The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-17 00:00:00

ADVANTAGE.

Yesterday Edward Mahatma, a robost•louking fellow,
about forty year. of age, was charged with robbing a Lady,
on Saturday evening last, la Fleet.market.
Mrs. Mary Anoa Morgan, wife of Thomas Morgan, resit.
lag at No. 4, Francis-street, Gray's Inn-road, stated, that
about half-past eight o'clock on Saturday evening she was
going through Fleet-market, when her progress was stopped
by three meu, who hustled her; ■s soon as she got disen-
gaged from them, she found that her gown, petticoat, and
pocket were cut, sod that her pocket-book was gone; it con-
tained eleven or twelve duplicates. As soon as she missed
it, she went to one pawnbroker to acquaint him of the cir-
maawance, and to request that he would stop the duplicate
et the article pledged with him, if it was °Geed to be re-
deemed. About eight o'clock tis that monolog abe went to
Mr. Turner's, pawnbroker, Srydges-street, Covent-gardeo,
and she learned that the Prisoner had been there as soon as
the shop was opened, and redeemed four metal table spoons,
three silver teaspoons, a pair of silver sugar.tungs, and a pair
of topes ear-rings, her property. She then west to Page's,
pawnbroker, Long-acre, and found tbst the Priaoner had only
left there twenty minutes before, after having redeemed a
gold brooch sad ring, her property. She then proceeded to
Loveday'r, pawnbroker, Gray's lan•road, and was informing
bin of her loss, when the Prisoner entered the Asti!), and
produced two duplicates to redeems some articles of her pro-
perty. She was convinced that the Prisoner was oue of the
men that hustled her is Fleet•market.

John Blake, a constable or St. Pnneras parish, stated, that
he saw a crowd on that day in Gray's lon road, when he saw
Mrs. Morgan and the Prisoner; she charged him with having
robbed bee; he took the Prisoner into custody, and brought
him to a publie.howse, where be searched him, and found
ou him the property which he had redeemed from the pawn•
brokers. lie produced the articles, with two sovereigns,
11. 16a. is silver, four duplicates, and the pocket-hook be.
longing to Mr■. Morgan ; be also found ow bin a valuable
watch, which he bad uu doubt be bad stolen.

Mrs. Margins identified the duplicates, and the articles
produced, to be her property.
The Prisoner, iu his defence said, he found the pocket-
book st balf-past ten o'clock on Saturday night, !put on
the pavement at the corner of Slime Cutter-street, in Fleet.
market.

Alderman Cox committed the Prisoner to Nengate for
trial, and recommended Mrs. Morgan to go before the
Grand Jury fortlissith, anJ have a bill found against the
Prisoner.

The P.isoner, on his way to Newest', attempted to make
his escape, and handled the officer. very roughly, bot was,
however, safely lodged. He will be tried this &visions, and
if convicted, Mrs. Morgan will be entitled to the articles be
redeemed.

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday William Comer, a boy about thirteen years of
age, was brought tip in esistody of William Woodbury, one
of the patrol, charged with stealing 'flees scutcheons from
the area gates of different boosts in Gower-street, Bedford-
square.

Woodbury stated, that oboist eight o'clock yesterday
morning be observed the Prisoner in Gower-street doing
something to the luck of an area gate; Woodbury went up
to hint, took hold of him, and found a stutcbeon in his hand
belonging to the luck of the gate, and its his pockets fifteen
other scutehrons, and • large sail which had been used in
forcing them off. Another boy was sees by the patrol, who ap-
peared to be acting in the same way as the Prisoner, hut he
got off, and it is supposed with a great number of scutcheuns
about him, a/ fifty or sixty area gates in that street were
divested of thr m.
The Prisoner was committed.

It is understood that a regulation is in process at
the Treasury Board, to allow the discharged Qom-
tertnen of his MAJESTY'S Dock-yards, who will not
accept the situation of singlesstation men, to be
superannuated on the graduated scale of 1813; by
which the junior Quartermen will have about 38/.,
and the svmor 751. per annum.
Among the various occurrences during our races.
we have to notice an assault made upon Mr.
MYTTON ■nd Mr. BETTY (the celebrated Roecius).
These gentlemen were walking in the street oppo-
site the George Inn about one o'clock on Wedges.
day morning (11th inst.), when four insolent fellows
hustled and insulted them ►n various ways. Mr.
MYDron's hat was knocked off; and one of the
men snatched Mr. BETTY'S watch out of the fob,
but having a safety chain attached to it, the villain
failed iu his object. Mr. MYTToM seized one of
the men and held him until the patrol came, when
lie was conveyed to the gaol; the others effected
their escape.—( Lichfield Mercury )

MINA

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