The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-02-19 00:00:00

ROW-STREF:T.

Yesterday Daniel Marlin, a porter in the employ of Messrs.
Slaughter, cheesemongers in St. 3lartin's.bute was summoned to
answer for keeping a skims dog, and thereby endangering the
safety of his Majesty's subjects.
The complainant was a poor woman, named Murphy, who is in
an advanced state of . She was passing the defendant's
door in Charles-court, St. 3 artin's-lane, when the dog rushed
from the house and bit her in the thigh, tearing away a portion of
flesh, and causing a profuse bleeding. The fright made her seri.
ously ill, and the child with which she is pregnant was deprived of
animation in consequence.
Mr. 311xsuiTL r. ordered that the defendant should be indicted,
but further proceedings were stopped by the payment of 31. in
money to the poor woman.

iIATTON-GARDEN.
Jr:venni Munitairlev.-,-A young urchin, not more than 11
years of age, was put to the bar for felony, instituted against him
by his own mother.
Mrs. Sullivan, who is a widow-woman, and descended from a
respectable 'risk family, stood forward in the witness-box, and, ad-
dressing the Magistrate, Rogers, Ent, said, heart-rending as
it was to be under the necessity of appearing as the prosecutrix of
her own son, she feared it was the only remedy she had to save
him from a more untimely end, and the MOWS of being his rescue
from more vindictive hands, where punishment must follow more
severely. He had formed a connection with some of the most
abandoned characters, since which he was so addicted to pilfering,
that nothing portable could remain within his reach ; she had often
threatened him with punishment, but to DO avail; and on the
other hand had endeavoured by tender means to Instil principles of
honesty, to no effect ; he was inexorable to every persuasion and
hardened against every entreaty. She had continually been losing
articles of apparel which she had till now overlooked; but being
no longer inclined' to subject her son to ruin, having no doubt
it wits occasioned by the base advice of adults, she determined on
brincing bins to justice foe the emondasion of the next offence.
On Thursday last she lost a shawl, which by assiduity she had
traced to Reeves's, pawnbroker, Snow-bill; the shawl had been
stolen from behind the door of her house In Somers'-please.
The Magistrate said it was $ distressing case.
The Chief Clerk said the felony was perpetrated in the city, and
consequently the delinquent must be seat to Guildhall.
The Magistrate doubted whether the mother would prosecute
through all stages.
Mrs. Sullivan replied, her duty was imperative to save ber child
from an ignominious end. She would, however, be grateful if his
Worship could take any step likely to have an equally good effect,
unattended with so much trouble and anxiety.
His Worship called the youth before him, and in strong terms
admonished him for his conduct, made him implore his mother's
forgiveness, and then desired he might be locked up, and he would
decide upon what step to take.

THAMES OFFICE.
biro TTTTT TO PlLOT9.—Yesterday Captain Chadiey, of
the Prince Ragout, appeared at this office to a summons. charging
him with the ma-payment of his pilot's
Jonathan Smith stated he was c pilot, weep
:as employed by the
defendant to pilot the Prince Regent from the port of London to
the Downs g and that on arriving there, the defendant offased him
21. lOL for his services, which he (the witness) refused to accept
considering himself entitled to a much larger sum. It appeared:
that it was two years ago that the transaction took place the pilot
not having seen the defendant till now in the port of London, On
referring to the Pilot Act, tad G. 111. the Magistrate said, "Under
the Act, I find you are too late in your application : all penalties
recoverable under the Pilot Act must be sued for within six months,
except under special circumstances, and then not to exceed twelve
months ; in this ease upwards of two ye.irs have elapsed ; therefore
I can render you no assistance, and the case is dirobarged here ;
but Ido not mean that you may not proceed elaewheee." -

LAMBETH-STREET. •-•
On Tuesday afternoon, jest as the sittiix.M4smite, Joint
l3wntlwtCxE, Esis: was about vacating his judicial chair, a young
ofivery Interesting impearacea, was placed at the bar by
Lea, the officer, charged with felony, under the following rather sin-
gular circumstances :
The fair accused, who appeared to be about 10, and was very
genteelly dressed, gave her name Harriett Edarat dr.
Charles Tarry, clerk to Mr. Samuel tiraftey, a bill-broker, resid-
ing in Cannon-street, deposed that a bill of exchange for 20L ha. 11d.
drawn bye Mr. Walters, and accepted by Mr. Edwards, of King
Edward-street, Mile End New Town, the manner's father, came
on Monday morning front the notary's to his master's; the
who brought it left Mfr. Edwards' s address, and said, if the bill
was
n
presented about one o'clock, it would be taken up. Witness ac-
cordingly went at that hour, and having knocked at Mr. Edwartles
door, he was promptly answered be the prisoner, of whom he in.
quired if her lather (mentioning his name) was within ; to which
sir answered " Yes," and wisned to know his business. lie then
presented the bill, which she took out of his hand, saying she
would take it to her father. She returned in something less than a
quarter of an hour, observing, that if he called again to about half
an hour, he woi.ld be paid the amount of die bill ; at the same time
handing him a niece of paper bolded up exactly in the same man-
ner and resembling the bill he had given her, and which she said
was the same. lie, with this answer, was proceeding home; but,
after he had got about half a mile, it mem red to him to examine
the paper Miss Edwards had given him, when, to Ls no small as-
tonishment, instead of the genuine bill, he found it to be a stamp
tilled up after a certain manner, without either date or signature,
and which was substituted for the real one. Upon this he hastened
back to the house, and demanded the bill; but the answer was
that lie had been returned the same paper which he had presented
there; and the consequence was, that a warront was obtained the
same evening against the prisoner, for committing a felony under
an Act of George 11.
The officer said, that on calling at Mr. Edwards's house to exe-
cute the warrant, and inquiring for the prisoner, she was denied to
him by the family; but that on his threatening to search the house
for her, she was brought forward.
The Magistrate tstld the young holy (who did not appear to be
much affected at her situation), that she was placed in a very ank-
ward.predicament, for her offence was a transportable one, and that
he felt for her, as he was well convinced she had been made the tool
of some other person in this transaction.
It was now intimsted to the Magistrate that her father (whom we
observed anxious to keep in the back ground) was in attendance,
upon which Mr. Ilardwieke called him forward, and implored him
to rescue his daughter. by giving up the bill, from the ignominious
fate which would otherwise gnat her, in doing which he had or

time to lose; for if Mr. Graftey was then present, and premed the
charge, lie (the Miugivtrute) had no other alternative than to semi
her to Newgate.

Mr. Edwards, as did the prisoner, denied haying substituted for
the real check the spurious one alluded to ; and solemnly protested
that the clerk got back the very identical piece of paper which he
presented at the house.. _

The :Ilagistrate again told Mr. Edwards the fact was so glaring
and clearly proved, that if it was persisted in not to give lip thu bill,
he should, on the evidence, commit the prisoner.
Mr. Edwards at length made a sort of admission of the feet, seal
said he was sorry he had it not in his power to restore the bill.
Ily this it was understood that it was destroyed ; and the Worthy
Magistrate obberved that the only weer's he now had of saving las
daughter, was, to prepare another bill for the same amount, end
prevail on the prosecuting party to assent to these terms.
After some little hesitation, Mr. Enwanls agreed to this, and
the ease was ordered to stand over till the evening.
Mr. Ileattwtc►s; said. that in allowing this to Ise done, he was
stepping out of his magisterial duty ; but that he solely did it tor
the sake of the prisoner, who, he was certain, had been led inno-
cently into the commission of the act.

The cue Caine on again in the evening, when 31r. Grafter ru
in attendance, but did not press the charge ; and having received
Mr. Edwaria'a bill at fourteen days for the amount of the former,
together with the costs attending it, indorsed by two substantial
persons, the prisoner was discharged.
51r. Edwards, we understand, is a salesman In leadenliall Mar-
ket. He used a good deal of exertion to keep the detail of the caao
from the public; but the Reporter was proof against bribery.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

COURSING.

On iredowlay, after a hard run, as the Cars, near Hemp-
ton, Flamborough Head, poor puss, when ow the point of
caught, leaped dyer the Cliff; being from fifty to one hundrvi/
yards high, where the brace of greyhounds that were pursuing
her followed. The hare was found dead upon the scaur, and a red
dog, belonging to Mr. Preston, was dead also ; the other grey-
hound, belonging to Mr. IValnisley, was alive, but dreadfully
maimed.— York Corsrekt.