The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-23 00:00:00

HORSE CHAVNTING.

G. Barber, • person of dashing rappearence, and
W. Cooirked, who was described as being his ser-
vant, were indicted for • conspirecy to defraud the
Rev. William I.re in the sale of two horses. The
facts of the car were as follow :—Au advertisement
appeared in new of the papers, announcing for isle
two horses. which were described as possessing the
meat complete quab6catturis for any sod every use,
and as tore property of. sti officer in the army, who
was going •broad. with u reference to a stable in
Whitefriars„ where they were kept. The Rev.
Mr. Lee. upon seeing this advertisement. repaired
to the place mentioned, where lie saw Goddard,
who represented himself as the groo►u of the other
',roomier, Barber. whom he described as being a
Crown in the Emoskilleso dragoons. The gloom
globe • hassling description of the bones, and of
their distinguishes' fears when out with Lord Mid.
Melon's hound•. and seemed to have • most of-
tretionate stischtnrat to them, and feelingly Is-
uiented that his master was about to part with
them, as they were a rare acquisition to airy man.
While this converse i n was pawing between
the groom and the Her, Mr. Lee, the sob distant

eteptisin Barber entered the stable, and .reiletated
all the excellent quslitses of the horses, and,
in consoquence of an observation respecting a mirk
oo the knee of one of them, talked loudly of his
honour as au officer rad a gentl.inan, and
imme-
diately silenced Mr. Lee's scruples, by offering a
warranty in writing. The price of 100 guinea* was
immediately agreed upon, and a deposit of V. was
at mace paid by the Rev. Mr. Lee, who promised to
call the twit day to complete the payment. lie
accordingly fulfilled his promise, and retired with
the Captain to a neighbouring cuffee-hosse to pay
the balance, when the Captain spoke so highly of
the huneity and qualifications of his groom, that the
Rev. My. Lee, supposing he would have as great a
bargain in the groom as the horses, agreed to take
him into his service, as the Captain professed to
here no further occasion for the valuable services of
such a servissit, now that lie had disposed of the
horses, and the groom went sway, as it were, to
change his stable dress, to accompany Mr. Lee
home with the •horses. Being gone some time,
Captain Barber, said lie would go and hasten his
return; but the Rev. Mr. Lee, after waiting iu vsiti
for either the Captain or grown, went to the stable
in search of them, when he found the door fastened,
but the horses waiting outside, under the care of a
third person, whom he had never seen before...-.
Judging that something wrung had taken place, he
hastened to stop the payment of the cheque on
Coutts's bank he had just before given Barber; but
he was too late, fur the parties, who had been more
on the alert, had received cash for tit, cheque. The
horsed. it ippeared, were not worth 15!.
The Prisoners were found Geary; bat a question
was reserved tor the twelve Judges upou the con-
struction of the fraud.

MIDDLBSICX SgSSIONS. CLEamwELL,
SATURDAY, SIIPTEDIBIR 91.

John Arlen, William Jones, George Haymow,
and Gecirge Fennell, were indicted for unlawfully
assembling and conspiring together, with the Mien-
tioa of committing an abominable offence, in the
house No. 5, Weymouth-street, St. Mary-le-boor,
belonging to a Mr. Currie, on the 15th of July
last.
It is not possible for us to enter into the detail of
this case. Their infamous practices were discovered
by • young OHM who had lately arrived from the
country, and who had been enticed by Sugdcn to
sleep with him in Weymouth-street, tinder die pre-
tence of procuring him • situation. The young 01411
mentioned his suspicions to a friend, by whom he
was introduced to Staples, of Mary-le-bone polies-
office, and he, with his assistants, secured the four
w ri tches.

The Rita Prisoners were instantly found Guilty.
and were sentenced to two yetis' imprisonment earl,
in the House of Correction, and the first and list
three months of that time to be solitary confine-
ment.
The moment they left the Court, in custody of
the gaoler►, the reception they met with from the
populace was such as they cannot easily forget, or
even recover, for some time to come.