The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-10-30 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY',
ArrrErriNornitoED -
.110iiiiiNG on the itadem taking their seat., Ik*/
Dalton' was put to the bar, dimmed with uttering fond
notes of the Daub of Sbe had yesterday pkatikd
not guilty, but this taunting ahe wished to retract that plea,
snit plead guilty to the ma tour offence, which subjects her to
he trot...ported for fourtecn years. This bring acceded to
by the Court, and the Emmert for the Bank of England, •
verdict of Not Guilty of the capital offence was recordet.
She was taken from the bar dreadfully agitated.
• Ann Deane sad Elitalleek Slater wished to nurene the
ramie room., and a corresponding verdict was returned by
the Jury..
Alizabetk Rotrookons was neat put to the bar, also charged
wish uttering forged notes.
Mr. See cant BOSANQUV.I, ill opening the case, observed,
that the riatmers under the proaerwe ' of the Bank of
England, had all of diewi the opportunity given thrm
of pkading to the minor offence, if they choosey to avail
/bravo/yes of it, hut many of thins relied on their
being trealloill more favourably, on account a their being
females; however, the security of the public required that
• different count should he pursued. The Leann-ft Si rjeant
was pnmeeding, when the Primher exclaimed in • loud
• "My Lordly, I wish to retract the pies I made yester-
day." Mr. Seljeant Boaanquet said he had no objection,
and the Primmer pleaded Guilty se the minor oflinsce. A
verdict of acquittal was them recorded on the capital charge.
The Prisoner was tried last Stemma fur • similar tactual,
and discharged.
John Mason was capitally convicted of • highway robbery.

RoforetAo Rscontavn cart a London Jury.
ATROCIOUS CASE OP CHILD STEALING.
Sena Jose. (aged 2) was indicted for felonionsfy steal.
log the Want male child of Hoch :mil Mary Scott.
Mrs. Scott, t►e mother of the infant, deposed that on the
20th of September she sent her son, Hugh iron, on as
errand with the iufaut, it was shoot time o'clock in the
day—shertly after the bey returned, soiling, that a woman
bad taken the child from him; she went in search of the
child immediately, soil found it quite naked in the sem, of a
man who was carrying it to Spitalfields %Yoe khouse.
Hugh Scott, se intelligent boy, stated, that his mother
sent him into Rishopsgate-street, that be was standing at a
pawnbroker's window when a woman came op to him and
said she would kiss the baby ; he said she should nut, and
would tell his mother; the woman theft amuck him on the
head and knocked him ilown,and took his Idols brother from
him, site gave a halfpenny to a buy logger than him, to hold
him ilowu while site emu away ; he ■ftel-wards saw her in
uu alley, and told oorneliody to hold her, he then went
for his mother, be was tare the woman at the leer was the
same.
He was cross-examined by the Prisoner, but did tint vary
in lit, evidence. _

John Chester is a broker, Hein: iu Wideg•te.street;
heard a noise ; he went oat sad Lino(' the Prisnuer with a
hitudle of child's clothes in her possession. With the assist.
ante al another prelim, lie 'bilk her to the watch•house. The
little buy pointed out the Prisoner as the woman that Mule
the child without the least hesitation. She resisted very
mach as she was crowned to the watelt.house.
This witness was corroborated by Sir. Gregory, a consta-
ble, and another person named Levy, the ease was clearly
made out against the Prisoner.
The Prison( r, in her ilrfruce, said she timid the cloths.,
sad accessed the witnesses of swearing falsely.
The RECORDEIL summed op the evidence, observing that
the ease was clearly tuade out, and that it was a Most
CIOUII transaction.
The Jury immediately Cored 'ter °Nal,.

The following extract from a letter contains some
interesting facts :—'• Triuco•naler, May 21, 1820—
Sir HURRY ELAcIwOOD intends to proceed int-
med►ately in the Leander, accompanied by the
Dauntless. to Penang, with a view, as is supposed.
of loaning a naval ovation there, in the event of a
war. There are three teak etrops of war, of large
class. building at Cochin (011 11111 Malabar c..as ),
by contract, tinder she inspection of Mr. EDIV.:
one of them is in a state of fbrwardries.4. —The
Lioerpord and Carrier are going to China ; the for-
mer altervrards to be broke up, and the crew turned
over 10 the Ganges. new 84, fur England.—The
Carron is going to the Gall of Persia; the Eden
goes to Englund shortly.—We are at present in the
loight of she sickly season. but it has hitherto
been very mild, learnt:o4ly among the Europeans.
We are going on very slowly with oar projected im-
provements in the Dock-yard : the natives are a
aeakly-looking set 4.f people ; their eriergi,s are de.
strayed by fever. The new Governor (Sir EDWARD
EARN es) is nicking► gleat improvements in the
Wand. Already a military road front Colombo,
through Kiraly, to •l'riucomiler, is begins, and
seventy miles c 'stilted ors the Columbo
There are 400 peiours% at woik ; it will be
of ine.ilculable e•dvsirt.ige. Air. T. P. Luactimv,
Master of the Dauntless, !nig h eel %%lib
a silver tankard lor his • kill& cxertimis in getting off
the free-trader Aberdeen, a Liverpn•el. I, eisterimt
HODGES, Master, ',Lich was on slime at the
iuouit of the tl:e iiiscripiimi tor the cup
minks to the Yin. re."

The Sappho, IS. Captain l'imstaiDoE,copttirol
an American schooner. Ginn New York, on the 13th
itvilest on the COlitst of Ireland, haring 400 bales of
tobacco on board. This is the third Attierimut
stnuggler which site Sopprio hr, recently taken.
TI e detire and Liffey nrsived in Noyles Hay on
the 6th iss,t. front Spithearl.
The Syhille I.lgate, Cmptaito J. It. Ilowt.s.y, is
doily expected at l'ortsin.nttls from tVoslerteli.
Rear-Atlntinti Sir COALMEN HO K.C.B. will
hoist 11-14 in her, 34,:d pvlicerd ofteiwards
to take the cum ouvost out she Jan aura statism.
The Tyne, 16. C. twain FALCON. Come into
P. rtsmoust% Ifierlwair uu Tuewhiy. to he poi.' .41:—
The Conseleuss, Cuptuiss alsooar, arrived on %V rd.
litPdry Lute Plymouth. Remain at Spitlseml-..
IpAigtotia, Camb, Came/eon. Sophie.- mad
Bearer. _

I) s.vmo rem , Oerosa a 46.—We understood Lord
Emetsorro's committal is to he proloulked to Marsh
arr.—The Strings/tater has be, a a arip.d bolo
S!onehouse Paul. —1 he Pigsty and Lapwing wrre
obliged to go into Csiwooer on outlay. ou areolust
grits blowing so hard.— Nu article ot hive hh,ltrued
hetes—Soiled the heliros.

A Court Mania urea bold at Portsmouth on Sa-
tardily morning. an RItIIARD YOUNG, sratoall of
the /phigeata, from th u t•iult, and ho
wda t•rnitt:CCd In fl'CriVt Ico 1401C+, In be mulct
Nil In% pay, and drpriveil of all his G.rtttr•r ad-
•antagrs ror his setwiees in the uar•y•—T:u• Court
then utorreclell to try Joust THostrsuN (3). r.rawan
Of the said ship, tar behaving iii su iiisitlent and
contemptuous manner to his superior officer, far
which of he was sentenced to receive i•d lashes.
Saturday, at the Old Bailey Sessions, a true bill
was found by the London Grand Jury against Wag.
Fleidier alias Forbes, fu► publishing a seditious anal
inflammatory plat:aro. with ilittlll lu excite sedition
and disaffection in the minds or the liege subjects
of our Lord the King, &c.

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