The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-10-19 00:00:00

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night.
. The officer stated that he saw the cars, which was ander
the care of a yonior buy, on the evessisig IN trestioas
sit by a member of pornmas,amongst whom the Prisoner mood
is a eosistonssua manner. The infliew suopeetetl HMI they
hod no good Ismlive in following the cart. sad detennitard so
watch their mos talents—be fietkowed the* the street.
eutil at !mirth he sat the Priamwrigo behind the cart, visiob.
served by the boy. and actually seise on a piece of lift,.
He brime.liately seized on the Prisoner; the other pension
made off; he took the Prisoner into custody. The !try,
who had etre of the ears. id. willed the bunt, and the Pei.
ginner, this. detected in She very (act, was fully committed
to take his trial fur the Id
Rena,.
A poor old man (a Peissionerl, who had lately received his
pension at the Treaassrer's Office in Greenwich, appeared
against • f.llow of the name of Wa!kr, on is charge of
having robbed him of his surekei-book, containing the money
be bud received at Greenwich. The Peosioner himself could
give but a very indistinct accomit of the tranaaeoun : he was
returning (runs the Treasurer's Otier•, after having receiv-
ed his money, which he securely. as he thoneht, pieced in
the luso!, pocket of his jackes. Os passing Tower-hill, he
was jostled by two men, mse of whom said, " D-8 you. go
either to one side or the °Orr." lie made the best effort Isle
could to leave the street clear for thane rode gentry, sad
sent un. never dreamitig that Ise had lust his money. He
ws•. however, immeciately followed by • woman, who told
him that abe saw the Pt:Wooer take dor pocket book, sad ob-
served him deliver it to hie companion ; she a 1... told him
nut to be uneasy, as she knew where to told the robbers.
Mrs. Smith, n decent married woman. the person alluded
tn. d.. posed, that she RAW 109 peson., sine ..r whom was the
Peisonee, take a pocket-hook from off the person of the last
wittiest, whilst she was walking ON and that the
Prisoner rive it to his culopiosion, who vms Messed in a
Orono cow ; both of them disappeared. %Voltam went op
to the Pensioner nail acquainted hint of his loss. She knew
the Prisoner and his companimi, who were persons of had
thwarter ■od resorted wiines..'s neighhosrlsood. Witness
lives in Rosemary•lane, a 'lei chlorin hood of very had theme-
ler,freepienieil by pers..sss of 411.1tomest and improper conduct,
and hoped the Lord Mayor will protect her and her family.
as she lean she will become uhiontnius in consequence of
her evidence before him.

The Prisoner stonily denied the entire charge_ and •ebe-
mently aarrtrd that he was a maw of rood character.
The Lord M i'or said, that be could pay little attention to
what tell from the Prisoner, opposed to the positive and iia •
partial vulture iit Mrs Smith, who so very creditably came
(inward. He would, however, refer the matter fur further
investigation to the office at Giuidnian's.fields, as the rub-
bery was nut committed within the city. In the mean time,
his Lordship ordered that the constables would take pa►ticu-
lar care 'bat within Mrs. Smith Nor her timity should be
itultsted by bee !pod neighbours iu Rusrmary

IttaittAtonotion-writneg.
EXTENSIVE TRADING IN FORGED lIAN,K NOTES.
A man named ross,.a lighternian, and n 'oath of she
name of Keeton, were rxemiued on a charge of hating tit-
tered a quantity of forged 51 notes, in !Wiwi', Kent, aqd
51h1dleirex. The Office was much crowded with witnesses
from the counter, who had taken the notes.
Is appeared by the evidence adduced that she Prisoners
had travelled in various diligni.es, in a horse and chaise,
Keetten sometimes hahited 114 a and at other
times semint to Voss, who aa. Captain in hi. turn. They
commenced their. ',wrings at Stratford Green, where they
paved a forged M. note, in payment of a reckoning of
11.. (hi. to Slr. Reader, puId:CAM.
George Judge, waiter to Mr.. Ashmore, at the Mtge! Ins,
Ilford, a short stage from s:rattoril, proved that the Pri.
rosters, in company logrilier, paned a foetid 51. note to
him, in payment for a bottle of wine.
Evidence was adduced, whirls traced Ihe Prisoners to Bark-
ing, where they panted other forged St note., and also at
every house where dwy shipped between the sown,. After
dirpusing of a number of sutra in Ewa, they crossed the
water, and were mkt Marti of at Rochester. Here They
figured away I day. as srala-inz men ; Kerins deemed
a. • midshipman; and the tarn having been inundated aitb
forged 51. notes, a Mizr Moat to spread about, and the
straiiger. took thematlves of, hat they were panned, and
54k,. its Intl al Gravesend. Two forged 51 notes were
found -post them, and one of the Prisoners swallowed two
other., hot they aftei wards tame to light, mid were intelli-
gible. Thy Prisoners were ii!entifled in 101 these niterlngs
of 51. about twenty in number. There are other
charges in Middlesex against them. They were remanded.

Peter Frage, a eatlee or touter to the coarbes in opposite
t It, and our adios, ftlitltV, whose expression.. attack
the ear, neat whose behaviour sonoys the root-orris in pass-
ing the White Horse Cellar, was held to hail fur a riot i•
•ith ■anther cud, and cAtosatg more than a h•tolred
persons to assentbte opposite the Coffee-16 ... ou Suoday
arttettouu.

ItoKlett STREET.
INTENDED MEETING IN rINSBUitY MARKET.
aterilay inurniii: whilst the office was wily much crowd-
ed, the business was Interrupted by the appraraocr of two
gentlemen, apparently in a great hurry, u Inc mule applies.
tint, Si Mr. &sill, the sitting !illintlestr, fur sOrier bow to
act, in ClinSeptelife of the tatemted meeting ill Irmobeep
New-mallet. 'fbey stairil that the pl.,ce wag peiv.ite pro-
rely, hut 'twee bring numenma Acts of ?•trliament relat-
ing to public met•tings, it wee a master of doubt how far
inch iwitperty war exempt; the intention wee lo zweeent the
Meeting taking place at all there, pruvitleti it were ronsistent
wide law, and nut ao : also.. yr the cuostlintiuu.
The told them it was perfectly clear that pri-
vate properly must uol be intruded upon. Hr desired ilia
rent Irman rho athlerbited hint to leave hie direction with tee
Clerk, and ►aid that the Magistrates would give rim's&
Shilante is carrying its iutrotious !into effect, aged sumo*
She toertiog.

The Coin plainant then gave his card of address, Mr.
JAMMI EMM31113,1, No 2, Bevis Mark•.
Ile was then told to all again at the office when he slosh!
discover a meeting was to take place, and th■t he 'bunk! be
(sober instructed and sopp.rted.—They but! iespectl'elly
►owed Sts the Magistrate, aril departed.

HALTON. the noted pedestrian, has artised in
Volk, in good health, and is Isrentiritsc to rim on
Itntivesmire, with l'Assuo, on Tuesday e.ext, us
already announced. fur wog..
At Duniffies Circuit Court, Jaren ifertfiesrs
was put to the bar, accused of having video, in
July last, a :.umber of shirts, and variants other
articles, from the side of a burn iu Setbie, in the
parish of Ewer. The Prisoner pleatittl Clay,
mid was sentenced to twelve months imptimitinent
in the gaol at Dumfries. This, it ail he ad-
mitted, was * sufficiently mild punishment, sad the
Prisoner. it mitosis. would not have been die.
pleased had it been ilifinitely more rigorous. Whets
asked by a legal Gentleman what I.e 'lmola to do
when brought before the Court, lie answered with
the greatest coolness. " Plead guilty, and lie b..
stilled, to be ottre."—" In that ease," raid the
Gentleman alluded to, " we must see to obtaiu
mitigation of puuisfunetit."-44 No. no," re.
' the wily culprit, " away with year miti.
If I am only banished for meets years, I
, sever be transported at all, but detained in the
bulks and treated like a brute beam ; hot if I aro
down for the whole fourteen yews, I will be
out to Botany Bay without fail. where I lisee
\ before in the capacity of • soldier, anti "Lit*
is a fine covutry."