The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-03-22 00:00:00

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FELONIOUSLY EXTORTING MONEY.
AMUR, Gairo Drissol, who stated himself to be a
lailor raiding with his mother in High-street. St. Giles's,
vas charged by Themes Wood, footman is the family of the
Doke of Norfolk, with hatriug twice extorted money Rom
hits by eharging him with a crime we shall not mention.
The Pramteutor's Mateassot was as follows t—More them
a year and a half sines by was resting himself on a bench in
It. James's Park. when the Prisoneraeeosted him, and after
name oseversatioa heitherged him with the offence alluded
to. To rescue his eheraeter from imputation of that of which
be was innocent, he gave the Primmer 8/. and upwards.
He heard ao more of him until the 18th instant, when be called
wpm, him at his master's house its St. laniees.square, cad
they went together to a pablic.heese is the neighbourhood.
The Prisoner thew demanded 61, and us the refusal of the
landlord to lead it, the Prosecutor borrowed the said fain
of the cosehmaa in the family, which be gave the Primmer
under the impression of fear.
The Prisoner denied say knowledge of the Prosecutor, but
this was contradicted by the publican, who saw them toge-
ther. The Primmer was remanded.

WATCH TO DO .17/FIT NILES IN NINE HOURS.

A yeoman, of the oame of Beniughorough, started yester-
day morning at Humertun, to du the above match, backlog
himself fur a hundred guineas. He did his seven milieu with-
in as hour, and six in the second hour, and kept steady at
his work until he perfumed bell die distance in tier boors
mad ten minutes. He halted ten mitigates and refreshed him-
self, and did eleven miles io the next two hours, obeli he be-
CUM! much fatigued. In the seventh hour he did five miles
only. sad that with difficulty, and he resigned, against his
will, after doing forty miles in eight hours. He was backed
two to one to win after he had goo* the int two miles.

Cousurrua ots Actatcumruas.—ThisComosit..
tee continued their sittings and inquiries on Fri-
day and Monday, on both of which days there was
a full attendance; Mr. Goocu in the Chair. Ti e
first branch of the investigation, namely, the ex-
tent and character 9f the alleged distress, is salt
being exclusively pursued by the Committee. On
Friday the examination of Mr. Cuasette, a Mem.
bet of the Committee, was resumed sod concluded.
Mr. LAKE, of Bsp-Childe, Sittingbourn, Kent,
was also examined on that day. They severally
confirmed their testimony by statements of actual
produce, receipts, and expenditure fur several years.
On Monday the Committee examined Mr..itoo-
WELL, of Suffolk, and Mr. Correa (a Quaker)
of Bristol. These witnesses were prepared with like
statements in support of the evidence. They then
examined Mr. ROTHWELL, late one of the Sherdlis
of the City of London. His testimony was adduced
with the slew of showing the distress of the farmer
from the difficulties experienced by the trading in-
terests, particularly in the farming districts. The
Committee ordered various returns to be laid be-
fore them £'rthwitli, respecting the quantities and
prices of wheat, flour, &c. purchased at Wiudsor,
Eton, &c. since 1814 to the present time ; as far as
the same could be made out.
SYSTEM or FRAUD Discoveato.—Yesterday
two men, named Chestier anal Wilson, were appre-
hended by Wilkinson, a coustable of Southwark,
at the instance of the Southwark Bible Association,
charged with committing numerous frauds, under
pretence of being clerks of that Institution. They
pretended to be truly religious characters, and, by
their hypocritical rant, succeeded in gelling sums
to a very considerable amount. They were com-
mitted, and will be finally examined 'text week.,
when great numbers of persous will attend. who
have been so infamously defrauded.
A horrid murder was perpetrated on Thu
at • piece called 'Fair Mile Bottom. about nine
miles from Chichester, on the Pulborough road.--
A female, who had jest left the service of Mr.
RUDWICK. of Midhurst, was accompsiiied by the
shepherd towards the house of her parents, who,
basing occisiop to fold his sheep, left her, with a
promise of overtaking her; while so doing, he met
a mail in a sailor's dress, with two boodles, which
the shepherd recognised as the property (I the young
woman. On demanding the reason of their being
in the sailor's possession, lie was abruptly answered,
and au altercation arising. the sailor struck at the
shepherd, who succeeded by a blow of a crook in
felling him to the ground. This being seen by Mr.
Itutowice from the brow of a hill, he instantly gal-
loped his horse to the spot, wheu the man was se-
cured, and is now lodged in Horsham geol. The
body of the female was found in a bellow, with
two gashes in the throat, quite dead.