The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-08 00:00:00

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ireetettley, Warm Newberry, a poor old time-and-service-
worn Li,hnien. was brought up in custody before T. U ra. tui, Esq. by
acme of the dry patrol, charged, under an old Act u• Parliament,
with felonionsiy harbouring, or affording relief to his son Edward
Newberry, lie brag under sentence of trammonation. and having
gawped before the expiration of the term fur which he WAS un-
tamed. _ _

Al.cett two yerers'ego, the prisoner's son, Cie *an then a title
looking ls4al Slim', was brought to thi,. office, with another hos
of the same age, on a charge of having stolen a silver tts.pot lima
the kitchen of a lady's house in Ormvenor-place, Pimlico. One of
the patrol of this ritEre mopped the two boys with the property in
fuse posi_vsion, and they were committed for re-examination until
an owner could be found. This was speedily done, and at the
x:esold hearing the buys were fully committed. The prisoner ap-
peared upon that orceasion, and begged very hard for the !ante.-
tioa of his hey, assuring ths filagistrito very earnestly that he
Would keq him out of harm's way ever after. The pair
oltfellow, we recollect, said, elide the tram courted down his
`altos— el •• 1)o PM, your Honour, let my cl.ild be
taken from me, and made a convicted thief of. I hare served
hut Ilsjesty honestly and fait:Kt:Hy as a soldior for many
Wag yvars% and that boy, your worship.--that buy that's now
.hslaro you for thievery (Oh bad luck to the hour when he did
st !) I have careiyd for many a scor.. miles on my knapsack, and I
abouldn't like to part with hint now in thir way." The poor fel.
low's pl,ading of course could avail mottling, all his son w is
katety c.nricit•ti at the Old Itailey (the propeny exceeding thz
ad:otint of 4415.), but his sentence was commuted to transportatiot
fur right yLit:a. I lc wav removed eighteen months ago to the Ja::-
tay►off 00l rich, end continued there, conducting
Morrell with rest propriety mita Saturday last, when being at
work with eleven others, on shore et the Royal Arsenal. ‘Voolerelt,
Its contneed, as the time up:preached to return to the ship, to
•way michanvel by Dixon, the of hoer under whose i. speetino
dory were wrirkiig, end make his escape. Infermation was cor -
'eyed 84 spocatly as poratbie to the London police, and search wart
male fie the. lather. Read, we of the day patrol, to whom the ii..-
tirmation tens given, v.celleciing the strong attachment of tha old
man to his ?mt. and sir parsiiig. it very likely that the ferns would
ito all in Sts piwer to prtgeci ine criminal from the irtgestice of the
law, after a long *mach frat.:ll the prisoner yesterday corn.
lasit out of a iclgiog.'initi-ei is Acynerel.street. St. Giks's. When
iptestioned auout hit Roo, be said he parted with him yesterday
Woodsy) awning, but he ahnuld rot tell where he was, for he
would nut be the men -a of hanging his own child.
• Dazing the statement of the officers the prisoner frequently ex.
lkdina In as: elultest lone, ' Deo% speak Warty. I never said I
add train my mat-1 admitted nothing, and don't say I dkl."
cal
HALL% Paid that the caws had dew their duty to appre-
hending fiat prisoner under the eircumstaams, but there must he
ameserr evidence than that which he had hosed to bring the owe
deb dm moaning 'of the statute. The Act made it a felony

knowingly to harbour or relieve ttaesperts who had eserped, but
the invie knowledge of the fact 11116 not sullicient to constitute the
offace.
Head, the ratrrl, told he kluwild be able to prove that the sou had
slept in the aerie houke with the prisoner.
Prisoner—That might be, without any thing guilty on my pass,
for it is a common bidging-house, in whizit people ray tio pinch
per night, and pi shells ore never seen again.
Read said, 'r: shold be able, it tim't were given, to prole a awn.
plete linrbanrir.g of the convict by tile primmer.
NIT. ks.i.s, upon this declaration, ciimmitted the I/TWOOLT for
re-esentir.asioa. _

„,,, •
DUEL i'III:VZXTEIL^Mr. N-11 RlO.ll, a yow,g gentle-
matt- TrNitling ;14.., tent. at thr. London C.dlie-hntise,
and 11--.1 H— Ed, a inerchart in the City, were-brought
lip latc in the anions. by Verris rind itiarlinum, on warrants
upon thJ inch c f Thomas chingnig them with in.
teadicT to roniniit c LreAch of th fierce by Lghtial with pistols.
I/ thst presented himself be ore tl.e
'oy Ith.;;:man, and said, I kw,: Leen t•iitcn pri.oner by
eCi;.l%. who Ira a warrant ttirsi!•st a person raise
ie r-re r.ie mine, lest it is r.d inv mine,”

3::. IIA 1 s —You tay it is not your 11/1:1C i,l th- warrant, pt z y
w3,3t 13 voor t•-.:ne? _ _

The eei'sn.stant, after mach hesitation, mentioned ilk own ramp.
!Ir. I S ine-rte 1 the given name in Use warrant, and said
Cast 1,711, quite %EA:H.7.a.
I),fethitnt—llut I am not to he detained, purely ?
Mr. NAL; S—VCII; yea mum:
In a tbw r snoenss Mr. made his eppearance, and both
patties were bellies', the illaxstrate.
Jar. HALT . said, he supposed, front the warrants before him,
that the d:!r: duets meditated a thICI. ann I•e wished to know front
them if th.it was est- care. They could nut, as gentlemen, hesitate
11 "IMMO' ths, question fairly.
Itelh rect., wen said they did not diem" to admit anything. AI:.
thew eluoc to say was, that they knew not how the Infsrmation
rot Id Im. re whet' the office. Each seemed pa•tieularly anxinua
th::t he :thout i no: he supposed to be the informer, but beyond this
tl.nr tat-•+t.l to 1,..0.2 anything.
Mr. flat.,;l 3:4,41 them if they knew each other?
The s:, fses:ant, %aid they had /teen each (Alice betbre.
Mr. Usti-a—flare you quartelkd ?
Both i!.ft-:t2arts mere silent.

Mr I! A I :to Mr. R---141‘)—I tee quite enough to convinea
ate that you 11 v.... quarrelled. NOW, to prerco: lutcit ao alrguntity
at. a due:, hare you any ta'ojection to duke hands with your op-
ponent?
;Mr. hare no .!esire to do aft, Sir.
Mr. Har.t.a..—Will you, Mr. a —tr.:, shake hands with Me.
?

nevcr saw this person but once, and I am not
fond of obilitr.; hands with tttriargers.
Itr. !faits said he must have the evidence of the person upon
intanuation the warrnst was gmated, and

Thom*. IVood was eall^d. who said he had not heard any
bt.tacen the two d.t.t.tdants hitn.elr. I.:it he tr 33 inform,'d
toat Ott.), had qua:natal. and ho was request...ll to Ore infanta.

tion of i

hlr. 1; —nd—Pray did not the other LL..fendant give you.* IW.
note to huy rUitol% ?
iVitne,s—Vem, he did. . .

11--nd—And pray hots did you know the spot where we
were to meet ? (It stems the defendants were stopped on their way
to the llogrot'a Park.) ;Very-13.bonne is a large place, and how
could you he so well acquainted with our mute?
ll'ontl Fuld he receiviti the information from a gentleman of the
name of Cony.
Alice sonic timber conversation. lilt. HALLO said he had beard
quite smiicient, and cancd upon the defendants to cuter into sure.
ties to keep the in:r.cc.

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