The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-07-05 00:00:00

NORTHAMPTON, JULY 3.

This town, which has lately been the scene of so much bustle
and political conflict, is row enjoying the must calm repose.
The expected arrival of the " Lords Justices" seems not to cause
a moment's anxiety, and but for the noise and rattle of the coaches
passing through, you might, without any figure of speech, fancy
yourself in a desert. The heat of the sun prevents the appearance
of the Indies, and yet (two o'clock) none of the Gentlemen of the
Long Rohe have matte their appearance. By the way, there is
a something touching the etiquette of the Bar on this Circuit
which requires a word or two of notice. Every barrister who
ventures onahe Midland Circuit must have i clerk (or servant)
with hint, and before lie can dine at the bar-mess, lie must be
regularly introduced to the Senior of the Circuit. With the lett ,
perhaps.. there ought to be no cause of complaint ; but that young
men must he supposed capable of posting nearly 500 miles, and
paying the expenses of a servant, when, in all human probability,
they tIo not earn a pound, is an act of signal cruelty and itsjustice.
If it is to be contended that none but men of independent fortune
should go the Circuits, 'let it he fairly stated su by the aria-
tomes, of the profession, and then no doubt the public opinion
will settle the matter between the parties. But looking with a
common-sense view upon many of the regulations respecting the
Circuits, I can only say it is high time to see the more obnoxious
of them at least abolished. To most men the Bar has proved an
up-hill profession, and to those who have reached the top, it is too
much that they should throw so many obstacles in the way of others
who are endeavouring to attain the same object. For the present,
sat verboot. I hope this hint may be followed up by other jour.
optima, and 1 have not the slightest doubt but that a peat and
speedy improvement will follow.
The electioneering squabbles are still partially talked over ; the
friends of the Members abusing the Corporation, and the Corpo-
ration lashing at the Mayor and the Baronet. The Corporation
alleges that they are honest stewards of the funds committed to
their charge. slid cliallmge any proof of the reverse. They say,
however, that they are liable, like others, to
"
Whose whisper o'er the world's diameter
As loud as the cannon to his blank
Transports his prison'd shot."
Not that they are still "so arm'd in honesty" that they regard
it rot.
Northampton, though containing, perhaps eighteen thousand in.
habitant!, affords no society. The families of the neighbouring
country gentlemen associate not with the townspeople, who are au
divided and subdivided into classes, that neighbours will not con-
descend to know each other. The parson, the doctor, and the
lawyer, usually meet Ingather; but not so in this dwelling of the
" poor anti proud." Each of them seems to think that "noose but
himself can be his parallel ;" and upon that does he act, and with.
draws from society.
The only trade going on here is confined to shoes and lace, the
wages of neither affording adetpiate subsistence ; but still there are
few murmurs. and no riotous proceedings.
The Calendar, although containing 18 prisoners, pressnts no-
thing which might not be disposed of at the Quarter Sessions, pro.
vided the law allowed it. Two men are comniitted since April last
fur stealing " two quarts of ale ;" another on " suspicion" of
atealins sonic linen; a third (out on bail), for steall g a truss of
hay ; a fourth for stealing four iron plough.hammera ; a fifth, com-
mitted in May, for stealing a pewter plate ; a 1.11011, for stealiag
two fowls; a seventh, for stealing an elm board ; an eighth, fur
stealing one cotton handkerchief; a ninth, on suspicion In stealing
part of a shoulder of mutton, weighing 3lbs.; and .to on. My
object in noticing these cases is, to c ill the attention of the R ight
Roe. Secretary for the Home Department to the subject, satisfied
as I am that he will give it a prompt and careful examination.
The contamination of a prison should as much as possible be
avoided; for few who once become its inmates ever leave it without
the previous corruption of their moral principle!.
Of the civil causes set down ler trial, I can give you no account
to-day, but trust I shall be able to do so to-morrow. While writing
this, a friend tells me that sixteen causes are entered.
HALT•PAST THREE.

111 r. Abbott, in place of the High Sheriff (Mr. Green), who Is-
bourn under serious indisposition, halt just left town, preceded by
the usual posse of attendants, to convey the Lord Chief Baron into
town. In about half an hour his Lordship and the cortegd ar-
rived, amidst the ringing of bells and the sounding of trumpets.
He proctx ded without dt lay to open the Cominission, and then re-
paired to the principal church, 4o hear afternoon service and a ser-
mon. us is usual on such °reasons.
The routine business of the county commences at nine o'clock
to-morrow morning, and the Grand Jury are to be sworn at
twelve. The result, of course, you shall have by the speediest
conveyance.

POLICE.
MAR LBOROUOII-ST EE T
Ilatmnund, a desperate fellow, who stated liimself to
be a journeyman boot-closer, was yesterday brought from St.
George's wuich.house, on the following charges:—
John Haehy, servant to Martha Tully, who keeps the Duke of
York public-house, in Shepherd-street, Bond-street, stated, that
on Monday night the prisoner came into the tap-room for a pot of
beer; witness asked for the money before she gave the prisoner the
pot, knowing him to be a character who would drink the beer and
not pay, or create much confusion about it. The prisoner swore
at bun, and said if he did not put down the beer he would rip
him open with a knife, at the same time opening a claap.knife, and
making a dan at the witness, which he avoided by running out of,
the tav-roesu with the beer. The pawner that, went Leto the

street, and challenged flub, to fight, which he refused ; but went
into the room, and seated himself on a settle. Ile followed the
witness into the house, and struck him a blow in the eye, which
made it black, and knocked him on the ground. When he got up,
witness went for a constable, and what occurred afterwards the next
witness would tell. _ .

William IlryZ, No. 7, 3lortimer.market, Tottenharn-cmirt-
road, saw the prisoner strike Hach), to the ground, and remon-
strated with him on such unmanly cmduct. Prisoner challenged
witness to fight, who also refused, and after ninth coarse language,
the prisoner went away, but returned in about ten minutes with
seven or eight other men, some with sticks in their hands one had
a poker. The instant the prisoner entered, he knocked down the
witness, and while on the floor the others fell on him with their
sticks, and cut his head open, white the prisoner held him. Wit-
ness contrived to get away from them, bleeding as he was, and
went to an apothecary, who cut away the hair, and bound up his
head. The rest got away.
William Bullard, the officer, was passing along Shepherd-street,
when the first witness called for his iss'stance for the first ass/my.

Witness did not .see the affray, but heard that the conduct of the
prisoner was most violent, throwing about the pots, &c. Witness
searched him, and took from him she clasp knife produced.
The prisoner was ordered to find bail, and, in delltalt, to be com-
mitted till the Westminster Scissions.
Jahn Conndly and Stephen Kt were were fully committed fur
vial for robbing 3lr. Lord, 25, Ely-place, surgeon, of
his pocket hardlierchief, value bs. on Tuesd ty the 27th ult. The
prisoners have been kept in custody, to Afford time for the produc-
tion of the witnesses.

Jesse Phillips, itssloant to his father, who keeps the china-shop,
f, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, was standing in the
shop, about four o'clock in ,he afternoon, talking to his father,
when be saw the two prisoners following 3lr. Lord. Suspecting byy.
the closeness of their following they meditated a robbery, himself'
and his tither followed Omni, and just under the archway leading
into Lincoln's inn.fidds, Keefe drew out the handkerchief, and,
gave it to Conitelly, who thrust it into the breast of his coat. They
both turned round, and were returning the way they had cume,
when witness snatched the handkerchief out of the breast of Con-
nelly, and seized him, calling to 31r. Lord at the same time.
Witness then caught hold of Keefe, and with the help of his
father kept them both.
Mr. Loni identified the handkerchief to be his. Ile turned
round at the instant. and saw it in the hand of Mr. Phillips.
The witnesses were bound over to prosecute.
GoogePtoorridge, a idung rasa, but lately taken into the em.
ploy of Mr. Isaacs, jeweller, of the Quadrant and Craven-street,
Strand, was on Monday evening sent to Tothill.fields prison, on a
charge of robbing his master of an enamel casket, containing 13
very valuable large cameo rings.
Mr. Isaacs stated that lie put two quantities of rings into two
mounted boxes, ttintilar to the one produced ; and the 13 rings he
put into an agate bowl ; the whole of which, with other things, he
edelosed in a large box, and gave to the prisoner to take up stairs.
On Monday morning, when the box was brought down, the rings
were mis.sit;g; he searched everywhere himself, and desired the
prisoner to do so also ; but neither could find the rings. Nobody
else had been in the shop, and he felt assured the prisoner must
have taken them.

The prisoner protested his innocence ; but as the case seemed so
clear, no other person haring had them in possession, he was
sent to TothillAields prison.
In the afternoon of 51/41day 31f. Isaacs discovered his mistake;
sent word to the prisoner, and yesterday applied for 11!s liberation.

The prisoner was brrt:tht.up yesierilly, and Mr. Isaacs ex.
pressed his sorrow for the steps he had taken. lie said on going to
the window, the fiat thinglic happened to take up was the ena..
melled casket that contained the rings. Ilow they came into it
he could not say ; he had pot them into the agate howl.
Sir GEORGE FARRANT to the young man—Your character is
no way affected by the mistakes; your master exonerates you from
any implication, and your reputation is as spotless as previous to
the charge. You tan return to your masttr with a clear character.
The friends of the young man at tiro hesitated t his return ;
but on the recomMendation of Sir George, and a statement from
Mr. Isaacs that he should fed greater confidence in his service,
Plumridge consented.