The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-10-12 00:00:00

JUVRNILIITITEXPERANCS.

Os Moodily MOH, before the opening of the dears at the
Coburg theatre, -a marvel book place on IM gallery stairs be.
twee* Iwo bay. about a ticket of adarissirtat when awe of
them drew sat a Mite and stabbed the other is tie side. The •
mem fellow acclaimed, i• Oh ! he has webbed me !" sad
woald have falls to the ground brit fur the pressure meal&
him. Straw haarawe perwtoss carried him to the sairgeoe's
01011mmilet where M tramiwed }rower attapibie, awl some wer-
e*s enggemed the prepriety orgoiiir to Mr. Blowhard (what
theist lit it was) to repasot he would "ead mond as officer to
wear, the detinmsest, hat the yermag rattiest had elected Ins
escape.
_ . .

CURIOUS BRRACII OP PROMISE OF
MARRIAGE.

On Wednesday afteraimui se ocritereace of rather as et-
trarrolinsry mature took pleat he Lawsbashossetili. A young
numple who had bees aditheheti le each other fee site time
were to have been that day mailed is the builds of wedlock.
at Christ Church, tied amation had gone .0 far, that the gut
lied left her plate. sad All her own espeme parch lard a
wedding ring, and published Me haws., mad her triads bad
prepared the nuptial 'feast for the igiy occasion. The
beidemoom paid • visit is lie alMmeed wide early is the
;morning, sad wader some release obtained the weadiag
ring far a moment. and thee issestaged tit levee the knit
impeserived. Hie iskitag the ring did alit, however, route
may stens, it was atiriboied to widget, and the Moments
passed heavily oh till the happy hour approached; bus,
alas ! so bridegroom rime with it, sod herr after hour cos-
linttld to roll on whined. briefing as, tidings of him. At
kart it biesese too late to have the ceremony celebrated
that day, mad Mal epprebersiens were eatertaiaed for the
ruing emu% safety, as Wei his karts correctness it was
feared that some accident had befallen loss, whilst the rouse
meeme was reed, M siak with grief sod disappointment.
At length it was saggeseed to go I. yam of hiss, mad after •
laborious march he was &wad by the object of his affections
(or rather ridicule) sad her brother at a pobliehowee Mast
by, playing at drinks with his brother sad a .amber of
Weer woe. A maw of ..natal reerimiamies theta look
place sod the prer girl went into hysterics, whilst her Nib-
left tower made • precipitate retreat so avoid the veaseasce
of her brother.. However his relative, who eimaisied
took up the cudgels is his detract, sad the two meu
instantly proceeded •to the little field mar the Coburg
Theatre (right band nide of the New-road), where, after au
tibslinete contest, victory was proclaimed be the Air sex.
It was afterwards discovered that the worthleas &limo bad
pawned the ring, sad spent the money which he got for it.

NdVAIL INTELLIGENCE.
Peataisovew, OCTOltlt 10.

Arrived the Ceres. Marshall, trues the Downs for Sierrs
Leese; Hall, Ritchie, Gan Rime; tied Ilnreattey, Norris,
frees the Dawns fur Beratede—the latter is leek,.
Sailed the Ganges, Cbieers, for hletties and Reap,:
Geerseßoare, Triter. fee Bombay ; and Vegileet, Deems,
foe Meleigrn.
OCTOIMII 9.
_ _ _ _ .

Sailed the Falser Anatstrong ; and Nelms, Ramey, fur its
mast or Pert; Nautilus, ti shun, for the Cape of Goad
Hope; sibs.., Samadrrs. for Rotterdam; Frintdo, Hunt,
fur Gibraltar; Raster Wood, fur Bridgwater • lase, Saadi-
comb, for liana; asiseveral others based westward.

TALIMOUTN, OCTOMVIII 9.
Arrived the Stammer picket with • mail from Lirhuo ;
Lyme packet, Clarkl from Cork; and Henry, Quiet, (rum
Lainitini fur Alicaiit.
Sailed the Sydney packet, Eminent, for the Smith Seas;
Pyrenuess, Clark for Jamaica ; Royal Charlom, Ford, fur
.Halifax and Jamaica; Nottingham, Corver, for Liverpool
sod ; and Hope, killuelk, fur Gibraltar.

ALARMING A CCIDINT.--Yesterday Morninsr,
shoot eleven o'clock, the neighbourhood round the
Royal Coburg Theatre waa thrown into great con-
sternation and alarm by the falling in of a newly-
erected house in Mitre-street, near the above Thea-
tre. The noise occasioned by its fall was heard at
a great distance, and a number of persons left their
BlWelllllr to ascertain the extent of the calamity.
It appears that the workmen, three in number,
were rixtfing the house under the superintendence
of Mr. SHORT, the owner, when the back wall sod-
doly gore way, and the labourers, two men and a
boy, were precipitated to the ground, and received
material irsjitry, trarticrelarly the lad. They vr,•'r
conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital. The 0ur:1,,,
Mr. Snotty, though inside the house at the
circuited with some trilliug contusions. St.berel
newiFserected houses have fallen down in •tmilar
manner lately io the muse neighbourhood.

PRICE Or ,ITOC
3 per Cesst. Red. 76fii
ex. tliv.
3 per Ct.Conv. 771/IN
3i per Ct. t ex. dm.
4 per Cenr..... 951 95
ex. tbs..
5 per et. N. As. not
no.
ludit, Bout's.. 68 67 yr.

ES YESTERDAY.
Wok 1.. Astu.. 191 7.10
tx.
Rz. Bill.. ed.... Loool.

3 5 pr.
Ditto, 500/......3 5 pr.
Ditto. bond! ....5
Lottery Tickets 19/. IS..
Coml. far Acc....77gii

HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON BRIDGE•
Morning 39 after I. I Evesiug 59 after I.

Priote4 mad estbliabed at THB RIITISH PUN •ml TN 6
GLOBE Mee,' No. 117, Strand, by C. CORNWEIt'
of the Sassed.