The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-20 00:00:00

Lewis, was brought up by Gook, before H. M.Direa, tag. charged
with having created a disturbance at Mr. Laburn's, wilcohoutt
keeper, Crown-court, being the place where he resided. se.
Mr. Laburn stated, that he let the prisoner a room ready fur. nished, and was a very honest and industrious man, but unfottu: rudely lie had a wife, who was his ruin, as she was constantly in the
habit of pledging the property of the persons with whom the
in
found that
lodged, and since they had been his house, he had been enai
pelted twice to give her in custody, and he believed it was owls;
to some such recurrence that occasioned the disturbance on Feide;
night, and to quiet which, on account of his busineu, lie was unde'r
the necessity of giving the prisoner in custody.
This being the whole of the charge, the worthy frigistride db
served that he should discharge West, and advised Mr. balsam to. examine the room on his return, and see if his suspicions were
h. ?Mel.
West then left the office, and proceeded with Mr. Latium to tes
when,_nlath their
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made,
West said I am only going out for a few
nutes, and on ivy return I will see what can be done. Aecordingi;
he went out, and returned within a quarter of an hour, whet
he
went into the coffee-room, and appeared extremely dejected. He
called fora pint of eoffee,and desired that it might be made very dee,.
Gook, had meanwhile arrived, and auildeted him. IN
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picions gathered ground from observing{ est goon in a comer, and
stand up, not touching the coffee. Having to perform his dun
however, (look was id length, aftaran hour'a watching, obliged •,.;
leave the shop ; but previous to his so doing, lie requested M.
Laburn to watch West. which he did ; but being called to dn.:,
a person, he, for a minute, turned his back, when the rash ere,
emptied into the coffee the contents of a phial, containine
ounces of laudanum, which lie instantly swallowed ; the 'v,;..ne
being directly given, West was dragged by force to a surgenn:,'
in the neighbourhood, and pushed himinto the shop. T,kthe
the advantage of the front door being open, he rushed out, &Wel:
though pursued, effected his escape ; atter an absence ofrai herr
half, ae
returned to his lodgings, when, on sitting doge, the
r otent draught begin to his
; and upon being asked white he
purchased the laudanum, he named a chyrnist in Piccadilly, •
'orlon was instantly despatched thither, and highly to the ere de
of the chymist, he sect three medical gentlemen to the unfuttesete.
man's assistance, who, independent of emetics, were compelled 1,.,
used Weira's stomach pump, although with very little success, feu
yes erday morning, when the circumstance was named at the other,
he appeared to be nearly dead.

1111ARYIS.130NE.
Yesterday Ann Conroy and Blizzkah liirken were brought iin
for final exatnination, charged with being concerned in stealing 44 yards of valuable silk, a quantity of silver plate, and other
perty, from the dwelling. house of Mrs. Hunter, a widow ladv re.
siding in Charles-street, Middlesex Hospital.
The particular% of this cafe were fully stated in our paper of y(..
tsrdsy. Tint prisoners, it will be remembered, were taken into
custody at a home in liittle Quebec-street, in a state of intoxication.
The prisoners were fully committed to take their trial.