The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-07 00:00:00

CAUTION.

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A. a caution to person. who may be in the habit If hiring
privants, we state the following fact :—A Lady of Bristol
was lately in went of a footman, soil was applied to by a
man, who, after enumerating lox various qualities, and being
r•geircd to produce a character, referred to a Nlrs. --
and her daughter, “ two ladies of fortune," who resided at
Hay, is Breconshire, with whom, he said, be had lived several
yeara, and had left them In consepience of their baying de-
clined house-keeping. His intended mistress accordingly
wrote to Mrs. --,and in a day or two received. letter from
Hay, giving an excellent character to the applicant, who, by
a •trauge couteirleace,knockeil at the door at the very moment
the lady had finished reading the letter. This circumstance
probably excited some suspicion, and he was told that far-
ther inquiry was necessary; at which he seemed very indig.
most, sad expressed some anxiety to know were the lady
would inquire neat. Hr was told to call again, and in the
mean time a respectable per.4llll at Hay was written to; whoa
it was discovered that Mrs. —___, Goes whom the fisiter-
ing character hod been received, we, a peeper is the parish
workhouse, sod het daughter the keeper of a lodging-house
of the very lowest description. The fellow never called aria
to learn the 'milt of the second iagni►y; and it is strongly
'inspected that be belongs to the gang, three of whom mode
the recent attempt on the worriment/in Union-std eel, Bristol'
sod that ►is ellject in applying for the footman'. place was
connected with some plan for robbing the buns,.

There are occasionally in the American Papers
advertisements, offering rewards for the upprehen-
tiou of runaway 'laves, keel with letters imps int-
cd by • red AW ire* on the shoulders, breasts. or
cheeks; but of all the Moaners of abominable
cruelty and injustice, perpetrated " as /he lair di-
rects," the follortivg is, perhaps, the most strik-
ing :—A poor fellow who declares that he is a free-
man. is twists, and cast into prison by nulnidy knows
who; t!se owner, " if any," is desired to release
him ; hut if he has no aware, the is, if he be what
he declares himself, a: frer-nnio, he will he told to
defray the expense of hit imprisonment !
Notiec....Vres roaimitteJ ta the asol of Fredvtirtt coun-
ty, Man lad, the Mb of September last, as 1 raut.way. a
mulatto wan, who eons himself William, tier feel Om iladit
high; hail ow when committed, au old bine cloth coat, attipeel
hasty teal, tow/Aloes paataloonaend shirt, tar hat about

• iiiianistry vest, tow..linen parstalonns xhirt, for hat about nate oat of r horisswo's stables as has per 4;;;;
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The Proclamation further per- the fork, woeCti he fell and broke his Shrtt;;;
The Iles. SANuEr. liNtuurr, A.:11. Curute Planki• 3". worm; ke tambour 39 years ot,i, says he is free, that he lite tiniatrates refoar.l to have three Circa op nab!
i tints the *miaow 1111 l of sugar and coffee, to the V 4.• died in the coolse of the ttiglit, it ia supposed f was temuutorittell by Philip iAltr, RtiMintOW., 941111ftnie titer itigultirs hero math. rebore to them.
Trinity Church, in Halifax, has received flit pre-
„..,;„,,,„ of the vit.„l4:„ T1,,,11v1t10 lue of one-thorl lout of the imported crigo. Yt II the woustals be had received. It is sold flint another twisty. The "Her (if 11" V it desired I" release hIM, The Poisoners were rrinao.le,l ir • future examination,
otherwise ho riff he sold for his ialpruonelellifeeP, as flee kw rims the ',knit... to glom, vhlt r circulated the notes ore
S lit Ihr girt of the Minister. Mtn and IDOlilteg for the remainder." of the us,,niauts ou Twit n's coot :ern
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