The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-07 00:00:00

POLICE.

ann. -nrcif.
Yesterday. If Gann smilerresnt a final rsammatinn
before IL Slam, Esq. charged with defrauding Mr. James
fienaeli, a !imaged Navy Agent, in St. Martin's-hoc, of 51.
by uttering to bias a forged certificate, pnrportine to be
the rertillcate of Captain William YeMothers's., of his Ma-
frilly's Ship Qacen Charlotte, rioted from Falmouth llle Ist
of April, 18111, certif)iiit that William Gilts', the Prisoner,
bad served on boanl his skip as the armossrer's mate, and
that he was With il to his share of the pear-money for tak-
ing and destroying she ships at Algiers.
Mr neatness Krinothorne, the brother of Captain kentp-
thyme, attended, snit proved that the signature to the pie-
tended certificate was tint his brother's lord•wiitint.
The Prisoner was Rslty committed for trial.
George Masow, was fully committed fur trial, charged
with stealing a horse, saddle, and bridle, the property of
Mr. Janie* Starkie, a Chemist, of No. 4, Strand. The
Primmer obtained possession of the horse by false ►rpresea-
latioa the Groom at the stables, at the lime he bad uttered
fraudileist bill for 201 in payment for the horse.
William Parry was charged with felestionsly stealing a
large quantity of paper, the properly of Mr. Whishaw, the
Attorney, of Hulbora lentart, Gray's Inn. The Prisoner hail
been in the employ of the Prosecutor as a writer, when he
sleeted him in stealing his law papers, and he wild them fur
waste paperonul in coast quote he discharged hum from his
service. Since that he broke Into his prealisses and stole
more papers and sold them for waste paper, Some of them
were very Valuable papers.
He was collimated fur further evasnination.

Margaret Dunn was committed t,.r trill, on a charze of
felunionsly stealing a coat front the Red Lion public house
in the Strand.
Cliarbitie Darenport was committed on a cherce of
robbing the hour* of Mr. Christopher llorlock, where she
lodged, i■ Parksr•rtreet, Drurydaue.
George Waller, the drive► of a Greenwich sisge.emirh, was
*noticed of obstructing the King's highway, by placing hie
coach and allowing it to remain fur a length of time at
Chas ink-CMS/I.
Richard Kirk, the driver of anoth►r Greenwich stage.
coach, was convicted of a similar offence.
Mr. noshes Willows, Ilslimoorr, of the Strand, was con-
victed in tbe penalty of 40e. and costs, rot driving his foll-
owers. on the foot pavement in the Strand.

1411t11.11011000TI•MIET.
ROBBING A CHARITABLE IN4IITUFION.
adhering Dgerrews was charged with a robbery, attend►d
by circuonstancea of • most eggraviited o•tdte. The Pri-
mmer, it appeared, was stopped opposite Stretton's brew.
house, in Broodstreet, where her conduct attracted atten-
tion, by her eatt.iig main one of mime ahrttr, which, (ruins
her appearance, it ♦at concluded she mast have slob rt. This
was on Tuesday last: There being on petition to claim the
property, she was remanded ; it has since turned uut that
it was stolen from Sliildleseit Hospital.
Ann IVAite, • purse at the Hospital, stated, that on
Tuesday at 'Ochre o'clock, sloe curried up the dirty linen of
her ward to the top of the lionse, and at three the sheets
proiliimil were mike .1.
Another nurse of the name of White identibed the sheets.
The Prisoner, she mid, had a meet who was brought into the
Hospital, much burnt, 011 Saturday three weeks, when, by
permission of the house ►aileron, the Prisoner was permitted
to remits with the child' who was scot out cared on Tuesday
morning. Nhe titter...it at twelve unlock that day, and
assisted the witness lop {situ the stun, outs with a bundle of
clothes at one o'clock. Irirr preleore fur ea luittiott to t►e
hospital was to take sway the child's clothes. It was three
o'clock when she was detected in the art of defaein_ the pro-
perty. She had received half-alniort, according Cu her 1.11,11
confesst•w, for assisting in the ',rootlet.
The Hedistrate observed no the base eonilnct of the Pri-
soner ID robbing the benevolent luslitstion, which had fus.
treed her child iu pain and distress, and committed her fur
trim!.

Mr. Serjeant VAUMAN awl Mr. GAZELEE were,
yesterday. confidently spoken of in Westu►inater
Hall, a. the new patine Judges.

The Court of Chancery has been fresh painted.
and the tapestry cleaned, for the first time these
twenty years.

The followi►►g is said to be the origin of corn-
factors :

Abut 70 years aro, the farmers coasterays used to Mead
Ikar•g'sy it 11 re a week, with samples of their various .di-
cks of grain, then lyirg vff iu eSoupg, ke, in the dyer.—
Coro being so that lime cheep, as well as abundant, it (re-
giment, happened that the farmers were obliged to return
home without *riling their grain; and an the Essen growers
principally as. d the Bull Ins, in Whiteelsapel (which
the bums on that sceonnt also fiespieuted), some of
them who ►ad a good nylon's of the landlord, whose name
was Jolniswo (originally the shoe-boy of the inn), begs. to
leave their "ample. with boo to be sold at Axed prices; but
afterwards Molise him very expert as a middle man, they
intrusted him with a eliseretkoory power as to musket
prime, which he managed sour web to the satiefactiou both of
buyers and sellers, that it • short time be opeortl a little
enunting•hoose iu Bear-quay, and coolkd himself the corn-
favor of the Essex formers. This business he enjoyed
giddy an his death, and aegsl►ing by it • considerable (pe-
tiole, it devolved oa his son, and afterwards to his grand-
son, whose partner, a Mr. Nevilk, t►e present Mr. Claude
Scutt, joined is the eurn-facturing business, with the money
bequeathed him t.y the second Juhason.

liie P..
-.NW..

Between 11 and 12 o'clock last night, a fire
broke out iii the workshop of Mr. Mandy, cabinet-
maker, the corner of creetes-bnildings, New-cut,
Lambeth, which burned with great fury, and Con..
sowed the entire of the building, with its con-
tents--a great quantity of timber, cabinet-milkers'
tools, &c. before any engine arrived. The work-
shop was a few paces behind the dwelling-house, but
detached that the Flames, happily, did not corn-
instilicate. A Mali was at work last night by candle
light till smite o'clock, and the fire is supposed tai
Lave originated II git a i.park having; dropped
11.... ii fit, candle, which lay buluultleting unroll;
the Is havitip.