The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-11-15 00:00:00

NEWCAIITLE HANDLERS.

[IMITRER ACCOUNT]
On the ?venlig of Moodily se'oesight, is consequence of
itlfOi ellallo3l gives to the Mayor of ibis 10.55, that • person
had opened ■ room in Bell's court, Pilgrim-street, for the
purpose of playing, at • came called " Une Deux Citiorte,"
and that great members of SOILIIIe men beluugimg to the town
assembled there for the purpose of gaming, a party of peace
officers were dispatched, shout tea o'clock, to the town,
where they found a person, calling himself John Worrell,
who ackanoledged himself to be the master of the gaming.
sable, and about ten young men, some of whom were is the
act of playing at the paw Worrell was lodged in the
House of Correrfios, and the table and money taken pos.
sesoon of The next morning Worrell was brought before the
Mayor, and the riming-table was fitted up by the officers in
the Mayor's Chamber in the precise manner 111 which it had
been rowed. All,, hearing the necessary evidence, Worrell
was adjudged guilty of being a rogue sad vagabond, and
sentenced to be confined in the House of Correction to hard
labour until the next Ses.inns, there to he further dealt wish
areinding to law y but he signified, through his Attorney,
hie intention to appeal at the Sessions against the Mayor's
eon% triton. is roomed] f which be was held to bail
(litaiself to nai and Iwo sureties is 241. each), fur his sp.
pesrauce •t the *micros to try seek appeal. One hundred
and five half crowns and one crow, piece were found by ties
officers spun the gaming-table,—(Ntmeasfle Paper.)

A decision was pronnuoced in the Police Court at
Edinburgh ern Wednesday, which is veM•rkable
tidy mi account of the principles which it seems to
invoice. Kith►, the ►ervants of as Many families
Inlltlbllills( • common stair iii Grorge.street, were
•reused of throwing ding water, &e. ever tiro win-
dows upon the street. The uni•nnce was suffice.
eta!). proved ; and it was quite apparent that some
of the deleralers utu•t have been godly of it; but
there was no evidence to attach guilt or even suspi-
cion to any one of them in particular. The Ma-
go.icuter however. sited the shole to el small sum ;
sisal he einthested the decision by observing, that
thuar who are innocent ought to have informed
against the guilty.
t lizabeth Tvolitisort, of Kenton, near this town,
has been committed to our county gaol, charged by
the Coroner's, Itignest with the wilful murder of her
husband, Richard Tomlinson. It would he highly
'improper to give any detail of the evideuce on this
nielfoicholy case, to which we alluded in our last
paper. After a painful and diligent examination of
witnesses. which occupied two whole days. and did
riot conclude until a Ids hour on Monday evening.
the Jury unanimously returned • veuJict of Wilful
A/a►der •g•in►t the wretched fromtin.—(Stgßiird-
shire Advertiser.)
Great difficulty has beeu often experienced in
Making leeches fasten wide their mouths to the skin;
a meestuiudent in the Casette of Health of tins
month strongly recowsnend► the tollowing method
of applying theta :—Dip the mouth of the leech
into fret& porter, sod apply it to the spot from
whence Ot is deetnediodeumbie to abstract blood, sad
it will immediately tastes ee it nod besium sock.