The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-28 00:00:00

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A yonng man of the name of Blocklbrd wnq on Thursday
charged at this office with a robbery in the house of Major C4MiIC,
in Upper Baker-street, upon the testimony of a young man who
positively aware to him m being the person he had seen enter the
Major's house about the time of the robbery, and afterwards saw
him running away with she stolen property.
The prisoner denied the charge altogether, and said it was im-
possible he could have committed the-robbery, as he was confined
in tierkenwell gaol from Monday until Wednesday evening in de-
fault of ball. _

Inquiries were accordingly made at the gaol, and the prisoner's
story being tonod correct he was immediitely discharged.

UNION-HALL.

Yesterday the farther investigation hen the alleged charges
against several individuals for receiving hops, the property ot.
.levers. Price and Thorium, knowing thein to have been stolen,
took place at tine office before the sitting Magistrates, R. J. (:it.tm-
ur as and 1). litsto, Eton. As on the forairr occasion, the otlice
was throngul with hop-nterchtutts and others connected' with the
proceedings.
Counsel attended for the prosecution and on behalf of the de-
_ .

Two persons have been already held to bail on the charge, and
the names of those examined on the present occasion me Joseph
Maynard, landlord of the Storey's-gate Coace-linuse and Hotel,
in George-street, Westminster ; James How, a coal-merchant, re-
'Riding in Heileross-street, Southwark ; and John Nutting, a hop.
porter.
Foy, the principal witness against the defendants, who, it will be
recollected, was tried and acquitted at the last Surrey A ssises, on a
charge of stealing hops front ;Messrs. Price and Co. to whom he
was foreman, upon being sworn, stated that hewn acquainted with
Mr. Maynard, who, a short time since. kept the tap of the Talbot
Inn, iti the Borough. In the month of January, last year, he had
dealings with the defendant, who purchased a pocket of hops from
him, and paid the sum of 71. Ithi. for them. The witness said the
defendant must have well known at the time that he (Foy) Lad no
authority to dispose of the hops out of his employers' warehouse,
and therefore must have been aware that he was purchasing stolen
property. The pocket of hops in question was lest by witness to
the defendant's premises front the Retfcross-street warehouse. It
was delivered to a man named Martin, a porter in the service of the
defendant, before eight o'clock in the morning. A person named
Hattenbuty assisted him in delivering the pocket of hops to May-
nard, which was marked " Masters, Valding, Kent." In a
month afterwards. he (Foy) sold another pocket of hops at the
same price to the defendant, which was sent from the warehouse by
Jones, a hop porter. This pocket wrs marked " Lenett and Co.'
Soon after this transaction the defendant purchased another pocket
of hops from him, which was delivered by the same man that car-
ried the List to the defendant at the Talbot, and subsequently the
defendant made another purchase of him of a quantity of the same
article, called an end of hops, which was conveyed by the man
Martin, on a truck, from Messrs. Prices' warehouse, to the de-
fendant's residence is Westminster.

31r, Thomas, one of the partners in the firm that had been
robbed, WAS here examined by Mr. ANDREWS, from which it ap-
peared that Foy, who was formerly their foreman, had a discretion-
ary power in delivering nut hope from the warehouses, and that no
check was kept upon him ; therefore it wse impossible to detect,
even at the time of taking stock, that he WAR robbing him, as he
was the person who did that duty, waisted by a man named Eve,
whose business it wan to insrk down the numbers culled out by the
foreman. fly this mode of doing business, Mr. Anthem' observed,
Foy made false entries of the hops that he had disposed of to
diferent people- and not in the warehouse at the time he called out
the numbers marked down by his assistant Eve. •
Mr. tu.ssilir RS elqWeßleti his astonishment that the firm con_
ducted their business in such an ettraoydinary, manner, which lett
them completely open to the plunder of dishonest servants.
In reply to a question by Mr. ANDIEwa, the witness admitted
that•in cue Alr.Alaynard, or any other person,wbo wanted hops went
to their warehouse, and poroliatied a pocket from Foy, and subse-
quently paid for them at the counting-house, the money would be
received, and the transaction would hare been considered all tight
by the firm. •
Mr. ANDREWt said that it was a moat delightid 101ititi4011 fait

a shift such se Foy to plunder them; flesh and blood such u his
could not mist that temptation, and reapectable men like the de-
fendants were to be examined upon a most Serious charge, on the
oath of such an individual.
Whin stated that he carried a pocket of hops from Foy to the
defendsat's premises.
Jones also stated that he took hops from Messrs. Prim'a
sannebantie, by order of Foy, to the T811747t Inn.
After some discussion, the Magistrates decided that the de.
Ardent should enter into his 0%11 recognizance. the sum of 1001.
and two sureties of MIL each, to appear at the next assizes.
The charge, against the two other defendants. How and Nut.
ting. were next investigated, when they were also held to bail to
appear at the Aanses to answer the misdemeanor.