The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-02-18 00:00:00

DARING STRRAT RUBBERY.

Abort haltpast wen o'clock on Friday reeving es Dr.
Skinner, of Hatton garden, was going ulong the dark arched
plumage leading out of Pickled Egrwatk into Coppice.
row, by Cltrkeuwell workhouse, on his way to visit a patient,
he was run against by three fellows who hundled him, and
ore of them made a pull at his watchnbaiu, which broke
at the pivot, and the villains took the chain and seals,
winch cost him eleven guineas. The Doctor imme-
diately laid hold of the next of are three to him, on
which the villain knocked him down, and attempted to
escape, but was ;invented by a young man who hail just
come via of the Pickled Egg public-house, sod who saw
bins knock the Doctor down; he secured him; the realm
swede a moat powerful resistance; with the assistance of se-
veral watelionee and others he was haridentird, mod conveyed
before the Magistrate then sitting at the police office in
Hatton garden, where he behaved with the greatest ins°.
lessee. sod refused to tell his name, unless he was treated as
a gentleman. At length he said his name was William
Flashuian, that be wee a eabieet-nsakee by trade, and work-
ed for a Mr. Knight, at Deptford, and h.d no residence is
London; and he knew mating of the robbery.
David limaux, the yowls man who stooped him, proved
that the Prisoner and theralme two sea were drinking at the
Pickled Egg, they went out together, witness followed, aid
immediately the raillery was columnated; be saw the Pri-
-1111.04.1 knotk down Doctor Skinner and endeavour to escape,
when vitiates stopped him; he should know the other two
mew if be wits to see them siesot, The Doctor proved that
the Prisoner was the person sesilim when he was robbed,
hut -whether bier was the hood that robbed him or out he
could out my, but that he was one of the patty, and the
man who knocked him down, he was positive. The Doctor
was rubbed some time before of his watch, chain, and seal.,
whilst standing at his own door in Hationtarden. The
Prisoner was then committed fur further essmiumbm, and a
strong posse of coostables mot to convey him to prison.

Csptiun Cutreonn, of t►e Bieryntsta frntate, wader orders
for the Mediterranean station, has iiabtielted as Address to

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Isis cosslissesis, the eternises of Duissatven, that he hes
formed a resolution to seise, from Pas liaises', while triaged
is the 'mire duties of his prafessios.

The Right lion. W. 1...1 FRRISANTLE was re-
elected member for the borough of Buckingham on
Monday lasi, vacated in consequence of his appoint-
ment to the Board of Control. A handsome dinner
was provided for the occasion ut the Cobham Arms
1.., to which about SO persons, freeholder, and in-
habitants of Bucktrighain, sat down. Two barrels
of beer were given sway ott the Market-hill in the
evening.
The Judges are expected to arrive at Aylesbury
on Saturday, the 9th of March. The Assizes will
therefore moat probably commence on the Monday
following. The number of prisoners is amall com-
pared with precious calendars. being only 35, but
we are sorry to observe that the offeoces for which
they ore 111..01.1l to be tried are in many instances of
• serious nature.

At Stamford lair on Tuesday the show of beasts
waii not large, and in the early part of the morniug
there was ►once tendency to improvement in prices,
but the report of Monday's Smithfield market seas
known by eight o'clock, and damped the spirit of
bossiness. The sale of both Mores and meated
beast* became as dull us eve►. The hone fair was
principally on Monday ; prices certainly not better
than of late.—Mr. Baowm. a ►espectable farmer of
Siretion, in Rutland, was swindled by a fellow who
paid him for a good horse in two ten-pound notes
of the Newark batik of Pociii.iNutoN and DICK-
INSON, wh,ch stopped payment 13 years ago. Mr.
BROWN discovered the fraud in a short time. but
the 'windier in the interim had ridden away welt
the horse.

A time bell belonging to Mr. NIII.MEI4 of
Caverslistu Form (from whose dairy • large portioa
11r the population of Heading is supplied wills
Irst week broke loose from its conductor, in
Carershsui-street, and 11111 about furiously for some
time, throwing into consternation such of the intim.
basins ss happened in he out of doors. He silts at
last forced iino a stable. where it was found neces-
sary to shoot him. which war effected by &molt
hint from the lray-loft. The escape of this animal
from its keeper .weti owed by the breaking of the
swivel, by which the stick in the inan's hand was
attached ie • !urge ring which passed through the
boll'. no*. No occident occurred, though the
keeper (ebetb be obsess Avec) only escaped be-
coming the victipi of his fury by .erawling under
ass ea itjc814..040 .r.ollll4lllefi biWitetind to ,be
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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
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COVET OF KI it Gr: BMICH, Werlegaitgas
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SATLIDAY, FtsiVARY 110.

tioau b, ritrutsuu. •
Mr. CUlt% KY ealatrii, that this was ■a'artion in
which. the Kotula' sought to recover repar,otiou to i
damages fur the injury his chrracter smarmed
by the slanderous and defamatory expressions used
by the Defendant. The partie•, it alweare I, had
been fellow-,ervaiits ;11 the family of Lord Beaha-
rough—the Pl. tar fi11.... Na under groem, and the Des
&orient as sicer.ed ; but Defendant sko kept a
liverysstrible iu o%lord-street. and the Plaintiff was
induced to tent his situation w Lord Beshoiough's
family, arid mitlertuke the squatioa of ostler ruder
the Defendaiit, will' whom lie livid fur some time.
At length a duliutr tonic Lo. twee', tiwro respecoing a
horse, and the Piuiuiilfgnve him warning and quitted
his service. After this event hid ii, ken pher. the
Defeisd•asi toll different person-, 'li it the Phial=
tiff had robl,-d hiai, Is embezzleing sums of
money to the amount of 400!. or 5001. The Plains
tiff went to and wari,ed hint to reforin from
such reports, or if he r.ally had reason fur such its
accusation. to prefer it properly before a Mogi?,
trine ; intatusting, at the seine time, that he would
bring an action alpinist him Itir the slatideious
repo is lie had circulated. The Defendant
upon ibis, lake nut a warrant against the Plaintiff.
who was ultimately put upon hts trial at the 01,1
Bailey, on a charge of emhezzlement, but sc.
quitted oil Peterson's own e; upon which
acquittal lie brought the preseu action. A juin-
lication was put on the record.
Mr. Attutruus, fur the Defendant, contended
that bus chant hod meted on whet he thought jolt,-
liable grounds ; and if he war wrong, his error bad
arisen oat al mistake. anil not front malice ; and.
in (set, that nominal damages would meet the
justice of the case.
The CHIEF JUSTICE summed up, and the Jury
found a 'rennet for the Damages 100/. ;
costs 40*.

POLICE.

lit LBO tOUGH-sTISST.
VAGRANCY POURTRAYED
Saturday James Frisk, a sturdy-lookiug fellow, was
brought to this oilier by the Meudicity officer., charged with
begging in the sterile.
The atalrrrent of the officers west to peeve, that on Sa.
turday moruing they saw the Peisuiser mar Hyde Peat-ear-
ner. &Aisne clarity of several persons, sad us their sot im.
medialely supplying him with money, he pursued them I. a
rode manlier until they gave him something.
The Meat:licit) Society frequently having had complaints in
consequence of the numerous beggars who latest the streets,
sad being strong and abs. to work, they hit upon a plan of
employing such persons in a what( at Paddiogion to break
stouts for the rosily, and iu the course of the last month a
great number of men were trot to No. 8 wharf to pursue
the employment adopted, fur which each vagrant received
half a-crows per day, sod the Pillearf was use of these
that had been sent, but lie NM •way, as did al.°
several others, which partly proved that they were a set of
idle fellows, who found begmug a more profitable protestor.
The officer produced the Meudicity &Kw ty's hook, in %Well
they kept an acenuut of the parties that bad hero sent to
work, and the number that bad absconded, VI hich was is.
spected by Mr. Dyer, the Magistrate. The first week it op
peered that SO 'Lieu, strong and able fellows were set to
work, out of which number 35 absconded bets:re the rod of
the troth; the second week 70 were put to work, out of
which 51 touk to their heels; the third week 34 were sent,
and 29 look French leave; the fourth week 26 indralri•
pass fellows were put to this exercise, which they mak
sot at all to relish, sod 19 of them started without
eves Wallin those they left behind them t' Good by!"
Thus the expectations of the Society were frustrated, and at
the rod of the month out of the 180 perform sent to suet
134 bad ems away, leaving furtymx at work ; out of that
forty-six tomety-live ran away in a short time, and by the
9th of the present mouth only Moe continued at the atone-
breaking employment; all the remainder are now travelling
about as very vagrants. During the period of their being at
work the amount of slimes Inuke• was 401 toss 17 cat.
The Prisoner, who appeared to lee a very healthy ono,
yes committed au the House of Correctiou as a rogue and
vagabond.

BATTON-GARDEN.
DARING ATTACK ON POLICE OFFICERS.

On *sweaty Edward 0/dstork, Thomas guipld, and
Thomas Lloyd, journeymen bakers, in the employ of ear
Howe, a cheap baker, in Picketustreet, Temple-bar, west
brought up on a w at is the custody of a large posse of
oaten and reastables, on three separate don:roof assault-
ing and besting Juba Bier% William Thisellon, and William
Brown Edward,. when in Ilie execution of their duty. The
circumstanced were ma ("How:—

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NOTICAS OF MOTIONS km Turn D*v, FMBSWART IS.

1, Lord Archibald Heusilioo—To soave for Copp of life Ass-
pointoseot of Cuss for of the Privileges ir tit/Loyal
osarrits of *Gilead.
411.1800 Archshald Hansillfsoßill to abolish She taferlic
• Pirtle of Comisaismosiesof Scutlsild.
jKr. Naar—Aromy cod Navy Reforms.
. s,r Jobs Oshora—Vote of Seatmem. (la Ciamoiiitee of
SuPPIY.)
f. Margoio of Loo4ooderri--Stleet COMMIXIMPII lON Agrieul-
. Coral Moire*.
4. Nr.Clamilicellor of the Exchequer—To rrfer Est-logos(
Bills sod Treasury Bills Armorials to Cooiniaike of Si:poly.