The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-09-09 00:00:00

OBTAINING A CARRIAGE UNDER FALSE
PRETENCES.

Yesterday livery Lloyd and James Fat, two machismo,
were brought up from Maryle.bone watch-house, charged
by Mr. Thomas George Kitts, belonging to the firm of
Irwin and Kitts, coach and harness-makers, of Mary-le-
Wire-Orem, with having obtained a valuable carriage from
off their premises, under the follow* circumstances
Mr. Kitts being sworn, stated, that on Tuesday morning
last the Prisoner, Lloyd, called at his house, and being in-
troduced, he stated that he was a coachman in the employ
of Mr. Coricanuun, M.P. by whose orders he had come there
to hire a carriage tor him fur the space of five months, and
he said his merrier reorder! at No. 63, in York-buildings,
Mary-le-bone, soil that he had stables in Dorset-mews.
Mr. Kitts agreed to let him have the carriage the same day,
at 6/. 6s. per month, and shortly after the Prisoner came
with a horse rund took it away with bins. Suspicion
arising in Mr. Kitts mind that all was not correct, he
made it his lousiness to inquire in York-buildings, when he
ascertained that no such person as Mr. Concantion resided
in the street, and there were only 33 houses therein. He
then proceeded to Llorset.mews, where, can inquiry, hr found
that his carriage WAS concealed in the coach house of a Mr.
Poole, who informed him that the Prisoner Fill was the per-
son who brought it there; he shortly after came up and said
be had pot it iu at the request of a friend; be procured an
oft cer and gave him in custody, for receiving the property.
He ascertained that Fitt was coachman to Miss White, of
No. 50, Baker.street, Portnsan-square, whom becalled upon,
when it turned out that it was one of her horses with which
the carriage was brought from his premises. She gave him
as iufainuus character, and said that compassion only in-
duced her to keep him in her employ. He afterwards traced
the Prisoner, Lloyd, when he found that he was unemployed,
and had no substantial means of procuring his living, and
ascertained that he had a few days back disposed of a cha-
riot, which he bail no doubt but he obtained under similar
circuisstauces. This plan has been practised fur some time
past.
Gregory deposed, that he lives in Harley-mews, and
purchased a chiriot from the Prisoner, Lloyd, in Dorset.
mews; he gave him 30 guineas fur it ; Colonel Brickley was

on his horse near the spot, and the Prisoutr said that the
Colonel was his master, soil authorised him to sell it for
bins. Wituess did not know it was stolen. The Prisoner
gave him a receipt with a false name.
Colonel Buckley proved that he was the pecans who was

as horse at the lime , and the Prisoner knew bins by sight,
but was nut a servant of lair,

Mr. Poole, the owner of the coach-house, deposed, that
be ga,.! the Primulr leave to put the carriage is his house.
The Prisoner, Lloyd, positively declared, that Mr. Con.
Bannon met him is Portman-square, hired him as his coach-
man, and gave him orders to agree for the carriage. He
told hint be lived at 83, York..bsildings, and he kaew no
more of it. The chariot which ►e sold to Gregory was
the property of his late noisier, Mr. Marsh, the High
Sheriff for Middlesex, by whose orders he did so; but he
was gone to a foreign country.
Fitt, in his derriere, said, that he merely obliged Lloyd
by lending hiss the horse, and taking the carriage to Poole's
.stable.
The Magistrates remanded the Prisoners till a future day,
when there is so doubt but they will be identified by sere.
rat respectable coadistakers, who have been defrauded of
their property is the same amasser.
COMBINATION AMONG THE JOURNEYMEN
BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS.

James 'Villiers's, a shoemaker, wan brought up from St.
Anne's watch-house, charged by Me. Watts, boot sad sbum
maker, of Leicester-Selds, and Bentiock street, Subo, with
leaving entered into a combination with several other per-
sons for an advaace of wages.

It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Watts anal several
other wituesses„ that in the month of May last the men in
his employ conspired with each other, and struck from their
work fur a rise of wages; they held meetings in the neigh-
bourhood, and entered into a resolution not to return to
work until a compliance to their demands was the result.
Three men, named H olines, Cummins, and Lloyd, were dele-
gated to present a list of prices to Mr. Watts, for the pur-
pose of kuowing whether they met with his consent. It hap-
pening in that part of the season when the work was very
brisk, he complied; but latterly, finding that the exorbitant
advance, which was three-pence in every pair of Ladies'
shoes, and an equal advance on hoots, he found it
impossible to continue it, on which the Prisoner, with others,
placed a strung guard over his premises, and insulted and
heat every person who ventured in or near the place. They
would inquire what their business was, and if they came fur
work they were maltreated; and if they bad brought
it home, they were made to take it bark again; and
customers were told that it was ais illegal shop, and would
not be allowed to enter it. Several of the men who were em-
ployed in their stead, were pursued and threatened to be
shot. The Act of Parliament specifies that persons so acting
subject themselves to Ira imprisoned in the Hoare of Cor.
melon for two smiths, sod the Prisoner was accordingly
committed for that time.

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gate for trial, from Dow.street, on the 19th ult. of the room, saying that if they (the witness sold .hart time they *bold be siortthered ith the demi...
charged with a rope on HANNAN WMl'2llOlO4 was family) would ahoy in the roam, they would Vino with those who *ere no snore. He would, therefore,
bailed on Thursday hot before Mr. Justice BUT, at their lives. The robbers then returned to the most eartirstlt recommend them te eotptoy them-
his *eat, Elthrin Pali. countiug.house and made • further attempt to selteNtluringil*Slibtlpetiodthey 'ladle/km.lM plows