The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-09-15 00:00:00

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Samuel Hoifiaan, • young ...Mow, was charged by an
(likely Gentleman, named IVillitehirail, with having stolen a
valuable watch and seals from his person. The Complainant
stated, that he was standing by Bishopagate Church, wailing
for the cavalcade of the Radicals, when lie was surrounded
by a multitude, and felt his watch escaping from his fob.
Upon looking towards the must suspicious fellows, he saw
the Prisoner with his arm extended, having the watch in bis
kind. and heard him say, me, George, why don't
you take it ?" A Lady who accompanied the Complainant
laid hold of the watch., for the boy who had been add I
to far the purpose appeared not to be dexterous at his trade.
The Prisoner was secured, and given into custody.
The Lord Mayor said, that Manday was, indeed, a fine
illy far the interruption of trade and the picking of pockets.
If sin other body of gentlemen had to thank the Radical Re-
formers, the extensive gangs of depredators were certainly
'miler the greasiest obligations to them for the opportunities
afforded of trying 1.11 ilte varieties of their profession.
The Widows. 11,4,1fu11y cutnmittetl fur trial.

NOW. VTR MIT

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Yesterday John Eliska, who stands charged with leaving
committed a violent assault ou the person of Jane Greens-
lade, se, rant to Mrs Currie, of Upper Terrace, Ishii:ton,
on the evening of the 6th June, 1817, by beetles* her over
the head with a poker, so that her life was despaired of (and
for whose apprehension s. reward of 401. was offered), was
brought before Richard ltiraie, Esq. mud committed to the
New Prison till Frilly next, to give time for the witnesses
to attend.

UrION•MALL.

Yesterday two men, woe a tipsy and the other • country.
man, were brought up (rum Giidatone, in Surrey, charged
with having a quantity of base mosey is their possession
without lawful rxellar.

The Prisoners have lung infested the counties of Surrey
and Kent, wbich they have inundated with bail money. At
Gudstune they lived quite retired, hut rather mysterious, be-
cause, although they rent nut regular:), as if to work, nobody
kuew their employers. The quantity of bad abilliturs (au
well imitated as almost to defy &teems') then iii circulation
induced the pirish officers to hive a very sharp look-out,
and noun discovered circumstances of suspicion in therms-
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duet of the Priionera which led to their lo;ing apprehended,
fortunately at a moment when they had bad shdhntp to the
amount of 31.0 r 41. in their possesaion,earefully folded up to
soft paper, au as 1101 to rub against each other.
They were remanded till Mr. Powell, the Solicitor of the
hilolt,,lsuuld be able to attend.

ROBBERY AT TIIF. UNION CCUII-tiot7sE.

Yea Ten ''' //Wel/fa:id; who was employed at the
United Se'wire Cloh-Twos, Si. James's, to alietod the ass,
and who was apprehended on suspicion of meshing various
uticle of silver plate therefrom, underwent a final etanti-
nation.
A pawabriikrr produced two silver spoons pledged by the
Pri ' at his ah..p, and William Hilton, the mew/11A al the
house, and who had the ram M. the plate, proved them to be


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pert of sloe meek ..d., Us awe abialistil hassipielow. Pe
cud that Minaldandila property had ham lest 6•1111,01111 ho
I lave daring the Prisoner's stay at she hawse, hat.* Mase-
qiicace of Ma previous good character ma sappleion'at bra
slumber, in him, hot she depredations herbs( stilt esambated,
and no Pirlllofllll having seem es the plate, he *as at last
sarpersed amid secured. bat whim ii, mistody of an Heim r Isp
escaped from him, awl had not bons seen spin tili take. by
Gilmore.

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Anothe► pawnbroker proclaiml a silver watch. pawnor .ley
a woman with whom the Prisoner cohabited. and Willis's.
Steward, one of the winters, proved it to be his property; it
had b.•n stolen out of his bra-room at the titus the Pri-
soner was employed at the house.
There were numerous other charges evilest the Primmer,
but they were soot none into, as iiiitietwitte. if it wers
thought necessary, could he preferred against teem et ►he
Sessions. He was lolly cortmettird Impose the above cla.trzto,
and was immediately sent off to Newcate tOr trial.

JUDGE LEYCES7'EIeS CHARGE
To THY
GRAND JURY of the COUNTY if CARNARVON.

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The Proclamation that you have just heard was
issued early in the present reign. sod sliiecied iss
be always read at the Asniivtis and Quartet Sew-tons, I
with a view of constantly keeping tip the illttelotiii.e 4
of Grand Juries and !Magistrates to the revels-ore
of immorality and profaneness, awl particularly 10
what was evicts then ail iiicreasing evil (now ex-
tensively it has increased since we know too well) of I
profane and impious public dome. Proclatuat:o:n
for similar purposes have been since °cramming
published. whenever special circumstance* seemed
particularly to require it : and you are probably
all aware of the Proclamation recently ponied, cold.
ing upon all Magistrates to Wake isicynry, in order t.i
bring to justices lie authors mid printers of-wicked an I
seditious writings, all titterers of *erbium. sperch-..
and all persons concerned its riots and unlawful as-
semblies, under the striking circumstances speed' il
its the Proclamation; that it was neither unneces-
sarily or prematurely issued, or the evils it alluded
to overcharged, I presume, will hardly be pug..
gested even by the most fastidious its their 10,4
upon these subjects, after the demonstrat too of II:, is
existence that has been afforded by various occur-
rences that have lately taken place, and parttrillarly
by the melancholy events of the laid week; when sLi
many individual. have unfortunately suffered, and
amongst them some, I hope not many, who arvre
meritoriously acting in execution of important
duties in the public service. lii all these cala-
mitous proceedings we have a useful leant' to
those who wanted it, how much serious and
extensive mischief may be done by persons of
the worst characters, and the most contemptible
description ; and that neither precaution or
alarm are unseasonable or premature, though
little either of character, rank, or fortune, are par-
ties to the combination. Without any such auxi-
liaries (the trifling exceptions are not worth men•
fuming), but by every species of fallacy and false-
hood, conveyed by the most inflammatory speeches.
and the most seditious writings, plausible only
amongst the most ignorant, the principle. of the
lower orders have bs-e.i assailed in the form of
newspapers, cheap pamphlets, and placards, day
after day, and month after month, with an uctivtty
and perseverance that scarce any thing can ivi!ln
stand, And it has succeeded with large numbers
in the manufacturing districts, by changing t:,e
feelings of distress from causes, whicli hinsever to
be lamented, are unavoidable, into a hatred
of all weer:men% of all constituted station.
ties, and of all the upper orders of society of
every denomination. They have been persuaded
that liberties have been taken sway that were never
touched—rights invaded which never had export's..?
—that their interest has been neglected—and their
wants insulted by the rich; though it is notorious.
there never was • time in soy age or nation.
when the necessities of the poor were so largely
relieved both by public and private contnbutirma,
or their interest so anxiously consulted at the ex-
pense both of the time and money of the upper ,
orders on various occasions, and particularly its i
erecting schools, and providing means for niece KI.
instruction, by which many of them have beers i
taught to read the very libels, which tell them so
falsely they have been neglected and aggrieved.
Under these and other false pretences, holding out to
them what they call Radical Reform (which means
nothing less than Revolution) as a cure for all their
grievances; though no such Re!'orin could either
increase their wages, or procure them work or food,
these pretended Reformers have deluded thousand.,
collected together large assemblages, almost with.
out example, obviously prepared to act in concert,
marching from different quarters at the same time,
with sticks and bludgeons in military array, some
of them practised in military training, menacing all
constituted authorities, with flags. ensigns, and
caps of liberty, and various symbols of revolu-
tionary insurrection—almost throwing aside all
disguise—openly disclaiming petitions to Par.
liament es tireless—declaring that their object Iliu,t
be obtained by force !—taxes by Parliament arc
tyrannical—Reform or Death; and, to crown all,
enlisting schoolinasters, and even the female sex.
under their banners, engaging themselves to minute
their children in their own principles of diaaffect hp, ;
to train them up in the way they should sot go. t unit-
ing the cradle of the infant into a hot-bed of nob-
tiou, and mixing, as it were, this baneful poison °dig
their daily food. In order to root oat every seed of
loyalty from the minds and feelings of the rising ge.
iteration, we find, in the mean time, sem k suspended,
shops frequently shut up front terror, and the country
around its u state of ferment and alann. And yet.
Gentlemen, with all this unequivocal evidence staring
us its the face, because there is one standard with the
word " Order" on it. and these demagogues may
occasionally cry " Peace" to a mob iiifuriated by
their falsehoods, we are to be told (which they °los
tell us would laugh at us if we Iselieved) that they
meet only to declare their opinion, and to Tensaw
quietly amt peaceably ; that they cootie aimed only
with a pare conscience ; and that these demagogues,
whatever crimes they may have committed. or may
be in the act of actually committitig, iinultwg,
begirding all authority both militivy amid civil, are
not to be touches], vor the law of the land exc.
oiled upon them sit the presetice of these assemblies,
least they should be offended amid irritated ; and
so they sire to be left under • continued persurriod
so much inculcated by their leaders. that whatever
they may do, the civil powers dare not, and the col..
litary will nut act tigrinq thew; tout they inlay cow.
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