The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-26 00:00:00

UNFORTUNATE HONEY-MOON.

A marriage took place at the church of Pt.
Lawrence without Wulegate-bar, in the ricin.ty
of this city, nil Monday last, which was succeeded
by several 14(61t eStreordistary anal wirfiettsituts el.-
cuinstatices.. of which the followiug to I. detail
George Few by, a stone-wieson. of this city, was
the fortunate bridegroom, and Mrs. Priscilla Arai-
strong, from a neighbouring ',liege, was thW happy
fair use. After the usual marriage etternony the
newly-married pair weal town tun near the chore!'
Clark's), for the purpose of regaling them.:
selves with tobacco and de until the maretage e'en-
- was prepared. They went into the katchet:
of the inn, and in that kitchen was a cheer., gene-
rally need as the repository of soniethiag darter than
the blood of Sir John Barleycorn. Hr:e they re-
mained till the landlord discovered that. big guests
exhibited more spirit than sole end toleiece gene-
rally excite; he therefore inquired of lire rms. ell.
is the private closet was secure, and woe informed'
that it was locked,' hut the key was oil the chime
ney-piece. Apprehensions of danger now were
busy, and 'he servant was ordered to peep:into•tier
room ; when. lo I she aims the bride also peeper/8;-
11:10 the closet above-mimed. The landlady %sown,-
farmed, avid, nn entering, rotted that the floppy
pair had aspired to better cheer Oran ale and
tuberco--they had taken from the cloliet a large
jug of rem shrub, drank a cousiderable queenly,
slid, finding it very excellent. bad oriole filled a
bottle with it, in order to preserve it for Arras cow.
sump:ion ; but the bride attempting hastily so psra
it iu her pocket, let the battle fall into • spittitig.i
box smear hand, and ehimately was foetid with the
jug concealed under her clothes. Reelstainee war
now vain-.she therefore fled through the window,
and being apprehended iu a neighbouring field, was,
with her rem Arlie levies spouse, conveyed to e
watch-house immediately. Alas I how uncertain:
and transitory is homiest happiness .I.—at eleven
o'clock this unfortunate pair were married, and at
the summit of their joy—at half-past twelve they
were both in a prison, where they were doomed to
pass the first twenty-four hours of their union on w
bed of straw. About noon the following day they
were examined before the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayor, and were committed to the House of Cue.
rection fur trial the next Sessions. Thus they whoa*
the clergyman "joined" bath the Magistrate very
properly w put asunder ;" end not till the trial
takes place shall we be able to ascertain whether iu
this instance Eve tempted Admit, or Adam tempted
Este to take the forbidden fruit.—(York Hertil/441

Mr. Accuu is the author of the book in which
he alarmed the ignorant by endeavouring to per.
suede them that all the tradesmen of the kingdom.
were twoundmis.

1300640 OF • Gams Baa.—At the quar-
terly meeting of the Fowey Friendly Society, on
the sth instant, the Secretary's bag (being green/
was committed to the flumes, amidst loud and re-
peated shoots of 66 Long live the (Jaen. !"
On Wednesday-
.the caulkers and carpenters of
Leith, ausonoting to oboist sixty, marched in pee.
cession, headed by their Preset, to this city, for
the purpose of signing the Address which Was
agreed to at the meeting in the Pantheon ;' bid On
their arrival at the Pantheon they were informed
they could dot he allowed to sign it. not betng
habitants of Edinburgh Sur.)
The I Ith regiment of foot is expected at Ply"(
mouth-from Gibraltar.
On Wednesday evening. whilst the Rev. R.
Forrau was officiating at Si. John's Churela. in
Leeds, some villain entered the vestry, and si ole
the Itev. Gentleman's hat.

A man who charged another with a riot at tit.
James's watch-hoses on Friday night, on leavings he
place took a fancy In one of the Beadle's Coate :tad
his pocket handkerchief, and was walking off with
thrtn very comfortably, when he was stopped sun!'
taken to Marlborough-street office, but the eb:or,e
nut being p d, and the prisoner being drut.ii.
he was discharged.
Oievta CROMWILL,O••-•A short time
naval *niter; in his journey towards Loo'cliin;„ inrt
winky io the stage coach, an intelligent and actor.
'dished Lady, who, in the course of eoneessatiou.
raid that her husband, wise resides in the city. a*
its thr tioasession of the head of this' dialiegoicihttl
that Cionersta.'s bead.
character. It appears
soots after the Itestoratioa, 'affixed on a pole on one
p 4 the public bedding, in %Vestutinoter.: but br
some, accident got solo the custody of • soldier,
who was on detyinrer tho.plaere ;•that a•restreed•wai
offered for it, but the seldiet's feer!ly relented it.
Omagh smut tint, after it was sold, and ultiatatall
reached the hangs of its present eweer. Them
seems to be we that it- is: the head of the
Proteictee teem. die winos • which hie •datebditt.
with it. • . •

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