The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-05-11 00:00:00

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lode& 140,11.
EXTENSIVE EHBEZLi:EM~[Ir.
CAUTION TO PERMINB INvernwa PROPERT? llf
THE FUNDS. . •
A person wlmatands charged with having endliesided
rely le an enorinnrsa amount, underwest a Mod exembdo.
lion before the Lord Mayor yesterday.
A number of individuals 'deeded, who maid they bail
suffered by intimating their property into the Premeds
hands; but it was advised diet be should he prostrated so
one ease only, which would serve the purposes of jostim as
well as twenty, without putting all the parties to the vest
expense and loss of lime atteadaut out a pet:secedes of this
Thomas Jolliffe, a lighterman, 'widest at St. Helves,
staled, that in January, 1817, he who possessed of 1,0001.
stock is the 5 per Cents. which he charged the Presser with
having defrauded him of. This ethics% who appeared to
be 40 illiterate person, could not give a clear explasaiins of
the manner in which be hail hien defrauded, but said, that
as he was not very conversant in the foists of tnustaeling
business at the Bank, he availed himself of the imestance of
the Prisoner to receive hisdivideurl, and under his direction
he signed a book, the purport of which be did set ender-
stand, but thought that it might perhaps be a receipt for
the divider.] which he received. ths glom to receive the
next dividend, he amertaierd that his meek had bees trans-
ferred, and that she Prisoner bad absconded. He was nut
aware at the time that he hail signed a trawler, see did be
ever intend to transfer his stock
Anne Bi lWs/. as old woman, stated, slat she had, in
1817, a little emery is she stocks, whew the Priestley, who
led dam braises. for her, called at her hoses said told her,
that IM stocks in which her mosey was invested were high,
and that it would' he advantageous to bet foe to sell out.
She west the west day, accompanied by her husband, and
met the Pilaster at the Bank foe that pupate. He direct-
ed her husband sod herself to put their marks to a large
book, which they did, eaderstaading that they were grape.
ferret/ their property (3751. in she 3 per Cent. Como's) isms
other feeds. On going is receive she dividends, they found
that the mosey was gone.
A yeang weisitas, emoted Lee, of High.street, Misdeal;
stated, that she had bees defrauded a VIOL under similar cir•
cusastances. She signed a loo.k,silsieli the Primmer said it
was necessary fur her to alga, as she sisderstuml, to accept
tie stock.
William 016 as said, that he ass a carrier, sod melded M
Brentwood, its Elm x. Is 1817 be woe possessed of opened'
of 11001 in Exchequer Bills, mid in the weeds of Jew, is
the same year, hr received a letter from the Prisoner, to
whom he had bees perlicidarly reeoramesilml, to bibelot
the management of his hissines set the reads, stating that
it would be advantageous to teamster hie Exchequer Bills
to the Navy Fives, im which be might perchers* with
them to the anionat of 1,0201, lo comelieste of this low
satinet be came so tow., sod on the 34 of June he ssw
the Prisoner is the Ristuorle of the Bank who then told
him to give him the bills, and look is in Ripest as hour, when
be would have ell ready for him. The west's refused to leave
the Exchequer bills, bat went again at the 'appeased time
to meet the Prisoner is the Five per Cent. Oiler, where he
Mee him up the bills, sad be treat out for a few ssinses, as
she witness understood, to uegociate them is the market.
When the witness reheard, he wrote out a dueousese as a
neript, which he gave to the mimeos; sayiag, "it was all
settled" The witness afterwards turned beck, sad said to
the Primmer, • hat it was nut she suet of receipt which he
bad bre* accustomed to have un such siecashms, to which
the PllllOll4, replied, " that it ass all right," and told hie
to be there again MI the 'Mil of July folluwing, whom bm
moat sign a transfer, sad be would receive the dividend.
When the wagtails went he found no stock had bees haw*
with his Exchequer bills, and that the Primmer had ad'
scowled _ _ _

J. E. Francis • clerk in the Navy Five per Cest Offer,
said, that be had examined th- Rectum. of Mr. Ohm who,
is J y 1817, possessed 1,0001. stuck, which was sold on
the Ist of February, since which time there bad beer no Melt
standing to the account a Mr. Othm.
The Lotto MAYOR intimated so the perms' in attend-
ance to prefer other charges stalest the Prisoner, that the
latter case was the owe selected to prosecute sad be
put the customary quession to the Prilealf, whether he had
auy Ibis, to say why be Oswald not be committed for trial.?
The Prisoner, who was =web agitated duelist the pro•
median, sod frequently shed ware, said that be had No•
thing to my ;the left all to his solicitor.
Mr. Hompliries, the SOlitilet, in behalf of Ike Prisoner,
contended, that the offence which he had committed, if say,
was neither a felony sot • noisdeniesnew, either under the
get of the Mb of Geo 11. or the eft of Geo. 111. the only
Aces which were supposed to bear upon the ease.
The Prisoner was ensonsitted fur grist, generally; fur har-
ing obtained 11001. in Eseltrepter bills; but the offence helm,
eirisidered by the Lord Mayor as a bailable owe, he was
quired to lied bail to the sateen. of ',OWL
The C.omplainasts were mostly persons is the lower
ranks of life, who had, by industry, scraped together •
sufficiency to carry them with deceacy through the vale of
years.
The Lord Mayor urgently repeated his emotion to such
persons to as their broker, wish whose character they were
not well acquainted; sod that in du away with all poet&
/sillily of fraud, it woe only necessary =list they shohld she
and sin the books fur the trauder mud emplanes of tbil
stock themselves.

F'AVAL IN TA LLIGENCE.

oofttimotT9, Hof 9.
Pawed sp Passel, thri Abates, Borihwirk, from 'Awls,
is 19 days.
Sailed the Admiral Br writes, Coffin, fur Rotterdam; Duke
of York, Relays's, for Madeira; and tie Hiud, es a cruder.

PLIMOVTIII, MAY I.

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Arrived the KiitY. from 7 rrceu• Etiebantrear,
Roberts, from Palermo; Blarearrt, Thomas, from Bewitorts;
Marshal Blucher, Davies, from St. Michael% ; Nymph, CI
ver, from Sierra Leos.; aiwl the Patriotra, Jamison, from Var.
eelfma ter Orem= ; the latter was disomisted olf 1112 3,

lALKOCTII, KAT 7.
Arrived the Neptuee, Heary, from Cette, is 13 days; skit
• owe Ist April. the Amy, of Puule, sad as 3d inst. the
Rector, of mid from Cork, fur Norfolk.
Sailed the Montague packet with* mail for Jamaica ; sod
Beamisb, Poynter, for Luedue. The Francis Freelieg peek's
spoke the Speedy, Andrews, from Portssemsth, guise( into
Rio Jadeite, se she was cumin ael,Ssh March.
I.lvmspoot.„ MAT S.
Arrived the Courier, Coxes. from Bahia ; Importer, Lee,
from New York; sod Ninny, !key, from Sevatundt. The
Durham, from Loados, fur the Cape of Good Rope, teas
Orgies' so 19th April, is lat. 46. 36. long. 13. U, by t►e
Waterloo, 'tom Whoa.
unman, taut• 9.
Arrived the IBtoofoy sod Henry Frwiliwg packets, with
Wasik, from C.uzbavea.
Witat., loam 9.
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Sailed last easing the wbole of Ms welward.boned.
Arrived din morning nod usilrd twit the Rim lb.
Aiding', from Bengal ; Stockton, Langley; and:
Ord (late Kerby). from Calculi.; Enid Indian, Wisisard.
from doing, for Hell; Albion, Weil, from the lily of
Frame; Ludwig, Paten. from Beggs, for Copes.
bagels; Hibernia. Leann, from amnia foe Illgiliceamel
British Colurry. Sewn, from the. Cape of Good Hope;
Thomas, Beir, from hi. Vissemer; Atabisia. BUM. ; Twists
'neap; and Enterprise. Wilses,, from Jamaica ; Emerald,
Garden., from the Bomb &MS; Two brothers, Tiptoe; sad
Spring. from the Medicaments ; Atria, Calm, from
Faro; Ookm. Alderma, train dm West" ediss; mid mineral
others, maces wsksews.

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