The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-03-02 00:00:00

ILinaletti.lllollst.
Jolla Rabiareis, and Richard Hill, a youog by, were
Drones' nu by Hughes, an officer, before Sir tt•rn. Leader,
wiw presided in the abseure of the Lord Mayor, charged
....at having uttered forged Rant of England motes, knowitig
tin• sane to have hero 'erred and etitutterfeit.
The Pri•onrrs, about half past nine o'clock on Tuesday
•venisz, weer• ollsetsill to have tune in and uut of several
g,•i shops, in Culeman•strrrt. Their appearance and con-
ii.irt excited mspieion, and on t►e boy entering the house
..t 11, blunreeron, he was followed by Hughes, who foetid
ii.as in u,r act of uttering a one pound note, saying that he
w +a *rut fur change by a Mr. Johnson, of Bail-alley. The
ufheer immediately seised him, sod having questioned him
Inure closely, he roamed that he dill not bemire she note
tr,trn the peens he described, hut from a very tall mate he
accidentally met wit► is the street. The officer next seised
ilia prisoner Ituliteins, whom be found waiting outside blr.
croft's door for Hill, and proceeded to the house of
Xir N.,,thatit and another publican, where be ■ceertained
that the Prisoners had succeeded in poetise a one pound
null at each liftnie, having teadered them in payment fur
torn.

The notes were prodered, and proved to be forgeries.
Nel.ihntn, soil the other publicans, identified the Pei.
ar•i:i is, auJ stated the fact of the utterance of the forged
ti.;tes; but ltiourecruft, in toneeircnce of severe illness in
hi. faintly, was *nimble to attend.
't he Nowise. rs were remanded to Saturday week.
Rtiliiiwon was known al the Wire; but the situation of
other Prisoner excited much Ayalpathy. He was recently
et.chitigrd Irwin an bospital, and appeared a very destitute
tiealorr. It is tuppoord that ht bay been seduced lulu the
late fur which he is uuw called opus to emitter.

M►UL•oIeoGN-ITRr WT.
STEALING SILVER PLATE.

Y"irrilur Williams Gibson, a 'meow man, was charged by
Mi. t tshorounb, • lady of fortoise, residing at No. 5, in the
l:igeware-road. on suspicion of having stolen rarities art,-
' •re of silver plate, bee property. It appeared its evidence,
stint the Priaoner wan occasionally employed by Mrs. Om
horiosrls to assist her servants in the stable, and having
praised her ennd opinion, he used onesetinies to assist in
.;.snits the plate, various articles of which were latterly
Miming Upon inquit tow into the character of the Prisoner
el:int...Ay (upon whom suspicion had fallen), it was aster.
taint, that he was an accomplice of Jack ffen/ey, lately
rxecosied at the Old Bailey, for the West End fur depreda-
liims, amt 0121 he was frequently seen in the company of
siiajociomi characters. The Prisoner had also betel in the
simplo) of Dewint, of Gloucester-place, who
blooded with his servants. The latter stated, that the Pri-
soner wan employed as an assistant, but a suspiciou bring
Issued or his dishonesty, be was
any property. He was folly committed fur trial.

LAIIIICTWAITREET.

SWINDLING.

Capfehe Thowerva, well knows' about twelve e+ootbs ago

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woofs the tradesmen at the west end of the town, .311
• el...rer d with swindling. Several charges were preferred

.g .4 kiss.

—The emnplainants were, Mr. Coal, jun. tobacco-mann.
iVbiteeleapel ; Messrs. Ball and Sharland, whole.
Agile ironmonger*, in the Minories ; Mr. Dukes, • ship.
ebegeller, Nast Mr. Brim, a ebeesentoneer in Elat Smith.
;Bela: They all accused the Prisoner with hiring defrauded
then of it owl* is their.respective human( dealing.
The P. swear was fully committed for trial.