The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-11 00:00:00

THE RIVALS.

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Mr. Thomas Ramat, coal nierchnot, at Chelsea, yesterday
appeared to a summons brture Mr. Fit 1t11.44
connilaint a 41r. Juhu Fravr, haberdasher, is Skater.
street. 'they are butts single yettag nolo, and were sc.
(ptaintill with a young lady to whom each paid his addresses,
sod, ill elillilt titmice of that opposition. n ?warm they met
some proviikiug jell, which would give offence, would be
awed, nod Mr. V. now called spun Mr. B. to explain why,
duriug the last 12 norsrths, whenever he met him in piddle
or in private company, he took occasion not only to insult
bintself, hut ally friend who might he in hie company.
After some raid's:ultimo they consented to shake hands,
hail left the ulfict with their Inrush upuu good kilns.

NARLIMIWUGH-STREEI.
!HUI WAY ROBBERY.
Yesterday John Ni.hup, a man at a prepossessing address,
and genteel appearance, was hreattili is;. front Mary-le-boot
watchAwnme, charged with rubbing Mos. Elm Rose, of
N 0.38, Wertmuthstrect, of 41. an Batik utiles, and usher
properly.
It appeared that on Saturday evening, between nine and
ten o'clock, She Proseculrix was accosted by the Pf 111411117,
in the neighbonshurad of High-street, Mary.le-bone ' • she
was carrying two bundles, one of which She Prisoner offend
to earn, for her, but she declined his interference, and
begged bum to go abunt his business—netwithstanding which
he laid haiti of her arm and insisted on walking with her.
When they came into Weymnitih-street. the Prisoner began
to take liberties with her, in the course Ili which he contrived
to get his band in her pocket and lake her pocket-brink, wills
winds be sass away. The Primer-01i% gave ao immediate
alarm, slid lie was purl:n.ll assdovertaken in IVimpule-striet.
Next morning Site pneketrhook, containing all the mousey,
was found by the watchman Jima the area at No. 49.
The charge hem: clearly poured, the Prisoner was fully
committed.

A M hug youth woo enmonittetl In minim for seven dfiye,
fur bath .% in the P.ttldinwttot ('oval, he !wing tumble to ;my
a mstizit.-t1 flee. The Water Cutureuki litre taken ep the
issisaser is this Canal.

The Stosnish Amhr.w•tor is said to have, within
these ft* dap, received dispatches from Madrid,
desiring hint ro obtoin 16 trinsports of different di-
mensions for the toe of Mr (Itirtlistifilt. His Ex-
iselleney accordingly ;Adresse.' Liinsetf to the shy.
owners in the city, offeriog terms Ear the eligog...
'strut of thet number of vessels ; but the tiller hill
not, we isti,terst:stitl, been steceissett its I single in-
staitr..r. as r..u'.ttlt•rable reluctotlee is sliewii in giving
credit t;. she S!..intsh Government. The timitports
are, no &old, wauir.i for the et.totyasice of (slops
in Peru, to et ptiLe tlime lut•t its the expedition to
Chili.

On week au extenive thick dry fug came
sntliletil; im at Bangor, Carnorvonshire. At ten
fah lock the town watt alarmed by the cordillera!
riogien; of the Pier bell, in consequence of hearing
she voiceit of people iu distreva at 111.4. It Wll4 at
first thought that some el the tivhing-bouts were out
and eenl.l tii.l make the harbour; but it proved to
be the hallooing of the MVO of one of the trading
sloop', the Prorrdetree, which, in rouvrquvoire of
slit...own! of the bell, Ira* enabled to make the
harbour in prrfi et safety—but yoting M‘llll, the
sou of a re:peg:table farmer in the par ;Ai of A herr-
fravr„ of the tonne of Jons WiLussts, was slot so
fortunate: he had been living the la-t eight yenta
with Mr. LLOYD, dritgo,i,t, of Bangor, and hail
gene home to sre his friends. prior to his vetting
tiff fur Loudon, and in erieoing the fords opptoite
Itaitgur, he lost his way in the log, and sea. fouled
drowned on the beach the•. following ono r ' ;.; ; the
licr.,e get s.le ashore, and was found g rat' Ina near
tire :•put.

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