The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-10-31 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Oct. 30.

Janes Tedertr, a young mutt oboist eighteen
veers of age, wus indicted fee • mistletoe:moor,
to 'having written a letter to -...-..Synione, a ilia-
Mond merchant, and a native of Armenia. threat.
g to accuse him with a detestable offence, un-
less he gave him the au is of 590!. He was indicted
under a very military stout*, the previsiness of
which leave it in the discretion of the Court to pu-
nish, with seven year.' transportation, any person
convicted of writing letters to another threatening
to accuse him of any offence whatever, for the pur-
pose of extorting money.
Mr. Symons, it appeared, way a Gentleman of
the most charitable disposition, and of very exten-
sive property, residing ets Sydney-street, Gamell-
street. He had been about 30 years ise Eng-
land, and is now upwards of 77 yeses of age.—On
the 22t1 of August lest he received a letter from
the Defendant, Recusing I iiiii of the worst proprii-
sities, and threatening, if the Prosecutor did not
give him • sum of mosey to set him up in business,
as he had promised. that Defendaut's brother,
whom he had informed of all the circumstances,
would come to town, and Prosecutor should he
brought to justice. Mr. Symone, who never, to
his knowledge, had peen the Defendant in his life,
although he had once or twice called to purchase
articles at the shop of his master, • uman, in
Pentonville, handed the letter over to is hair-dreaser
of the name of Gent, who happened to call a few
minutes after he had received it. Gent advised him
to take the letter to Hatton-garden Police-office,
which was accordingly done; and Mr. Upton. the
clerk, wrote an answer to it. which he directed
to Defendant, at the place specified in his letter.
—ln con,eqiielice of this. the Defend ant called at
Prosecutor's house on the 27th of August. and
was ushered into the front parlour. Hancock, the
officer, having been previously stationed in the
heck piirlimr, in such a situation as to lee enalded
to overhear every thntig that was mid. The follow.
iug conversation then took place

Prosecutor naked Defesdant whet WM his same L—He as-
swer.ll, Trader.

What is your bissisers with M?—To receive the soul.
you promised use, to art me up in business.
How dui you find out my name ?—By the Newspapers.
Dn you know my non ?—Yes
Why did yon write that misty letter to me ?—Because I
am in distress.

if you are in 'fists's, w►y did yea as ease to se as ot►ee
poor meo and women do, is Bose of s►os I give halts-
crown, to some five ?

Becalm you know you profaned lee soot.
Young man, you are rifigtakew ; here is a one pond note ;
call in twu ur there days, and I will give roe roar or fro
peon& noire.

The Proeeentor then laid the note on the table ;
and the Police Officer coming in at the ntomeni,
he cotilti not soy whether the pnund nute, which he
tentleired to the Defendant, and winch was Mit-
tnately found on the floor, had been taken nit by
him ; and it was owing to this doubt of Isis having
aetins//y received the money, that the Defendant
was indicied fur the I'6-demeanour, instead of the
capital offence. The moment the Defendant braid
the footsteps approaching. he cried nut. 0 I will
not take the pound note—l will go to Bou...ireet."
This statement was folly sulet 'landed by Han-
cock, who apprehended the Prisoner; find by NV,. y
Barber, a servant of Mr. Symone, whose curneaty
had led her to listen to the whole of the ciiiiver-n-
-lion. Ilanenek produced a paper, wi'h pencil
marks on it, which he had Annul in searching the
Defendant's hos, and nhich snored to hr the Gri-
p:Sad copy of the letter that had been atilt to Mr.
Sy 00000 ne.
The master and mistress of the Defendant de-
posed ss to his general gorol distract. r.
'f he Jury returned a verdict of Gerity—and the
Defendant was sentenced to green years trouspor-
, tallest.
Beigierwin Elliqtr, and lai;dlseilt Ilia, his wife,
were indicted for a conspiracy, in ;iv/curing Mary
Dainger; widow, under pretence of insanity, to be
imprisoned in'oi mad-house, kept by a Mrs. Bo-
roughs. at Holston ; the said Mary Daintree being
at the time in her perfect st iisea. There weir two
other persons ji.iiied in the indictment, Mary 8441.
kiss and Sur edge. the brother and sister of the
Prosectoret, who did not appear to take their trial.
This case. from the multiplicity of witnesses
called nn each side, detained the Court from about
one o'clock tit half pan five. The Jury returned a
Iverdict finding Benjamin pi in Elliott thy, unit ac-
petting the wife.

Thy 7.h Dragoon., II.) on,Dablin fluty,
by their Exemplary conduct have endeared them-
fitly-5 to the principal inilahitint, of that linspitsble
ci:y, and the rezret thut is exprevved by ail elms-em
et their impromching departure un service, bespeaks
their wort:). . _

A lino; On the Punch crust was heard on Satnr-
day, suppo-eif to he rejoicing for the victory
M A 54601 A claim, with respect to the battle of Nu-
snen. It may hive been fur the arrival of the E,.11.
prior of AUSTRIA at Paris; or migbt be some shots
exchanged between the enemy's flotilla at Boulogne
and our cruisers.
At Marlborough•street Police-office, yesterday,
▪ man of the name of Sirrenton4 was committed for
obtaining a service m is tamely in °reliant-street. tit.
George's, by the means of a fictitions cliorActer
givret him in arming by a fellow alto a...cloned to bi-
111 Captain .tone, lAA who, on point of tact, is a tier-
-54i1 of ;oat char icier, and who serves his thocarded
brirthre:i with fictitious ones by wholesale.
A (ii-iiil-miss of the cosine of Worgscttßa, top-
s, trrb• ni G i ,cars of iczr. lost his Me at his house
at woke, Green. Molilleses, by fdlorig into a
w►ll, 911 Sunday. The ground lied Riven wry, in
ermserpience of rain, after dusk in the earning; and
Mr. W. aho luta retornii g from his bottle, as
usual, at ten o'clock. etepped into the cavity in the
foot-path, and was precipitated onto the well, which
was 41) fret rlvep.
Soceot PIIEVENTLIL—A young woman, a ser-
vant in the family of a silversmith In (4roril-street.
attempted to drown herself at Millharit. on Mon-
ilAy ereiiiro2 ; and she hurl precipitated herself into
the river, when a hro klsyer of the name of STOP'',
0/.19 w4a returning from work, observed the act of
the unfortunate woman, and he got her out after
she had been Khoo% three minutes in the water.—
The causc of the rash attempt was not known.
The friends of the young woman are traiespeopie at
Acton.