The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-10-12 00:00:00

POLfCE.

A:l:nov[47.r^ OLT. to.
rt 0,104 Ed,r,-*fog, a lad Omit ea year.i of mgr, •Rs charged
by !Mr. Kaniuti Cretiti.tdd, hiker, with e.t. shinnies
hid property, obit+ he had ton accounted to, and bad air
pmpriated to his own use. The Pri.eentor stated, that the
Prisoner came into his !a-mice on Sunday hut. (in Monday
he was atul 11/11114 1.0 Cl/IleCil>olllll.lll.4oll deb/7 110 received
Vivra the aerraut of Res. Mr. Brook a I. note, flow which be
was to take sr.. shillings ; le promised to return v lib the
change : lit isisa received five Otifii,:p Irons the matil.sertant
of Mr. Creighton—he Deter rettorto•d to his master's bonne.
The Prosecutor said he had inquired for Imo at his saath•
but she denied all knowledge of where he sas. Last evening
lie got information that his titer had him concealed to her
room ; he gut a coastal/Ir, and, en the Prisoner
was found bid nattier her and, be believed, stn was
snore blasneable aims the Prisoner, es she had encouraged
him:

The Prisoner In hill defenee told a long story, that he was
met by n boy, whom nom:. be did out know, who persuaded
Lim to go and spend the ismory.
The Mother denied all ►nowledge of the transaction : the
first site beard of it was from the Promeutor : she acka.ivr
ledged to have secrete.' the Prisoner, but it was the feelings
of a niut Ler that induced her : she intended to have mat bias
out of Loudon.

The Prosecutor said it was not his wish to prosecute the
Prisoner; if he was trilling to cuter Mile His Majesty's err-
Viet, he would be perfectly satisfied.
The Prisoner expressed his readiness to enlist into the
loyal Marines, which the worthy Alderman cuuseotvd iV.

45AN1110/1•110U1O, OCT. in.
A Mr. Slovene, the Captain of the ship Mentor, was.this
day privately examined before the loan Mayon, charged
by the wife of. Gentleman who hold; au official Millennia in
the Mem lushes, with Laving violently assaulted her on the
High Seas, with intention to commit a tape. The Lady,
we asderataud, was coming to Europe iu a ship which kept
company with that cunimanded by Captain Stevenson—tbe
vessels happening to be becalmed very wear each other, Cap-
tent Stevenson invited a number of persons, and amongst
them the Prosecutrix, from the other vessel; to au eater-
tainmeat ou board the Menlo,'. During the time they
were regaling, the weather suddenly changed from a calm to a
tempest, and the visitors were, in consequence, prevailed
from reaching their area vessel, and necessitated to remain
where they were. The Captain, taking advantage of this
untoward event, made the attempt fur which he will ulti-
mately be obliged to answer to the offended laws of his coma-
try.—He was admitted to bail.
The above statement was cuevinit at the Mansion-hawse ,
but, as the examiastiun wasp-nate, we cannot vouch for tho
authenticity *fall the particular'.
Hawkins and home, the officers who were sent in search
of Mr. Stevenson had considerable difficulty in tearing him;
they however, after many peregrinations, succeeded iu com-
ing Momrside of him at his Attorney's in the Old Jewry.
Leedheater, the officer, brow.tltt up as old offeeder, dres-
sed in seaman's apparel, whom be bad seen attempting to
pick pockets is Cheapside. He followed the Prisoner tip an
entry, and caught him concealing • pocket-handkerchief le
his pantaloons.
The Prisoner said, " he lived by Divine Providence ;"
and as to the handkerchief, he found it ill Lombard-street.
lie *as sent to ktridewcll, with special dust:lions that bit
should be sell-Dogged._

The General Qusrter Sessions of the Peace for
the county of Cumberland, were holden at Pemith
on Friday last. The Ctrl of Lousdale (as usual)
presided as Lord Liemenaut of thescounty.—There
was very little business ; not a single iwitioner, nor
any matter before the Beach, of public interest.
A fine youth, eight years old, the son of Mr.
TY RiflittC, ver Union-row, Chelsea, was killed
on the spat by a kick from a led Morse, iu the
King', road, yesterday morning. The rider was
a groom-km.king man, about five feet seven ine.hei
high, in a blue coot, riding k brown horse, sad Ita
rode off without an opportunity of slopping him.
The same mauveantanly threatened to ride over a
Gentleman on Chelsea Common, on Monday morn-
ing last, which is a foot pesuege.—A reward has
been offered fur his discovery.

The Reduced 3 per Ceut. and 4 per Cent.
deudo. pay to the Lista thin day, cud to the public
to-morrow.

Chum—A meeting lately took place in Oikney,
betwixt Major 117 T 311111 Lieuiciiont who
received the Major's fire without effect, and, having
fired his pistol in the air, the seconds interfered, and
the affair was happily made up.—laverners Journal.
The body of an interesting young telltale, dressed
in a bine mantle, trimmed with gold NCO, was yester-
day picked up in the Paddington Canal, by a brick-
layer going to work. In her ridicule was found a
letter from a female friend, who resides io Sloan-
Street. It was in consequence of this letter that the
body of the deceased was identified, at one o'clock
yesterday, by u disconsolate mother. Her name
was Sterna, and she served an apprenticeship to a
wholesale milliner at the West End of the Town,
end was lately oust of her time. She appeared about
20 years of age, and was in a pregnant state, which
probably was the cause of her death. She had been
two days trona
Another candidate, John Wild, late High Con-
stable of the Holborn division, has also started fur
the Governorship of Coldhath-fields Prisoo.
The Commissioners of Military Inquiry are pre-
paring another Report on the Ordnance Depart-
ment.

At Luton, Bedfordshire, on Saturday evening,
the 22d alt. the common pond, situated in rather
an elevated part of the town, which, as there had
been no rain for some weeks. was getting rather
shallow of water, suddenly filled, and coutinned
discharging • great quantity of water for some
hours. It since has continued quiet as usual. A
similar phenomenon took place at the precise in-
stant the dreadful earthquake happened at Lisbon
in the year 1755.
Mr. Puacts, the oilman of Chancery-lane. has
a son who has attained his 26th year, who woe born
blind. Several oculists in London have been ap-
plied to, but they all pronounced it impossible kr
him to obtain his ivglir, and Vie prolog man was
content in his afflicted dark state. lie has been
brought up to the inivacvl profession, and has at-
tained coasiderable eminence on the organ and
double flagelet.—About two mouths sincet • Gen-
tleman from the country saw him, and undertook
to procure him hit sight. At the first operation, he
taw sufficient with his right eve to distinguish • jug
and • candlestick on • table. also a chandelier on a
piano-forte; but he could not tell what oily of them
were till be felt them ; the only thing be found nut
was the step at his father's door. The Gentleman
not being in Loudon but for a few days, he went
to his res:drace in the country, where, after three
operations. hr has obtained his sight in both eyes.
He expresses the greatest surprise at the difference
of faces of persons. Ile is now at Exeter. where the
professors and amateurs got up a concert for his
benefit last Friday, which was :Attended by about
SOO persons. to see the wonder. Persons visit him
for miles round the country, to hold cworr,ation
with haul.