The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-28 00:00:00

POLICE.

SOW•STRIFT.
Yenier.lny William 'Srithne, alias /frown, alias Higgins,
alias & runs, kc midi meta an examination at the above
~dire, charged with a combination of offences, is uttering
Creed Dank of Essigland notes, forged country bank notes,
of fii Cottons banks, and • street robbery. Many tradesmen
sitenelell who hail been defrauded by the Prisoner, from
"limn he always contrived to get change fur his forged
now., in addition to the goods which he paid for with his
fictitious Holes. On the Prieoncr being searched, many
forged 11.11.11 were found on his person, and a number of
good notes of the Bank of England were also found. The
good notes proved to belong to a Mr. Wolfe, of London-
stre• t, rtizrogsquare, who had been robbed of his pocket-
book a frw days since. Among the numerous directions of
his r,sulrner giveu bythe Prisoner to the several tradesmen,
one wns Air-street, Waterloo-bridgt. The Prisoner was
fully roo,roetted fur trial.
.11. he Nreir, Esther 'fever his wife, Mary Drown. and
story Fares, were charged with various acts of swindling.
'the Prisosicis had got possession of a house by (ales
prey nets, in the neielloorhood of Kensington, Irbil(' they
Mired elisions cond., which they removed as soul, ss it
warn &ilk. They were, however, detected, ana 'taken into
A inorilier of tradesmen in the nrielihrimhooil
made similar charge., moitsil.l the PrisUnets, th, y
g got possession of a I ttttt se in Priners.itreet, stid.sinte she
ordains, luck., hers Its one case, Mrs. Meyer foicibly look
bottle of rum front a man, act, it is supposed, well
*mono.
giro* said, he hoped all the witnesses would reef-
, i•ke 5•• priocciite the Piisimes-s, • he) were living impute the
plum:es' of honest tradesmen. They were c mmiited.

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SPITA I.FI F LES WEAVERS,
curratin r. KAAR[.

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TislN Will an information tabilobetl hy Francis Clifford, 1
tool ot )lawn silk nearer, arainvt Mr. Waire, an opulent si.k
ot.tottfactorer. ut Spit:oll.l.k, fur paying leas wages to ht.
rtnttvmrnllims ortl. lel by the Sessions. eunfortusbly
13 111 esp. 4n, winch enacts, the wages lo he put,i
by ny•ster we•..vers to their jots; Helmets shaft he settle.' by
Ow quarter Stasi it s, end that if auy master shall give inure
s•r It.. to journeymen fur their work than shall be so allowed,
be shall forfeit a suns not less than WI.

Mr. Alley, ou the part of the journeriteit, stated, that the
Defendant employs no less than sixty journeymen dai!y ; he
has a factory in Pelham street, where be ham a gram num-
ber of looms, and the men at work. M'hen the piece ii
liaitheil he w ill then charge each mats es. per week fur what
I.r calls standing room, which stoat he will deduct front their
wages, and to which file), most 'consent, but it is too great
a grievance to be endured, and they are now determined:Ll
rtslyl it.

Francis Clifford was then sworn.—He proved that he was
or the employ of the Orfemlout, and worked a piece of
'mono. 113 yards in length, LIAO counts in the reed, and
e item threads in the Irish, fur which he shush' he paid at the
rate of 111,iI. each yard, whirl, would monot to about
3/. 194 7d. but that he only received about 21. 17.. 741.
oh:e9 was at the rate of about 111 d. per yam!. Ile wa. four
wee it wank upon it, and expected the foil joarniyinaii's
vir *to n.
The Defirodint said it was a practice in the trade, a,id all
the jonl.teymen knew it, that masters furnished looms and
other hod', for which they charged the journiymen, and
before they 'went to work they were informed it would he
.Ir.lin aril I.lllint Their •ages; if they ilkapprovril of it they
nre.l not go to work. If it was 811 1.114.11 Ce 011 his part, they
44( ie also liihle 11/ It .:11.11/11111/ fur going to work utnkr the
wage. regulated by the
Nlagiatratis welt if eionion that She practice on the
p or the Duren:hint sta. .tio ❑llllll vellum of the Act ; lie
a. bound to pay the full 430. 'Convicted in the rushy
..t

ATTEMPTFD soirs:4, of Nur-
-I,lk-orert. Strand, 1,1114 ',erre!! to her bell-room
mu Wellw-sday, but She tt.i• a it t140A14 444 lints. to
Er.: art hr.,. Tina is the 11110 r.icr ,'!e ha. ukioe
8., e attempt trithou II few Wet