The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-04 00:00:00

POLICE.

Maxstost-Housx.—Yesterday Mr. A I. LEV attended with wh-
et-nes in Mr. Wills's case, to identify the parties who entered die
house in support of Mr. Verbeke's claim. '
The witnesses were re.examin.ll. One of Mr. Wilks'a agents
was exceedingly diligent in prompting the principal witness, for
which the Lord Mayor reprehended him.
Mr. A t.e.cr examined the servant-girl, with the view of show.
ing that Dr. Mitchell was concerned in supporting the parties who
obtained possession. After anxious inquiry, to connect the Doctor
with then, all that could be obtained was. a statement that he had,
on the morning after possession was obtained, spoken through the
window to the parties in the house.
The LORD 3laron rejected the charge as against the Doctor.
He said, Mr. Verbeke was at that time in peaceable possession, and
any one might speak to those who had at least a colourable right.
He should hold no one to hail, except those who were engaged in
taking possession of the premises.
His Lordship, in dismissing the case, said he agreed in the ob-
servations of a 31orning Paper upon the subject. As Oliver Crom-
well said of Sir Harry Vane, he would sic of 3lessrs. Wilks and
Vcrbekc, "Messrs. Wilks and Verbeke ! the Lord deliver me
from 31C.STS. Wilks anti Verbeke !"—( Laughter.)
tlr. Verbeke was net in the Justice Room at the time, and Mr.
Alley said he should not wait to oppose bail. Mr. Verbeke came
in soon after, and the bail was given. lie said, that whatever opi.
nions might be formed, lie should not quit the security he had on
the premises. The charge of riot was, he said, ridiculous. If it
could be applicable to arty one, it was to Mr. Wilks's own servants.
Possession was obtained peaceably. Ten n.inutes after the servant-
girl began to scream out, on acting two men come in, she ex.
claimed that the then should lose her place for letting them in, and
went to the window and collected a crowd. Ile should be ready to
prove that six or seven men were in readiness. hut for the appre-
hension of the use of firearms, to rttake by force that which had
been obtained peaceably.
PERPETUAL. MOI lON.—A thin dark-eyed person, poet the
middle age, presented himself before the Lord Mayor with a
letter. The applicant was dressed in a sailor's jacket and tmwsere
and a check shirt, which was manifestly the gift of some charity, and
had never been made for him. The shirt front wan open, and dis-
closed a meagre frame, and his sharp countenance was one which
bore the appearance of being worn with mental labour rather than
from want of food.
The letter (for he could not speak English) di•eloaed that this
was the "Signore Dottore Francesco 3leglioli, Doctor of Criminal
Laws. from Modena; and the -.niter of the letter. Mr. Doxat, the
Secretary to the Society of Friends of Foreigners in Distress, stated
that he hnd left Italy fur the purpose of communicating to the
learned in this country (who were the only pereors that could ap.
preciate grand dist-everts) the discovery of* perpetual motion.—
When he applied for relief lie had scarcely a rag to cover him. The
Society humanely (tired him n passage back to Modena, from
which place he had a certificate of his rank and character. He re.
fused this. as he attecherl the utmost importance to the discovery
which he imagines he has made. He strenuously pressed for an
introduction to the ( hief Magistrate, that through his means he
might be introduced to the Admiralty, or sonic of the learned Su-
clew; with which this metropolis is ornamented.
The Loan MATOR received the unfortunate gentlemen with
gnat kindness, and promised to have a private interview with Mr.
Doxat on the subject.
A most nefarious system of robbery hes been lately discovered by
accident, and the perpetrators and reaeiver have urdergone some
private examination at the Mansion.houte. The following is an
outline of what has taken place :-
- Hall, the foreman to Mr. Philips, a lightemian,
Smith, an assiatant to Hull, and Buchanan, another assistant
lighteintan, were charged with havieg stolen a weld quat.tity of
goods, which were made to be exported to the East Indies; and a
person named Share was charged as the receiver.
Goods were consigned for Messes. Gregson, Melville, and Co.,
of Austin.frtars, through the house of Messrs. Thnntron, Chip-
pendale, and Co., of Manchester, who are the exclusive manufac-
turers of a particular commodity of shawls for the East Indies. A
Mr. 3facbicer, agent for the sale of goods for the latter house, sold
a quantity of shawls in various parcels about two months ago 10
Messrs. Ovegaons, for exportation to the East Indies. He was
much surprised at being offered one of the shawls for sale by
Messrs. 'enables, of Whitechapel, retail linen-drapers, who stated
that they had purchased many of them of Shave. The value they
gave was half the wholesal.: price.
Shave said. upon being examined, that he hail purchased the
shares di' a Mrl.l:theara, who resides in the neighbourhood of the
London Melte, with whom he had numerous dealings, and who is
a well-known dealer in sinvgled goods. Mrs. Shears was got hold
of, and she stated that sbe had purchased the goods of Hall, Smith,
and Buchanan, who constantly supplied her for eighteen months
with goads of the above kind, and other valuable commodities. Site
gave them for the shawls 21s. a dozen. They sometimes brought
to her gold epaulettes and plate, and silk stockings, and she used
to receive instructions from Shire to buy all she could get. Upon
telling him she had not money enough to deal largely, he told her
that he could command 3.000/. if he wanted it ; and he mentioned,
that if she could get the King's crown he could find a perenaser for
it. He never asked her where she got the shawls, but he desired
her never to give people as much as they asked for. The prisoners
Hull, Smith, and Buchanan were always bringing her something
or other for sale.

31les‘rs. 'enables bought the sbawls at 3s. each, and sold them
at 4.. M.

The LQIID 54 Al OR asked the clerk of Messrs. Vcnables whe-
ther that price was net rather a low one to buy at.
The clerk said, No. Goods of the kind were sold for very little
at this period. The packages from which these goods were stolen
were so neatly made up, after the depredations were committed, as
to escape observation.
The prisoners were all remanded.

DOW.STREET.—Yesterday Charles Edward Grindell and Wm.
!feeler, the persons whose examination, on the charge of the wifo
of the former prisoner, we detailed io our Journal of yesterday,
were again brought up by Ledbetter, and examined on the charge
of having forcibly carried off, and detained against his will, the
person of Slr. Grindell, sen. the uncle of the accused of that name.
it has seldom fallen to our lot to give the details of a police case
exciting such a powerful degree of interest as this has done. It is
every where the subject of conversation ; and yesterday, although
It was not known that a day was fixed for the re-hearing, the office
was filled soon after the opening of the doors with persons who
came upon the chance that the cue might be called on.
We learned, from the best authority, some additemal particulars
connected with this extraordinary affair ; and as every circumstance
reliving to it must interest our readers, we communicate them.
When Mrs. Grindell was taken to the mad-house at Bethnal-
green, it will be remembered that Mr. Grindell, sen. was left in his
own house, under the care of the prisoner Hunter. When Mrs. G.
hail been safely deposited at the mad-house, the parties returned to
Judd-place, and sat carousing until a late hour in the morning, as
on their former visits ; and on the following day the prisoner Hunter
started to Tunbridge Wellat with Mr. Grindell, sen. In his care;
the prisoner Grindell remaining in London. After Mrs. Grindell's
release, and that a warrant had been granted, Mr. Haddon, the fin.
licitor, saw the prisoner Grindell, and being anxious to learn where
the old Gentleman had been taken to, he refrained from saying any
thing which might appear indicative of hostility, and concealed the
fact of the warrant having been haled. He caked him where the
old Gentleman had gone to, and the prisoner's reply was, that he
was gone under the care of a proper person to Cambridge-house, a
mansion situate between Brighton and Washing, where he intended
to remain for some time, for the bandit of hint hes! th. Mr. Haddon
endeavoured to prevail upon the phloem to mom him at Bow-street
office in the evening, to give any=lsantlin that might he re-
quired of him, but this he refused, hill Wm the same evening,
first giving directions that any, letters whisk =light arrive for him
should be addressed to Captain Hutchins, paeagilise, Tunbridge
' Wells. Ledbetter expected only to 1104 the poisoner Grindell
there, and had made arrangements to mend alio Cambridge.
house, Us search of Hunter and Mr. (bidden, No., but when