The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-09 00:00:00

L,l S 1 BETII-.5yR CET.

RO 88888 ?IT A SERVANT.—Yeaterttay Anne Wafter, an
inn:Tea:Mg-looking young woman, was placed at the bar, upon a
charge of felony.
It appeared that Mrs. Jenkins, who keeps a child-bed linen-
warehouse in the Commercial-road, with whom the prisons' lived
for many years as confidential servant, had preferred a charge of
felony at this Office against her shopwoman. The case was clearly
made out against her; butt owing to her previous gad character,
and the respectability of her friends, Mts. Jenkins declined prose. !
eating, and she was discharged, with a severe admonition from the !
Magistrate. On Mrs. Jenkins returning home that evening, the
prisoner at the bar asked her how she had disposed of the prisoner
(meaning the shopwounto). Mrs. Jenkins answered, that the did
not wish to press the matter, und that she was discharged. " Dis-
charged !" exclaimed the prisoner at the bar, " why, good
if you were to bring me to the Office, I could give such evidence
axainst her as would hang her, and it would be no more than
what she deserved." Mrs. Jenkins said, that there was quite
enough of evidence at the time to convict her, if she wished to
follow it up. " Then," remarked the prison,:r, "they must be
the most hardened of wretches that would take any advantage of a
woman of your kind disposition." Here the convers.ohm ceded.
Shortly afterwards a Mrs. Williams. who also lives In the Coni-
riercial-road, and is in the same business as Mrs. J. clotted the
shop, and said that in conseqttenre of hearing of the robbery, she
haul called on her to say that she (Mrs. Williams) had from tune to
time purchased articles from a young women, which she now sup-
posed to be hers. She then gave a description of the prisoner, from
whom she generally bought them, which so corresponded with the
priming., as to leave hardly a doubt on the mind of her mistress
that she was the person. Yet she could hardly think that a person
from whom she only a few months before heard such a declaration,
could be guilty of the set. she was, however, called up from the
kitchen, and on hamming into due shop, was recognised by 31ca.
Williams as the person who sold her the articles and receivedlOs.
the day before for twelve mos.
The prisoner, who was dreadfully affected while the depositions
were tidier,. was fully committed to Seagate to take het trial, and
all the parties bound over to prosecute.

UNION-HALL.
The BECIMICILIM Mvtvea_—Yesterday Thomas Connla
was brought up for final examination, charged on suspicion of has-
ing shut James Morgan, at Langley Park, the seat of Emanuel
Goodhart, Esq., on the 15th of it ugust last.
There were on the Bench, besides L. B. ALLEW, Esq., before
whom the charge against the prisoner has been so direfully investi.
gated, a number of other filsgiettates of the County.
Mr. Onoilhart attended, as also did the whole of the witnesses
against Ono nibs, to the number of 25.
The following fresh evidence was given :
William Keywood, a labouring man, residing at Ilidea, in Kent,
deposed, that on the 6:11 inst. he went into a field belonging to Mr.
Goodhart„ on a farm called Swne Farm, where he found a gun con-
cealed under some bushes.
The gun was here produced, and identified by G. Lyon, Mr.
Gudhart's guidon', Mr. Tyler, and 111 r. °teen, two turners of
Bexley, as having belonged to the deceased.
Mr. lioodhart examined the gun, and stated that he was eon-
vineed it was that which be had frequently seen in the posses-
sion of James Morgan, his late unfortunate under-gardener.
The charge wee now ordered to be taken out of the gun by the
Magistrate, when a piece of paper wadding which served to ram
down the shot, was opened out, and exhibited the 111141 C of " Wat-
kins" legibly marked in print.
(Berman now stepped forward and stated, that he had taken
' some pieces of paper from the prisoner's person, es well as from his
late lodging, which, he said, be felt a desire to compare with the
wadding taken out of the gun. One of the pieces of paper thus
compared exactly corruporided with the piece of wadding in the
place tom, and had printed upon it " Tobacconist," underneath
the name of " Watkins."
This circumstance, the Magistrate observed, was another strong
feature in the charge against the prisoner, who was then fully com-
mitted to the next Assizes at Maidstone, for trial. for the wilful
murder of James Morgan, and all the witnesses were bound over to
prosecute.

AGs Tf. Da M r.—Mary Creswell. of West Monck-
ton, near Taunton, was lately brought before the sitting
Magistrate. charged with having violently assaulted Ben-
jamin Holberd, by horsewhipping him, and resetting goods
which had been (listrained by him for rent; she was or-
dered to find sureties to answer an indictment at the Quar-
ter Sessions.

EXTENSIVE SILK ROBBERV.—A few nights since, some
fellows broke into the premises of Mr. Hale, N 0.9, Wood-
street, Spitslfiekls, and stole thereout a considerable quantity
of raw and manufactured silk, of various descriptions, with
which they got clear off. Information of the robbery has
been given at all the public offices, with an accurate state-
ment of the property stolen, and a reward of SOl. has been
offered by the Society for Protection of the Silk Trade, on
prosecution of the offenders. Some persons have been taken
up, who were suspected of being contented in the above,
and other robberies, but owing to the laxity of persons in
coining forward to further the investigation, the Magistrates
were obliged to discharge them.
The two individuals who stand charged with a ntisde-
meanur Gf the greatest magnitude at Windsor, were on
Wednesday, after a private examination, held to bail to
take their trial at the ensuing Quarter cssions. One of
them, who gave his name, procured sufficient sureties from
London, and was liberated; his coadjutor, a private in the
Grenadier Guards, was committed to the Borough prison,
in default of bail.—Brifisli Traveller.

A man named Slang was committed on Tuesday to "
Lincoln Castle, for an attempt to cut his wife's throat.
In the Lewes house of Correction each prisoner em-
ployed on the tread-mill works at the rate of 6,600 feet in
assent per day.
Rue AWAY 1ir3111A1499.—1n consequence of the extraor-
dinary increase, in the parochial returns, of deserted fami-
lies, the churchwardens, oreracers, and other authorities of
St. Clement Danes have conic to a resolution to give the
utmost publicity, through the medium of newspapers and
posting bills, to the names, residence, calling, and personal
description of any man who shall in future desert his wife
and children, so that they thereby become chargeable to
the parish; and the same resolu:ion extends to persons
burdening the public with illegitimate children, which have
latterly become quite a tax on the metropolitan parishes.
lloxac Dee 1.1 Nn.—A gentleman lately sent his servant
with a valuable horse to a neighbouring fair. On the
road be net a horse-dealer, and after some conversation,
the hitter contrived to learn the servant's instructions from
his master; which were to sell the animal lie rode at a
certain price if he could, but at all events to buy another,
whether he sold or not. This information being obtained,
he began communicating th r good qualities of the horse he
rude also, and recommendsd it strongly to the credulous ser-
vant, but at the same time observing its value exceeded his,
'nester's horse by 201. (which was just the reverse.) A little
beer at the next public-house }wiped to make the bargain;
saddles and bridlss were transferred, and 201. paid. John
having discovered how easily he could dispose of his mas-
ter's cash, thought it Lard if he did not get a little of it
into his own pocket, and accordingly he begs the worthy
horse-merchant to give him a receipt for 2. SI.; saying
" it's all as one—master waunt knew it Eut truth will
discover itself,—the dealer thought it too good a trick to
let it pass unknown: the writer beard him boast of it
without the slightest sense of shame.—Dursee armsicle.
An unfortunate accident occurred last week at Radcliff,
on Trent, about five miles from Nottingham : a boat was
proceeding to that town, on Wald of which, amongst
other passengers, were a man and his son, a youth about
17 years of age, going to the fair with goods front York-
shire ; the young matt sat on the side of the vessel, then
under a press of sail, when the mast fell upon his head,
and it is supposed instantly killed him, as he fell over into
the river, and never arose to the surface; neither had his
body been found so late as on Tuthelay last.
On Monday last, Mr. Bricknel, cller, of Chard, in a
fit of temporary derangement, threw himself into Otte
pond belonging to the lace manufactory. Some children,
who were on the spot at the time, ran into the manufac-
tory to give an alarm. Assistance was immediately pro-
eared, and a rope thrown to Mr. ltrickncl; but he pushed
it from hint, and sank to rise no more. Ile was imme-
diately taken out of the water and bled: the blood flowed
profusely, but the vital ;park hail fied.
A heart-rending occurrence took place at Pallas-Green
on Wednesday ; the particulars are as fellow :—A man of:
the name of Phelan having gone to view a steeple-cliase in
that neighbourhood, left Iris wife and two children in his
cabin behind him, and in some time afterwards his wife
had occasion to proceed to a field quite convenient. in order
to dig potatoes for dinner. The unhappy woman left her
children (the cutest of whom was not four years old) alone
in the house; and it is supposed that they contrived to set
tire to wore straw or flax in it, for, on her return, she Ise-
held her cabin in flames, and, dismal to relate, one of her
infants burned to a cinder, and the other was se dreadfully
injured, that death terminated its sufferings h lon '-'y
eyeuing,—Cloinsel Advertiser.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

GLASGOW Isue.l VERS.

A spirited propriaor of one of the Mile-end cotton mills,
who has made many improvements in cotton-spinning ma-
chinery, determined to make trial whether he had the ma-
nagement of his own mill or not, engaged twelve weaver
lads, who were extremely willing to enter his employe in
place of the old hands who are at present standing out against
the proposed new regulations of the masters. In consequence, ,
a rumour got abroadl yesterday morning that the new hands
had commenced work in the null in question, although
none of them are as yet actually employed, but will be so
as soon as the machinery is fit for working. A mob col-
lected early in the morning, who surrounded the mill for
the purpose of intimidating the new workers. Having at
length commenced a general attack on the mill, and broken
a number of the windows by throwing stones, the Calton
police were sent for, and a strong party under Captain
Hamilton were instantly on the spot, who prevented any
farther mischief from being perpetrated. Provost Steven-
son, of Calton, was promptly on the spot, and took the
most efficient measures for present and future protection.
This excellent Magistrate, on his arrival, firmly but mildly
warned the people of the danger they incurred by thus
tumultuously assembling, and the crowd in a great measure
shortly after dispersed. The Procurator Fiscal was also of
essential service on the occasion. A party of the Calton
police guarded the mill during the day and last night;
and a portion of the Glasgow police were in readiness to
co-operate if their services were required.
Extract of a letter from Belfast :—The operative spin-
ners from Glasgow have been turned away from this place
with their fingers in their mouths. The operatives here
will neither espouse their cause nor sympathise with them ;
and all the toasters that 1 have seen declare that they
will not on any account employ them, although in some
eases they InOtt be benefited by their services.—Glargow
Ch Amide.