The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-09 00:00:00

CUM MIT MUK VEIL

William Ray, an ill.lonking fellow, was pnt to the hoc,
charged wills wilful and cmitept piojiley, in hiving sworn
that a young mats of rt spo radii lot y, named Cooke, had ni-
-ployed him to amassuiste 31r. Sheers, coop:o.•r..atto Is, of
Plert•inaikel, on Smoothy, the 7th of November.
Samuel Keen, clerk at Bow street, read over the statement
made by the Po winter, at How.street, when that
Alt. Cooke Intuit haus no minder MT Snort, of I:4 i-market;
suit alma saute to the place and time of appomi meta, to
make the nett mary as 'atonements for that loot p ad-
dition to those particulars which are alrea..y before Ilse
pubic,
sir. Henry Cooke, the Piusecutur, repeated the circum-
stances attentiing his know' dee of toe Prisoner, whit was
recommended to him toy his misery alune, sic. remit, d front
him the means of oillevalistig it. He also slated lite 'occasion
an which he had employ. d the Pi owner to memo oat pistol ;
the Poisoner having told blot that he ails a gunsonsito, and was
able to work at his trade. It Is fresh to the recollection of
our readers that the Prisoner said, a lilt thus p.stol and it*
fellow he It been employed to blow tout Sir. biteir...'s brania
nu the 7th of November.

Mr. Sheers, jou, sun to the gentleman whose name hart
been mentinued iu su Ca. ming a manner, proved th.d hie
father had left London long before the hour the Pi 'dunce
said he had been direct, .1 w raurdtr him, which was at 3
'piaster past eight, and negatived every other tinpui taut part
of the Prisoner's statement. The house, be said, entertained
ant unexceptionable opinion of Mr. Cooke, who could nut

have been influenced by any motive or revenge or avarice,
to cum•sit the crime imputed to him. lu fact, flr. Cuoke's
father awl brother, as well as *intuit', might be IBA inualy mu-
jailed by any unfortunate occurrence to Mr. Sheers.
This statement was eunbrmed by other *duelists.

The Jury immediately returned s yes dirt uf—Citilty.
He was ientroced to be le:imported beyond the yeas foe
seven years, and to stand in the pillory fur one hour between
twelve and three o'clock, in Covent-garden.

Tlit.re was some clapituz of hand; at ►his septette,.

P(ILICA.

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Merge Tosaki%sot, a private in the 2tl Regiment of Lain
Guards, was ye.ierday committed fur trial Crum the abuvi
of ebaiged with Ideating a portmanteau, containing thrt
lull dre►a uusfurui and other valuable article., the prupiril
of Lieutenant-Colonel Loaner, of the 2il Itegsmeet of Life

Guards.—'llie particulars of tins rubbery bare lore already
giveu is this l'aptr.

ROBBING A MAIL COACH.

Yesterday Charles stud John Lee, nuiuil.olall chant tets
were charged by Julw FUZI11:111, u coustable to St. Gilev, len •
der the following circumstsinces :
Fisitmast slated, Heat beta eel, .even and eight o'clock 114
preceding evemsig, as he was going eking Bruad-stiett,
St. Giles, he saw the Pusuarr, J. Lee, behind a Mast
coach, which was guiug down towards Holborn, endea-
vouriug tu pull WWII parcels out of the boot. Witness sod
his brother followed, nod when the Prisoner jumped down,
he seised hint by the Opera', the coach drove sou, and the Pi
WWI' Shrew the parcel away. At this 11114111e111, • loud whis-
tle was heard, and about twenty thieves, at the toad of whom
was the other Mousier, slashed swum wttuesa, whom they
brat must unmercifully, and knocked his brother down-
Thof Priawfter•J• Lee, had a large clasp knife, which he seu•
deavoured to opeu fur the purpose, no doubt, of stabbing
him, bat the light from a alsop-window discovered the d.in-
ger to witness, who instantly grasped bus hood slush wrenched
the kink from his hold. With great difficulty lie forced hors
lisle a shop, the other villaius bealiog him all the time,
and from thence he conveyed hint to the watch-liuuse. Its
the iuterius, some of the others gut utl with the pared,
bet the Whet Prisoner was taken lulu custody. %%
and his brother searched She lodgings of the Ps IbUlltr%, and
(stood a crow-bar concealed its the sod, and about a doyen
skeleton keys.
Two kneves of a most peculiar shape, which were foamd
on the Primitters, were produced ; the blades ors e :shoat
four inches long, very thick, •ud us the whole calculai.d
fur the worst of purposes.
The Prisoners said they touched the coach by " accident."
hut they knew nothing further of the matter.' They ale bulb
connected with a most extensive gang of Nurse-stestris, who
have carried on their depredations to Berkshire to a t
alarming extent.—Colunaitted.

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PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
Bank Stock el° ludia Bawd, 84 8685 pr.
3 per Croat. hell.. 78iii I Ea. 111110, p
31 per Cent. ..... SBl Lotter) Tack A., 191. lei.
4 per Croat... 96k 9ti:4 I Uninnuen.. .... I l Pi.
Bank L. Ann. ,20 3.16 I I Con!. fur Acs'... 79111

MARRIAGE.
Ow Wednesday, by the Provost, at the house of her bro-
t►er, Nlr. Iralit Foster, in Dublin, John Henry North, E•o.
Rarrv.ter•ai-Lae. to Letitia Dorothea, yuhustot Ihnighirr
William, late Lord Bishop of Clincher.

DEATHS.
On Monday, the 7th ittsimit, as her brother'. house at
Clay•hill, Beckenham, in the 35th year of he► it, Mi•a
AIMa Cons testa,. third daughter of the late Bishop of ratter.
Ott F.ul.y eluting last, Mr %Valiant Reticle, uf Hat•
tnn-enden, a►luenty, universally ',aperitif by all •fat
kits* hint.
El ' DAY AT ►N

lON ATEI: THIS I.ONI, ,I.1;Iti
Murainft $5 after 11. Ertitibg 0 af.tr 12

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