The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-07-08 00:00:00

POLICE.
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Yesterday frininat flanker underwent a final examina-
tion heroic Mr. IIiaNSV.. MI a charge of liming' • forted
1/. Rank suite, housing it to be so, and with having others
in him possession.
The Prisoner has hill/into been a very respectable young
man, and there is some mystery attached to the charge; it
has kern ender investigatiose *lace the 14th of Jeer, on
which day he ti snit red a 17 note to Mr. John Brown, the
landlord of the south:lnsigne Arens public house in Camden-
toms, in payment fir some liaison', and there hying smite
doubt as to the sole being good, from the paper ben.: thick,
fee. it was refused being taken, wisest he requested Mr.
Brown, the landlord, to adennee him ss. as Ire had ant
money enough to pay his reek g, which was clime ; but
the landlord having some climbs as to Isis conduct rs 'peeling
the sole, he informed John Smith and his party of the pstrole
of the circumstance, who married him, and foetid fifteen
shallows in silver, two 11. notes, and part of souther en a
pocket-book. This proved to be numbered next ill a stole
be had uttered at a grocer's shop in the city. Ile account.
cif for his asking fur she Wall of 5. ton Isis watch, whets he
had ISs. its his porket, by saying he hail to pay it to a
shoe-maker. Mr. Brown dui suit give bins en charge of the
pikers. 'there being no proof that the mites fiund stn
line were forgeries, he was not detained in custody, but he
voluntarily attended the edict, at the time appointed, when
the account he gave of himself being se the employ of Mr.
Jones, jeweller, of Cucuhill, proved to he correct. The
notes found on him were discovered In be forgeries—he said
be husk these ferns his matter for KIWI'S, which was dewed
by Mr. stouts ; and he haviug no other accused to give of
them yesterday. was fully committed for trial.
Joseph NeaUk Eastwood, calling himself a Captain in
the Navy, was charged wills teeth ing several snap 411.114111141
for Missy Sewell, which he had not regularly atconaled
for. It appeared that the Prosetutrix bad bees' its she W-
hit of applyiag to and receiving various DUMP of money,
from a gentleman of the saute of Courtney for these t
leen years past, avid hod employed the l't nonce to rail
Mr Courtney to service the stimery, said it appestat! that,
at mire lifer, he lead retrieve, Sl. of him, and only account.
ed Iw the Prisseeutiix for U. with a number of other frau-
dulent transactions.

He wow oriewil to final
Jammu 0 Brim. %nig 1.. ',owlet $n air offire by Hompbre3a,
charged wit► rublose the Bre. J..bn Jrlh ira, of Names, of
his lawket-baub, near W. Jetsam'. Palart,aw Siauday ereuirg.
He was a•rrtwitlrJ for trial.
Several awn ■ad paths acre Gored for bathing it the
Regent's easel.
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AGGRAVATE,/ ASSAULT.
Wynn, the driver Id the Aylesbury mach. was disrird
with as assault attic must wasluu kiwi's* fellows :
The Proureutris, Mrs. ().burs.. was riding with her hus-
band in • Amin.. at I►rlburn. whim the Defrowlsart, who um
chi% ing the Aylesbury stage. grated tlw wheel of the chime.
and causal mach terror to Mr. and Mrs. Osborne, she wean
on their own aide of the rued. They rasimsestrated its vale,
the Defendant illuvrisiteal his whip, and week with such
•iulraer at Mrs. Oshawa,. bet her parasol protected her.
The defence was, that the Lllrleirdnut being hea•ily laden
was a•oi.liag the gn•el, and whets he hit Mrs °shortie he
was striking at his hurses.—He was ordered tai Gad bail.

Eight troops or the 411% Dragoon Guards de-
barked at Bristol on Thins(loy and Friday, from
Dublin, after a remarkably tine passage. They
are on their route to Exeter.

tetrad of a Decree is-ned from the Royal
Council of Admiralty ut Geeing, by order of his
Majesty the King of Sardiuid, dated the il3d of
January, I BIS :•—••
" It w alas hereby 'ordered, that woe of our subjects of
whatever class or condition survey, shall, divectly ur kith-
redly, lake any part in the Slave Trade, molder penalty Of
heavy punishment, and fatfeiture of all protection frum our
Government. It Is alas further marred, that any vessel
bearing our flag, which shall enter into the above abomin-
able traffic, shall be subject to rapture if met by any of our
skips of war, and to immediate seizure and rutdi.eatitm ox
carting any port in our dominions. In furtherance of the
above order. we have Immo' our commands It our COnshlli
resident in Foreign Countries.'