The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-02-21 00:00:00

POLICE.

SOW Stilt ET.

Miss W— lady on the veil* of 60, ti g s •
put of 1111';dsllesex, hit.ls rotor to this office, sitcom-
ps ,-rd by I.er niece, a girl of 17, and intimated to the Ma
ristraie 'Mr. [bruit.), that she must apply for • warrant fur
tha apprchesisiou of • yousag wan of considerable reaper-
lity, for obtaining no leas • sum than 250/. under a false
peteti,C.
Al.g..trate—" What was the false pretrattir, Madam?"

111 is+ W.—" Marriage, Sir:"
m ;whit ale—" With this proinig lady, I presume?"
is Oh dear! no, Sir, out me," said the youog lady, blush.
ing and wodcally retiring behind her aunt.
Maxis'. ate (to W.)--" 11l it you, then, who have
self, sail %ourself to be practised upon by Ibis young 'intik ?"
The lair, more aml more cnufustil, said, it ts nfori newel!
wa. ftl. Thr young man in question had been known to her
for some nt tat ohs, and bad prides..it an much regard, that slm
we* Jeducerl to believe he was really stricken with her, nut.
witleitaudiug the disparity of years. He uniformly professed
t 1..• most hononratile intent Miss, and she at length resolved to
comply *Oh hit earnest solicitations, mid become his wife.—
The prelimiesry arrangements were soon consist/led, and
the day named. Under preteuce of making some necessary
purchases, he prevailed on her to advance bins 2401. and from
that momesit there aria an evident chauge in his behaviour.
Me was nu longer the dilating loser, but was peevish and
distant ; and instead of purchasing neceteary articles, he
►quaodered her money upon dogs and gum., and spent his
liaoe in the field and the t . In short, atter ■ consider-
able del•iy, he bad the sf&outcry to declare off the instil.
aliugesbei ! She thought such treatment was out to ha
borne; and she requested the Magistrate to issue his war.
gaol, that the offender might he pouislied.
Mr. Millie kiadly condoled with the lady upon her loss,
and olives veil that it was bad tudeed so to trifle with the
feeling.. of a lady, especially one of her year., and it was
altotelber a case strongly cholaadiug the iiitcrfereuce of the
law.

A warrant was immediately put into tee bands of an
offerer, •hu west in pursuit of the gay deceiver, but could
no Lad him; and it has since been isseerisiund, that hear.
ink a eesi.ant was issued against him, he set off with all
rd to dee Continent. The eilCrneler, therefore, bas escap-
ed from justice, sod the lady 'lmam. minus her tboi,
Sained4 Clarks Nye was busily ersusined and hilly
consmilied no clearzes of embezzlement to a reinsidelable
...mat. preferred *caned him by Thomson, Bomar, and
Co. inerrhauts, in Old Broad-steed, to obese employment
he bad Leese as a etnifideutial clerk.

HisQpr the MASTER of the ROLLS will hear
instiit closes and petit:mu* ibis waning, at nine
o'clos k.
Au extes,sive rubbery was committed on Monday
night week, at a lone house urar the Two Close
IL:, between Simsbury and Lancashire, iu the
paii-li of Keoghley. It appear. that in the course
of the sught, tutu 1111116139, with their feces blacked,
sod utherws,e disguised, eitiered the house, •n.l,
shreistesusig thir family with instant death if
thee made any shim, obtained a booty munitioning
3001. Ws twat nines, with which they were nut
but swept the house so completely of the
fA tssldieg and appose', tiro the faintly could not op-
twos its five siornitig, till the kindness of their
Voss& host fassesished thens with clothing. The
uu-
f family. consists of an old woman, her
thoillstwea who so lathe, and her graud-sou.

ENGLISH MARRIAGES ABROAD.

THE LATE SIR SAMUEL ROMIII.V.

The Ili'lowing letter is given as the answer from
this lasuentrd G.,tttleotat►, to the inquiry of ■ re-
spectable Clergyman, its to the validity of English
otarriaers on the Continent
" Dees S►w-1 was so mach eeespieti daring the last
week of my stay in town, dial it was quite inimis.ible for
me to answer your letter ; and now that l have leisure
enough, 1 du nut know bat I can answer it at all satisfacto-
rily. The truth is, that the ceremonies memory to makes
valid English marriage cannot be pesformed i■ a foreign
country ; best a marriage between English persona sulesuisis-
ml is a foreign eurniiry according to the forma required it
that country is a valid marriage is England. Two English
Protestants married in France with those cerimairuies which
make a legal marriage between French Protestants, will be
legally man and wife when they return to Esi;laud. I ought
to explain what I mean by spying, that the ceremonies us.
ternary to make a valid English marriage cannot be per-
formed abroad. These are only two kinds of marriages in
England—marriages by banns, ■nd they moist be published
for three succemive Sundays is the church of the 'womb
where our of die parties resides, and marriages by license,
which license must be granted by the Bishop of the diocese
is which the parties live. Of emir., neither can the banns
be published, nor can the Bishop's 'metier be of ■oy call.
dity in a foreign country.
" Ever, my dear Sir, most 'namely yours,
CLetterrhass, Sept. 4 1816. " 5. RUJIIILLY.

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" Ker. Dr. Abassii, Kensingion-sqoare,
Kensington, Loudon."