The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-10-11 (London, England)

UNIOX-HALL.—A young man named Thomas Scott, who was implicated in the murder of Mrs. Richards, at Clapham, in the month orApril, 1823, but who was subsequently admitted approver against his associates, who were afterwards executed, was brought up to this office in the custody of Joseph Snow, the constable, on the following charge of felony. An elderly female, named Crisp, residing at Camberwell, stated, that about • week ago the prisoner, whom see had some slight knowledge of before, called at her house, and introduced himself by salting whether her son was not in want of a situation, and in. timating that be (Scott) had it in his power to procure constant employment for him if lie wished. Mrs. Crisp's son being in want of a plaa, she readily invited Scott into her parlour, and questioned him as to the nature of the employment that he was so kind as to recommend. He replied, that the situation was an excellent ene— that of overseer of the men that were carrying on the works of the New London Bridge, under the direction of Sir Edward Banks and Mr. Jaffe. Mrs. Crisp was quite elated at the good sews, and endear oured to prevail upon Scott to stop and take dinner, when he could also have an opportunity of seeing her son, and receiving his grateful thanks foe the piece of service he was about to render him and his family. Scott, however, excused himself, adding, that he was in a hurry, and desired that he might be supplied with pen, ink, and paper, for the purpose of writing the address where her son was to call upon him. hlrs.Crispleft the parlour with the intention of procuring the writing materials for him. During her absence, however, from the room, the prisoner took advantage of it, and made himself master of • silver family watch that always hung suspended over the mantel-piece, with which lie decamped out of the house, not in the usual way, by the street door, but by Jumping out of the window. On the discovery of the robbery, sod the trick that was played upon her, Mrs. Crisp added, that she gave information of the circumstances to Snow, the constable, together with • description of the person.who had robbed her.  Snow said, that from the inibrmation he received from the last witness, be proceeded to a house In Kent-street, resorted by thieves and prostitute., and he there succeeded in apprehending Scott, who was surrounded by fellows of his own stamp. Snow gave a deaselpdow of the abominable haunt, and said that the prisoner, besides esseyiag on the vocation of a thief since his recent miraculous sow lbswarifiriag on the scaffold, lived with a prostitute of the WPM disearlydse. lure. Cris, drily idanilled the perms of the prisoner, who was fully committed/es trial. In Scott's pockets were found a great many duplicates of female apparel, pledged at different pawnbrokers' shops.  On Monday morning the travelling chariot of Mr. Bonsfield, of St. Albans, was robbed of the trunk behind. The property was all safe on the footman alighting at Barnet, and the lose was not discovered until the arrival of the chariot in Tettenbant-coart-mad. Some suspicious characters were observed to follow the vehicle on its leaving Barnet, who it is supposed cut the trunk away, which onbiped some *ler lefielhee with a tlasiaV of weeriol 1112pereL .Na traces have yet been diseove of thetbieves. DZI•DIPIIL FIZZ AT fittesawass.—On Friday