The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-18 00:00:00

POLICE.
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noncienerr.
A voting mass of the name of Cooke. a clerk employed in
Ike notating-house of Messrs. Shears, the reppersiattba, of
flect.inarket, was thargrJ on Monday night before the Ma-
gistrate • ith hasn't employed a man of the name
Lay to assassinate Mr.SMam, sea. and one of his inns. The
examination was resumed yesterday, islieu Kay (the man van
brought the charge) stated that he was occasionally employed
in carrying fruit for persons residing Hear the Manien-bouse,
and that a fortnight ago, while waiting for a job, the Prisuaer
came to him, and after some rimer-raw offered to employ
him ; after many interval we the Prisoner proposed to bins
the murder of Mr. Shears nod his sou, lust most particularly
the old 'cuticulae. This witoesa also stated that he had re.
teived • a pair of pistols from the Prisoner and some
amities of I.pparel, as also various law of tummy.—
The eviileace of this man was .eurroborated iu pail by Wit-
limn Cuirass, with within IK sy lodged, who stated that the
Alpine* (Kay) hail brought two pistols to Ins Weise, which
41111004 was for the purpose of murder, mid that he bad
'been Ontiiheyed to ile it by Cooke.
A iiiistable was seat 'itemised, but his evidence Wily
went le prove that he took 110 Prisoner into custody front
infiseisatio• be sereiveri from the preceding witnesses.
"I he Primmer denied the charge, mid stated that he had
given the witness, Kay, some trifitng sums of money at
Perot tiers nut of charity, and that Kay bad repicseuted
himself ee bldg Is want of employment, and as a gunsmith,
be (the Prissunie) had given bins the pistols to repair.
The Magistrate considered, Gum the various coatradic-
tines in the evidence of the witness (Kay), that there was
not the least credit to be stiaebed to hint, and the Triestine
was immediately discharged.
Mr. BIRMIC agreed to a request made by a Mr Tnstin, to
hold bulb Kay and Coleman to hail for • conspiracy.
The Messrs. Shears, who attended, gave the Trimmer a
most excelleut character, and stated their full belief of the
ineprobandity of ibs story.
IWAILLISOROVOW rutty?.
It has bees already dated, that the cart of Sr Joseph
Beaks had been dinaitsed in the act of carrying away rub.
bisb and ashy &u his own inane, at the rots of the con.
trader; sod an appeal to the Serious against a c invicliou
of IM. was entered.
Yesterday a cam was beard against a l ire rs named
Cooper, whine eartems seized in carrying era. y ashes from
Carlten.Hunee. 111 appeared that • duniestic of the Prince
Regent, named Wright, ei.joyed some esno'untent is she des-
posal of the ciuders„ and at was contendvia that Carlton-
house was a Royal Palace, and the law did nut .oa:euipture
its owner as a subject liable to the operations of tb • Act of
Parliament. It was contended, on the other Lind, by Mr.
Sinnott, the contractor, that the seizure was legal. 'f he Ma-
gistrate conceived that the Aet was imperative. excepting to
the house of the King. and to convicted the Defendant in the
penalty of 101
An appeal was entered into against the conviction.
The Hun. Thus. Erskine charged his servant, Elizabeth
Butt, with &rubbery, under aggravated circumstances.—lt
appeared that the Prisoner was wet tour', to Mrs. Erskine 's
child, at the decease of which she left the family. A abort
after she ass adm' tied into the family again, amid she
funk, be provided fur, Leo lisisiband having gone to the .I:est
and she VOA Mill away again for stealing a GE note.
Subseyncntly to this, a aunaher of articles were mimed. and
Plank, an active Whirr, ors searchieg the Prisoner's spark.
mews, is Albion-street, Cuminereial.ruail, found various Sr.
titles, which were identified by Mr. Erskine, as being his
property. The prisoner was remanded.

No trial or pnbiiewttrsht wok place yesterday in
the Court of King's Bench.
No positive information reached the Magis-
trates of Bow-street Police Office yrftterdoy re-
specting the sinlen child. The grenteNt anxiety
prevails throughout the metropolis, and sir. Ilt RN* g
we, in hourly expri•t4tion of receiving the nests of
the apprehension of Rennet'. .

Amoitra a female sesswuger'+ lazgsge, landed
last Toemlay itt Douche of Mao) from Liver-
pool, were sit slaughtered geese. .11 he Custom-
house Officers thought they were uticommonly
heavy, sod on further exantinstion they found u
bottle of real dingo contsitied in the belly of each I
The Indy for some time resisted their utteiurt to
seize them, boldly asserting they were wily geese
with the proper mauve to them—the may sauce lie
ever made use of The Officers, however, made
fire to tell the geese perishuLl_e articles) rod
lodged the six batiks of brandy in the King's
stores.
The pocket-book of Mr. LAWRIE, a native of
Galloway, who lied his pocket picked during the
Dwinfrie% fair week,wasllll•CtiV• red wi Thursday hist,
beneath she stones sn the Old Flesh.iii*iket of I)tiin-
fries, common% bank check... hills, &Lc. to the valise
of 1,0751, the while that it communed when lost,
wills thr of 751. The pet‘uni Milli dirri—
semi! it (ItoutalT IriL.:CIL. at the moue
time found isision4.4 the rubbirli„ a Scotch coils or
medal, of the date of 1565, fur which AFELLCT has