The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-10-21 00:00:00

POLICE.

HATTON-OAIDIN.

Saturday last, Nag Ann Seta, was again brought
before the MAIIISTR4TES at this Office, charged
with secreting and embezzling a lot. Bank Note,
the properly of Mr. Tucker, of Staples-Inn, I lol-
born, Attorney, to whom he was Clerk. The note
was taken out of a letter. which came by po.t, au
Mr. Tucker's chambers, while he was out of town ;
the Prisoner opened the letter, and converted the
contents to his own use. The postman who deli-
♦ered it, was to have attended, but did not. In his
defence, the Prisoner declared, that he had apprr-
priated a p .rt of the note to the payment of some
trifling matters for his master. lle was fully com-
mitted for trial.

A baker was fined 101. for baking a quanety of
twopenny and half-quart:ern loaves, deficient in
weight. Ai the greater part of the bread wanted
but a little of the standard measure, only half the
fine was levied, and the hiker was discharged, hay.
Mg received a severe reprimand from the presiding
MAGIST it AI C.

• GUILDMALL.
Saturday, informations were brought before the
SITTING ALDERMAN, against two Bakers, charged
with having a quantity of allum in their posse►sion,
supposed to be for the purpose of adulterating bread,
and allusn being found on the premises, is an offence
punishable with a 201. penalty. Only one of these
Bakers attended, and pleadA ignorance of any al-
lum being in his house, saying, he never used any,
and slid not know how it came there. use A iscii.e-
si %iv, finding it was the first offence, only fined them
in the mitigated penalty of 5!. each, which was paid
immediately, when the Solicitor for the aifendants
beFged the ALDERMAN would dispense with adver-
tising their names and places of abode in a News-
paper, as is customary in such cases, and as ordain-
ed by an Aft of Parliament. This, the Magistrate
said, was not in his power, if the Master and War-
dens of the Baker's Company thought proper to do
so. This they would not agree to give up, being
their duty (tor the example of the trade in general)
to tiquise offences of this nature.

wousw r-crstrer.
A young man, of very decent appearanct, under.
went an examination, charged on suspicion of de.
crlttefink tradismen in various parts of the town,
under preteute of being a gentleman of independent
tontine, residing at Iloxton, where a quantity of
goods were sent according to order, which were
never paid fur, nor the gt:otis given back; he ap-
pearing to he a needy adventurer, was committed
Icor re-examination.

The tin.ltntmentioned ship► of the line at Chatham
neat, under Npaizs, are expelled to he finished in
the course of th• present week, viz. the Res°!eosin
and Menerri, of 74 gees, and Monniosra I, of 64;
auJ go out of Dock to m.tke room for the Arderd
(which has been in the Eau Inches twelve yearsj,the
I,9le:tdit and Tracer, ot 64; all to be contpletol
f"..r ,ervice in the spring. The Oeme, of 9.;, lyin4
at ‘Voulwich atcle, which has been on the stocks
thirteen years, will be launched in the course of the
present week; we believe on Thursday.
' The Hyeaa frigate, from the Leeward Islands, is
arrived at Limerick, having in tow the ship Princess
of Miler. of London, from Tobago, she having lost
her rudder. They parted from the meet on the Bth
ult. about 100 leagues to the Westward of the
Azores. They will proceed as soon as they are sup-
plied with provisions and water, in which they were
in great want.
The FaINC, lately launched at Deptford, was in
considerable danger of being lost on her passage
down to Woolwich ; she got aground, and, on the
falling of the ebb, leaned so much on her site, thaz
it was apprehended she would till on the return • f
the tide. The ladies who were on hoard were low-
ered down into boats, by rrseans of ropes fastened
round their waists.

A large trait of waste land. on the North of the
road leading to Shooter's Hill, is enclosing and
clearing by Government, and an extensive range of
stables for Sick Artillery Horses is now building on it.
Saturday, the Commissioners of Bankrupts re-
moved their sittings from Guildhall to the Baptist
Head Coffee-house, Chancery-Line, with a view to
the exclusion of persons who might attend the exa-
mination of Mr Jesit IN., from motives of curiosity
only, or for the purpose of its publication. The
Commissioners observing the Reporters from some
of the Papers in the room, inquired whether they
were creditors? and, on their replying in the nega-
tive, the Commissioners told them, that it was their
wish the meeting should be private, and therefore
hoped they would withdraw, with which they im-
mediately complied.
The KING, on the prosecution of M. A. C.
RLAISI, a French prisoner of war, on parole, at
Odiham, Hants, for an assault against JOSLPN
KIP/CHIN, an inhabitant of that town.—This was a
prosecution under the dire'tion of the Commission-
ers for the Transport Service, and for the care
and • custody of prisoners of war.—The trial of
the defendant, JOSILPII KINCHIN, came on to be
heard at the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace
for the county, on Tuesday last, when the defend-
ant was convided, and sentenced to pay a fine of 101.
and also to enter into a recognizance, himself in
1001. and two sureties in 501. each, to keep the
peace towards the prosecutor, and all His Ma-,
JUT Y'S liege subjeCts.