The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-11-07 00:00:00

SINGULAR APPLICATION.

A pretty innocent looking young woman, very neatly
dressed, and apperintly about eighteen years of age, with
an infant at her Invest, appeared before our Brach nu
Thursday, and informed the Magistrates, that the child she
held in her aims was not her husband's, and that she wisher'
to swear it to its proper fatber!—Rbe had, ids, said, been
•arried but three months, the infest was a month old, and
her husband, she obsessed with the utmost simplicity,
thought it hard that he should be obliged to keep st.--Mr
Serjeaut kuoninglou severely admonished the fair deceiver,
and directed her to go home awl tell her husband that the
law assail afford him no redress, and that be must support
the child.—(Brigkfos Herald.)

INTERMENT of MdRSHAL BLUCHER.

BRESLAU. OCTOBER 17.—Yesterday being ithe
monis% of the victory at Moeckeris, the mental
remain% of the late Field-Marshal Prince 11
were tolemnly interred at his estate of Kriblowtrz.
The corpse having been well embalmed, the coffin
was left open to chew the features of the departed
hem; twelve sobalteres bore the body ; twelve
officers accompanied the heat*, which was pre-
ceded by four squadrons of cavalry, three batta-
lions, roie of infantry, and 12 pieces of artille►y.
Count Nortitz followed in the name of the King.
The Prince's willow awaited at the sepulchre the
mournful procession.

The stoise, which, by de.=;re of the deceased, it
to be the only distinction of his burying plsve,
a solid cubic block of granite, weighing 8,000 cwt.
which is now being taken from the ruck et the
Zobtenberg.—/Gerixon Paper.)

There was shot, lately. on North-houte farm.
Roxburgh,hire, by Major RIDDLB. of Bronahohn
Castle. a raven. that tuca,ured. train the estre 11l ity
of its *tugs, four feet two inches and a half. and
from the bill to the end of the tail, two fret two

A few days since a thew of part of the first Ha( k 4
elf Southdown ewes took place at itanoroutte.4 near
Lever., to decide several bets. The Ishol) were from
the flocks of Lord GAGE. of Fate, *oil Ilf .
thietnielt, of Stoneham. The bet. a,. re 'u turn r
of the fitter. Five judges (floel-tuaste r.) were
agreed upuo ; mad aunty of the first iv:o leui..reript4
of the comity were torte it, who spin...red mud),
pleased with the exhibition. The prize wtt% 011411i1.
mously awarded to Mr. GRANTII•II.

It will he remembered that a parograph lately ap-
peered in several' of the Papers wits an ACCOULII a a
person who, from the dimcript'oo, wa. ~uppu.r►l v.,
be Franklin, having escaped oat hoard the same ship
iu wluc!► Mr. KEAN. the actor, ritthierkel for
America. The MagOtrates of the Public Office,
Bow-atreet, tiang every possible exertion 10 cats...!
Franklin dins Fletcher to be apprehended. made
applicatioo to the Supenoteuclant of Police at Li-
verpool, [rum *lnch port the ship satlr4l, without
delay. and 4 consomme Atom having keen wove
made by the Superiireodent of Police at Liverpool
to Bow-street, stating that it had been clearly Herr.
tinted by the statement of persons who remained on
hoard the WNW! that to such person was 04 bawd
the ship Martha.