The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-02 00:00:00

HATTON GARDEN.

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INCOVR101101.1: Tit ItE.—Vestrrtlay, as elderly woman,ramed
F. Clarke, was brought up for final examinatein, un inniumrable
charges, preferred against her by various pour people in the
neiglibuurhood of Clerkenwell and other placer.
The pri•ofti I was stated to belong t.r a society called "Sneaks,"
who wutch their opportaiiities of slipping into L•ousos, when the
street-door happens to be left open, and seize anything within
their reach ; but, if met by the family, generally evade suspicion
by inquiring fur some person who they know is rot an inhabitant
of the boast.. Several offences of this nature were proved against
the prisoner, who, failing to mike any defence, was fully committed
for trial.

BITPRILARIT ANT) itnABERY.—Two well-dressed mcn, named
I. /weds and C. .4frrateder alias Ptrsrolt, were limught up for re-
csaniiiiatent yesterday, in inequity of Head, a Bus.atrct•t iintrul,
charged on suspicion. with heinr cone -rued In it daring burglaty
and robbery, committed about three weeks back nn the premises of
Mr. 'inner. carpenter and builder, No. 2,11 l iddletomstreet,t4pa.
iii, Ida, when 2;0 sovereigns in rash, together with accepted bilLi mud
other securities were carried or.

Read, who took the prisoners into custody, Plated.that for a night
or two previous to the rebbery, two men in every respect answerable
to the iles.triptien of the prisoners, together witti a lad about thir-
teen years were observed lurking about Mr. KMVeell house ;
and it vas well known that such a lad 11',3 frequently seen slog
with the prisoners. It was on this around, ex also the suspicious
character the prisoners, that he (Read) thoucht it his duty to
take them Into cti,tody ; and he made no doubt, if more time was
allowed by again remanding the men, that he woald be able to
procure lA:Mac:it evidence of their being in some way concerned in
the robbery.
Mr. Keever, as prosecutor, was then called, to speak to some
particulars relating to the robbery, but he did nut appear.
Mr. flt is VII it F.TM, who attended as Solicitor on behalf of the
defendants, contended that Mere were not eufficientgrounds of suspi-
cion to orixn the Magistrate's remanding his clients : the gor-
ing time to ogi.ers in eases so weakly %list:tined was, in fact, sub.
remise of Me best principles of the t'onstituti.m. The prisoners
had been already remanded on this plea, nntt what had been done
by it ? Nothing. The non-appearance of Mr. Keever himself
who should be supposed to he the most deeply interested in pm?.
ratting the charge, it founded on any reasonable gmund of onspi-
cion, had not thought proper to come forward. 3lr. Humphreys
therefore prayed the Magistrates to consent to the immediate dui-
charge of his clients, who, u honest men, had already suffered too
much confinement.

The Magistmte observed, that he partly agreed in Mr. Hum-
phreye views as to the weakness of the ease eg inst the prisorera,
though it Wii not altogether devoid of foundation. flowerer, as
there appeared on issuer prospec:: of bringing it home, they were
entitled 4t the., iti,ehartze ; hut, an the event of any mote aatirlie.
tory iolimitntion 6c int; otitained, they of course would be liable. to
be eL future period.
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STREET.
Yesterday IT'iltlam Smart. maw's', front the Kingsland•rosd,
war brought he,itre Mr. RENCTT, the Jilting Magistrate, under
Ilse following rirentinitances. . . .. .

It appealed the prisoner was siningon Monday everting, between
AIX and serer of clock, in the tap.moin of the Spread Eagle public-
house, Kingsland-road, is a state rather bordering on intoxication,
with it tog iu his lap, when another sawyer, of the name of Henry
Smith, et-tercel the room, and addressing the prisoner. said, " What
n prety dnr, you have got there," and proceeded do beckon with his
finger sn yes to induce the dng to quit his situation and to go to him.
Ti., prsoner, upon perceiving this. jumped up and ow:minted,
" 11l knock your 41—d Norfolk head elf." Ile then struck Smith
a biow un tie temple with his left hand, following it immediately
with a second blow with his right hand. Smith merely said re-
turn, " fix you for this," and then went away, apparently
without much injury. He then went to another publie-liovae,
where a club was held, and of which he was a member, and after
remaining theresome time, during which he drank some liquor
and sung some song a. be left that, and went to his lodgings, where
he died about two a clock on Tuesday morning. The circumstance
of the death taking place so shortly after the blows had been in-
flicted induced Ilnyoriek, a parish officer, to apprehend him on
Tue.-Isy night and lodge hint in the watelthouse.
A certificate was produced frren a surgeon who had examined
the body, stating the death of the deceased to have been caused by
the injury done to his heal], and which caused an effusion of blood
upon the substsoce, and into the cavit4es of the !nein.
The Alagistrate said lie felt it incumbent on him to warn the
primmer of the scrim* and awful situation in which he aas placed
by the death of the deceased following in so short a time alter the
infliction of the blows which he lied given him, and by the certi-
ficate of the surgeon the death appears to have followed an injury
done to the head. It would be most important for him to prove
before the Coroner that the deceased had received some further via.
fence from others, or had met with sonic accident subsequently to
his quitting the room where they first Mel on Monday night. He
would therefor: seriously recommend hint the assistance of an
attorney.
The prisoner said he could prove that he had never shown any
animosity tmirards the deceased, but on the contrary, they always
behaved to each other more like brothers than common ac-
quaintances.
The Magistrate aaid, that under present circumstances it was
his duty to detain hie.—lle was accordingly remanded.
UNION HALL.

Thomas Irick, Bomugh, who
stands charged on suspicion of having forged the signature of
Joseph Turner to three checks, on the Bank of Mesas. Weston
and Co., II igh..trect, Southwark, underwent a final examina-
tion before Mr. CJlAllaKus, at llorseutorga.iane gaol, on Tues-
day anetnnon. - - . . _ . _ _ _

t appeartd that the final examiortion of the priaoner had been
Marti in eoftequener of the rhorce of ft material Witilelll, who,
it was butted, was not to be found since the lint hearing of the

cane.

Mr. Weston produced a 311. note, No. HIM, which he Mated his
clerk to hove paid away to pcnim who presented a check on
the Ilank, int:porting to be in the hatial.writit.g of Joseph Tauber.
31r. Jac•Lson, a wine.nnyclannt, of Marli.larie, stated that he had
a clerk ralatcd Thomas who kept his books, and he(wit-
ness) had seen him write Oslo mly. Ile uniformly indorsed all
notes reetirc,l be him on wimess's account, and he (dlr. Jackson)
behaves the indorsement, •• Mr. T. %Vicky King.street, South-
wark," upon the th.W. Rank of England note. No. Mil, produced,
it deal the 7th of September, 11121, to be in his hand. writing. Ile
lat witness's service on the Jth or tith of November last, saying
hr wanted to go into the country for a few days, and witness lass
not seen him since. _ _

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tirtwge Pent, Illarknwin.atreet, grove, stated, that the last
witness's clerk, Thomas tar...ented the 301. nnte now pro-
duced, at his shop. in payment for good,. Two or three days af-
terwards, callal again at the shop, algal was anxious to
have hark the note. Witness, on his a•tpltca:itn for it, told him
that it had been raid away at the hunk of 3lessta. Preacttt and
t's, —lle theta went away.

The 31160/orate obarri.ed, that notwithsiantlir.g the absence of
Mr. Jackson's c!crk. he small semi the prisfincr to take his trial,
and accordingly committal him to the next mutes.

There an, thirty-six prisoners in Intl: Castle for trial at
the vest ast,izes, ON'rieca of Wholll stand charged with
murder !!

TIN• Gar able of Tuesday night contains a Proclamatien,
promising his Majesty's most gracious pardon to any onn
coaccrmd in the atrocious murders of Frances Smaller and
Mary Ann Ilattenhorough, the two little girls who were
found murdered near Boston some time ago. The Procla-
mation excepts tl:we who actually committed either of the
said murders ; and offers, as a pecuniary reward, one hun-
dred and thirty-five pounds (with the previous exception)
to any ?croon wilt, shall bring the murderer or murderers
to conviction in either of the eases; the rewards to be paid
by the Mayor and acting Magistrates of Boston.