The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-16 00:00:00

POLICE.

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TIM A DVICNTIIII7:1 or a (01/.—A applidl to Mr.
Hobler the Cale( Clerk, to know whether the Lard Maroc could
give relief in a case in v hick it could not lilt be considers: very
gross imposition had been practised. The Cafe, he said, related us.
an oli cow, which had been sold, Mad foistod opera the seller very
soon afterwards as a young one. j
Mr. Hoarse requested to know hbor the deception sops prac-
tised, as the nature of the imposture wad only to be collected trap
the circumstances,
The lisrulsman said his friend had been already an much laughed
At far- allowiag him's& Is be so tespesed.erhs.thew be oatsid
'Negßely "you .ganonot hts neiesewee, It walla dumdum.' per-
haps. be Injudicious. to mention the case la a. pore, every 'thing
that is said in which appeared before the pabbe at breakfast alto
next morning.
.Me. lloarra said that perhaps tl:c public would benefited
by knowing the nature of the imposition. and that the trick it es.
posed would stand no chance of being repeated.
The Applicant then made the following statement. About a
fortnight ago, a farmer, residing at Epping Forest, having fen r an
elderly cow, which began to be very slack of milk, he was deter-
mined to get rid of her- and to purchase another. fie accordingi
took her to Romford fair, and sold her to a cow-desks. tor anout
it. 10s., but he did not MY any cow in the market promising anoutt
in appearance, and retorted hone without a cow, but sathaed with
the price he haat-got fur the " old on." The cow-dealer calculated
upon Stuitlitidd Market as a btster emporium for disposing of his
bargain, and according drove her there in order to sell her to the
polony pudding merchants, but there was a glut in that description
of dainty in consequence of the late floods, which have proved
fatal to men, poor beasts. The cow would not sell even for the
money shit:lilted hem just given for her. and the owner was about
to dispose of her for less, alien a doctor, who had been reps-ding
the beast ter sonic timer, offered for a fee of as. to make her look
as young as she had been ten years before. The fee was Orme-
' dearly paid ; the doctor took his lenient to a stable, carded Ls.
' all over, prescribed some strange diet for her, sawed down late
horns front the rough and irregular condition to which years had
swelled them, into the tapering annothe.ess of youth. and dr- •
livered her to the owner more like a With= the veneralde ancestor
of calves. The cow.elealer was smack with the extraordinary
transformation, and it immediately occurred to him (a proof that
cow-dealer can be dishonest as well as a horse-dealer) to sell her
for the highest price he could get, without saving a word shoat
her defects and infirmities. Having learned that the Epping terrine
was in want Cif a cow, he thought he could nor send his bargain to
better eparters titan thaw she was accustomedaad he ter:ire/We
despatched tier to Itomford market, where her old master was cm
the look-out for a beast. She immediately caught his rya. He
asked her age. The driver did not know, bit she was shoe youez
un. I've seen a cow very like her somewhere," laid the (twiner.
" Aye !" said the driver, " then you must hare seen her a long
way le. for I believe she is an Alderney." " An Alderney t
What do zou ask for her ?" The price was soon The
got LW. is. for the cow, and the fanner sent her Wen:. Thu
ingenuity exercised might be grimed at from the fact that the per.
son who drove the beast home had been at her tail for the last seven
years at least twice a-day, and yet lie did not make the discoverer,
although she played some of her old tricks on the journey. and
titmed into the old cow-house, and lay down in her old bed with all
tl to familiarity of an old acquaintance. At length the discovery
wasto be made. The cow was milked. and milked, but the most
tt could be got from her for breakfast was a pint, and that was
I. ide better than sky-blue. The fermi., in grief and astonishment,
sent her to a eow-doctor, who had been in the habit of advising is
I ler case, and complained that she gave no milk. " Milk !" sail
lie, " how the devil should she, poor old creature !--Sure it isn't
'emilerutting her h orns, and giving her linseed uil-zakea, and amett.
her old limbs, that you ern expect to make her give milk ?"
he farmer was soon convinced of the imposture, and would indeed
foricive it if the laugh against him could be endured.
Mr. HON LER regretted that the Lord Mayor cno!il not interfere.
lie believed that the tanner must b.: content with the benefit die
rived from his experience.
_ I lATTON RM.: N.

De FEMALE ROBBElL—Yesterday Sams .10nrr,
known In the vicinity of Holborn by the name of "the telltale
Hercules," from her extraordinary strength and prowess. was
brought up in custody of Weldhen, street-keeper, assisted by Nu:
or fire powerful men, charged with forcibly takiAg troth the per-
son ofjoseph Preston a pocket-book, containing two notes for 1..
each of the Birmingham and Stadind banks, together with other
monies and a silver watch.

The complainant, who is a poor simple farmer, residing at Mar.
Stet Drayton, in Staffordshire, stated, that he hail cued to hantion
on a little bit of business as may be, and IS he was going Moog
that there road (Gray's Inn-lane), he thought as how be would
have a drop summit to drink, as the night was main could so he
went into a public-house. he couldo't tell which, and called for a
pint o' hale, and while in the tap-room aiore the tir:, the good lady
at the post there (the bar) euni'd in, and sat down alongside hints
very loving-like; so he couldn't do other than us her to drink.
There was a glass or two; and when he took nut his purse to par
for what was in, the lady grabhed it out of his baud, and went oil
out of the room. Ile (complainant) thought as haw site was a
mighty pleasant, funny sort of a parson, and that it was all in
joke; but he never saw nothing no more either of her or the purse,
which contained 21., and bs. in silver ; and lie dr n found to los
coat that there is no joke like a true joke. Ile told the whole s:ory
to the landlord, who said he knew nothing of the girl. and desired
him (complainant), if he had lost any money, to speak to a census.
ble about it. l'omplainant then left. the Lnise to look f r her, and
when he got into the street, he perceived that his watch had Liu&
quitted its quarters. After roaming about in every direction foe
the whole night in quest of his faithless inan&orata, lie met fur at
length in Gray', lan-lane, not far from the Liaise where lie had
been robbed, sod with the greatest til'rur.tcry imaginable she asked
bins to "stand something." Imagining that she was 'bout to re.
turn the money, he went into the Pheasant and Grapes
and called for some gin, which site dilu&k, ar.4l desired him to ray
for it. No offer was made by her relative to the rc,toration of the
contents of the purse, so he detenniti Ai on detaining her until a
constable was had. and aecoedieghy called for another glass, and
taking out his pocket-book, handed over to the landlord a U. Stat.-
ford bank-note ; and while in the act ef so doing, the prisoner tondo
a grasp at the pocket-book, with which she tan backwards, and
before the persons present had time to prev cm. her, she took out rho
contents, being two other country notes and a sovereign. ('not.
plainant attempted to force them from her, hot she knocked hint
down with her pattens, and when held by others who came to his
assistance, she actually bit pieces out of his face end hinds, and
kept every one at bay, until a constable was brought, when stir was
secured.

eldhen„ who apprehended her, stated, that when 11.• entered
the room he observed her put something into Lir 1.1.' 41h, and t,or -
ing with considerab!e difficulty se.:ared her hands, he node 11.1

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attempt to force open the tumult, in which operation iie had lie;.l.
skin to bear painful evidence to the g.iodi.c‘s of her teeth. As
Bernier resort, he convoyed her to the shop of ao eminent de...t!•;
close by ; if not to extract those terrific weartu.s, ot least to
the mouth opened by forcible means. were was held dowo dr
four men, and an instrument called a spat:al* was introduced, toot
the jaws were thereby sufficiently distend's' 1..? :Le noncan
hen) to insert his finger, and from the CO::11 o the mouth
drew forth the two tank-notes; but the sov..riwt t f on; -
where to be found, it is presumed that she cunt:ll4d t...0.a110w it
in the strugttle. The ernry pocket-book tt: r t when
apprehended, but no intelligence could be repro ing
match.

‘Then called en for her defence, by the Alng'.trste. si.e meal:
replied," D-1 it, if you think I took them from the fool, why
don't you hook me at once. withmt any inure bother'"
This defence certainly did rot better the case. and th, 37‘,..iatrata
remanded her fora week, in order to gae tittle for inefu.ty to the
watch.

IMITATION—Br ARS' 4.; iIEANE.—.I3II:rB Atliyogiti, per-
rimer, respectfully informs the public, ths: ow.ng to IN. great
demand for the Bran' Grect.r impoi ted by their arc mu ne.
roux articles sold few Bear' Greisr. exactly reconit-go:: Is in the
outward appearance. Thise are in gensrul ;;; bit common
lard, marrow, ikc. possec,,iag none o: the tp•a!stie.. of grooms
Bears' Grease. Real Bran' OrPise, when procured front the
animal in its native chmat e which scatr it 1, i‘cimmended by
writers on natural philosophy ) is of a very rich p•:attratrg sualley,
differing froth all other animal and tv;zotabl- hon. and the repots.
Lion it has long heel for promoting the "moth of h.c.r, has horn
lately proved in sash numerous caszce. as to ;lure ics WU,
lain beyond the yuesuon of a ;Iloilo ; and when property :curitird
and perfumed, it at a very views:eat and sizgAnt ;wok fee dressing
the hair, makirg it beautifully rots and glocesy. The Milos tag is
a dcicription of the manner in wid:h Atkinson 's Rears' (ripe is
sent out. It is in peas, with the words Atkimoa's Bean' (Reams
for the Growth of Hair" burnt oa the top. sad it is enclosed in a
wrapper, with his signature ; price 2s. W.; double, la pet.
fumed with Otto of Ruse, .L. and ss. Sold by James Atkinson,
perfumer, 44, 04-raid-street, ;:obo-ockuare, and mint perfume.
and mrlicine Tender..