The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-07-18 00:00:00

POLICE.

GUILDHALL.

Thursday, Elisekth Bennett wat charged before
Alderman Sisal', the Sitting Magistrate, with steal-
ing a female child, about three weeks old, from a p-sor
woman of the name of Badikin, who told the Al-
dermrn, that she lay.in about five weeks since in
St. Andrew's workhouse, Gray's-Inn-lane. and that
sot•n aftter she came out, she was taken with a fit in
li dhotis, during which time her i.,fant was stolen
away from h-r ; that she malt• hq- complaint to
the Officers of S. Andre.v's, w'to advertised a re-
ward, by hand-Dills. for the ild ;in consequence
of which she was inf armed that it was at nurse with
a woman in fled Li•rn-court, London•wall, and had
been placed there by tie Pri i n r : she described a
mark on the child's tree, and t•.e cloth s it had on
when it was stolen, which corresponded with the in-
fant's appearance.
The erisoner, in her defence, said, the child was
her own; that she had lain-in, four weeks since, in
Mary-la-bonne Workhouse ; that she lett it a week
sooner than usual, as she slid not wish to swear the
child, whose father she had lived with about a
twelvemonth, but vho was now in the King's
bench. _ _ _ . .

The Nurse who had the child sa;d, the Prisoner
c.aried on her when she was seemingly with child,
and had en?saged her t-t nurse it, but saw nothing
of her t.II abut a fortn•ght before. when ete
brought the infant as her owls, att.! paid her befttie—
hand tint nursing it.
The ALDLIMAN ordered the Matrons of the
Workhouses to attend nn a Inter. day, and each of
the parties to bring such females with them as might
throw a light upoa this singular case; in the mean
time, he mid the ours,: to take care of it till the real
rt.rther could be foitud ; but this the one alto lost
the child could not agree to, but ctiA bitterly, say -
it.g she would nut part wit'. her Want, but would
teat go to prison with it. The Atntaslaw at last
agtet d she should take charge of the cheat, and go
to the Workhouse till text examination.

The Duke and Duchess of Beorouirs intend talcs
in a tone shrough Scotland, and viol remain a
foetnig it at Kornai* Cottage.
*I M. Marc) iiiness rf Seii.svav, and the Ladies
end E. Cecil, returned yesterday to Hatfield;
the Marquis will leave town this day. The prepa-
rations at Hatfield for the annual grand dinner to
the JUDO as, which takes place to-morrow, are in the
greatest s• yle of elegance
The Duke and Duchesses cf Nos rnu wises LAND*
Earl and the Ladies Peac v, are detained at Ferry.
bridge, in Yorkshire, occasioned by his Grace
being taken very ill. The tamely are expefted to
Teta: nto town It is said, the Duk .'s illness is new
easi.o,ed by a violent attack of tats gout in kis
Grace's stomach.
The Marchioness of ST II lORD has issued cards
for a grand rout on the instant.
Lord and Lady KINN aIIID W.ll give a grand
dinner, next blonday. at them in Lower
Gro-venoriiistreet.
The Nlarcsais and Marehioress of Learnostry re-
turned to town, on rm•sday evening, from South-
ampton Castle, r.a Jew days
Laay Hsaaucc.ti will give a grand bail and
supp.-r, on the tilt!, instant, at her house in C.:relive-
nor-square.
Tb* Duke and Duchess of A T Hat we on their
way to Toile`ia-c.OI Pert!
Vitcnuntess rill, TON, we are happy to state. is re-
erecting fast from hi r wow:kerne, ; the infant is
also in a rely pioninang
MISS :"taws. a" d Mr. Cook r, have performed
I.4dy M rae/h, and M JCIII lit. at the Glasgow Thea-
tre ; and, on Thiusday, were to p.,lmm Vrshtta,
and earrnio Immudes. in ele e-snedy at The Bro-
ther., for th- benefit of \lr. ksit.
Lnrd and Lady Fisfeasitiritil sar;eed at
Glasgow, on saionday, OR a lin'? to 111,01Antli.

M 7. lit.orcssaiWtakes hi:. leave of -he Bir.
ni4)o6am Thsarte, on Monday. for 1.. s own be-
nefit. in the part of Gc/dfi..rh, inMr. HuLcaorr's
comedy of 7 be (toed b titan.
Lail and Countess beaxrrLr.. Lord Duesr.ar.
and Esnse G0r.D6144n, Esq. and leanly, hare ar-
rived at erightern. •
lVr nriderst:l,l.4, that t'oe Elms Farm, near Do-
ver, late the property ct Gr.,t,.6 Sin! bi RP, ESC'.
has been sold within these h•w days, for the sum of
eight thousand guineas. 11)6 eitate wel, I urchased
elont fifty years back for one th,.w.and p kinds.

Ou Monday sennight, •Mr. SI *OM AASON was
irt kJ, at Ipswich, to Miss 11AMn,. 'tlLit... both.
of Ipswich. The novelty of a Jewish wedding in
the above town attracted a number of 52ettators,
'Mang wlicm was an uncircumcised agent of the
beneficent ABRAHAM GoLo•sitor, and clerk at
It von of de Banks," who voluntarily assisted in the
nuptial ceremony.
Acc, rding to the last Report of the Comm'ssioners
on the Nabob of A acot's creditors, the amount of
the ciairn% in the list formerly res. wed to the
Wist.. of Commons, and in that contained in the
Report which has just been made, make the aggre-
gate amount of the claims .1,558.9531. 17s Id.
Vltslnesday sennight, a ,log belonging to a shep-
herd, at Hamsey. near Lewes, infteed with canine

madness,..tocia to running, and in his course, before
he could he destroyed, bit two valuable pointers
belonging to G. &simian, Esq of Comb-place,
and upwards of twenty other slo:4s, of diiletent de-
scription:, which have, lot the most pit, been since
killed.
On Wednesday senni4h. a party of officers sallied
from the Barracks, at lowish, it reeling ripe for
sport," for the taisstro3:: purpose of kicking up a
row in the lobby of the Theatre, in which they were
so successful, as completely to prevent a crowded
audience from hearing the entertainment—and se-
veral I idies fainted and were carried out of the house.
SA r'pht, one of there :Mod gentlemen (sop-
roed it tor a previous pique) attacked a respectable
elderly lady in ilie street, whose husband, belong-
ing to a public office, had just qu'tted her side, and
without ceremony elevated her clst:::.s, and rudely
appl'ed his nurses, n posteriori, but without any ma-
terial indignant assault, although it
excited snitch risibility in the town. was. however,
properly resented by the lady, wlia giving pretty
strong evidence of the fact before a Magistrate, the
ofeudiog party (already under recognierces for
his good behaviour) was bound over sJ appear at
the 'homages...4 Sort PM.)