The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-05-18 00:00:00

COUNTI,SS FITZWILLI.4M.

•
:atelh of the anilible 'Curates' Fitswitiiadt, mentioneO
it. Paper of yralerday, took place at Milton. Hesse,
Ptterborough. on Monday morning last, 'aftfr
protracted illness, in her 75th year. Der ladyship was
charlotte Ponsonby, youngest daughter of William. second
,r 1 of Beaborough, by Caroline Cavendish, eldest daughter
Villiets, third Doke of Devonshire.

POLICE.

WORSIITP•aTREfT.
/. ketch, wife cf Mr. John Ketch, finisher of the low
ieorsie, was yesterday rominiited for tool coo a charge
stealing the smith of Mr. &mite' Crouches, of No. 62,
sl-street, Finsbury square, is whuae house Mrs. Ketch
►er husband, the aforesaid Julio Ketcb. were lodgers
time of the alleged offence on Flooday last.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
CERIOVS CHARACTER.

esterdsy John Cox, a middle-aged man, a short time
charged upon his own confession with having peeve-
rd a most horrid murder in LeirestetsLire, nu the body
a young woman, was brought op meals to Ibis office by
MelldtellY Society's officeramo a charge of vagrancy.
\e confession of the Prisoner on that occasion was aster-
' lo be mere insa.ntion, Ind he was committed to the
'to:Correction as a come and vagabond.
statement of the officers went to prove, that in Pi..
Plytesterdny morning they observed the Prisoner deco-
; the pavement with various coloured chalk, opposite
alpiou of the Duke of Devonshire. One of the stones
appropriated to the description of his birth, poreneaps,
ediscalinis, the rebuffs of Providettee, and the private
iiseries of his family of children, which were all proved to
of the same character as thew wilful minter" at his binds
Leicestershire, viz imaginary. It appeared that be bed
talents as as artist, but want of encouragement
him io poverty and obscurity. Another stone was cam.
..used fur the exercise off his abilities in this way, and the
happiest subject he hit 'porn was the Princess of Denmark,
'met, arrved. She was exhibited in flying colours, on the
done., decorated io • most tasteful and tegenistis style,
-11 her " honours thick about her." The performance
3 boast of much originality, and what rendered it still
extraordinary, he never in the course ofhis life's. the
ameba!!! Great crowds assembli'd to gaze on the street
•atestatice, and that part of the pavement was rendered
ipassetble until the arrizal of the Officers, who seized the
-• Painter, sadconveyed hint to d vile, leaving the
Ares of the auguili'visilor to be trampled tea by every
, knave that passed by.
. Prisoner's murder was here mentioned to Mr. Conant,
lseistrate, and the former attributed the eqraccu.ia-
to derangement of intellect, but now he was in his pro.
mind, and committed the murder on the countenance of
Princess of Delimit'', to attract attention, mid procure
basest livelihood. He was about to go into the country.
Magistrate—l suppose you hate seen the Princess,
you!
irisoster—Never saw her in the course of my life, your
Worship.
Magistrale—Then bow is it possible you could draw her
!themes ?

'nuttier-1 have tern her portrait hung up in the shops,
Worship.
te Prisoner, on proiniiinc to eo into the eonntry, was
tied wish a caution not to he brought thtre again under
io of a south's 'imprisonment.