The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-15 00:00:00

POLICE.
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10W-IITRE ItT.
LORD RAHRLA4III,'
being the dsy aPpalitted fur Hie eximinaksie 4
tend Ins lire servants, treat Meanest was es+
cited to hese sloe irsaennigalion.
Lord Rauelagh, on learning that a complaint WI berm
made against him and his servanes,arallteil at the Ofliem a key,
days mince, and Shard that he and his a.'rvanta wouji attleitJ
at the Office al any appointed lime, on receovistg deer notice;
to meet blr. Wallace Hall and has companions clot. ge.
On Tuesday Mr. Wallace Hall atieswed at ilieNtlire, and
stated.that not having received say acknowledgemat from
Lord Ranting!, fur his imipcoper ConAace, he nquratevl ihrt
Magistrate to issue warrants fur •pprelteneline his Li. tiship
and his servants, and Mr. Blum urdeied warrants to he
hemmed accordingly ; hut on the Magistrate bring Info. mat
of his Lordship having hem. al the office, and havitig pro-
mised to attend on dm time bring fixed upon (..r hearicx the
charge against him, the warrants acre canoe. ama n• 6
the Magistrate Wrote to the ,Noble Lord, informing
him that twelve o'clock yeseprelay was Ike time appo toed
fur bearing the charges preferred against him. At shit
hone Mr. Wallace Hall, his rusespatin. .
tnes with several
gentlemen, their friends, teetered the Office, and wound
till owe o'clock, when Mr. Wallet" Hall ably addressed
the Magistrate upon the snhjrrt of the charge. he hail to it_
hibit against Lord Rawelagle and his ferments, and that he
auil hie friends had waited an hoar ',eyelid the time the Ma-
glair's' had informed been his Lordship bad beta request-
ed In attend.

The Magistrate regretted that his Lordship had not atl
tended at the appointed time, as be had treated him stud) t'l
respect due to lie rank, and as his Lordship had promiied
to iittesd, he was surprised he did not eppeJr
The Rev. John Hall addressed the M igistrate, and
said he was the failieC of Mr. Wallace, and had come to
London from his residence at Wallace Cottage, near Ruisi
in Herefordshire, for the express purpose of supporting no.l
defending his son against the injury offered tom by Lard
Ranelagb, who he was determined *Meld ousts. r fur his
conduct; and this "Its out only his opinion. litit that of his
friends, who were of the highist respectability, some of
shorn had accoMpanied him to the °Mee.
The Magistrate again regretted the itoe-attendanee of hie
Lordship to his notice, at the same flint suggesting,, that a
the Sessions were near at hand. Mi. Hall and hie friends could
indict Lord Ranehigh and his servants, without ftevy pro-
Ceeilingsbefore a Magistrate.

Mr. Wallace Hall, his father, and their friends,• very
handsomely agreed to wait till two o'clock, but up It. that
time his Lordship nor his Solicitor for him, ur any commu-
nication whatelret from him was made tti the Ake
Gentlemen then left the office, statiug, that they should in.
diet his Lordship fur the assault, mud also fur obtainiiig the
seven shillings, at the ensuiul Middlesex Sessions, and is tts
the false imprisonment, they should proceed by actiue.

WORSHIP.IITRECT.
FORGERY.

Yesterday William (hinu w. ellAiessed man, wag els*
•mined on the following rhar•ge of forgery :a—
It appeared I hat the Pri*oner weld into a linen-draper's
shop in Shor. ditch, to purchase %once amities, and Si sideita
a 5/. count., note• i/1 payti,lst The note appearing in he
payable in I.ondisii, it wis taken without heats dion, hut
when pretse idiot ut the Bank, the bearer was informs it it w•ra
a forgery, and hail been ►truck off a plate Vl 11101 %I.; eiolen
from she engraver about ten sears ago, and had
be:it found.

'summation being gii,th to an (Acre, Ili Prisoner n. •
taken in bed Jr•lerda) morning, at Ins lu. _mgs, tte:.r
Ws stmmster. read.

The Prisoner hying called upon lo arirotthi how the note
came• into hia possession, he said that he kept a worn!. is
shop in the Keol.rusd, and about three a. eats g• to in
drove up in a chalse cart, and put chased some ar ti les, roe
which he paid the note. Suhserpit titl) be had left that shopi
and lid not know the note• was bail.
Committed till all the parties attend

lIATTAN-GARDIC
FORCED PAWNBROKERS DUPLICAI I.

Yester.hy ri malt ul the 'inure George Nautieert au
brought up fur final ricioniii.or, u, charged un.ler the POl.ll.
hl ukcrs Act, u cuuc h loom “utl hr. ging *mere! preen.
bickers duplicates, purporting to be Cr wordier, nedhr,
slogs, articles of wearing apparr.l, 14c. and defraiolusg es.