The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-02-12 00:00:00

TORGTRY.

On Monday evening, lYJ,ars Fisher and Thomas
1)4 Id were brought to the Offic.:. and underwent
an examination before Mr. RIAD, charged with
uLtering a forged draft at hlzssrs. Hammerdey's,
the Bankers in Pall Mall, for 301. Atter the t
Pination had gone on for some time, it was di,.
creered that Dutfirid had been made the dupe and
tool of Fsaber be was in coasequence admitted an
evidence.

He stated. that he lives at No. 22, James-street,
Oaf wd street, and is a carpenter by trade. fisher
has lodged with him about a fortnight, and has
been acquainted with him ebout two months. On
Sunday night, Fisher told him he had found a 501.
note that evening in Grosvenor-square, incl.sed in
'a letter, and asked hint if he knew how be could
get cash for it ; he replied, he thought it was a sin-
solar circumstance that the note was not mentioned
In the letter in which it was found; he, however,
agreed to go on Monday with hint to get it cashed,
wren they left off work to go to dinner. They ac.
cerdingly went together to Pall Mall, when Fisher
poieted to a house. which he said was the &tikes 's
• '.ete the rote was payable, and said he would
wait at the P-lace Gate, while the Wanes/ went to
yet the cash. On his presenting the shaft at Messrs.
Hammersle)'s, where it was payable, drawn in the
sot ne of Lowndes, a tiademan who kept cash there,
the Clerk doubted it to be Mr. Lowndes's writing,
and q-sestioned the Witness where be got it i he
gave a false accoant of it, and his residence, as de-
sired by the Prisoner. Fie was detained. and on
application being made to Mr. Lowndes,wf No 18,
in the riaymark-t, a trunkmaker, he declared it to
be a forgery. The Witness &co acknowledged who
be had it from, and wok the gentlemen to the Palace
Gate. where Pishee was waiting ; he was, in con-
sequence, taken interibistody.
The Prisoner produced a black liver, servant,
and a journeyman pastry-cook. from the neighbour-
hood of Ceckspur.strert. to prove, that they were
in his company when he found the draft ; but their
accounts were so contradietory, and improbable,
that the Magistrate did not credit them. The p. stxy-
cook was recognised by the OLcers to have keen
eseitirted of a meet infamous crime, and to have
stood in the pillory.
The Prisoner was committed for further exami-
ria:ion. His hair was dressed in ringlets, and the
5v..74..., 9f dress was in .a very extravagant
style.

A charge f a eokk nature has been exhibited
against a Oontliag of the new school, by a hail fair
one, on the wrong side of forts., who complains of
sedation, under the following curmustances :
She was accosted by the gentleman, win7lll she
complains of, who is a minor, at the,opera, rapist
three weeks since, when he protested his attach-
ment to her person, put her into a chairs and paled
her a visit at her residence in the New Road, on the
following d.iy. 91' he lover rennted his visits to his
beloved, until Friday last, when a marriage was
proposed by the lady, and agreed to by her gallant,
to take place At his residence, dye miles nut, on the
Northern Road, on Saturday. They were, how.
ever,' on the Saturday, dilappoititedsby the Clergy-
man ; and all intreatics to prevail on the fair one to
tarry there until the following day, were unrivail-
int, unless the nuptial ceremony was performed.—
A .gig, habited iu hay roSes, was at length intro-
'incest as the Clergyman, woo united the parties.
The lady wheat feelings had been thus tortured,
turned out to have been the .hert-araieof a gallant
Col 'tie!, it two successive summer campaigns ; and,
site, Odeber last, she has been a Cyprian of the
first order, in the fashionable circles.
A pig, of the old Pembrokeshire breed, reared
by Lord Cawuria. was slatOtered, a few days
si.ice. at Swckpole-Lourt, Wales; its height was
feet .5 inches; girth, 8 feet 1 mast length, frem
the nose to the root of the tail, 6 feet 7 inches; and
weighed. when alive, 50 score 17 pounds. The
four quartets, with the head, weighed 4a score 17
pounds; and the rough fat 45 pounds. The meat
was distributed amongst his Lordship's couagers
• •••d lalveras.