The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-11 00:00:00

POLICE.

EMBEZZLEMENT.
MANSION-11017SE.—On Saturday J. Kean was charged with
embezzling various BUMS of money received by him on account of
his employer.
The prosecutor, Mr. Estall, a Sheriff's Officer, stated, that the'
prisoner had been employed by him about aix months to deliver
out bills, but without any authority to receive the amount
of them. He, however, had lately called on some of the So-
licitors by whom he was employed, when lie discovered that the
prisoner had on several occasions teceived the amount at the time
he delivered the bills. He had never accounted to him for the
moneys he had received.
The prisoner, in his defence, said, that hr was employed jointly
by the prosecutor and another Sheriff's Office', ramed Dunham,
with whom lie was formerly in partnership, to collect the outstand-
ing debts of the firm ; that be was to receive 11. a week fur his
trouble, but this was not paid.
On finding this to be the case the Lord Mayor dismissed the
charge.
GOATS AND DONKEYS.
A. Goal was charged with stealing a Lh;nkey, the property of a
costermonger named Emelt. The singularity of the names of the
parties caused cousiderable laughter. It appeared that the Goat,
taking advantage of the absence of the Donkeis owner, carried
him off; moaners and all. Ile was, however, ferretted out, and
given in charge to an officer, who brought him before the Mare
(alarm), who not considering the evidence against him sufficient
(as on scare/ re hint the Donkey mid not be found), ordered him
to be discharged.
CUTTING DRESSES.
01:11LDHAII.L.—On Saturday P. IV. Stephens, who had been
brought up on Wednesday on a charge of cutting ladies' dresses,
was again put to the bar, when all the defendants were in attend-
ance, elegantly attired.
The evidence given on the former examination was read, and all
the ladies adhered to the statements they had made.
Mr. HattmEjt interrogated Mrs. Currey as to her situation in
life and characth.
Mrs. Currey said she was not there to vindicate character ; she
Anse there for justice. She was a respeztable person.
Sir P. Lennie assured her there was no imputation against her
character, and that she would there be protected.
Miss E. Wellesley corroborated her former testimony, and under-
went a cross-examination, during which die pointed out the brother
of the accused as the person who put his knee against her hip. She
was quite positive us to the identity of the prisoner, as were the
other ladies.
Mrs. Currey added, that a pereon called the next day, and wished
her to compromise the matter.
On the part of the defendant, this was solemnly denied, and his
brother positively swore that he had hold of his brother's arm until
'a inintite before he was seized by Mrs. Currey, and that it was im-
possible he could have been the person.
Sir l. LAURIE said, as it was a question of identity solely. and
there being a doubt, and the City Solicitoe coinciding with him in
opinion, lie shoitledischarge him. He would, however, say there
was no imputation against the ladies ; they might be mistaken.
The other charge of the same nature, against James 'llium, was
remanded for a future day.
CHARGE OF BIGAMY.

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BOW-STREET.—ML. Thomas Togios, a tailor, residing in Beni.- alsert. I say, is atrociously impudent, wicked, and false, and
street, Leicester.tielda, who, dining the week, had been apprehend_ done for the purpose of getting your speech into the newspapers."
eel upon a warrant, charging him with bigamy, and had been held arr, limlnga T said he had no such ihtention ;he disclaimed
to bail, appeared, in pursuacce of hit recognizance, in company I any idea of the kind, anal declared, upon his honour, he had eel.
with Ilia attorney, Mr. Harnett, nt Northumberland-street,
and surrendered himself into custody. Strands dente to prove every tittle he had asserted.
Air. Anotrnus—D is abominably false—your honour! Mr.
It will he recollected that a few weeks ago, Mr. Heapy, a Stock- Harnett, say nothing about it—you disgrace yourself. You to call
broker, who is the avowed prosecutor of the defendants Taylor, a respectable merchant of London a "cat's paw !"
in this case, appeared before the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion. Mr. HARNETT said, he was a Solicitor of ropectability and of
house, and charged Taylor with assaulting him on the Stock Ex.
change, when the Lord M Mon ins ayor dismissed the complaint en conaiderable standing, and lie was surprised that Mr. Adolphus
should have used such language. It was his (Mr. Harnett's) oh.
formed of the cause of provocation, viz.—thic Ileapy had seduced jeer to call to the mind of the Magistrate the fact that it was not a
Taylor's wife, and had accompanied her to a house of a certain de- prosecution which had been got up in the way charges of bigamy
ecription. Taylor subsequently brought an action against Heapy generally were, where the woman, who had. been deceived and
for criminal conversation with his wife; and the publieb: 'Hen to abused by the last marriage, or some of her relations, were the
the affiiir caused Ileapy to receive information from Birmingham complaining parties. Mr. Taylor's first wife dial not complain ;
that Taylor bad a former wife living in that town, of which dr- his second wife did rot complain ; but the peraon complaining was
cumstance lie took immediate advantage. and as a bar to Taylor's the man who had committed against the deferdant the most serious
action fur Crini. Con. caused an information to be laid at this office injury possible, by seducing his timale friend and companion.
by Mr. Dobson, a merchant of the city, against Taylor, for bi- This individual, and his friend, Dobson, were the parties prose- ,
piny, and the latter was brought to this office on Alonday last, cuting Mr. Taylor. Mr. Homy had brought all the witnesses
when Mr. Harnett, the attorney, characterizoil the proceeding on
the part of Ileapy and Dobson a.; a conspiracy against his client. from t recountry at his own expense, and lie (Mr. Harnett) would
repeat, that, considering the character of the prosecutor, he hoped
On Saturday morning, at twelve o'clock, Mr. Taylor was placed
the Magistrate
before the Magistrate. Mr. ADOLPH es won afterwards appeared would be of opinion that the smallest bail would be
aufficient for Mr. Taylor to give to answer the charge.
with Mr. Harmer's clerk to support the prosecution. The war.
rant against the accused having been produced, Me. HALLS the Mr. ADOLF NU s said lie hoped in this ease, In which the accused
had attacked the prosecutor with such virulence, that Dlr. Halls
sitting Magistrate directed the case to be proceeded with. would not admit him to bail at all. A late Act of Parliament had
Mr. Aw o ',rims said that he appeared on the pant of the prose- given power to Magiatrates to admit to bail in cases where they
cution, and he requested to be allowed to make a few observations, were not satisfied with the evidence,
in answer to Some statements which had been made, affecting the and a very wise and humane
Act of Parliament it was; but this was not a case of that descrb.
ebunacter of Mr. Heapy, whom he was ready to admit was the
fierseeentor in the case. It had been stated that this was a foul Lion, for the evidence had clearly proved the offence to have been
conspiracy against Air. Taylor; but the statement was as false and committed.
as wicked as the charge made against Mr. Ileapy, of having been Mr. Haw said that he regretted there had been so much feel.
the seducer of, and with beMie guilty of various acts of erimmality ing carried into this case, and that such language had been used
with the wife—the second wtte—of Mr. Taylor. Mr. Heapy had on the occasion'
authorized him to ray that lie never in his life was criminal with the charge of felony had been made out to his satisfaction?
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thecase entirely of the facts expo .
The question be had to
.coniderwas;whsettilitper.
Strip-
that female; though such a statement had Leen persisted in by Mr. Ring slog the conduct of the e pram
Taylor, before the Lord Mayor. since the /rat marnage, which the prisoner might have the benefit
Mr. HALLS said that he had no desire to hear what had taken of on his trial, lie was of opinion that the charge of bigamy had
place before the Lord Mayor, as his Lordship's decision would not bell clearly made out. If a were a doubtful ear, as tota! identity
govern his. of t e accused, or ns to the latter marriage having taken place
Parliamentstand ; butitemu)ted this
to
Mr. Anorrnys replied that he had hoped that the Magistrate while the first wife was alive, then he should have felt bound to
would have entertained a greater respect for the decisions of the give the
City Chancellor. (Laughter.)prisoner the benefit of the late m &imitable Act of
most admirable
the
Mr. BALLS said he entertained no disrmeet whatever; but whit mastsit
had occuriod before the Lord 'Mayor had nothing to do with the accordingly. wlisNenwlalite "
foe bt
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was com Pradtd
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presentehorge. Mrs. Taylor at in the office &SW the v=01214013. Sbe all.
Mr. Arro,trun s said, it was only an act of justice to his client gelds to be old enough to be the DAM* of the Pelisper. gdie staled
low, darn action having been bwmghtagainstliot, •he lad a that she was quite adverse totbs prosecution.

LIEUT..COLDNEL ARCHDAti,.
MAILTIOROUGH-sTRtZT.—On Satutday Mr. Sarel. the
.So-
Hater for Col. Archdall, made an application to Mr. Dyer, first,
for the restoration of the livery worn by Frederick Withers, the
servant and prosecutor of the Colonel, and a watch the young man
bar, on one side said to have been a present from his mater, and
on the opposite said intended to be paid for by instalments; se-
condly, a reduction of the amount of bail, as excessive; and,
thirdly, a complaint against the Times newspaper of a statement
having reference to the Colonel, promised to be negatived most
distinctly. The following is the substance of the application
lle (Mr. Sorel) had a twofold application to make to the Magi'.
trate on the part of the unfortunate Colonel Archdall, which,
under the circumstances, he thought would he enterainal. The
day before yesterday (Thursday) he understood the livery worn by
Frederick Withershad not been delivered up. The boy's father
made the excuse that his son's clothes were not made yet, and that
when they ware he would return them ; that the Colonel had
ordered the boy to make away with his own clothes when he went
to Swansea, that there might be less luggage ; the fact was that he
bad a parcel of rags not worth carriage, but then the good clothes
were preserved. The hat that the boy has is his master's; there
could be no excuse for his retaining that. lie felt interested in the
affairs of the Colonel, not merely as a Solicitor, but as a friend,
being natives of the same town, • Derby, where their acquaintance
had been for many years. His business as a Solicitor not being
connected with the criminal broach of the law, he did not feel him-
self au fait to conduct the Colonel's case, and should advise a
professional gentleman more acquaint. d with such matters. As a
friend, he thought it his duty to insist on the apparel being re-
turned. Why should he keep the clothing of the unfortunate
master he had sent to gaol? To this hour he was mocking his
late master by walking about in the livery as his servant. It had
been suggested to hint by those concernd that an application at
the office would enforce the return. It was not a state of things to
be borne that he should be exulting in his master's livtry ; kettles,
he had a watch that belonged to his master.
Mr. Plank—The young man says the watch was a present from
his master.

Mr. Sarel—. o, that was to be paid for by instalments.
Dre:n thought it difficult to say that servants were not en-
titled to wear their liveries; they have a sort of nsufrad in those
things.
Sarel—The lad being under age, the application wss against
the father; he could not conceive any right to be vested in the
father, since the son had given evidence against his master.
Mr. Dv En—l do not see that the eon's giving evidence can at all
alter the case.
31r. Sorel—l am afraid the :Magistrates at Hicks's Hall will tell
the father different ; he is to appear there on Monday (this day).
Mr. DYES—Suppose I were to issue it summons, the master
cannot appear, which would be necessary to support a prosecution.
Mr. Sarcl said in fixing the amount of bail he did not suppose
the .Magistrates were aware of Colonel Archthill's circumstances.
They hail been guided by appearances ; but lie was acquainted by
personal inquiry, and felt it not only his duty but his intlrest to ask
an abatement in the amount. The Colonel had sold his Lieu-
tenam-Colonelcy twelve years ago, which he had been induced to
do in consequence of not bringing a soldier to the drum-head; he
afterwards bought a lieutenancy, and held the situation of Muster.
Muter-General in India. At the time of his going to Derby. he
was about an appointment, which would produce 600!. or 7001.
a year. His present income was under 3001.; his property alto-
gether was not more than 1,0001. per annum, part of which was
derived by an annuity at IV. per cent. Ile thought if the Magis-
trates had known these facts they would not have exacted such
heavy bail ; he should make an application to the Chief Justice on
what he thought excessive bail; he did not think the Chief' Justice
I would exact so much as I,oollf.
. . . . _

Mr. i)YER, on the principle of a certain sphere of life, thought
the security of I,lltall. proper. His idea was not at all altered.
Many instancts had occurred of nut taking sufficient bail, where
the parties have moped. For a person filling the situation of
Licutenent•Colonel, he really did not think the security too much ;
his own bail in 1,0001. cou d not be an inconvenience ,• and as to
the other 1,000/. that it was said at the time would be taken in
two of 300/. each, or four in 230/. They never had an application
for a reduction in the amount of bail, and he did not feel disposed
to accede to the application. It was clearly open to the applicant to
apply to the Chief Justice.
Ilr. Sorel asked could he have a copy of the deposition of
Withers ? Mr. Fitzpatrick told him he could.

Mr. Sarel drew the Tilers newspaper from his pocket, offering it
to 11•.I1vt.n, which he said contained a detail of facts, which
could only have been obtained from some of the officer% of the
establishment, but which should be negatived most distinctly at the
trial.
_ .

Mr. DYER—I can but give you the same answer I have just
given to anothir gentleman. We have no interference with the
public press, and no possible power to remedy the complaint you
make.—Mr.Sarel then left the office. _

The allusion the 3lagistrate made to another applicant had re-
ference to Mr. Itim, the overseer of St. Giles' s, who complained of
a false and exaggerated statement the Times had that day published
respecting some paupers wanting relief.