The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-02-29 00:00:00

A 1201.1 DER FOUND IN A CHIMNEY.

On Sunday evening last, about nine o'clock, the flu
belonging to Mr. IVliite,of Langloam place, Portman vquare,
w►re alarmed by something very heavy thrown fmm the top
of Captain Wiratt's house which is next dour ; they fooini it
to be a nonotity admit, numerous robberies baying bens
committed in the oeighl hood, and Captain Wyatt's
roof being lately stripped to the amount of 100/. the ser-
vants immediately made au alarm, and the robber finding
that he wits pursued, mauaged to creep into one of the
ehinanies. At the top of the lose waa finind some lead and
iron bars, supposed to be stolen from the new street. thi
further scorch, the robber, II bo is a little old man, was rowed
song io the chimney, covered with soot, almost
He was taken to Mary-le-bone watchbouse, where be gave
his name George DIMICL •
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MOST EXIRAOIWINARY CASE.

The neighbourhood of Kingebridge has been
much agitated of late by eccentricities of the nos
singular kind in four children, Istrloneing to a re-
spectable family, which are unparalleled by any
we have read of since the first establishment of
Christianity, and which nothing but the fact of their
having been witnessed by twenty 11.1,..,116 at least,
all of unimpeachable veracity, could Palace us to
credit or lay before oar readers. These eccentrici-
ties, for we know not by what better name at pre-
sent to call them, displayed themselves during the
influence of epileptic fits, under which all the did-
di en, the eldest of whom is sixteen and the youngest
seven years of age, have lahotired to a greater or
less degree; for more than s twelvemonth pint, and
still continue to labour st intervals. Amongst
other things, one of them, a girl, eleven yeegys old,
ran up the side of a room to the ceiling, iinpoesible
as it may seem, where she remained immovable on 1.
her feet for several minister, her clothes being on.
altered in their usual position, as if by soms super-
ustural law, she had she power if changing the
centre of gravifi. This sorprising fact can be borne
testimony to on oath by her mother and nu-
merous other credible a ittiessea, who cut have
tin possible motive for relating that,. if which
they were not uctually eye-witnesses.--At an-
other time the same girl was seized with the
poop of apparent labour, in which her frame
un-
dersent all those distortions of which child-birth is
productive. At meals mud other times the children
sueidenly whirl round in their chains; to use the
words of our informants. like toiw set in ?And mo-
tion, dining which it is beyond the nbility of the
strongest men, though the attempt liar been often
made, to move either them or their editors. When
taken with the fits in bed, Ho efforts, however great,
are found sufficient to detach the bed•cluthes. which
adhere around them in all diryrtions, whether re-
moved from the bed or permitted to he there. We
could arid many other remarkable circumstances,
but forbear, lest our readers should deem its the too
willing dupes of credulity. Enough. however, is
mentioned to stimulate curiosity, and we apprehend
that the parties are ready to verify the whole in any
manner that may be required. Superstition, as
usual, ascribes these marvellous exhibitions to the
satanic arts of an old woman in the vicirtity, whose
persecution of one of the children, arising from a
very trivial cause, has been marked and virulent.
We feel it our duty. as the narrators of passing
emits; to give the foregoing relation, which we do
oil mietceptionable authority. Ii true, and we hove
no reason whatever, as far as respectable human
testimony goes, to doubt its authenticity, it presents
sir interesting theme for philosophical inquiry in the
wonderous history of mail, and cannot but induce
many to undertake the task of investigation, for
which purpose we can furnish the proper reference‘
.—(Congdoe's Plymouth Teegraph).

IMPOHT•NT INFOIIMATION.—From CaiCitl,tlloll
by • the Col irgfof Pitveicians, on lea. than 40,000
die annually in areal Britain of Consumption, and at km
10,000 ita London. The late Wm. Tursbnll, Esq. a very
ingenuous Sitrceon, ascertained that every 20th person was
ruptured. These complaints are truly alarming to every
individual who uses the least exertion. It is Mau incredible
slit number that suffer from a certain Disease, by being
improperly ire;iit.i. It was those circumstances induced
Dr. COOPER to select eminent Physicians and Surgeons, of
at least 30 ' experience, to form • Medical Board;
and since the establishment upwerdsof 30,000 Patients have
been cured—many or them after Hospital. hall failed
Messrs. Convert and Co. are consulted al Woodstock_
Street, 0%6.rd-street, and at Charlutte Hume, Great Char-
luite.street, opposite the Rev. Rowland Hill's, daily, from
Kiehl till tichi.—Mechanies have advice grat is every Even.
isig, (ruin NIX till Hight, sad on Sunday Moonier until
Twelve Ruptures of 30 years staiiiiiog radi-
cally-cured, will t eousfineaseatis—ThereAre private doors
at each house, soil private rooms for Fentalea.—N.S. The
nliihrted would do well to reed Moors. Commit and Co.'.
Lectures us Ivor prevailing Direorna, published at One
Shilling, by Mr. llarvey, t 2, 1111sehfriannwead. They will
lso prove nodal lu young Preelitiosers.