The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-22 00:00:00

ELOPEMENT.

A person from Buckinghamshire, named Lampe, applied
Cr advice to recover hark his inf.:, who had eloped horn her
home and folic Child►en uo the td inst. with a paper-hanger
fPrett
The Applicant stated himself to he a small inn-keeper, at
Backs, and the gallant, who boarded at his house,
was employed ies repairing Squire Groomes house, or rather
in fitting it up His hail rib weal off in the night of the
2.1 isistmat, after he Intl retired to boil, in a neighbuties gig,
whirl, •he borrowed to go to Aylesbury the next mortinig.
bite hail Duly taken away part of her own clothes. Hr liar, 41
her to Watford, where she had a rt Lawn, and from thwart
to I. vs-row, gray's where she lived with her
paramour as num and a de, suit she IA flift4l to return home.
The husband was advised to Militate vit el proceedings

QUEEN-SQUAtIf.
FORGERY. _

James Maher MU brought up fur a (nether examination,
N a (+awe of having RIOCII .crest ill& gra pones. of mater-
ial don sent ;venous, to ever sr. the hall-pay of Captain
J.. ots... Mara, a Master soil Coussa.stitler iu the Royal Navy,
*Rh moist to ils !rand ii of *amorally.

tin this slay fortnight Mr. Fielding, at his worn request,
rerioalsoled loins to this obey, to g.se hien time to apply to his
friends In too-howl to I. loo hia nrsistance, by for.
nio..ion: the nio mos of oh fenotorg the los oserution. On his
being loot to the loar yrsls clay, lii mole the Nwhisechuly aro
knontrolzinent that the mololgeiore Mad been in vain. use last
friemir had deserted Inn. The CVIIIIIIIII,IOIIB Iheo procredeJ
foltins

Jam. s Walker, army agent, Nu. 3, rail-Mali, &roma.
Ord P. v. •ner .smilirol to horn ..1 A seguve last to become hi•
..r,coit, in the Name or twilltnils James Mears, M.oviet and
mauler in his Majevty's Navy, at.4l having oinkr ditti,
flirt jut knees übiaiiiiil hum him hive /Of awl afteiwavils
wilier small sews, amounting in ilw %hole In StU.,lw, wi the
13th of the said swath cii August exerigicel a power of al-
lot-nil, which lye signed Janice Mara, Master and Coot-
snowier Royal Navy.

John C,ossd,dr, clerk to Messes. Conk?, Ha; Card, and Sun,
it ivy agents, in Norfolk.s•reet, !Orator', deposed, that Pr,-
Pones. 1,4111 e to their WON. iw Sept. ; }alit ht• was Cap-
tain Louts Meant, Mal.ter and innistrawfirf, and that he
was ono! to Fiance to mule sonic time, nod would In• elsd
it they wllll.lhl take A power of altitiory to ~,rise his ball-
ras during his absence. Being &skid to whams they were
indebted for CO' 110110111' of a tecoanniendatiota ; be answered
to colour! Berkeley. He accordingly was accepted by the
w as a client; .04 on the INltle of liepteutiaer signed a
1.•,.,r of attorney in the tame of James Meara. Its a few
o •% • after he called, anal said ha- had deferred cuing to Pratte
Ito the 'wood, mud obtained, brat, 201. raid to 11106 by Mr.
onkr, am' afterwards other sums, to the amount of fen ;
all which he signed receipts in the name of James

Charles William Nalleh citric to 'fears. Maude ♦nd Co.

nary agents, Great George•street, IVestmlosler, deposed,
that Prissucr cane to their house in October last, as Captain
James Meara, Master awl Commander, Royal Navy. Said
he was recommended by Colonel Berkeky ; was going to
France, and wi►hed them to become his agents. He gave a
reference to Mr. Alderman Atkinson(' Co. as his late agents,
and on an answer f hem, that Captain Mean was a re-
sponsible and botiourabk man, he obtained several sums,
amunnums to 371., and tin 31st October signed a power of
attorney, in the moue of James Meara, to receive hie half.
pay as \t aster and Cuminsuder.
Mr. Bicknell, the Solicitor, sad Mr. Jones, the Agent to
the Admiralty, both attended the examination.
isoner was folly committed, and the ►everal parties
hound over to prosecute.