The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-09-18 00:00:00

YOLICE.

SOWnTItErT.

Saturday Joroph try and Mary 11,m is were brueght before
Mr. Jestiee liars p, chased he James Bartlett, the watch-
houre keeper and constable, with having nestelleol hint in the
exercise of lo;s Italy. Bartlett staled, that between i`VCIVP
and wee o'clock iii the morning observed the plisoners
loitering shout the Piazzas, and told them to go away, which
they refused to alio; and shat on laying hold of the Kilmer
Lyon's arm, be struck him.
Lyon wasolield to hail, and Davis was dieeliargeti..
The. hares was brought to the °Sire, by AlPCarthe,
aerjeond in the Royal M mien, and charged by him, on oath,
with basing ackuoe {edged himself to be • deserter from else
38th Regiment of Foul.
The Primmer, on his exenziontieo, admitted, that be had
enlisted is, the &bore iegisurnt three mouths ego' but urged
that he use never attested, and that at the time of being en-
listed he wan intoxicated —elle was committed to the Savoy.
Wiliam Fla•rdwm, who described himself of Quilting, near
Reading, Berkshire, was brought op from the watelshouse,
charged by ‘V. Crowder, (tale coachman to Sir A. Ramsay,
of Scotland), but now resident at the ergo of the Compositor,
fn Orchard.street, Portluad-assert ; who stated, that about
Isalf.pest twelve o'clock, at Saturday, he saw the Prisoaer in
Oxford street, who appeared to hr iu liquor, and that as he
aas passing him is the street a woman came up to him and
took Lis watch from Lon, which induced Crowder to go up
to the Prisoner, believing him to he intoxicated, and offered
his coseistenre to get bhp sale home, whirls Ise did, but um
their way, they called at a public house in thfuril.street,
and when they had been flier; a few minutes, two useu
joansed them who appeared to be amounted a itb the Pri-
soner. The Pi isouer then prodaceo some cards, and Crow.
der agreed to play a game with hut. They played at Pod,
and ors the first &dal, the Prisoner bitted that has hind mutates
beat Crowded, sad betted a ,I. note, which be pns dews on
the table, and Geissler staked a 11 nice, and n!vo palled
out Isis watch, and laid it us the toile ; that he loot the first
hand he played;' bat before the game war diuishett, the
other two men took up his watch and the J. note, anal gate
them to the Po isomer and he 111111 the otter two men ran out
of the house together.: Crowder pruaned them, and 1,•.11/IIrd
the Primmer is Klux-stress. St. Giles's, mot said he should
go along with him; when the Prisoner said, lit,, take
soar watch," tied gave it hi a; hat oil asking let the 21.
some, the Pneouer said 11- had as at gut it ; that tiraaaaalat
thereupon gave him in charge, anal he was strut awl
brought to the enc., when be ideatitied the watch as his
property.
Mr. lames Buskins deposed to the truth of the above
statement ; sod William Brad (one of Inc pateale, stated,
that upon scam hang the Po irk... Pea kelgines so Short's Gar.
dens, he Amod sane retire Kislev Beech mot:dire Beoik.irotes,
• siker aatelt, and a pudalesperse, whorls +sr, produced.
t 1 d{tam Caavelay, of Ogle.rarecr, Insulter, Avow...lto Pee-
ing the Pelanhcr m munpany with the two oilier seen trim
tuck up she money and so away, anal that he punned Ilse
other two men, bat out able In lake them.
The Prisoner was frilly c.onotitted.
A ..anther of deserters from the Navy write yesterday taken
ea boa. tithe 'cutler.