The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-17 00:00:00

ELOPEM EIV T.

The Kendal Chronicle gives the following account of a
brutal outrage on a father seeking the recovery of his
daughter from abduction, in a style of wretched ribaldry,
which is, in our opinion, ino:4 reprehensible.
There was a rare scene erected at the Crown Inn, Penrith, on
Tuesday last, between a youtl.ful couple from Bath, bent on paying
their devotions at the hymeneal shrine which little Cupid, in the
form of a Scotch whisky-kribber, has erected at Gretna, and the
father of the runaway lady. The youngsters, it appears, had written
from Bath, ordering post.horses to be in readiness at a certain hour,
and the postilions, knowing lads on these occasions, sat up all
night, to be in readiness to act as love's messengers when called
upon. Three hours, however, before the time appointed, the father
of the lady made his appearance, and on being shown the letter,
deemed it prudent to rest upon his oars for a while. In due time,
up drives the carriage, and the father, with all the politeness of a
courtier, proceedel to open the door, and, to the no little confusion
of the inmates, to hand out his fair daughter. The parties pro.
ceeded up stairs ; but the post-boys were not to be done in
this way; so they immediately, In accordance with their
original instructions, put their horses to the carriage, and
were ready at a moment's notice tor a start. Our young
spark, perceiving from the window what had been done, imme-
diately gave his mistress a glance, which she was not slow to in.
terpret, at the same time flooring the old boy. Down stairs they
flew, jumped into the carriage, without stopping to inquire if the
tither had fallen on the soft aide of the boards, and drove off with
as much speed as four spanking nags could command. The poor
father, full of wrath and indignation at such unnatural treatment,
posted to a Magistrate, obtained a warrant and a constable, and
then set off in pursuit of the fugitives. But, alas! his warrant
and constable had cost hint three hours' delay ; and it is therefore
more than probable that they made good their escape, and had
themselves comfortably noosed before they could be overtaken.
The following, however, which we extract from the
Carlisle Patriot, appears to be a more correct version of the
affair :
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On Tuesday last a young gentleman, named Stapleton, from
Bath, accompanied by a young lady, arrived at the Bush Inn, in
haste, changed horses, and instantly set off for the far-famed temple
of Hymen in the North, On their teturn from Gretna, they found
the bridegroom's father (who, it appears, is the young lady's
guardian) at Carlisle, whither he had followed them, having pre-
viously encountered him at Penrith, and escaped from him.
They showered their favours very plentifitlly, we are told, and set
off again together for the south on the following day.

A very exaggerated statement of an accident that oc-
curred at Paddington Canal, on Sunday evening last, hav-
ing appeared in several of the Morning Papas, we are
authorised to say that the damage is by no means serious,
that it will be repaired in the course of this day, and that
the Canal will be opened again for the trtde to-morrow.
The facts are, that the bank of the Canal, under which a
new sewer had just been constructed, gave way, by which
the water in the canal basin, and that alone, escaped ; that
the portion of the bank that was carried down by the
weight of the water, choked up and injured about fifty
feet of the new sewer at a distance from the canal bank.—
Evening Paper.
SCOTCH 'BANKING SYHTEM.—As we anticipated some
time ago, the Committee on the. Scottish Batlike has reported
against the expediency of any charge for the present in our mone-
tary system. Under the circumotcLees of the cane, this was to be
expected ; for the persons examined have in general been more or
lens connected with the banking ►ystem, and of course had an
interest In covering its defects. But even had the evidence been of
an opposite character, we doubt if it would have been either poli-
tic or just to force a measure on the country against which pub-
lic opinion had declared itself so decidedly. We believe that
ignorance, private interest, and hank influence, were at the
bottom of most of the petitions sent up; and we believe farther,
that the great majority of impartial and well-Informed persons see
the necessity of placing our currency on a more securo basin ; but
Circe the latter elan chose to be silent, the former, who alone
spoke out, must be presumed to speak the voice of the country.
If we abandon this rule, what other shall we follow ? It must be
admitted, too, that the substitution of ;•old fur small notes, though
It would have done some good, would have been but a partial
corrective for thine ruinous fluctuations which constitute the radical
defect of our paper money, and for which the only effectual remedy
is to cause the bankers to make deposits equal to the amount of
their issues. The spirit of speculation has not yet been much
developed in our banking system ; but considering how inviting
the field is an thing,' stnnd, we are much mistaken if the next
twenty years do not open our eyes to some of the evils we are
now blind to. Experience teaches those who are deaf to every
other instructor ; but we must suffer for our follies before we are
cured of them.—Seofsmon.

The town is now getting quite pay, and the presence of
his Majesty diffuses joy and happiness. likc the sun-beams of ani-
mated nature; and Or, enchantment of personal charms is an object
of anxious solicitude. and ti.e greatest additions to female loveli-
ness Is a beautiful white skin, accompanied with a btioming juve-
nile complexion ; also& tasteful arrangement of the Bowing tresses.
Both are effcctuallgeatteince by the irresistible aid magic powers
of Rowland's Kelpies and Macassar Oil.

POLICE.
MANSION.IIOESE.
Yesterday Mr. Tidswell,, a hot-premier, appeared before the
Lord Mayor, to answer the comylaiot of a number of journeymen.
The complainants charged the defendant with employing, besides
him two apprentices, two non-freemen, who, under the name of
porters, worked as liot.pressera. Ile thus got men who worked at
hall the price charged by freemen, who, having served their time,
were thus supplanted by met. who had not served one day.
' Mr. Tidswell said his two men were freemen, and could therefore
be employed as portets. lie did not want the complainants' ser-
vices, and would not employ them if he had work to give them.
Without specifying the mode in which lie employed the two men,
he declared it was nut in hot-pressing.
One of the Journeymen—You are bound to dismiss them, as I
Call do the same work. If you cannot prove me a bad workman, I
am a freeman, and must be employed.
The defendant—So ,in I a freeman, and, as I don't want you, I
ww.'t have you.
A Complainant—Will your Lordship let our privileges be taken
away from us In this manner ?
Another Complainant—lf he won't employ me, he must take an-
other. What objection has he to me ?
The defendant said he was determined not to employ any of
them if he was compelled to discharge thole men he now tied, lie
would take apprentices.
The LORD MAvon, having questioned the defendant as to the
nature of the work, and the latter having declared that he employed
the men in carrying out work, in parking up, lac. his Lordship de-
clared that porterage was not the work of a freeman.
A Journeyman—My Lord, the whole of it is, he gets men for 10
and 12e. a week, to do work which freemen ought to have, and for
which they might to be paid 2./. per week,
The defendant said he gave his men 255. per week, besides tea
and beer; and he defied them to produce any master in London
who did the tame.
The LORD Illaron was clearly of opinion that the privileges of
freemen were contintd to the exercise of trades, for which appren-
ticeship was necessary ; but a master might employ men in carry-
ing work. There was no evidence to disprove the defendant's as-
sertion in this respect, and his Lordship therefore dismissed the
complaint.
Mr. Carter, a publicans' pot manufacturer, asked his Lordship's
advice as to the mode of proceeding under some difficulties which
presented themselves from the late Acts respecting measures. lie
had manufactured some Iron pots for publicans, which were tinned
over so its to resemble pewter. Mr. Puckeridge, an officer at
Clerkenwell, who called himself the Conservator of Weights and
Measures within the county of Middlesex, had declared that all
weights and measures within the county niust be stamped under his
superintenclance, and that the City stamp alone would not do. A
similar doctrine was entertained at Marylebone, where they had a
special Act, for what purpose except to create confusion he could
not tell. It would appear that three stamps were requisite. If he
'sere compelled to pay thrice, and were not allowed to choose the
cheapest stamp, the price of his manufacture would prevent him
from entering into competition against the old pots.
The LORD MAYOR having consulted his legal adviser, who re.
ferred to the Acts, which he admitted were extremely ambiguous,
declared that the City stamp would be sufficient, and expressed his
approbation of pots of this manufacture, as their introduction
would diminish pot-stealing.
BOW-STREET.
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We hare already stated, that since the order was received at
Newgate for the execution of Ina. Jones, for a burglary in the
house of the lion. Mr. Stanhope, great exertions had been made
by his prosecutor, and by other persons, to save his life, and that
those exertions arose front a conviction, the result of minute in-
quiry, that the convict was young in crime, and that he had been
the scape-goat of more experienced thieves. A respite for one
week, it is known, was received on behalf of the convict on Mon-
day night, and yesterday morning information was lodged at this
office, of such a nature as to induce Sir it. Ilirnie to issue orders to
Morris, a conductor of patrol, and two of his men, Mason and
Couzens, to search for, and, if possible, apprehend three young
men named Thomas M•Kenrman, alias Barren, James Harding,
and George ,frelter, on suspicion of being concerned in the bur-
glary for which Jones was to have suffered the highest penalty of
the law. These men were all known to the officers, who, without
much difficulty, found them at the Guy Earl of Warwick public_
house, at the corner of Vinegar-yard, Belton-street, Long-acre,
where they were playing at -skittles in a cellar fitted up for that
Purpose. They were searched, and 27 sovereigns were found upon
ltl'Kensman, and some money to a smaller amount on the others.
They were all exceedingly well dressed.
They were put to the bar In the evening, and a short deposition
taken frem the officers, to the effect that from information which they
had received, they had reason to suspect and believe that the prison-
, era had been concerned in the burglary at the Hon. al r.Stanhope's.
Sir It. BritmE, in addressing M'Keosman, a remarkably genteel
and good-looking young man, told him that he and his companions
were suspected of having been concerned in a burglary, for which a
man named William Jones was to have been executed that mom-
ing, but who had been respited for • particular purpose. " You
understand me, probably," observed the Magistrate. " There
were very particular reasons few respiting trim ; hare you anything
to say ?"
31'Kensman merely replied, " I know nothing about anything."
His fellow-priaoner gave nearly the same answer.
They were remanded WI Friday next.
Wm. ;Williams, alias Badger, was brought up by Morris and
Mason. on suspicion of being concerned in a burglary at the house
of Mr. Harrison, a printer, in Bedford-street, Covent-garden.
On Sunday night some persons got over the wall at the back of
Mr. Harrison'a house, by means of a lamplighter's ladder, and
having taken a piece out of the kitchen shutter with a centre-bit,
they entered the house by fire window, and stole bill and receipt
stamps to the amount of 100/. and about 1501. worth of plate.
They left the ladder behind. The grounds of suspicion against the
prisoner were these : he once lived as errand boy with Mr. Harri-
son, and the robbery was committed in such a manner as to leave
no doubt that some person who well knew the premises was con-
cerned in it; and on Sunday afternoon, Mason, the patrol, saw him
in the streets with scarcely a shoe to his foot. and his coat out at
elbows, and onMonday met him equipped in new clothes from head
to foot. He is, moreover, known to be the companion of thieves.
When apprehended he had nine sovereigns in his pocket. He said
he was innocent.
Remanded till Friday.