The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-04-07 00:00:00

POLICE.

at anstorr-nonst.
two jonrneymen cooper: were yesterday fully
entntniued, by the Lord Mayor. en a charge of
sttaling nineteen pounds of coffee frnm the ware-
bniise of Mr. Cornish, on Dowgate-hill, on the evi-
dence of two officers who prhduced the coffee,
which they swore they had taken from the prisoners.
Efisalvth 1417 and tin: two other fetn.ie pri-
seiner', mentioned in our Paper of yesterday, as
Irbarged with attempting to make away with an in-
fant chilli, were fully eommitr.ed for trial.
GUI LIMA L L.
Yesterday two yntetermen printers were brought
Wort Alderman Anderson; on suspicion of having
rolen several bo"ks. from their master. The Corn-
rlainant stated. that in Feivruary last, a number of
books had been sinlen from his press-room. At
that time he did 'bet know who to suspea of being
tuilty cif the `robbery, hut since he had every rea-
son to believe the prisoners were the persons, as they
bad been seen by his apprentice going away with a
boot of trials, secreted in their pocket.
The apprentice was examined, and stated that he
sale Parker (one of the journeymen) at various
times tape away the sheets of a book he was put-
ting in the press, the other journeyman had also
been guilty of the same offence.
The accused party alledged in their defence, that
they were ignorant of the crime with which they
'*re charged, ;and that the sheets which they had
been seen to take away, were poly a copy or the
work they were employed upon, which they said
they were entitled to by an .Itt of Parliament.
Mr. F. the complainant. observed, that Parker had
long been considered as a very suspicious person,
and these was much reason to believe lie had
taken away the property in question It did not,
'however, appear, that anv rutther fails could be
traced, than those already mentioned, to convict
that accused.
The Magistrate. therefore, after advising them
to cautions how they incurred a vissilar examina-
tion in future, ordered them to be discharged.
Jenkinson, a Seriearit in the West Middlesex hli-
idle, brought up a shoemaker, named Taylor, for ,
giving fames Price (who had 'tasted as a substi-
tute}, a false chara:ter. It appeared that Taylor
was eleinking, in company with die Serjcant and
Price. at a public-house in Clerkerismal, where he
described Price's place of abode, and affirmed that
he was acquainted with an his selatinns. The day
following the Serjeant went to the place to which he
had been direited, and found Otai all as false that
Taylor had t‘li him, w no one knew any thing
about Price, cr that thine wag such a person, on :
'which he immediately atoned the latter, sent hini
,down to khc regiment, a:1 the prisoner taken 1
into custody, far attempting to swindle 'him, by
It.ing Priee.a
Taylor co.nfesscii the charge brought main t him,
anB alWged.;in excise of his enndeet, that he was
intnxicated, and hadvoten of Price to the Serjeant
at the reliant of the. turret.
His 'matter for "whotW‘he-woriced came forward
and gave him a i%nodt tharailter, in consequence of
which he vests discharged:
novas Knight, a enpe-maker in Shadwell, brought
his brother before the Alderman, for rubbing him
of several ariclee, sihich he had pawned.
The complainant stated, that the prisoner had
been three years at sea, from -whence he returned
about three months back, since which time he had
kept company with none but thieves and abandoned

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ttharletirs. Ile complainant eapresved a wish diat
'the A 14141111111 would send the rri soner to sets Win,
to prennt Ow consequences arising front his present
mode of behaviour. Several duplicates of the pro-
perty which the prisoner had stolen were produced,
and the robbery was clearly proved ; the Magistrate
therefore scut the offender with an officer, who had
orders to couducl hint on hoard the tender.

NAVAL INTELLIGEN&E.

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ronessrotiTit, APRIL 5.
His Majesty's ship yang, of SI guns, Capt. Rich-
ardson, is unmoored, and under sailing orders for
the Mediterranean : her company was this clay paid
twn months advance.
Came into harlyinr his Majesty's ship Eurydice,
of '.!.s guns, Capt. Malcolm, to be paid off
ive hundred seamen are daily expected here
from the eastward for his Majesty's ship Drrad-
nought, of !iti guns ; upon receiving them she is ex-
pected to sail immediately to join the squadron of
line of battle ships, already assembled in Cawsand
Bay.
iternain at Spithead the Dreadnought, Russell, Dio-
rama!, isram, CelArtta, Arms, .eirrole, and ..Slripb,
with several reveni.e-cutters ; and the Hon. Last
India Company's ships Crilcura, Lord Howe, and
Hugh Ing U.
At St. Helen's the Amnon, and Pr:cnty cutter.—
Wind W. he .S.
Arrived the Nary, Park, from Sunderland.
• PI.VMOUTII, APRIL 4.
Arrived the fluor man of war froth Portsmouth,
Boadicea fiigate, Ranger, Hind, aril Eagle cutters,
from a crutz.e.
DOVIA, APRIL 5.
Arrived last night the Charlotte packet, with mail
and pas,t,ngers, aniniii.; whom were Capt. Gregory,
Mrs—lnderson, Mrs. kenney, and Mr. liolsina.
"[he ship Britannia, from Jamaica, Jervis, passed
"by this morning for the Downs: Captain Cox landed
here nut of her.

Arrived this morning the Industry of I lull, Lams;
with wine, from Cadiz.
Sailed this morning the Express packet, Captain
Dell, with Kiug's Messenger, and the Charlotte
packet, with Mons. Marchand, French courier,
with dispatches from General Andreossi.
I hill past six o'clock, P. M.—Tke Hyaci.7th and
Poisson l'olant, French passage-vessels, ;are just ar-
rived with :s great number of passengers, but no
messenger.

DEAL, APRIL 5.
Came down the Warren Hatt nib and Lady
Castlereagh, for India. and remains with several
other outward bound vessels.—Wind S.W.

Livtitrooi., Mill!. 4.
Arrived the VeaeraMe, Lutas, from Barbadues;
Rosalind, Cuite, from Africa and St. Thomas's ;
Catharine, Simcock, from Leghorn ; and Diana,
Noble, from Boston.
The Hanuhoes, Holmes, from Barbadoes for Li-
verpool, is put into St. Vincent's in distress, and
condemned there.
The St. Antonia Du Padua, from St. Andero, for
Liverpool, with a-cargo of specie, cochineal, &c. to
the value of 30,000 1. is lost at Waterford.
The Pery, Williams, from Cork, for Liverpool,
got ashore near Hollyhead on 'Thursday morning.

Letters from Berlin of great credit state, that one
of DL ROC'S osj.-ets was to prevail on the kisc of
l'aussi A to seize Ilamburgh, for the purpose of com-
pletely excluding the commerce of England from
that port,' and from (lemony ; 1);:noe said too,
that if the Kt sic cf Pittssi A would not do so, and
(it is added) likewise seize on Hanover, the FIRST
CONSUL would send troops to do so. To this it is stat-
ed, that the Cabinet of Berlin replied, that his Plies-
SIAN Mains r v was ;rsolved to observe the most
perfeCt neutrality, and, if necessary, draw a cordon
of troops round the former line of demarcation,
and defend the neutrality of the North.

Other accounts of a more doubtful nature state,
that BON AP A wiz has declared that, if a war with
England takes place, he is determined to have none
but friends or foes. This must be only a sally of
passion. He will not attempt to bluster with Russia
and Prussia. He knows whom he kicks.

Last creek, as a Lieutenant of a press-gang was in
pursuit of two men at Lynn, they eluded him by
entering a house, when the former asked a man in
the street if he was not a constable, to which he an-
swered in the affirmative, whereupon the Lieutenant
charged him in the King's name to aid and assist him
in toting the two men. The Constable (who was
also a Sheriff's Officer) in return enquired if he was
not Lieut. -, to which he replied that he was ;
when the Bailiff told him thatlie was his prisoner,
at the suit of ---, for 401. and took him away.

Last week a Court Martial was holdzn at Chelsea
College upon two Captains in a distingtiid,ed corps
of infantry in his Majesty's service; the case is thus
stated :—While the regiment lay at Chatham, some
time since, one.of thoee Officers declining to drink
more wine at the mess after dinner, was asked by
the other the reason.—“ To tell you the truth,"
replied t 1,.• termer, " 1 have an a•:{ ;nation with yorr
snft 10-n ski, and as a man of hor,iur 1 ant rekolved
to keep it !" Captain endeavoured to pass
this off as a joke ; Lot the other assuring him that
he was in earnest, received a glass of wine in his
face, and a* rnaratal sentac enstoi, until they were
separated by their brother officers. The command-
ing offieetartiving two day: after, and having heard.
the eircemstatee3 of 'this -estriordinarycase, with the
addition that no further step had been taken by
either party, put thin both tinder an arrest, and
reported their conduer to the Commander in Chief,
who ordered them to be tried by a Court Martial,
which dosed oat Friday last, and the lieport thereof
is • now before the )(INC:.

On Sunday last died' at scat, at Burton Pyri-
Sunkinetchire, in the 5.41 year of ha 2;•r, the
Right Her. the Countess Dowager of Cua r :IA M 9
Tebet of the-late great Lord On Atla A M 4Uld mother
11-to the present E:trl, and the llight
PITT. To an .e!evated Mind, ,uoiversal philan-
thropy, and the purest principles of Christianity,
her Ladyship united thwc spleadid talents, and
that refinement of which .rendered hes •u•
prior to her sex, arid could not but endear her to
all those who haul the honour of her acquaintance,
and who must ever kunent the loss they have sus-
gained by her death : nor will the 'event he le
poignantly 'felt by the surrounding poor, to whom
she was uniformly a most kind and libtrAl bent-
laaress.

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FORGER r 011 TILE I,IIOK OF LISBOA!'
The tontriver is a Brat ilian,Joite Borges de'Burros,
a man of astonishing intelleCtual powers,but rendered
dangerous to society by a base perversion of princi-
ple; quick in conception, of indefatigable perseve-
rance, and determined in execution. Having for
former mal-praElices felt the sopurge of the law,
Borges aimed at the Jute' subversion of all order
and subordination. Fortunately he failed, and then
turned his thoughts to forgery, and was dote led ; but
owing to the misjudged precipitation of injudicious
inexperience, he escaped with the trifling punish-
ment of being sent out of the cowry as an alien.
Despising &urger, he returned :Ind renewed his de-
predations in the association of Sylvester Godlia, a
Portuguese ; and John Farrell, a Printer. The other
associate was a man named Gillington, why has
been an United Irishman, '.lnd who turned King's
evidence. In May last, Gillington, and one John Fen-
nell, were brought from Liverpool, on a charge of
forging and circulating small bank notes ; when, at
the instance of the gentlemen of the Bank,
Gilling-
ton was, from necessity, again admitted es an ap-
prover against his companion, Fennell, who was in
consequence executed at Newgate on the 'Zed of
June last. These four dangerous men proceeded
in their operations, till they were deteCted, by the
following providential occurrence:—,
On Sunday the 2cl of January last, his Excel-
lency Mons. de Lima (the then Partugtiese Ambits-
seder), called at Mr. Bond's house, in Sloan-street,
aceoiepanied by a respeCtable tradesman at the west
end of the town, who stated, that by accident be had
seen a printer casting off an immense quantity of
notes, which he knew were forged notes upon the
Bank of Lisbon, but of which the printer was com-
pletely ieenorant. M. de Lima then requested Mr.
Bond's advice respecting the measures proper to he
pursued in an affair of such importance to the cote,
try he represented, observing, that as he bed be-
fore unfortunately failed in bringing offenders to jas-
tics, under similar eircie.enances, he should be sorry
it through any mismansee:aent his endeavours were
again frust. ated ; wlrseuixsn Mr. Bond remarked to
ha Excelleecy,'" that in masters of similar descrip-
tion, success was only the result of caution, patience,
and perseverance ; that no alarm should be given ;
and that the greatest care should be taken to avoid
apprehending the parties too hastily, until the whole
was mature, otherwise as they well knew they had
ns yet committed no offence punishable in this
cotmtry, they would despise the attempt as they had
done before ; but that if he acquiesced in the above,
his Excellency might be assured that his wishes
would be ultimately accomplished, and the offenders
rendered amenable."
P.I. de Lima expressed his cheerful concurrence ;
and the unwary printer was privately sent for, who
discovered that Farrell was the only aetive agent ;
in consequence of which Farrell was watched, and
every proceeding minutely and daily reported to
M. de Lima and Mr. Bond for upwards of two
months. By this report it appeared, that some
Portuguese in this country were the principal agents
in carrying on the forgery, which amounted to
40,0001. in Lisbon notes of 51. each, all which
were first intended to be carried by the packet to
Lisbon for circulation ; but it was finally agreed
that Farrell and Gillington should convey the notes
to Lisbon, on board of the Antwerp schooner, of
London, Qeorge Dickinson commander, in which
vessel they had taken their passage, and had each
paid twelve guineas. In consequence of this im-
portant communication, M. de Lima and Mr.
Bond consulted together, and the following letter
was dispatched to Lisbon by the Ambassador, im-
mediately upon the ilntwerp leaving the river
Thames :
" London, 45th Feb. 1803.
" Ica addition to my former letter on the subject of the forged
notes, I now with certainty acquaint you, that by the schooner
Adaccp, George Dickinson commander, of the biirthen of 90
tons, wl.ieh sailed from Land to this day, and is bound to Lis-
bon, there are on hoard of her two men, named John Farrell
and James G;llington, of the folloiving descript.a.i, both
equal v guilty of rigging about 8000 notes of the Lisbon Rank,
and which not, !; yem will find in their custody, as they are car-
rying th..m-thitlier fir the purpose of circulation, to s. one per-
son who has einelov.xl them, and who will well ri waal them
f r their labour. When you first secure both them: men, and
wit:en must be done in a very prompt and determined manner,
great care must be taken to prevent their throwing the notes
overb.srti, for the purpose of sinking them, which they cer-
tainly will attempt, if they have an opportunity, aisd uncles.;
their V;atift. are first secured prevent it. It is prohalde they
renal the 'motes in the linings of rune of their clothes
they wear, all which should be Most scrlaputo,Ay examined,
even their shirts, shoes, stockings, hats, re. as well as their
clothes, and tvery thing else conuu,ed in their packages, b
and trunks; and all whieli•pacleagtm, boxes, and treliks should
kkewise be cantfully L.-satin:4, to discover any private drawer
or conceahnent they may have."
[Direfirllows a de:eription of both.]
The Antwerp railing from the River Thames on
Tuesday, the 15th of February, arrived in the
Downs on the following morning, where she was
detained sixteen days by contrary winds; she then
sailed, and during the passage Farrell and Gating-
ton were amusing themselves with dreams of wealth,
and all the chimera of visionary fancy ; n.&y, they
declared that, should they succeed, their next attempt
should be for a million! Hope played about their
hearts, and reposed upon their pillows; hut their
surprise and consternation can be easier imagined
than describe;!, when on entering the port of Lis-
bon, on the ttith of March last, the Police Officers
came on beard, and hi strictly pureaing the in-
strualons sent them from London, Farrell and
Gillington were secured, and forged notes, to
the amount of ft/:y thousand pounds, found on
the person of the latter, and in a pritate drawer at
the bottom of one of their trunks. M. de Lima
being at this period succeeded in the emteassy to this
Court by the Chevalier de Souza Couttinho, his Ex-
cellency received on Wednesday last adeices of the
proceedings of his Government at Lisbon, which
fully corroborated the before-mentioned particulars.
Mr. Bond in consequence gave direaions for the
opprehenSion of Joie Borges de burros, and Saves-
ter Godlia; :and in the possession of Godlia the re-
mainder of the forgot notes were found, together
with 1000 others. which had proved defeetive.
A man named Alexander Aosufard de Berms
"has been apprehended at Lisbon, ot whose connec-
tion in this transaCtion there can be no doubt, from
letter with his cignatiare found in the possession of
.Borges. It is worthy of remark, that among some
snuff in a paper, which Gillington had, were traces
of.a plan of the dimensions ot the city of Lisbon.
representing Ribeira nova for wharfs) as far as the
arsenal and the streets, by which plat“the.dicpatch
statist) it is wonderful hove 'easily Oiffingvosi, who
had never been in Lisbon before, Marked ia.writ-
httthe-str.,etsraqoares,publie-bstlldingr, :tad houses,

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for which he was to inquire, and confessed that this
plan was given him hf Borges de Barros, that it
might not be known he was in alliance with Assuparii
de ijarros, for whom he was principally to search.
The dispatch from Lisbon &miser states, that the
vessel in which the forged notes were found, to-
gether with the cargo, is likewise detained.
Thus a scheme, ingeniously planned, and fraught
with destruslion to cotnmercial credit, has, by pru-
dence anti caution, been most happily defeated ;
and from the indefatigable exertions of M. de Lima,
the Chevalier de Souza, and Mr. Bond, they are
meritedly entitled to the grateful thanks of their re-
spedive countries.

THE LATE DUKE OF BRIDGEWATER.
The Duke of Bridgewater is interred on the left
side of the altar, in the retired parislichurch of
Little Gadneselcit, the village immediately adjoin-
ing to his Grace's late venerable mansion and beau-
tiful park of Ashridge, where all the ancestors of
his family are interred, froM d Chancellor
Ellesmere•, the ancestor of the fir.r f.arl of Bridge-
water. John Lord Btackley, afterwards the
second Earl. Mr. Thomas Egerton and Lady Alice
Egerton, the original performers of Corms at
Ludlow Castle, and for whom it was written when
their father was Lord President of the M trites, have
also monuments crated to their memory in this
church.
Although the late Duke was a liberal er.coneager
of every improvement in the arts :old science,, he
notwithstanding appears to have had little rrcpe•fc
for the venerable monuments of departed greatness.
Few mansions more richly deserved the attention
of the antiquary, the scholar, and the 'tract, fur
none contained finer specimens of architeCture and
painting than Ashridge. Bit the whole is now,
nearly pulled down ; his Grlcc hayiw; sore time
ago' had a sale on the premises, when every tling
thought worth removing was taken away. Many
valuable and interesting fragments yet remain. One
site, and the end of a most splendid hail, may
be clearly perceived, the walls of which have been
finely painted. Three mutilated sides of the qua-
drangle, which formed the cloisters, are also in ex-
istence ; and in ten compartments of which, illumi-
nated paintings on the stucco may be seen, and a
skilful artist might, by immediate attention, yet
preserve these curious reliques. The ruins of Ash-
ridge still retain a solemn grandeur, which is highly
augmented by gloomy groves of yew and cypress,
which entirely surround the garden.
The peculiarities of the late Duke of Bridgewater's
manners and temper, are well known. Ore of his
most favourite amusements, for many years of the
latter part of his life, was stroking► tc barter, and
drinking porter ; anti he would never go into any
company, unless he was permitted this• enjoyment,
which he would not forego ev:n in the ixesence of
Ladies.
His Grace, a short time berore his eccease, made
an offer of his invaluable colltdion of boOks to
Mr. TODD, the ingenious Editor of Mitvon ;
who, from motives very cr..ditahle to his feelings,
declined accepting the rn inificent donation, being
unwilling to deprive the cuccc• sors of his Grace
of a property which he knevr they prized very
highly. The circumstance coming to the knowledge
of-Lord Gowsti, his LortHiip, with charalteristic
liberality, requested Mr. T. to continue to use the
colleCtion as his own, and presented him with an
annuity of 2001.

RIR Ells.
On Saturday, the s6clt ult. at his house in Duke.ztreee.
Westminster, the Lady of W. Lubbock. of a son.
On tturday, the .Lady of E. Dennison, Esq. of-Castle
Bear, Elting, of a son.
Ad AR RI ED.
On Monday, at S. IVlartitt's church, W. Nettlefohl,
Esq. Attorney at Law, of Bamazd's le.», to Miss Grace
Gawler, of Lambeth.
Mr. J. Barton, of Mark.iane, wine merchant, to Mist
Lowe.
On the 31st tilt. at Bath, the Rev. J. B. Sumner, of
Eton College, to Miss. Robertson.
On Wednesday, at Edinburgh, Ulric Theodore Hem.
minson, Esq. tit the Hague, to Miss C. J. Ferrier, dank.
ter of Nlajor-General Hay Ferrier, of Bellcside.
On Sunday, at St. Margatet's church, Westminster. T.
Jowl), Etq. to Miss Percy, eldest daughter of time Rev.
W. Percy', Qaten-squ.,re.
• DIED.
On Suaday morning. Mrs. Trimmer, wifeof Mr. James
Trimmer, of Brentford.
In the beginning of March, at Heyeres, in the South.of
Franct, where she went fur the recovery of her health.
Mrs. Fitzgerald, aged 26 years.
On Sunday last, at Mr. Sykes's, Camberwell, after a
short illness, Mr. J. Taylor. of Gueldersome, near Leeds.
On Wednesday last, at Harpenden, Herta, Mrs. Stoney,
itsll49 of the late Capt. Stoney, of his Majesty's Royal
Nary.
Lately, at Brentford, within a short time of each other.
Mrs. Ansell, aged 76, and Mrs. Jodrell, aged 72, two
sisters who had lived together near so years.
On the 7th tilt. at Enners, in the parish of Kincardine.
lO'Niel, Scotland, in the tostlt" year of her age, Janet
Gaul; her husband, who di,d lately, reached his so+th
yeas .

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