The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-03-17 00:00:00

LAMBETH-STREET.

THE INFORMER AT FAULT.—Yesterday, a person named
Gardenr,, the driver of one of the Blackwell stages, appeared to an
information laid by that professional informer, Byers, charging
him with furious driving on the 7th inst.
Mr. H ustrunt rs attended on the part of the defendant; but
previous to the Particulars of the ante being gone into, Byers ap-
peared quite at fault, his witnesses, as he Alleged, having disap-
pointed him in their attendance.
Mt. HARDWICK said he would admit of no postponement; and
as the defendant was put to the trouble and expense of attending
with hi. witnesses, he would, in dismissing the case, make an order
that Ity.ya pay any expenses he might have been put to.
declera.ton scented to act like an electrie shock on Bvers ;
but Mr. HUMPIIRIE!R, atter consulting with his client, said he
did not wish to press for expenses. The information was then die.
misse I, and Byers left the Mike, congratulating himself on his
uarrow escape.
TOWN-HALL.

Itivra PIRACY.—Ge;ge man, dressed
in blue jacket and trOMIIeTN, was yesterday cnarged with the follow-
ing daring robberies :
C Joseph Sinallwell, of the New Darlington. of and from
Stoctton-upott-Ttes and Durham, lying at Besde'a Wharf, stated
that he was awoke while ideepirg in his cabin yesterday morning,
between one and two o'clock, and heard some person breaking in
close to his bedside; he at first considered it was his cabin-boy and
call •d to hint, but receiving no answer put his hand nut and felt it
was a man. Ile immediately leaped out of bed, and as the pri-
son tit was attempting his escape up the cabin stairs he seized him
by one of his legs and pullet hint down again: he then gave the
alamt and his mute came to his assistance, Remelted the prisoner.
an 1 found his own watch in one of the pockets of the prisoner's
jacket. .
Andrew Ditchbourne, the mate, said that on hearing the C.aptalti
Cal Silt there were thieves in the ship, he felt for his. watch, which
he had hung at his bed.head, and missed it. The watch found
IrtlYll the prisoner and proeuced was his, and of thei value of gas.
lie gave him in charge to the wharf watchman.
The prisoner declined 'laying anything.
A second charge was then preferred by John Sugrou, • mariner
on bond the merchant vowel lying alongside the Darlington, and
he said that hearing Captain Sntallwell call down the steerage and
ask Wanly WRICIM had been lost, he felt at the bulk's-head, where
lie had placed his owns and discovered it had been taken away. He
afterwards Mural it in the prisoner's posaessiun on hoard the Dad.
ington. It was a silver watch, and of the value of 250.
The prisoner was fully committed no both charges.

On Wednesday afternoon Jame Stott, of Woodhouse, a
boy, ten years old, in the service of Messrs. Briggs and Son,
Woodhouse-lane, near York, wits accidentally caught in the
machinery of their mavisfacutry, and literally torn to pieces.
His left foot was completely cut off above the allele, his
right arm was turn front his body, his tight thigh was
broken in several places, and his body and head were cut
and bruised most dreadfully.
We have to add another to the long list of accidents
which are constantly occurring ft on stagecoaches. As one
of these vehicles was leaving It/imitate on Saturday last, it
overturned near the ttsrupike. A clergyman, an outside
passenger, was, we regret to add, seriously hurt. Ile was
most hospitably received in the mansion of Sir Win. Curtis,
where he now lies in a stated great suffering from injuries
itltli..tttl on the back and head.
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