The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-11-01 00:00:00

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Inerekaals,iii Beanfort.builslingt,gtrind, sp*iireiCto a ann.
mass on an information charging them with sending out
stint sacks containing coals, each sack being de4cient of she
length ordered by Art of Parliament, which subjected them
to a penalty of 40s. on each sack.
Mr. Heasplwies attended fur the inAirmant.
The willies, deposed, that on the 23.1 wit. be saw a cart,
drums by Iwo horses, and loaded with sacks of feels, and
from their appearance be thought they were deficient in
length ; he therefore followed the cart, and saw it unload at
Nu. 45, Perrival-street, Clerkenwell. He measured the sacks
as soon as they were emptied, mad found nine of them dea-
dest in length ; be marked each sack at the time, and kept
them ever sisal in his possessing.
[Here the sacks were produced sod measured in the pre.
Pence eg the Magistrate, and proved to be short from one to
four lathes each, as far as they were sewed up, sot includ-
ing the lip or part sot sewed on each side of the smooth, but
each proved to be the full width.]
Mr. Thames Capper, one of the Defendants, enateuded
that the sacks were More than the width, and would essol•in
more than them bushel. ; that the lip should be considered
as part of the libek k that there were only two or threw inches
open on each side Air the convesiesce of Alliag them, but
when the sack oat tell that part of the lip stood up.
Mr. Humphries tosteuded that it win only a sack as far
as it was sown up elk each side, and if the lip was to he cos.
sidered a part of Ilk welt it weold ors • wide door for
fraud, as they mighton bli a seek aiii!L half a yard long, and
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them it would sot ethe sure.
The Magistrate said, whether we sot the sacks toe.
Seined their measure was MA the speestiess before hint, but
whether they were of the IlVitt h sedered by art of Parlia.
great; his opinion was, that tit lip did net Airs any part of
the sack, as be did riot consider k a seek farther than it was
sewed, and concluded by eosvidling the Degrades,a is the
mitigated penalty of tea. on Milt sack, sammistiog to W.
which was paid, and the sacks est lb pieces.

MAttLIIOOOI79II.IIITRIBT.
EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT TO EXTORT MONEY.
Yesterday the Hon. 8. U. Gardner Weeded at Ibis office
to prefer a charge against Calhartim 0011, a well-dressed
decritt neaten apparently, for attempting to extort money
from him by holding oat threats of • eery extraordinary
*store. It appeared that she seat several letters for t►e
purpose of iatrasideting bim ; at first be scoffed at leer
threats, hat she ►aving persevered, ►e applied at this office,
and baJ her takes into custody.
Mr. Dyer, the Magistrate, asked the Prisoner what she
bad to say, but she declined at present waking any defence,
and she was committed fur farther examinatioo on a future
day.

DARING ROBBERY.
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Os Tuesday night Mn. Fisher, the landlady of the
Elephant and Castle Tarns, Keel-road, brag indispored,
retired to bed; she felt asleep in a abort time, sad during
her sltember some person. who it is supposed mast have
bees well acquainted wit► the house, entered her apartment
sad rifled her pockets of money to a very coosiderable
amount; they also unlocked the drawers, and besides steel-
ing a valuable casket of jewels, ilse7 carried off other pro-
perty, and escaped without detection.

THE TIM F.
NEWMARKET THIRD OCTOBER. OR HOUGHTON
MEETING. lett.
TIMIDAT, OCTOIIIIII 30.
Ur. Creek/DM's e. by Slim, out of Palma, Sat. 71h. beat
Mr. James's e by Cardinal York. Sat. First karat Ab. M.
1000.-5 to t two Mr. Crockford'a e.
Mr. James's Ajax, Sat. Sib. beat Mr. Greenlee Sister to
Plumper, 7.1. 131 b. T.Y.C. 50p.-6 to son Ajax.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 100. rack, foe 3 yr ulds and
upwards. T. Y. C.
Sir J Sbelley's Ivanhoe, 4 yrs old, Sat. 131 k 1
Ld Stradbroke's I ocantator, 3 yrs old, 7st. Ilb . . 2
D. of Portland's Comical, 5 yrs old, SM. 41b
Mr. Crockford's e. by &lien oat of PaMos,3 yrs, 7.1. Illb 4
Mr. Wyndbant's itobiu Hood, 4 yrs old, Sot. 51b.
Ld Grosvestor% Capulet, 3 yrs old, 7sl.
Mr. James's c. by Cardival Yoek, 3 yrs old, 7st. llb.
IA Jersey's Prophet, 3 yrs cold,7st Sib
Ld Yerulam's Vermin, 3 yrs old, 7st. Bib
The Judge placed hut 4.
9to 2 apt Ivanhoe-5 to I apt lacastator—l to 1 apt
Comical.
Mr. Bouverie's Plumper, Sat. 41b. beat Mr. Preadergast's
Letitia, Sat. 51b. D.M. 100ga. h. ft —9 to lou Plumper.
Mr. Rowel' Euphrates beat Sir J. Shelley's Spores, Sat. 41b.
each. T.M.M. 100 p. h. ft.-5 to 2 apt Euphrates.
Fifty Pravda for t.yr old., carrying • feather ; 3.yr olds,
7st. 516. ; 4-yr olds, Sat. 91b.; 5-yr olds, 9st. 311 a.; 6 yr
Sit. 71b.; and aged, 9st. 10Ib. Last Three Milcs of
B. C.
Mr. Saigon's b. f. Loss, 4 yrs old. 1
Mr. Yansitiart's eb. e. by Comas, out of Lady Frances,
3 yrs old
His Royal Highness the Duke of York't b. c. by Election,
dam by Sorcerer' 2 yrs 01d...
Major Wilsou's b. f. Rotterdam, 4 yrs old
Mr. Bouverie's eh. c. Plumper, 4 yrs old dr
D. of Grafton** b. c. Titian, 3 yrs old dr
Mr. Sear's br. e. by Sorcerer, 4 yrs old dr
5 to 4 agst Loss-6 to 4 spinal Mr. Vansittares ch e.