The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-02-12 00:00:00

POLICE.

qvtei-iqUARr.

John Moon and Mom Brood, privates in the 3il rcgi•
meat of Fout Guards, were yesterday boldly examined before
Mr. Fieldiug and Mr. %Vie, the Magistrate*, on a chore of
stealing a bale of stockings, value about 81. from the shop
of Mr Thomas Price, linen-draper and busier, Totbill-strret.
The Prisoners went into the shop a few evenings since, when
Broad desired to be shewn • black silk handkerchief, by
which means be engaged the shop-boy whilst Nelson carried
away the wettings ; but the shop-buy perceiving him, fol-
lowed him into the street, and took the stockings from hint,
bet could not detain him. Mouthy, an officer, was sent fer,
stud be took Brood, who still remained ill the sh ,p, into eus.
tudy. Nelson was since apprthrudcd. They were boils
fully committed. •

George Beard nod Jolla Cadby were In onclat up and ex-
amined .us a charge of stealing a horrmat. the property of
Sir Graham Moire,ona of the Lords of the Admiralty, The
Prisoners were lurking about the dour nn %Vediicsday till 411
opportunity offered, and Cadhy went down the area, broke
open the servants hall.dwor, and stole the coat, which James
C;uudall, the coachman, only that moment 11014 upon a
clothes-peg, hut be was seen, and pursued into Scotland_
yard, where he was taken and given in charge to Shaw, a
constable of St. Mat Caret's, who happened to he pasring.
The Prisoner Beard was taken by Betts, another cunstahle,
yesterday morning. They were both remanded.

MARLBOROUCJI4TREET.

Yesterday, -- Bailey, a gentleman of lii Luc,. soteodlot d
at this Office, agreeable to bail, tinder the following ell mi 111 •
stances appeared, (ruin ahat was stated to Mr. 1;y;':,
the Magistrate, that on Wednesday es ening Mr. B. hail been
at a tavern in Bedford-street, Coveht-garden, which he lett
to go and visit a friend in Manehester-square. On his arri-
val in Chioc:l-street, near St. Anne's Church, he was sot •
rounded time' notorious gang of thieves, the conduct of
some of wt am led him to think they hail a design to rob lion.
They shortly after seized him, when he attempted to strike
them with a stick which he had is his band ; an elderly
who was passing by at the time, received a blow none
the stick, and Mr. Bailey, in making a sudden rush, kiim ked
her down, and her head came with great violence against the
stones. She was taken up by some persons present in a
shocking condition, and a surgeen was procured, and Mr. H.
was taken to the watch-house ; in the mean time the party
who attacked him made their escape, having robbed haw of
some property.

Howard, a constable, informed the Magistrate, that Str
Lutms,a surgeon,could nut pronounce the lady out of ilmigei
she had received a wound nil her head which might pruclutc
fatal ef ects. was also stated, that the woman was ago eiahle
that the case should be compromised by a gift, if it ini t
with the Magistrate's approbation; but he nut thinking
himself justified in such a proceeding, especially if the con-
sequences were likely to prove serious, ordered that Mr.
Lucas, the sloven, should attend personally, and nuke his
report as to the MOllllllll.ll state; iu the mean time, Mr. 841
ley should put in hail fur his appearance at a future time,
which was accordingly

Ts•o female', drrs.ed inn dandy:elle trtyle, arcompini..l
by a fine cbil.l, WI re brought from the watch-linuae,t ha, grit
ult bating I..eu disorderly in the streets at a late hour the
itereding night, and appealing very ettuttile, they site
d welitts gr.].

Last Tuesday night, about twelve o'clock, an
abashing lire broke nut in the shop of Mr. Ft Iz-
GEItALD, oil mud colour-in:Au, Beck-lane, Saint
George's-in-the-East, which at one period thre•:at-
ed destruction to the adjoining houses; it was fit ft
discurcred in the cellar under the shop where they
prepare their colours. After destroying the pre-
mises behind the dwelling-house, together with tine
stock in trade, further destruction by the fire waa
moo by the arrival of engines, and a good supl.ly
of water. We are happy to hear no lives were lope.
It is maul to have originated by some person going
into the cellar with a candle, and by accident cum•
municated to some turpentine.

COURT OF SRSSNIN.

lIRCOND DIVISION.

Ammorms.-016 Reserds7 last the Court took
'into cont-iderattois tl►e complaint at the isiosore of
Jolto.Elplithstoit at►d 'Wham Mortimer. and also
tlw complaint at she instance of George Gray.
liurgeowa of Gild of Aberdeen. complanting of
if regislardwa all grd to hove been committed its she
.sourer Of the 10/wet-dings at the election of Magi-
elf:itos and C Mors, which took place at Mita
chiseling* lam, unite, she Privy Combed warrasst,
when a majority of their Lorthholia delivered their
opffnesiv, tln►t the proceedings nosier she warrant.
had, wilt reference to the set of the. Burgh, hero
properly curried through. and that no legal grounds
were arord inseither of the com►platuts for voiding
the elt-estros which took

Ti,. Lout J Vince C Limit observed, that amidst
the mid:mode of complaint* agaiort Burgh Elec.
dons. wheel) had been ((((( ff.(' in nylon the Court
Gov' all ports of the e. ( try, on finite had he
))))) -d * more derided to..nton than the present,
✓od that he• had tin ne•itstion in adding (as his
colhos;ise, Lord had likewise stated et the
Autumn Circuit), that it was his firm conviction if
the pre..ent respectohle Magistrates were allowed to
procrtA, the former splendour of the Burgh of
Aberdeen wont, 'weedily he restored, mid he
gutted shat the advice, which was giiroil by the
Learned Judge on the occasion alluded to, had
not been followed.

Lord Roasernow, we understmool, alter of
ottiotinto that the election, is not having tA-11 place
in terms or she warrant, was halite to eleolleotge.
At, interlocutor Was Owls pro I, oltsnoi.sing
both coatotolaisota, mood finding the conoitlmottb babe
ito lull coots of sun, in terms of the ',imitate.

The important quesinn which Ite. ber:i agitated
ar no the legilitv of the ',sumo authortnng the
*tertian. has not, tee understand, been yet Isrface
the Court.

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