The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-06-17 00:00:00

THIRD 11tEETIVO3.

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nay, W. Cullum-street, fiour-faetors - - 10
Duivant, J. T. Lambeth-street, victualler - 12
Evans, 11. Lower East Smithfield, ale and beer merchant 12
Foulkes. J. Wood-street, Cheapside, tea-dealers . 11
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Roper, F. Llayinneket, hoaier - - - 10
SECOND MEETINGS.
Hall, C. Egham, Surrey, innkeeper . .
Jeffery, W. Cock-yard, Davies-street, horsedealer
Miles, J. Old-street-road, oilman
Iralsh, J. Norwich, linen-draper

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FIIIST MEETINGS.
Archer, W. Fstter-lane, merchant
Goldscheider, J. London-wall, merchant .
',velum, S. Penlington-place, Lambeth, tea-dealer
Livington, T.Stepney-causeway, bates. - -
IVilliams. J. Twyford, neat Reading, Bala, butcher
Vanden, E. Ruseberry-street, Kingsland, borsedealer
DIVIDENDS.
Boswell, T. Surrey-street, Strand, tailor - . 12
Golding, H. Lower Thames-street, wine-merchant - 12
Hamelin, P. Belmont-place, Vauxhall, Surrey, plasterer . 12
Heßing, E. Bedford-street, Bedford-row, painter - . 12
Howe, R. Haymarket, job-master - 11
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Montague, D.*West-street, West Smithfield, soap-manufac.
. . turer . . - 12
Wagstaff; D. and J. H. Skinner-Street, Snowhill, carpet-ware.
housemen - - 12
Welch, T. Great Tower-street, wine and spirit-merchant (ad.
journed) - . - 10
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Vreiford, J. Old South.sea House, Broad-strcet, assursnee-
. . broker . . . 12

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POLICE.

WORSHIP-STREET.

Yesterday John IVifltamr, alior Cooler : 0&78 WiLlions, aline
Ogillac, was brought before Mr. °sines st, the Sitting Alagistr•te,
from Bunhill-row watchhouse (where he had been detsined the
night before), upon a charge of having, under fraudulent pretences,
obtained bilis dexchange to a considerable amount.
Shortly after the Magistrate had taken his seat, the office became
crowded by persons of respectability, two of whom, who had been
lostruwiental in the prisoner's apprehension, stated their names to
to be Mr. Creed and Mr. Witty, and that they were members of
" The Society of Guardians for the Protection of Trade."
Mr. Creed then entered into a de:ailed explanation of the gang
of swindlers to whom the prisoner belonged, and wim had by their
nefarious practices obtained from the public since the month of
November last, the RUM of 20,000/. Mr. C. also stated, that the
prisoner's apprehension was brought about under the following cir.
cumatincea :—The prisoner had taken temporary lodgings at No,
35, New Union-street, Moorfields, from whence be issued adver.
tiriements, stating that any respectable country trader or tradesman
could be accommodated with any reasonable auto of money he re.
quired for the support of his trade, at the rate of five per. atot,
per annum, with two shillings and sixpence for cominnuon.—
On being arrested and taken to the watchhouse the prisoner ob.
pined pen, ink, and paper, and wrote a letter, directed to " Mrs.
Williams, Lloyd's-row, Sadler's-wells," appri-ing her of his situ.
anon, and recommending the immediate destruction or removal el
Icertain papers. This lever being intercepted, Mr. Creed, accorn.
panied by some officers, repaired to the residence of Airs. Wee.
]tams, and they there found several letters from different persona
upon the subject of borrowing motley.
Mr. °snouts said he had heard sufficient of the subject to in.
duce him to grant the time required.
Mr. Robert Calls, of Southampton, then deposed that he re.
coved a letter from a person of the name of John Cooper. front
No. 35, Nee Union-street, Moorfields, London, and dated the
nth of May, offering to lend him money on his acceptances; wit.
nets art a note for 330!., but was informed that it waskinforetally
drawn ; he was therefore induced to forward a second note for 35W.
but had not since heard any thing of either his no:es or money.
lilt. 011111011X1 remanded the prisoner for a week.

UNION-HALL.
Yesterday Captain Reynolds, of the Diana Richmond steam
packet, Wu brought before 14. B. ALLEx, Esq charged arida
having unlawfully and maliciously run the al.uve attain-b. at against
the wherry belonging to Henry Vincent, which damaged it, and
endangered the lives of the waternian and Captain kdliott, of du
Navy, who happened to be a passenger.
The Magistrate, under all the circumstance'', and having been
innrnied of the defendant's previous steady and correct conduct its
the management of his vessel sentenced hind to pay the mitigated
of 5/. and costs, at the same time intimating, that in order
to preserve the public from accidents by persons who had sub a
tremendous power in their hands as the captains of steam vends. its
all cases brought before him, that if every precaution was 03i
he itoltld lissureali punish to the fullest extent.