The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-09-06 00:00:00

DANIEL bIINDOZA, THI PUOILIST.
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Daniel Mendoza was opposed by Mr. Morris, on
tiehalt of Messrs. Stottard, hiewsiin, and Company,
Brewers. The Learned Counsel expressed his re-
gret, that, although much as he ;imited the Pri-
soner for his pugilistic soence, yet he felt it his duty
to oppose his liberation, however beneficial it might
be t•.s society, upon very serious grounds: the lit st
was, that his schedule was del not having his
Let place of re-iJence inserted; and the other, by
much the more seriott., was on the 40th clause, for
temoviug his goods with intent to defraud a fair
creditor. The circum•tances were these: Mr. Men-
doza, being very successful in his art, had won
some cons.d,rable prizes, and desiring to retire
front any further contest, he represented his circum-
stances to Messrs. Stothard, Howson, and Co. who
were induced to set him up in the public line, at
the sign of the Children in the Wood. in White-
Chapel Road. This sign not being quite con-
sonant with the ideas of Mr. Mendoza, he ap-
plied to the Magistrates, and was permitted to
change it for that of the Lord Nelson; under this
sign Isis success was very great, but unfortunately
one of the partners of the brewery was not so at.
tentive as he should have been to the condo& 01
Mendwa. .1 he Lord Nelson was always at
his post, only requiring such repairs as the weather
hits made necesrary. MI so with Mendoza; instead
of being always at the tap, as Lord Nelson was at
the dour, he was cons:a:ay frequenting his old
sport of boxing matches. But his clients had to
complain of base ingratitude: they had set him up,
and he had executed to them a warrant of nttornty.
thereby giving them a power over the property in
the hcase : he suffered w large arrear of rent to
accrue due, the payment of which he put off under
various pretences, alleging, that there was always
enough of furniture, plate, &c. in the howe to sa-;
tisfy it. Upon these representations they were in-
duced to postpone serving ony princess for the rent,
and at last, when they did proceed, the goods were
all gone, and the rent remained unpaid.
oeorge Pollard being sworn, stated that he had
received rent for Messrs. Stothard, Hewson. and
Co. from Mendoza, for the Lord Nelson ; that at
the time he left it, in January, ISM there was
due for half a year's rent. A short time before,
Mendoza showed him a vast quantity of goods, con-
sisting of plate, furniture, ecc. be told him he was
in the habit of entertaining bankers' sons and other
gentlemen. which obliged him to have all those ac-
coma:. dations for du m; he told the witness that
they were won), 4001.
Patrick Casien deposed. that he had levied the
sum of 141. 9s. upon the goods in question, but as
Mendoza had been a brother officer, he had charged
him no tees.

NICTICiO7:I WM then examined : he declared he never
h.td and• Hate esu•n; six teaspoons, that which Pot-
l_rd Lad sten he had borrowed from neighboms
Thcre -was a great deal of furniture, mattresses and
all of w:uch had been sold by the brew:Ts
under their judgment ; the only thing he had re-
tained fur hinase'd, his wife, and seven childica, was

a mattress and floc/ bed. He owed his brother•in-
law a large sum of money, which he levied on the
goods previous to she brewers, and he had.never been
at his house after he first left it.

He was then asked, had he not received 501. since
he went to prison? he answered he had.
Q. What have you dune with it ?—A. Ask my
children.

He was then remanded till he should amend his
schedul., as to his last place of residencti.
Ninety-two prisoners were brought up Warn the
King's Banch prison : eleven were 0pp0...:d, tour re-
mandedi and the remainder discharged.