The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-11-11 00:00:00

POLICE.

IMW-ST

Yesterday, Joel been, the eminent icy- of Potts.
mou,h, charged on suspicion of haring forged sea-
men's Warrants of Attorney and Wills, was
brought before Mr. Reno for re-examination, when
the Cletk of the Cheeque and Attorney, belonging
to Greenwich HoTital, attended.
Adkirt., the Officer, stated, that he returned from
Ireland anti Liverpool, on Saturday, without being
shle to find Scandliug, the sailor-boy, a very mate.
tfial witness. _ _

It was stated by the gentleman who attended
for the Governors of Greenwich Hospital. that they
bad reeetc:d further information where the lad was
likely to be found, and he requested that Adkias
might go again in pursuit of Lim. which was
agreed to. and Adkins was Accordingly dispatched
to Liverpool.
The Prisoner was eenonitted for further exami-
nation.

In consequence of It persons baying been eon.
♦ilted in ttv ;ull penalty of 20 shillings each, for
letting off crpalbs. Sc:. from the neighbourhoods of
Clare-mates, Nesvp..rt-market, St. James's-strain,
Oxford-street, &c. and st being learned, that they
were purchased of Mr. Jones, in Wych-street, he
was accordicgly summoned to appear before Mr.
Read, yesterday, fur hAvicg committed the ()Cenci
of selling them. He did not appear to the sam.
mont, but Mr Coast attended for him ; and the
charge not bei.ig proved, the conviaion was
quashed.

II A NSION-HOUSI.

A Mr. Gedge, a baherdasher. charged a
'young men. of a very bad ch,raeler, with catalog
a pane of glAss in his shop window. It appear-
ed that t'•e shop-window of co-r.plainan, bad
been cnt several times, and the panes of glass
tak' t cot ; and that between seven and eight
o'ci .on Monday night, the Prisoner was sere
by a person, in company with another suspicions
eharader, to walk ptist Mr. Gedge's shop, and at-
tempt to put his hand through the broken pane.
the man immediately hid hold of him, and broug:4
him into the shop. When searched, a knife was
Blond upon him, with whicn it it snopoed he
eontrivid to cut the pare nut. Toe ()facers being
well acquainted v i•h him, and not Laving any pet.
son to give ►im a character, he was committed to
Bride well.

Jobe Fax, a very nil man, was charged with ob-
taining a gown, chcoait, pair of stockings, a hands
kerc,itef, and Gs toe property of a girl of the name
of Crisp, and with coover.ing 3s. 6.1. of the money,
sad the other artiel?s, to hie uwo use. It apseard
this Taft Malt to Brideweii, where Crisp was con-
fined, to see a woman of the name of folgiugh,
when she requested him to write a letter to a Mrs. '
Jones, and she would sign it, desiring Mrs. Jones to
deliver the articles above stated to the Prisoner, to
bring to het. Mrs. Jones did deliver to him what
was wanted; but huts ad of taking them to Bride-
well, he pawned the clothe, and stint Crisp halt-a-
crown out of the six shillings. Last Saturd4y, he
sent her all,* other articles, exc.pt the gown ;
end reel*,to being brought btl tire the LORD
M•voa, he offered her a Pawnbriilcer's duplicate,
where the gown was pledges!. The Pawnbroker,
where he pawned the articles, not being present, he
was remanded for another examination.
An Excise Officer summoned two men before the
lasso Mayo r. one baying had 38lbs. of worsted
sent him, and the other I ooihs. of wool, without the
packages being stamped, according to the AR of
Parliament. lite party produced an affidavit made
by the person in Gloucestershire, who sent the wool
ao bow, which stated, that it was ignorance of the
Is e, and inexperience in the business, that made
him commit such se error, he having commenced
basioess but a tew months ag ).
They being recpe3lble tradesmen, and it not ap-
raring they had any knuwleJge of the error, they
were to:giros.

Yesterday, the Loa 0 MA Ten, on eramining the
Idebiweighers' returns, ordered the price of Bread
to be continued at she quarter') loaf.
On Wednesday. the Cisrh ult. an unfortunate ac-
cident happened at Bak-wed, in Derbyshire. The
Volunteers beics assenVicel for exerci►e. and the
frill-seijeant having occasion to go into the store-
room tar some cartridges. was fotsowed by two of
the Volunteers, one at whom imprudently snapped
12;s musket to try toe Hint. a spark from which fall-
ing upon some broken cartridges, caused an enplo-
nr•n, by which the time men were drcadfolly burnt;
aaJ the stare-roorns in which were five casts of car-
tridses, wt on fire ; this caused considerable alarm
amongst the i•iltabitants, but one of the Officers en-
cut:aged •tatre of the uv .o accoirrAny him int.)
the ti •mes W-IC anon tAtitl.•
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are entartaitied ut tfacti se.


the store-coons. when O.
'sighed wish2ut further
awe, was imraelareitpri
wen, a.. 4 great Ova
goaver
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