The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-22 00:00:00

EAST INDIA PRODUCE.

Isotwo.—The stock which has not passed the Company's
sale is 5,941 chests, and about 18,000 chests are computed
to be iu second hands. The article is dull lir dcmaud.
BRITISH STAPLE ARTICLES.

There is hut little variation in the prices of Ref►aed
Sugars; eo►nn►uu large Lumps are in kxs terptest, and may
be purchased Is. lower than last week. Fine Lumps as well
as flue Ha►nburgh Loaves are much inquired for, and rate
higher, say Is. a 2s. Middling Goods are steady. Double
Loaves have hien in a fair demand by co►►t►act (during the
winter) fur spring shipments, at prices from ll7s. • 103 s.
There is but little doing in Crushed sugars. Molasses dull
and rather lower.

hunt Puovromus.—There is vrr, little doing in any de-
scription of Provisions. India and Cork 71. 155., Water
ford and Limerick 7!. Ws. MI. a 7! 155., Belfast and Dub-
lin 71 ss. a 7!.75., Navy 61. 5s Prime Mess Dublin 5/ Si
Limerick, Cork, and Waterford W. 10s,, luferior nem
Belfast 4!. 15a.

Postscript, Tuareg,' January 20, Four o'Clock.
B. P. SUGAR.—The demand was extremely dull to-day
the sales consist of less than 200 casks at shout forme,:
prices. The delivery last week was considerable, say 4,000
casks, by which the prestige stock at this port is nearly
equalised with that Of last year, at same date.
Leeward Island Huse is iu soniewhat improved demand
fur exportation. but Jamaica IllegliCted. BRAN v and GE-
NEVA 111121111 A.

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DUBI.IN.
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scssieN COURT, 54114111 AT, JAN In,

Mr. Dugdale's Mtional', Voln-rt Vance, ar-
raigued fur felonioudy stritlivu goods, moor}, awl
notes, to the amount of 200/. and upwalik, the
property of his employer, Mr. Bennett Dugdule,
buotorlkr.

Mr. B. Dugdale exarthi^d hr/ Mr. Gnta•.rts.
The Prisoner was in Isis service between three
and four years ; the first year at In/. the succeed.
lug years at 301. per year. Witness's family re.
sided at Belvidere-place, where he (Nlr. I)ugsf.iltl
lay. Ile found Isis receipts diminish ; inquired of
Prisoner where he got the money with which he
piirclisAed Mr. White's library ; Prisoner said he
got 100/. from Mr. Matthew Franks, and 50/. from
his (Mr. F.'s) brother. Wittiest; was satisfied at the
time—saw Mr. White shortly after, and was told
by him, that Vance said he had tile money from
his father—infortned Vance of what had occurred
with Mr. White; he then said it was Mr. Robert
Flanks lent him the money with which lie had
purchased the books; that he had a few religious
books in the holse, for his own reading. On
examining his bookcase mid drawers, there were
found many valuable books, but 110 books be-
longing to witness. Vance said, take 0/4 and
don't expose me. He admitted lie had books at
Mr. Hutchinson's. lie (Mr. llugdale) then locked
up the books. Mr. Keene, his sowin-law, was
with him, and when the case ass locked tip, lie took
the key away. The books were not examined nod
Vance issued a replevin to recover them, when he
found three volumes of the Armenian Magazine,
Isis property, which he was positive had never been
sold out of his shot►; and two hundred prints, taken
out of books belonging to his shop, which had such
prints cut out of them, and with which these prints,
so found, exactly corresponded in every particular.
Ile afterwards found a set of Ware's Antiquities,
which lie had purchased front Mr. Robert Norton.

Cross-examined by Mr. Dam:OEL.
To the best of his knowledge he has told the
substance of what occurred. On Thursday, the
Prisoner took him by the breast and said, " Sir,
you are a merciful man ; it you expose me, it will
ruin my father, and cause my mother's death ;"
asked him if he had a catalogrre of the books
which he purchased from White ; lie produced the
catalogue and signed it : lie never discovered that
the Prisoner had embezzled a single guinea until
his confessions ; the money be paid White for
the library, Vance said, was ninety pounds; he
was no prisoner, and might have gone away if he
thought proper; never saw any thing in the Pri-
soner's conduct before to make him think him
guilty of such a crime; the Prisoner •oluntarily
gave himself up for trial; had received three let-
ters from him, pro:esting his innocence, offering to
compromise, and, if rejected, promising to surren-
der himself.

[The three letters were here read, which de-
scribed iii affecting terms, the state of the Pri-
soner's mind at the time, and contained protesta-
tions of his inmxviice, overtures towards a cow-
promises and, on their being rejected, offers of
surrender, &c.]
Witness refused the compromise for fear of an
action. Three volumes of 7he Armenian Maga-
zine were here produced—withers identified them
as his property ; he said he often re-purchased
books that had been sold out of his shop ; did not
so purchase these books.

Michael Farrell.—ls Chief Peace Officer ; was
called it' ,on the night of the 17th Deceinher,
1816, to go to the house of Mr. Dugdale, iu
Dame-street, where he saw the Prisoner ; and 'w-
ing heard the nature of the charge against him,
was about taking hits into custody, when lie (the
Prisoner) related the substance of the following
statement, which witness took down in writing:—
Dec. 17, 1816.—Robert Vance says, that the
books which are at Mr. Hartford's, No. 4, Trinity-
place, are in a book-case, winch is his ; there is a
set of Payne's Geography binding ; lie perfected
these Flom Mr. Dugdale ; hes a quantity of books
there partly bound, which he got from Mr. Smith,
of Mary-street. There are a number of school-
books and Bibles at Mr. Finlay's, in Barrack-
street; a 11111116er of books lying on a lied in a back
parlour at Mr. Hutchinsoo's, 57, Henry-street;
knows of no more, except what he 11111 i 111 Mr. Du,," -
dale's house, the whole of which he purchased with
money he took at different times fr Mr. Dugdale.
Mr. Hartford has a gold watch that lie (Vance)
bought of Mr. Burke, of Alibey-street, for which
he gave 301.; there is another gold watch 111 pewit,
the duplicate of which lie now produces; lie sold
hooks to Mr. Mason, of the Stamp Office, for which
lie got a bill fur 301. and gave it in payment to
Burke for the watch.

Next day lie gave Mr. Farrell a more particular
account of various books in the posressison of dif-
ferent persons, which he had omitted the night
before, and concluded by stating, that he had sant
II box to his father, in winch were thirty eugra►-
ings, that he had bought hum Mr. Fleming, of
Capel-street, and had got them frau►rd ;lid also
a looking-glass in the box, which lie hail got from
Mr. Liiidmiy, of Stafford-sheet, in exchange fur
books.

Mr. harrell being anxious to ascertain the whole
of Mr. Dustlair's loss, pressed the Prisoner to state
what might be the full amount of the money lie 41
taken. Vance replied, that he at fir►t began to take
small sums from the produce of stamps, n► which
Mr. Dugdale at the time dealt, and kept an acoonsit
with an intention of returniug it at sonic time, but
at length he found he had taken so much 1w never
could pay it, and l►e, therefore, destroyed the ac-
count, to avoid the perplexity of Ins mind ; but
suppo►ed lie took in all about 200.
Mr. Mazer stated, that, hewing of the conduct
of Vance, for which he was deeply concerned, lie
went, by the permission of Mr. Dogdale. to see
Vallee in the room where he was, at Mr. D.'s house ;
that after a short remonstrance with film, Vance
threw himself on his knees, confessed Ills guilt, and
licseeclit d him to interpose fur him with Mr. Dug.
dale not to expose and ruin him.

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