The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-05-20 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN.

'Yesterday Edward it/credit/B,a pork-butcher. of No. 2, Church-
lane, Strand • John Smith, of Judd-street, Bronswick-sciusre
rnd Jolts Welch, of Chad's-row, Gray's three fellows
‘cting in the capacity of brokers, were brought up farm the Found.
bog watch-house, in the custody of John Hutt, charged by Daniel
Gor.no:, and other inhabitants of Compton-place, Burton-crescent,
utder the following circumstances :
It apparcd in evidence, that about six o'clock on the preceding
4i:dog. the prisoners, in a state of intoxication (from which they
cot appear to have recovered when brought before the .Msgia-
vatc ), went to different houses in Compton-place, to levy rent un-
der a warrant of distress: there was but a week's rent due from any
of the parties, and none by some. The defendants, however, out-
'ously entered the premises, broke through doors and windows,
frightened, in one apartment, a child into tits. and, in fart, alarmed
.tliT whole neighbourhood. Joseph Cadley and Francis 'Vegan, with
tote assistance of other constables, with difficulty secured the pri-
sows, and lodged them in the Foundling watchhouse.
• r,fr. Nickels, the head landlord of the houses in Compton-place,
attended on the part of the complainants. He stated thnt he had
unfortunately Ict those house(' to c man named Peter Everest (or
*hat is in some places called a middleman), who is now a prisoner
joltite rules of the King's Bench, who, though he pays him ao rent,
Arta wit'a the utmost rigour towards the undertenants, who pay
r'pekly, and who are anxious to pay him (.l r. Nickels) their regular
The Magistrate, under all the circumstances, advised Mr.
',Nickels to indict the parties at the next Middlesex Si-sisal:a
especially
31r. Nickels assayed the'Magistrate that he should do so.

MAR1,114)1:617GH.-STREET.

:11fIENNESS.—Yesterday a boy of most respectable
the county of Somerset, was brought to the bar, ac.
porter at Cumberland-gate of drunkenness and
stated', that he was brought into the Lodge on rues-
about liven o'clock, in the most deplorable state of

intoliettion, so much so, that he found it necessary to call in me-
dical assistance ; and, as his friends had despaired of correcting
this vice, and could do nothing with hint, he was obliged to bring
hint to the office.
The uncle of the boy came forward, and stated that his nephew's
propensity for liquor was so great, that he would sell every thing
belonging to him to gratify this passion ; he had soli but the day
preceding his watch for 2f. which was worth W.; and as he had a
large family, and could not correct his nephew's bad habits. he
begged the Jlagistrate would keep him in custody till the crr!val of
his father, to whom be bad written. The uncle seemed in the
greatest distress.
The Magistrate said he had no power to do it, however
mach he felt fur hint: he could only tine him tn. for drunkenness.
The lad was an apprentice in some mercantile house in the City,
anti as it appeared he would be admitted again on promise of re-
pentance, he was allowed to leave the office.

SySPECT FAD anea.—Yesterdayday Spencer, I,lenson, and
Dam', charged on suspicion with the murder of Mary Wilkins,
were brought before 1.. B. ALLEN, J. Sca tvrlt, and D. limo,
Esqrs. for a second examination.
Several witnesses deposed as to the state of the body of the de-
ceased when ...he was picket! out of the water.
George King, of 54, Snow's-fields, said he had known Dawes
30 years. The last time I saw this unhappy man was on the 30th
of April, from six till near eleven, at my house. I have reason to
suppose that he is affected much in hi+ mental faculties. He has
been, I believe, strolling about since Christmes. He has been in
the Custom* and Excise, and has kept a adiool. Ile has abilities
fee any situation. I know his daughter ; she has been tinder
my protection, btit is now in the country, on account of her
health. He has a second rife sod family in Conrail ; his first
was m sister.
Hall, the Constable—" Prisoner, you told me that you got your
living by curing cores."
Dawes--" So I did : I cure toothaches and other aches, and
cut corns."
Hall—He brought a bolster-case and a basket to me wet, and
said he had found it in the canal, and that he was told by a person
near the place, that a couple of men had been dividing spoil which
they had got hold of. lie was very anxious to get hold of it after he
brougl, t it to the office.
Mr. Atten—Dawe, you stated that you had a certificate of
good conduct from Captain Nicholas, of East-lane ?
Dawes---Yes, Sir ; that gcndeman can give me the best of cha-
racters while I served the office of his deputy at the salmon fisheries.
If he was here now, he would couch for the truth of what I say.
Mt. A LLE N—l have just received a letter from Captain Nicho-
las, and you shall hear the teems in which he speaks of your
conduct.

Mr. Allen then teed the letter, which was as follows:
" East-lane, May 1.4, I>P-4.
" Ste—Davin; this moment seen, in the Tinges newspaper, the
report of an ex:int:nation before you of a man named Dawes, I
think it right to tell you all that I know about him. On taking up
my residence in this neighbourhood last year, I found that the
salmon in these rivers were shamefully destroyed ; I therefore, to
do a public good, rented the Royalties, in order to preserve the fish
within. them ; and believing that this person (Dawes) was a suit-
able man to watch and report to me the names 05 such persons as he
might discover illegally catching the salmon, I directed him to do
so • het I soon found my confidence was misplaced, and I have
been endeavouring to find this Thomas Dawes ever since 3lairch
last, that I might take front I the paper that he had requested
me to sign, and I shall feel much obliged if you will do so, and
put it into the fire, on Dawes being again brought before you.—l
have the honour to be, etc.
" .1. Taos NICOLAS, Copt. R.N."
Upon hearing the contents of this letter, Dawes said—" Wtdl !
it in very strange Captain NiCOIM should have given such a charac-
ter of me. 1 have not deserved it from him ; and 1 have risked
my life in preserving the fisheries."
Mr. ALLEN said there were some very strong circumstances of
suspicion against this man.
The .Magistrates consulted foe some time together, and observed,
that in order to give the prisoners an opprtunity of having a profea-
sionnl man in attendance, they would remand them for another ex-
amination. They at the same time added, that the circumstances
of suspicion against the prisoners were still very considerable, and
besought them to endeavour all in their power to bring forward
evidence to disprove what had heen alleged against them, by the
next examination.

1 he prisoners were then conducted back to
gaol.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

It Is said that the Superb is to go from Barbados, to Jamaica, for
the purpose of receiving the flag of Vice-Admiral Halsted, when
('apt. } (wrest will remove into that ship ; and Capt. Sir Thomas
Staines will take command of the Isis ; and the Ganges, Captain
Brace, C.B. will return to England.

SHIPPING IN7'ELLIGENCE.

CUSTOM-HOUSE, MAY 19.
E Ixwains.
Julie, Preager (Hackett, broker), from Calais.
Union, Hedde (Rtiewd), from ditto.
Provident* Esprrup (Windle), from Christiana.
Mary, Hudson ndrewsh from MemeL
Royal Union, art (Andrews), from Dantrig.
Scotia, Liddle (Bergerberg), how Christians.
Earnest, Daiwa, (Buckles), from Hamburgh.
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

FALstourn, MAY 17.--Sailed the Four Friends, Rohm*, for
London.

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PLYMOUTH, MAY 17..—The Alfred, Taylor, bound to Leg.
horn and Genoa, has been repaired, and will proceed the firm
change of wind.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY lA.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Niemen,
from Halifax. Sailed the Royal Charlotte, Graham, for London.
Blatt GATE, MAY 18.—The Glasgow, Cleet, from Memel to this
place, struck the ground in making the harbour, on Sunday, and
has become very leaky. It is expected she will not be hove in until
the cargo is nearly out.
DovE a, MAY IB.—The corpse of the Duchess of Devonshire,
which was landed last night from France, left Wright.' Hotel. for
the family mausoleum, in one of the family esuriages. lii. Grace
went forward last night. A number of pameogers have arrived to.
day and yesterday from Calais, amongst
e whom were the widow of
Belzoni, and the Secretary of his Ex 1 y Count Lieven. Sailed I
his Majesty's packet the Spitfire, for Cabals, and the Monarch
steam vessel, for Boat. His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, and
suite, return to En to.morrow.
DEAL, MAY 1 Bed the Arab transport, to the Wait
-
ward. The Thomas and Liao Rumney sailed for the River
this morning ; and the Lady Raffles, for India. Remain, the Sir
George Prevost. for Quebec ; and the Eddystone, Dale, for Prince
Edward's Island.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 17.—Arrived the Hope, Galloway, from
Fayal; Mariner, Douglas, from St. Michael s; Edwards, Stew.
arta, from Yillau ; Argo, Halman ; and Erwarting, Renskell,
from Memel ; and Semaphore, —, from Havre.
Ii RAVESE ND. MAY Hi—Arrived the (Arland, Whidbourne,
from Messina; Royal Union, Hart, from Dantric ; Nimrod,
Spears, from Smyrna. Sailed, the Willitun, Johnson, for Antigua;
Inclination, Dictgen, foe Bremen.

A sloop, of about 60 tons, foundered near the Skerries, 11th
and itis supposed the crew drowned.
VESSELS SPOKEN WITIL—Whim, Heard, from Demerara to
London. Benson, Smith, Liverpool for Quebec, sth inst.; she had,
lost her mainmast, and was bearing up for the first port in Ireland.
Abrams, of Newcastle, for Quebec, 30th April. Rgalist, of Lon-
don, for Quebec, Ist May, with loss of bid* arks and main-topsail ;
a ship was seen to leeward, with loss of mainmast, standing to the
westward. Colombia, Chapman, Bombay to London, 17th ult.
Whim, Herd. from Demerara to London, by the Jannett, arrived
from S. Vineents.

COINEI3.—In consequence of information being co-!
ceived by Mr. 11. Adkins, the principal police-officer and prison-
keeper at Birmingham, be, accompanied by the constables, Head-
borough, &c. proceeded, on Friday last, to the house of George
Pitchford, In Wayborough-lane, in the parish of Solihull, War-
trickshirs, artsams, is a, wawa es adjoining the kilo haw, day 1
found an iron press, ready for tracking, having dies fur striking
half-crowns near to the press. 31r. Adkins found a box, contain-
ing between five and sax hundred counterfeit half-crowns, appa-
rently just struck off. In the chambers arid other parts of the 1
house and premises, they discoviTed several pile of dies for sore-1
reigns and shillings. The man and his wife, and the whole of''
the apparatus, were secured, and conveyed to the prison at
iningliam, where the prisoners were examined on Monday, and re-'
mended till Monday next.

ACCIDENT FROM THE LATE RAINS.—Two such falls
of rain as have been experienced within the present month have
rarely occurred in May. The week before last was begun, and last
week was concluded, by three days of incessant Wet. On the latter I
occasion die waters were higher in some parts of this neighbour-
hood than they had been for many years. At Chesterton!, Essex,
the Norwich mail was placed in a situation of moat imminent dan-
ger, by the blowing up of the bridge on Saturday night. The
Magnet Norwich coach had not cleared it half a minute, when it
buret with a tremendous crash. On reaching the Crown Inn, the
guard, knowing that the mail was approaching, went back, and
held 1:p a lanthorn as a warning. By his thoughtfulness he pro-
bably sawed die lives of coachman, guard, and all the passengers.
Such Era the noise occasioned by the rush of the water, which had
been almost up so the horses bellies for more than half a mile
alm:g the noel, that ceiling to them would have been vain, and In
another minute the whole must have been plunged into not less than
13 feet of water. The driver of the mail having pulled up, the
guard, with great exertion, standing himself up to his breast in
water, succeeded in placing the passengers on a small insulated
spot, and here they were obliged to remain exposed to the incle-
mency ‘if die night, until the coach could be turned round. It
was more than half an hour before they were rescued front their!
rerihr.ts situation—for perilous it proved to have been, as in ten
minutes after they had quitted the portion of the bridge on which
they had been standing, that also was carried away by the force of 'I
the torrent. Al/, however, were happily preserved, and the mail
reached this town about three hours after the regular time, by a eir-
euitous route. The passengers were so sensible of what thew owed
to the driver and guard, that they all made them considerable pre.,
menus. The Magnet tip-coach, as a,ll es that going down, had
paved the bridge before the accident, but the former got off the
roan into a swamp, and the passetic.eta bad to climb out upon the
roof, and sit there. whilst the water flowed through the windows,
until the coach could he drawn out by eartdanses.--Bary Putt.

DIED.

On the lath Instant, Henry Cheryton, Esq. late Colonel in the
lw Regiment of Foot Guards.
At Islington, on the 18th instant, in the 81st year of his age,
the Re•. George Sirahan, D.D. Prebendary of Rochester= Rec-
tor of Kingsdown, in Rent, and rewards of fifty years Vicar of
Islington.
In the Pith year of his age, Thema' Burnell, Esq. at Ilam-
merrisith.
On the 17th instant, at his house, Walnut Tree-walk, Lambeth,
Mr. Ertsvaed Chandler, of Fleet-malitels London.

CLAPHAM. SURREY.
Freehold Building Ground, Land Tax redeemed.
TO BE LET BY AUCTION,
By W I NSTANLEY and SONS,
At the Mart, on 'ITESDAY, June IS. at Twelve, in Four Lots,
APLOT of valuable BUILDING GROUND, must
eligibly situate in that improving neighbourhood, Acre.lane,
Clapham, with a frontage thereon of about SO feet, of which
Leases will be granted for 99 Yeats. To be viewed.
Printed Particulars will be ready for delivery fourteen days prior
to the Salo, and may be then had at the Bedford Anus, Clapham.
rise ; the Plough and Windmill, Clapham; the Swan, Stockwell;
Prince of Wales, Brixton; of James Winton, Esq. Lincoln's
; at the 3lart ; and of Winstanley and dons, Paternal.
ter-row.

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FOLLYs in tt
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Mr. 14gg stat
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