The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-16 00:00:00

311-STRRIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.

Ye terilay a discovery of rather a mysterious nature took
place at Mr. Iloare's wharf, Blackwall. A great quastily
of Luxe•, parked up, were constantly coming to 11w wharf,
dire, frit to different parts of tier country, to be shipped ;
but in cm's* quoin of a very ofli•nstve smell cooing from
of the boxes, it caused a stispie of Ile coataining
kllll.llllll, uup,oper : a constable was in consequence "rut
6•r, a 1,4, "word the box, when to their astouialuneut it was
("nod to contain the body of a man, apparently aboist fifty
y, ars of .ser, wrippeil up in a quantity of hay The box
load a eald ou the lid, and was &reeled " To Mr. James
lhrillsou, to the fare of Mr. Rulw•rt Collo, merchant, of
Kiiig-atrert, Alwrdeni " On the other side of the card was,
•' The Piano fwtr taught by Miss Braude, of Prospect-place,
Nevin:tun." Tlw box was &livered from a 'mat by two
satermen, who dished it to be pot carefully 111 11W vessel
i•s al the twit . The body of the• man was rouireptl in a
to the Mirk-house, where rthe case bring involved is
ni)stiry' the Coroner's Inquest will lie held.

It blew o violent storm during the whole of Weil-
I, winch, wr Isar, has caused much (la-
Image to our the coast.
The brig Niagara, with cook from Liverpool
to Limerick, was totolly lost near Kilane
Crew saved.

Mr. Huse, *hose death we announced esterilay,
Its+ • mum- of the Yearns (Kincardineshire), soil
%vs first • Steward, and after* arils • Purser, in the
Royal Nail. We lit ;kart he was a relative of the
lute Lail AlmicitaioNT.

Oil iiight, the 7th instsiit, the house
of Rousse ‘VutossT. Esq. of Wimbledon, was
broken open. It wA. discovered about half-past ten
ectoirk by the servant man, who was going to bed,
Ikea hr loui,d Ibis robber concealed in his bed-
-11111, ;Ilia the servant boldly attacked him, when
the ;oldie was knocked out. They had a long
"11120• so the dark, but the robber at length sur.
cv5,...1 In overpowering the art NIA tNealltli
414 tot iIIC window be bud entered the house by.

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John flout, a painter and glazier, was employed
to glaze two new shop-windows, miter the id of
December. The expense was 351. Gr. 3d. Ills
bill for painting was 91. 19s. These were fair
charges.
tross•Gransined—His repairs were confined to
the shop, except one pane of glass which young
Watson broke up stairs.
Charles .none., a braes-founder, W 49 employed to
repair the brew-work which the snob destroyed at
AIN Beckwith's shop on the td of December. The
stall-board, where the shutters stood, was broken,
and part l'af tied away--and some bra. tattier-work
in the shop was also destroyed. Ills bill was d. 13s.
-- Parker, a gnu-maker, had looked over the
list of gulls taken away 31Itt A ftcrwaTds returned in
a damaged state. The articles writ originally

Mr. GURN ET replied, contending that the inten-
tion of the moh to demolish the house war clear.
from the circumstance of their iviing the arms tiny
had taken iu the wink of deitAition.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH, ut •ummiug up, ob.
servo', that, from the expretsion used by the mob,
when their leader was taken, " We will pull down
the bl—y home, or we will hove him out !" it svii%
evident, that their purpose was, If they could not
Teo% tle 1111111, lu dtlll4lllllll it. They 6ut the young

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1..31 the twill . -I lie body or toe wan was rourepu in • • e , •
.10:1 to die Wurhdionse. %dare ritir file brim( iiisolved is interest was to be paid into Court and not to tl.e George I. for the protection of individuals ;hose glass-wicaseswws_ereana,lieorebeeroivlCee,iii tio6liieicse.si.d.lilteareirisairieu-::
Mr. T. Wood produced a copy of the. record of
ni)stir)' the Coroner's burnt will he bald. Defesidapt. Ile could not (Wok that was his property happened to be destroyed by tumultuous the
....._ Lordship's intentinii, but that it sl Id be paid assemblages of ill-disposed persons. The Learned hour and materials, the indictment against Cushman and others, at the
personally to the Defendant. Ilts Lordship would Counsel then proceeded to detail the circunistauces Cross-examined—The glass-cases were fixed in Old Bailey, fur felony.
It blew a violent storm during the whole of %Veil-
recollect that the Opera Douse was first sold to the which took place in Skinner-street, on the gd of the shop. They were shew.glasses—but whether Cross-erwletned•—the father conducted the ro-
I '•'t I-I f r• d much da-
nt,. ay iii... ef ell I, We Wil . has CAM
Plithillff for 39,000/. and the sale was again re- December, lul6, as they afterwards were given in such as persona put up, when they entered the seciation—but Mr. Beckwith had nothing to do with
image to our,
hng on the coast.
opened at the instigation of the Defendant, and evidelice, and observed, that, in the course of half house, and took away when they removed, he could it. except as a "lineal'.
The brig Margaret. with cook from Liverpool that the Plaintiff again 'malaise the purchitfer fur an hour, property to die amount of 1.450/. was not tell. Lord 7;.I.I.RNBOROUGH observed. that the io-
ta Limerick, was totolly lost near Knape litent.— 70,0001, and no wince. •Ild when lie said lift nuns. destroyed. The present action wits brought against John limit, a painter and glazier. was employed dieting it person for it particular offence, where us-
Crew saved. he meant it would have brought a greater ethili Wily two very respectable Magistrates, inhabitants of the to glaze two new shop-windows, after the id of venal crimes were committed, did not alter the
Mr. Ruse, *hose death we announced yesterday, for the condition that die purchase money aims iii lituidrril ill which the outrage complained of was December. The expense wars 35/. Gr. 3d. Ills character of the rest. The complication of c '
511 t• liaise of the Yearns (Kincardineshire), 111111 he paid immediately. It ought also to be recur- perpetrated, and, ifs verdict were returned fur the bill for painting was 9/. 19s. These were fair did not destroy the nature and quality or each. I„
Sas first • Steward, and afterwards a Purser, in the lected, that on that occasion there was a boon:tide Mudd, the damages would be assessed on the charges. a case where felony and murder were perpetrated, t
Boyal Nave, We lalkve he was a relative of the bidder, who bid only 50/. less than the Plaintiff. entire hundred. It was admitted that they were tsp roeransined—His repairs were confined to an indictment for the one could not alter the nature
Isle Loud ALtecitinuNT. When the Defendant was promised the inteiest, it inhabitants of the hundred, and liable to this tic- the shop, except one paste of glass which young of the other.
On %Vella...day iiit,:lit, the 7th instant, the house was also considered that he was entitled to Its lion—and dist the Plaintiff had a right to bring it. Watson broke up stairs. Mr. GURNEY replied, contending that the Pawn-
of Houser W *LIGHT. FAii. of Wimbledon, was share of the profits. Ile (the Learned Counsel). All, then, that he (Mr. (ilirsie)) would have to Charles June., a brass-founder. was employed to tion of the mob to demolish the house was clear.
brokenopen. it wA* discovered about half-past ten however would not trouble his Lordship then, a he- prove ass. that the mob, to use the language of the repair the brawi-work which the will, destroyed at from the circumstance of their lisiog the anus tiny t
etifirk by the ilerviiiit mini, who was going to bed, diet the Derviiilialt was or was not entitled t.,le In the law, had " 'rent demolish the house." To Mr. Beckoith's rho,' on the td of December. The had taken iii the work of demolition,
alien her initial the robber concealed in his bed- profits. But us to tlw question of interest, it sustain this acti 111 l it was not necessary that they stall-board, where the shutters stood, was broken, Lord ELLENBOROUGH, tit summing up, ob..
Nom, ;ilia the fiefeitUl boldly attacked him, ',lieu must be paid at all events. and the Court would slinuld pull the hawse down ;it was sufficient if stud pert carried away--sod some brass lattice-work served, that, from the expression used by the inot,, ir
the i„,,,ii, was knocked out. They had a long not allow Ilse l'laiiitill to bold out the bait to the they vo 1111 l leneell the work of devastation, wills that in the shop was also destroyed. Ills hill was '2/. 11.55. when their leader was taken, "We with Will down
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iii 1121•1, is. the dark, but the robber at length sun. Defendant', that he would pay I. the intrust. 'Meat. If lie proved thl4, the neat consideration -- P.oktr, a gun-iiiiiker, had looked over the the I,l—y house', or we will have him out!" it we,
er,,.,.1 „, „usrpowering the servant, and escaped and when lie demanded it, to turn r 1 and *ay would be the amount sit dialnageb—and 011 that list of guns token assay and Afterwards returned in evident, that their purpose was, if they could gist
sut tit the window be had eutered the house by. t,i him it must be paid into Court. It was itupus• point lie would lay satActory rvidei.ce bale the a damaged state. The isiticlra writ originally rasi,ue him, to demuolish it, They gut the youow
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