The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-30 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

The office wan yesterday crowded with market-gardeners, all
Anxious to hear the result of the following dispute between two of
their own fraternity :
IVin. Danerr, a young man of respectable appenrance, was
brought up on a warrant, and placed before the sitting Magistrate.,
Sir lt. WILKIE and Mr. Ilat.ts, on the complaint of a Mr. Par-
sons, from whose statement it appeared, that curly on Saturday
morning last, the complaisant brought out of the country a wagon-
load of turnips, and on arriving with them in Covent.garden mar.
ket, was directed by the porter belonging to the market to unload
the wagon, and place its contents in a stand within the dentcr-stone.
Ilia wagon, however, was not ailowed to remain long enough to
unload, for on the arrival of Mr. Dancer with another freight of
vegetables, he desired. in a most peremptory manner, that the com-
plainant would " move off elsewhere," that being his place within
the denter.stone, and hired from year to year by his father.
If that be the cue, said Sir RICHARD, the market is no longer a
public one.
Not, however, content with verbally desiring Mr. Parsons to
move off, the defendant whipped on the horses, whereby the vehicle
was dragged into the centre of the highway, and considerable da-
mage done to it.
Being called on for his defence, Mr. Dancer stated that he was
in the habit of unloading his freight in the stand then occupied by
the complainant, having been engaged from year to year by his fa-
ther ; lie desired Mr. Parsons to move elsewhere, con.idering he
was infringing on his own rights ; but positively denied having as-
saulted the complainant. " All the stands," added the defendant,
" within the denter.stone are let off in tenements." •

A witness fully corroborating the deposition of the complainant,'
the defendant was bound over to answer the charge preferred
against him at the ensuing sessions.
James Edwards, a young man lately in the service of Cornelius
Fryer. Esq. of Upper.mall, Hammersmith, was brought before
51r. HALLS, yesterday, charged on suspicion of stealing a ten
pound Bank of England note, five sovereigns, a gold repeater, and
other valuable property belonging to that gentleman.
It appeared from the statement of Mr. Fryer and other wit-
nesses that the prisoner had been in the service of the prosecutor
for more than two yeartif and, until the occurrence which gave rise
to his di-charge, enjoyed the fullest confidence of his master. On
the night of the 9th of September last, about half-post ten o'clock.
Mrs. Fryer, who w in the upper part of the house, made an
alarm that a robbery *ad been committed, and Mr. Fryer, on
going up stain', found every thing in a state of confusion;
The drawers and other places of supposed security were all broken
open, and a great quantity of valuable property was scattered
about the room ; and upon an examination, it anus found that a
101. note, five sovereigns, a gold repeater, some lace dresses.
&c. were gone. It was a matter of surprise to the prosecutor and
his family that more property was not stolen ; and the manner in
which the robbery was erected gave rise to a suspicion in the mind
of Mr. Fryer that some of his servants were concerned in it:
They were all summoned to the drawing room, and closely
questioned, but nothing was elicited that would throw more than
suspicion upon any individual. Mr. Fryer, however, was so
satisfied upon the subject that he discharged the whole of his esta-
blishment, the prisoner, of course, among the rest. It was ob.
served at the time that the prisoner was particularly earnest in his
protestations of innocence, and he showed great teal in endeavour-
ing to detect the thief, whoever he might be. Nothing more was
heard that was calculated to throw any light on the transaction,
until within the lad few days, when it was discovered that, on
the oth inst, a woman named Susannah Creeves passed the stolen
101. note at the shop of Mr. Rawlins, a linendrapev, in Oxford.
street. This woman, it appeared, purchased goods to the amount
of 15s. at Mr. Rawlios's shop, for payment of which she gave the
101. note; and when asked her addresa,• the gave "Susan Clarke,
24, Knightsbridge." Upon inquiry it was discovered that the
prisoner had married this woman's daughter about four months ago,
and that he gave the note in question to his mother-in-law,
in Oxford-street, when they were walking together on the
Hth instant, and desired her to get it changed at Mr. Itawlina's ; at
the same time telling her to say, if any questions were asked,
that her name was Susan Clarke, and that abe lived at Knights-
bridge.