The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-03-17 00:00:00

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ROBBERY AT THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE.
Testeraav Rderarrl Alderman. late a sorter in the
inland diffire, undrrweut another examination before
Richard Hiram, E. 141. charged with stealing Rank notes
to the amount of ‘35/. from a letter put into the post-
r•ffice, at Great Smithies, •ii EMex, on the 13th of Feting-
my, from James Jones, P.N. directed to Mys M. .11111r4,
linarrorill, Hampshire, which letter passed through the Ni-
emen'', hands as a sorter from the Chelmsford bag, which
was peeved to have berm forerardiel to London, aud also
rrceivtd by Miss MartbaJorser, at Enssworth. This latter
eircunistauce was proved by Mr Vandergucht, Mlle of the
Presidents of the Postmihce, and that the letter only con-
tained a It. note, without the others, which had also been
pest iato the letter.
The whole of the evidence was read over, from which it
appeared that the Prisoner had given a 301. hank mile to
John Philip Juurs, an eesuaietance, to get it changed, say-
tug lie bad found it wish others, under a table at the Post.
Whet., and prirrei.eil Jones part of it if he would get it
eliancd; also saying he had found more notes at the same
lime. Jun.. gave the note in payment fur some liumn at the
high linen warehouse, in Blouniabury.souare, which led to
the prisoner'. detect ion.
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A cicrk in the bank of Messrs. Crickelt and Ruff,
bankers, of Chelmsford, attended yesterday at the cssmitia-
lion, and proved that the 30/. Bank note traced from the
uttering at the Irish linen warehowite in Bloomsbury.
square, back to the Prisoner, was the same he ba4 paid to
Mrs. Junes, the wife of. James Josses, Esq. of dreatldow,
F:smx, on the 9th of February last, in exchange fur •
SOL Bank-note, and which raid 301. Bank note wig enclosed
in a letter, together with Bank notes for 10/. 3/. mill It none
of which were in the letter sloes received, except the It.
note.

The Pi iIIOINT was committed.
The town was placarded yesterday with bills, one of which
was exhibited on the top of • pole, held by a man in the front
of the hosting, at Covet-garden, snnouncing the develepe-
nu lit of the Cato-street plot would appear in • certain
Evening Pape►. informations was brought to the office of
the circumstance, and in consequence some officers were
dispatched to apprehend the maw, and bring him and the
placard to the office, as being likely to c►eate a breath of the
peace. It is supposed the man who held the poll was scald-
ble that be was acting improperly, fur when he saw the
officers approaching him, be slipped the pole into the hand
of • boy whu was standing near him, ran off, sod get amung
the crowd, and after every exertitm, they could not trace
him. They took the boy into custody, and brought him to
the office, and also the placard on the pole. The buy MI.
derwent an rumination before %Ir. Biruie, when he declared
that he knew ambits: of the man who gave bins the pole to
held ; he merely stood near him by accident in Coveut-gar-
den, end there being no proof to the contrary, the Magis-
trate discharged him. He said he lived in the Ilscknerroad.
When the Evening Paper was published, the contents of
it by no means justified die statement in the placard, the
object of which was to iodine persons to purchase, by ex-
citing their expectations that something marvellous wee's
be led in it, whereas it merely turned out to be an hi-
vestiption of a man of the name of Cbambers„• shoemaker
or cobbler who was brought to the office about three or
four months since, on • charge of discharging a musket
or pistol, in the Strand, oa s Sunday at midnight, without
bring able to give a satisfactory account of hi► conduct.
On the dispersion and apprehension of the Cato-street con-
spirators, the slime man was sent fur by Mr. Willie, sod
underwent interrogate. irs as to whether be was acquainted
with the counexio•s ■od proceedings of the gang. The
proceedings and statements of this man are puffed off es a
mighty discovery, and gives in questiou and answer with
the Magistrate and Chambers.
Paaistglota. and Rosana, his wife, were com-
mitted, the former attempting to shoot Mayhew, the con-
ductor of a party td the patrol', with • pistol, which he had
concealed in his breast, which Mayhew fortunately observed
when he was about to pretreat it at hits, •nd being 'troupe
Mae him, forcibly wrested it from him. This pistol, as
well as soother, were strongly and fully charged with powder
and ball. The latter Pekoner, Rosana Paniegton, was com-
mitted on a number of charges of uttering forged Bank of
Eugland notes in the neighbourhood of Hiingerford-wietket.
Saunders and Moans Ilarfoot, cheer.' ow sus-
picion of having stolen a quantity of lead, heviiie been de.
lected with it in baskets, in a field, near Shepherd's, Bash.
Fanny Mended was charged with robbing Mrs. Campbell,
of Harrow-ois.the-Mill, of various articles of jewellery and
wearier apparel.
The resumer had been suspected by Mrs. Campbell of
robbing her, who sent fur Mayhew, the condoner of the p-
illar, who, un searching the Prisoner's person, found a great
pert .1 the stolen property.
A number of relaters were committed for trial, on charges
of robberies sear the bailing. at Covent-garden.