The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-09-05 00:00:00

POLICR.

iiiLlC OFFICE. ROW-STREET.

DUELLING.

On Monday a large party of the Royal Wulf-
minster Volunteers dined at the Red Lion, public
house, near St. Anne's Church : Lieutenant Fox in
the Chair. After dinner the glass passed briskly
round. About ten o'clqek, the Chas! man gave
Coioad Robln+on, the CommartePr ”f the Corp, Mr.
Clerk of a respeaable tradesman in the
neighbourhood of Ring's street, Covent-Garden,
and a private belonging to that corps, who had not
dined with the party, and hal but a short time
previous entered the room, refused drinking the
Colonel's health, saying he was no gentleman, &c.
The Chairman remonstrated with him, and urged
him to drink the toast ; bat he persisted in his se•
fusel, when Mr. M. the bon of a respeuctable trades-
man in the neighbourhood of Covent-Garden, and
a Corporal belonging to that corps, resented his
conduct towards the Colonel, and said he was a
puppy and a coward, and a deal of indecorous lan-
guage passed on both sides. Several of the com-
pany insisted, that Mr. M. ought to retralt his lan-
guage of calling Mr. 1.. a coward, &c. which he
refused to do; they then insisted that he (Mr. M.)
should give his name and address, and appoint
time and place to fight a duel with Mr. L. Mr. M.
gave his name and address, but refused to name
hone and place to fight, and left the room. Yester-
day early, Mr. L. called upon Mr. M. at his manu-
factory in Ship yard, W ardour-street. and asked him
if, after a cool reieftion since last night, he was in-
clined to retraft the insulting language be made
use of to him last night, which he refus-
ed to do, and they both at length agreed
to meet at the Cambridge Coffee House in the
afternoon, after they had procured seconds, when
they would agree upon time and place to fight a
duel. This arrangement coming to the knowledge
of their families, private information was sent to
the above office, when Mr. Boa co, the sitting ma-
gistrate. issu.ad warrants against the parties, and
Anthony and Adkins were dispatched to execute
them, ai:d they brought the patties before Mr. Rosen,
Mho very judiciously pointed nut the folly of their
rash conduct, and happily succeeded in bringing
about a reconeliation between the parties ; and
before t' ley left the office they shook hands, and
promised to think no more of what had passed.
They wire accordingly discharged without being
held to bail.

MARLSOKOr I .11-s I K LET.

SWi DUNG

In a great, commercial, and populous city, like
London (particqlarly at the west end of the town),
where tradesmen, whose honest and upright dealings
render them unsuspicious of others, are constantly
in the habit of giving credit to every person of gen-
teel manners and appearance; it is not very sur-
prising, that a circumstance such as we are about
to relate, sho Ild frequently occur. We have, how.
ever, to regret exceedingly, that the many instances
of swindling, which have taken place, have not bad
that effea upon the Mai ,city of shopkeepers, which
a '.uch repetition of thvie occurrences ought to pro.

duce.

Yesterday, a person calling himself the lion
Mr. Leslie, dies the Hon. Mr. Greville, sties James
Matt. altar James Johnston, and atlas Mr. James
Moore was brought before William Brodie, fisq
the Divisional of pirate, on a charge of swindling.
Ile appeared to be a young man of about twenty-five
years of age, Jai k comph akin, black eyes, flattish
nose, lather broad lips, and high cheek bones, with
black cropped hair. Hr was dressed in the very
oink of t..e m.sde, fashionable brown coat, white
waistcoat. drab breeches, and Hessian boots. He
ypeare.l (like unconcerned ; and his task rnienble
was that of a complete Bond.street lounger.
fi-st charge pref.rred aga.nst him was by Mr.
George Coming, of Pi,cadilly, who ststi-d, that
being in the shop of Mr . Tuckey, N 0.43, New
Bond-rtreer, jeweller, on Monday evening last, he
saw the prisoner (whom he identified) come in; and,
after some previous conversation, iu which he men-
tioned that by had been recommended there by Mrs.
Elv:y, of the same street, he ordered broaches, set
hair c• miss, and various other articles, to the amount
of ISI. 6s. to be sent to Mrs. Whitley's, Old Bond-
street, and directed for Mrs. Winchester, who
lodged there. The witness observed the prisoner
look at and examine a number of rings, which were
she•,en to him, and he seemed to finger them in an
odd manner. He then waited about the shop. and
stretched his arms up to the top of a pile of writing-
boxes, as it to take one of them down, which the
witness conceived to have been June with intent to
conceal, in the arms of his coat, some articles
which lie suspeaed the prisoner had previously se-
creted in his sleeve. Mrs. Tuckey then observed to
the witness, that the prisoner was the person who
had been in the shop same time before—and that,
immediately after he went away, she had missed
three gold seals. She then went out with the pri-
soner, carrying the goods he had ordered, towards
ad Bond-street, and requested the witness, and
another young Gentleman who was then in the
shop, to follow them at a distance. The witness
accordingly followed. When Mrs. Tuckey and the
prisoner had gone a little way together, he told her
he had business at a stationer's shop opposite, and
would be with her immediately. The prisoner then
ran away (as witness supposed, upon using him
follow).Witness pursued him for some time, caught
him, and put him into a coach, and proceeded to
bring him to Marlborough street ; but prisoner,
upon finding where he was going, burst open the
coach door, leaped out. and again attempted to
run away ; but was, after a violent scuffle, secured.
When brought to the watch-house, he said his name
was Moore. Mrs. Tuckey afterwards, upon in-
quiry, found, that no such person AS Mil6Winchester
bad ever lived at Mrs. Whitley's, in Bond-street.
The prisoner being asked, what he had to say in
answer to those charges ? stated, that he lived in
Berkshire, and had only been about nine days in
London ; that he had been authorised to purchase
these articles for Miss Wilkinson, who lived at No.
12, Macclesfield-street. a very respeliable young
Lady, with whom he had been acquainted for about
two years. She was perfealy well able to par for
the goods he had ordered, and kept her own house
and servants.
'l'be second charge preferred against the Prisoner

was by Michael Inglefield, who deposed that he had
been servant Co Mrs. Elver, of New Bond-street.
jeweller, some time ago t and r..osembered the Pri-
soner coming to his mistress's shop, early in the
morning, about the I Oth of List Jan. and ordering
gond to the amount of AI. Os. i that he took
Asout 14s. worth away with him, and wrote hit
adiKcsi :n the honk, " The Hun. Mr. Ledie, at
Gm. Leslie's, Stable Yard, St. James',," desiring
the remaindermight be sent to him there about five
o'clock that evening, as they a!ways dined a' .that
hour. Upo enquiry, the witness found that no
such person lived there, and that General Leslie
lived in St. James's-street.
As several persons were to come forward' with a
variety of other charges, he was committed for re-
examination on Tuesday next.