The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-11-04 00:00:00

ife. &snot in Cloth P.L. he mosey fur tte binding 4s•
tsi Woe hero elves to him imusodiately.
Me,. Harmer here asked, slashar set writer* cliesitioe•
sereo.l•ll with the books? • .
• Witisess—ll rather think tber• was • stiffs'
tibial am afraid is lost.
• ••• -Whir Level Mayor—Can you recollect the ?
~,Wilms--M It was Illalleare thaw •en Pod,
and USW it: aside as of as cendnieseurd• ":
• „lord Mayer—Hare yen Mad asTt. Reit
•,11beer ctraitiee the warehouse sal broke, NOSS V....
r stititeesi replied in the isetalive•
;*O4IC illactetern•••••-Have you bad any countrysides sill Mr.
tassentsisiss as to the mode of papers'?
-Vtiestess-1 told him the mime a.I tell you.
.
• •cilir: Harmer—Did you not say to Mr. Mistimes that
Stewart would be stespecieti ?
. • • Witneas--No, 1 Never said so to Mr. Hontsreso.
• ' "Me liestismas Isere declared that the wiser-as had sold es
et. rates Mills, • porter is the employment or Neste*.
Limarinan ass.l Co. said he saw the Prisoner Stewart. about
fuse months ago, lake an octavo book out of the svarrhuuse,
but it, rouser) of wiloess's renturstosiing all, him, he
(litears,t) pnt it beck iraiu. Witness afterwards saw bins
tairiCe suspicious circerestauces, and told his employers
• urtii diecharced Mot.

- • 'Mr. Harmer—Had Stewart any opportunity of getting
• MA- icei of the warehouse;
'tvltiorire—Yea. his employment partly lying in the tomtit-
irtJukure, where the key was.
• 130 primmer Vtuultes here produced a blue bag, and said
• -14111Y4 evolcuce to piece that it was the oily bag he hail
es Me renirieil, eta that he wan not oat of bed till hall.past
4 nrtiliVehiek oti the sirs of the rolihery..
' The'. Lord Mayor said, he did not wish to decide prima-
'err', upon the no bject, but he was of opinion that be should
fry Ittletit ibuukcs. As for Stewart, if the Complainants had
tic uhj.etion. he should be discharged, as nothing as yet
app cured to implicate hits.
if r_ Harmer said it was probable that evidence might be
htuadht Turret(' In justify the commitment of Stewart.
Alt the Prisoners were then remanded.
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lt ohterred iu the CUUrtr of the inquiry tkat so
bl-irse could be attached to the booksellers wha bad par-
ehieril the trunks, Brookes haviud been knows fur twenty
yenotorsiongst the trade as a dealer in irrniks.
The Prisoners ate to be brought ap to morrow (ibis)
er,.roing for fortivir exaolivatiou.

lorekelp Milton was yesterday brought tip, charged with
a►x.tnising a Mrs. Robnieon.
Mrs. Robinson stated, that she lived al No. RS, King-
pin-et ; that the Prisoner had defrauded her and others out
of worry she, her husband, and a Mrs. Fitt met the
to Fist market, about four o'clock yesterday evening;
when she saw him, she exclaimed, "Oh, Mr. Milton, how
e.. 0 Id you rob the distressed," upon which he need extremely
abweive language, and gave the witness a blow on the bard,
and kicked her on the right leg; be also aimed a blow at wit-
-011111.11 husband. Some Gentlemen who were passing inter-
fered ■nd detained the Pt isoner wait • constable took him
low custody.

The testimony of Mrs. Robinson, 9/ to the fact of the
assault, WS/ confirused by Mrs. Fitt, sod Mr. James Evans,
of Queen-street, Bryaustour square, who said he was pairing
at the time, and saw the assault committed.
The Piisoner, in his defence, arid, that Mrs. Robinson,
Itt.• Fitt, and other perrons, mitered into a conspiracy
af.,uost him; that they had Wm brought on • former occa-
sion before the Magistrates at Hatton.garden on a Iris-clung
eharge; that Mrs Robinson knew well where be lived; bid
tesie..d of melding a warrnot for him, of preferring •
charge i• a legal and regular way, they took the opportu-
n•tfof attaching and 'Minim; him in the public street
A.ter Mrs. Robinson cs.lled him thief, robber, pickpocket,
ssa,f Mbar opprobrious mimes, he merely put his hand on
her, abseil be thought he was justofiable in doing. The Pri-
mmer tken went into a long account of his professional life:
he was nut admitted lute the profession of no attorney, but
he 'gad been regularly articled, and bad • right to draw up
fey

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He lea• interrupted by tbe Magistrate, sod ordered to fled
bas ns.ault.
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A re•pert•hte man (whose name we forbear to mention)
wa• brought up, chanted by Mr Parlor, No 66, Barbie:lu,
with having uttered a forged Bank of England U. note.
lie stated, that a won't. who lives opposite to him, came
ow• e to Ilia shop about eleven o'clock yesterday 1110111111‘ with
• Bank vole, MO asked witness whether it was good ? Ile
drwr,lll..r to •teke it to the Bank, as he looked upon it as
suspitinus ; the woman returued to bee Wise, and witue,s
stssern d her boldiag a con►ersation with a lama in bic shop
(:he 'sutler); she then went out again with the note in
hrr hand, and nn her return witness called her and desired to
see 11,c note stain ; she handed him the note, and wituess
w.s nn use net .1 marking it to prevent its circulation,
'stun the Prisoner came over and attempted to snatch away
the note; Witness refused to give it up, and the Prisoner
sot being able to get (lie note, iadulged himself in abusing
*imam.

M' Ann Parker keeps a tripe•►hop is the same street
with ibe last witness. She knew the Prisone►, who is a eery
respectable man, sad keeps an extrusive c►eese-shop. He
totttesiteess be received within a fortnight myna bad motes,
and be requested her to go to Mr. Parlett,torisceriain whether
tbootite be produced to her was good ur had. She times de-
tailed the conversation that took place [Matteis her sad Mr.
P*•letr. She returned to the Prisoner, and went out a
►t ,u.,0 time with the uole, in order to get the opinions of
oilier re ramie on it, 0a her return, Mr. Parlett called her,
he took the ante stud was about to mark it, when the Pri-
mo...4 observing biro, came over stud attempted to prevent
him. Some di language ensued. The Prisoner said that Le
did am with to have the note marked, as he was anxious to
return it to Ike person alio gave it to hits in the same state
hr received it in his shop from • Mrs. :4m" whose name was
nn it, and be was quite sure that the imerfermice of Mr.
i'arlett, it. can't's' him to appear on this occesiou, nu
canned by resentoteut.
'fie Magistrate said that there was no evideocesvhateeer
egsiost the Prisoner, and he was discharged.

tautissu.squ.sam.
Yet.teithy Thomas Wild, a private in the Id battalion
or,•ntiiese. Reyonirot of Font Chamois, was broaglit op is
tb..i.,tudy of Cobham, the uffire., chested with robbing
ready.furnirbed iodgieg at the humor of Mrs,alias Town,
Wirstalinstir.
'The Matietrate ordered the otEerr to Silt/rift the orderly
se•je,m4 of his being is custody, avid tie Prisoner was re-
lefurasstiom were received at the warts( a most daring
attempt to reb lie San public-house is Chapel-street. Gross.
veaue.pleee, us last Saturday sicbt. Mr. J. I)o►mer, ibe
bedded, et mideight, was alai med by heariair some unusual
noire, he immediately jumped out of bed, seised a loaded
gee shits he kept is his bed two ; bet alma his mitering
the siehrromm the thieves jumped out at the frost window,
leavivattelhird IMICaI beadles parked up, a curious knife,
.504 imptriereets for house-hreskleg,ss well es a ladder placed
ewes* lie wall, by libido mesas they 4 frected so estratace.
Mr. 'Ammer threatened to about them, but they escaped.

litaitiCoeol/011-teRZST.
CONFESSION OF A HORRID MURDER.
name. Woode, ph. was care a private in px SSA re-
gimes( of fool, was brought op Goss St. Awes wairls.boolie.
etwrgiiii epos Ma owe coafessioo Viii ibe murder of Sarah
treble /dot Wad. by stabbing her in the breast and offer-
wards theoviiisg her iota the sea. Tbe Prisoner: from eom-
postilion of bad arkrowleriged hie guili at the
George. in PrioetAirstroet.ou Tuesday eveniag, aid he /awe
I. test.sitioy with moth deliberation before the Slagistrale.
as toilers., after mating. iu answer to a questiuu put by Sir.
Caaare, that sebeasiseem of mi. A pi Weald the sonhisiots.
He bad blown the *ceased about two years. and ebe
Geed at llio Sloe Bell. at Leith. Hr had sot hews there since
his diwiliarge from the prosy. nearly two Need
withio the last tea weeks, when be Nei 111 re.
lll•ggoogialrs, a elsardier'• shop, iu
sewers! big &miasma:ea wily Sarah Lee. #
11""11 • bar. He bad eectilid Ave poor
meow St Glaugow2elsigsiee it to
.googypt. bottinbeidrut
-a. on waiiilt~ wild

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