The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-02-01 00:00:00

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FORTUNE-TELLERS.
Mary Deem*, a fortnne-teller, was brought
before the Sitting Magistrate, on Saturday, charg-
ed with defrauding Susannah Foresight, suldr.Pre-
tence of telling her fortune. The girl live . ser-
vant with Mrs. Keycap, in the New Road, Mary-
bone, cud told the Magistrate, that knowing young
women made their fortunes in Loudon in strange
ways, and seeing that actresses got • niareierl
Dukes and Earls, she was desi ions of obtainiA,z in-
formation on the subject front the prisoner. who.
pretended to tell fortunes : she accordihgly wit t
to her, and had parted with fol. in money, with a
view to, obtain some of the good forgave that the
was tauq,lit to believe was in store for her. She
had however been miserably deceived, and instead
of a palace she found that nothing but a aturkkouse
would be her portion, if she had listened longer to
the fortune-telling lady. The .Mtigistnite coin-
witted the prisoner.

The Duke of YOKIE commenced holding his
public days, twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fri-
days, and will continue them during the Session of
Parliament.
Disnate:ies were received yesterday, at the Ad-
miralty, from the Guernsey squadron. They were
ll well, but nothiug new hay( occurred of aiy in-
tact&
Some of the most violent Oralp4enicn, in the
Corporation of Cork, have signed a resolution iu
favour of the Catholic thine.. •
Dos r.ast ELECTION.—State of the Poll on the
Sixth Day :
('donel Montgomery 665
Geoust Hart 524
Majority—) 41
The Ilmionrable Wit. LI Nt PRODRICK has been
returned to sere is Parliament for the borough of
hitchii tell.
The Judges are to assist in the Court of Chan-
cery this day, when a decision. it is expected, will
he given ou the question arising out of BULLOCICS
Beak ruptcy.
At the departure of the last accounts from In-
dia. an Expedition was forming on the Coromandel
cout, for a secret enterprise.
Mr. Cut also left town, ou Saturday, on a visit
to Commas Eaq. at his seat Clermont
Lodge, Surrey, and will return this day.
The Archlnshop of You gave a grand dinner,
v'eaterday; at his house in Cavendish-squart, to
Lord .Laysson Gowen and several. ther No-
bility.
The atmosphere being dear yesterday. Govern-
ment were enabled to correspond by *Telegraph.
They sent messages in this way to all-the ontports,
and received answers, bat no news of any interest
was emensenicakedin the course of the day. .

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The Proserpase frigate, Capt. OTTER, is op-
p2idted convoy for the Mediterranean; and the
Ifia4NlA, Capt. Dtvte, is .pointed eonvoy• fur
the West Indies..
The Banseents, Capt. HARM% for Madras, is
waiting at Portsmouth, for her final instructions.
About iloor troops, in detachments of the Mb,
lOth. ast, 48th, and 62d, Regiments, and the
Staff Corps, embarked hat week at Portsmouth,
and at Cowp, for the Nletliterranean. They have
orders to join General SPENCER'S brigade, at Fal-
month.
The-Lerri•of the Aflntiralty have approved of •
new poitahle tel..graph. It is attended with much
his expense and tronble than the present tele-
graphs, the workitie of which, at earth .tation, re-
qitires four men, whereas, upon the new plan one
man wlll 1,7 stitAcient for ea. h ,tation. It is the
iuveatiou isf a 311. CON 01.1.1 .

r.tr4L ATELf.,Auzvet
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am* or sailed thiii day,ma Syr.,

DEAL, JIN. 400 '
for the River the Georje:'
mod the 49.5/dation, bouter,
it.