The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-31 00:00:00

ASSAULTS.

George Cribb, • coal , laotlwr to the Champion,
was charged with cummittiog an assault nn Bryant.
The Cumplamsnt stated, thst the cha.ge originated in a
mistake, and that he •od the Defendant had come to au un-
demanding.
The Defendant was accordingly discharged.
Hannah Nirholso• was charged with •sasulting Eliza
F. enchant, ou Tucaday evcitiog about eight o'clock, iu Fleet-
street.

The Prosecutria slated, that she w II walking down Fleet.
street in company with Is friend, about sight o'clock, when
the Prisoner run mit of St:lshury-enurt, struck has, and lose
her ;Jolliet. off. To her knowledge she never saw her until
she made the mulish.

The enloner was well known at the Office, la a most dia.
orderl, character, and had heed only diseharged from Bride.
will on Monday last.
The Complainant was most elegant,y dresard, loit in II e
comae of the oweatig4tion it impraiiii. that •hr and the
Pi 'sone,. lw.iinzerl to the sine 1 i•irniiy—on!r :441 toe
Complainant walked the it, et IS so Ow 11..), land a 6. Pris•ilitr
ill the night.

'lhe Prisoner 11,IP Coll3lloittrd 111 Riidewell fur seven flare,
On Ler :caving the bar, blie declared Owl an the Mai dela.

cVe terms), U.it if she was to be in Brit Jewell for tiz
on her ti leave FAS would give the Complainant a
pair uf black wit.

'KW -STR C ET.
CIRCULATING F.U.SE NEV.s •
Yesterday Manua Lore and l'honas lloarlefL were
hcongnt to the otlire by Unckeridge, one of the pateotr be-
to die orrice, charged with inaLing a distil, bailee in
Chelsea, and circulating false of a must humid nature.
It appeared that the Prisoners alarmed the inhabitants of
Chelsea yestsrtlay morning by the hlowsig of horns with a
Most tremendous noise, which exciltd the attention of
Eluel:rridge, the pntrole, who resides at Cheleca, the Pei.
soma.. blowing their horns opposite to the house in n hich he
results, to ascertaiu whit dreaeful event Lw! taken place,
when lie heard each of them, after blow ingtheir born., an-
nounce w;lb all th.. Ineiceratiou, power, and strength
their lungs would admit of, " The full, irne, awl particular
account of the most horrid and barbarous murder of Mr.
Ellis, of Sloane-street, which took Flace lust night in the
rive Fields, Chelsea "
Cuckeridge, the patrole, knowing that no sneh horrid
event had taken place, seized vile um' them, and the other
made an attempt to rim away, hat was pursued and taken.
The papers in their possession. which V.tcy had lumen
at a lirlfpenny each, were %ei;ed and brought to tio. Office
with the Pri‘o.tep., when they undew, mit a long esamina-
C before Mr. Hicks, the Sitting Nlae.tt.a,c, and on
reading the pipers found upon them, film conduct appear.
td to he doubly censurable, gross, and infamous, e. their
contents proved not to hare the slightest all.ndon to the
supposed hoe. Id murder of Mr. Ellis, hut related to other
invented mu 1.1( is, which, if true, would have been or the
must dreadful nature, and to the greatest extent that ever
disgraced our bla.k catalogue of crimes. They were Graded
in la vg letter.. "A Horrid Mueller," which was slated to
hat e been ermmittial at youth Green, near Dartford, on the
bodie: of Thomas Lane, his wife, three children, and his
r. The murdeaes conduct was stated very parti-
cularly, and it was td,at they catered the house of %Ir. Lam.,
in !tooth Green, last night, bet *urn the hours or ten and
.1 wrier (without mentioning any date', and proceeded in eons
mit the molders, he rutting the throat ..1 Mrs. Lane, and
afterwards heat wit the brains of Mr. T. Lane, then cut the
throats of three children whit were lying iu bed together,
one af them an lama only ten days ; nn aged woman
upwards of 1M years of eee, Cie soother of Mr. Thomas
Lane, 1.4 d lit r hr tins brit out la a most shocki..g manner,
Ac The printer'a name and rcsidruce was evidently dis-
guised. Ihe following is a copy—" catnals printer mow-
:enricher."

Upon inquiry in the oilier tin each horrid murders bad
been reports il there, or heard uf ; and no doubt was enter-
tained but the whole wee a fabrication. It was ascertained
thut these imfrumnts compositions and pnblicatious issued
from the same piss* as an siirleminalcry bill was issued frum
a few manilas since, which culleeted several c•s, • Is, and
much th-tirs bailee ensued in Cllll5. rinener in the itrigithour-
bond of Clatemsaikel—the bills annum:ring that a k-
bait her in that iirichlviurbooil purchased dead human bus
dire, and kept them in a cellar, for the purpose of snaking
sausage-tnedt, for which the printer was tend sod convicted,
and semen( to six months kart-114mm. sit, which has not
yet expired, hot his a ifs and son ace still cairying eis the
same infamous practici a
The Magistrate severely censured the conduct of the
parties in circulating such infasitnua false statements, lend-
ing ill cuasiderahle mischief in accustoming the feelings of
the public to such hos rid and cruel crimes. He ordered the
Prisoners to lie detained, considering them to be very pro-
per persuas to hr made an example of, for the nuisance of
the blowing of horns, wigs which the whole of the ithaln-
t iota of the west end vf the town were generally annoyed,
and which was parlieulas ly distressing to sick persons. 111
addition to the infamous falschtindx the Prisoners were im-
posing upon the Izmir:int and thoughtless, by adding imps.
Piii4l4l upon Inipssition ; fur the Primmer Thomas Love ac-
knowledged that what the patrole had charged them with
was true, of annusinenig that they hail for sale the NH,
lute, :And particular act tof tl.e most horrid :it'd I.ar-
baron, inurilir of Mr. Ellis, of sioanc.orect, whrlrat they
had utp such particulars for sale, hilt ACl:n.w.-lettp.wl that
when they iss re in Queen's row, Elol.lpitill, a woman who
was riellsog fish there asked thews if they hail heard of the
nstinkr which hid taken place its the Fier Fields, Chrlies,
on Tuesday slight, and proceeded to tell them that Mr.
Ellios sir Mr. Ellis, of Sloane-sire-el, had been murcleiiil in
the F.vc Fields ; mad this wan all Ilse authority they had, or
all they knew of such at Berne—and as they uric in the
•Irishhotirhuod of Cliches, they detri mined un announcing
the psrticul Ira of that murder, and impose upon the thought-
less and igisui by substituting OW Illtllliers near Dart-
fut d for ti.

The Beadle lielonginT to the parish of St. Mary-le-Strand
mitered the Office, accompanied by a little girl. dressed in
the pirish elotlws. Ott its being known that she was to make
211 alE.lnvit, from her tender years it was thought right
to inquire if slw knew the nature of an . at h, but when it
was Liman that it %4131, in n case of hastaidy, a considerable'
aegis... of nstiiiiitilino tot tins erected. us she was only in
appearance a degree above a chill. and out the Beadle an-
nmitivilig that she did not know who the father of the child
Was, the astonishment was turreaqed, and the 3fagistrate
ori:ered the accustomed method should he depleted fium,
anti that all the evidence should be read, rill the fenriles
being first ordered tout of the ofiice, %%ken it appeared that
the intercourse had taken place with man she did HA know,
nit Primrose Ilill, four months I,lllle, when she was out),
twelve years of age.

•:.YU.AORni'GII STREET.

vorrtiFUl. DELINQUENTS.

r•ile I ,b v g buk unwed Gunlev and .lona, were
.ri, h. lt,eh.titl Coatta, a t•tainable, slid rxaminrd
',cr.,. I I; I uNIA NT, i:Qq. 1111 a clerk...( h euterell
th.• how, ,f Ur. I.3ticArler, Nu. 19, Buckisicluim.plare.
titzioy..trtre; and stealing therefrom a triunity of lead.
They adralited the rehloiy, and retitled quilt Caitiff/
nbuut the ttpusequences.—lZeluandtd.

ESSEX GANG OF ROBBERS.

Yesterday as daring a gang of villains as ever associated
for the purpose of plunder, were committed from this Office
to Chelmsford; they were ellCOliell by Nall, Collitighourne,
Goa. Msy, and assistant Clitionbles. They have beets the
let ioe of the ;peeler pair f Essex, and not leas than 73 rob.
h. ties been traced to tl gang. Their mites ore, .Inteph
Litett)lrld. Robert Woolf, Edward Jo,rith
James Weetwoorl„ .I,deph Chesstio, Wm. root five
Whets. Wool' and Litchfield were the leaders of thi. horde
of rubbers, and they met at a lonely hoot* called Mottos
Hall, must 'debts doting their career, and spent their time
to carousing and pi cparing fur future exploits.
The Psis .... ern have been proved to have committed the
i'iblwries, partly upon their ow,, confession, and
sI.O I, iron 11m testimony of a multitude of witriessen.
The house of Chapman, Esq. near Waltham Abbey.
Five of the Primineih bloke into the house (hermit pre-
viously bottom a servant who was in the stable), with crape
over their faces, and pi.sols in their brads. They rushed
two the ration in which Mr and Mrs. Chapman were in bed;
some guarded them, while the rest of the robbers broke open
and ransat k.. 1 boar.. drawers, desk., tie They carried old
.llver plate, ,:letr money, Bank viola.. amounting to near
1001. a moldier of guineas, he du• Before they left the
premise., they thank some wine, soil regaled themselves
with what rigid they fund in the larder

Shortly tam- tho; broke into the h.qtae of Mr. Bosh, at
, Little L011(11)11, 111 thr some comity, and carried off property
valor 701. w tio-oory, 100 solo, !mem plate, mod some hams.
For,. 05 tho gang romonothd !hie rololn
Al•uut the sailor time the premiss of Mr. Clarke, Hirken
Hall, wire rod. red In four of Ibis Thr I,lolwl*, had
a Wow and earl, and raided off a number of sheep arid a
quant•ty of wool.
fhe pretnim•oo of Mr. Srahrook, at Breeden rriory, were
broke lulu a few days afterwards, and tour sheep and fonr
hams stoolem besides other prop, roy.
The granary of Mr. Wright, of Duoltoey R mgr. •• as the
nest object of the rohlore4 attar?. from do ore ibry carried
off a cot...olrrnble roan/sty of wk.,
The porous.. of Mo. Roy °rood. l'. Ilium-hall, were lobbed
by three 'tithe gang. who enteoell ilo 1.2,116,9 a.ljouuug the
'Seep rim ; Ilicy earrr,d off shoot six toil, 111 Wl.l
The wool-room% of Mr Itvbinsou, of %Vtudell, were rub.

bed by tbe same an at now night, of try. :A tole
of wool, which they fall it J away iii a cant, sad I/111 al the
robbers kohl it, a few days after, to a perhon an
Leplanhall-market,

Mr. Bailey, of Cludosorc.hill, was robbed of a quantity of
valuable wool, by four t f th.
Mr. Harrell, of Clay, ring-place, had his pens robbed of a
number uf sheep.
The pr: mitres of Mr King, Langley ball, werwilso r‘hlied
of a number of &beep, by allot the same gang.
Tlic granary 44 Mr. Glasscuck, at Claveriug. was brakes
lain, and robbed of a great quantity of uala ; and ros the
same night the granary of Mr. Nuttridge, a it'll:bear of
Mr. 's, WHO plundered in • .iniitar manner.
In addition in the above ruhlwries, one of the gang has
tainfesavil that Ab,:tit the same period a gentleman'. dove-
buu..e it Coulawr was robbed by 11w ging of eighteen duaost
piti,one, which were sold to a fancier in London. fir In.
The Poisoners believed in the most 311fiAt101.1. manner, and
cursed each other for basing (spiil, confessed the rubberies.