The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-02 00:00:00

WDDLESEI SESSIONS, SATURDAY, Oculars' 31.
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Charges Chelsea, • men el sililetit 'primate, was in.
egad l'or as assault upon tribella Pitchford, • kill 16
Fuss of age. of snot in irrupting appiernteas, with island to
violate bee perm,. The offinhee was erniatitted in the Re.
laat's Perk. The evidence described • most brutal outrage,
sod established an actual violation of the person. altbuu*h
the Primate was only chai ;ell with the irtent.—lle was see-
sawed to two years imprisonment in bewrite.

OLD BAILEY, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 31.
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ACQUITTAL OF MR. ADAMS FOR FORGERY.
Haltheaor Adams was indicted for feloniously forging,
Ma the 4th September, an acceptance to a bill of exchange
foe WM. purporting to be the acceporace of Messrs. Smite
sod Co. betaken, with intent to defraud them, ur Messrs.
Hord audio Mason, solicitors. •
Mr. ARAMS stated, that the Prisoner stood charged with,
Hod he keying in his possession a bill of exchange for WWI.
did Srioseioasly forge an acceptance thereto in the 'tame of
Rohm Snow, with intent to defraud R. Snow and Co., and
is soother essuut to defraud W. Hurd sod G. Johosoe.
Mr. AtAtv staled the circumstances of the case to the
Jury.
Mr. George Johnson stated, that be was a solicitor, 11v-
lag in King's Reach-walk, liimr Temple. Mr. Win. Hurd
was his porton •' he had never seen the Priguner but once
Wrote the 4th of September, upon which day be came to •
their chambers; it was about one o'clock to the day. He
said be Ind asked Mr. Hurd to discount a bill of 20al fur
lino, hat that he had out found it convenient to do au fruni
his private purse, and bad directed hint to go to hint (Mr.
Jobpsoss). Witness look the bill of exchange gave him
a check for 1971 if,. deducting a discount of 21. 104. Mi.
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14'11i the 101 l of exchange to the baliking.hoese M .
Situ. and Cu. within half tot hour afterwertly, and it was
then discovered that the acceptance of " *erring tt for WO
and Co , Rebf Sow," was a forgery. M'atucsa seat John
Perry with it.
Mr. ALLeir then called a witness, named Charles Cum.
wings, but he did not appear; he was consequently ordered
to be celled upon his recoenizsnee. He ass, pursuant to
this tinier, relicd aloud three Cones in the regular titaiiiter,
bat did ant appear; mid Air. Alley then stated to his Lord-
ship and the Court, that in the lIIHWIICe of this *Cut's, he
could not, with aarety, proceed fusilier its the trial.

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Mr. Banns GARROIT observes', that the lawroird Counsel
had stated, that iu the abarote of the memory utilises%
he could out satisfactorily yrureed Milli the trial, am' as he
was 111614410 f that fact, he dud perfectly rildst to saviux the
valuable time of thy Gaut ; fur, fwtuuately, by the law of
our lead, 4 primourr was always presumed iimoceut until he
was Amid guilty by a Jury of his country. kinder deur cir-
euesistassuts there was uuthits; fur the Jury to cuusiskv, they
were tiwreiore buuud to acquit the Prieusier.
The Jury humility pruueuiseed the Pitman. Not Cathy,
sued Mr. Adams, who *ss eidressuly well dressed and pew.
&red, bowed to the Coen sad withdrew.

Gilbert Warren was (spatial, Oosivieird of uttering tine
furped swift, buoy/lug (beta to be 00...-begth.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.

Om Sate:day au, Inquest was held at the wurk-hoese at
Banter, Survey, before Charles Jemmett, Esq. Cormier, on
the body./ Mr. Geeing. Ball, whose death was oceasioued in
the folkowimy nummer :—The 'Peeseed, aceompauled by hie
wife, was dritriug his horse iu a gig from Wandswoi to Rich-
mond, wear she workhouse, when perceiving ronuethilig
wrung about the bridle, he alighted, and took the bit out of
the buese's mouth, when the animal, feeling himself at li-
berty. set °Eat rust speed. By the sodilre impulse he threw
tie deceased to the ground, and the off wheel went over Irn
head, by which his skull was fractured m a dreadful man_
ow. His wife remushied in the cheese, but the Liaise c",,,iistr
Is gestect with • rate-post, she was thrown out. Forte-
meetly she received no injury. The deceased was abets op
is as apparently lifekas stale, and carried to tile work liovisc.
where 'medical assistance was promptly rendered, but he died
uu Thursday 'morale'.
The Jury relented a verdict of Antdeolul Dealk, with
a deniiimid of Is. on the horse.

A me days since one of the packets trading be-
tween Brighton SO Dieppe, with a cargo of eggs,
onions, chemists, &e. several of which goods were
carefully packed in cases, and to the eye every
thing appeared perfectly regular nod correct ; hut
unfortunately, in removing one of the cases, it by
some unforeseen accident fell and burst, when a
partition in the case split, and out popped a piece
of plate glass; this led to suspicion on the part of
the officers of the Revenue, who immediately caused
strict search to he made in every case; when, to
their surprise, the greater part of the partitions
were found to be hollow, and contained prohibited
articles, such as silks, gloves, plate glass, &c.
At the Sessions held at Bourn, on Il'eiliiesday.
the 31st ultimo, an indictment, at the instance of
James Ullett, was turd against Besiitiowin
farrier, of Bourn, for an alleged as suit committed
as the Prosecutor and two other persons were pl9l.
ing through the town in a post-chaise tin their re-
turn from the county election at Lincoln. The
parties were iis opposite interests, aii.l the jet of the
matter seemed to consist in the opening of the chaise
door, sad the cry of "Chaplin for ever !" nut being
agreeable to those who were within the chaise. The
Jury acquitted the Defendant without requiring the
Chairman, AUGUSTUS JOUNSON. Esq. to make any
observations Ana the evidence.

At the late Stamford Quarter Sessions, held the
4.lthof October, War. Tooky was indicted for an
assault upon Ann Wilson. spinster, with intent to
commit a rape. The Prosecntrix gave her evidence
with rest modesty and propriety ; on being cross.
examined, however, as to the Defendant's having
used sortie familiarities with her before the time at
which she stated their acquaints:ice to have com-
menced, she denied that he had ever so done; arid
the Defendant producing two witnesses who swore to
having seen him salute her several times (in play),
the Jury returned a verdict of Not Godly. The
offence was stated to have been committed in the
cellar of Mr. Rusher, wool-facto►, of that place,
where the Pro.ecutrix lived servant, and where the
Defendant, then in the service of Mr. Phillips, com-
mon Wow, was sent for the purpose of delivering
beer.

Saturday morning, soon after three o'clock. a
tremendous fire broke out its a melting-ollice I,e-
-longing to Mr. JAM'S CUSSE, chandler, in Meet-
Warminster, which, with a range of
wourlionses and workshops, and the dwt Iling-house
of Mrs. and Miss Ssittit, dress-makers, was eh-
tirely consumed. Fr the situ. of the pre-
mises arid the narrowness of the street, the rollovers
could trot he brought to bear with edict ; hut the
progress of the devouring element was arrested,
and the houses in the Market-Owe icived,,by cut-
ting down an intervening house. Such was tl:e
rapidity of the flumes, that Mrs. SMITH and her
daughter had not time to save even their apparel.
and not being insured, are by this calamity deprav-
ed of every thing! Mr. CUSSE'II premise. were in-
tured.—(Bith Chronicle.)