The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-04-29 00:00:00

POLICE.

sevr-rramsr.

Yesterday being the day appointed for the fur-
ther inve,tigation of the extraordinary circum-
stance of the ,oldier being found with upwards of
9001. upon him ; and the final examination of the
Coachman for a violent as,ault and outrage upon
a ;rid in a stable in Duke-street,
tieiril/2 the Office was extremely crowded ; among
the company were the Earl of Mountnorris, and
several other persona of dc.tanction, who sat upon
the Bench with NI r. READ. _

JusepA iloody, the 6oldier. was put to the bar.
A person of the name of Bowden claimed the
mon,y, and stated, lie had lost a sum similar to
that c: Mich had been foisad on the Prisoner.

Mr. ilitAo,the Site t-14. 11a.4istrate, observed, it
v0.41t1 !ye IselV434try for Bowdea to give an account
of himself; outi bow he came possessed of the
motley.

Bowden said, he was • journeyman car-
penter, was a married man, that he ILO been six
years saving a part of- the sum by task-work; the
remainder was lent hins by his uncle and brother,
for the purpose of taking a pnblir-house ; and, at
Lb,' time he Inst the money, be was in treaty for the
King's Arno public-house. opposite Shoreditch
Church, foi which he was to pay &SOI. and the fix-
tures, &c. would stmoaut to 9001. more. That
Messrs. Goodwin and Co. totter-brewers, Mr. Che-
wring, ale-brewer, and a distiller, were e ,e,sist him
with the money he was deficient of, on
with them, in their res,..:.:tsre %ranches ot Li ad. .
He had received from Mr. Cl.evering • 501. note,
which answered the description of one found on
the soldier. Last Monday was the day on which
the treaty was to be carried into effect ; he put
t !W. tied op in • red handkerchief, into 11',1>ocket;
in the course of the day lie hid been whit a great
nu leer of perons, whom it was necessary for him
Locum:lilt with, end he drank freely, rather to ex-
cess. so much so, that he had iio recollection of tiny
occurrence that day, after nine o'clock at night ;
when he was at his bent intr.:4, iu Brewne's lane, Spi-
tal-rieblx. tin Tue.day morning he found himself
at the Three Compasses pit' ilie-house. Drury-lane,
iu coni!iany with a girl and a soldier ; he drank purl
and gin a ith dumb, which he paid for ; at this time
be had his nioaer ; but the pert and gin overcaine
hita, cud he lost his rens s again.
The ‘Vorrhy Msctsraxrc observed, he was
arraiil he had no recolle,•tion on the subject, and,
by his own account, would suppose lie was always
intaxicatett. Ile allele 1 he was safficiently col-
let-ed, on Ta:-.dity morning, to know he had his
net iey, a,nl 11.1 t. he, the girl And soldier, went out
(+ilia, house tnAet;ie-, and lie believed the Prisoner
to 11.2 tile-sathe soldier ; !nit froai that time he did
out roolleet any thin,, ui.tit he found himself, :it
o't•hirk on the swine (lite, in Drury-latie,
ten..-e he his money, which brought itim to
hi- sense*. Ile was ashamed to go home, or near
of hi.; frit: ads, until Wednesday ; and on making
1.• own his loss, he was ioforinerl there was a soldier
ta.seto to floe-street, atid a similar sum had been
lotto,' in hi. 'Kn.:session.

it►:.to ordered the hiuiliess to stood over for
f.i they inci•.ts4utioa.

franc I ficen!•erry, the coachman, was next put
to the bar, who 14 charged, w :tit several others,
w.t:i a violent assault upon :Margaret West,
is a staiile in Duke-street, Lincoln's-Inn-fields.
rite account she gave, yesterday. tritivted
to:aerially from tleit she g.tve on her atte3d-
a:.,., nt the office, when the Prisoner was first ap-
p:;ll;!aded ; yet, with respect to the nutra4e, it
remains just the b.t.OV. It will be recolleetel, that
s it: then stated she was servant to Mr. 11...un.1ey,
w.:.1 resided At the corner of I laiirl-ceeirt, Holborn,
tl:At her nia,ter bad sent her to hire a single-
ho.se chaise nt the stable-yard iii Duke-street.
This proved tint to he ease; &cid in etxplianstion of
!,-r contradictory account, she sail, when she
at the office the first time, she was
•-•touch :e4itattql, both iu body and mina,
t she did not know what she said. the
is eery of the cire:nu .tanees that ied to the outrage
L.llo : —The l'ro,ieetitrix lut: left the service
of Mr. Lumley between two and three months.

on Paha Sunday mortititg, early, she went
into tint country, in company with a young WOllllll
or the name of Bryan, and in pasting along the
road, they saw a number of single-horse chaise,
and and their eu.tversation turned upon tit,
co.taort of riding in them, and upon the price
tier day for them ; one said it was a gui-
r.:Nt, and the other fifteen shillings, and at length
they lind a shilling which was the prier.—On
the litornin4 the outrage was committed. the
proseentrix called tittoti MN. her former
i',i,tress, to usk her for some work. Mrs. Liutilev
toel: her out with her, 1111,1 She returned by herself,
and on inn. wt;:, t,, her mother's, she passed through
Doke-street. wl.eri, seeing the livery-stahles she
ree.,l!•,eted wager, to settle which she made in-
of a man who VW:LS tta.idirig st the pitiAlc-

house door, the corner of the stable-yard, who told'
her he would take her to his toaster, and asked her
to have something to drink; she refnsed, bat he
said she should have some ale and brandy, and he
got her Tutu the Moose, and called for some ale ;
she refused to driuk, and wanted to get on, but
the man mid some others prevented her, and in the
sessile the table, with the ale, was upset; the laud-
lord and landlady abused them, and desired that she
might be turned out, which was what site wanted.
She was knocked down immediately on her being
forced into the stable, and her head went against a
horse's foot ; the fellows apoltiv.istsl, and sent her
up into the loft, under pretence of seeing their mas-
ter; hut, on her getting there, she discovered he
was not in the place, and was running down stairs,
'but was prevented by one of the men being on the
stairs. The treatment she afterwards received, de-
licacy will not allow to be detailed. At length,
from the excessive violence, she lost her senses, and
it is supposed they thought she was dead,
for when she came to herself, she found she
had been put into a bye corner in the loft,
covered with hay, and she had hardly strength to
raise herself, and was so unveil she could scarcely
snore ; she only saw the Prisoner remaining ; he
appeared surprised to see her move ; he male use
of a deal of abusive language, and wits driving her
out of the stable when the Officer arrived.

Mr. Robinson, die Churchwarden of St. Cle-
meat's, attended, and was bound over to curry on
the prosecution, as did the Vestry Clerk to con-
duct it.

LUBA

RAIdsG AM APRIL 42 j.

Sailed from this harbour, for the Downs, this
morning, the Juno, Zephyrus, and Hero transports,
with 368 of the Ist ►igut battalion of the German
Infantry. Also, at the saute time, went out of the
harbour, for the Downs, the Maria, San, and Li-
berty transports, with 400 of the Ist battalion of
the line of the King's German Infantry. The
above marched in, and were embarked yesterday.
This afternoon 400 more of the let battalion of
the line, King's German Legion, marched into
Itainsgate, and are just embarked, and will sail to-
morrow morning, at half past four. Four hundred
of the 2d battalion of the line, King's German Le-
gion, are now marching down to the Pier ; their
coining in so late is owing to the bad weather
this day. These are now embarking. More of
the King's German Infantry will be litre to-morrow.
The 3d Regiineut of German Light Horse,
commanded by Baron Roden, will embark here on
Friday, and the Ist bettaliou of the 3.2 d Regiment
on Saturday.
A comma), of English ariillery is expected here
the latter part of the wt.ck, to embark. Also some
of the wagoon train. Major-General Paget is
here ; likewise Brlgaidier-General Stewart, who is
Adjutant-General to General Sir John Moore's
army.

His MAJESTY.* ship Solt Ay, with dispatches for
Rio Janeiro. was spoke with on the 9th of February,
in lat. 4► 30, long. 47, 30, west, all well.
The Mercury, —, and Cie Ale.reader,
from Surinam, for London. here put into Grenada,,
where the latter is condemned.

The Rambler, Witstaus, for London, and the
Expedition, Holman, for Liverpool, both 1. ma
Jamaica. which put into Antigua in distress, are
condemned.

The ship Robert Bolton, ICES, from Liverpool to
Savannah, laden with salt, foundered at sea on the
9th January, io let. 27.10, N. loug. 37.30. W.—
The crew, fifteen in number, took to the long-boat,
with two casks of water, four barrels of bread, and
a barrel and a half of beef and pork, some bundles
of clothing, unJ their dog. After bring twenty-
seven titvs in an open boat, and enduring innumer-
able hardships, they lauded at Grand Feare, Gua-
deloupe, whence they made their way to Point
Petre, where they were humanely treated by the
Americans there. The Mate arrived at Baltimore
iu the brig Aim. Capt. MONTSERATT.
A principal Clerk in one of toe Naval Depart-
ments has been dismissed on the score of pecula-
to:i ; and a strict investigation is making into the
coil li.ct of eight or nine other Clerks in the same
Office.

Government have it in contemplation to pur-
chase certain lands which run parallel to the
Duke's Walk, near the Abbey of Holyrnod-house.
Edinburgh; and join with the King's Park, or St.
Ann's Yards, on the west. The whole area, when
the walla are "moved, will form ft park of upwards
of 50 acres. The intention of Government, in the
first instance, is to form a pork for military exer-
cises, artillery grounds, magazines for military
stores, Ice.

A letter from Detroit of the 13th of February,
states, that "Colonel Ctosc, a British Officer,
has arrived at Maiden, (an English fortress about
IS mites from Detroit) and a large Council of In-
dians is shortly to be held. They arc arriving daily ;
and I presume there are not less than 15,00 men,
women, and children, already collected."
J. P. Ga tRT, Esq. of Lincoln's-Inn-Fiehls, who
lately canvassed the borough of Griiiis4, has
generously peese:ited to the Committee for erecting
a new market-house in that town tool. for the
furtherance of the design. His relative, Captai
Cone, has also given 501. towards the sane ewe-
timi, a Inch is Already begun iii a handsome style.
Stoke fair, Devonshire, commenced on Monday
last, and, in addition to the cif`g-ant amusements
wlach generally characterise this nod similar places
of holiday resort, a foot rave for 100 guineas took
place on Wednesday, in a field near Stoke, between
'Captain D. and Captain J., which was fix some
time well contested ; but. unfortunately, .Capt. J.
stept into a cow --, which threw him down, and
caused his anta,;onist to gain so much ground, as to
leave no chance of bin coming up with him.
A letter from Edinburgh, dated Saturday last,
says-4. Since Saturday last we have had a suc-
cession of snow storms; and the weather has been
exceedingly boisterous and cold for such an ad-
vanced season of the year. In this neighbourhood
the allow disappears in a few hours, except out the
hills : in sonic parts of the country we understand
it lies so deep as to interrupt the communication.
The Aberdeen mail coach was stopped on Tuesday
morning, about four miles to the northward of
Montrose ; the mail was fu: warded by a post
chaise.