The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-06-05 00:00:00

COUNTERFEIT COIN.

Jane Welch, Annll:e•t;h,:/;/;:inTti; Sappy, and Jane Ryan, were
severally indicted for uttering counterfeit silver coin.
The evidence fully sustained the indictment in each case, and a.
verdict of Cathy having been returned,
The COUNT sentenced each of them to six months' imprison.
ment in the House of Correction, with the exception of Jane Ryan,
in whose case there were mitigatory circtimstanses, sod who, on the
Counsel declining to pray judgment against her, was permitted to
depart, on entering into a recognisance to appear when called on.
Jane,Roberts, Mary Harrigan, and Sarah Bennett, were save,
rally convicted of having counterfeit coin in their possession, for
the purpose of uttering, and were sentimesd by the Court, the two
former to four months, and the latter to two months' imprisonment,
in the House of Correction.

POLICE.

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday. a tightly-bully weather-beaten, and jolly-looking lit-
tle fellow, in a sailors dress, named JeansMahn, was brought ,
up, charged with stealing a common ink-glass and an old table bell
from the counting-house of a Mr. Homer, in Long-acre. The pri-
soner did not appear to he of the soberest when put to the bar, and
the officers had some difficulty in compelling him to remain there. I
He resisted and exclaimed, " G—as ye, what d'ye put me in this ,
here place for ?—I am no thief, but a good jolly younan, and able ,
to fight and sail for my King and country, and I wont be Jacked for ,
nobody." However, the officers told bin he must submit to orders, ,
and he stood tolerably quiet.
It was stated, that about ten o'clock yesterday morning he walked
into Mr. Homer's house theowidi a 'pirate prissge. and finding his
way to the counting-boas., he deliberately took the articles men. ,
honed from a desk, and was marching as deliberately out again, ,
when he was stopped by a young man who had watch •a him. A
scuffle took place, and poor James got his hands and clothes well
steeped in ink.
Mr. am sorry to see a sailor in such a situation.—
What could have induced you to steal these paltry things 1 They
ore not worth sixpence.
Prisoner—Steal !—llle steal ! I never stole anything in my life,
and d—n the fellow that says I did.
Mr. lIAL Ls—Don't you know you should not swear in the pre-
sence of a superior officer ?
Prisoner—l fort that, sure enough :I as you honour's pardon.
Mr. HALLS—WeII, what have you to say to the charge
Prisoner—Why, nothing, except that it's all a d--d lie to say
I stole any thing. I don't know what brought me into that there
Gentleman a house, but I'm surrnin I did not want to steal nothing.
I had been hard-a-weather all night, along with sonic old ship-
mates, and I suppose the grog got into my maim-lop, and I did pot
know what I was doing rightly.
Mr. HALLS—What do you mean by being "hard-a-weather ?"
Pyisoner—Why, Sir, we carried too much sail, and got so far
to windward that it made us giddy. You may take my word (be it
that I'm no thief ; Sir G. Cockburn knows me well enough ; I
belonged to the Admiral's barge at the taking of Washington, and
we went from there to St. Mary's, and I got shot through the wrist,
as your honour sees (baring his arm) in taking her.
Mr. HALLS—But how came you to take these things?
Prisoner—D—n me if I know, only as I you before I had
been hard-a-weatha all night. I met Sir George Cockburn in the
Park yesterday; and so says he to me, says he, (God bless him !)
" James," says he, " it's a terrible thing for you to be lurking
about in this way, se here's some silver for you; and he gives me
Bs. your honour, and told me to go to Somerset House and get a
paper to go aboard the Tender. Then I fell in with some mess.
mates, and we spent the money and got jolly.
Mr. HALLS—WeII, I am inclined to think you are an honest
fellow notwithstanding this charge; but I think the best thing I
can do is to detain you here until inquiries can be made snit some-
thing done for you.
The prisoner was told he must be locked up until the necessary
inquiries could be made respecting him ; upon hearing which he
burst into tears, and said be Dever thought lie should be locked up
like a thief.
He was remanded, but merely with a view to keep him out of
harm's way fur the present.
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•
THE LATE Ma. Haante.—When this unfortunate gentleman
was about to ascend from the Eagle Gardens on Tuesday sennight,
he recollected that he had not brought a watch with him, and he
bestowed one Iron Mr. Richmond, the Clerk of this Other, who
was an intimate acquaintance. This watch, together with a gold
pencil-case, was found upon Mr. Harris when his body was
conveyed to the Plough, and delivered to the constable of the
parish. Application was sabseqeently made foe the restitution
of three articles, and it was refused, upon the ground that the
Coroner's expenses, and the tavern bill for the Jurors, must first
be rabicllth.Titampmene one of Me•Manniti24 Conlatiftest I
plied at this Office for Ole advice of the Magistrate upon me
subject, and was told that be must wait upon the Coroner ; a
Magistrate at Bow-street mould have no jurisdiction in the matter.

THAMES POLICE.
ROBBERY AT WESTMINSTER ANNEY.—Thomas Pavier,
a mason's labourer, was brosuilit to this office before T. Iticrt-
BELL, Esq., the presiding Magistrate, to answer a charge of
felony under the following circumstances:—
Mr. Charles Green, a surveyor belonging to this establishment,
deposed that on filoniay last be stopped the prisoner between four
and five o'clock in the afternoon, in Charles-street, Westminster,
carrying conetrded in a white apron forty pounds weight of sheet
lead. The witness asked the pentoner how be came by it. He said
he had brought it from home; it was part of an old cistern. The
witness then told the prisoner he must return with him, and he
would compare it, but observed, he must first call at the Boar's
Dead, in King-street, where he had appointed to meet 'al brother
officer on business, and not finding him there waited some short
time, when the prisoner observed, " It is of no use going to my
house; I will now tell you the truth concerning the lead. I am a
labourer employed at Poet's Corner, Westminster Abbey, and the
masons' labourers employed in he works there threw the lead from
the top of the bvilding, and I *RR to go and sell it to a dealer in
Dartmouth-street, Wesuninstet, but do not know the name."
The witness then took the prisoner into custody, and left the lead
(after marking it) in the landlord's care, for the inspection of Mr.
Alexander Mitchell. another surveyor.
On examination, it appeared that the lead in question exactly
fitted a space on the top of %Vestrninster Abbey, front whence there
was no doubt it had been stolen. The prisoner afterwards confessed
that he hail taken the lead for the purpose of selling it, and that
four others were concerned w/di bin, in the transaction, whose
names (the prisoner mild) he din: not know.
The prisoner not offtring any defence, the Magistrate fully com-
mitted lum to Newgate for trial.

NEW LOTT Etzy.—Yesterday a deputation of gentlemen
waited upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer to bid for
a new Lottery of 20,000 Tickets. The first offer was,
Mr. Bish, 131. 10s. Mr. Sivewright, 131. Hs. The Chan-
cellor signified his determination not to take less than
13L 135., which sum was agretd to, and the Lottery taken
by Messrs. Bish, Carrot, and Haunt