The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-10-23 00:00:00

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*oliteday Thomas .I)Learr, chariod will. robbing his I
isliturgr,
.Mr. Richard Thomas, of the Wood, silversmith,
r...w.eM • Baal crandration, and was tosiillartted to New-
plat routrial.
Tipsy Williams was charged will. Nemillit • porkel-
kanikerchief froth the person of Edward 461p/se, of No: 68,
OisfitgO,strect„ ironmonger. ,v,
slibri•t nine o'clock on Sundry eve... Vier. Hayose, ac.
idam„pawied by hia wife, was prueiredint wham Cross-lane,
.I.oag.acre, and feeliag sumethiag at his coat pocket,
ithruptly turned round sad otherved the Prisoner close he.
hind him, and saw his porker-haiilicrehicf in the Prisoner's
hand; he immediately melted ate Prisoner, and after an ub-
Alienate mists/ice secured him. He WBl afterwards (4111
into the custody of the watchmen, and lodged in the watch-
house.—lie was fully committed.
II ATTOW • GARDEN.

Yesterday M. J. Kendall, a doll-meter, • esidiug at Battle-
bridge, appeared to a charge made agnmat him by George
Fisher, gardener to the Small Pot 116.1,00, with having vio-
lently assaulted him on Friday last.
It appeared that the female ses rant to the Defendant, with
• child in he. arms, wail playing in the front field belonging
to the hospital, where the Complainant was felling a tree,
and in poesuance of the Goveruors• orders, be desired her to
quit the field, and on her refusing so !main, he touk her by
the arm and led her out. Shortly after the Defendant came,
and, without ...ying a word, knocked down the Complatuant,
mid otherwise violently assaulted him.
Mr. Cliff, who attended fur the Secretary on behalf of the
Hospital, motonitied that the field its qataition being the
private properly of the lloartal, nu pettin hail a right bi be
there *Mout permission, and consequeitily subjected them-
selves to any action of trespass, and iu this ease to on
&awful,.
The presiding Magistrate animadverted noon the manner
in which private property watt subject to the illlftllllollll of
unauthorised per.ons, and said, that iu this care Ow parties
were not only liable to an act traitor treapaati, but also fur an
awatilt, by virtue of the statute. He cuticluded by ordering
the Defenclaut to Bud bail.
MARY-LE-BONE.
Yesterday John Ferlexer, sho stood committed on the
charge of fraudulently übtainiug 301. from Mrs. Hill, of
Blandfortl-street, Manchester-square, sisal remauded for the
pisrpove of giving Staples, the officer, furs her time tr obtain
other charges of a similar nature against him, underwent •
a Baal examinatiou before John Itawliosuo, EN. the pie.
sliding Magistrate.
Mrs. Elisabeth Bidding, residing in Doke-street, Saint
James's, stated that in euilaequeisce of seeing an examination
of the Prisoner in the newspaper., she was induced twattend.
About eight mouths since her bon, a rumor mast about 22
year', of age, advertised fora situation as clerk in a mer-
cantile house, which was auswereal by letter, signed " J.
Fellowes," desiring her son to wait ow him at his house in
Castle-street, Brunswick-square; accordingly her sun at.
tended, and saw Mr. Fellows, who stated that he had
considerable interest amongst Noblemen, and provided
lie could advance thirty ponoihs, he wealth provide fur
him • lucrative situation woke Goverunseot. The young
man gave his address, and desired Mr. Fellowes to call
on him, which he did in s few days after, and repeated
the proposition to witness, who said she would take
lime to consider of it, upon which ire went away. Witness
was positive the Prisoner was she mall who called oil her.—
In a few days after wittiest sett him a •letter saying that she
had to objection to give the money when bet son was ap-
pointed to the situation ; in answer to whirls she recerred a
letter from the Prisoner, who states that he felt hurt at the
determination of witnesa, and sakiug whether she entertained
arty idea that he intended to swindle her. Witness hod no
further correspondence with him since, but hearing he hail
been carrying on the system fur many years, she considered
it her duty to attend, although she had been fortunate enough
uqt to be a sufferer by 11,11 artifices.
Mr. W. Bentley, grocer, residing in Broad-street, Golden.
square, deputed, that about Iwo years age the Prisoner, who
then resided in that neighbourhood, was a customer of his,
and was credited by him for et °eery, See. One day he called
on him, and requested the loan of 101.. stattug that he had
been Ist the City to Ili, broker'a, who bad gone to Ma.gate,
nod constamently be could get uo money. Witness (vOllllllll
the moni y, and he prumiaeal to refund it the following Slim-
day, but not doing 'se, "rubies. wailed on him, end the Pri-
soner, after expressing his sorrow, told him be could not
pay him then as it was a reffiktier day at the Pink, and
lie could not receive • dividend 'which be said was doe
to him. On his again making applicatien he found the
Primmer had run away from the neighbourhood, mid lie
received a letter from I in White efires•street Prtattn,
requesting the luau of 30s. wire till lie same out by the In.
solvent Act, slating as an iadurement that he had the *ion
of 4,11181. 9.. 4d. to strew', which had been left to him by
his uncle, Admiral Felleees, and he would advance him a
hundred pomade to extend his hellion., and to pay him when
he could. Witness sent him the 30s and received from In in
since, instead of the 1001 is few duplicates of articles pledged
at a parrubroker's at Knightsbridge. On wittier% going to
redeem them he was informed that the Prisoner had been
before him and had take* the articles out, having proven'
an affidavit, in which he swore that he had lost itie dop'i-
eates. The Prianiarr always told witnew that he had the
coutmet to serve the different horse barracks still hay.
The Magistrate said, there wail no proof that he hail oh-
Mined the 10/. under a false pretence, therefore he could not
receive the evidence erratum him, hut certainly there was
• clear charge of perjury. " Nut," says the Magistrate,
" there is sufficient against him to prevent him from agent
defrauding the public. et least fur acme time In come."
The Prisoner meatball committed for nisi, on the charge
of obtaining the 30/. from Mrs. Hill, stud* the pretence of
procuring a preaentation for the Charter 110111 M for her son,
a child about 11 >ears of Lige.