The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-10-13 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS IN TOWN.

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NUISANCES.

THANKS TO LORD NELSON.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISII PAE.SS.

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An order has been made to abate, in ten days, all
the public nuisances in this extensive parish. We
have been favoured with the list, from which we
have extraCted the following items :
The Baal Fidler with the lighted candle stuck upon
the end of di.r neck of his fiddle. This man plays
every night in the Strand, and attracts, up,4l the
gag-way, a crowded audience, impervious to the
pas.enger. It is a matter of doubt, whether the
candle is lighted to slew, the Ltiadartist his audience,
Of to enable the audience to tear his harmony.
Afist Lydia Shope, an old Maid, at No. —, St.
Martin's-lane. This virgin, who has seen the bet-
ter part of the last Century, has been long considered
a great nuisance in the Parish. To an excessive
volubility of speech, and tenacity of memory, she
adds an insatiable thirst for all the knowledge ne-
cessary to support a first•rate charaeter at the tea-
table. In the course of the last twelve months, she
hat marred 13 matrimonial speculations, and mad.: 9
wives and nineteen husbands jealous. She had lately
eentraaed with a bookseller to write a history of the
Parish ; and expeaed, from the superintending
care and vigilance tvinced through bet whole
to be appointed an Oreeßerr. The Parish Officers
mean to give her a farewell dinner in gratitude for
the many feasts her prying eye has procured for
them by an early discovery of the first visible con-
sequences of illicit love.
Mr. Timothy Stoic& an old batchelor in the same
place. This Gentleman has done much mischief in
the parish by his constant abuse of matrimony.
Neither the Clergcman, Clerk, nor S,atua, have been
one penny the better of him, as there has been

neither birth, dead', nor auedddcm in his family, these
twenty years. The wives complain that ho spoils
their husbands, by teaching his odd friths and the
husbands complain that he holds out a chance of a
second marriage to their wives, which makes them
careless and undutiful.
Mrs. D.6urah Smoot, sister of—, near :he King%
Mews. The dragon, that guarded the golden fruit
is the garden of the Hesperides, did not watch his
charge more strictly than Mrs. Deborah. watches her
two beautiful nieces. The ladies are not sufered
to go to prayers, play, or paiks, without her, and
Clay have repeatedly declared her a nuisance to the
palish: A numerous suite of lovers supported their
allegat ion.
Me. Shaer, a penny barber, presented the pa-
tentee of a new powder for scouring the beard cif a
man's chin, ns a public nuisance. The charge was
strongly supported by a soap-boiler in the neigh-
bourhood.

310, Sel.;na Siefelsr. of (lemming's-row, a s:ashior
fashionable sat of first rite tran.patency, was
presented by a host of milliners, mantua-maker%

wailicrwomen, &c. They stated, that she is the

reigning oak of the parish, and sets the fadlions
of the neighbourhood to their great private loss,
and injury to the public revenue. Several doilorg,
apothecaries, and undertakers, deposed to the con-
trary; but their evidence carried no weight, and se.
feral of them were put in a state of impeachment,
as nuisanres, themselves.
We regret the want of room to detail the residue
of the condemned list, containing several sleepy
watchmen, box-lobby loungers, &c.

Stu,
I think ,yon will agree with me, that the public
are entitled to some information respecting the
Thinks voted by the Corporation of London to Lird
Nelson, uhida he so severely and justly remarks
Upon.

*lt struck ate that the merit of Admirals Cornwallis
and Thomborough, with the brave officers and men
serving under them, on board the fleets which bad
been employed during the most tempestuous seas.m,
blockading the ports of France and Holland, de-
served the Thanks of the City of London; that I
might be corren its what I did, I waited upon NIT..
Nittsieit, at the Admiralty, who very readily fur-
nished me with the nanses au.j titles of the Officers,
who seised tiller those gallant Admirals. When
I brought forward my motion in Common Council,
Mr. Alderman Curds thought lit to move (which
termed an amendment to my motion), that
Admiral Nelson, and the Officers serving under
Lint, might be included. This it appears Le did
without knowing who served under that brave man.
I will make no comment; but shall feel myself
ot,liged by your inserting in 'our paper this ex-
pl•tnation. I am, Sir, your obedient Scry.siA,
Vaebsr 11, Ito 4. S4moLL btxut4.

The 231 Light Dragoons, and the Royal Waggon
mirched from their grt.tattl tda Cositeatn on
Monday morning, the foster to winter quarters in
Maidstone harrtackt, and the hii..er to juin the depot
at Croydon barracks. On the same day the Derby.
shire militia commenced its march from Aslifoid
Barrack., fur Lastuourne, J.a cc. Tite.tlay marti-
n. ;11.• second battalion•oft:.: I 8:h hish),
sal ;he second battalion of the Cht Regiments,
stmck their tents got 11.trtiam Dowa;, and rn..rdiesi
foe Ronsgate, int:lles/tit:ly to err.b.trk frr ersey.
'the 57th Regiment is also onus march from J
• ii-sele4t Barracks, fur the TCSZL::