The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-07 00:00:00

POLICE.

QUEEN-SQUA RE.
Yesterday two lads, named lioLert Banting and Thomas Orton.
the first only nine years a etre, and the other not eleven, were
charged by the mother of Ranting, who is a laundress, with making
away with seven shillings, her property.
Mrs. Ranting stated that she sent her little boy with some linen
and a hill, when he was way-laid by young Orton on his return
home 4 who persuaded her son to spend the amount of she bill, out
of which Orton bought himself a pair of shoes. She had never
known her son to behave so before, but she wished to have her son
punished now.
hit. WHITE—You may prosecute your son, if you think
proper; but there is no cvklence to bring against his companion,
except what one has told to the other, and therefore 1 wish to stop
the matter short.

Mrs. Ranting said that she had spared no money to educate her
son, who was an excellent scholar. She took comfort that she had
done her duty by him.
Mr. WHITE—Very well, Mrs. Ranting, I dare say that the
youngster is, all you say, • tolerably good scholar; but you now
see what use he makes of the little learning you have obtain.d for
him. It is the fashion of the present day for pareiits to get their
children well educated, as they suppose, but beyond their walk in
life; and it is practised in even the higher ranks of society, to an
extent which patents have regretted. Those who oppose the new
system, are, I know, considered as illiberal and narrow-minded ;
but experience will tell the result of all this, and we must wait
patiently for that till the evil works its own cure.
Here the poor woman still entreated the Magistrate to punish
her son.

lfir. WRITE—If, in consequence of your request. I should COM.
mit him to prison, which, unless you prosecute, I have no authority
to do, be will come oet infinitely the worse.
Ranting was delivered up to his mother's care, and Orton was or.
dered to be detained in custody.

IVORSIIIP-STREET.
•
Yesterday a man in the employ of Mr. Gilbert, of Hackney
ick, applied to the sitting 3lsrstrate under the following cw.
cumetanres :

On Saturday week, be said, four beasts, the property of his
master's tenant. Mr. Low, broke into a field belonging to Mr.
Gilbert, who ordered the applicant to drive them into a yard on
the premises and to lock them up. He did se, and his muter then
went from home, giving him a strict charge not to let any person
whatever take away the cattle until he returned. But no sooner
was his master gone than two of Mr. Low's men came and broke
the lock off the gate which confined the cattle. The applicant,
seeing this, placed himself between the gate and the men, in order
to prevent their taking away the cattle. They, however, forced
him away, and assaulted him, and then drove away the fear beasts.
He came now, therefore, by Mr. Gilbert's desire, to seek redress
from the Magistrate. - . .

Mr. BENET T—Was the place in which you confined the cattle
the regular parish pound ?
Applicant—No, Sir; it was a yard on my master's own pre.
mists.

t agis rate—But there is a pound in your parish ?—Yes.
Then why were the beasts not driven there ?
Applicant—Why, please your Worship, my muter is Lord of
the Manor and he says he has a right to confine stray cattle on
his own premises. . . . . . .

BENETT—Whether your muter has the right which he
claims or not, it is impossible for me to say—that must be deter-
mined by an action at law. But if those persons have broken the
pound, your master, as Lord of the Manor, may, by bringing his
action, mover double damages for such breach of poundage.
An assault warrant was granted against the man who had struck
the applicant, who then retired.