The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-11 00:00:00

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Sir. Joseph Leacbman, of Lealenhall.etreet, Solicitor,
Mated, that the Prisoner was in tits service in the month of
September last; that he and Mrs Laiclonian left town on
the 11th of that innath, and slid but retains until the 20th,
he Prisoner and another fras.ile scream were kft in the
earn of the home iTitring their abaence; when hr returned,
We was informed that the servant" lout greatly twinrolotorterl
iheneelves, and he Atecherint ib m. When he left town he
deposited a gold watch and chain, a diamond pin, and
*mine °Vier trinket', in a cellaret in the parlour; about tea
Jaye after be rtiselwiced the Prisoner, he went to ink, them
but of the place he bad delimited them in, and found they
were gone. A few d.iys buck the female servant who was
discharged with the Prisoner, waited un Mn. Leictstisati for
a rharnin, un which that lady iwformrd leer of her Was,
the servant inentediateiy sant she bail se, 13 the Prosiner with
die uateh; on whirls hr give information to au officer, and
the Prisoner was appreheu.ted. The 'errant who .Z.t.e the
ialrowsatturs to Mr. Letelansaw was out to the office, Int
she Inca in the Leiglitiouth ink, and would attend if it was
sec.paw,.
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W'itlism William., a Fein-her ?guiding in Grab-t.treet,
said, that the. slay before the Prisoner was married, he sew
bet slits a watch hanging by her side; it had only one hand
to it ; 'kr said it was gold, sad *eked him to purchase i..
31te otre►eJ to sell it (.r 31. He did sot buy it, and
be would not end. stake so say whether it was gold or not,
as be was not a judge of arlie.re of that nature. He wee,
lhowterr, (+two, that the watch Aron to him by the Pri.
miner had but one hand; the other appeared to have beta
btokrn on.
Mr. leadsmen said, that the wa.ch which bad beets stoles
wanted sh► minute howl

Ilartlnotr, one of the marsbalmen, stated, that be ap.
birch. tided the aml nn searelishg her, fined several
piniolookers' duplicates for sheets and wearing apparel; but
roue of them relried to the property lost by the Prosecutor.
He funtsd the Prison.r in a wretched situation of distress;
she bad no ctivrring but what she stood in. The man she
bad married was in a dying state ; he had obtained for him
a !eller fur the Hospital, but be did not think he would love
Wedhesiloy, the day for admitting patieuts into the
Hospital.
Tim Prisoner, in her define., said, that Mrs. Leichman
Ltd lost her watch while she was in her service, and that it
was known to the Prneeentor before he went to the country.
The watch the butcher raw with her was • metal owe, which
she had to her box all the time she was in the Prosecutor's
boast., and lire box was always unlotkid; she gut it from •
joinroseyman baker, /or whom she had made some shirts, sis *
svcseity for his paying her seven shining% the price of the
work ; he had since paid her, and .he had retureird him the
watch. Its valise was not more than 15..

Alderman Cox (the Sitting Magistrate) folly committed
the Prisoner for 1,1.1.

A CHARGE OF FORGERY.

Was. Collie, who had been easrained on • former lap,
arls again put in the bar, charged with passing a forged bill
air exchange, purport hie tii hr the uceepissice rf his br..ther,
Janus Cotrrel, for 121 10e. fur Ohs purpose of defrauding
nueirware and John Ration.

Wm, Rot ware staled that the Prisoner, in the month of
December, 1818, appiied to buns to cash the bill in question;
rsstt having cash at the time he refused, but recommended
bum to apply to John Bsii tttttt as be was • person likely to
discount it. roe Prisoner rinse hack to him and told him
that Mr. Button wonld discount it with pleasure if he (the
witness) tripold put his name on it. Profs Isis knowlrdge of
the Prisoner avid him brother, the supposed acceptor of the
toll, he without brusitstiosi rodorsed it. Qn its being pre.
•.oieul for payment, James Cottrell, the supposed acceptor,
rod it was not Ids acceptance, but a forgery. The wilue.s
is es under the necessity of plying Mr. Button the amount of
Vue bill in his character of endorser.

James Cottrel, the brother of the Prisoner, IMO called to
pore that the supposed acceptauce of the bid was not has
sore/time, bat be did not appear.
litho Rosewire, in answer to a question put to bins by the
A derma's, said be bad not relent. d the attained acceptor ;
so far from it, hr waa iu expectation of ME the
amount of the bill from him.

Aliim nine Cox obit rved, if he !nuked to reciter from the
• ce!dur, there was an end of the chsrge of forgery against
I:.e Prisoner; therefore it •r+ his duty to discharge hixa.

A CHARGE OF HIGHWAY EoRRERy.

Clarice and Nary Lewes were put to the bar.
Mr. John Haywood, of Si. Sanlntl's-lane, stated, that as
he was cooing up from the London Docks,_ on Maturdiy
r•-n,ng„ oboist eight o'clock, at the end of Petticoat-lane.
le was stopped by the female Prisoner, who conk hold of his
n•Oi, and pleaded poverty as nn excuse fur her intrusion;
&foie he could extrieste himself from her, the male P.i•
ricer and another inAn csntr 11p; out of them twill him by
tee arms abile the uglier kook (sews him a metal watch, and
Isl. in money. He wished that the Prisoners might be re-
c'en.led fur a few d:sys, us he was in expectation that by
t It ume be would base the other owns in custody.
Ile Prisoners were accordingly remanded until Hednes-
dn,..

:5711.a1ui ceultlltle of Caatte Darter4l Ward, was
f r.ed 20.. f•••• nrgitct of duty, to n fuaine to take a charge
that had been brought into the watch.huuse by two of the
watchmen.

&Ow STattl.