The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-01-30 00:00:00

POLICE.

now 'TRENT.

ROBBERY AT THE. POST-OFFICE.
Yesterol.ov l'huovut Jet ho held a renpretable %nom-
ioos too oho. General Post•Offire, was loronzht before Mr.
Ronne, I. Adkins, the Officer, mod underwent an encomium.
bon, charged by the Snyeriestenoinig President of tho• Inland
Leiter (Aire, nu sitspleinn of having stolen several letters
In the Pnsi Office, ronolatattior flank notes, &r.
The Pennon wan committed for further examination'.
NOIIRFRY AT env ENT-GARDEN TtIRATRE
.hows /'nylon waa 111'1111CM in the office., rhArgpil
with
✓ llnnY Mr William Ecnoling, of Stephen-Oreet,
Lisaut-
s::.l.lll, 111 floe goiter/ of Covent•garden Theatre, who statonl,
thst he Is it a handl in his breech.. pocket, and also felt it
thaw,' out Poisoner wan divot SI is. him, RIM
ioontaisill% put his hand on his shonloto r. He thit
hs lent !moon rohhe.l, and ruissonl a !lllVerrijll, a %billing, 310.1
• lire, from the pocket he detected the hand in.
The Primmer was committed (Or further examitmthm.

John Crow, %h., was in the employ of Mr. Appleyard, a
erol.retator ivwsinen. MAY chatzed wills cmscll/111‘ various
inims of -y. winch he re s...rest from Mr. John Roams,
w ho keep. thr Horst. Shoe pt.lohe.hosoir. io liehloortse.strem,
and Other persons, which Ire received iu payment for news-
vipers —lle was committed to Nrwyote fur trial.
Thaw,: Nbtplelion, a servant In Mr Foilwood, of Hemp-
5.:14 cle.recil with steatitic a 5/. Hank note from the
pork. i hook or his master, •liich was traced into the Psi-
tn,s-essi 6666 by his basilic changed it with Mr. Fr:turas
cliandb r, in Watrr.lane, Kentish Towle—He was
committed
it/ohne Trillon wascliarced on suspicion of barium broken
into Is-. V.Ol 1111 g house of Mr. Wllltant Howard, of North
11, tuP.ani, a coal.nierehent, on Ihr moronic of the I;th
sint stratinc a fowlirte piece and oilier proper's.
't l e 1.,,i;00rr ass driveled hy Lis ofrrrinc • foselinc.piive for
e•lr to Mr. John Pumice. of Little Collile.street, Chelsea,
/I Inek. r, which was identified by Mr. Howard's ems to be
which was stolen whets the coontiug.house was
Im.ken open.—Ttsr Prisoner was committed.

CHANTING HORSES.
Charles Gulling, who was connected with Hurley and
V‘ewell in iwising off an unsound glandered horse to Mr.
Tattersall, of INtioburicptsce, and bailor in exchange fon it
a viand hone and 2111 t" Mr. Tattersall, underwent a
r• rand exlinination, charged h, Hnplry with "E'll'"Z Mr•
TailciNalrs lunar Gum him, bat the Clb'ealaatalleVa attending
it riot bring enasoblitl It Ginn) by the Magistrate, he was
4:,4 it islo J.
Cv tins itive.digation Alr. 'f'attcr.all gut tinssessi tttt of hja
s: us to bi gnat v.llklartion. z.lllll hr has llopley
nod, r ass arreld for the 211/. hr paid. Ilupley übtained •
1.3).• I u le to ntleild lists ex unitlotOW,.
Itniffurd was ensiviried of placing !hire earls in
liu• II c)inaiket, and causing them to retrain a considerable
tour.
Jdates Iles, was goasieted of • similar offence.

11431031-11 ALI.
GROSS ATTEMPT TO IMPOSE
Testes ittv a woman, oboist 411 years of age, was examined
before it S. eitambess, Isel. the Slagistrate, unties the ful-
I .11 INC eiretini‘linre%
She applied to the parish °Akers of Newington for relit f,
•tstl staled dist she IfehllleCol to that parish, her husband,
atly drfs-ierd, brio( a parationer Upon inquiry the
s,•tentent priortd to he false ; but the tYrrserr tholig4o pro-
per to g4f- her notil her legal st-tilsmesit was manse-
-1
tilted %be MU directed to go heftier the Commit!. e when
I er name was caged, and the paupers being raked alphabe-
t rally. she went up and received relief in the name of Carr
Stu- tit a 'dieted her areas. tied a handkerchief over her Cul.,
•.1 np again od clsontst relief in the name of Mrs.
She was 'Heeled by sole of the overseers, but not
I 'vote rerriwrti say mosey i.e the amine of Smith, she was
hy the Ms isttatr, and dischasged.
A b .v, only tulle )Pare of az', was chugs tl with hiking
.-et part of 3 p:111.- of glass in the shop whitlow of a pawn-
oh,r, in Illachnisti.street, Borongh. mid with stealing a
eoantits of silver plate, spectacles, thimbles, kr. Altltnue'-
(hi
tb-Ittiquent is so sexy yonsig, It is not his first offeistv;
he tilts' ;tiforinstion of the pergola who porrhased the stolen
pruperiy, Ind Ise tiring (lowa 511 h rommittiog an lattice
tow Sltolvrel, it, was remolded toe further exanoinat• at
Shadwril

QUILILN SQUAIIt.
CHARGE OF FEIONY

Yesterday Thous alias tUrn Fisher was brought up front
'T.•llrll.ftelds Bralewell, tin a charge of houglaty. Alunit two
smo•th. lags, Mrs. Hose of Vane•place, P.mlien, went
to tlu• play, leasing a girl of sixteen lean. of age iti charge
ro. her house, hot thinking she would go nut, she locket: the
sliest-4.0M. when +he returned home she f I that ilw
Iva writ out at the parlour wtadow, and that during her
istrsetirr the limier was into, and several silk dresses,
s.lver Mid ■bout 137. in Bank of England notes,
stolen. •1 he :or was brought lu this I /ffisce, and examined
before the Magistrates The recount the gave was, that
the went ont In are lice parents, also reside near West-
minster Abbey, hilt that having mei twit woman, acennipa-
)4.l be a man, they persu,silerl her sit gt, lit file Palace to
rear the ilium., at nine o'clatk; and that it In tug then
rasiia, tale, Bike well hums,ffitiiirl the buns.- rubhrd.
*I lII' p.toner, heiu•,(a l/Ilettil.,ol.4lllC chat mice, alltot It .1 the
.•ses splints Id OW mats alluded tu, and WI 114411 g
renal pars uhruker's duplicates ill ladies' co acing ap-
parel war.• hound us him, but 'mu.. of she articles Kul 411
I I he 4.f the property stoles fruits the house of Mrs. Saville.
There was &atolls... charge of stealing a trunk, containing
wearing apparel to a large anstriont, from She brume 0f Sir
Jscadr A Alt- , Ors nenestre. I, eford-struct, preferred ngaiust
Lim It appears-4 that he serial 0. risi Ilte cook, 'sad was
I It alone in the kitchen, whilst she sent ahmt t the lease
..1 vim.- 1111.4114 a., laud at her return he was gout-. 'l•he
t. lurk .4s anon Idler 11.11t51.4 from another ruins.
•The Prisms. r's mother and fiends were ready to swear all
rbbi—hilt the Mieniiratt said there was nut sufficient en-
er tree +loins' dit Primmer, and Ise was discharged.

4 young woman of very respectable connexions in Devon.
shire, of the name of Franco, and who fur the Isq
tio ot;i, hail the rare of the viiiiiezer children of a lads of
f .rt too its New Glionewster-st it t Alary.le.hone, att. mini il
1.. herself on Th. solay. by taking a yummy of
tes iln :trot. She hail taken the puisotortoi draft on going lu
lied, and slit was shortly after *wised with siolrot pains,
and woe of the children being disturbed, raised an alms's.
A anti:eon was ..rot for, when a to.r.cup, from which the
I:l...tight was taken, explained Ihe cause of her pains. l'enr..
.4,11 emetics clue promptly administered, and had the
ethyl of saving life, as the patient was yesterday afternoon
/impudent' out of dames r.

- -
An I mitest trim held ',Merthyr morning, at nine o'clock,
at Nevtgate, Wore Thomas Shelton, Faq Coroner, on the
I..dr of Henrietta I.e Pulley, a female convict who was
tinder sentence of transport.itton, being outwitted in May
S,S*lOllll last She was a native of France, and connect-
...l w,ili a,llllle reapertahle f.mlhea in that kingdom : the
woo found godly of committing a robtretv Of an aggravated
n store She was attacked with an iutlawundury diatatie
Omni a fortnight ago, and expired on Wednesday last.

One of floor honeutable arrislcuis which happen an he_
oso role from the ilvoirsepru insole of bublivoc the sun. °c-
c sued In 3lr II tvair %Vortical►., who keeps the %Visite
daft poshlic-loluse at Folloolge, in Ti? itsl ~,,, a few shirr
~;,.,.• 31n pl:rfm-sboot lug match, held at the hull, at
.sent Totharu. when hi. ems bonded, by which Mr %Vote-
.ssrt Cr left Iran! wa. tiler ally blown to atsinia, su as to
render ~,,, bolt way between the hand and the
I,ow, iioli,prosahle for the safety of the intlisishial, and
, trusts al. perfumes, by Mr. MAY, in the preaches of several
u her professional g,:•ntlemrn. Mr. WlVlTiliont is a very stunt
MAO. alio+ revolters! Ilse rase more &beta awl more pain.
d ; but kr b,urr tin: aisle a :th alienist sinpar alt.-lest furti-
r sole, ii •Iris( poidesaionsl zroilriocui so to cum plele the
f1ip1i141.4.111 a. too rend. r a ..'runt operalion unnecessary.
'1 he prays see of illarlsig the Id% Irmo! !refuse the lock has in
rental cr.. am in the prelim., proved fatal to .louts-
• Mr. VIM Tifton, bring generally roopttleil, Ire has re..
ivril . very ef0i.01.0.01l his rtistfuetone ail! Wand, by the
u.i en i prompt sessistauce of his nevgliletrues.

EDINI3URCIL

HIGH COURT OP JUSTICIARY.

Yesterday the Court tort far the trial of Jame,*
frikie, far altreioetritfing ; hot, tatfore c4lling the
dtei, the Lord A tlettcale rn.e mid read a Report
from a erri!t3ii paper, to the following purport :--
"In reference to the tie-tire expressed by their Lordship.
to he informed of the result of the inquiry which he had
directed In lie made concerning the occurrences at the ex-
erosion of Robert Johnson, on the:loth December Imo. in
ptirsosace of a seoleiice of this Clout, represt•uted that a
preropaition, containing a NB detail of the 4'llllllllllllllloll
Whirls had then occurred, and of the orientations previously
adopted by flue 31agoorates of Edinburgh for tittle carrying
the sentence Of the law into effect, had beet' taken before the
Sheritfalepute of the comity of F.ilinhorgh, and laid be-
fore him—that whole, in point of fact, the result of the io-
restigation as to ihricoveritig the persona principally con-
record in the riot 31111 attempt In carry off the holy of the
er • I attach had then hien onatie was noAtccessfill, not-
withstanding every exertion mi Ike part of the Sheriff. De-
pule, he was lum•rlf nide, after roving the matter the most
daiberale coteotleration, to form au opinion, that there
were no grounds for any proceedings at his insticiis a against
the llaz,stiates of Edinburgh--that, in other respects, he
Was confoleut such no assures would be taken nu the
cur-
carnal's/rem of the caw required by those 1111 whom that
duty was incumbent—and that, in conformity wt'► what
was done in the t a.e of James Sl'Gregor, alias prism.
111.01111, On 221 January, 1753 s. be had Md.:wit a copy of
the whole p►ecognition in the hands of the Court, for the
information and satisfaction of their Lordships."

The Lunn ,JusTics: CLERK Ariel veil, that in re-
ferenee to what had hero §isted, lie found it his du►y
to oat•, that, is consequence of the public prosecu-
tor having, after investigation, reported the lie
could find no cause for proceedings against the Min.
gistrates of Eilitiliurgh, it would he improper for
the Court in look into the prectigoition, and he was
therefore clearly of opiiiioii, and he pre►umed it
was the opinion of his brethreii on the Bench, that
it shollld lie returned to the public Prosecutor. It
was very true that the Court were upon some Occa-
sions in Ilse In look into precogiiitioll4 token before
inferior iiidges, but then it was only in cases where
applications were made by persons to be admitted to
bad. I) pm' the present occasion, however, he sew
no reason fur going into the pre,:ogiiition. His
Lordship, however, expressed los confident expec-
tation that the most active proceedings should be
taken to presto' iii future so occurrence of the
smite kind taking place ; which, his Lordship ob-
served, was a disgrace to the metropolis of Scotland.
LOA FIBRISAND observed, that the hour appoint-
ed for executions was probably improper, and it
might be desirable to follow the example of our
neighbouring country, to make it in the mornings.
As to the place, that was a matter nut so easily to
be decided upon.
The Limo Juerice CLERK •-•.-" If any applica-
tion id mode to its by the Magistrates of Edinburgh
on that subject we will then take it into con-
sideration."

The Cone' were of opinion that they were not
celled upon In avail thetuatelvea of the opportunity
offered of looking into the precognition taken by
the public prosecutor. sod therefore ordered the
Clerk of Court in ratans to the Lord Advocate the
said prey...potion, sealed up as it was when lodged
with Ittat.—( Edinburgh Paper.)
• T:ris man made his escape from Etlinhargh Castle by
stratagem, nod was nr vcr bard of afterwards.

The Judges met on Thurstlity morning in the
Trei,sory Chstnber end chose their respective Spring
lI.IIIIWS

NOttlet.X—lmra Chief Justice Abbott and Mr. Baron
ti 13113111.
MIIII.A.ND—Lord Chief Justice Dallas and Mr. Justice
Burrointh.
Isiustrateett—Loril Chief Raton and Mr. Brimn Wood.
llosse— Mr Ju.iicc 1030. y null Mr. Justice Park.
‘Vsti-rtit:i—Mr Ju..tice Ilolruyd mid Mr. Justice Ritst.
OxFoßn—Mr. lIMUU narrow mitt Mr. Justice Richardson.

The numerous eases of Appeal in %inch Sir SA-
MUEL BONILLA' was retained as leading Counsel
in the House or Lord.. have woo been chiefly (h-
-inted between tin. So I.IIITOR-GEN ERA,. Had Mr.
W A PREM. Mr. BROUGHAM and Mr. ADAM have
.slaw a larger share of the Appeal Causes from Scot-
ism'.

Measities are generally taking throughout Scot-
land, tool' early laor.vert of success. for all !anion
loetaeeti the two great branches of the religious Ile-
cr.siuu, known ht designation of Burgher and
A sitiburglier. Ott Tuesday last, a number of Mem-
bers lirlitogitig to the live Burgher congrvgations in
Edinburgh and Leutll, met to take into couriller-
iitiaii the 'impure') ull ion betweeto the two grist
Itriowlies of the vs eriaoint, when a number it resole-
lotions weir siolionitied and lona ii i t tiously agreed to,
approving of the union as a desirable event.
!tourist: ON TEE SNEAK.—Ye.terilay morning
smile of those eillaisia who go round the squares
awl proicilial streets at the %Veal-rad of the town,
iinnt siliont gristiruirier sire Is. to takr
advalt-
la_r of the ithtience or the rrivalits to steal
thus , siteoilsoil clown the ure I of Colonel COOK'S
hotter, 52, Greett-street, Cittisvenoe..qinire, sad
finding no tot-inn in liar fnont kitchen. opened the
door, and :gide thirr coats front tiff the pegs in the
pas-age, tool vll,-4.1E411 their escape.
An alarming lire broke out yesteolay morning
at the I .e of Mr. Joutrsou, otpliolsterer loud
Intiet-maker, the cot stir til Skinner-street, 1n LUtig-
Miloottelik. It burned $6O fiercely. that the
hntidssug $OlOll It II a ales to its rtvages. The lonises
stip g, riceiroirit by Mr. JACKSON and Mr.
MARSHALL, hate stitisrurd very considerably. In
the l'6lllllse 01 the I“rentatio the wall of Mr. JACK-
sus'. fell wish a tremendous crash. A great •
her of 'Wilkins Were 16caf lilt Mall it the moment—
Noun tidy oto 11110 Was hurt. 'Flue speedy arrival
of several engines. and so !detailed "moldy tif water
bring procured, the devouring 'lenient was pre-
sented velending farthei. The property destroyed
and damaged is very considerable, and et number
of the Waakairla have suffered severely 111 the los. of
their winking tools.
Nloarlav cause on before the High Court of Joie-
ticiary, Edinburgh, the trial of Julia Wilkie,flesiirr,
ul Lasswatle, accused of sit-alit% three weilders front
a took belonging to Lord Viscount MELVILLE, the
iiroperty of Messrs. Juum PLUMMER and hour,
&she's, tit I)4lkeith. The Panin-1 pleaded IGnilty
before the Court and Jury, and the Luau Auvo-
CATE basing restricted thr libel to an arbitrary
potinalionent, he sal bent,...erd to be transported
beyu seas fur fourteen years.