The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-12-13 00:00:00

POL(CE.

• MANSTON-NOVIII.
CONVICTION OF TILE KEEPER OF A NOTORIOUS
GA MINI/MOUSE.

Jelin Morley, the keeper of billiard rooms, Sweeting's-
reals, in the parish of St. Bartholomew by the Exchange,
pas chimed upon Inform:dm(' tinder the 'l2lh of George 111.
cap. 28. sec. I. fur setting up, maintaining, and keeping a
certain fratidulent game, to be dcierinined by the chance of
thee, under the denomination of the game of Hazard, by
whirls he was liable to the penalty of 2001.
The information was kid by an emiosenS merchant, a resi-
dent in the io.rish of St. Stephen, Coleman-street, who was
led to adopt the proceeding In cousequence of having expe-
rienced io the proton of a vrologe, 19 years of age, the
dreadful of which gamintt establishments, or, as they
are filoratively called, Hello," are daily prodticing. The
prospects of the yotmg person, whose indiscretion has been
alluded to, were a short lime ago splendid, but a few visits
to Morley's put an mill to them.
Northfield, the officer, swore that he served the notice
of attendance at Murtey's &letting's-rents.
The Defendant did nut appear, . _ _

The Overseer ut the .parish deviled, that he hail been in
Morley's house. No. 2, Sneeting's rents, a month or five
weeks ago; that Murky voted as an inhabitant fur an
or, anist.
The Churchwarden who collected the Pon/A-Mrs in the
parish deposed that Marley was rated as an inhabitant.
A number ut young men, most of wham are clerks, were
called to confirm the evidence as to the system, but nuue ut
thew appcired.
The lord Mayor, after having made some comments upon
the vice of gaming, convicted Morley in the penalty of 2001.
We understand that the Defendant left this country fur Ire.
land the moment proceedings were instituted.

lOW frfattT.

ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.

Uo Saturday IVilliane Clue was fully committed fur steal-
ing • gold ring set with pearly, a pair of silver knife-rests,
and a number of dollars, the property of Mr. Barnard,
jeweller, iu the Strand, with whom he lived as porter. The
!invert, was found concealed in a hole curiously contrived
1,11 She ceding of the cellar.
The Primmer confessed the fact, but said he had taken the
article. fur the purpose of provi•hag fur soy emergency, iti
cue he should be owl of employment.

WORSHIP STREET.
A RADICAL APPRENTICE.

On Wortley last Mrs. Sarah Funned, of Nelson-street,
City-road, appeared to a summons to answer Ilse complaint
of George Green, an apprentice.
The Complainant, • lad about 13 years of age, slated,
that be bad been apprenticed to Mr. George Fursight, to
learn the holiness of brush-making; lint his master bail no
work for him to do, and he wss leot by his master to his
sister, who was in the same business, ; bat she also had nu
work, whereby be was p ted from learning his business.
The Defendasit, as also three of her sisters, had threatened
to set tire to the house, and burn bias slier, and he was ac-
tually in danger of his life.
Mrs. Forsight said, that she bad plenty of work for him
to du, but be was very much addicted to publics, and ab-
arnica himself night after night in attending places were
those persons called Radicals resort, and, in fact, that was
his delight, and be would not work when he was asked.
Reform in Parliament was his constant study and conifer-
vat iou. He attended the Smithfield Meeting, and, upon Isis
return ►one, he said he was determined to take up arm;
against the Government.
Magistrate—So, Sir, your mind is occupied with the stale
of Government and the country, instead of the honest trade
of bruslainakiug ?
The lad, in a loud tone of voice, soil with a deal of
action, as if be belonged to some sporting Society, slid, he
certainly bad been to several private meetings to discuss the
Impropriety of the Hills now pending in Parliament, bat he
would not do so if there was work for him to .to at his trade.

The Magistrate advised him to go home to his master,
and be attentive to his business, and not devote his time to
meetings of Radicals, which he agreed to, and the parties
left the office evidently moth satisfied with the decision of
the worthy Magistrate.