The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-11 00:00:00

TIIAIIES OFFICE.

C. Piumstrad, of No. 11, Norfolk-place, Church-street, Lam.
bed], plasterer. was yesterday put to the bar, before T. ItrcitnEr
Esq., the presiding Magistrate. to IleetWit for the possession of a
quantity iv: coals, wood, oil, and glass, found upon his premises.
Mr. John Little, one of the sun ty1,711 belonging to this institu.
tint, being sworn, stated. on Thur,Liy evening, he stopped the
prisoner iti Parliament-street, enrrving a large basket; witness
asked wha: it contained, sod the prison( r said wood, but on inspect-
ing it. found coals, coveted with sheyiege, which the prisoner as
lie had brought from premises in Red Lion-tqUIITt,
whets he had Lien working for Mr. tieoile Elferd. In prisoner's
house. the ether totals were tnicul.
11 r. George Mined suited. this the prisoner hail been employed
by hunt en promises. in Red Lane-quare, and that he hail sent
coals there for the purpose of drying the work, but as for the oil,
glass. and veal, he knew nothing shoot it.
The Magistrate said the limitation on his mind was, that the
goods in question had been volen t and he therefor* adjudged hint
to pay a penalty of Ids., and in default, to have one month at the
tread mill.

UNION II A Lb.
Yesterday a restrzetab!e trulestran. mimed Blare:a, was brought
Wore the sitting Magistrate, M. Su Apes, ehargett by a
rer*nn ratted Mrergu, rasidiog in Joiner-street, St. Ueorge's,
Southwark. with having committed a felony.
Mr. George stated, tha• a few dal s ago be porwiutord five ehal-
rens of coals fratz a rerson named Piney, a eo,ll-c:trehant, for

which he was to have had a month's credit. The coals were de-
livered, but in his (complainant's) alrence on Thursday from home
theT were removed front hia cellar, together with another chaldron
which ht had in addition. lie traced his property into the posses-
sion of Mr. Buttress, whom he consequently had apprehended for
robbing him.
Mr. Hanastst, who attended on the part of the defendant, told
the Magistrate that it was one of the most gross and scandalous
pretexts for charging a man with felony that ever came within his
knowledge. The facts were these :—Some days since the cont.
plainant went to Mr. Pony, and representing that he would be an
excellent customer, gate an immediate order for dre chaldmns of
coals to hesent to his premises, and it was agreed that they should
be paid for at the expiration of a month. When Mr. Povey was
dashing the last chaldron of coals, same persons in the neigh-
, bourhood informed him that the coils which he had just sent to the
complainant, were offend by that individual for ten shillings a chal-
dron cheaper than what he was to have paid for them. Other hints
I were also thrown out which induced Mr. Posey to proceed to the
I complainant's house, and gain possession of his property again. He
I did so, and requested that 11r. Buttress, who was his friend, would
allow him to send the coals into his cellar, until an opportunity
offered for sending them to his own • this was immediately agreed
to by that gentleman ; and the complainant finding that the coals
were removed, applied for a constable, and had Mr. Buttress ap-
prehended on a charge of felony. Be (Mr. Harmer) would clearly
prove by witness that the coals were offend by the complainant for
4th. a chaldron the day after that on which he had them from Mr.
Foray.
The complainant contradicted this ; upon which a man named
Harvey waa called, and he swore that George wanted to dispose of
the coals, and asked him 401. a chaldron for them.
The complainant declared that he had never seen the individual
who had just gitcn his testimony in his life before.
The Magistrate said, that Mr. Posey was perfectly justified in
getting back his property the best wry he could, when he &seer-
mined that he was likely to be duped out of it; and with respect
to Mr. Buttress, the Magistrate observed that there was not the
slightest ground foe a suspicion of felony against him.
Mr. Buttress said, that he had been in custody the whole of the
night, and kept away from his wife and family.
The Magistrate then said that he had his remedy by Iselin)
against file. George, and the Magistrates would feel happy in fur-
nptehiz him with the notes of the evidence taken down if he should
with the matter.
Mr. Buttress thanked the Ma),viv trate, and left the Office declaring II
that he would enter an action against the complainant for false int •
prisonment.