The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-03-30 00:00:00

CAMARrDOE, Siesta t).

CORONER'S INQUEST.

CHARGE OF MURDER.
As inquest was held yesterday or the body of kr. George
Harr, reported to balm died of wooed* be received from rob.
bens in Well-street, Wettclone-square, a few eights suo.—lt
appeared is evidence that this deceased was vitally
tubfJ-
cated, and seen to full on the ground while surrounded by
four person., who dispersed in different directiosit. Two
witaesges staled that on cominc lip to him, they found his
leg was brokra by the fall, and be had been robbrd of 111 x. ;
and one witness, Mrs. Mary Amithers, stated, that she bad
seer him before and after the fall, but observed ma violates
had bees offered to him.
The Jury, after mime deliberation, nemmilifi 14101111--
An-Mental Death.

POLICE.

MANSION-1100118.
SINGULAR CASE OF FORGERY.
Yesterday a person of most respectable appearance, and
dressed with black silk handkerchief, as the ceplain of •
merebant-ship, was brought before the Lord Mayor, on a
charge of forgery. He slated his name to be Williams
norm.
Mr. George Glover, grocer, of No. 10, Old Fish-street,
stated, that on Wednesday afternoon last, the Primmer elms
to his shop, and slating his name to be Captain Ware, of dm
ship Joao, which, he said, lay is the London Docks, sad
that be mauled a supply of groceries for his seat (Fume,
he ordered tea and sugar to the amount of 291. 41. ed. for
which he said be would give a check on his ship-brokers to
the amount of 301. The check wss drawn, when the Pri•
sorter asked for the difference. The witness, it appeared
from his evidence, was too wary to accede to this surest,
and excused himself. The Prisoner, after giville PAK di-
rections as to the delivery of the goods, left the shop. The
cheek was drawn on Messrs, Sylvester and Fursley, skip.
brokers. Os preseatiog the cheek to the firm, it was aster-
taioed that no such ship or person bad any connexion with
them. 'I he draft was written by the Prisoner in the presence
of the witness, who, having been informed that extensive
depredation', bad been commuted by • person of the
Prisoner's description, thought it his duly to pursue and
prosecute him as an example. An officer was set *pea the
look-out, who soon traced and secured hi.

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Mr. Parsley, of the tiro), upon Wboint he check wan drawn,
deposed that they knew no such persun, our had• any thing
to do with any such ship.
Mr. Glover stated, that a friend of his, who was lo the
same trade, had been defrauded, as bad • member of others,
by a pers.-n answerioe the description of the Prisoner, who
he requested might be remanded to give site parties an op.
portunity of identifying him.
The Prisoner w." remanded for farther examination until
Monday seat. Wtulat so custody be took au opportunity of
destruytog several documents.

M A RLBOROUGH•STaiiT.

JUVENILE THIEVES.
Three young boss, named Tim tigid,Jor Sight, and Bill
alias Nang Woodard, well knows offenders, were brought
op by Wosteott, the officer, charged before Mr. Conant, with
robbing the shop of a Mr. Horuyold, of a variety of pic-
tures.

It appeared from the evidence that lbe Primmer, were
part of a numerous gang of young thieves, who fur some
lime past have infested the neighbourhood of St James's,
and the Prisoner Tim Kight was the ackuoirledged leader
or captain, sod hail assumed an absolute sathorety over the
whole of the members of his gang, who were bound to
obey his commands, and plunder any place where he chose
to dispatch them. From his known dexterity and courage,
he was alwsp consulted as being the only sea, in else gang
capable of judgiog as to the best memo■ to be adopted is
any weighty •Bair. In the present case, Joe Kiehl en-
tered the shop of Mr. Hornyold, in Cross-street, St. James's,
leader pretence of purclisiiog some sewing silk, and while
Mn Hornyold was looking (or the silk, with her back turned
lu the Prisoner, he contrived to hand out lir Woodard two
I.rge boodles of engravings of various descriptions, which
Woodard with great dexterity timisferred to the captain,
w►o was waiting at a short distance. and who by ilwrimme
means forwarded them to another person. Os Joe Might's
quitting the shop he put a parcel of denouce, value 30.,
tinder his coat, which bring also quickly handed off could
not be recotered. The,erscts were proved by Mr Hornyuld
and two boys, who saw ite rubbery, and who added, that on
the c■ptaue liemiNg they saw the affair, came to them, and
said, " if they turned raflith he would break their heads."

Tie Prisoners said gloating iii their defence, meld were
fully committed foe trial.

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On Tl.nraday the REcoitnts made his Report of
the inteoners in the pot of Newigate. convlcted of
cat•ital offences at the late February Se.Atm... when
W. Itaboene Milli E. Cochrane. for burglar). were
ordered 14 execution on Tuesday next. The misers
were resp:ted during his MAJESTY'S pleasure.