The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-06-13 00:00:00

POLICE.

COR-ITIIIIIST.

Yrsoerday evening flenjansin Mountain was .kainia.4
before LI. Ins.' Esq the sitting Magistrate. (*the
following el!asze :
Oat Thursday evening last. the Pi isiserr welt to the Cheeks
said Horace pidslic-boese, Shand, and deliveseit ts, Juke
Faulkner, the landlord, a brown paper parcel, ashlreimed an
a Mr. Brown, at 114romeramilli, and desired that it might
be sent by one a the Hammersmith coaches which go Arum
the Coach and Horses. and demanded la. 4d. fur the carriato
and porterage. Mr Faulkner sniveled, from the appear-
ance of the parcel. that it NA. not brooght from any jilt',
and detained 11w Prisoner, and in his presence opened the
parcel. which contained nothing but sand Another primal,
containing sand, had been let) at Mr. hulks/eels about •
week ago, and the Prisoner was identified as brim; the per-
son whaleft it.
He was remanded till grbursilay next, when it is expecisd
several persons will appear against hunt to whom he has deli-
vered parcels iw a like manner, containing straw, Six.

HATTON CABOT.
CONSPIRACY AND PAq!ING FORGED BANS

NOCES.

Yesterday a ease of witeriag forged Rank of Raglan 1
notes, attended with a charge of conspiracy of 84 black a,: I
heinous a nature as that of Vaughan's, or Broth, Pelham,
and Power, came on ■t this office; the disclosure eaeiltd
feeling. of honor in those present.
William Read, jun. one of the officers, stated, that for
some lime past several young men hare been cemmitte.l
from One and other of the Police Offices, charged with pass-
ing forged 11. /huh of England notes, which they have stated
to have perthased from Wm. Wallis, a journeyman Wars,
at his iaatigatioo, at 10s. each, and that afterwards Shuts
went and gave information to certain officers who apprehend-
ed them, but screened Shribs in order to entrap others ; and on
one excaions when Sin ibs was taken and brought before tlie
Magistrate for examinatiela, he was diachargedabrougb the
ltd.-reline of the same officers. Read farther stair'', and in
consequence of receiving this information he went to His•
Paul's Heinle Cseispin-street, Spilalfiflda, where lie appre-
hended William Sctibs, mid brought him to this office fur
exsinination,--(l'he Prisoner was thee at the bar, and had
more the appearance of a ynnng swig Jr fashion than a
journeyman bake►. He was genteelly dressed iss a suit of
black, and his hair made up in the fashion.)
Mr. John Rowe, of 4, Lambe-Conduit-sleet, hben•
draper, produced a replied wee-pound. Rank of Ragland
note, which be drpuned he received from the Prie‘aft 114
payment fur a square of muslin, giving at the time the
name and address of Warren, Nu. 4, Crispia.rtreet,
Writal-
gelds.

Mr. Christmas, one of she inspectors of the Bank, proved
the note then produced to be a forgery.
W. Read stated, that he had several other charges to pro-
dir-e against the Pi looter for littering forged notes, bat the
principal rharge was the conspiracy, in selling forged notes
and illfOrMing against those who purchased, and he hoped
hi would be able to bring the crow home againet tl•e oartles,
which would disclose a scene of the most dreadful coospi.
►acy. Is order to afford the officer time to make the ne-
cessary inquiry, the Prisoner was remanded fur r week.
.Ifarp G iloscm, a girl of the town, blind of one eye, was
charged with being drunk, riotous, and disorderly on Sun-
day morning i■ Gray's Inn•laue. 5%. was committed for
one month to the House of Correction.

John Howard was charged under the New Street Act
with having ft atall.bilard placed out before his shop window
in Gray's Inn-lane, for the ptirpote bf ekinislng books for
sale. The case being proved, he was convicted in the penalty
of 40s. The informer then told the Defendant it was kis in-
tention to lay an information against hum for selling Siinday
Newspapers on the Lord's day. The ►Magistrate said if he
did he should certsioly enforce the pcnalti.
WARLBOROUGIT STR VET.
CHARGE OF ROBBING THE MARQUIS OF
WORCESTER.

Yesterday Jacob Soloaaeu,r, a Jrw, was brought up,
charged by the Marquis of Worcester on enamel .. of having
stolen a coat, valued at six guineas.
The Margins attended, and stated to ►he Magistrate,
G. B. Malowaring, Esq. that the cost was our usnatty
by his servant, and it was stolen from his d*elliog how. ,
and it being of peculiar make it was known ley his failie,'s
servants (the Duke of Beaufort), and the butler sprelienit.d
the Prisoner with It under very suspicions circumstances ;
he was positive the coat was his by the cloth and button•.
- Smith, butler to the Duke of Bestifort, deposed,
that he saw the Prisoner •hewing the coat to mime prrwri
near Mary-le.bone•laue, and knowing it to belting to Ile:
Marquis of Worcester, he questioned Ike P,'eonrr in what
manner lie cattle by it; al first he said he bought it of 7i
man, and that lie bad lent another Jew, uained Sailonsons,
Its. Ir/timeline it, on which he brought the coat fur Mos
to keep for him ; he prevaricated so much, that lie with the
assistance of aamher man took him into custody.
!The Prisoner said be knew the matt of whom be received
it, and where he lived.

The Magistrate took down his whites', and likewise the
Primmer's, mid the property was placed in the possession of
Valentine, the officer, who received itistrucilonit to make
every possible inquiry; in the mean while the Prisoner was
remanded.

A juvenile thief, named Befell, was fully committed for
trial for stealing a quantity of table-linen from Admiral
West's, in Baker-street.

ebeco.nattanr.
On Sunday night a gang of robbers, about ten in iinuober,
assembled iu Struiton Ground, and in the most daring man-
ner robbed every person who chanced to pass :hat why.
Amongst them were several respectable females, who were
most shamefully ill-treated. Mr. William Poimirstion,
Regent street, being apprised of those shameful proceeding..,
hastened to the spot, in order, if possible, to disperse or
secure the villains, and just as he arrived he saw ohm
hemming a man, named Millar, into a court, and beating hum
must inhumanly. Mr. P. instantly ran to procure asson-
ance, and shortly after ►eturned with some ...mimeo, but
the ruffians, on their approach, ran off in different direc-
Wins, leaving their victim weltering in bis blood, after hav-
ing rifled his pockets of Os. being all the money he possessed.
One of them, however, was secured, amid wet yesterday
brought before Mr. parkland fur examination. He gave
bis name Alm paws, sod was commuted
r•.rsamiu.-
ttoa, when it is hoped more of the gaug, clause prisons are
well known, will an the mean time be taken.