The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-01 00:00:00

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CIII.7ICM MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

TO 81181 EDITOR OF THE IRITIRH PEW.
Sea— As I pmceive that you have copied imtn your Paper
the address ed the litchiSestets of Bash to the Church MM.
glossary Mestiog, lately behl here, it is but doe an she cause
of truth sad joetice to state, that the Protest issued by the
Rev ArrimMaass in she name of the Mishap of Rath and
Wells, and the Clergy, is believed to be wholly smantburised.
8* meets importance has hems attached to this supposed
Potosi, mad such extraordinary pasta a►e now taker to cir-
culate it througliont the itimgdnas, that it has become as
imperbews duly es the part of the Archdeacon, he Male ex-
plicitly whether he was warranted is =skies it Of not. If
he bed saucily so to do, particularly from the Bishop of
Bath sod Wells, hew able to produce his authority; if he
dues mot do it, t►e public will see that he has not fully as-
sumed s right of interfering with a Illemiug ever which he
.possessed not the milieu control, but that be has also me.
turud•to protest, is the name of others, who Never empower.
ed hiss • se do.
29, 1817. A FRIEND TO TRUTH.

TM LATE PRINCRSS CHARLOrTE.

11111MOIRS O■ HER ROYAL HIGHNESS.
[From " The Nile Moulidu Napalm."
(Just published )

Her manner td her several preceptors woo always
easy,; attentive, and even elidearing; while her
strict exactness in couforming to the hours of study
was most exemplary. On the other baud, she ex-
pected fmm her masters the same exactness as she-,
was herself accustomed to manifest. One of her
instruCtors. being !oar hour totbitai, she reproved
him foi it ; he expressed his winos, and pleaded
in eteuaa that he had hero deceived by his watch,
which was a very indifferent one. " Well then,"
said her Royal Highness, opening a table-drawer,
and taking out a handsome' One, " see if this will
prtseut a similar accident."
How superior her noble spirit was to that flattery
with which -the minds of permits-of exalted, rank
are but top often corrupted, is proved iu a variety
of instance`, which, coovidering her eXtretne youth,
cannot but excite the warmest admiration. A
foreigner, not now in Eugland, was employed to
give her Royal flightless lessons io singing and
music. One evening the Princess performed to a
large party at Warwick House, and was of course
highly applauded, but she was conscious she did
nut deserve it. Turning round to her teacher, she
asked his opinion : he mid that she sung delight-
fully and played charmingly. Her Royal High.
news took no further notice of the 'natter then, but
when the music-inaster called next, one of the
household was desired to pay him, and ut the same
time to say—" That her Royal Highness could out
expect to profit by the instructions of a person who
was mean enough to flatter her against his reason,
and who had not candour to tell her when she was
wrong, but suffer her to expose herself."
On this subject we have heard another anecdote,
highly honourable to her own good sense, and the
probity of her Reverend Preceptor. Sitting one
day at the piano-forte, when the Bishop of Salis-
bury was present, the Princess requested his atten-
tion while she performed u difficult sonata. This
she perhaps intentionally rat, over in haste, slurring
the finest passages, and disregarslisig the time ;
then turning to the Bishop, asked if he was not
pleased with her execution. The worthy Prelate
candidly replied that 1w was not ; upon which she
started up from the instrument, ran to him, and
seising his hand, exclaimed :—" Now I know you
are my friend; for 1 have convinced inymlf that
you do not flatter me, when you are pleased to
approve."

CORONERS INQUEST.

EXTRAORDINARY DEATH.

Yesterday 'vets as ingsest was Mhl at the Brazen
Had, Lissonigreen, before ale. STIRLING, on view of the
body of Thomas luwoud, late of Nu 8, Bates's-row, Pad-
dinghies, who can't to his death by eating an earthen tvhaccvn
pipe, on Saturday last.
It appeared that on Saturday last, between three and four
o'clock, the deceased *rut Wens in a state of intoxication,
and after taking some rum, which was in the house, be-
gan to smoke his pipe; be mum Ist the pipe fall, winch
was broke into two. He took up the two pieces, sail
said, 'f You and I have lout b,•ea acquainted. You have
deserted me now, anti fue that I'll est you." He three put
It into bin mouth, and eat is, piece after piece: after which
he was tales very ill, and complained of a paiu its his stn.
mach. A surgeon was seat for, who gave a strong emetic,
tiotwilbstamling which the detested expired un Monday
suornrag. T►e stomach was opened, but the contents had
bees takes of by th► force of the emetic. Verdict—Unpins
Ike visitation of God.

On Tuesday night. soon otter ten o'clock. as
Mr. W. P. Dowse was rehsraiag from Long-acre.
to his residence at Newington, be was met by three
men about mid•wsy upon the New-road, leading
from the Waterloo Bridge to Stamford.street.
Illackfrisre. where be was grossly assaulted isni
robbed.
Sat

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