The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-09 00:00:00

POLICE.

MANSION-HM.7'SE.
A gentleman who holds shares in a company called the narc.
politun Fish Company, yesterday applied to the Lord Mayor, for
the purpose of obtaining the return of the deposits paid to the
bankers upon his shares.
He stated that there was no pretence whatever for detaining,
what remained of the deposits from the Shareholders, as the corn:
pony had drawn its last breath. lie had, when the shares reached
a premiutn.'been advised to sell, but as be had no idea of gambling
and as he had been toltt that there was great probability of signs'
he had locked up his shares, upon which he had paid I/. each, de:
terniined to abide the result of the experiment. The proceedings
of the managers showed how ill qualified they were to undertake
an extensive business. They appointed Mr. Myers the fishmonger
to a sort of nominal superintendence, and purchased his business'
which it is well known was very great. He enlarged the premise;
at a considerable expense, and operations commenced. The mana.
gen, however, set up two or three other concerns in the seat end of
the town, and placed over them persons ignorant of the trade. The
premises selected were wholly unfit for the be sinsaa, and Mr. AI yen,
the moment be saw them, declared that the fish could never keep:
The predictions of failure began to pour in from oil sides, and the
business began to flag. After the managers bad wasted a great
deal of money in dabbling in fish, 1111 r. Myeds became rather an.
easy, and, as he was still in possession of his shop, lie determined
that the Company should come to a perfect understanding whit him.
He succeeded, gin a good deal of trouble, in obtaining lbs, in the
pound noon the debt of the Company to him ; and lie was now en.
deavotiring to get back the basiness he had lost. The least the
Directors (of whom Lord George Seymour was one) could de
was to make a speedy division of what remained of the deposal
amongst the shareholders.
The LORD MAYOR advised a meeting should be called of de
shareholders that the directors should be required to lay before
them the state of its funds--and as the company was in such an
unfortunate condition, that an immediate settlement should nide
place.

BOW-STREET.
Sm;th Sisec, a tall lad of eighteen, was brought up on A
warrant, charged with assaulting Susan Rose, a servant girl, untie
the following circumstances :
Mr. Shee, it seems, is an apprentice in the house of Mr. Scott,
linendraper, of High Holborn, whose culinary concerns are super.
intended by Miss Rose. Oct Saturday evening last, during the
absence of Mr. Scott, his apprentice, who is cleanly to a fault, Rif
extremely anxious to purify his complexion from the defecatirg
influence of Holborn smoke. and in order to effect so desirable
consummation, descended from those realms of light in which he I(
accustomed to act as viceroy over gingham' and bombuines, to the
regions of comparative darkness where Susan Rose has long ruled
the roast. This invasion of the lower territories WAS far iron
agreeable to this fair Proaerpine, who in gond set terms, according
to her own account, rated the intruder ; nut that Susan had any ob.
jection to Mr. Shee's going as nice and clean as hands could make
him—she merely objected to the locus is quo, and the conversion of
her kitchen into a dressing-rooro. In spite, however, of her remota.
strancer' Mr. Slice approached the sink, and appropriating to him.
self a wooden bowl, which stood therein most convenieetly for his
purpose, proceeded to his task of depuration. Susan, angry enough
at being thus rendered a cipher in her own dominions, seised the
bowl by the handle, overturned it, and in a twinkling all Mr. Shee's
soap-suds disappeared, with a gurgling sound, through the aperture
of the sink-hole. An outrage like this might, perhaps, an the
middle ages, have escaped with impunity, considering the sex and
quality of the offender ; but, alas 1. the age of chivalry is gene, sad
Mr. Sher, in particular, is no Bayard : so, turning round, with his
hands still dripping, and extended in the attitude of a (lancing bear,
he dashed one of his moistened wsnekys into the face of his antsgo.
nim the effects of which were immediately apparent in the shspeof
a blase eye; and for this discolouration of visage the indignant
maiden now sought compensation at the hands of justice.
On the part of the defendant, these facts were not denied. lie
only pleaded the strong provocation he had received, which, hoe.
ever, the worthy Magistrate did not consider sufficient to junihou
vigorous an attack, or indeed any attack, upon a lady; but ordeal
him to find bail to answer it in another place.
Mr. Sher, in the meantime, was locked up, without Millet son?
or towel, till his sureties should be forthcoming.

LAMBETH-STREET.
Yesterday, George llfabbs Shelley, et parish clerk, was again
brought up for re-examination before Messrs. Wyatt and He'd.
wicke, upon a charge of sacrilege.
The anxiety created in the parish of IVhitechapel caused art.
merous attendance of the inhabitants about the office, anxious to
hear the investigation of the charge.
Mr. A Nonr.ws appeared as counsel for the prosecution. The
defence aras conducted by Mr. Menai E 11.
Mr. Hammer, one of the cburchwardene, stated, that in cone.
quence of information that the prisoner had taken a green cloth
from the vestry, he applied for a warrant to apprehend him. The
cloth now produced he believes to be that used in vestry. Was not
aware that the prisoner had previously pledged the cloth.
Samuel Milkr, Chief Constable, seated that, by directions of the
Rector of the parish of il'hitechapel, he went to Mr. Law. the
pawnbroker, anti found the property now produced, but on the 2d
of November the prisoner surrendered himself to the warrant issued
against him.
George Oiler., the pawnhroker's shopman—On the 29th of Sep.
(ember prisoner came to the shop, and said, unless helmet the cloth
he was a ruined man, but witness refused to deliver it up. as :11r.
Aliner had directed he should not do so without his consent. 'f te
cloth had been previously pawned on the 30th July, and redeercei
on the lith of August.
The following extract of a letter was produced from the pri.:oncr •
" I never made use of any property belonging to the Choral ,t-
-cent the green cloth, which I had frequently borrowed publicly, and
was compelled from dire necessity to pledge, to enable mem parr..
execution out of my house."
The prisoner said, that whatever might be the fate of his
he would not attempt to deny the pawning, but that he was dam
to it by the keenest distress. He concluded by begging to be re.
manded in consequence of the non.attendaoce of Mr. Harmer, to
whom he had intrusted his case.
Remanded accordingly until Friday.

On Saturday last a fine specimen of the great black est-
mnrant, the pilicalus corho of Linnrens, was shot by Mr.
Brown, of Wood Bank, near this town. This bird mea-
sured between the extremities of the wings 4 feet 6 inches,
and weighed Silbs.—Sioikport Adrertiser.
StNGtJLAR RECOVERY OF STOLEN PROFERTY.—It
may., perhaps, be remembered, that some time ago we gave the
particular' Dia daring burglary in the dwelling-house of Mr. Stowe.
in Homer-street, Alarylebone, between the hours of four and six
o'clock, on a Sunday evening, during the absence of Mr. Stowe
and his wife. The burglars had regaled themselves with veal,
pudding, and brandy, and ransacked every room, closet, and cup.
board, carrying off an iron chest containing upwards of 300 love.
reigns, 80 guineas, some half-guineas and seven-shilling pieces, lids
in silver money, a Bank of England note for 1001. another for 301.
three bills of exchange for 841. GU and 517., some silver plate, 10
leases, and several important deeds. This sudden and extensite
loss had nearly rendered Mr. Stowe distracted. lie applied at the
31arylebone Office and to the Secretary of State, and in addition to
the exertions of the police, a large reward was offered for the di'.
covers of the robbers, and a free pardon to any of the accomplice,
tut no intimation has been gained up to the present moment. (in
Monday night, however, a parcel, directed to Mr. Wm. Hewitt.
the Chief Constable, was left at the Marylabone Office, by an
errand cart from the city. Upon opening it, Mr. Hewitt was sur-
prised to find the three bills of exchange, the ten leases, and all ple
deeds and papers which had been stolen from Mr. Stowe's house.
but no message or account of the remaining property. Hewitt lad
the contents before Mr. linwlinson, who sent for Mr. Stowe Mi.
mediaiely. His satisfaction may be very easily imagined; cocci
the bills of exchange became due on Monday, and another will be
due on Saturday next. Exclusive of the deeds returned, the value
of the property thus singularly restored, is between 5001. ar.d GO V:

BIRTHS.
On the 24th ult.. at Lesgram Hall, in the county of Lacuna.
the lady of George Weld, Es of • daughter.
On illonday morning, at Woodford, Essex, the lady of Win.
Whitaker itlastiand, Esq.. of a son.
On the 6th inst., in Illeeklenburgh-square, the lady of Willi% fa
Albin Barran, Esq., of Hampstead, of a daughter.

MARRIED.
On the 2.1 inst., at Lea Church, Thomas Rawlins. Esq.. BE.
rioter-at-haw, only son of Joseph Rawlins, .Esq.. of Dublin, to
Magaretta Christiana Lloyd, youngest daughter of Lloyd APlohr,.
Esq., of ',infield, Limerick, and Sabine Fields, in the gown
County.
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On the '23th ult., at St. George the Martyr, Geo. Bryant. DS.
of Queen-square, Bloomsbury, to :Hiss Isabella Byne, youngt,l
daughter of the late Henry Byne. Esq.
On the tid inst., at St. Janice' Church, Sam. Raymond Jars.
Esq., of Fair Oak House, Hants, to Elizabeth, daughter of the
late Rev. Peter Muttliwaite, 8.D., Rector of the Hinted Paruhet
of Northetoke and Newnham, Oxfordshire.
On the 7th inst.. at St. Clement Danes, Mr. C. Frankrotr.
Little Badminton, Gloucestershire. to Ann, only daughter et 'I!
Henry Butt. Carey-street, Lincoln's inn-tields.