The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-02-27 00:00:00

knew be Inkol sbeen

'here I li:►ee been.
IVhat did you couni.ler
lime you tver
nave kisowii hint us

huolinew: for some to
nerponiiiie.l with him

a r./,u or the name

Stroud; he was taki

whom he supposed

this Finney was tL
Isaac Skißing, Bean
knife, but ;Tut away

ewesiliz.

I do nut thistle he was.
for the row slung

instead of is b
. lMciaK
said, " Way a.
lie said, " If you
a bow, ,a here be

we'll Hr weal eveuing,
He wan ch.srgrd
Dirnie

What wa• your reason
al, and out the tirl• ?
I had no motive, fur it.

iYhy dal yon speak to the Magistrate ?--I did not.
You raid you did?-Pis Bean.
bit said just now you got him discharged. You spoke to
Mr. and you glee hint Some en•ons, of e nurse.
What slid you say'-1 gut bins discharged by speakiug to
Beau. I said, you way as well get hint di-charged, as het
has done soothing.
You must have hail ft iendship for him' —No further than
seeing him occasionally.
Will you state any communication you hail wilt rstiney
in the taunts of November last?-1 saw hint the losszin ee tt g
of November, he came to me and said, " Tom, I know
people who are pausing bat notes." I said, L)o you ?"
He said, "Yes." He said, "If you meet me this evvitist^,
and klieg another person with you, to a poih!ic-liouse 1 will
skew them to you. I appointed to meet them at the IS,..rt
timberland Arms, G• cat Russell.street ; I met him at five
o'clock ; 1 had my brother with ow; lie said he load not seen
them. He went away mail appointed the nest evening; he
came the next eveiting,•nd said he hail not seta' them ; the
third and fourth en ening he said the same thing. After this
I did snot see him for. I should imagine, it might be a week ;
then lie came to my house nue :nothing; 1 was at hi yak-
fast ; be had some breakfast with me, and he said Ito y weid
come to town; and that, if I met him is. the event iog, most
probably we might see them. I met him again that ens ..-
ing—no' I am tellies; a story, he did not clone Ili it tveniog,
and I did nut see any more of I, i ttt till he came to me sou the
2iiils of November. 1 cannot say whether it was Nortitilier or
(Mobil' lie came the first time. He then wens mirth nu,:
came to the (office. and said to Vertneon young n.,,u
" Have you Oren Limbriek burr?"—'• %Vbich of them i"—
.' Why," said be, " Thomas, 1 watit."—.• s," skid he,
"he has been away about half an hour." Ile said, lie want-
ed to see me very particularly ; 1w load col a slug fur me.
be young man said, " I dare say I can find him;" and be
come down to the White Hart, ii, Vert-street, to a person if
the mime of Hart, mid said, "Tom, bete's iennehody wants
you ;" and then I Saw it was Finn. y. F 'y called me of
use side, and said," They are e g now to pass some itote.o
and I have heard them sat, they are going to a grocer's shop
at the corner of Newport-street, St. Martiu's.litne; take
another persua with you, and go directly; jou will ice
me coming, and I wil point them out to you." I went
to the office immediately; sod seeing thetc was no one
there, I went to the Bunch of Grapes, had teuk Smith will,
me. We hail been down St. newt's-lane about ten mi-
ll:it:Imo
very. I wasweii
bwya
sight.io, andl(ol4 sane thes
Spicer is n :ray.
sr,
01:kat:Lei::
1 saw Kelly leave Spicer at the corner of lanigacre, and
ii, 1
tiZoktestrisrsie:dos:nehrui-toteotecet.h:lisihiceolldwhelnFrt:7l%:::w:.l:litaertlittioti saw
hi-teeth the's'. I crossesl over to tell Sistith. ha
was in the way, and Kelly moue out. He crossed over di-
rectly mid jousted Spicer, and they walked together. Finney
Missed over to me and says," You may depend upan it they
have smashed a note, and tro and take them." I .and, ot
taunt)t take thriu in this dark place;" anal directly after,
saw something pass (rum Kelly's band to Spicer's.
Recollect yourself. Did you not go over to Finney?—
No. Theis I heard Kelly say. si Come along, it is all right ;',
or words to that purport. They then aria down 'Alerret •
street, and along Parsons-street, by Ilse lorelthottsc. mod
alien they came into King-ate, et, I said, " Here is a mood
light, and mind they do not throw soy thins; away." Cent
mad look Kelly, and Smith look Spicer. I "Pelle,' a shot.-
door, and pushed him in stud searched him, mid Nand IS,.
in los pocket. The paper cap he 14:141 on he pulled uff, and
tucked it late his bosom, and he had a clotr apron mi.
Smith, instead of searching Spicer, its be ought to have done,
walked along Kitigottreet with him, and as is • writ along
he felt hint fumbling at his pocket, and 11 gist lie was
taking something out of it. Hi. 11.041• it lam silo a bolter
shop, sisal there he searched him RIO four.! fir.. Dote.,
which qS. Itiatil'ey ioteutified. There were some won„.,
Smith brought into the office the that inurAuz; rhe,g
three of Idiom taken into custody (they lived in St. Giles's) for
haring a 4144 ,111.44 y 91110trIlsbout them, and upon' maktug
q cries, they had pia:o.lllp a put kedlioult et the glum oft iii
butter-shop, with, 1 tto,ik, wren bi wave nt ii. They t.. 4
passed Site t they had houtiht 4(4'4m-coats and shoes, and lot! 4ir
thdLis hi. ides; awl they acknowledged picking this byvla up ;

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PItICE SEVEN-PENCE.
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melt esn execute, with the use of plalt,.'" of cxtraordiaary
durobildy.
The vignette Whit h I shrink, recommend for the plates of
the Hank of coonod, would occupy nut !..FP than imedhis .1
ter their whole space. It sronid be an histurieal compost-
tiosi—cootaseting not leas than three h all 67;11res ; the
ligiires to be Heady willed, as smelt sub), rut put the ability
of the artist to the nicest test. The levy that-rate talents
to be f d among the artists of this enitistry ought 10 1w
enlisted in this sertice. Different vignettes ought to br
nsed for the different ileitomiliations of notes, the more ef.
fectually to iliatingttish then,. Every imccessire plate of inie
denomination sh.oild lie 11141kCii with it successive letter in •
number, and the d'ate of the year when hest Issued.
Such is my conviction of the effectiveness of thy system
which I recommend, that I am williug, at oly own expeti•e,
to mottoes such a plate as 1 have deserilnal, aril a hundred
thousand impress • from ti, provided the Batik of England
will:adopt the plait
Should this pro/mind be accepted, it would he siert-navy . •
fur me to slit •I designs of the pin/Dosed vignettes, tool 'ti.
confcr on the best mode of tilling op the writing part or
the plate, sod Of guarding the finishing of the plate, and
the taking off of the impressious, to as to preelUtla the pos.
aibility of a misuse of it
EXAMINAThiN of l'110:11AS LIMEIRICK
BEFORE THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF
COMMONS AT NEWGATE.
The flat **-ter the wateinent was tootle before the
Gaol Cootowttee its Newaiite. relative to the Mood- !$.
Mune!, l'lut, 'Fltostlm. Li iii otrk wits called its and
rx domed. Tin. following is no accurate 'report if
the proceedings
Ito tun know a man of the name of riniiry
How lung liavo you knoii it him .:—Tince years.
Has he biro 1,1 trouble? 4.
How many &isms bits in trouble cannot wir
how inaliy linos. I never hail moth as aptatittance with him.
Ile wait its this place uhnut fittirtet•st months ago ?—I do
Hot recollect that. I have been eery ali;;lttly acquainted
with him, 110 further than scene.; hint its publ.e.huuses
where I have been.
What did pm consider him to he?-11' is n plasterer.
Have you ever {MOW 11 Will in any nlher character ?--I
have kisown hint as a thief, nail pit kite.: ;reeky's. I never
knew he hail sbeeat passion antis; lie has not winked at his
business for Paine tissue; lite first time i became pai:ieutarly
DClllllllllfrol with him urea loins or silt tha ino 'flit re was
a mate of the name of Dean. a constable and patrole in the
Strand; he was taking n mats of the name of .Arnifield,
vellum he supposed was going its brink into some place, loot
this Finney was there, mid Arisifield was taken; and our
Isaac Skilling, Hean sail, attempted to stab him with a
knife, but ;tot away. This Foamy was taken the sante
earning. Whether he was going along with them I can't
Ido nut think he was. He was takcu to the watch-house
for the row stulig with the girls; 31111 I got hint
instead of his having to find hail; and *lieu he ccartte out I
said, " Yule may as well tell we where Isaac hkilling is"
He said, " If you meet me this evening, 1 will take you to
ie where be is" We went : he was nut them:. Wit
Weld the nest evening, and we took him.
He was charged with Fioney nod two girls before Mr.
Diroir
What was your reawin for interfering to.get him diacharg.
rd, :toil nut the girls ? What were your motivis fee it
I had no motive, for it.
Why p.m speak to the Ittgisirate ?--I did not.
You raid you Jul ?—'fo Bean.
You said just now you got him discharzed. You spoke to
Mr. Ilirii:e, and you give him some ce:1,01111, of e surae.
What slid you say'-1 gut Lim iliachargetl by speakiug to

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