The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-07 00:00:00

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

T. Meat, E. Price, and K. Jackman, of West Smithfield,
laulios, and of Bradford, Wiltshire, clothiers, May 31,
1818 --H. Paull and E. Dainty, of Old Change, Cbmpside,
tarpeaters, Srpti other 2, 1818 --J. Stirling and J. Arnold,
of Whiterbaprl, chemists, August 20, 18I8.—W. Eyre and
E Eyre, of Diaper Thainetardreet, wine and hrandrmerrhants,
December 31, Inl7.—A Sotelair and R. Sinclair. of London,
Moreno 31, 1818.—T. Slorodess, jun. of Southgate
31i4lIsses, and W. Bose, of Matichestar, dealers is boson,
Mara, 20,1816.

BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.
Julio Front, st. Alban's, Hertford, liurn•dreprr, hots
Septemb.•r 12 to Sertespber 13, at tea, It thltidltall, Lug-.
401.

R 1. I K PTCY SUPERSEDED.
JIM'S •le, nor or is le °Moiler, lsicbtr.
BANKRUPTS.

John Oswald head, late of Liverpool, merchant, to surreys.
der, October ltl, and 17, at eleven, at the Gettig' Inn,
Liverpool. Attorney, Mr. Cope, Wilsou•street, Gray's Inii-
knee, London.
William Cowper, of Hell-court, M'ulbrook, London, paper-
merchant, to eorrlooler, Sertrmlorr 18, 20, and October 17,
at twelve, at Guildhall, Loudon. Attorney, Mr. Hodgson,
Dyer's-moot, Alolermaishory.
John Deusou, of Rurolo.oon Westgate, Norfolk, bookseller,
to surrender, Se•plemter IP, 10, nod October I?, ■t four, at
the Norfolk Hotel, Norwich. Attorneys, Messrs. Rigor.ld
and Brightwell, Noru ith and Mears. Alexander sad
Hofer, New Inn, Loudon.
William Mori 1111 l ..f Worksop, Nottingham, porter-mer-
chant, to isurrEsoler, Scistroilwr 11, 19, and Oclolwr 17, at
eleven, at the Tontine bin, Shelliehl. Attorme. Mr. Wake,
Worksop ; and Messes. Wigleewoeth and Crosley, Gray's
lout, London.
Robert Felton, of Divrrence-Pountney-one, London, sad
a Highloun-house, Middlesex, bop sail seed•merrhant, to
surrender, September 12, 17, and October 17, at eleven, at
Guildhall. Allmon., Mello.. Gs-rpm' Lod Etouuncau,
A iitel-ms rt, This °solos t ton soften.

DIVIDEN D.
September 211. F.. W. I.).rkeuum, of Liverpool, merchant,
at elereo, at the llicurce Ina, Liao pool.
October 31. 11. %want, of Kionstutt.upon.Tbamer,Surrey,
carpeute r. at h It, at Getblball, London.
September 20. F.. \Vela), late of Strosionham, liuen.draper,
at twelve, at the Royal Hotel, Birsologbato.
Sept% labor 30. H. Pa ry auJ W. Pat ry, of Caw' k Hon.

I continued thus employed in thy father's busi-
ness for two years, that is. till I was twelve years
old ; and my brother John, who was bred to that
husitiess, married and set up for himself at Rhode
; there was every appearance that I was des.
tined to supply his place, mid become a tallow-
chandler: But my dislike to the trade continuing,
my father had apprehensions that if lie did not put
one to one more agreeable I should break loose,
and go to sea, as my brother Josiah had dour, to
Isis great vexation. In consequence he took me to
walk with I►im and see joiners, bricklayers. turners,
braziers, Ike. at their work, that 1w might observe
my inchr►atinu. cud endeavour to fit it on some
trade or profession that would keep me on land.—
It has ever since been a pleasure to me to see good
workmen handle their tools. And it has often been
useful to me to have learnt so •much by it as to be
able to rho some trifling jobs iii the house when a
workman was not at hand, and to construct little
machines for my experiments at the m JJJJJ rut
*lon the intention of making them was warm in
my mind. My father determined at last for the
cutler's trade, and placed me fur some days on trial
with Samuel, son to my uncle Benjamin, who was
bred to that trade in London, and had just este-
blushed himself in Boston. But the sum he exacted
as a fee for my apprenticeship displeased my
Posher, acid I was taken home again. Froa my
infancy I was passionately loud of reading, and all the
money that came Into Inv hands was laid out in the
purchasing of books. I was very fond of voyages.
My fist acqui►ition was Banyinis Works, in separate
little volumes. 1 afterwards sold ahem to enable me
to buy K. Bartuses 1-iirturical Collections; they were
small cliainueriss hooka, and cheap; forty volumes
in all. My father's little library consisted chiefly
of books in polemic divinity, most of which I read.
I have often regretted that ac a time when I had
such a thirst for knowledge, more proper books
had riot fallen in my way, since it was resolved
should slot be bred to diviinty. There was among
them Platurch's Lira, winch I read abundantly—
and I still think that time spent to great advan-
tage. 1 here was also a book of Defoe's. called
An F.ssuy on Projects, and another of Dr. Ma-
tlwrs% called An Itssuy to do Good, which perhaps
gave me a turn of thinking that had an influence
oil some of the trrnicipal future events of my life.
" This bookish► inclinat 1111 l at length determined
al) fattier to make me a printer. though lie had
already sow son (James) of that profession. In
1717 my brother James returned from England
with AI press and letters. to set up his business in
Boston. I liked it much better thou that of my
father, but still had AO hankering alter the am
To prevent the apprehended effect of such sir
toy father was anxious to have me bound
to toy burgher. I stood out some time, but at last
was persuaded, mid signed the indenture when I
seas yet but twelve years old. I WAN to serve au ap-
prenticeship lull I was twenty.ot►e years of age,
only I was to be allowed jouriwyninies wages dur-
ing the last year. In a little
progress u► time busoihos. and became it useful hand
to my brother. I now had access to better Woke.
Au acquaintance with the apprentice* of booksellers
cabled me sometimes to borrow a small one,
which I was careful to return soon and clean.
Often I sat up iu my chamber reatliwg the greatest

" About this time I met pith an odd volume of
The Specta!or. I hail never before seen any of
them. I bought it, read it over and over, and wee
much delighted with it. I thought the writing
excellent, cod wished, if possible, to imitate
With that view. I took some of the papers, and
making short hints of the actin:needs in each sen-
tence, laid them by a few daps amid then, without
looking at the book, tried to complete the paper*
again, by rupre.ting each hinted sentimesit at
length, and as fully as it had been expre.sed before
in any suitable words that should occur to use.
Then I compared my Spectator with the original,
discovered some of my haulm, and corrected them."

(To it metintsost.)