The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-21 00:00:00

POLICE.

BOW.ITtEET.

Yesterday Williams Jones, a weti-knows eh;;;;;,;ra•
exammed before Tbomas Halls, 11.1. oo seepkion of steal.
ins property found upon bim nude, the fullorriug circum-
stances:—

Abdul eleven o'clock yesterday morning Miami., Hari
rison, one of the City Marshall/ten, sod William Lue•iti •
City Officer, were proceeding in company along Careyrdreer,
Lineola's Inn fields, and observed the Prisoner coming
towardathem, carrying something bulky tied is a haatiker-
chief. Harrison knew him to be a bad chewier, and sus-
pecting that it was steins property, crossed over the way to
him, and asked to see what the boodle contained. The
Prisoner hesitated in complying, sod Harrison seised
►old of the bundle, •and on examining it found it to contain
two white handkerchiefs, marked J. C. G. some tea bore in
ono of the handkerchiefs, • pocket book with five sovereigns
is it, some plain cards, • silver pen and pencil cast, three
latch-keys, some pawnbrokers duplicates, and • turnpike
ticket of Notting Hill gate, dated 20th September, 1822,• by
which it is presumed that be bad just come of that road,
and that the property is the produce of some robbery coo.
milted in that direction during Thursday eight. He was
then secured, sod the officers having sacertaioed the place
where he lodged, west and searched his apartments, but did
not lad any thing concealed there except a large riding
whip.

The Prisoner alleged is hie defence that t►e money has
beer in hie possession for some time, and was his own, but
be refined to say from whom be remised it.
He was remanded fur flutist,. elaasioatioa.

NRW RAKERS ACT.

Os Tbunday 'swain a very nuserews and respectable
meetiag of Master Bakers residing is Camera Tows, So-
mers Town, Mauro., and their viciulties, was held at the
sign of the Frieud.ia Hind, Battle Budge, Mr. Kemp is
the Chair, for the purpose of taking into coosideratitm the•
clauses in the New Bikers' Act, which will come into force
on the 29th of the pretest month, Is order to be on their
guard against the common Wormers, and that all might act
on the same pilociple, without prejudice to one another.—
Afier passing • very social meta& they parted is high
spirits.

ROW IN THE SPORTING WORLD.

Swap, the first favourite for the Si. Leger race, as it turn-
ed out in less Mau forty right boors after, could have worn
that race M a common canter but for the revival of the phy-
sicking system, sod oth►r mishaps, which the fate of Dawson
some years slice for • while sounded • warning. swap heat
Theodore, the winner of the Lrge►, on Wrdnesday, over the
ante said Leger coarse, sod woo the race without a Croggle.
A more honourable gentlem■n than Swap'. m ister Ye ksbira
t produce; and from an inquiry now en foot, the spe-
culation. of unprincipled wretches will, we trust, shew to
the world, as In the case of Dawron, that • repetition of
his crimes ragout be practised with ineposilly. We abstain
from further rtmailis until after the mulling day, at
Tattersall'a, on Monday next, and there the great wituter
(or two) will be seen. ,The regular jobbers its fraud eve.
refuse to pay upon the rare; and certainly the fair awl
Intoourable adventurer will nut-part with his money upon so
infamous • humans.