The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-10-02 00:00:00

POLICE.

MANSION HOWL

UNSEASONABLE SALMON.
A respectable oakum., of Bithugs/ate, named William
For►er, was charged, oo Saturday, ►efore the Lord Mayor,
by Mc. Mitch.lmo, the Uttder•Bailif, with having sold un.
seastosabie salamis, comoury to the statute, which prohibits
she sale of keeper or shedder salmons as onseasonabk sad un-
wholesome, and Milieu a heavy Sae for the offence.
Mr. Michelson, in bringiag forward his charge, stated fo
the Lard Mayor, that the publicity gives to the former
complitiot wpm the subject had been of considerable adroit-
loge to the public. The practice so long in existence bad
yielded in a great measure to the severity of his Lordship's
admonitions, and to the milieu the public had been obliged
to take for the security of their own health, bud kepper sod
shedder salami' had disapprmed from the L. 001143111 market for
s cousiderable time. He had to regret the obligation wpm'
►im to mention the Defendant as an exception to Slime who
acted in compliance with the statute; and be deposed, that
he had, on Friday morning, seised a fish upon that sales.
asan's fora liable to all the übjectioas emunterateit is the
Act for the prevention of the sale. It would be for his
Lordship to decide, whether indulgence should be extended
atter what had taken place upon the former ocessitra ; or,
whether a smart tine would not have a tome substastial
eff. et in twitting a slop to the practice.
The salmon was Own istodaired.
Several respectable whimsies proved that the salmon pro.
duced was usiwitolesorne. .

Lord Mayor said, he was determined to punish all
persons scaliest whom charges of so serious a nature should
be established. It became peculiarly incumbent ups,n him
to do so after the late exposure of the shameful practice of
selling an article which was known to be so injurious, sail
against which it seemed to he imlisp►nsahly Necessary to
Kies the most public caution. His Lusdship then called
upon she Defendant to pay a fine of five pounds.
The Defendant stated, that he was nut aware, when he
was expooisg the fish for sale, that he was coaervarel in an
illegal set, and submitted that it would be but fair to ',stead
the indult/trace to hens which bad been sbewn to others, to
caution, but 61111 lint him.
Tie LORD MAYOR said, it was ab,urd to plead 4'ol
to a fact an universally known, and after some further °beer-
eratioas by his Lorilebip, the Defendaut paid the fine.

ROW STlllielr.
0.1 Saturday last Iwo mpeetable pentane, who gave their
names as James Heal Afield aad Bois: MBAs Bray, were
brought up before George Rowland M Mahon, Esq. the Sit.
tiog Magistrate, charged with a breach of the peace.
On Friday evening she Defeatlast, Heathfseld,. went into
Deity's chop-hump., Strand, and ordered a Aimee for himself,
which ma brought to him by the complainant, A.hi
skint, alto is a waiter at the shove house. DeG ndalit paid
for the articles he had called for, tad ordered some more to
*fagot ready, sad which were also taken to him ►y the Com-
• plainant and placed by him out the table at which the De.
fesulaut was seated, and waa retiring, vibes, the Defendant
jumped op, laid hold of him and strock him several
pushed over the table, *thew the plates, knives, and forks,
about the room, and continued making a great disturbance.
The llef udaui Brsy, who *as also is the room, memo.
mined and joined with the tither Defendant is causing the
shame basset. The arrival of the watchmen terminated their
°airstream sad violent behaviour, and alter great dinicalty
they were secured and taken In the watch honse, whirr they
nate estalitsed all night.
The Coop'einem mated, that the motive which ina...ed
him to prefer the foregoing rharge against the Defendants
was, to precept fur the future conduct SO highly reprehensi-
ble; and also stated, that he slid not wish to proceed furilw r,
•11 the D. fentlaum *me willing to apologise, to which the
Dt fradants cesteated, sad were accordingly discharged.
NO9•Nl! ',TREF?.
.APPREIIENSION AND DESPFI: ATE RESIbIANCE
OF .111 VENDER OF FORGED NOTES.
Oa Saturday last a case of a peculiar nature, of uttering
' and vet sting forged notes, came on to be heard before Wil-
liam Bennett, E.g. the saitiug Magistrate.
Moue Ilannider, a gentlemanly-looking ynettg man,
about thirty jean of age, attired i■ a Suit of black, and
whore rainners and deportment imlicatrirl that be bad been
well Nought up, cum charged with Lacing in his possessive a

`mteedly if dieted soles, foe. Ills Purr** se
hems*, Shoo to N Illese;Meire the Bask if Bodged.
nit, sod Paid& oaken ei the pariah of is. fmke,
eseeleed Ishemadso that the Moser was to be at the
Itedoefs Mud pellieletege, i. Old trees, they proceeded
thither, sod doodled she Priestley is the parlour la the set
art toarkias s bowls it soles with pee and tat, mid deli-
veries them fp simither who was stationed there fee the pse•
pose. The ..MMus attempted W prize the sates which lay
11.41 the table, bet the Peignoir grasped them, put part
Melt' his packet, arid same he ',elbowed, which heirs ob-
served by the olkers, they seised him sad **diamond or
peeress hive from as doing. The Polemics. ensile a desperste
resiosisee, hat he wee overpowered sad ultimately secured,
wises two herd notes were found in his pocket, foe the
paysseet of IL each ' • mid another for the same amoust was
ales fogad murder thehik-staild us Ai* table. [Here the mime
were prodseed
Mr. Gilmer Ofte a tbelagrecties 'of the Bask, alleoged,
sod promem:ed the three notes produced to be forgeries in
all respects.
The Prisoner being called on for his defame, he stated
that his father am s respectable clothier of Warmissier ; soil
about six rare ago he calm himself SO LOII4OIIII, sail cum.
teemed busineM in thallium, bat iisrfortunately failed, slier
rereading property to the awrount of 6,0001. Lately be be-
cause einasiated with as isdividual to whom inachinatiens
he became s
Pialiney, the racer, istimated that, daring the last four
esootha, they had beetii.tin the look.ust for the Primmer,
whom they suspected to have dealt largely in this dargermis
tragic.
Mr. Basher, the Solicitor for the Beak, thought that
several 'other ;bargee would be preferred agaistet the Pei.
meet, therefore be weirceormitted for re-esessinatigis.