The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-12 00:00:00

CURIOUS WORM.

A WWII. of • very curious nature, has been found by the
conk of the King's Anus in this toms on opeoing a cud-
ash, destined fur as entertainnieut. It is about four inches
Mac and shaped like a sual, with • mouth, appsreutly in.
leaded to act as • sucker; but what readers it more renssilk.
able ia • clothing of the most Bailing green feathers, equal
in brilliancy to dame of she peacock, in the back, whiab '
gives it a very siagalsr aspect. Between the feathers are
sharp quills, resembllng dome oa " the fretted porcupine,"
but einnporatively smaller. The salami weiahl seem too
large to feed on the cod, but might rather be ioasidered as
a parasite, which is • frequent attendant on the ash species.
It is now I. our possessiun fur the grittilestioa of the cu.
non*. Those who have skesrly Well it, Malay of whom see
nautical persons, cannot call to their recollection say reva-
lues of a similar kisl.—(Pipinoidgi Tafecrapi.)

FlRM—About three o'clock last morning • fire
was discovered to have broken out in the trustily
at the South Sea House, on Threadneedle-street :
it was first observed by the house watchman, who
gave an immediate alarm by calling up she chief
cashier, whose duty it is to take charge of the keys
of that departs/mot. 14'proof/dirty, by the witty ac-
t►vr eyes-boos of she ticroaro, the lire was gut under,
slier doing considerable damage.

Yesterday morming, at as early Input, a fire Doke met la
the beam of Mr. Wright' lonea.draper. Folerptam, Mary.
le-Rae.. which threw the neighbourhood hate great tionfis.
sine. It is the second time, %rabies a few days, that a ire
Might art in the same 1101111-. It CUlginteeed in um of the
bud-room, at the upper part of the house and had arrived at
tonsiderable height MOM. it was discovered. la a short
time the Comity Flee 06ee and usher engines arrived me the
row. and quelled the i.e.,a which wars rapidly horsing,
after winch difficulty. Considerable imjary was dump to the
place sad furadsre.
Meet confusion was crested in the loom of the Duchess
wf Rielesnoad, in Wetieei.w.piere, is eseerqsteace of one of
the anatomies catching lire, arigittatieg boa the aliselsiee
haying awl* SW an toe teiveate WI. The St. Jaime'
eagles amend, Witi.sfiesiettr beano with mach ducally
the ire wee eztillgelsia J.

rucks.
A DESPERATIP, ATTArK OH THE MY rui.o..

Yeatr►Any Ai4►ere, Cavor, Wears, mad Plier•nrr, r• • r
harknry.marlmorn, wPre pot In 16• hrr, eivtrg.4l ♦•• ti
iteenwhing Hoe patrol acid watrkna of Si. Atkin ir'r Near •r
Hollow u.

.Samuel Pope, • patrol, Dialed, that be was ► tiorni.
home that morning between Ise and six o'clock, 11. •
deities of the sight, accompanied by one or two of h. b
liper.efficers, and a• tbry caret .town Hbllr..rn they lOW itte
Prisa•tr, in cumpasy with • not.srinus charset-r miuted
Harry Brook, knock driwa • p.Ntr *wimp. On the oak, •
cowing up to them, the Prisoners and ilwir en...mi. .4
called 'bent blond-mockers and move. Serf, and Loucli,d
the. down. Several of the watchmen came up to okeir
•sai.lanet, but were not more fortunate, 8.1 they were al-to
kisecks-d down and beat to a most cruel inatturr The wit_
sexy as moo as be bad recovered from obr f et• alba
severe blows be had received, west to the watch b..ss end
brought a reisforcenieno of watchmen. Wln., tb•y anima
at the spot where the affray commenced, he • w u(
the patrol down and the Prisoners striking at them. Wills
such difficulty they ristenred the Prisoner.. Harry 8r0.,k
muds bis escape, leaving behind bins the skirt of Lis cost.
He did oat know say of she Prisoners except Andrews, sad
hi. he had long known as • inspiring. ebaract,r.
Several of the patrol and walchrnen corroborated Ibis
•tstemeut, and by the exhibition of tb, it wounds romanced
it bryosd doubt.
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Tie Prisoners, in their defence, sank that 'bey had placed
their haekeey-eoarbes on the stand at a tansies peal Mt
o'clock, sod weal to the waiering.liemte to get stone ire.
f►rahmrnt. As they came out they saw two owls fighting is
the street—they merely looked ON as SlMllllfo.ll, without in.
*editing is the lend, and were perfeetly innocent of the
charge preferred againd do Ng,
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Attireroma Cox, the sawn Magistrate, ordered and u e
Prisoners should dad bail to ans..' fur the atsault at if
SCIIOi tttt 4, and ',ben they bad tbetr bail ready, to give Il e
City Solicitor 14 boors orifice, er it. would direct That d e
parapreutios aptust them should be carried on at the expense
of the City.
The Prisoners were committed for want of

so W-STRE IT.
Yesterday Jaw Banks, the porter M Griffin's. Grat•
Man and Still, was convicted before Richard Brune, Ea,. of
charging more porterage fur the delivery of two parcels at
Mr. Car%MIRO; house, in the Haropstesd-rusd, than be was
eatiiled to.
The Dekedaat pleaded guilty to the charge.

Ames Elii•gr,•jownseyntan toad-s pr rtg-rneker, wester.
victed for having left his work tinfi spieled, beteg • pair of stage-
coach spring., which he was employed to matte as l.,ng umu e
as the smooth of October last, which he had ma yet Itilishci.
He was ordered by the Magistrate to be improomed eta,
month in the House of G►reet,uu.

Susannah Phillips, • servant in the employ of Mrs. Jame
Eaton, who keeps she elder wine lunge iu liread-sirret, st.
Giles's, was committed fur further examination, chased en
suspicion of feloniously stealing a b .ok, conniving Bank
mutes to the amount of 1001.

RE-EXAMINATION OF JOHN ROBERIHON FOR