The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-12-27 00:00:00

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1110W-ITILEST.

DASHING ROSSER.
Arnhem O'Bran, alias l'onfietnois, alias A. V. arisen,
slims Itnurce, a man of genteel appearance sod grallentaaly
rosatatra, woe charged with defrauding Mr. Rivington,
headorrlkr, of Waterloo-place, of M.
It appeased that on Saturday reetaivic the 10th instaut,
the Prisoner went to Mr. Riviugton's shop. and after link-
nog a Mid variety of bunk•, ►e agreed for the pore base
of several, to the amount of GI. in payment fur which he
unstirred a draft fur 107. on Mears. Prescott's, banker% of
Thresilueedte.ntreet, which Mr. Riviagion received is
payment, th► Prisoner saying he ae•er drew a draft for
l'•sa suns than lOL Mr. Riviiigton r.re him G. is change.
hr Prisuuer had to ratti.ived it t.. b•• at the hour ahr■ it
tow late to send to the haak r`t to inquire if the draft
we. correct, it ►eing shoat fire o'rtnek aNM he uttered the
craft. The Primmer left inst. 14Ci14111. fur the hooks to be
:node tip in a parcel directed to a gait lessen of the name of
Mansell, and sent by t►e roach to Richnsimil on Monday
"',zeroing. He gave ►ie own address at No. IS, George-
s:reel, Hanover.square. He is shoal 35 years of age.
Mr. Riving on had the prevention, before be parted with
':se ►ooks, Worse! the draft to Messrs. Prescutt's for pay.
'Nets( early eat Monday morning, when the answer al the
/Jabber's was.'" No effects;' and the drawer of the draft
A, AS out korkris. Inquiry one made at Nu. 15, George.
street. Portmain-square, and so math permit as the Prisoner
•and there •

Qr 'earthing the Primmer, several drafts on Prescott's
were ford, silted in a way that Might 6e construed into
a:of of his asuses.
Mr. UMW/4M amessled for the Prisoner, sad endeavoured
•0 peuve the teasssction to be oNly a debt, and that Ire in-
: sedral to have cash at Messrs. Preset' s'', on the Meaty
3110/11111r. sad Inrollfered to return the 41, which was refused
by Ur. itivisigtoa, who said he would make an example of
his
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Me. Itivinutisis obs►rved, that be Owned, es an old aed
eapiqicared kositoo tesdesman, be ought to apologise for
eriag so easily loped by the Primmer, soil parsing with Ii so
aavity,but heconfeesed that the ■ppearasce, nisnoers, and la.-
t•ay of the Primmer got the bedew or him, sod he istirm
.Sanbied darned the time be was mimed wish him tvieg a
ouilegase, sod the pesos be represented himself to be.
The Prisoner was committed tot further examinstims,
when it e. expected that several ot►er charges of a similar
nature will be exhibited 'genial ►im, as a slumber of whet
”fue mations have bees received at the office of similar trans-
•etiesis bra area answering the Prisouer's descripiioa.

On Friday evening,betweentieven sad eight o'clock, Miss
Johnson, a woman who stood committed to Widest.ll fur
liebavisig disorderly at Si. Martia's Workhouse, was found
Lancing 111 the erring room attached to the office. She was
dlseovered by Westbrook, the gaoler, who on hearing •
rigeling Dune, as proceeding from a persoo's Mont, he
went to the room where she was, sod on opening the dame
w.rh rouse difficulty, ►e found the womaii's body hang.
ivg 'tallest it, and the force he used caused the
►cot to slip; she had tied hermit up Ur one of the ire*
rails of the window with her shawl, sod she fell upon Um
sod knocked him down tinder her. He called fur assielanue,
when it appeared that she had been very declaimed se to
tt. intrusion of potting an rod to her existence, as she hod
tad her apron woad her face, Wile' had heeoine black;
she was very cold, and had every appearance of briar dead,
flowerer, a ssirgeue was mut for with all possible speed,
also, alter a considerable time, recovered her. She was then
e4aveled is a hackney roach to St. Martin's workhouse, sad
tot into a warm bed. She has been for some time extreme-
ly troubleaome to the parish officers, and caused ne many
disturhatites that she could not be kept in the workhouse.
(1)* Friday morning half a crows was given to her, and an
order give.. her to be taken In at • house at libation, where
poet of the poor of St. Martin's are farmed. la the evening
*he returned to t►e work-house, sayinr, she had lost the or.
ilar. Another was given to her, but she refused to go ex.
clot a roar% was provided for bee, when it was ascertained
that she had swat a great part of the half crow• in liquor.
She was very abusive, and made seek a disturbsace, that
ate was sent to the Office ins the custody of a constable.