The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-10-16 00:00:00

MR. JOHN GOLWILL

It is now pretty accurately Ascertained, that this
person has absconded with a very considerable sum
of money, the property of his creditors; and we add,
with pleasure, that there is a flattering prosped of
his being speedily brougfit before the injured indi-
viduals he attempted ;to defraud.-0 Saturday, a
letter was received by the Mayor of Gloucester,
from Walter Scott, Esq Procurator Fiscal, at Edin-
burgh, stating, that a person (who, it has sin. 'e been
discovered, exaftly answers the description of Col-
will) had applied, under a fictitious name, to one
of the principal Banking-houses in that city, on the
sth instant, requesting that they would purchase
stock for him in the S per cents. to the amount of
about 12001.—t0 cover which he deposited the
lowing property in their hands:
Gloucester, and other Country
Nntes, payable in London— L'B32 10 0
Bank of England N,,te. 195 0 0
Gold 3J IC 0

Total L.lOBl 2 0
This application being prior to the ides of Colwill
having absconded, or the publication of the adver-
tisement offering a reward of 1001. for apprehending
him, the only suspicion which arose in the minds of
the gentlemen at Edinburgh, was from the perusal
of the paragraph in The Gloucester Jeurnal, which
first stated Cotwill's being missing, with the extra-
ordinary circumstances attend ng that event. The
person who had made the application, and produced
so many Gloucester bills at that remote quarter,
was, therefore, vet y naturally conjectured to be im-
plicated in the supposed robbery and murder ;
and it is very singular, that Colwill should him-
self be the first vietim to the snare which he
had infamously intended should fall to the lot of
some innocent individuals. .1. he above p4(!icili tr
were very properly communicated b the Gentle-
men of the Bank in question, to the Procurator
Fiscal, who diredet a constant eye to be kept upon
the stranger, until intelligence respetting him could
be obtained hum Gloucester. The necessary infor-
mation has accordingly been communicated; and,
tinder the watchful care of sl vigilant a police,
we have no doubt the suspetted person will be
kept in view till the requisite particulars reach their
destination.

Sir R. STRACH tm and Admiral Sr:nut:a, with '
each five sail of the line, are in quest of the Ruch-
tort squadron.
li'zstuiday, the Right lion. the LORT) MAYOR
a:tr clamming the Mealweighers' returi.s of wheal
.n.l flour, ordered the price of Bread to be reduce,.
4.1. ,n the pec4-Leaf, to take place to-morrow, wh.ri
thi ; o.•.rit-lo it, whecen, will bz sold for 121 d.
and quArtezu-I,J4J, hutachold. lot 11 d.

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SURREY SESSIONS, Ocr. 15.
Before THOMAS EV API c Esq. C4airman, and a full
flinch of AV:resat' dr Peace far that County.
Reirtt Knight, WR, inilieted for an assault upon
Charles Bull, on the Ist Jule le:t. The Prosecntor
;s groom to M.; Brogden, of Clapham (at whose in-
stigation the prosecution was sustained), and the De-
fendant was one of the colleelors of tolls at the
Circus Turnpike-gate, St. George's-fields. It ap-
peal-et:l, that on the morning of the day laid in :he
indictment, Mr. Brogden, .:ith the Prosecutor, rode
into town from Clapham, through the Circus Turn,
pike-gate, when the latter paid the toll, and receiv-
ed, as he supposed, the usual ticket. On their re-
turn, Mr. B. passed through some length of way,
before his servant, when the latter was stopped by
the Defendant, who demanded his ticket ; which
being produced, he insisted it was a wrong one, and
that the toll should he paid ; when the Prosecutor
declaring it was the same he had received in the
morning, whether tight or wrong ; the Defendant,
without further ceremony, cried out D—n him,
unhorse him ;" and, at the same instant, while he
took the groom by one leg, hove him over to another
person, who has since absconded, who dragged him
by the other, till they succeeded in bringing him to
the ground.
Mr. Brogden having heard the manner in which I
his servant was treated, returned to the gate, and
found the Defendant and the other man, in the act
of unhorsing him ; he swore positively he had seen
the servant in the morning receive the ticket, and
put it into his waistcoat pocket ; he observed the
Defendant and the other man look very hard at
him, as he passed, and he supposed, it was because
he had been obliged to complain to the Trustees, and
to have one of the gate•keepers dismissed, some
time before, for misconduct.
Mr. Maoism, for the Defendant, in an able ad-
dress to the Jury, contended, that the Defendant
had a right to stop the passage of the Prosecutor,
until he should pay the toll, or produce a regular:
ticket ; and what he had done, was in execution of
his duty. '
The Jury, after a short consultation, found the
Defendant Girilefr-
Mr. Brogden immediately addressed the Court,
and as,ured the CIIAII:StA S, that he by no means
wiched a severe punishment to be infliCled upon the
Defendant ; on the contrary, he requested it might
be as lenient as possible. His only wish was to pre-
vent, if possible, such praetices in future.
The CHAIR SI AN, in passing sentence upon the
Defendant, observed, that he was sorry to find si-
milar complaints against tu: npikeigate-keepers, al-
most every day, but particularly against those at
the Circusepte; he then declared the sentence of
the Court to be, that he should be imprisoned for
the space of fourteen days, in the county gaol, and
pay a fine of one shilling ; adding, that although
the kind interference of Mr. brogderi, in his behalf,
had had its due weight with the Court, yet the
Bench felt it their duty to infliCt this punishment on
him, as an esample to others, and to deter him and
them from similar offences.
Tram' Junes was indicted for an assault upon
John Dent, on the 13th of February last.
Tne Defendant had been the tenant of the Prose-
cutor, and the latter wished to get shut of him, when
a dispute arose, relative to the payment of the rent,
and receipt. The Defendant's wife interfered ;I en
altercation between the pasties consequently ensued,
and the assault was given. He was found Gailty,
but a compromise taking place, he was bound over
to appear, and receisre the future sentence of the
o Court, as is usual in such cases.
earned E--Tua was indicted for an assault upon
Mary, the wife of Thomas, on the 17th of
July last.
The Defendant was a hair-dresser, and lodged in
the Prosecutor's house. in Winchester-street. in
the Borough, but being rather irregular in
his hours, he got notice to quit, and, es
in the former case, a dispute arising rela-
tive to the rent, and the detention of his trunk,
it appeared on the part of the prosecution, that he
seized the mop with which the Prosecutrix was
cleaning out the apartment formerly occupied by
the Defendant, and struck her in the side with it ;
he then threw her down the stairs, and beat and
abused her in such a manner, as to cause her to be
confined, and unable to do any thing for herself
and family for six weeks. The Witnesses for the
Defendant stated, that, on the contrary, the Prose-
cutrix was the first and sole aggressor, and threw
the Defendant down the stairs.
The CHAIRMAN, in summing up the evidence to
the Jury, lamented exceedingly, that so much foul
perjury should be committed in cases of assaults.
The Jury found the Defendant—Cerny ; and,
soon after, the parties havin compromised the mat-
ter, he entered into the usual recognizance, and was
discharged.

POLICE.

NAlmon-Nnust.

Join Birek was brought before Sir %Vitt'A is
LEiolirom, charged by a young girl, who herd
with him as servant, with making an assault on her,
and giving her ahl ick eye. The girl stated, tiro
the Prisoner, at present, carried on no business ; but
lived on the earnings of hi, wife, who kept a mil-
liner's shop, in Bishopsgate-'treet. On Thursday
last, she was called up stairs by her mistress, and
sent of a messofe,; ht:: before had got out of •he
house, sLe be.tia her mi,tr,si steam, ,not s oi her
toga 3i.;313. On returning, s..e saw the Prisoner
besting his $..4. in the niost violent manner, and
tearing her clothes i:s pieees ; and, according to the
request of her mistress, she endeavoured to separate
them. The Prisoner instantly struck her a violent
blow in the eye, which niade it quite black, and,
repeating it several times, made her nose bleed, and
completely stunned her. inese taets being corro-
borated by a young woman, who was an apprentice
in the house, and the Prisoner not attempting to
contradift them, Sir ‘VILLIAS Laionros com-
mitted him, until he should find bail to appear at the
nest Sessions.

12,c6crti lion* was put to the bar, charged with
rzal.ng a quantity of lead, the p-giverty of Messrs.
Painter and Co. builders. It appeared, that the
Prisoner was carter to Mesas. Punter and Co. who,
laving suspe:ted :not of stealing some lead, had his
)dgmgs searched. The lead could not be found
,there; bat several bottles of wine were foetid, of

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which the Prisoner could not give a 1,.•
court. Stnne !topes of mere% iwir.7 hell (lAt
him, he cnniesse4 that he had taken C:e lead, and

' having told where.it was concealed, Nlessrs. Palmer
and Co. thought it 4 duty they owed to the public,
to bring him before a Magistrate. •
A Professional Gentleman attended on the part of
the Prisoner, and urged that nothing criminal could
be proved against him, as it was always decided.
that confessions. with the hope of mercy held out,
were never heard by Courts of Justice.
Sir WILLIAM I.4CIONTOK said, he was convince,'
of the Prisoner's guilt, and thought it much better
that he should be sett to serve His Majesty, than
allowed to remain in London.
H•TTON-GLlltien.
Alstitins S•idLary was brought before the SITIMIIM
M GIST RATE, Ch.irged by Mr. Simpson. hard-wars
merchant, in Coppice-lane. Clerkenwell, with steal-
ing nine dozen pa:r of snuffers, his property.
It appeared, that the Prisoner had worked with
Mr. Simpson, and, on Tuesday morning last, was
observed by an apprentice boy, who was opening
the warehouse windows, to go into a back part of
the shop. where he :tad no business. Several arti-
cles being missed, this attached some suspicion on
the Prisoner, who, being charged, at length con- •
lesscd the fa&
The pawnbroke to whom be sold the
deposed, that the Prisoner told him he had.
come from Birmingham, and not finding busitelei
answer, wanted to raise a little money.
The snuffers were all produced. and Mr..Sirp•
son swore to the wrappers which wore about some
of the parcels, they being marked in his own haled,
writing.
This evidence being so clear, the Maotsreaxe
committed him fully, to take his trial at thes nett
01,1 Bailey Sessions.
ouiLDMIALL...
A Jew was charged by two young gentlemen
with uttering counterfeit silver. They had jollee
chased peaches from him, and offered him silveri,
which he refaced, and gave them change, whi-*
they conceived to be counterfeits.
Mr. Powell, Solicitor to the Mint, attended, and
examined the shillings, which proved to be counter-
feits.
The Prisoner was T.:cognised to be an old ofender,
And was fully committed for trial.
Several housekeepers in the Ward of Castle Ber-
nard, were sumratmed for refusing to pay the tax
upon the Defence Dili, which was discretimarizal
the assessor. Some complained they were assi
two guineas, whilst their neighbours only paid 00.
The ALD kam iN >aid, they might have appealed
to the Court of Aldermen if they found themselves
aggrieved ; but they had deferred doing s until it
was WO late. .• , ; •
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER 114EETL'40.
MONDAY, OCT. 14.
(Font roar.) One thiM of a Subscription of 25r. sad', for
5, r eM., • aryls." Set. 51b. 6yr olds Bet. 1110. and abed Sea.
B. L. bixt-wn Subscribers.
0. ~f sfion's b. m. Parasol, syrs - - • 1
Foles's r. h. 'i• Harry Onedale, syrs
Mr. Mellish's b. f. Lady Ormir, 4vrs .
FJevea to 5 en Parasol.
Gobl Cup by eight Subederbors or apwa,d. at Mr rich tot
all ag..., Syr owls exi.epted Acmes the flat. Users than
e.ght S.alascribers, the winner to nscetve the. surplus in
specie
Mr. Ladbroke's ILitard, 4yrs 64. 11b. 1
in C Reeshwe's Eleanor, aged, Bst. 121 b. S
Mr. tsiods Fathom, ayss 4e. 13Ib 3
Mr. Wiliam% c by Bossard, out of Vixen, :".Iyrs 4st. 141 b. 4
Mr R ttoyee'e Bobtail, aged, At 516.
Mr Like's Volume., 4yrs sst 611 a. 6
Nix to 1 against Scutari, 7 to 4 against Eleanor, 7to S
against Bobtail.
Swee:sitakes of 100 es each. Two-yr old Course.
Gan. Gower's - by Coriarider, 7st. Blh . 1
Wat-on't Dreadminglit, Bst. Sib. . 2
Mr. Melbsb's Diddle', yst . 1,1
Srive.4 to 4 igaitist Gen. Gower'. c.
Mr. Wilson's Newmaket, 74. 71b. beat D. of Grafton's
Pelose, 3I 9ib. Acrom the Flat, 100r.-111 Mi f aphis;
Newmarket.
Mr. EIWCOI c by nuatard, out of Mary, Sat. 410. beat Mr.
Andrew's Fathom, ast. Across F. 100 gs. h. ft.-7 to 4 ors
Mr. Elwei's
L.: Grosvenor's Mtleora, Bst. beat IA Burrows's Merry-
man, B.t 111,. R. M. Milt to I ces Materna.
ILO Grosvenor'. Viwlaiste,3yrs old, Set. ldb rec ft. from 14
Foley's Our Slowing, tyro st:d, 74, dlb. Two-yr old Course,
lOur .
Mr. R. Boyce' David, rec. ft. from Mr. Mellieh's Diddler,
Bst. Sib. each. Ts", yr old Course, 100g4. It. ft.
Mr. R Boyee's Sir Mead, rec. 110 r. from D. d Gmftor.'s
Pawns. Set. each. a. M. 200 gs.

AN ACROSTIC.
P ray can yar think what Vre heard say,
A t • .hop, that turns well for a sous, •
C uts hair fur two-pence, day by day,
K rem Raaon bran what, think yes II
W by, br the Paste, that has It run
f making Razors cut cianivlete,
st Lund Raitar.btr.ps, ru.sdr by one
D welling at 16, Gracmilierebiweet,
The Chickea is matched to fight Bekker in De.
cember next, for SOO guineas, SO guineas forfeit.
Intel. who seconded Gal:ry, is the man that en-
gaged Watson, in the first battle fought on Brighton
Race Course, when Earl was killed by Tyne, oa
Wednesday, the lith of August, 1788.
Gelled and the Black returiied from Brighton to
town, in the Lewes stage-coach, on Friday morning.
Three pitched battles were fought on Monday,
by apprentices to the pugilistic art. Upon this oc-
casion, a match was made between a man of the
name of Jeitusii, who is six feet high, and as ex-
pert bruiser, about five feet three inches, called Dith •
tlac Giaid,. 'the match WAS fought yesterday in Is-
lington fields, and attraifted a vast multitude. Dici
tie Giant beat his man completely, having danced
About the ring in such a style, as to avoid all his op.
portent's blows, while lie hit his antagonist in every
dirt Rion. Tbe battle lasted thirty minutes.
Yesterday se'nnight, a man was brought into
Curt. at the Sessions at Marlborough, to take his
trial on the charge of being the rather of a child by
hls own daughter. lie was suddenly seised with a
fit, and immediately expired.
fhe payment of the Michaelmas Dividends comet
very conveniently, as it will enable many persons to
purchase a chance for the rem THousamn Pot so
Prize, which will be given to the I,llst-drawn Ticket
on Saturday, and the many ether Capitals now in
the ‘Vheel ; a small portion of the half-year's in.
'crest so applied, may produce the fortunate adver...
tuier, more than cils.uble his principal sum et steels,

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PON CSMOUTH, OCT. 14.
The Di/ignite rerenue.cotter, Capt. Dobbins, has
taken thirty-seven casks of spirits to the Custom-
honse at Cowes, which were picked up off Portland ;
and Capt. Coomber, of the Sven cutter, has picked
up. off St. Alban's, 217 casks of foreign spirits,
and lodged them in the same place.
Arrived the Itehetwrd, of 74 guns, Captain A. J.
Evans, from the Jamaica station, where she has been
five years, and is sn leafy, that she arrived with the
signal for a pilot flyihg; Capt. Newman landed with
dispatches, and went to London ; she sailed from
Jamaica with a convoy, but was obliged to leave
them in the Channel, to secure her safe arrival.
Arrived the Saracen and Chow, from a cruise.
otat., OCT. 14.

Arrived the Neck homh, with a fl-et of transports
under convoy from Portsmouth, bound to Leith ;
Ls /amertelia, Combatant, and several other ships
of war, from off the French coast, and remain in
the Downs with the rest of the shins as per last, and
several outward-bound vessels. Wind S.W.