The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-12-11 00:00:00

BAROa 40 tvity G ER.

For some time past forgeries have been effected
to a large amount, by a Foreigner. supposed to bean
Italian, callisug himself Baron Solmager, by mesas
of forged drafts, signed B. Wilkinson, drawn upon
1310*U, Cohb, and Co. Bankers, of Lo nbard-strects
end uttered to traileausen and others for goods put.
chased. tee. Sec. The draft. were written upon the
regular engraved Wanks of Brown, Cobb, awl Co. ;
but how he became possessed of theta retnaius a
mystery. Heorrivell in this country I rat June or
Jnly. end is summed to hare been carrying oil his
ilspredats soon after that time, till the gOth of
last month. On the Igth 4e leaved but too tutc-.
cestiful ill procuring property with ins forged drafts ;
he obtained a large quantity of very old coin, and
pretended to give the owner (an old foreigner in
the city) more than he could get in this country. as
he was going to leave England, and gave him a
forged draft to payment. On the evening of the
toils ult. about five o'clock. he called on Mr. Tar.
ner, a misrolsroker, who resides near Golden-square,
and wished to take some property out of pledge,
and tendered a draft of the above description fur
501. Mr. Turner hesitated at takiug it, loot the
Baron assured him it was as good ao a Bank of
England Note, and offered to give one of Mr. M.
nee. boys two shillings if lie would run with the
claque to the Blankets ro get it cashed. Mr.
tahl hum it WWI too late, and that
the Bookers would be shut. But the Baron
appearing an very urgent for the boy to get it eaah-
ed.oe entertioued ors doubt of its limn; a good one,
0..41 took it. g:viim him the property that was pledg-
ed. and the tosisge. On the following twining he
presented it at the shop of Meters. Brown sad Co.
for psymeitt, when he was informed they had we
sun S person as IL Wilkinson who kept cub with
them, hut that they had had a bet of similar
drafts presented for payment. 111 x. Teener` in cone
sequence went to the Banned lodgings in Queen
Annie.atreet, West, where he was informed be had
left that miroin.z. The poor foreigner whom the
B aeon hid obtained his foreign cola from made •
similar application, and ol course received the same
mil4w-r ; it is said it will be the ruin of the poor
in to. lora. n.l ion was in con...queue. given et the
(;„3...reri Ilietti was seat in pursuit of
him. The ollieer waited at ini, loilgintga and in the
neigh's4drhinisl dialog the wno:e of the thy. but to
On pinions. ; and having strong suspicions that he
was gone nut of the country. he applied to Mr.
Reever, the head of the Alien Office. who wrote off
to the different ports to stop the Baron. In a few
tics after ;sir. Reeves received information front
laverpool, that the Baron had hien di.c nvered with
his Lady on board a ship endeiteoui Mg to sail from
that port without a pss.o.ort. This intormation was
roinnn si ideated to It, vett. who informed the [linkers,
but they declined going to the expellee of sending
an &Derr in bring the Baron to London, as they
had rot peal any of the drafts. All of those who
have liven defisuded 15..11111 to think it would he lost
moiler to send niter him, as there only remains a
possibility of recovering a small part of the pro-
perty.

POLICE.

AAAA OROV4111• STRUT.

A Gentleman of fortune, attic name of Howard, charged
his Iliwry servant, Willvri, Lee, with riotous and disorderly
h. barium, to the annoyance of his (the Prosecutor's) family.
It apperrid that the Defendant, by his misciudert, after hay.
nig tree a fortnight in Mr. Howard's service, hvbaved be •
wry that accts coned ►i. immediate dismissal. Under pro-
truce of • claim to advance of wages, he intruded himself
into the Proirecutar's &sok log-room, and behaved in the mouse
'interest manors before ladies, tad afterwards committed an
a-sack spas the bucaelierper ; and be coutinwed thus to act
until taken by the tracers of jestiee. The Defendant was
committed' in deficit of hail, foe the assault, and he was or-
dered to dud sureties to ►cep the peen towards his master.

Yesterday. ✓oka trilliums. the man who was dis-
covered a few evening. since on the roof of a house
iu Store-street. was brought up at Bow-street Office
WV examination. and committed fur trial.
The ruins of the Mesic tot coffee-house. in lisle-
:4feet. continued burnmg yesterday. The dresses
were unable to seirch for the remain* of Mr. and
llrs. SISEUN, who unfortunately perished in the
flames.

On Monday last, Captain Otos, undertook,for
• wager 10 giiiiiras,to ride a ponry (131 hands
high) from Hull to York, and hack. in 13 Imam
which lie performed with ease in 14 ho•n sod •
ha!f, although he ‘..mt several miles out of the
direct road on his return from York.

A most melancholy occident happened one day
List week to a young twin. a private in the Smith
Hampshire Iteg;nient of Militia. who. while doing
duly us seutinel ut one of the forts on niker
Heights. shout four o'clock in the returning. was
einfortimately struck blind by lightning, and there
does sot appear the least prospect of Lis ewer again
regaining his sight. The poor fellow is only 19
years of e.4e, snit walk's% returned front skiing his
frien.ls id the country on a furlough.

fiPORTING Li,rprr. traPY CZ.

NEWMARKET FIRST S'..RING MKETIIG, Islt.

BETTING VIE TILE CI.ARET STAKES.—DiteIt-o.
3 to t 4t4t Teer.q.tret, by atutiford.
7to sr 2;41 Pernneae, by Yon Engle.
4 to I a4st Odium, by ikoingbiuttch.
r, to t u‘it be Daudy, by Gollanita.