abbey.
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