The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-01-01 00:00:00

ROBBING GENTLE 'JEWS STABLES.

A short time ago the stables of Mr. Robbie, of Blooms-
c-siptare, which are situate in Duke-street, tineolit's
liin-tirlds, and the stables of Ale. Almon Hill, oft*. jeant's
Inn, which are in the same neighbourhood, were broke open
(un the same ;tight), and rubs.-d, the timer of Iwo saddle-,
sod the laiti.r of two sets of gig harness. Twu men, named
John Holland and Joules Smith. were on Tuesday stopped
with the property in a hackiiey-enach, on Waterloo-bridge-
road. They wear taken to Union-hall, slot committed.
A few nights aru the stables of John Turner, Esq. at Put-
ney, were broke open, and subbed tot four coach glasses.

BRUTAL 47TACIC UPON .4 CONSTABLE BY A

GANG IPF THIET'As.

On Tuesday night, as Wortley, the constable of Lambeth,
was going from his house, in Southmere., Lambeth•road,
upon duly at the Coburg Theatie, he was attacked by a
gang of six thieves. He iecciecil a desperate blow from one
of teem, ...lied him list ground. As lie lay on the
earth he received several violent kicks. which rendered liiq)
totally incapable of defending himself : he unbuttoned his
coat, and iu from hie side. pocket a loaded pistol. One
the valetas who had stood inactive till then, now came up
to Wortley, and said to his companions—" D.--n the--,
kill him!" Wortley raised his pistol, and tired It amongst
the desperado... Oue of ih m called out—' 01., God ! Oh,
God '"—end they ell took to their heels, mod decamped, leas.
Lug Wortley lying on the ground. The only severe injury
Wortley received, wa■ 1/14 bi. aide. There can he no iluebt
but out of the v. llains is wounded Two of the gang were
well known tu the constable—hi had them in custody • few
weeks ago nn s charge of burglary. &sera' police ofticers
yesterday were is ;mina of them; bot it is supposed that
they left Ilse metropolis, as they have dew recd their haunts.

Four robberies were committed in Durham in
the night of Saturday week. From the stable of
Mr. A LSOP, its Claypatli, was taken a fit pig,
weighing shout eighteen stone; two stones of prime
salted beef from Mr. !Mow's, Black Lien, Silver•
street ; a hen and chickens from Mr. STEPHEN
KIMBLE'S, at the Grose ; and Inlbs. of butter, be-
longing to Mrs. GRANGER, iu Old Elect. On
Tuesday night, the tinnily-house of Mr. MASON,
ass Clay path, wee entered, and eight heats and a
cock, a horse brush, am; a Laanutr, taken these*

A number of vagrants wha were last week cotn•
noted to Shepoon %tartlet jonl, bad in their pos.
seiwion one hundred anti fifty pounds ! Two or
them in particular had in their poserbsion 29 gni-
twat) in gold, 17 lanll:gnment., one 7.. piece, and a
gold 'inst. one 301. 13414 of Eitglatid note, two 101.
thrtc 51. and one 1/ dim), a salver watch, clmsy
key, rod • al, and r eerii4eate of qyeenwich floe.
pita!, at 14/. per annum. chit of the jig. colas'
was sewed in a coat collar.
The long-pending project of claming a road front
near flubiii Hood'. Well, 0,. the great London
road, through Point-frac', and by way.of Thorp to:
Leeds, Is iu a fitir train for being carried into effect.'
The estimate is I I ,0001. towavis which upwards of
9,000.1. has heel, autmcribed. .it will make a (41/1"g1
IOU: utiles iu trouty.

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POLICE.

Ilifs 19..1
I Three litHe giuh, aimed Wrigbf. Knight,
SKI Must of whom was not 11 yea, 4 of
laft earned with having stolen 11 rut of
TIN of • dor. .
Peisoners war, it appeared, seen
streets, by a lad}, about the division of th
The norther of une of them 'legged hard
10101 he given up to her, nod &elated that
be severely punished
The Lord Mayor—" You had mush hest
to po wait hei. 1 dell it') whet :a,, be dune
the Ihr. e."
They sere manacled.
FORGED 156T1.3.
Denufsmr, shoe Walton,
brought up frequently on the charge of hal
pass a forged note. was yirarer.lav filially
This is the boy whom the host :layer a
the house of Kaye sod Frehhlleld, endeavoured
upon to give up the mime of It 4 employer
bus on the atilij..rt, and the cap
taken, was full) committed for trial.

A roveGEir) WANK N.OTR
Leo Aids*,9e, • well-drrir.ed Jewess, Oa% chirxrd by
SinsueLl'indar, of VI, 11.our-Issii% mats•milliurs., with tvii.
diering !OM a forged I.'. Bank of Eurland nine

The Pt ii.eristor staled, th.it the Prisoner elms. into i,i
shop lasi ni^ht, about half-past nine u'elteck, aid puediaseit
a rap far 3s. 6d, in pavineitt of wrt!ch she food. red a I!
owe. His wife asked the Pr keno her adder►•, unl she zat i ,
" Mrs. Aldrike, Bride.lanr, Plectsstreet," which *be Susie
nn the note. The witness then took it nut to ;:et it chniirrit
whep he ascertained it was forted y un his re turn, ht• odd
the Prisoner that hr could old change p, Ltd he wroilil u.tik
with her to the place where the said she lived ; it.. did iter
object, and uu their way they wrist trttua polthe.hoove ;
she asked him to take some refreshment, which In re fused;
when they came tu Bride's-lane, she said else did it live
there flan, but that she did six tnoottis before. but was :tow
an unfortunate woman. He then gave her loin the custody
of a watchman.
Au officer produced the mite, No. 17,157, dated the
1311 i of August, 1618.

••••• Lees, one of the Inspectors of the Bail', drpossd,
that the note was a forgery in all its parts.
The Prisoner, iu her defence, said, she wn• in the Whit of
reeeis log visits from gentlemen, and one item, whom she
did know, gave her the note, and she was igooratit of at
being s Rirgery.
Mrs. Aldridge, of No. d, Dore !mot. Si. Ma, ti's
aunt to the Prisoner, stated that the rats .ia•p
front her parents, who lived ri the emititry. Per fat het :1..1
been up to login to look all, r her. hut 11,111 (111:;:111
without findimr, her. She bel,ceeil the Prisoner 11:13 in
habit of seeing Gslitlensen.
Aldrrm.ii BIRCH observed, that he 11111 1.4 doubt she
story of the Prisoner, hut !te could not recontile her basilic
given a fib.' addiess.
The Prisoner said, the reason she me that adOr!g3 tra,
that she bad no regular Once to live iii sie she 1,1.:
M.s. Aldridge sail if she Primmer ass discharged, she
wont undertake to send her to her father in the count,' of
the day, who was nearly deprived of his senses by the mis-
conduct of the Prisoner.

Alderineu BIRCH observed, under there circiimatinwir,
he would discharge the Prisoner; but ii the was rite
charged with a-similar offence. the endeure uu the present
charge would be produced agsinat her.
11w Primmer was disclaimed. - .

John Ellis add Thomas Coxhiad, who wrre charged yes-
terday with stealing a bag of rice, fri,rn the warel,uu.i.. of
Mr. Thomas Walker, in the Green Drag a w3ggunlard, %as
Tuesday night, were fully cotglhitted fer t ial.

Bolc•reitErT.
• VRCULATING .FALSE NEWS
ttn.Wednenday evening Mra.C,nto-b, the printer of the
infamous fabgicated bills. stating the murder of Mrs.Tlotni.oi
Laine. lus wife, three children, and his mother, rat Su,l/11
Gieen, near lArtford, which is sop!, aert to be rowdy
grottudieen; and which Thomas Love, anti Thomas News. I,
two seen who annoyed the inhabit mits at the great rod of the
town, by blowing !mesa, were imposing upon the nib:owl:HU
of Citelipt anti its neighbourhood. by .elbow: ilinsexuncie,
offending' Ind( Ifify gave an accouut of a murder of 31r.
Ellis, er Elliot,•ufSlosite-serect, the preceding ought, in the
Five Fields, Chthies whereas no such evs.sat 'had lakto
place.
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Mrs. Catoab is a woman advanced in years. Tie only
amino, she could give of the statement of the mord, r of
Mr. Lane, Still five others; near Dartford, was, that a mite
brodght it to her to print, nitwit a tot Night since, but did
nut know his name, wheie he lived, or any thing about tern;
nor did slic inquire, nor ask whether the account of 1111• ;twi-
tter was true or false. She printed the amtement, and sold
the 'papers which contained it, at sis.pcnre per quire to tho
men, who sold them a! a halfpenny each about the streets, by
blowing horns, &c. She accnuuted fur her nen c unit
dress at the bottom of the hills (Win printed itt an unintel-
ligilde state, by saying she could not pi any mule letters
into the line. The only excuse she set up, lor ' printing am!
publishing such infamous fabricate& statements of pretriiil7
ed murders, was to provide ft* her, family.
The Magistrate, Mr. Hicks,' most severely condemned
her conduct, telling her she had no feeling for ot hi fams'iis,
and alarming the country witir Btalenlellif of Maria
cruel offences which never took place; and after a vi
severe reprimand, dismissed her, assuring hrr, shut if she
did not desist bum suit, practice., lie would commit her to
Newlate, and she should be otos' ly puuisl•ed.
The two hern•meu, Lave and Mrsirkt, were also
charged, after a suitable reprimand from the Magi►lrai.,
and they pronalsiug Hut to be guilty of a similar lithium
again, assuring the Magistrate that they cnnuJr,rd the
patents of t►e papers to be true, or they would not have
them.
Mr.. Catch admitted that her son had been imprisoned
six isisiiiihs fur printing nod publishing a f Ise :std hbclloue
statement, respecting the poi k•buteber to toe ueighln,uthood
of Clare-art

Ambrose token wits fully committed for trial, for ste‘l-
ing the coach glasses from the carriage of Col. Ver.:411%, of
Sloane-atm t, about eleven o'clock on one of the Oat( t. ay
slights, whilst waiting at Drury-lane Theatre alit nthe tcg
impeded the eight so much, that it could mile no one
side the coach what was doing on the other.--lbe Prisoner
was taken with tbs glasses in ins possession.

MART. BOROUGH PTRLLT.
SINGULAR CHARGE OF FELONY.

Two very aespeclable persons in appearance. Sanwa Cook,
a sargeop, of Landreth, and John James. of VO.ite‘rrwai.
street, sieve chore. d with stealing nine ivory balls beleuvrig
to a bagatelle table, the property of Mr. Outpace, a 'Jobbers.:
St. Anne's parish.
The accused came to the bar ironed, and the charge vita
made against rheum by the servant of the house, vbo mute
that the batty were safe tau the bagatelle table when the N ;-
soften' entered the resin, and thy were missing worn t i. y
kfi, ••tr sols.r person la,virsg.beeti in the room This hap.
lone(' un hatesaisy evening last, wheal they were oiantird.
Mr. Balmer slated, that James hall sa.d that lilt halls
were sold at Hatton ;'all. but the accused did not make
that assertion before the Slngisuate.
Mr. Wise, of Pancras, stated, that Mr, Cook was a sur-
geon in respectable practice, and treat he bad attended has
family in that capacity.
The Magistrate dismissed the case upon the sects«den.
term., into their own recognisaute to appear alias called
upon.
ROBRERT OP H.IRSHAL BERFSFORD.
Yesteaday Marshal Meresfued charged a foreigeor, named
Dontiswo iii4eyor, his valet, with stealing some owes, Sic.
his Lordship's property.
The Prisoner has hero servant to the. Noble Marshal
for about ten yeirs, sad alteLated him ibrongh Spain and
Wiser Parai of the Continent diving the late Intitiorable oats
is whicirMatabal Beresford task so conspicuuni and gals
look, part. lie ado unaided has home to Enema, 004
geeactnildence was pet in his iallepity. Ha hod free at.

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