The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-01-17 00:00:00

I. 1W INTECLIGENCE.

CO"IT OF CIIANCIIItY, LINCOLN'. INN, JAN 16.
Coos Cii olcit.t.o, not having attended thi•
e 41, !ill fbinoeir the MASTER of the Boise went
thi oder several Causes respelling the settlement ot
d.o. of no importance whatever, but to the
parties governed . .
seCtisersiumr-•tim
OLD B.C.t/.Er, Jan. 16. •
Present she Loan Catalr Bator', Mr. Jat►ire LAW-
N tact, Mr. 5 ot,trer CRASIRRE, the RSC,JUDIR,
e,sl somerel A LI)EN sIER.
JOAN Sinper WAS ind,eted far stealing 71b. of pork,
the propel ty of Joseph Irons
William Wilmot, a smart boy, of about thirteen
years of age, deposed, that on the Saturday hrf.•re
Christmas las►, he was standing at his master's stall,
and saw the Pi isoner eyeteg a leg of pork, which lay
in salt, rather outside of the stall. He turned his
head for a moment to speak to his master, and
when he looked about again, he missed the pork,
and the Poisoner. In about a minute after, the
Prisoner came passed the stall, and he cried out,
i• there he it, stop 1 Airf." The Prisoner ran down an
alley, aII .1 was set:-,1 by a watchman. On search-
i-g for the pnk, is was found in the corner of the
airy, where the Pns•nser was apprehended. The
Prisoner d.-ni•rd the charge, hut the boy swore po-
sitively to hi, person, and the Jury found him—
tesiitsp.
Matey Ceilosirwowl was inditted foe a burglary, in
stealing a peh.w, with other articles, and breaking
net of the ilwellin;?, house o► James Brown.
It appeared that the Prisoner was servant to Mr.
Brown. who lives io New-street, Covent Garden.

al the 14'h 44 Deceneher. the Prosecutor, on coming
down stairs. in the morning, found his hall-door
ripen, tad i n esamination, missed the Prisoner, and
the (146.•rert ,no nientioned in the inditiment.
Eno%Virg the P. ivmer was from Sunderland, he
went to the different public-houses where the Cap-
tains of th- Sunderland vessels generally resort,
and, dewrihing her nelson, direfted that she should
he apprehended. if she went to take her passage for
Stinderland. A few days after, the Prisoner was,
• he thi. means, apprehens!ed, a ith the pelisse on her,
used many of the other articles in her possession.
The Cotter BA ROM informed the Jury, that there
was no evidence of the burglary, bet desired them
• to consider whether or not she were guilty of the
minor offence ?
The Jury found her Godley sff stealing only.
'••• Agee Cowper and C4arlele Romer, were indieted
for • highway robbery, in stopping Margaret Cook,
" and taking from her person ss. 6d. in silver, a
qua-city of halfpence, and several articles of wear-
• big apparel.
Mrs. Cook, by trade an onion-hawker, deposed,
that, eight weeks ago, last Saturday, about eleven at
t. night, the was going up Whiteehapel, and met the
Prisonefs. She asked them:whether they could tell her
where she could get a pint of beer ? The Prisoners
1 • hrought her down a bye street, where she said they
knocked her down, and com••••;tted the robbery.
Next day, she met them near the same place, and
had them apprehended.
! • Mr. Juitice La wit eget cross-examined her most
particularly, as there are often charges of highway
• rubbery preferred for the purpose of obtaining a
I , reward of 401 allowed by aft of Parliament for
every cinvittion. She several times contradicted
6r
herself, and answered the questions put to her in so
I ' dissat'sfattny a manner, that the Jury, under the
direflion of the Learned Judge, summed the
son-rs.
Themes Smith was indified for stealing privately,
'' from the person of Rachael Dellear, a purse, con-
• tanning two 101., one 51., and two 11. notes of the
Pank of England ; and also three half guineas, and
• fonr seven dialing* pieces. the property of William
-• Dellear.
It apreared that Mrs Dellear's husband kept the
- 'lithe of Sussex Public-house, in St. Martin's-lane.
The Prisoner was a particular friend of theirs, and
• lodged in the house. On the evening of the Bth of
December, he supped in the bar with Mrs. Dellear,
• a•id sat with her for some time. She was very
much fatigued, and shortly after supper, fell asleep.
* While they were at supper, she rrmembeted having
her purse. When she awoke, she found the Prisoner
• had gone to bed, and she, after settling the things,
'I went to bed to her husband. In the motning,
• when she got up, she missed her purse, and think-
• ing the Prisoner had taken it, she desired him to
be caned, but he had gone out early in the morn-
* Mg. Mr. Dellear went iu search of him, and
s' found him in a public house, in the neighbourhood
of Charing-cross. On searching him, the purse
'lsflailesad in his possession, and all the money, ex-
.lo 'lshe St note.

cept
• The Prisoner said, he intended to return the
0 purse to Mrs. Delle4r, but the Jury, after heating
dig evidence read over, found him Grtity—Desth.
semmereems
MIDDLLSEX SANSIONS, JAN. 16.
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This being the usual day far hearing and dis-
posing of parish, paupers', and rate appeals, and also
appeals against conviltions, by the several Magis-
trates, dunng the Sessions. the Court was occu-
pied the whole of the day upon this subjea. and
. • great number of parish and paupers' cases were
determined. but of no public notoriety whatever.
The other appeals were worthy of little notice,
.4,', and wholly unentertaining to our readers : the only
one of singoilArity was an appeal against the con-
' trillion of the Magistrates, by one George Thomp-
son, a waterman, And was nearly as follows :
By a certain All of Parliament, any person ply-
Js iog as a Waterman, whetryman, lighterman, dEc.
from Gravesend. up the River to a certain exter.t,
who reprrients himself to be a Pilot, and thereby
' Ei (vines the care of any sh;p or vessel outward
Lmind. as a pil st, is sul.j 0 to the penalty of '231.
The Appellant, in this case, rat employed to pilot
• vessel down the River, for ...I.a.ch he WAS brought
b-fore the Respondents. who were the Muzierates
tt!' that disinfl, and convilled in the penalty pro.
'tided !Ot by the "..1 of Parliament. It appeared.
o,:orev,et, iv evidence, that the Appellant haul nut
' represented himsaf as a pilot, but meret;- a water-
" raissot. and todc upon prose} to pilot the vessel in
ires:ion.
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