The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-21 00:00:00

POLICE.

Al ANSI ox-n ou SE.—Yesterday fijr. Malley, the jeweller,whoee
shop is one of the most magnificent in the metropolis, is situate
No. 75, in the Strand, was brought before Alderman CROWDER
( who sot for the larrd Mayor), charged by Mr. Oates, the Solicitor
to a Society of London Bankers, on suspicion of having had felo-
nious possession of a stolen note for 3001.
A number-of Bankers, who have formed a Society for the pre-
vention of depredations on the property intrusted to them, were in
attendance, and it was intimated that the prosecution was conducted

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at their instance.
Mr. RICHARDS appeared as Counsel foe Mr. Hawley, and a
gentleman of the lir:n of Knight and Fyson attended as his
Solicitor.
Evidence was given to show that a forged eieck for 345/., pur-
Petting to be from Mr. Charles Sewell, a hop-factor, in the fin.
rough, was presented and paid to Slesers. Hanbury on the sth
instant. The check was paid in one note for 3001. and in forty-
five sovereigns.
Sir. fe: the City Marshal, stated that on the following day.
when orgery was discovered, he went to the Bank, and found
that th . note received in payment of the cheque bad been
changed for one of 1001. and four of 50/. These he requested
might be stopped if they were brought in again. Two of' them
were paid in, and lie traced them to Mr. Hawley's., in the Strand.
On going there, he was informed that they were paid to them by a
youth, who gave the name of eVilliam Parker, Ptinee's-place,Ken-
nington, which name was the one written on the 30n/. note exchanged
'at the Bank. It was represented by Mr. Hawley's shoptnan that
this was the name given by the young man who got the note changed
with him. in order to nay for two gold watches withchaiwns and
seals, to the amount of N. This youth had, in eninpany ith the
shnoman, it was stated, gone to the Bank of England, end got the
1300/. note changed, and after paying for the watches, end tale.
jog a few sovereigns to supply his immediate wants, had re.
quested that the remaining stun might be taken care of by Mr.
Hawley for him. Mr. Hawley gave up to high the 1001. note ; the
others he had paid away. He (Mr. Cope) partiettlerly requested
that the youth himself, or any one who might come with an order
from him fur the money, might be tat:en into custody. Mr. Haw-
ley promised they should. He (Mr. Cope) went to Alr. Hawley's
on Wednesday night, in company with slr. Gates, the Solicitor for
the prosecution. Mr. Hawley told theM that the mother of the
young man had been to him tv:o or three days before with an order
for the' 00/. left with him, saying She wanted it to eavehis neck.
Mr. Hawley represented that he refused to let her have it. Mr.
Cope asked why she had not been detained Mr. Hawley, we
understood hint to gay, represented that he dld not conceive tic had
any right to detain her. She had refused to give him the order.
The Marshal thought the acenuot given of the transaction by Mr.
Hawley. and his conduct in this particular, so unsatisfactory, that
he took him into custody, and went with him before Sir Richatd
Bimie. That Magistrate referred the case to the City Magistrates,
as more properly coming within their jurisdiction. Alt. Cope would
have token Mr. Hawley's shoproan into custody also, but he es-
caped out of the shop.
The shopman here came forward and tendered himself as a wit-
ness, to give any gement in his power of the transaction. Ile was
acco;dinely sworn, when he stated that his name is George Shep-
herd, and that he was in the service of Mr. Hawley. On Thu-s-
-day fortnight a young man came into the shop and purchased a
gold watch, with chain and seals, at the price of 401. 109. Ile
pulled out a handful of sovereigns, and paid for the watch. When
he made the display of sovereigns, he also pulled out a 300/. note,
which he had jute then received, and observed he hardly liked to
carry it about with him. The witness said, it certainly was too
large a sum to carry aheut, and offered to take care of it for him if
he were going any where. This offer the young man accepted, and
left his name with the note, William Parker, Prince's-place, Ken-
nington. Next morning he came again, and said he would buy ano-
ther watch; ard bought other things, making the total amount of
hie purchases 731. 135. Fie wanted the change of the3ool. note.
The witness told him he bed not se much money at that time, and
requested him, if he could make it convenient., to call again in
about two hours, when Mr. Hawley would be in. Ile said lie wanted
some money on account of the note, as he had to discharge a bill
at his lodgings previously to his leaving town. He said he had
taken a place by the 801 l and Mouth coach to gn down and see his
father in Northumberland. The witness gave him five sovereigns
out of his pocket. The young man came again, and wi:ness in-
&Arnett hint that he had been unable to get change, and asked him
whether he would have any objection to go to the Bank with him
to get it charged. They went and got the change in one 100/. and
four 501. notes The witness wrote the name given by the young
man of ts William Parker" upon the note. The young man
agreed to leave the money at Alr. Hawley's, and call again and
settle the accounts, but never called.
Alderman CROWDER asked the witness of what age the young
men appeared to be?
The witness replied that he appeared to be about eighteen years
of age ; and. in gnawer to farther questions, he stated that lie was
rather shabbily dressed, or at least not itirensed in the style of a
gentleman, but his language WO good, and bespoke a person of
reepecteble education.
The Alderman naked the witness whether it did not strike him
as very extraordinary that so young a man should have such
profusion of money. and made so large an outlay ?
The witness replied in the negative ; it was by no means an un-
usual occurrence. The young man told him that he had received
400/. as the payment of an annuity from his father.
The Alderman—Do you think any fattier would intrust a
youth like that with such a sum of utaitcy at once, to use at his
own discretion ?
The witness replied, that it was a thing which very otter
occurred.
The Alderman said, the temetations for youth M the metropolis
being so great, much greater caution was rendered necessary. Hethought the transaction, as stated by the witness, ought at once to
have struck him with suspicion.
The witness declared there were thousands of shopkeepers in the
Cite who would have done the same thing.
'the Alderman said he 'was sorry to hear it. Then again, a mari
who was conscious of the entire rectitude of his conduct ought DOG
to have made his escape.
The witness was about to explain this circumstance, when
Mr. RICHARDS, the Counsel for Mr. Hawley, requested to
know of Mr. Gates, the Solicitor for the proseentien, what was the
nature of the charge which it was now intended to prefer against
his client.
Mr. Gears said he emeiderod the recent possession of the notes,
like the recent posscradan of stolen property, prinsafick evidence
of a felonious utterance, unless they were satisfactorily ac-
counted for.
Mr. RICHARDS—Who are your employers ?
Mr. Hares—Messrs. Ilanbury and Co.
Mr. letettan Ds then esked if Mr. Gates knew who the
forger was.
Mr. Gavge replied they did not know positively who the forger
wee, but they had their suspicions that it was a youth who had
been in the service of Mr. Sewell as a clerk, and whose mother
lived somewhere in the Kent-road.
Mr. Alderman CROWINER said dila was a case of so important
end peculiar a nature, that he did not like to take upon himself the
responsibility of deciding it ; he therefore sent for Mt. Alderman
Atkins, that he might obtain the benefit of his expettenced
assistamee.
Alderman ATKINS came, and the evidence was read over to
Mr. GATT', In answer to some further questions from Mr.
Richards, declared that the cause had been before the Committee
of London Rankers. He hod not ordered Mr. Cope, the Marshal.
to take Mr. Hawley and Mr. Shepherd, the shopman., into custody;
Mr. Cope had acted upon his own discretion.
Mr. Cope here avowed that he temit Mr. Hawley into custody
upon his own responsibility, and had thought it his duty to take the
shopman into custody before the latter escaped. He had never
heard Mr. Gates, during the various visits paid by that gentleman
to Mr. Hewlett, express himself perfectly satisfied with the Oahe-
action. He, (Mr. Cope) until the precious night, hail no intention
of taking Mr. Hawley into custody. Mr. Hawley had pledged his
word of honour that he would detain who ver might come with an
order for the money. His admission, that the mother had been
there, and that he had not deiained her, together with the other
circumstances, made hint think it his duty to bring the ease before
a Magistrate, and to take the parties into custody.
The shopman declared, that on one of the visits which Mr. Cope
end Mr. Gate., the solicitor. made, to see if any one had been, the
latter, when sitting with Mr. Ilawley, and taking wine with him,
declared that the bankers were perfectly satisfied with what hail
been done on the occasion ; so much so, that he (Mr. Gstee) did
not doubt they would pay him (the witness) a handsome cemmis-
sion on the 2001. which he had in his hands. On the last night,
when Mr. Gates and Mr. Cope Caine, they were extremely angry
and violent indeed. Mt. Cope told him to consider himself as in
custody. There was a vast deal of property in the shop, and he
told Mr. Cope he did not choose to go with him. Mr. Cape told
him that he would get a mob of fifty persons shoat the house, and
take him out by force. Witness diet not choose to'go with him,
and leave his master's property unprotected, so he get out of the
way. Mr. Gates intimated, that if the propetty were recovered, the
did net care about a prosecution. When Mr. Cope wait
OW Awe were his warrants, he replied, D—o the the warrantiO
'be was extremely angry and violent.
Mr. Cope positively denied the truth of the ahopman's statemen4'
either "se

Mr. holland, for the purpose of communicating to him a comer-
mtion that they had had a ghost time previously with a girl 14 years
of age, named Between. whose parents reside in the next cottage to
that lately inhabited by John Akehurst and bit housekeeper, on
the subject of the murders, which they (the communicants) con-
sidered was of such a nature as to attach considerable suspicion to
the parents. Mrs. Bennett and her son, it will be remembered,
Aigexamined on the inquest that sat on the bodies of the old
and by their evidence it appeared that they were the nest
who discovered the murders on Friday morning last. Jefferim
proceeded to state, that hearing of the murders that were perpe-
trated at Fetcbam, he went, accompanied by Mr. Skelton, to that
place, for the purpose of beholding the cottage in which such hor-
rible acts of cruelty were so recently perpetrated. On their op-
protch towards the orchard they observed a girl, of whom they in-
ettired for the cottage where the murders had been committed.
The girl, who subsequently informed them that her name was
Bennett, pointed out the house, and, without receiving any en-
couragement from them, began of her own accord to be very com-
municative, relating little anecdotes of poor Akehurst and his
hoosekeeper, in the course of which she said-0. My father and
mother were up almost the whole of the night that Master Ake-
I burst was killed." Jeffries asked the girl what they were doing,
and if they were in the habit of sitting up late ? The girl said
not. She was then asked whether she had heat d her father go out.
To this she replied, that she thooght she heard him open the door
in the night. She then, without beteg questioned, said—" I heard
! father say to brother Toni, that if any one should ask him
questions, to stick to the Fame story that he had told before.
(It may be necessary to state here that her brother Tom was the lad
whose evitlence was first taken on the inquest.) Jefferies, con-
ceiving from the girl's admissions that some suspicion attached to
the family, accordingly stated the above facts to Mr. Rolland, who
lost no time in investigating the matter. lie sent for Bennett and
his wife, and, without hinting at the conversation alleged CO have
taken place between their daughter anti Jefferies, the 31agistrate
proceeded to put several questions to each of them on the subject.
In answer ton question, whether Le had been up late on the night
of the murders. Bennett said that both lie anti his wife were uneasy
the greater part of that night. het from what cause their uneasiness
proceeded he could not tell. One or two of the children were un-
well, he recollected, on that night, and that circumstance might
have been the cause. Mr. Bollard then asked him whether he had
goneout of doors in the course of the night?' Bennett paused for
a little, and said that he had got up out of bed, opened the door ,
that led into the road, and went outside, in order to see that his
neighbour's cattle were not on his grounds. He added that it was
fair time, which caused a good deal of noise and confusion in the
neighbourhood. Bennett's wife, who was rot present daring the
interrogatories put to her hushand, was subsequently questioned on
the subject. She varied in some degree from Bennett's account of
the night in question. She said that her husband had not gone nut
of doors at all on Thursday night, and denied having been more
uneasy on that particular night than on any other. The variation
in their account, together with the previous circum.tances de-
tailed by the little girl, excited some suspicions in the mind of the
Magistrate, *lto granted a search-warrant, which was put into the
hand. of Gros.mith, the officer, who proceeded to execute it ; and
on carefully examining the whole of Bennett's premises, there was
nothing found to implicate hint in the murders, and the Magis-
trates theretore discharged hint.
Bennett declared most solemnly that he never cautioned hi. son,
or said, " stick to the same story, ' as related by his daughter to Mr.
Jefretin.

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many of the dement* confiiets which have so often taken place
upon our shores. The names of the prisoners, we hew. ere—
WHensley, Whew, OlWs, two Bayley!, aril the ter3
yore

A1(0711162 ACCOUNT. PROM A CORRESPONDENT.
A considerable party of armed seamen was landed from two vet.
Ms in Byrochurth.bay, in the night of Monday last. accompanied
by their olliciers, and (we are informed) a smuggler who had hem
previously taken by the Coast Blockade, and who has given im-
portant information relative to the lighting-party, tr,d who, on
several occasions. protected the miming of contraband articles on
different parts of the coast of this county and Sussex. On proceed-
ing to Allington. Bilsington, and liuckinge. they captured in hie
bed the famed Captain Bats, arid seven others, whose residence
and persons were pointed out by the informer, and immediately
conveyed the milsoners on board the vessels, and proceeded to ti,e
Downs. The whole business was managed under the direction or
Lieutenant S. Bullard, R.N. and it is to he hoped may hate a
good effect in preventing the outrages and defiance of the lay
which the approach of winter caused the respectable port of the
cmnmunity to apprehend. Many rewards, it is said, here beets
offered by Government tor their apprehension. •
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JII4RKE TS.
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CORN EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, OCT. 20.
We have been moderately supplied with Wheat and Flour this
week ; the trade is. however, dull, though tine IVheat 'elle on full
as good terms as on Monday. Barley. Beans, and Pell, thrill*
not yen brisk in sale, ore by no means cheaper ; and Oats Idly
support Monday's quotation, though the arrival is tolerably isrge.
In other articles we have no variation to notice.

s311f11}1E1.1), PionAy. OCT. 20.
The market this morning is tidal with Beasts of such inferier
quality that purchasers for that description can scarcely be found a:
any price, but lits. has been given for the few good ones that were
here. The trade for Mutton is rather brisk, at scarcely any dit-
ference front Monday. Of Veal we have a large supply, for
which the demand is steady at an advance of from 2d. to 40. pct
stone.

To Mal. tl.e offal, per stone of albs.
8eef............ 44 44 to ne 44 Veal
I Mutton ....... 3o 64 to 4s 44 Pork .... as II t, vs 4:
Lamb .
nano or CATTLI 111111 DAT.
Beast: stls 1 Sheep 4213 It elves 221 1 Pip 1:0
RAY-MARKET.
Ica Ott to 10511. Od I C
10yer......11k 04 to Ili. at
Infaior ;Os 04 to 901 04 I 10ted0r...... 0. to ;4. ,d
Straw

NeWGATE AND LEADENHALL—(Br rum Cauca's).
Reef 3s Od to 44 Od I Veal .... ..... ... 311 ad to Os Sd
Mutton ..... .
Lamb.. ..... ... 3s 44 to VI $4

COAL MARKET, OCTeNtll 20.

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Ships at Market ^ Ships Sold. ?rice.
74 Newcastle .... ..... ..... 2V,
2:1 Sunderland... .
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!From the London New Price Curren!, Oct. 20.1
SUGAR.-The demand for 3luscovades has been languid an
the week, the prices are without alteraion ; !Mauritius Sugars eon..
tinue to go off freely at public sale, and rate fully Is. above the same
quality of West India descriptions. The market opened heavily
this morning, and though p treels could be purchased a shade lower,
vet the buyers evinced no inclination to do business. Same inferior
tat. Lucias offer lid. to Is. under the lowest price inserted. The
purchases at a late hour to.day did not exceed 330 hula. and at ra.
thee lower prices, particularly the Sugars under sfits. The 173 Mule.
164 bele. gond brown and yellow Porto Rico, for export only, sold
f7e. lid. a 30s. The Relined Market has been very heavy, but we
cannot quote any reduction in the prices ; the exporters continue to
make inquiry for lumps, and purchase aey parcels that are offerine
ender our ottoratenne ; the last sales of Molasses are at the pfces
inserted. The market this forenoon is without change ; the lumps
and shipping Sugars go off' at our quotatio• e. There are no pur.
chases for the home consumption. Met:asses are heavy at the lowest
prices inserted. Foreign Sugars continue neglected
COFFEE.-The tmneactions in Coffee have been on a very ex.
tenure scale, chiefly by private contract and at lower prices; about
8110 bags St. DOlllif go of fair quality sold at 48a. and far good or-
dinary coloury 411 e. fid. and 495. ; Brazil fine ordinary in extensive
parcels offering, of which only a small proportion sold at 411 s.
the ordinary descriptions of British Plantation Coffee have given
way Is. a' s. per cwt. There were three public sales this forenoon
-136 casks 27 bags British plantation. and 188 bags foreign, the
latter chiefly damaged Havannah ; Jamaica nearly goad middling
70a., the ordinary and low ordinary mixed sold 2s. a 4s. lower than
this day week ; all quali.ies from tine ordinary upwards are ebaut
the previous prices. The foreign is about In. per cwt. lower titan
on this day week ; the orders in town for Colic are extensive, Lut
limited to low price..
RCM, BRANDY, and ROLLA NDS -The inquiries after
Rum have been for some time general, but the buyers have not
purchased to any extent, owing to a general t p'nion the., from the
languid state of trade in general, they would be elateed to buy at
lower prices; but as the great proportion of the stock is held by two
houses, who will submit to no reduction, they now become imps-
tient. Ind yesterday several of the buyers tame forward and offa.d
214: 4d. freely for an parcels of Leeward., p•oofs er under. and de y
were unable to purchase to any extent. The s des previously were De-
merara 27 and 211 over at 3s. 2d. •, Jamaica 17 over et 3s. Brandies
are advancing in France, ant they are in consequence heldilere
with more firmness for higher prices, but the transactions Whet
extensive. Geneva continues so scarce that the prices must *con-
sidered nominal. At a late hour to-day the sales of Runt were, Js.
micas 31 over at 45., 34 over. ordinary 34. Pd.: Leeward.% 4 under
at 9s. 4d., anti that price refused for 2 under ; all parcels of under
proofs could be frcetrtieli at Is. 4d.
IRISH PROVIMNS.-The Provision Market remake in the
same state of etagnation, the dealers and importer* showing still the
same reluctance to order Beef or Pork front 'retard, on accennt of
the expected fall of priers. The result of' the late 1 •rge cattle fair
at Ballinasioe show is unfavourable. The account from persons who
were at the fair give a gloomy prospect for the greyer:. Beasts sold
full 33 pet cent under last year's price., and there were nearly
1,000 head more than last year. New India Ileef is offehng at
61. 10. t. per tierce, and New Mess Beef 41. 104. per tierce for slip-
mot next month, but no purchasers. With respect to Previsions
cured last season, the Market being hare of good Provisiors, anti
this being the season of the year when large quardliee of etch are
wanted for the supply of ships and for exportation, it is not ex-
pected that prices will be lower then the inserted currency. Not
having had this autumn the usual orders for Honduras, inferior
Mess Pork is heavy at 3fis. a 575. per tierce.
SILK.-The Silk sale commenced en Monday at the India
House; the fine sell about 6 per cent. higher; the ordinary much
about the average prices of last sale.
HOPS.-The demand for Hops is increasing; the prices are Si.
higher.
COTTON.-The Calton Market has been heavy; the purchases
for the week ending last night inclusive are, in bond, 50 Para, Pd. ;
300 Bowels, 60. a 74d.; 1,140 Surats, .I d. a aid ; 400 Bengali.
4id. a bad. Duty paid, 60 Demerara, Ind. a Ind.
COCI NEA Is-There are renewed Inquiries after Cochineal;
a parcel of 100 Senors of tine Black, newly arrived in the Hussar,
front Mexico, pill be brought to public sale in a week'or two.
SPIL'ES.-There were two sales of White Pepper yesterday,
consisting of 147 bags ; the whole sold at 2s. 2d. a 2s. 90. White
Pepper lately has been so excessively scarce, that the whole stock -
in London was in the hands of one firm, who sold a part so high
as 6s. per lb. In bond. 173 bags good light Sumatra Pepper yestcf.
day eld. a 40. The Pimento lately at public sales 101 d. a lid.
!NI/1C...1a-The rale at the India House is expected to close on
this day week. The prices had receded Od. to ffd. per lb.
from the highest point of Monday week ; but they have again
rallied, and the prices are now at the very highest rate obtained
during the sale, with a greater briskness in the demand. At a late
hour this forenoon the briskness at the India House continued to
increase. The market is higher than at any period of the sale •
the low qualities in particular have sold from likl. to Is. pea
higher than any former day.
HEMP, FLAX, and TALLOW.-The accounts from Russia
are rather favourable for Tallow; the price at St. Petersburgh 104
a 103 roubles. Abosit 6,060 casks sold since the previous post
day. Exchange 104a-The market here has become heavy, and
one of the leading houses and great importers sell extensively for
a distant delivery ; the price here I. the inserted rate, and a heavy
market. Hemp ta held fiend, at the late advance. In Flax there
is no material alteration. Tallow this afternoon 335.
011.8.-The market eonthrun very heavy; Greenland Is
°Fur° at our quotations, no buyers; Other deocripthine could 04
purchased below our
.quotations, but them erg ao sales to form a
criterion of market prices.
COCO h.-The parcels of Cocoa offered at public sale this week
are rather extensive. For Trinidad there were no offers; a small
peedon of the Brasil sold at from 325. a 411 e.
TOBACCO.-Thou are emend expert= in the market, and
they continue to snake offers for shipment,: bat the holders see so
firm that the purchases are still iocoasiduallio ; the sales made are
chiefly ordinary parcels, at aid. a 30. •
TEA.-Thete is no alteration in dm Tea trade. Twankays are
still et a =all discount, and the Private Trade Teas, rabid" sold
low. bear a premium.
RAOB.-By public sale yesterday, Tuscan Rage, 230 bags, fine
quail; tars. 6d a 325. ; second, Us. a 24a. 64.; Genoa, 64 begs ;
first 2 a., scatted las.
FR IT.-Tbe Fruit market continues heavy. By public sale
OIL Osienean 161 butts currant., 86e. Is 941. 1 12 earrotteb ditto,
$19.040.1 0 pips sad 7 asostais Lipari ditto, M.
William Morgan,
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