The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-04-26 00:00:00

POLICA.

MANSION-HOVIZ.
Yesterday, JoAn•Waford, * delivering porter, end
Georgeand Joseph, two poor-chaise boys, belonging
to the Saracen's Head-inn, Snow-hill, were charged
by Weir master. Mr.Steplictio, the proprietor of the
Inn, with stealing twelve parrrls, containing gloves,
on Saturday night last, belonging to a person or
persons unknown.. _ _

John Wulfurd, in hia &fence, stated, that, on
Saturday night, he found the parcels outside of the
office dour, and that he gave them to George to take
case of until they were inquired fur.
George. in defence, said, that. on Saturday
night, Wilford called him into the stable, and
waked him to tike care of some packages for him.
He wished him to carry them to his lodgings, ■nd
he would c:111 for them the nett mnr g. Ile
took out hi. pot•ket-handkerchief, for the pur-
pose of towing Orin in, when Wilford said, it
would not hold them. and inquired, if lie could nut
get a bag ? He replied, he had not such a thing ;
hat he had a horse-cloth in the 'wade, which he
got, and IValfo►d put the bundles in it, and he
carried them to his lodging's. He did slot think tiny
were stolen. Ile supposed they were some puck.
ages Watford had to deliver in the morning, fur
which he was to receive the profits, fur has own be-
nefit.

In answer to a qutstioo put by the LOW)
MATO*, he said. he never hail heard that porter at
inns were snowed such perquisites. ,girl,' on San-
ds), mar..iag Wa!ford called nu Isitas and yakked fur
the bundler, which he produced. Ile then bor-
rowed his knife, mad he:4a.s to cat the outside covers
of the parcels. Ile. the Pritoorr. Ge"Tge. beg" t.
Walk an was :tut riglit. Ile asked .iias what they

contained ? to which he antwered, he believf.rl
.40ckiug, ; ea which the prisoner. George. took a
bundle orthem, and laid them by for hiniselr, for
the purpose, if there Wit an, charge brought, tle-y
fritgtit be Ow means of clearing limo, as he would be
enabled to produce them, and tell where the re-
manider
lu answer to a que4tion, put by the Lotto
lll.teott, he sat!, he did not inform 111% 1314ster. or
any other peril )))), of the circumstance. After Wet-
ford had stripped the outward covers off, he went
away, kiting the bundles behind him. At Art eo,
hr returned, and told him. that he, George, mitst
rename the bundles to a house, which he Isul"b
out, or they were suspected. Ile repl cd, it we, a
job lie had brought Min into ; he took !let butt.lie
to the house, but there peas not any person at 'ionic.
lie then went to several public-houses, for the pour-
vote of leaving them, big he could not gam admit-
tance, it bring during service time. At is public-
house, near London-hridg,. lie we a eeurimiilll g
Mg in a back-way. fie maimed him, sod wked of
there were any poet-chaise drivers there? he at.
swot ered there were ; and lie itaa, Johi. Al.hop„ to
lie delivered the parcels, and told hien lie
would call wain for them in the eve))))n which he
would have done if his MUM bad not Liztri broken
open by the officers, and the parcel found, wheel* he
contended ,heuld cle.tr him by its production. H.
was also taken into custody.
The Loau -mina
iodinated him lammed to be
erutiour ho, he spoke, tier lie had already
confession of guilt, without being called on ; lie
therefore advised IMO to be ailei.t.

Joseph, in his defence, said, That %Valford has I
married his sister, on Smell morning. Shortly
after the ceremony hail leer's performed, hr asked
him to take six pare Is, containing six pairs of
gloves each, to dispose of fur him ;—iie said he had
bought them ; and to sell them to the best adroit.
tage. He took them to a Jew in Duke's-nlace,, who
old) offered him seven shillings for them ; which he
refused. saying, the) did not the'oog to hilt, and lie
was sure the owner would not Ise satisfied to yell
them utso low is rate. He then returned to the
lodgings of tValforil, and found that lie and has
sister w, re gone nut to walk ; lie Nets went over
11.,,ridon-bridge, and left the bundles at a public
house in the Borough. He saw Wa:ford that mght,
wh i told him sot to take any thing like the sum ;
for he paid six times snore for them. Ou Mood.y,
he went to Greenwich fair with a party of friends ;
on his return, hr called for the parcels, and as he
came over London-bnge, he was taken into cus..
todt.."
'the LORD MAYOR directed that Mr. Stephens
should make every inquiry to find out who the
goods belonged to; and, until he gained that infor.
'nation, he would remand the Prisoners for further