The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-01-31 00:00:00

POLICE.

HAITON-OARDEN.
Yesterday Mr. Burrows, brewer, of Hack-hill. Hattomeardeia,
applied to the Magistrate lke his advice sndcr the fallowing cir-
cumstances —He dated that he discovered that as luderriting
kreiting young woman, about VI years of age, had slept for the last
three nights in the yard of the brewery, and such *ea the Nat: of
exhaustion in which she was found, that if he had not hunimiely
given her some food, and brought her into his house tie must
have expired. The girl stated that her father and dam del is were !
of the highest respectability in Worcestershire; hat owing
to the extreme severity of het 'stepmother, she wee obliged to fly
to London, and take a servant's place. Her neentally delicate
constitution, end her not being habituated to labour, dithered her
unfit fur servitude, and after pawning all her clothes to support
herself during the lest three weeks and pay her lodgings, site was
at last turned into the streets. To save herself from infamy, she
took shelter in those premises, in the hope of dying there.
The Magistrate expre.sed his COMMISCTItiOO tor her situation,
and daps:cher, an officer with her to the Alendicity Society, re-
questing that they would attend to her situation, conceiving her
case to be well deserving their consideration.
1 Johs liabrook, James Word. Rebecca Cards, and Raker*
Barton, all under sixteen years of age, were brought up by Dor-
angton, one of the day patrol. He stated, that knowing the parties
to be reputed thieves, he took them into custody on Thursday in
Holborn, under suspicious circumstances. On their_persoos were
found a number of new silk handkerchiefs, silver anuE-boxea, pen-
al-eases, sod various trinkets; and, on searching the lAtings of
the females, beaver hats with ostrich feathers. pellisens, 1M an tie-
%ant assortment of ladies' dream were sound. An immense num-
' bar of duplicates of unused linen drapery, pledged in all goarters
of the town, were found in them.
They were remanded for a week, that the property might be
They

31 A R LBOR 01.10 H -STREET.
Antrim TlllEF.—Yesterday Jogs Drafts was brought from
St. Pancras watch-house, charged with picking the pocket of a
gendesnao in Oxford-street. There was some doubt of has
the person, on which he was about to be discharged, when
an Deicer of this Mice, on looking sharply at him, foundling be
answered the description of a person he had inftrrmaties
for the robbery of a box from the house of Mrs. Hicks, 31%2
pnoea,
ton.street, Fitsroy.square. He suggested it to the ii
who immediately scot him to the house for the sonataa who
gave the information. IA a short time sho apwasonl. otested
that a Lady, of the name of Wright, who was expound num
Blackheath on a visit to her mistress, hod met from thence a box
' sontaining wearing apparel and other giblables. The wrier vhs
brought it on Friday evening last, was in conversation with
about it, when a knock was given at the door, and a deceataaa
man appeared, who said he was inquiring for a person is Meads&
bourhood, but begged she would not be interrupted ; he asked if
a Captain Johns= lived there, end being told net, departed t the
carrier also went away. Shortly after, the prisoner knocked at the
door, iteid sold the meter; who had been thaw a few Wombis be-
fore, sent him for the box be left for Miss Wright, it belts the
wring me. She not suspecttog any trick, gave it to Won, wish
which Ito departed. She was asked if she was positive as ut the
Mondty of the prisoner; she could not, she said, swear poildvey,
it being nearly dusk when be mine. but, to the best of hot belief.
he was the person. The conversation between her and the canter
was heard by the permit who inquired for Captain Johnsen, and
with whom it is supposed the prisoner was is league.
He was asked what he bad to ray to this charge. He madly
&Med it, and said he never saw the girl before.
He was remanded for a week; and Hedges, the carrier who
bum& the box from Blackheath, was ordered to be sent for to
Mood.
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