The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-10-21 00:00:00

SINGULAR FRAUD AND INFIDELITY.

Yesterday a person or very reauectalde appearance came
before the Magistrate at Sliadwell police-istrice, to prefer a
charge of rubbery agaimt Ina wife, and a young man that had
been in his employ as a servant.

It appeared by the statement of the Complainant, that
his Maine is Inuit' and that be resides a Mont dist:owe
from Grays, iu Essex; that on Thursday morning his
wife, a woman near sixty years of age, lent taken it
into her head to abscond from his home, iu company with
a young mau about 24; abe had taken the precaution to
pack up the principal articles of plate, together with what
money was in Ilse house, in the whole amounting to up-
wards of 100/. in value, and took it away ; not control
with this, she hail sent thn• young man to a relation of her
husband's and burrowed 201. mating it was to make up a
payment that was unexpectedly called fur. The lady and
her paramour loud left the house of Mr. Innis nearly tom
hours before he was apprtz-al of what had happened Oa tt
corning to his knowledge, he immediately weal its pursuit,
and was so fortunate us to come up with them near the iron
bridge on the Barking road. He followed them to an inn at
Poplar, where they ordered a Ind, a coostahle wa■ pro-
cured, and the disappointed couple were obliged to take up
their abode fur the night in the wale h.hini.e. In the room-
ing they were couver d before the Blagistrate, who ordered
the property whirls had been taken to be restored to Mr.
Innis, at whose retro st, be having recovered his properly,
they were discharged with ■ suitable *dm 'lion from the
worthy Magistrate. Mrs. Innis, en a primulae of future good
conduct, was allowed to accompany her bushand home, and
the young man teem away seemingly pleased that be bad
gut out of an awkward serape.

Among tare lastarrivids at Buxtousre—
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The Caitatess of Mexborough, Ron. Miss K. Lowther,
Sir W.W.I sad Lady Moorson, Weir. Davenport, tint.
M.P., Counsellor Lows.lea, Mr. Mrs. and the aliases Rest,
Mr. Rush sad family, Mr. Mrs. sad the Misses Wright, Mrs.
Granville, Rev. Bernard Port, K. v. Mr. Whalley, Mr. and
Mrs. Stokes and family, Mr. and Mrs. Chancellor, aad M►.
C. Greeuway.

The Treasury journal* soert the the females
who take part in the deputation, to the QUEEN are
sham lathes. It would not I:urprise u• were thry
to dircover that the animals who draw them are
shams horses.

NON 111 RICORDO.—A poor fellow. who for
some tiine past luta been esoployed in the neigh-
hourhood of High-street, St. Ciles'a. carrying' a
board with a placard stuck upon it. inscribed—
" BILWAitli OF MOUE AUCTIONS." was the oth►r
day seized with his board, and carried to durance
ode, in cousequence of standiug opposite the door
of an auction room in the above street. lie was
taken to Marlborough-street. with a view to extract
from him who his employer wits; but he would not
tell. mid all that could he furcvd front him to eve►y
question was. " Non mi ricurdo." What's your
mime ?—Non ast ricordu. Who ra your employer ?
*Non mi ricurdo. There being no evidence
against him of a breach of the peace, he was dis-
ch.orged.

John Myatt and Jeuph Batlikky, err emu.-
witted to Stafford gaol, by the Mayor of Newe
dr, for secretly- hategiug • valuable dog, belonging
to THOMAS FIUTCUINSON, the coodittile of that.
borough. If they could have kept their own coop-
ed they alight have efecapeci with impunity; but
imparting their secret to a third person, he mode •
deposition thereof before the Magistrate, who very
properly inverted the fine, 29/. which tbey being
otiprepored to pay, coutinittcdl*.)sl mouth*
bondage.

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