The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-09-22 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY. SE pr. 21.

HIGHWAY tteaBERY.
ilea& Dger and Jose Neweisgiois were capi-
tally indicted for felooioesly awaiting Benjamin
Bird, and fraudulently takingfrum Lis pe(60.1 usuk
notes to the amount of 1031. on the King's high-
way, in the parish of St. Clemeat Dawes, oi. the
night of the 3d of August lost.
enjamin Bird, a Purser iu His Majesty's Navy,
depoeed, that, on the 3d of August lust, he recciet.ii
the sum of 1061. in bank notes, from "devils.
Preed and Co. bankers; that between eleven and
twelve o'clock the same night. be was knocked.
down and hustled between Surrey-street and Tem-
ple.bar; he was so much wowed by the • fall, he
could not tell who bad done it, but he believed it
was done by women, as he had just passed some ;
on his reeuvenng. his packet-book, which contained
the nmes, was gone. The witness went • tweet
morning to Mews. Praed's, and ascertained the
numbers of the notes, (ma whence be went to the
Bank of England, and stopped Abair psytneirt„
Thee* was use atil. two Oh one 101. and one 41.
notes.

Jacob Thos, 'talc to Maws. Pruird and Co.
deposed, 1w !od she motes, about three o'clock on
the 3d of Augu.t, to the Prosecutor. This witacas
produced and proved the Bombers of theta.%
John Pollan!, apubfwan, derned, that, on the
ath of August, 11,;',.,htitii the Pristhi-r. Dyer, change
for a 101. note, which he pr,p!ticed 'lto smother
tad date of which corrtartsded with that takes
frets Mr. Bird.

William Alders, paintei and glassier, deposed
that the Prisoner, Kennington, am the 4th August.
asked him to change a 501. Dote; he told her that
be was not able to do It. She then 1464 if he
would get her small notes for it, she would give
him a shilling in the pond. He took it to the
Bank of England, where it was inclined ; be wrote
his mums on the hark of it.
ilr. Robert Fish, a clerk in the Bawls of Star
land, produced di.. Dole; the 'number and date of
which corresponded with the Sol. note taken from
Mr. Bird.

The Pr*Onell Mstam op defence.
Several witnesses came forward to the character
of Kennington. They said , they always considered
her a hard-working honest woman. She sold aga-
ten and apples in the streets.
ThaJary found theta both—Guilty—Dew&

On• Friday se'noight, the folio. v, melancholy
affair happened at CilnIUM nvir Blyth, Mr. Jon%
SToase, who had been lilting ut sea far his amuse-
ment, retuned at dusk in the evening, and nom -
diateiy proceeded bowie, to annonoce his arrival to
his falnely, when his two daughters, wie'oged 11,
the other 22 yenta-of -age, proposed to accompany
Inas tn the slioreijoprder to assist in securing sty
boat. The eldest daughter and father proese.ted
towards the boat. velfllo the younger one staid at a
distance withaligisk.w/siekauddesly disappearing,
the other sister went to ascertain the cause, when,
meta!)• holy to rehite; the' wretched father never
beheld them again in existm,se. his supposed
they had got on a quicksand at the edge of the riser.
and had heels tfius precipitated in. The eldest was
found floatiritut omen the following day, and the
other along the shore.
RURAL FEAST.-.-OR Thursday se'itniet, a
Rural Feast was gived by some of the most opu-
lent belonging to the numerous Tenantry of Sir
CRARLIND HORS BOLGUTON. at Clee Doivotoci,
near Ludlow, in honour of his Son's coming of
age. A fine fat ox was roasted whole, and A bugs.
heath. 9 of beer, and 2 two of cyder, were given in
ample portions to a very large concourse of peruus
who had assembled at some little distance from the
mansioa, to behold and partake r,f " Ron t
Beef of Old England," so prepared for a.-tioni-
tioti.—Judicious means of precantion were i1dn;.1,41
to prevent riotous !proceedings usual .sash ri
tumultuous meether, therefore that the. c,,Pirrs
from the adjacent hill might not come down, and
occasion disturbance. two-whole sheep were masted
on the top of the mountain, with ;rleuty of limn,
for distribution among th• in; and the rocks, nc.,r
where their feast took plAte, having been previonsly
whitened, afforded au agreeable object fur distant
view to the spectitors assembled near the mansion,
being • good back-ground to be contrasted ulna
their sable-vested bodies and stingy rotes. Bin
this absence of lite collie.", did not ',revolt the
»wafture of fe..us being gratified with
lomat, a noble contest for the houaurs of re4ilistic
fame, between heroes of adn:t ago, and Gam,.
Chickens of rmin.waig merits in the art of sparvir.^.
%When the natural courage had stimulated by
beef and bummeog stiugo, black eyes sod bhondy
110-VS were visible many directions. Tim. ter
the poptilare of grntlens• ii mid Idles no the out-
side of the lewiltritswei gratilied with their rumen.
mentos i:44w iusgle.of the mausion, a lisnusnine
frold collation was rir!idraf for a numerous anion.
blagepirreiptectifilVeresideurrn, ob.) came to Adi",
thief" ireisgrainlotione to Siccitsatts, mr this 1.. i.
tine end ermvivislity neer the bent-,
with the holinosinia vices brsxcel!ent singers, n-
dowel! the ownspnly silage tenTrotract their sta:, to
a bite hoot..

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