The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-11-14 00:00:00

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The greatest part of yesterday was occupied in
hearing summonses for the poor's and other rates.
in the different pat fishes in the Borough. Several, of
the parties summoned refused payment, on the
ground of being rated too high ; in some instances,
I pounds abort the rent they aanally paid.
The officers, on the other hand, insisted that the
rate was a fair one. 'the MAGIST a AT!. appointed
Friday next for a farther hearing ; and, in the in-
terim, recommended each party to have the opinion
of counsel.

111 ILIVIROUG 11-ST R ERT.

The case of interest between the Pawnbroker and
the public, which was agitated at this Office, some
time since, between a Major in the arserb,amd
Pawnbroker of respedability in St. itilemoeiseir*
&Pally decided yesterday. It has seen already
stated, that the propery, amounting to a consider-
able sum, was stolen from the Major's house, in
Great Pultener!treet, by Sophia Dale, his servant,
on the Ctst of Sepskrober, which she pledged at
the shop of the Pawnbroker abovementioned
The Major sought to recover the property. but
the Pawnbroker refused to deliver it, on the
ground that it had often been pledged] and re-
deemed by the servant, who had absconded.—
He incattood, at those times, that the servant
pledged the property for her mistress, the officer's
companion. The Pawnbroker, in the present in-
stance, went over his former ohjeftions, and stated,
that if he were bound to deliver the property, he
might shut up his shop, as any one might make a
similar claim. The Maoist-RATE, who, at the last
hearing, deferred his decision for a month. felt him-
self bound to order the restoration of the property
to its owner. A clause in the Pawnbrokers' An n-
abled him to decide on the point,where the thief had
absconded, and the evidence was sufficiently strong
to prove the articles were the property of the officor.
If a convielion took place at the bar of the Old
Bailey, the property would be restored ; and the
clause in the Aft enabled Magistrates to decide,
where the thief could not ba taken. .1 he Pawn-
broker said, he had legal authutity to persist in the
detention of t!.e property ; but he was relatantly
obliged to snhtnit to the decision of the Magistrate,
who delivered the articles to the companion of the
Major.

Tuesday, at NlArtmrough-suett, the servant of
a lady of high terpeetability charged ner mistress
wish assaultiug and beating her. The Complainant
prefaced the charge of assault, by declaring against
the praltices of her lady, whom she repiesented as
a copious demolisher of spirits, ualcnown to her
husband. She was discharged her service a few
days Circe, when she was to call for her wages in
the evening, and, on her doing on, and presenting
the receipts of bills she bad paid to the liquor met.
thaws, payment was refused, and her mistress
struck her. The charge against the Defendant,
however, appeared to be altogether malicious ; and,
els the (Abel hand, the Complainant, it was proved,
was fond of that imputed to her mistress ; and, on
calling for her wages, being inebriated, she rushed
into her master's drawing room, without ceremony,
amongst company ; tore her steak. and behaved iii
the most frantic manner. The att of tearing her
cloak, was said to have been done by the lady, but
a witness cleared her from the ittikut.atiou, and the
ccraphint was discharged.

R,

'ifildetitnt
,rob, &wiling, for forging the sta •
Ace of Spades; Witham C•bitt, gron
bets to the Earl of Mans Sett!, for rob er
of a gold box, set with diamonds, w portrait
of the late Emperor of Russia, a prevent from that
Monarch to the late Friel ; and Ma►y Parart, for
forgery upon the Bank of England, were executed
yesterday, at half-past eighr o'clock, at the usual
place, in front of the Old Bailty Mr. Harding
was dressed in black, the woman all in white, whits•
gloves, etc.; she was conclutled to the scaffold by
the Key. Air. Ford, the Ordinary; after he had de-
livered his pious _shortation to these three unhappy
persons, the platform fell, and Mr. Fot d, who hap-
pened to be standing upon it at the time, came to
the ground. We are concerned to state, that he
was much bruised. He was assisted into Mr. New-
man's house immediately. The woman struggled
much before she died. Cuhitt appeared almost in-
sensible, from the moment he was brought out t
the scaffold. The concourse of people that attended
the execution was immense. The Sheriffs and City
Marshalls, Nalder and Holdsworth, were present
upon the occasion. Julie fivrroun, a you .h of 17,
who was also under sentence of death, has been
respited for 14 days. His unhappy parents left
town on Tuesday, overwhelmed with grief, consider-
ing his rate inevitable.