The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-10-03 00:00:00

COKONEIC'S INQUEST.

An ingnisition was taken ye,terday at Somer's-
town, no the body of Mr. Ralph Hall, late a
h;►berdnaher in Cheapsidr, who met his death 013
.sturday last. The d,•c.•ased was returning from a
dinner-pirty at Sonnet's-town shoot three weeks
ago, and he was arcnitioined to go over s slab laid
*cross a ditch which parts Mr. Rhodes's fields front
Unioii-sireet, Sumer's-town. This slab had been
removed by Mr. Rhodes's order, which being un-
known to Mr. Hall, he fell into the ditch, which is
five feet d •ep, and broke his leg and mode. lie
was unable to move, ■nd he was found some time
after. Ahont s week ago a roortnication was ap-
prehended, and the deceased underwent amputa-
tion above the allele three days previous to his
death. lie, however, grew worse, and mortifica-
tion deprived him of life on Saturday. Verdict.
AN-idea:al Death. The deceased has left a widow
and a numerous family.

The beautiful villa, cane,' Spring-Garden Cot-
tage,lately the resi.lence of Mr. Geoaoc Mute
Juan% was knocked dawn last week, at the Auc-
tion Mart. to Tuowas Am:maws Mtucuta, Esq•
of Gewalt, fur 4,7uu1.

. POLICE.

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MARLROROUNII4 [CRUZ'.
ROBERT ROBERTS.
Robe to iv:ui conveyed fruits Nwegate to the above office,
in the restudy of toy, at ten o'clock yesterday morn-
Mg, *here he -uaderweut a private cxenduation o' threat
hours. tram the secrecy observed, we are nut esinbleal to
gratify our readers with the examination in dated. The
object of tine inquiry was, to fix Roberts as the priapism'
who escaped from Cold-bath-Silas prison;, and aftir he
had been ideutitied, be we. committed to trial for that of-
feace, to be tried with D. Aria who will be indicted as an
arceasary after the fact. Rois Cris was quite silent a'. to him
escape Besides the forged nutes &mid on the Prisoner,
there were several letters and papers; and these were sombre
°rivet of this inquiry. It turned out us exammino these
papers, that many ethers are deeply implicated in the Bank
Forgeries, and some ars persusis who never could have bees
suspected.
'the l'risoner was conveyed bark to Nelgate in a coach.
He has suffered eousiderably iu person Mum, his find ems.
mitinent.
MANSION DOUBT, OCT. 9
—. Seymour charged a young man with having, 'ester-
&leveeing, cut his watch-ribboe, and rubbed him of a gold
seal mud key. lie parties, it appeared, were both attached
to the Custom-house Volunteer corps, the Prosecutor as
drummer, and the Prisoner as a private; the teriment wow
out yesterday exereisiag, and, cm its ratans' several of the
drummers and &fen went to drink at the Yoekshire Grey
public-house, in Ths.nes street, where the Prisoner, who
was slinost a strarmer to them, joined rompers, ; they all be-
came intoxicated, but, in the middle of their jollity, the Pro-
secator mimed his sell and kry ; he immediately charged the
Prisoner, who was searched, bnt the properly non not futtiol
on him. As the Prusceulur suldneed nu evidesice to tix the
Crime on the l'risouer, lie was discharged.
A carpenter of the smith of Brooker brought up his 'risk-
boar, a tailor, a min. rattle loukiiig object, whom he clop ge4
with havoig, eleven/31n1 hr ago, en6b god the uti.vituos of Isis
wife, who had eloped, and lived then is a elate of coin:ulna.
age with his rival
The LORD M•YOSL expressed some surprise et the Ledy'•
choice, as the carpi-biter lied greatly the advantage in point
of appearance. He iuquired of the complainii g party, whe-
ther tie wished to have his
,siilse rib restored to him ? Th•
husband answered, that he harboured no such desire—bat it
shucked his morality to behold his wife infirm is such • elate
min—he wished, therefore, to allow her a cettaiu sum per
week, that she might be enabled to rapport herself at a dis•
lance from bee seducer.
The LORD MAYOR informed him he could not interfere
on that point.—He could, if be pleased, bring as actin. kWr
damages against the amoiroos
Mr. Brooker then shifted his grunisd, and charged the Pet.
loner with having received and made use of certain articles,
which his wife had stolen from him.
Nu satisfactory proof, lionever, was adduced ia rapport eir
the allegation...and it appeared that the Lady hail siemiK
troubled her spouse finer the time of her elopement, • pate&
of tierce inouths-•-the Primate was, therefore, dischargoi. ,
GUI OCTOBR/L
ASSAULT.
Aft. Jolla Lowe was chimed by the Reverend Mr. Road,
of Yorkshire fame, with committing a violent assault upon
him.
The Rerereed nest/maw staled, that on Saturday last he
called at the counting.hrinse of Mr. Oagold, in Besiligisalte
street, sod inquired Mr that gentleman, as is Saul something
particular to COMllll.llllCale to him ; the Defendant person.
sited Mr. Osgulii, on which the Complainant comolunirate4-
his story, sod was answered by the Defeatism's kicking him -
in a pas t which shall be nameless. It appearet, inoreuvor,
that on Saturday the election fir Lord '.11..y0r took
place at Gui.dhall, mid the wo the Lhrine, times 1 of
seeking rifler justice, wont to the Common Hail, where
he was again assailed by the Defendant, who struck
him, if nut in a more prominent part, at least its a roam Ask.
ble one, namely the fact.—But to eater into a mere
statement of this umiak would not be doing justice to
the Rso.reuil Divine ; we therefore give his speech, which was
nearly as follows Please your Worship, the facts bunts
been made known to you, l shall sot eolasteat ow them at
any length I called Oil 'Sr. Osgold, me a Inseam which ea
wall kutr• to a ouather of mast respectable pima* Raw
have interested themselves therein ; it Is the ease dir SW, RL
chard Corbett, for whom I ass as rathealaid spat, and
have hiought with me • Gesticulate of tire highest re.
spechibility—a man who is connected with Government
by the way of contract' (o laugh), who will vermeil
fur my character. I think it aecessary that he should
be beard It, vindication of that character if It sliosiletbe as-
persed ; be well knows the anon of the laminas that I had

•mkrtake:: withered reward I call as Gentlemen to relate
to them the circumstance' of Sistiticbard Corbett, and they
either give 'donation to Ille, which I enter in a book which
carry always about me, or tbey send their Subscriptions loam
several Hankers who are aethorMed to receive
The woetby Magistrate interfered, and nb•erved, the as.
'auk was the only thing diatom, under hisjarisdictiow.
Thu Reverted Complainant then replied, it was with
sorrow he was obliged to appear as a Pr. locator, but the as-
sault he had received was of such a gross nature, he was oek
•t that moment able to ut corstortatife even on • rep-eguifid
otair. The Defendant was-not •save of the punishment
that was liable to be 'amid ea him fur striking • Mousier;
throe was • material differeeee between aa assault on owe of
God's appointed, and a:la) man. He had been called a swin-
dler and itnpostor—kickeil i• the stern and beat is Ike bate.
Alder-

If any doubt should neeur is the breast of the vittiez .
mgr, as to the character he bad gives hirmeW, there were
persons present who knew him, who atteaded his ehaecb,
and would say they had received benefit from his ministry.
Mr Lowe, to his defence, stated, that be did not persuaatet
Mr. thguld, hut told the Complaiimin that he was employed,
awl if he had any thing to enemenicate to hurt, be the Do.
(indent) would answer the sarae.peepost ; on which he
made a communication of vetch a oat*, that he Dmeght
himself jastiliable in kicking hint, mod wished it to he ez.
premly understood that he bad dime so. If the worthy Al-
derman wonld allow bun to state the disclosure the Com.
plainain made to him, be (the Defendant) bad not a donht
but he would think hie conduct ay. only justilialvie, bet
praise-worthy.
The sitting Magistrate observed, that the mash was am.
knowledged by the Defendant, sad it was his duty to oblige
him to find security to appose at iheinext Quarter Sessions.
Mr. Lowe mid be wee folly emaible of that, but ouly felt
sorry that the Woeilly Alderman thoo,rht it would wecupy
too great a length of time, if he oat to state Do provocation
that iihliged him to commit the aSSANit i bat Lim► he must say,
if • ease of the panic nature shoed occur iustastasteumly, he
world act as he did on Saturday, and he had mot i doubt bat
a Court and Jury meld agree with him.
Mr Luwe seat fur bail, and while Waitiag for theie ap•
pearanee, the Prosecutor sat dowses) the mate Beach with
him, he immediately started up sod sad, what do yea
mess 2 bow dere you sit near mt !
Tho Metisiesto iiminethately interfered..
Mr. Lowe replied in a most gentlemanly manner, that the
essiduct of the Complainant had hem melt, in the short in.
teeview be bad with him, that he (Mr. Lowe) could not dis-
grace himself by being near him; but ea it wee the Magistrate's
wish that be should set disclose what had gives hisill4 mach
ulargelai, he should be sliest es the 'shim.
The Res. Me. Bead was directed to Was. the Otte.
Mr. LOWS gave snowily fee hie appeases'''.

1

Yesterday the LOID MAYOIII, after examining
the rnealweigtiere returns, ordered the pri-e of Breed
to he continued at is. 30. the quartern loaf.
The Clubs hire been remarkably successful at
floassix and Co.'s. One hundred clubs hare re-
ceived, in the last five Lotteries, Shorn of 40,0001.
10,0001. 3.0001. cowl. 1,0001. and 5001. Prises;
end, in theism, period, five of She Cluhs received
Shares twice of Prises of Twenty Thousand Pounds.
At Gloueester Fair, on Friday. the sale of bee
stock was extremely dull; the show of horses was
very indifferent, and the prices low. Cheese, best
making, 31. to 31. 10s.; two-meal from 21. us. 61.
to 31. ; onions. 2s. per peck.

'ENER.4L cormitAtA,

Yesterday a General Court-Martial assembled at
Cbr ,ea College, for the trial of oftsks Sharpe, a pri-
vate the Ist Regiment of Foot Guard-, to inves-
tope< the undermentioned charges. preferred
scinn-: him by Colonel Raiosford, belongwg to the
said Regiment.
The Court baying assembled. Jotim AUGUSTUS
OLDHAM, Eaq. the Deputy Judge Advocate, then
ordered le Pri•oner, who had been brought under
• Fortin:l' ,nolic4ry escort from the Savoy, to I.e
brought i.d• Court ; and roquested him. if iv- had
any coleettons to any of the Members (whlse ham •
be called over to him, as follows) be would state
them :
PaistDllll7.
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Lientemint-General the Husioarable JOHN LESLIE.
Colmar.' Cook. Captain Dorsille,
Colonel Laurie t, Capt.'Alea Lord Sahara,
t *maul Griffiths, Captain dolour,
%amp:l4M Captain West,
}ls' Caney, await, Fritter,
dieutosast-C..1. -Draper, Coptirita Clifton.
Loiegoosseol. Wood,
Ay I lir Pritoner having replied that he had not,
. the ehArreit were then rend,
lit. Fut %wig/ deserted from the said Regiment on or
olitskt the iv% of May, into, and costuming aloud until
tiro mit af fo-tuittlaber last, when brought bark to the Regi-
emit wader an Pigott from St. Albans, where he was ap-
yreiltswilid
yd. Fur itpljaillog with a reeruitiof party of the Coldstream
&lards, 04 Of shoat tie 19th of hale Wet, in Edinburgh,
nod frandolinatly remising from that party the 40.4 of Si. Si.
led 44iNirtisIg from it Ou the 91st of tM mod mouth
&I. Per foliating by the same of John Nall, with a re-
Moister party of the i ith Light Dragoons, at St Mims, in
Aaiun' last, and them fraoiloteatly obtaining frays Cap-
%Ma Pater Lawton, of that Ream:neat, the an n of nu guinea ;
alsollie emu of eight pounds, including actuaries, from
retleeet Clay, laspectiug Field Oilloar of a remaining dis-
trict.

The Solt Witness that was called in wasSerjtant
Swann, of the Ist Regiment of Foot Guards, who
said, that in the month of October, 1803. he en-
listed the Prisoner into. the said regiment, at Ber-
wick on-Tweed, and produced an attestation to
that °elect. It was also stated by another Serjeant„
that in tolling over the roll in the evening of the
1,3111 Nay, at Portman-street Barracks, that Shawe
Was then missing. end coutinultd absent till brought
back the Ist Septepther a primer.
A Serjeant belonging to the Coldstream Guard.
was theu called itt, who d-posed, that whilst he ..al
en • recruiting party at Edinburgh, he enlisted the
Prisoner, on the 19th of July last.and that he de-
serted from them on the 21st, and he had never se .n
bins till hr wen, to him as a de.erter, after
being brought hack to Portman-street Barracks.
filerjraot Macdonald. of the 11th Light Dragoons,
dies stated. that he enlisted the Prisoner at St.
Alkalis, in August last, by the name of John Bell.
And here a certificate to that effect was product-4
by Copt. Peter Lawton, belonging to the said regi-
ment Light Dragoons, who detio.ed, that he
paid the Prisoner 11. Is. ail hi. bring attested. It
wai then proved by Colonel Hay. lovlwei"g Fidri
Dicer of the Bedford Recruiting District, that
tbs. Prisoner. under the same of Bell, received
eight pounds. including necessaries.
The priseteditigs as bfhalf of the prosecution
being now ended, the Prisoner wan called upon for
lii• &retire. who brick stated, that he listrine gut
intoxicated in Cie pressing, he deserted from the
14 Regiment of Foot Guards; and. fearful of the
ctiosequences of returning to the regimen, i t thtit
state, had unfortunately then deserted. which I. I
to commit the two other breeches of the articles
*war; and therefore left hi. unhappy situation to
Ibo sere! of the Court. He was then ordered
fillekb in'o ettetedy. sod eandocted Iro•k to the
Savoy, where he will remain till his irouteuce be
Proglitaided to him,