The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-31 00:00:00

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WEST KENT SESSIONS.
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. Thursday mn . was the day appointed for
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liolduag these Sess. but in consequesite of the
Sessions for the F Division of the County
not being conclud ill noon of that (lay, public
notice was given that the business of the Court at
. Maidstone' would not commence until Friday morn-
ing, to the great though unavoidable inconvenience
• of the mune 44444 s persons attending the Sessions.
At Mae ~'cluck on Friday morning the Court
aceonlittelv Opened. The Earl of !ROMNEY pre-
sided as Chaiinussi. The usual introductory forms
. bring gone through, 111441 tlw Grand Jury sworn in,
his Lonlshap briefly addressed them. He said that
on looking over the Calendar, though the number
of prisoners was great, he did not observe sissy cases
out of the ordinary course, or on which they would
seriMre any information ; but if any thing should
arise to render such information necessary, the
Conti would with pleasure afford it. His Lord-
shiplithen adverted to the delay in commencing
birsinfss, which was owing to the great pressure of
business at Canterbury, and which must be con-
sidered very unfortunate, as it was the cause of so
many lwrsons being kept from their avocations a
ilsy loriger than usual, but he hoped such a cir-
cumstance would not again occur.
At these Sessions, Mr. M•RINAIN moved, that
Mr. ‘VolliOrta Children, of Headcorn, should he
compelled to assist in supporting four of his grand-
children, 'who are in the workhouse of that place,
agreeably to the 43cl of Elizabeth, he having suf-
ficient means of doing so. Mr. slareham stated,
that Mr. Children objected, on the ground of hay-
ing dime as much for his son George-, the father of
the children, as for any other of his family, and
coislil•do no more for him without injuring the
others.
Mr. Harrison proved that he had 6001. !wiring-
ing to Mr. Children, for which the latter had a
mortgage on his estate ; Children occupies is farm,
but %Vanes, could not say ally tint% of its sire.
John Kelly knew Children, who occupies a farm
of sisost fifty. acres ; he should take the value of
the stork on it to be between .2001. and 3001. Ile
knew of sin other property that he had.
Mr. Tassel', overseer of Headcorn, deposed,

that the psrislihad supported the wife and homily
of four children, ►ince the 26th of November, 1816,
set the expense of ISM 19.. There are now (•o•tr
children iii the poor-lionise. George Children was
collector of the taxer. Ile made some d• fault in
hie pajmentr, slid WWI put into prison on that
account. The money has since breis paid, past by
the poriph and part by the family. The parish paid
on the whole, including the expenses of the family,
2-26/. Bs. Id.
The Conn. Isere observed, thnt there did not
apptur ruscient proof of the ability of 81r. Chil-
dren to rapport the family. It was not intended
Una a man woe to distress and injure hilnself, by
•breaking in epos. his nspitml.
Mr. &mum amid that the poor snan has n large
sad has given thew considerable soma.

The foilooing is an Remind of the l'ilsoners
tiled, unit ilreir respective Willi necs :
Sisumrl Maher. for pleating fire fools.

Philip Morse.,, jun. living ut St. Mary's ('ray,
Arposerl, that his lather lust some fowls : witness
heard of it on the 2lst of December.
Denbrity, wine-keeper to Mr. Berens, on
the night of the 10th of Der-ember, about half-past
twelve o'clock, being oat on his duty, between
Pariti's Clay mid the common, met the Prisoner
in a handkerchief. On interro.
lain us to what hr had got in his 1)&1'41kt-r-
-ub:it the Prisoner said lie hail no right to strip hint
im the logliany ; witness examined the handker.
chit and found in it two fowls, winch he now pro-
duces, in Court.
rlithpMoisen, jun. nano called, swore, that one
of the fowls produced lrelonged to his lather, and
Ili, other was one he had to keep.
Tkv J withoe, hesitation, found the Prisoner
His Lordship told the Prisoner that the frequency
of the offence of which he had brio convicted had
L, runes so great, that the Court were resul ved In put
an end to it, by severity of punishment ; lie there-
lure sentenced him to men years transportation.
William Reif and Richard Ross, fur stealing
corn.

Thomas Dnvey, who is the driver of the Paris
mail for Mr. Eames, knew the Prisotiers; Ross was
horse-keeper to his master at Bexley-heath. Some
time ago the horses became out of condition; lie
mentioned it to Ross, who said they had not
enough corn. The usual allowance was half a
bushel a day. Witness had found the horses mend
to condition since Prisoner left.
G. Steers, a horse-keeper, at Bexley-heath, was
in a stable adjoining to that in which Ross was.—
Ile was told to look out for Ross. On the 17th of
October he saw Reif go into Mr. Eaniea's stable,
with two empty sacks on his arm; hearing the
Gra shovel in the loft, hr went up the ladder,
awl saw the Prisoners filling a sack with corn front
the heap,-which was the property of Mr. Panics.
He afterwards saw theist come out, each having a
sack, with a great quantity of corn in it. Witness
followed and took the corn from Relf, as lie wits
taking it into a shed. Gstihy.—Ross, one year's
imprisonment in the Howse of Correction ; Relf,
ni consideration of his large flintily (seven children).
only ►hree mouths imprisonment in the Howse id'
Correction.
✓amens Ilystead, for stealing a hide and sack.
George flood, at butcher at Ilunkhurst, on the
31st of October lost u bullock's hide and a sack.
Edward Quail's (an accomplice) deposed, that on
the ggth October last lie was atilt the I'r•s:•ner;
they went to Mr. Flood's premises early on the 30th.
Ilystead opened a window of the stable with his
knife and took a rack from an adjoining buildiugs
lit then opened the slaughter-house in the same
warmer, took from thence a hide which they cat-
tiest to Mr. Eldridge, at Siddlescomb, who gave
him ins. (id. for it. They were at a public-house
(Mr. Ts% lot's) during the day. They afterwards
went to Rattle. Going through the park, they put
a stone into the sack, and thiew it into a pond.
Mr. C. Willis, Clerk to the Magistrates, depos-
ed. that the Prisoner made a voluntary confession
of the tact before the Migistrates. The confession
was put into Court, hutlit purported to he nude nn
oath. 'Eu this the Court objected, as the conics-

Emi ought not to hale been taken on oath. Mr.
Willis observed, that the confession huts not taken
ors rwoth. The words "on oath," VW, printed, and
it had been forgotten to strike theui out. The con-
fessiou was rejected. •
Mr. W. Eldridge deposed, that he gave los. Gil.
fur the hide on the day stated. Qiiaile hail soother
man with him, but witi4e.s could hut say it was the
Prisoner.
Mr. B. Ta lindlord of the Qtieen's Head,
Siddlescornbor; remembered Hyorml and
coming In hi. house, on the 30th October, Hy-
stead had something muter his frock. whic:o he be-
breed was a sack. 'they staid all the cloy awl

night at his house. They spent a good deal of
money. They went away together.—Nor
The Prisoner was again indicted fur I.tralisig a
goose, the property of T. Durratit, of Han kilUllt,
on the 10th of November.
Edward Quaile, the accomplice in the former
care, deposed, that he and the Prisoner stole the
goose from a pond on the morning of the 3d. Pri-
soner killed it, and they took it to Northiain, where
they gave it to an acquaintance. The confession of
Hystend wee put in. It acknowledged being with
Quaife, but stated that it was Quaife who killed
and took away the gotise.—Guilty.
James Hyslead and C. IVeeks were then intliTted
fur stealing fowls, and Richard Weeks, fur being
an accessary to the fact.
Mr. Mum put in the confession of R. AVeeks,
taken December 22, before J. Austen, Esq. It
stated that he met the Prisoner, burrowed lielf-e-
-crown of Quaife, to buy flour; but he did not
know that the fowls were stolen, till the Saturday
preceding the time of making the confession.
The Court considered this confession not suffi-
cient to convict the Prisoners, and the Jury brought,
in a verdict—Not (;hilly. ,0
His Lordship told Hystead, that his going in the.
night to steal the goose tendered his case sunder to;
that of Samuel Heather—he therefore 144iitencett
him to seven years transportation.

Richard Weeks wa again indicted on the statute
of George 11. tor a inisdeineauor, in receiving the
fowls—Not Gil thy.

Juaeph Brum*, fur stealing at Cranbrook, Dec. 30, three
geese, the property of T. Jedte—&-ven years transportation.
George Champion, for strafing at Deptford, Ott 11, two
sheets, the property of John Wright—Two years imprison.
wient in Maidstone House of Corection.
Robert Slingsby, fur stealing at flimflam, Oct. 12, ten
shirts and ether wearing apparel, the property of Jane
Mild; William Piercey, fur stealing at Deptford, Noe. 20,
wearing apparel, the property of R Smith ; and Gi o. Datb,
for being found in a wood at Boughton Miniellefsta, with ■
guts, iu the umght.litne, Dec. 3—One year'+ iinpribuoment
is Maidstooe House of Correction.

James Smith, for slealisx at Dcptlimmd, a silk hamlktr.
chief; the properly of S. Alt:l'2l'44r ; Jelin James Farrell,
and Adam Arlie*, Ale stealims• at Deptford. Nov. 24, a piece
Of limiter, the properly of I'. Biockelhauk; 1111. Rest, for
stealing at Chatham, Dec. 1, three tame rabbits, the pro-
p, m ty of 11. Clifford; John Norris, for •tealing at Deptford,
wearing apparel, the property Et:. Chambers; John MAC..
ban, for stratlinz at Maidstone, Amos! T7r,•11 bat, the pro-
perty of W. Smith; James Lloyd mod John Smith, for stealing
at Maidstone, wearimot apparel, the property of T. Cooper;
Jots Tassel, for ateathir at Maidstone, a ipeaamtity m 4 euahm„,
the property of J. Ch ipliss ; Hugh S 11.1111( Soi, for %sealing at
Chatham, thlober 17, a gm matt coat, and 14 pound. of mom
sugar, the properly of J. Chmion3o ; Woo, for macal_
ino at litstmom, two hoards, the prupc.ty of U. W. Colliar
Sims month. imprisonment.
James Wilsou, for stealing at Deptford, 24th November
last, wearinx apparel. the psupesty of Juhis Dar is—To be'
imprisoned two mouths.
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Charlotte Harvey, alias Ming, far having' nolawfully in her
possession, at Deptford, November 1, King's stores—Fort-
night's implisimmant.
Thomas Burris, fur stealing nt Sandhurst, December 2,
three piece* of email, .the propeo ty of A. Pinyon—One'
week's imprisonment.
Joseph Hubbard, for an 'matt nn J. Blakeman, at Greesi-i
with, Nov. It —Our month in gaol. "
William Birth, fur assaulting 'flionias Larking, a mash-
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hie, at Woolwich—One week is; gaol. .
Samuel Apia, on a charge of stealing nt Horsensondon,
two faggots, the property sir the Ocentvcis; John Frank, of
stealing at Deptford, a gridiron, &r. the property of J.
South; Sarah ainl Susan Cooper, of stealing at %Woulwirli,
two pieces of cotton, the property of T. Lee ; T. Joyce:
of waking, at Nilmiuglon, Nov. 8, • great moat atoll hat,ittse
pi open,. of W. Smith; J. Coats anil.l. Edge, of stealing at.
Foot's Cray,dueks and drakes, the property of II W. Platen;
Mordecai Cohen, of steeling at Charlton, Oct. 21, twb told!
keys and a seal, the property of J. Kroll( ily ; William
Litchfield and Edward Bayley, of stealing at Stroud, Jini.
ary 6, oats, the property of F. Burk; John Randall, of
sealing at Maidstone, Nov. 7, seven shoes and a pair of hums,
the property of J. Green ; ltd. Lee and R. It .lie, of poaciim:
at Sutton at Howe, Dee 19; Joseph Russell, of stealio:,
at Lenham, December 13, five ponsida worth if silver, the
property of G. Norris; Anne Wallets, of stealing at Dart-
fold, its Oct. • coat, gown, soul loaf, the properly of S.
Curtis; Grunge Penmen, Thomas Evans, sod-Ruben Nunn,
of stealing, at Woolwich, Dee. 1, a deal plank, time property
of J. Stother; Maria Simpson, of obtaining a shirt snider
false pretences, at Deptfuid, the property of J. Dodson;
Charlotte Johnson, of stealing at Deptford, two gowns, and
other articles, the property of A. Fury ; John elsaptnari, of
stealing, at Aylesford, November 10, a fiddle and a pair of
shoes, the property of W. and S. Sampson ; John Shepherd,
of assaulting J. Briggs, at Chatham, Dec. 27; Thomas Go.
ble, of breaking open the poorhouse at Coxheath, tool re-
leasing his sun from confinement—No hills found.
James Wilson, charged with stealing at Keaton, Novem-
ber 15, nine fowls, une duck, one duke, and two boards,
the properly sit C. W. Collier ; John Quittenden, aids steal- '
ing at Westerbain, Ike. 4, between two and three thousand
of thcre.year bedded quirk, the property of J. Castel ; Abner
Mitchell, with obi g Iwo hats, under false prefeitees, of
S. Moss, at Deptford; Joseph Francia, with stealing at
Phousted, Jan. 5, tame tabbies, the property of W. Dab-
bled ; and Strsatiesh Clementsont with an assault on Elis.
Herniate, at Deptford, Nov. 9—Acquitted.
Mary Harding, for hating unlawtolly in her possemion,
at Deptford, King's stores—Remains mitil next Session.
Upwards of twenty Pi limners committed as 'ow,' ma
vagabonds, were diacitarCell by Prods's% • •
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The of the gressiuns was aot finished usiiil late
un filuaday rscanig.

COURSE: OF EX('IIAN(
Amalerdam ....37 2 H.2U.
Ditto at Sight...3B 8
Ani.terdam 11 8 C.F.
Ditto at Sight 11 5
Rutter. 11 9 2C.
Antwerp rx•mo II ID
Haguhurgh 34 2
Altana 34 3 21U.
Paris3day's date 24 20
Mtla
Bourdeaax do '24 441
Fratikrort on the
311Astew 143 ex mu.
Madrid, rtEert
39
liniecluna
!Whoa, tired 391
38}
Gibrnliar 331
Lechmu ..

E, FRIDAT, JANVARII. O.
Genoa
IVnii4e I t1111.1.11V 25

Malta
Naples
Pabarna 120.1 per as
b 9

Oporto 6O
Rio Janeiro 65

floblits t4l per el.
Purl
A:iuufthe Rauk on Holland
2 per Cwt.

BULLIOV.

Portiirsil Colil in € a. 4.
44 44 tw•r oz 4 1 0
Gotta in Mors 4
New Doubloons 0 0 . 0
Nvw !Mixes 0 U 0
Silver in .%
Not/ Louis, each 0 0