The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-14 00:00:00

FASHION.4III.T: INTELLIGENCE.

The Earl and Countes. or Jersey have left town for Ilwir test.
3liddleton Park. Oxfordshire.
Wilbraham Egerton, Esq. M.P. left town yesterday for Lit see.
Tatton Park, Cheshire.

The lion. r. and Mrs. Rice Trevor have arrived at !heir Loos:
in Siratton-strect, from a rota.
The Duke of tzi. Alban's arrived in town vesterdny. from /lens.
Departures from the British Hotel :—Mr. and ?►r.. 11
for their seat in Notts ; Capt. Ogle, tor Dublin ; Wrn. Riwiiosor.
Esq. for Brighton.

Arrivals at the Burlington lintel, Old Parlingtnr-vreet :
Ste Jenison Gordon, Bart. from Tunbridge-Wells ; rru Ii r.
naston, E-q. from a tour.
Air. and Mrv. Morris have left Kirkham's Hotel, Lor.r Prcck.
street, for Paris.

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Arri rids nt Fladomest Hotel, Oxford-street :—Sir Charles
Bart. and C. Blois, E.g. from Sussex ; Col, Barnes. iM.P., Mrs.
snd Miss Barnee, frcm !Hampton Court ; E. Prothcroc, E.g., s;,d
Mrs. Protheroe, from Dens; Alies O'Connor front the Como:cm;
Col. Drummond from Cheltenham; Rev. Mr. Streit:6.l4. from
tour, Departures:— —Tennison, Esq. on a o,or Um 317.
Mimes, ditto: Vitrant. Esq. ditto; Mrrr inghatn, Esq.
Arrivals at the Brunswick Hot, 1, Jermi n•:::reet (;ace Maker;
—His Excellency the Swe..i,jl Ambd,iader and sinte; Marv:
Peritan and the Chevalier Paha:), from the Continent. Depar.
tures:--Ilis Serene Ilig!,ness tlic Duke of Brunsaiek
and suite, fur Paris; Lord )iow.trasllol and Mr. Jon for Ireludi:
Mr. Saunders, for the Ide of Wi„dit.
Arrival: at Al ivares Ilotel, Lmier Brook•street :—W.
Esq. and Mr. Hale and Ism ;y. from Kent J. A. Knig'it.
twin Ludlow ; Lord Arundel, frame Dropmore. Dtparion:—S.:
Edward Mostyn, fur Bic ester.

Earl Bathnrst has arrived in town, from his seat,
Gloucestershire.
Mr. and Airs. Secretary Canning arrived in town ci
Monday, from the seat of Mr. liuskisson, at
Sussex.

Mr. Secretary Peel is expected in town this day.
Mr. Secret:irylhur:i sailed for Holyhead yesterday
evening, in the Hibernia. The departure of the Henovt.
able Gentleman was occasioned, it is rumoured, by mit !.-
wince, received only yesterday, that Lord Palmerston is t.)
be called to the Upper House immediately, and Mr. Gr.:-
burn is mined to succeed him as Secretary at War. '1!.!
latter Gentleman will hi that event, it is said, stand for t
representation of the University of Cambridge : and
for that purpose that his presence in England is dot find re.
Freai,,g Pud ty- Saturday.
D.:spa:cites were received yesterday at the Colonis!o'.:
from Lieutenant-General Sir James Ketnpt, 6 GP,
G.U.H. at Halifax.

Mn. Kf.N R IC AND MIL CRAWFORD —The Snit!
Grand Jury have returned a bill of indictment agiiest
Crawford, a Magistrate of Surrey, for an alleged 25f.i1):
upon Mr. Kcnrick, the Welsh Judge, in the exerwien
his duty as a Justice of the Peace. The transaction
gave rise to this proceeding took place, we urders:lrd.
when both gentlemen were sitting as Justices of the I
at Dorking, at a Petty Sessions.
Mr. John Worsley, an eccentric character. ss',ll
in the neighbourhood of Bury, died on the czoth ult. 3;;•!
73. He was of diminutive stature, and in the early rx:
of his life obtained a maintenance by seliing
around the country. Many years since, by the dcatt: 3
relation, he became possessed of property, which is 5.'7'
posed to have made him about eighty pounds for aret.7::
but whether that property is now in the In or !Je,t
is unknown, at present, to his nearest relatioes. O'l is
decease there were found in the holes and COTEO6
the cottage he had inhalited upwards of Q7!l(v.!-,..
pounds in weight of old silver coin, consisting of -
tokens, crowns, half-crowns, shillings, and sispcnciis
gold current coin-140 guineas. t 7 half-guineas. a'',l
seven-shilling pieces ; upwards of .56!. r C•
also current ; a box full of old farthings :rid pcc:ci
current. The gold and silver coin were •,•
parre papers, and the respective dates of cac!i r
:stark( don the outside. The cspper was disgoscil e: s
similar manner• but placed in boxes. Intlependenily
above, there were 331. 10s. in severeh,ms and •
reigns, and 661. 9s. 6:1. in silver of the present ca
He had so decided an antipathy to paper "
pay," as he termed them. that he would never ii her: 11,k.
give change for a note, whilst he seldom allowed yririy
a more tangible description to go unchanged, 'chess vs:
only a single one-pound note found on die Fret:its.
that was carelessly thrown beneath a table. here ss,'
also several heaps of books, consisting of some lintalrcilsr:
volumes in the Hebrew, Greek, Latin, English, Fro'cr•
Spanish, and German laPguages, somc of vcry
date, but generally in bad condition. Both in • ::1111:1'
and winter, he wore - -chief "d
head and tied under
would carry an umhr

walked clos'e to the w•a

ferring these that wei
To enjoy the pleasure
puddle-hole, or mud-I
tance out of his way.

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a blue plaid handkerchief round 11!' MLitt NG
r the chin. In rainy weather, Puth,
rePa under his arm, and 71. Quan
ells of the houses, pertinaciously r- of sale,
me without water-troughs or ovits• Churchi
re of walking round, or through. I copies of sc
-heap, he would have gone some dis• ne or n
whoirl! pre