The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-10-16 00:00:00

ABLRDEEN, Oer. 9.

Last week was held here the annual meeting of
the Northern Shooting Club. The company that
attended was no; so numerous as we have seen on
some former occasions. The meeting commenced
.on Wednesday, and there were ordinaries and as-
semblies at Cleup's and Andersom's, alternately,
during the remainder of the week. Among the
company present were, Major-General the Marquis
•,,t Huntly, the Earl of Erroll, Lieutenant-General
::lay, the lion. Mr. Maule, M. P. the Hon. Major
Ramsay, Sir William and Lady Johnston, Sir
"ham Forbes, Sir Alexander Bannerman, Mr. Fergu-
son, of Pitfour. M. P. Mr. Farquhar, M. P. Mr.
Sicene, of Skene, Colonels Macleod, Tinling, White,
Forbes, Livingston, Leyes, Hadden, &c. arc. a
nunilser of the principal gentlemen, and a large
assemblage of the beauty and fashion of this and
the neighbouring counties.
A Concert on I.'riday by the Band of the East
Suffolk Militia, under the patronage of the Marquis
of Huntly, was exceedingly well attended. There
was also a Concert on Saturday, by Mr. Stabilini.
Several matches were run on toe Race-ground on
Saturday, and afforded tolerably good sport. The
,company, with their usual benevolence, coll.&ed a
very handsome sum for the following charities in
town, which was bestowed as under:

Pow' Hoip-ttal - -
L.E+.II:C Asylum -
STIc \lan's Friend Soci,ty
Pri/AO Gum.'Ule Dissn'imtion

Lw o 0
10 u 0
10 0 0
24 12 6

In whole - Lb• 12 i

Of the several geruiemen whose names have
been sneatinhed as candidates for the University
of Dossed. in the even. of bir WILLIAM SCOTT
being called op ro the flu i.e of Lords. we Are
ir,clined to peapheey" thh eletlion lights no Mr.
The great LAIZII:II,ina a-
dirion of that g-ntkmaa have already bre..
pointedly sc)triewledged by the learned body is
questioa, by their rower/lag °jinn hits the hi.su►-
rary of L.L.D. at the seine time w:!h ..is
trims, the immortal dolga. Added to this. 11r.
WLMOH,'M ilie personal friends-ip
pse?onuerat.og iiite.est of the Chsaceilor ut
eii.versity, the Duke of Poslsamos

TO Till: EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

THE CLUE OF FOOLS.

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MR. PRESIDENT—There are, in mess corporals
towns in England, certain customs annually kept, in
cornmymorAtion of their charters ; or, as the inhabit:
ants express, by which their charters are held. Thus,
in London, I am told, they chop sticks ; at Coventry,
follow a wh—. (a naked lady i mean) ; at Leices- ,
ter, they plough the streets, fl,g some, and hunt the
cat ; at Dartmouth, they hunt the pig ; at Worces-
ter, bring in Bedwardine fair ; at Ludlow, pull the
long rope ; and, at Kidderminster, pett the bailiff.
nom this last ceremony I am just returned; and
can, therefore give you a pretty accurate acc.sunt ;
and, perhaps, induce some of your society to furnish
others equally curious.
Sept. 29.—Morning fine ; ushered in by the ring-
ing of hells, drums beating, arul the waits (Corpora-
bon band), going in procession round the town.
10 .clock.—Several waggon and ass loads of cab-
bage-stalks and apples arrived, and slid.
1 1 o/c/Q(4.—Al' obstrudions removed from the
Market-place, and the shop-windows shut; a great
mob assembled in the streets; Corporation and-mu•
sic, with the principal male inhabitants, their friends,
assemble at the Town-hall; all the neighbouring
windows thronged si:ith
12 o'clock.—St. Anthony begins ringing; the mob
range themselves under their respedive leaders, and
throw the eabbaxe-stelkkjar, an haw*, at each other ; in
the mean time, laying contributions on every stranger
that passes.
1 e'dyri.—Bell ceases ; musilians strike up ; the
old bailiff comes to the 'Town-liall window, bow',
and introduces the new bailiff to the 1 roils.
The Corporation now go to dilater ; tine mob
disperse, and prepare for the amusements t.: the
ternoon.

But, as I have already got to the boundary of my
Week, I shall leave the afterncynt's amusement open
for my llCat. Paper. Yours humbly,
KtianCAMONASTINttISIS•
• This hollr :s, with some ell-vve of ...pricey, railed The
and arises r•-•.. Wie., that nu M•giatracy
eai, duran that tiros ...341PACHLY.

MR. P.l"' .H.

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This unfortunate gentleman, when taken to the
House of Corre-:sion, in Cold Bath-faith, appeared
very low sp'yitt d On entering the prison, he enquir-
ed of the Keepers, whether h: could h..ve a room?
they informed h:rn, lie corld h ,v: one lately occu-
pied by a prisuoet, on the upper sr .ry, for which
half-a-guine., per meek was to Ise p..i.1; he agreed
to Vie tet nit, and was shewn to it. It is a very good
apartm-nt, at the top of the front entr h.ce to the
Prison, and has .t vie'v of the ne;g:ti.oL:rhood of
Merlin's Cave, Cray's lost-lane, St:. and is provided
with a con.i•dtabie bed. lie spends hi; tinie
cpally in reading corn, books lett in the room by
tt e prisoner who list •c. d it. lie appears ex-
tr .mely compoed in h. .. soil. Yoe eit.s And thinks
very heartily, and .ntj set; good maim. His
food is brought ro slim by MC!) e np:oyed in the
Prison, And cookra by aVk on.an in the kileben. He
drinks wine after dime, and occasionally in the
course of the day. No per ion is permitted to see
him, except those about the prison. The ]ttorr Mr.
Aris's, and others I/dm-ging to the Ptlon, occa-
sionally visit hini,and he appears in very :rood spirits.
Th. Church service is p•Tf"l'med in the Chapel, on
Sundays, Mondays, %Wanes. ays, and Fridays, and
those who ore confined tinder a sentence, are obliged
to attend, but those, like Mr. Patch, who are only
committed, attend at their pleasure. Mr Patch at-
tended Divine Service last Friday and Sunday.—
He is not in irons.