The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-08-20 00:00:00

BEGGING-LETTER WRITING.

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HATTON-GARDEN, AUG. 19.—.31r.W00d, a respectable draper
residing in Seymour-street, Euston-square, applied for a warrantof
assault, origins ing out of the following circumstances ;
My Honey, one of the gentlemen connected with the Mendicity
Society, attended to explain to the Magistrates how the interests of
the Society were involved in the present case.
Mr. Wood stated, that a person of the same name as himself,
with a man named Clarke, journeymen tailors, engaged some upper
apartments in his house, and were employed by him. Ile was how.
ever surprised, a few days after their taking possession, at the nu-
merous visiters which daily called on them, of various classes
(sometimes thirty or forty), and was resolved to get rid of his
lodgers, as he was much annoyed by those numerous visiters, at
the expiration of the time agreed on for the lodgings. To his
amazement, a few days ago, two servants from the Duke of North-
umberland called with some donation from his Grace, and he then
discovered that one of the parties was a regular begging-letter
writer. On upbraiding them wi:h such conduct he was assaulted
by his namesake, Wood. He immediately went to the Mendicity
Society office, and gave information of the circumstances.
Mr. Honey stated, that the Society', constables have lately dis.
covered that a gangof begging.letter:writers have lately settled in
the neighbourhood of Etts•on-square, and are successfully practising
their impositions. The Society was therefore much interested in
the case.

The warrant was immediately granted, and intrusted to Llmbrick
and Lee to be executed, as it was thought tome resistance would
be made.

MARLROROUGH-STREET OITICE, AUGUST 19.--Jatnes
Collins, the man against whom a Coroner's Jury returned a vet-
vict of wilful murder in the case of Nicholas Dawkins, late one of
the officers of this establishment, underwent an examination before
Mr. CONANT, in the private room.
The Earl of 11'estmoreland deposed, that on the 23d of May
last he was at an entertainment given by Lord Cavendish, at Bur-
lington-house, Piccadilly. About half-past twelve his Lordship,
' followed by James Porter, one of his Lordship's servants, walked
down the court-yard of Burlington-house, towards Piccadilly ; at
the gate his Lordship perceived two carriages, which were jammed
together, in consequence of the coachmen striving both to get in-
side. At the time his Lordship called out for an officer, and Daw-
kins, the deceased came up. His Lordship desired him to do his
duty, and clear the gateway. Dawkins went towards the gateway
for that purpose : he spoke to the coachmen, and they put back a
little, and in a few seconds one of the coachmen drove in among the
people at full speed. His Lordship was so struck with the con-
duct of the coachman, that he ran after the carriage, and asked the
coachman to whom it belonged ? He said it was Lady Lambert's.
His Lordship then went into the house, where he informed Lady
Lambert of the conduct of her coachman, and on returaing to the
outside, found the deceased lying against the wall with his leg
broken. Lady Lambert's was the ouly carriage that came inside
at the time.

Mr. Jeffries, the surgeon, in addition to the evidence given at the
Coroner's It quest, stated that the death of the deceased was really
occasioned by a compound fracture in the thigh.
Mr. Pitman, the house-surgeon of St. George's Hospital, de-
posed to the same effect ; and other witnesses gave similar evidence
to that produced before the Coroner's Jury.
Mr. CONANT committed the prisoner to take his trial at the next
Old Bailey Sessions for manslaughter.
ROBBERY BY A CONFIDENTIAL SERVANT.
LADtaETH•STREET, AVG. 19.—Ann IVilkins and Ann Bliss,
mother and daughter, were brought up for final examination, the
former on a charge of robbing her master, Mr. Dale, a surgeon,
residing in the Commercial-road, of property to a most alarming
extent, and the latter with having received the same, well knowing
it to have been stolen.

The circumstances were these :—Yesterday week. a table-cloth
being required for that day's use, the prisoner Wilkins, who had
the care of the linen as well as all the other household property,
was applied to for it. It not appearing as soon as it ought, suspicion
was etched, and an officer was sent tor, to whom she was given in
custody.
Lee, the officer, subsequently apprehended Ann Bliss, the
mother, on seaching whose person, he found about 60 pawnbrokers'
tickets 01 various property, pledged at different periods and houses.
This day, when the final examination took place, there were no
less than 15 pawnbrokers in attendance, who produced the property,
which consisted of plates, wearing apparel, household linen, and in
fact, almost every article In a family's use. The whole was !den.
titied by Mr. and Mrs. Dale as belonging to theM, and ,^hicb, on
a moderate computation, must have amounted to at least 801.
The Magistrate (Mr. WYATT) expressed his astonishment that
the robbery was not before discovered, as it appeared from the
duplicates, that a great portion of it had been pledged so far back
as 8 orb months, and during that interval it surely must have cc-
curred, that some of the things were wanted.
Mrs. Dale, in reply, said, that she had missed articles at
ent times, but that immediately after they were particularly inquired
for, they made their appearance, as she now perceived, front the
pawnbrokers. Mrs. Dale added, that so great a confidence had
she placed in the prisoner, that a thought of her dishonesty never
occurred to her.

The prisoners were fully committed to take their trials at the
ensuing sessions at the Old Bailey.
UN I ow-HALT., Aua. 19..—1 n the course of the day a gentleman
presented himself before the Magistrate, and stated, that having
dut an advertisement in a morning newspaper for a loan of money.
on good security, it had no sooner appeared than he received a
letter from a person named Clifford, who appointed an interview,
stating that he would treat with the advertiser to any amount, on
good security. The applicant called at his residence; and having
seen Mr. Clifford, that person expressed great anxiety to get the
securities into his hands, as he said, for the purpose of examining
them. This, however, the applicant, fortunately for him, did not
then agree to; for on returning home, with an intention of forward-
ing them to Cliftiwxl, he (applicant) happened to take up a news.
paper, in which he read an account, under the head of "Union
Hall." of a person named Lars having applied to the Magistrates,
describing that he had intrusted securities to the amount of 2,0001.
into Clifford's hands, under the pretence of that person advancing
him a sum of money. He, however, had no sooner got hold of
the securities than he refused either to advance money upon them
or to give them up, until a bill which he presented to Mr. Lam
for taking extracts from a will, &c, was paid. The applicant said
that had he not seen this account in the newspaper, he certainly
should have been duped in the same manner.
The Magistrate considered the applicant very fortunate in
escaping the danger, which, he said, was certainly to be attributed
to the publicity given to 31r. lAN'S statement in the newspapers.
This, said he, is one of the many instances of the utility of police
reports.

It is stated that Government are about to employ 4,000
convicts in the completion of that great national work,
Plymouth Breakwater.

Peas
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MARKETS.
CORN-EICBANGE, Famaw, Arra. 11
One supplies this week consist of 3,100 qrs. Wheat, 1,170 qrs.
Barley, and 9,300 qrs. Oats, with 4,300 sacks Flour. There was a
fair demand for tine fresh Wheat this morning at rather hiew
prices than on Monday, whilst to effect sales of middling. ions
rather lower prices were submitted to. Barley obtained rub
higher prices than on Monday. Oats sold readily on quite as good
terms as on Monday. Beans were dull saie and rather cheaper.
but in prices of Pease there was no variation. The aggregst;
average price of Barley for the six weeks preceding the 15th inst.
being only 3ds. 9d. per qr. The ports continue shut for this, si;
well as for every other article, until the next avenge is made sis
in November.

Corn Inspector's Return, Auo. 18.
Wheat, per load - - • 171 18s so 11 DI 1.4
Ditto (New) - - . - 181 10. to 11'21 le,
Barley, per quarter - . - 11 181 to ii k
Oats . - - • • 11 71 to If Hy
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