The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-27 00:00:00

UNION-lIALL

Saturday John liedso; wan brought.. on a charge of horse-
steeling.
Early In April list, a horse, the property of Mr. Filbey, of
Hodgson-green, in the county of Middlesex, wmt stolen from his
lands there, and was immediately advertised, and a reward offered
for the apprehension of the thief. In a few days after, Snow, a
constable of this office, saw a horse answering the description, io a
cart with which the prisoner was at the time plying in the Borough
.as a running dutaman. The prisoner observing Snow inspecting
the horse in a manner which he thought boded him no good, took
to his heels, and made his escape. Snow seized the horse and cart,
which became forfeited, and were sold under the Art for the protec-
tion of dust contractors. Mr. Shelton, the dust contractor, pur-
chased the horse at the sale for Si. 111 r. Filbey hying informed that
his horse had been found, applied to Mr. Shelton to deliver it up.
Mr. ShAton requital, pleading his purchase under an Act of Parlia-
ment. Mr. Fahey, in consequence, summoned Mr. Shelton before
the Magistrates at 31ary-la-bonne polite office (the district in which
the horse had been stolen), where the point was mooted with great
zeal by Learned Gentlemen on Loth sides. The 3lagistrates, after
hearlag all the arguments, decided that Mr. Shelton had a legal
possession of the horse; but that Mr. Filbey rvtained an (spiky of
redemption which entitled him to the beneficial possession, on pay-
ment to Mr. Shelton of the money he had advanced for the horse.
Mr. Filbey, in consequence, paid 3lr. Shelton his purchase-money
and regained his horse.
On R'ednesday last Snow, the constable, recognised the prisoner
in Lambeth, who, having then nn horse, was carrying a saddle on
his back. On seeing Snow he slipped his harness, and again sought
safety by his heels; but Snow am too many for him, and lodged
him safe in prison. Notice was given to Mr. Filbey and Mr. Shel-
ton to attend on Saturday, with the horse, and give eeidoice against
the prisoner.
'rite latter attended, but Mr. Filler did not come. bur sent the
horse, and a solicitor, who demanded front 31r. Shelton the money
he had received for the horse. This demand Mr. Shelton refused
to comply with. The matter w w argued between the gentlemen
for Rome time, when Mr. Filbey's solicitor declared, that us that
gentleman could nin get beck his money, be would not prosecute
the thief.

The 3lagistrate hearing this declaration, said he had determined
not to interfere with the pecuniary rights or claims of the parties,
hut' he had nu hesitation in deckring, that the ends of justice
should not be defeated by their disagreement; every subject in
England was hound to prosecute, and he would take • are that tl•e
parties in the present case should do their duty. Ile then remanded
the prisoner. and directed summonses to be issued, requiring the
attendance of all the parties to give evidence.

ft will be in the recollection of our readers, that in May
last, a person, calling himself John French Fulsy, was de-
tained in Exeter, on suspicion of having eifletcd a forgery,
by which Messrs. Carne and Co. bankers, at Falmouth.
would have been considerable losers, but who was set at
liberty on his leaving the amount (3,7001.) in the hands
of a respectable Solicitor at Exeter, to be returned if the
transaction should prove correct ; it was afterwards proved
the bills in question were forget!, but exceedingly well ex-
ecuted. In February, a man calling hits eff Francis
Burke, was committer to Nest-gate (Dublin) for forgery,
under circumstances very similar, and from the description
given of the prisoner, it appeared probable to be the same
person ;—this opinion has proved correct. He was among
the prim:meta for trial at the general gaol delivery for the
county Dublin, which commenced the 11th instant; a
tree bill teas pound against him. On being placed at the
bar. he plvaii.4 gui;ty, and sentence ofdeadi was re-
c —.sl4rs Tar Journal.

Saturday morning, about eleven o'clock, the hotly of a
reTertable-loeking man, between twenty and thirty years
of dart; hair and fair complexion, was found drowned,
lying in the loud at low water et the Nliddlesett cad of
Blackfriara'-bridge. The body was shockingly brniw.l in
snail parts, supposed trout the barges. There were no
papkra or other thiturs in his pockets to had to the discovery
of who be was. Ile wore a snuff-coloured coat, black
waistcoat...blue trowsers. Wellington boots, and a coloured
silk handkerchief round his nerk ; his shirt was market!
"J. J. No. 9." The body was carries! to the bone-house
iu Ireland-yr, i, Iliad:slsta, for the Corontr's Inquest.