The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-01-01 00:00:00

CARPMEAL. 7116 OFFICER.

Yesterday morning died, at his apartments in
Bow-street, Mr. lborns, Carpmeal, one of the
oldest Officers belonging to the Public Office- He
was Officer thirty-,ight years, having been ap-.
pointed in the year 1769, by the late Sir.lutn Field.
log. He was recommended to Sir Jahn, by a Mr.
Clark, an Officer of the highest reapeaability, Isea,-,
longing to Bow-street, and who likewise held a situ. 1
ation in the Mint, in consequence of his having dial
tinguished himself in accompanying Mr. Clark an*
Mr. Jealous to apprehend three highwaymen, at ,
house in Hemlock-court, Carey-street, for a hies. '
way robbery on Finchley Common, when he not:
only behaved very courageously, but sbewed g ,
management. After his appointment he becalnali;
one of the most aaive Officers belonging to t/ 6.
Office ; so much so that he was sent by Governmei
and various public offices and bodies to all parts
England, Scotland, and Ireland; likewise to die.
ferent parts of the Continent, to apprehend personal
charged with crimes, in all of which he was vart
successful. About twenty years since he wds se
to apprehend three men in France, we believe for !
forgery upon the Bank of England, to a very co i
sidcrable amount ; by his industry be traced o
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the men, and applied to the Police of France tsk
lisve them given up, which was refused; however
it was agreed that Carpmeal should have a Cr' •
chance of apprehending them after they were
French ground, and some of the French Poli
Officers took them in a cart to the extremity of thse
French territory, and turned them loose upon tf 6'
sand beach upon the coast of Holland ; they took
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to their heels, Carpmeal and his assistants pursuesi
them, secured two, and brought them to Englals 1
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they were tried, found guilty, and executed. kin
continued his aaivity in his office till within the"'
last five or sia years, during which time he has
had very bad health. He was G 6 years of age. '
He has left a widow, and a daughter by a for.
riser wife.
Rivett and Pearkes are his executor,.

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MONTHLT AGRIGLILIUXAL REPORT.
On dry soils, a large breadth of land has been already
plowed up, for barley and peas. The green winter amps of
wheat, tares, turnips, and rye, from the mildness of the men
ther, look kind and &wishing. Manuring meadow', bark.
ing, and ditching, have been also carried on to a great extent.
Many bands are now employer, in the barnvjnd in thrash-
ing-mills, which Wt are to be found on most large farms, and
in general give sAtisfaelien, doing their work effectually. The
barley crop does not yield equal to expeUation, but no defi-
ciency has, as yet, been experienced in the wheat and oat
crops already thinned. Wheat averages, throughout Eng.
land and Wales, 70s. 1110. par quarters oats, 335., and bar-
ley, 38s. 11d.

'the straw proving short, and small in bulk, end a seareityed
Golder bring expected, the prices of lean stock.have beer wen.
siderably reduced. This consideration brought IMMO. dilltd•
to the late fairs and markets, share bide business was bowel!,
done, farmers fearing to make large purchases, and hay being
deer. Cows and caked (for the time of the year), have bomb
offered unusually low Smithheld market, Beef fetches
from be. to 6s. per moo of BID.; Mutton. frum 4s. 44. Se le.
44.; Pork, frem es. to 41 Bd.
Freak horses and Forking pigs obtain good prices, twin
much wanted.

About * fortnight since, a B.snker, who resides
within a few miles of Shrewsbury, cashed a bill for
4001. for a stranger ; soon after, on refeeton, be
thought he had done wrong, and had not taken
sufficient precaution. He went in parsait of the
man, when he learnt that he. with a companion, had
just left the tows in a post-chaise for Shrewsbury.
Having a very excellent horse, he had him saddled,
and rode off with all possible speed towards Shrews.
bury ; after riding a few miles, he came up with
the chaise, stopped it, and told the person whom he
had cashed the bill for, that he had made a miss
take, and wished to reffify it. The person in the •
chaise proposed that they should meet at an inn in
Shrewsbury, to settle the business. which the
Banker agreed to, and he rode on to Shrewsbury
before the chaise, where he remained impatient for
the arrivalof thestrangers; the time having consider-
ably elapsed since the chaise ought to have arrived,
he meowed his hone again, and set off to meet
them ; after riding several miles, he came up to the
chaise, and found it empty, and oa its return home;
he inquired of the driver worm had become of his pas-
sengers f who replied, that soon after he got out of
sight with his horse, they got out of this .liaise, and
walked across the country ; this convinced him
that they had not come honestly by the bill. Ho
gave an alarm, and having employed s I people
to go in pursuit of them, thry were at length over-
taken. and *mired ; and not being able to ac-
count, in a satistadory manner, how they became
possesse.! of the bill, or to give a proper account cf
themselves, they were detained in Sbrewsbary gaol;
and, on tracing the bill, it proved to be the property
of Mr. Fellow.:. a gentleman of Keat, wbo was in
London on Lord Mayor's Day, and bad his pocket
picked of that, sod other bills and noun, to the
amount of 1,4001.

Mr. Fellowes has attended at Shrewsbury, and
identified the bill. The fellow who got the banker
to cash it proves to be tine of the oldest Lt,ndan
pick-pockets, and, in tea, a general thief and re-
ceiver of stolen goods for upwards of 'biro, years,
of the name of yens FaJ4w. It has not yet been
ascertained who hi. companion is, but he is opposed
to be 414 ef the notottous Somme* gaps.