The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-04-10 00:00:00

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ESCAPE OP CAPTAIN DAVIS.
Saturday the Justice-rents ass crowded op caress. in eon.
seipseree of the expected examination of Samuel Goodiesg,
'the t of Capiaiu Davie, Lieutenant of the Yesoneu of
the King's Guards, who escaped from Gulespier.sireet Cons-p-
-ter, with the assistance of Gooding, at half-past one ua
Friday.
Captain Davis was apprehended some time since upon
the (lore., erf having forged the aecrplsuee of Thaws.
Granuloma rod Cll. betake's, fur 6,0001. It appeared that
, Captain Disis had lost a large tam of movuiry as pLay, and
heist, pie fir she payment of it idolised this es peilicat.
The 101 l h.riug been drawee at tat Ire hr, P4/111C *Ur•
prior era .aci and *polecat' was made al she house of
Memos, Drotiossimil sod Co. by ahe party who uudertook to
get is di...anted fur the Captain. The mimeo it was
shown at Drommond's it was pronnuneed a forgery, and
(again Davis was taken into custody.
Mr. Davis subsequently underwent a private examination
before the Lord Mayor, and was committed to Geltspor-
street Compter fur a further hearing. la the interim his
family became acquainted with his situation, and it is scarce-
ly necessary to simile bow deeply their feelings were shocked.
It was now eutiaidersil desirable to dispose of else siitiatioa
which, he held as Lieutenant of the Yeoman of She Guards,
and for which his father had given 6,0001. For this purpose
ipplication was made to his Majesty; but permission was
refused, although it was ilisiugbt as a matter of indulgence
that the prayer would have been grouted. The Primo'? was to
have unit. rgone his Re I examinalion on Thursday, but a
hope still existing that means wutOlil be found to prevail on
him Majesty to permit the sale Of elm Clialßliaiioll, it *se
postponed to Saturday. The second application, however,
proved alike uusauccessfol with the find; and we understand
the office has actually been conferred upon a t lentleman of
considerable fame in dramatic literature. ‘Theilier this in-
telligence load reach.d Mr. Davis we know not; hat it appears
that be did not think it prudent to await the result of a or.
cond examinsiiosi, which it was expected would have
led to his Coal commitment to Neneate for trial.—
On Friday lie effected his escape from the Compter in the
following manner : It seems that ever since his /Tor. lien.
siois he has hero visited by a lady, who was known as Mrs.
Parker (lay whom he bite family), as well as by that lady's
sister. He was also occasionally called un by his brother,
his solicitor, sod several friends. His servant RIJN too was
in the habit of going to him twice • day so administer
to his wanes and so bring him those necessaries of %bleb Ise
stood in need. Among other things be occasionally carried
him • bag of clothe.. Fur the last two or three days, this
man, who wore • blue frock livery-coat, striped waistcoat,
and gaiters, came to the prison with his jaws wrapped up
ea • black silk handkerchief, as if he were affected with the
tooth.sch. The circumstance was noticed by Frost, the
turnkey, who happeaed to he himself afflicted with rheuma-
tic pains at the tunic, but nothing particular passed.
On Friday morning Mr. Davis was visited by his brother
and by another Gentionau, who won went allay; shorily
•wfterwards the servant came as usual with his beg of clothes,
sod with his jaw still wrapped in the black silk handker-
chief. He Went up stairs to his master's room, where he
remained some time; and at half-past one was supposed to
have come down again, and was permitted without the
slightest suspicion to depart by Frost. Thus matters rested
for nearly an hour, when the sister of Mr. Davis arrived
and was allowed to go rta Mr. Davis's. room ; she looked,
however, ioveaio for him, and asked the wife of one of the
turnkeys if be knew where be was? Am inquiry followed,
and it was discovered that he had escaped, and that his ser-
vant still rentaiued in the gaol. In fart, at turned out that
She servant had brought in his hag a complete snit of livery
similar to his own, hi which he dressed his master; and them
covering his face with • black silk handkerchief, and placing
the bag, filled wills other apparel, on his shoulder, together
with his own hat on his head, sent him down stairs. The
disguise was so effectual that it answered the desired end.
Frost was thrown off his guard, and the Prisoner got clear off.
Mr.Teague, the keeper of theCompter,at this time time was
attending his duty at the Mansiou.house, lust being apprised
of what had occurred, be lost no lima in sending to every
place where he thought it was likely the fugitive 'might be
craceakd, but all in vain. He also applied to Lord Sid-
lamittiored 'miter his Lordship's peratiiision, diritthins were
seat to the different ow porta, to prevent escape that way.
Mr. Teague also circulated the following placard:—
"One Hundred Guineas Reward.—Escape!—Whereas
John Henry Davis, late • prisoner in the Gillspuretreet
Cumpler, under • charge of Forgery, has effected his escape
Mom ball-past one o'clock this day, in the dress of his see.
vast. The said Jubn Henry Davis is about 31 years of age,
near six fret high, dark complexion, hair sad eyes; is well-
known at the Weal End of ihe Town, and at most of the
Subscription Horses: has been a Captain iu lbe Life Guards,
steel now Lieutenant of Yeomen of the King's Guards.
Whoever will apprehend the said John Henry Davis, and
fudge him in any of his Majesty's Gauls, shall receive the
above reward ; and any rue* giving any information that
may lead to his appreiwissioo, shall be handsomely rewarded,
on applicai Ma to the Keeper of the said Prison.
" April 7, IOSO." " JOHN 'TEAGUE, 'Keeper.
The servant, upon being iuterrogated, staled, that his
same was Samuel Gooding, sisal that be had lung lived with
Mr. Davis. He said lan was the hest of masters, and he ad-
mitted shot be bail been asked whether he would assist in
his escape suns after he was apprehended? He willingly
agreed, tint did nut kouw She time fixed upon till lately. He
slid nut know where his master was gout.; be took no place
in any coach for him, nor did be engage any post-chaise oat
his account. The man then candidly ileicribed the manner
in which his master had been disguised; the clothes in
which he went were exactly similar to those worn by himself.
The matter on Saturday underwent an examination before
the Lord Mayor, and the servant was put to the bar open
the ellarge of aiding Ike escape of his master. Mr. Drum-
mood, attended by his Solicitor, Mr. Clarke, was present, as
were Mr. Bollaud, the Counsel, sod Mr. Palmer, the Solidi.
Sur fur Mr. Davis, abuse escape was to them a matter of
surprise, as they were of opinion the evidence against hint
was out sufficient to warrant his final commitment.

The Lord Mayor was distinctly of that the per.
mons of the servant mad the waiter were by no means alike.
The former was taller and mach thinner than the latter. He
therefore thought great blame was imputable to the turn-
key, Frust.
Mr. Teague said, that Frost had been ten years a turn-
key, sod made a mistake hefore. He had every cos.
Rdence hi his integrity. He was himself parithalarly anal.
one about Mr. Davis, bemoan he knew the great interest
that was makiug iu his ha b•lf, find was glad that the day
. bail as nearly arrived when he should be relieved from what
lee considered to be so serious a charge. He bad motioned
all his eels to be upon their gum* and reminded them
of the case of Lavairtie, appreading as lie did, that his
Primmer might attempt 'scathe in female attire. He also
gave ditto-lions to bust men, whenever more than use person
-visited Mr. Darts at a time, before they were allowed to
-depart, to see that be was vale. This order was always
attended to, and Stephens, another of itis turnkeys visited
•his wens three times • day.
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Ittswener Samuel Foust, the turnkey, who wus deceived,
. WAS albre clammed. He described the airiest of the err.
Vag wed his supposed depariuie, sod said that the slightest
sespisiee laver t wend sumo hn mind faith.. Iris k ethic Is had
buss played Upton him. Mr Davis srlwu he weed out car-
ded the hag ma his should. r, held his head down, and had
lie hat slouched su that he did out see his feeteres. This
MOS has been suspted.d.

'ha Lord Major said, that the servant should be prom-
isees'. el lbe repines:of she clay, cud directed that be should
be remanded till Tuesday next.
Me. Dreamland *amassed bin determination to use every
asset tai retake the prisueee, and uffictras fur that purpose
. bare harm dipalcisrif in different ilinetiows, especially to
Duerr, Deal, and other parts, femmilehmace a passage may
be obtaisied fur France. 7 let ,
SOW-STUMM.
• Oa Saturday hoar Knight was brought to the 01cr and
aaderweui Old •xsiniestiers before Mr. Raker, the Montle
• Magistrate, charged with baviae witetert a Rimed bill of ex.
chastest ftwlll. perporraing in be a accepted by Mr. Murree,
,•iive proplielse-ei taw Illorieirctens dare. who it appeared
:'frrt..l".lll7ll..trallieCiellicuta 1/14,4*Jbliii41"31:11- 6tin. P ri.b*

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Netr•resd, sad .rhea boil bilis morle mask doer•.
0* listorday morning be orasinforised a bill fu► tie •as. b
of bad been presented there fur poymeet, and he
expecting seats • hill, made inquiries re.prelims it. seas
',slued Nutt it bad been received by Ale. GlinAlb, a 111.1114..
Crum Nucleoli sod Sir Welter fitirlisig's Nana, ebere vs•
beer paid in by Mr. Buriuis. the plumber, Of Newe•-• •
street, who said he reeeir.4 it from sloe i'llrt f.•r ilea ....t
of a hullos is KeppeLlisews; wad she Primulas' beis.g •
Ito give a ssiistactury account of it, he was. ssinaustsd e•
&nut fier

SECONDARY'S ()FFICE,COLF.MAX-STltkr.
SATURDAY, Sinai. D.

ASSAULT AND FALSE 13IP1IISONSIENT. •
°MIDAS I. DILIRD.
Mr. ADOLPHUS attended un the pail or the plaintiff in
this ease. 11 was an action lu recover .crouprusalann tor
&wink and false imprionameht, and the damage► vire In, a
at 21101. The defendant had suffered judgment in CO by ...-
fault. It appeared from the statement of Mr.
and that statement was subsequently Weise out by evadenti,
that un the tweuty-uiutls of November last, as the ;Anodise,
who is a young man of unimpeachalCe Omratter, was p.m.;
along Cbespaide, be, by souse accident, was pitied merein-i
the defendant, wbu is a proctor i■ D..clure' Laanimous.,a4..l
who was standing at a shop window at tlie moment. Ila .
tons nu betaken( the circumstance, but paean. al In. tuns
To his great surprise, however, us reacionig she Bank s.
England, the defendant cane up to iii, in rusiaravy
of au officer and gave ham in charge up..,. an i.e.,.
action of having picked his pocket. Conscious of lass a,-
uucence, he mark uu resistance, anal was candueiret
the Mansion.house. It was then four o'clock, mod uc
Lord Mayor had finished his bovine.. is. the Just c.-r0,.n.,
consequently be could out then uuthrivai au examines...
He was, however, searched, bust iiisibing was lunged ripen
bias which at all corroborated tie change ihrt had re.
made against him. Still the Daesidasst pttst►lrd an
jig him secured, and he was accordingly conebucteel I. r
the night to Giltspisvedreet Cumpter, where be wss u.atr.!
iu the same manner as other Prisoners who loot bre"
charged wish trinity. The Detcuriaist pros, J w 40,
11061 M in D.410611' CW111114102, lies,l from Iltister Iv 4..
eutiutry-bouse at Putney, where nu etstitoex Lis toes.,
Use-room, be found that his apprehensions 114 ha habil.<
bad his pocket packed were alorgeiber grousado,—,
fur lie there di•cuvrred the pot ket-bnuk wets Is he
bad chrogsil the plmoutiff with stealing, and sloth he
erroneously supposed be hail depioiteal in his pocket no
leaving home in the mussing. lu tun.equesice of Ms., he
the neat day went to the constable, to also.e custody be hen
consigned the plaintiff, told hint what bad happened, mud de-
sired that the prisoner might be Pet al liberty. 'lke conistrats:s.
however, very properly declined complying with ibis soda,
until the matter bad been inveatigatad by the Magisivais
At twelve o'clock the Plaintiff was taken before lie. Lvid
Slayor, by whom, after the mailer Lad been cmplainesi, he bat,
been discharged. Fur the false iinprisoumeot shads 6e this.
underwent, as well as fur the ihvgloce mid ►,xaUii to whit..
be hail Intl. so wantonly subjected, he now susigi.t eueupeo.
gallon at the hands of ■ jury of his felfossciiiaaa...
The officer to *hose cuatudy the Prisunea bad been tun.
signed baying proved there facia,
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Mr. Itot.WNo addressed the Jury on the part of
Defendant.

Nle. C IDer (tire Secondary) then rammed up tLe
facia to 111 'impartial and disimaaiussate inaesimr.

The Jury, ■fter tome autautd tht dattnre
at Seventy Maude.

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

Tile ships Apollo, Coq:avail, and Plaids:be, wit cis
are 'mired its use Dowus, kit at Caistuss the wt.
deri.nseritionol ship., viz.
Lid Castlereagh, Kell's. Castle, Charles Grant, Lowthru•
Castle, Essex, Vaasatart, Marquis Camden, Waterloo, WM .1- •
sur,Ointeral Kyd,Geseral Hal ris,luglia,auit Was retiHihilue.:

The ships Bombay, Herefordshire, and dlrrgais
of Hashogs, are awed td hove beeu at Bu tuba) u..
the 7th November.

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A reward of five hundred pounds. and olio a r,tv
pordnii to any accomplice, is offered in Saturday
night's Gazette to ally person concerned in affixing-.
and publishing the treasonable Address on the walla
of the city•of Glasgow and its environs ; and also 11l
various parts of the counties of Lanark, Ilenfrew..
Ayr. Dumbarton. and Stirling. who shall give seen'
information as may frail to the conviction of the
authors and printer., •
At Doncaster fair on Wednesday, beasts in gene:
sal sold at pretty good prices. There sus on
ferent alien of horses, and many inferior one,. ita-
sold. Good horses were readily bought from tine
strides by the dealers preceding the lair day.
General FREYA)/ is far from having escape,'
reproach even in Spain. on account of the co--
duct of the troops in Cadiz. It ii said that .
the evening of the massacre he wrote to the Kist,
a letter of congratulation on the murder ut
people, calling it the ttiunipli of the cause
KolaHy, a sad addiug. 'lnn he had rye's
strut:twits fur a similar butchery ut Sin ale. f;r
certainly, in one t.f his dispatches, distsuieuist.,
the ruffian 'bands of titanium by the linisouronie
name of these loyal corps, even while 61.4 boloi,
were reeking with the blood of their murders%)
countrymen. aged the city turesentin the insooe
a town taken by storm. For the honour of tilt,.
King of SPAIN and of the country this
ought to he strictly inveatigated. mod 1r it be fouul,t
that by the deceit and treachery of FRETRII ttir
people were collected in the square of
.Sau Aotoolo.
for the purpooe of prertortlitaird stanlater. thew-
human monster should pay with hi. lute the forfte
of his crime on the scene of his god'. No doialot
can be entertained of she listio.'•
to accept the Commtution of the Cates.. aryl
it is no less certain that there 1.1 111 Spain i.t.
inconsiderable party of courtieri. Inquisitors, eliurvi,..
men, and sold,. is, who find in the new order ,r'
affairs sufficient cause for lantentatioo. Au extrocl
of a letter front our of there portico's* of lob:teary
power will be found in another pint of our Paper.
lie groans over the abolition or the loquisitio:,,
slid finds in the confiication of the immense pro-
perty, once devoted to the cause of 1116111 0:141
iyea..ny, a !novice for raining an alarm, that
this just and licceisary measure Is the prelude to
more general cohliscation, embracing all the higher
orders of the State. Front this topic he advert!, as
if by a ',revisory association,to the danger thotrialts
the lives of the (loyal Faintly of Spats,. Dirt Whit
would the kilo* have T 1f tl4.l,,tpliittoint be
abolished, the revenues of this ilre..diul triblu4l
must be appropriated to some politest, tool to the
present ontorgauised condition of the Inmate If
Spain, to what object van they be Inure harptly ur
justly applied than to liquidate some poition •Rf
the debts, that now overwhelm the treasury X„ A
revilution has been nearly effected with
of bloodshed than usually aceroopottieir sus .
events.;mighty bests • Soused .}fir pi ogle of
Spain now are .taw jeuslimmisef their late st,vei).
who can contemplate a countei.revolutiont vit..out
a feeling of batit6liallitettlllltti4 ay inclisirtjgal
fakery Out MINK itleileitililiteillKtd drat it
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