The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-09-12 00:00:00

PICKYUCrETS.

A youth, of the name of HiSINS Nicholls, was
brought up• under a charge of attempting to pick
the pockets of twe gentlemen. in sta.:essi• n. last
night. in Templiralene. The officer followed and
watched the prisoner. but he SAW nothing tas-n out
of either of the gentlemen's pockets. yet he telt it
his duty to seise the Prisoner. And to commit him
as a notorious Pickpocket, who had bee., repeatedly
sent on board the Tender ; bUt owing to his immo-
ral habits of life and diseased hate, was always
f iund unfit tor service. A wa.Ctl was found upon him.
Tue Prisoner was very well dressed, acid in his de-
fence stated, that he was a Hawker of hardware ;
and that the watch. which had two valuable seals,
was h.s own pioperty. Lie contended, that these
oificers had no right to take bun up so constantly.
anal thereby prevent him from walking the streets
like other people He said he could stww his lodg-
ing. and his goods. or wares, cud ought not to be
treated in such a means. and insisted on getting
ba.k his w.cch. The Loau NI A voit ordered him
vi be conimated to Brideweil for one month, and
the watch, obe kept for nun by the officer, awl/ the
..tpirevion ef his &agora.

COW-ST R ZZT.

On Thu!sd.sy evening, George P.Lisger. a snrter of
letters, to the General eott-Office, was brought, by
Antno4.y awl Arki'', before JANILS RCAD, E..q.
charged on u.pec ion of feloniously stealing a 401.
Bank. of Lusta:,tl flute, hurts a letter in the Post-
j th4ce. and Jotp.7 lemon was charged with receiving
the Larne. knowieg it to have been stolen.
It appeared VIAL a letter wee put into the Post-
. Oih.e, in London, with a 401. bank-acre in it, di-

tatted to a person at Oaltitanapton, on the sth of
August, and, in due coins: of the post it ought to
ItAy arrived at that place on the 7th,, but it has

never come to nand. Lntormauon of the circuit,-
stance was given at the Post-Office, and the
Agents of the Office sent a description of the
4101. Note to the Bank. and on examination of
the books, it was discovered that the Niue had been
paid into the Bank, on the 7th of August, and six
M. and dye AL Notes had been given ill exchange for
it. Ezertiuus were made in vain to trace out the
person who had paid the 401. Not. into the Bank,
according to the mune and direetion written upon
it. At tenth, within these tee days, on examin-
ing the indorsement, and the haul-writing of ali the
sorters on duty on 3th Aug. wspicien kit upon the
pris mer, Palmer; in cirnwttueoce of winch Mr.
Pm kin, the Solicitor to the Post-Office, aud the Of-
Beers, went to his iodging. in Took's court, Chris-
torastteet, end attar interrogatiug Liar, &c. they-
seised his papers, and took bun into custody. The
prisoner, Inman, was with ion", whom they likewise
took int, cu.t'•dy ; anti it appeared that three ct
the 51. aims, witch bast been paid by the Bank, in
exchange for ttie 401. he paid to Mr. SLeVelltull, in
the Strand. P.M-net declared 'Nis iRRUCtniCC in the
Most positive tot inb, ar..l styled the account he gave
with a deal of eons pu.tit

I he account Inman gAve of himself, a..d the pos-
session of the M. notes. was rattler ecraortlinary.
He stated, that oil tne Si on of August. between
six and seven o'clock in the 11l ,t-tung, as lie was on
his way to Comsat-Garden Market, to purchase some
vegetables. in Burlington Garocns. between tile
pump and the entraoce to the Aloany, he picked up
a twi,ted piece oft paper. winch he supposed con-
tained thread or tape. hot on opening II
Fie dtscu-
vered fur si. Bank N.ce:. three of which he paid
to Mr. hteventon. He sai.l be had known Palmer
about a year and a haft, that lie is a pout man, with
a wit.: and family, and that w.len he wa. tonna in
P4180C1.1 apartments, he was there merely for the
purpose of taking up a green clotn to clean it.
Mr. Parkin told hi ti that it was impossible hie
account could be true, as he said he found the notes
on the 3d or 4t t of Auguat, whereas they were not
issued hum the bank till the 7th ; the poor Mall,
however, persmed in the correctness of tuts state-
ment, and stgoed it, in writing, with gi rat firmness.
He was committed for further examination, to New
Prison, Clerkenwell, and Palmer was commuted to
the Hause of Correaion.

During t..e heavy gale of wind, on Sunday last,
the b...s ci.imney of a house in hince's-street, Li-
verpul, was blown down, and fell through the root
of an adjinning house, by which means a woman had
one of her leg. broken, and her brad bruised, but
we are hay to hear ant is in • fa•r way of reco-
very. .1 tie Clyde. lying in the river, d, agged both
ber Ana us, but was got into Ceeorv's Dock Bason
with little damages and the ellesan le r broke from
leer moorings, but isisppily sustained little or no in-
jury.


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• rutin. DAYS EALt 'l'H!itr bukz BEDFORD'S I
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Thursday lait, about two o'd •e!;EBW.
CMS COmP2.II Of Grath-Men Farmers assembled
from ell parts of the Illisdotti. at the f;i.k Farni,
to be present on this i. Cat,tini occasiln. The
compady first pattooi of an elegant crild dinner. at
which John Wing, F,l. presided, under I 4•111.
porary marquee. ereUed f r the occasion. Al et
the cloth was tolootod, the following toasts wean
given :
The K,.ig—'7he Dike of Ileased—The Duchess of neds
ford, with duce limee vass..atne Marquis of Tevitu
Mr. Wung—fie M-sneees foe tort Cuauty of Bedford-;-Tais
gad of (.04tory, Sic
At fotir o'clock the company adjourned to the
pens hi the Park, and Mr. Clayton commenced the
&union.
No.
t Fire Leiceetee thelve. vete kooeltsd delta to Mr. S.
Caytuti, at Ings.
2 2 Fire theatres were geld to Mr. flick% at 1711•
3 d Lhtto; to Mr. Waste", at 13ga.
4 4 ro Mt Suci'ity, at 1710.
5 9 Pis* id. wlhear. toMr Rioters, at 12i11.
6 13 Mato, to Mr. J. Cbytott, at 14v.
7 11 w ?sync, a' iSts
a ta L.u.y to sc. .1. liana.% at 14V.
0 17 rma ti.reti-ii.e.rt, at 11118. u. 11,:r J. rottedmi.
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to It Fite three:re...an to Mr. Wuoley, et 140.
11 19 D Ito, to it,. Whoa, at :Gut.
12 IA ,r ram, by Mr. bocklarit In and 10, to Iftri
Wooisy, at Sir.
13 2 Ditto ay ditto, t, %Ir. Wing, at 4qt
14 3 A Asa, hog tofu, by a eon of Mr Bucklers ka and In,
to Sir. P:et,..n.
IS 4 Ditto by di:t.s,k, Mr -Tolman, at ie.&
15 .5 Ditto by onto, V. Vt. J 15,tta.,,a, at di*
17 6 A Cleatu.;, by Mr. 15ockiey it Chatted, to Mt. It S?
at lasp
18 7 Ditto by ditto, to Mr. Walt,o, at 181161.
19 11 A .1.:( o iscuiey's lAA and t. Mr. Chorklove
at 1t7,14
91 9 A di,o, by Mr.l3J•klay'4s Cto Mr. Barber, at 3Sgs•
al 1) A shatt.,,y, 13111, by a son ot to Mr. J. Bat.
ton., •1 11gs
22 31 ▪ 11111%; by Mr. Bisckley's Surprise, to Mr. lobs
llamas, at ti
23 32 A thud ny Mr. Buckley'. Chance, to .1. Wing, Esq.
at 14p
24 33 A tedsocar, by Mr. Buikley's J C. to Mr. Cleft, at
t lig..
13 34 A tea...lrma.. by Mr. Bucttleyls Surorise at 91p.
21 05 Ditt,o by dine, to .Ir. J. Battaint„ at Olga.
27 36 Intesalte3t, by Mr. Buckle.** in and 10, at 131 gs.
to Mr. litcht,l.
22 57 Four•thtar ditto, by Mr. Suckley's Surprise, to Mr.
fltchol, as 15igt.
;,9 vii Foot-theAr, by ..Ir. Buckley's Surprise, to Mr. Guts&
mashes el..
50 39 Five.sheir, by Mr. Buckley's Sarpri.e. to Mr. Dinkins
at Sg..
31 4) C...as. ditti., by %ir. Stone's I. tot Mr. I. Cloyeon, at
dip.
The utmost hilarity sad vod-humour prevailed,
and the company did not disperse till half past six
o'clock.

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Thursday morning, about one o'clock, the garden
house of John Ord, Esq. of Watharn Green. was
discovezed to be on fire, and raged so furiously.
that in a short period, the whole fabric was Levelled
to the ground. It is with the gleatest concern we
add. that Mr. White, the head Gardener, who was
accustomed to skep on the premises, unfortunately.
perished in tha flames; a part of the body was
found, the extr-mities of which were literally burnt*
to a cinder. Attached to the building was a stable,
wherein was a valuaLle horse, which also fella wk.'
tim to the fury of this lamentable conflagration
Various causes are attributed to this melancholy
accident, the most probable of which appears to be.
tha. Mr. White had fallen asleep before he had
extinguished the candle, which is supposed to have
communicated to the bed curtains, ani that he was
snlocated is, his endeavour to alarm the neighbour-
hood. The Gardec-house was fortunately detached
frog the dwelling of Mr. Ord, or in all probability
the Whole would hive been iirstrcycd.

Aneld•riy matt, of the name of BAKU, between
sixty and seventy years old. who had been for se-
veral years employed at the Light House, at Rams•
gat-, to attend the lights, and also to watch t..e se-
veral craft in the hat boor, was murdered or. Mon-
day night, or early on 'Fund ty morning He was
seen to put up the lights in the evening of Monday,
and WAS observed at a late hour 00 his daty. 00
Tuesday m.xtung, et sic o'clock, the men going to
work on the Per observed a quantity of blood
s. altered on the pavement and gravel; cut :.ssity led
then to inquire further. On looking ever the Pier
wall, it was discovered. that a body was drifting
with the tide—on pick's% it up. it proved to ►e the
body of the above unfortoime man. On ex.,mi-
rialos, serval marks of n..l.'rce Were thsciAirtrad,
particularly a dreadful coutuiton and tradure on the
Vick part of the rad

ENOLtin 0411041Srle CON 110111114 —Phi losophPrs of
old usi...l to teach. that they who have th- fewest
w.ints are the wise*, sad the happiest—but they
were not acquaint with the improvements of the
present day, by ingenious mecbanical men; for in-
StAlICe, a cork cut be drawn from the bottle by a
cork screw, to wind up like a jack, i r. to prevent
disturbing the liquor, an prevent accidents ; also
a machine to snuff the candle, which prevents the
snuff from falling on the table ; a colsying nuchiste
to write two or three letters at the same time ;
pocket touting folks, po. ket *coders. &c. isc. But
a more extraordinary invention than any of these, is
that/ Pis c wo n D'S (16 GreCeChtirch-etreet) bunting
razor, with which you mty snare yourself wild,
along the road on horseback. for the use of
rodent= in the navy, as, well as rot those that
arc troubled with nervous complaints.
His razors cut all thhte.as t.nd,:r,
Defy the grinditc•K .I..ve a cinder.
Thursday night, the 3d instant, some
sons got into the window of Mr. Tots,
drawing-room, at Mr. Cowman'''. on I
Parade. in Cork. and stole a portable
taining nearly 1001. and several valuable
psi ticolarly some on velvet by Mrs. Poe
broke the desk to pieces. sod afterwards
into the river, where parts of it were '
supposed they ascended by means of
got over the iron ballusuade outside
This should make the citizens very c.
they leave their windows or doors wit..out
bolts or screws ; as an attempt to rob a t•
getting throes!) a window. was wade
Church-street. the same night.

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