The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-14 00:00:00

BOWSTREET.

Mr. Millet!, a market-gardener in extensive bus;riess, yesterday
appeared, upon summons, to answer for having suffered one of his
wagons to remain on the carriage-way pavement, in Covent-
garden, longer than was necessary for loading or unloading.
Mr. Stevens, the surveyor of pavements, proved that he saw the
defendant's wagon standing in the atreet,without the denier stone, at
six o'clock in the morning; end at seven it was still there. and be
then gave the usual notice to remove it. At '2O minutes before
eight it was still there, with no more titan a dozen cabbages re-
maining in it.
The defendant, in answer, said he hired a stand within the
denter.stone, upon which to place his wagons, or whatever they
contained, and for which he paid the lessees N. per annum ; but on
the morning in question his brother-in-law, who had a spite
against Mai, had nearly filled up the space belonging to him, so
that he could get only part of his wagon upon it.
This was held to be no defence, and Mr. Millett was fined 40s.
and costs, in paying which he complained bitterly of the want of
accommodation in the market for those persons for whom it was
originally intended.
It was stated, that some steps had already been taken to remedy
the evil complained of, the occupiers of some iron shops having
received notice to quit.
As in some degree connected with the market question, we
mention the following cue of assault :
A young woman, who obtains a livelihood by vending water.
creases at the market, was brought in by two of the beadles,
who charged her with assaulting them in the Plum A quarrel
took place over the creases between her and her husband, in the
course of which they were very noisy and abusive ; and in at.
tempting to interfere, the good woman was so uncivil as to give
one of them a box on the ear.

In her defence she said she was certainly wrong to strike the
beadle, but it was done in a moment of passion ; "and you know,
Sir," said the defendant to Mr. Halls, " we married folks don't
like to have our own private quarrels meddled with, do we, your
Worship ?"
Mr. Haw said he believed not, generally.
Mr. White, proprietor of the Bedford Hotel, said the defendant
had no right to place her goods in the Piazza.
Mr. HALLS asked her if she paid toll when she pitched her
goods in the Piazza ?—" 0 yes, Sir, always," said the defendant.
" Then do so no more," said Mr. White; " for the lessees of
the market have no more right to demand toll of you there than
they have to ask it of me, for doing busineis in my own house."
The beadles consented to forgive her, on paying the expenses,
and she was discharged.

IfATTON-GARDEN.
In consequence of prirate information that extensive coining
was carried on at the house of James Smith, N 0.12, Swan-alley,
Coleman-street, the Magistrates, at the request of the Solicitor to
the Mint, despatched four officers of this establishment, with in-
structions to detect the guilty parties. The officers, without
making any inquiry, went directly up stairs to the room occu-
pied by Smith, the door of which they found fastened ; but, on
looking through the key-hole, they distinctly saw him at work,
and, without further parley, they instantly burst open the door,
and rushing into the room, seized the culprit Smith at the
melting-pot, with some base metal in one hand, and the imi.
tative die in the other. Before him, on a table or bench, lay one
hundred and three counterfeit sixpences, not yet cold. It is al.
most Impossible to describe the wretched scene which ensued : in
one corner of this miserable hovel, on a truckle bed, lay Smith's
wife, who though only newly delivered of a sickly-looking infant,
then at her breast, hod been employed in finishing her husband's
felonious works. At the opposite side lay the remains of a dead
child, the body nearly black from exposure of the air, having lain
for nearly a.weck without coffin or covering of any description,
the father being unable to defray the expense. The metal he was
casting, when detected, might possibly have coined about ft
thousand spuriods sixpences, which very likely would have been
sold for as many pence, perhaps not so much, for the profit required
by the wholesale utterers is so excessive, that the fabricator is
seldom allowed mach rnore than the intrinsic value of the bell-
metal which forms the base coin.

At the itlatnnt that Smith was seized he crushed the die in his
hard, with the intention of destroying that evidence of bin guilt ;
being comnosed of plaster-of-paris,lt easily yielded to the pressure,
but the officers secured the fragments, which being glued together.
enabled the Mint Inspector to bring that part of the charge home
against him!

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AN the oflace occurred in the City, the Magistrates of this office
had no jurisdiction to commit, though the caption was made by
their officers.
The prisoner was accordingly taken before the Lord Mayor, and,
after a short examination, he was remanded untilttaturtlay.

111ARYLEBONE.
Yesterday an information was exhibited at this office before Mr.
Hoskins, the Sitting Magistrate. charging Major Philip Roper, the
owner of the ship named Lady Bomngton„ with having refused to
pay Thomas Racket, a man of colour, three months' wages, to
which he was entitled for his services as a seaman in the above.
named ship.
The complainant stated that he was by profession a musician,
and on the 12th of June, 222, applied for a situation on board the
Lady Herrington, to Captain Hudson, of Manchester-street. Man-
chester-square, with whom he entered into an agreement for three
years. at 31. 10s. per month. On entering the ship witness was in-
formed by the steward that Major Philip Roper was its owner. He
commenced his duty RS a musician, but during the voyage he acted
as seaman with the other men. On their anival st Carthugena, wit.
ness, contrary to his expectations' was discharged, on which he
received 41. 10s.; and he remained there for upwards of three years
much embarrassed, and ultimately was obliged to pay his own pas-
sage home ; and, on applying to Captain Hudson, was told that he
bad no money to receive.
111 r. ORMSBEY, the defendant's Solicitor— Would you be able
to identify alajor Roper if he was produced ?
Racket said that he could.
Mr. Oa MSBEY then directed hint to look round and sec if Major
Roper was in the office.

Racket pointed out Mr. Brown, a ship-broker, as the person he
meant.

Mr. Brown stated, that he was owner and superintended the
equipment of the Lady Borrington at Gravesend, and he paid
the plaintiff at. 10s. in advance. He never saw Major Roper on
board the ship. They never engaged men to go to South America
for three years.
Mr. 0a MSBEY contended that the parties had proceeded irregu-
larly under the Act of Parliament, as the Master or Commander
of the ship ought to be proceeded against, and not the owner. It
was not, he said, until Captain Hudson had left England that the
information was laid.

Mr. floats:sow, for the complainant, 'misted that his client had
seen Cantain Hudson on Saturday last.
Mr. ORNISRKY poeitively denied the fact.
Mr. HOSK INS. under all the circumstances. dismissed the CM.
Mary Jones, alias Welerloo Pell, by which appellation she hat
gone ever since she distinguished herself at the memorable battle of
Waterloo, was brought up in the custodf of a watchman, charged
by Mr. Sheppard, confectioner, of Oxford-street, with having
broken a pane of glass in his window.
Mr. Sheppard awed that, last evening, about six o'clock. the
prleoner wan passing by his shop in a state of intnxi:atlon, when she
fell against his window, and broke a valuable pane of glass ; and
on requesting payment of 12s. the prisoner would not consent to
pay it, but became insolent, and he sent her to the watchhouse.
Poll, who was still rather giddy, did not deny having fallen
against the window, but she thought it was rather hard to make her
par 12e, for what occurred accidentally.
Ills Worship reminded her that it was through the liquor the
mischief had happened.
Poll did not deny being drunk, and excused herself by telling bin
Worship that it was with her own money, for which the had fought
'and bled in the "battle field ;" and she had not only obtained
laurels at famed Waterloo, but, in consequence of her exploits
Mete, she received a pension of 14tid. per day, and after receiving
it site thought it no harm to drink the health of his Majesty.
It was stated that the prisoner, who is about 35 yearn of age,
in' her youthful days became enamoured rf a young man who
enlisted in the army, and was called from his native country;
she, is the garb of a male, enlisted in the same regimen as
drunnner, and followed her sweetheart.; fur several years she
eared in thnt capacity, and was engaged in several battles.
Mr. SHE PPARD, on hearing this. with a humanity that did him
credit, consented to the liberation of " Poll," on paying the usual
fa, and she luitted the office with flying colours.

NVORSH IP-STREET.
Two young men, named Wrn. CoOrigton and Jame.; Coleman,
were yesterday brought to this Office, charged with hunting a bul.
leek on the filiie-end-road the preceding evening.
It appeared that an cgrazier and his man wane driving a herd of
bullocks along the road, tl.ey were beset by n mob, consisting of
about 3dpersons, who separated one bullock from the rest, for the
purpose of hutting it. The officers seeibg the two defendants Sc.