The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-26 00:00:00

Mr. Roo

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of July last.
The Prooecoter slated that the Prisoner had
been only in his service one day ; he sent hilt with
Some tobacco to Mr. William Brunton's, at Someis
Torrp. with authority to receive the money rot it ;
the Prisoner never returned to his service ; he was
apprehended two days afterwards ; he had received 14
character with the Primmer before he took him into
his service, but he had since found out that it was
a fslie one.

tObtieCOiliii:Ergii Holborn, en the 9th

Sirs. Boston depoied that on the 9th of July
last the Prisoner delivered her sums h -ured I rout
the Prosecutor. and she paid him 11. Is. 10d.
and he gave her a receipt for it, signed R. Tayltir ;
she saw him write it.
John Davis,• Bow-streat once►. stated that he
apprehended the Prisoner on the 11th of J ulc ;
seed he had lost half the money he had reerised
from Mrs. &inmost, And that he. was 'druid to rt-
turn to his master.

Tlie Prisoner. in his &fence, repeated the sauna
story.

The Jury friend the Prisoner Guilty.
It appearrd drat this was not the drat appear.
ance of the Prisoner at the same bar.
The RECORDER sentenced him to twelve months
imprisonment to hard labour its the House of Cm.
reetion.

David Bryan was indicted for stealing, on the
21 of September, one hat, eight sovereigita. and
16 shillings, the property of Christopher Johnson.
The Prosecutor, an old seafaring man, said, he
came from Chatham ; on the day Isid in thi in.
dictment, as he was going up Old Gravel-lane, at
nine o'clock in the evening, he stopped at the
oyster-stall of the Prisoner's mother, and had 3d,
worth of oyster.; the Prisoner opened them for
him ; he took out his purse to pay the 3d., oo which
the Prisoner asked him to partake of a pot of beer,
which he agreed to, and they went to • public.
house ; he said he wanted a lodging ; the Prisoner
mid he would obtain him one ; they drank three
pots of beer and left the publie.house ; they met it
woman in the street who accominsuied them ; he
treated the woman and the Poisoner with some rum
and water ; the Prisoner took him to a place tu
lodge, but if he was to get • thousand pounds he
could not tell where it less situated ; there were
three beds in the room ; he slept in one of them.
the Prisoner in another. and the third was unoccu-
pied ; the woman was to ha the Prosecutor's compa-
nion for the night ; he gave her 36. before he went
to bed, after which he counted his money, and
found that he had eight sovereigns and sixteen ahil.
hogs ; hr put his purse in his jacket pocket and
laid it at the side of the bed. When he awoke in
the morning, between six nod seven o'clock, he
found the Primmer, the woman, and the money
were gone ; the Prisoner also took his new hat, and
left him his (the Prisoner',) old one. Two day■
afterwards the woman was token into custody, but
shit was afterwards discharged. Whets the Pri-
soner was taken into custody lie had his (the Prose-
cutor's) hat on, and fifteen shillings were found iu
the handkerchief round his neck. The Prisoner,
when apprehended, was found drunk in is public-
house.

On his cross-examination by Mr. C. PHILLIP!.
he said he was not perfectly sober when he went to
bed, but he was far from being drank. The Pri-
soner and the woman were quite drunk.
The Jury found the Prisoner Guilty.
The Rum= sentenced him to be publicly
whipped, and to be imprisoned fur two years ID the,
House of Correction, mid to be kept at hind
labour.

GRAND WHITE PAST OP THE JEWS.

Yesterday heist( ose of the strialeet days In the Hebrew
religious persuasion, it is called the White Fast. It is kept
with much solemnity. The Hebrews from all parts of Zug.
Nod sod the British Isles, assemble in town, sad repair at sun.
rise to their synagogues' where they remain until semi, sod
during the day they neither eat war drink. Those who are
larticetuly strict in the observes°, *1 the Jewish rites,
weer the shrouds in which they (steed to be buried. Leta
those who live on the meats (forbidden by their great law.
giver Moses) during the reiaaiuder of the your, abstain from,
them ea this isey. sad they meet the emsgregation in order to
acksowledg• sad Stew fur such silts. As soon as she stirs
appear, or the eveniag doors in, the Hymn of Death is re-
peated three times ever in a Ned voice, by the whole of eke
congreptioss, the High Priest, 'the, Rev. Dr. Hersehell, re-
print*/ it Ink. The effect is extremely selemn. The whole
of the eosin/gages return immediately after the hymn t,
break their fast. by • sumptisous enterteinmevl, cousisting
of all sorts of tisk les, coffee, etc. Afterwards at about
eleven or twelve o'clock au excellent supper Billows, cussiet- •
log of vermicelli soup, fowls, wises, Ike. Ste.
The following week their Grand Tabeesseit fele cove-
metiers, which laws eight days, dewing the whole of which
time the wait eatravegnal eatertsiammate are gives.

Lineala races commenced yesterday. Much
good spurt say be expected; and from tht•
sauced sudsy( harvest oo lack of company. Seri-
velaby quart, we undervtaud, will maintain its hilei
aharactef for hospitality; a large and distinguished
party ii expected to assemble there nude, the
ne► of the Champion of England ; and Carnsick
Hall, we hear, will he honoured with the company
of the Lord Lieutenant of the Meaty SliJoun
BYIIIO. &c. &c. ice.
Lincoln fair on Friday last was supplied with a
large number of cattle, &c. of a very superior qua-
lity. The pnces at *hick, they were sold Oared
quite a ruinous speculation to breeders, and a moat v
discouraging prospect fur the farming interest iu
general.
Hamden has commenced training for his match
with Martin on the 3d of December. He bee fixed
upon his old spot, to traverse the Hampstead hills,
he being so much devoted to St. Guinea in view th..:
he cannot train far from it.
Sp►iag has left his house. the Weymouth Aral,.
in Weymouth-street, t.. train for his battle wine
Neale on the 26th of December. Thei► opponents
are taking care of themselves to come bang up to
the seratrh.

JOHN *LACHLAN, Ell. formerly teseber of
mathematics in Glasgow, who died in spring last,
in Calcutta, has bequeathed a handsome legacy,
supposed to be about twenty thousand 'rounds, the
residue of his fortune, for the establishment of free
schools in Glasgow, for the education of male ai•d
female children of poor Highlanders ►esiding in a: J
about the city, sod supplying books and stistionrii
to those who are not able to purchase them,