The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-20 00:00:00

FEGOCIOLIS DOG.

Os Weaseeday hot, at Chitties, sear North Shields, a girl
who had gone the dieser, of shoot s quarter of a mile fur
water, whilst at the well was Poised by a veracities bull dug
that lied epos the ball of by 14, • sad literally lure it to
pieces. Several females pretest 'his mils endeavoured to 111.
Windt the refer tenets ruler*, obese temente were fright-
ful, sad, had sot some mew strived, who felled the ablaut
before he would quit his bold, ber earthly career must have
bees speedily ended. She has ever sews beets delerious, and
no hopes are entertained of her recovery. The uwger of the
dog is is eestody. The practice of traiaiag Omen creatures
to Gilt for mosey is that quarter bad arrived at as shirmiag
height, lad it is sow to be hoped the diabolical practice will
be abolished, as the metiers of the colliery have gives orders
for, evtti workroom to destroy their dogs or be themselves
discharged.

The Corporation of Cork have voted its freedom
to the Duke of Devonshire, to be presented by a
deputation m a silver box, on his Grace's arrival iu
that city.
Mr. HINDRICK'S brewery, at Brussels, was dr-
stroyed by fire on the 19th inst.
The following was written on the back of a.lO/.
Bank of England mite, which, among others, was
received by • tradesman inOsfurd.street lasi week:
" Let those into whose hoods ibis note may pass .pops-
Ouse with Mai from whom it Is joist guise; it is the last oat
of 5,000/., which, is the short period of two year., hie folly
has dissipated; bat be will severely suffer, and dual', too."
We under.tand that I of the farmers in
Northumberland will find the tithes more than
usually oppressiSe ihis'sneon. In the hope of the
markets advancing;many of them are said to have
taken the tithes of grain at an avenge rate, allow.
ing 15s. per boll fur that of wheat, which being con.
siderably above wicket
‘ptice, must add greatly to
iht distress of the gl4,Wire.—;•(lieweastle Paper./

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OLD BAULKY, TritutiDAY, Strestekts

AA * Brown, aged 33, was capitally indicted foe
ittesling several articles of wearing apparel, the pro-
perty of Johd Carey, in the dwelling-house of Wm.
Morgan, in the parish of St. Giles, on the 48th of
August.
It appeared in evidence that the Prisoner wits
seen by the wife of the 'Prosecutor on the pretinaes
on the day laid in the indictment ; in a abort time.
afterwards the wearing apparel was mined. The
Poisoner, whew taken into custody, had one of the
Prosecutor's shirts on, and it was with great die.'
colt), that he was forced to deliver it up.
The Prieoner, in his defence, said he had pur-
chased the wearing apparel from • person who be
met in the street:

The Jury returned • verdict of Guilty—De•th.
hieha►d Runell, • fine looking youth of the age
of IS, was indicted fur sterling 23 silver pencil
casts, two silver touth•picks, and • silver ease for a
pen, from the shop of Thomas Potter. in the pariah
of St. Clement Danes, oa. the 19th of August loot.
appeared is evidence (hot two Buw-street offi-
cers saw the Prisoner on the day laid in the indict-
ment standing in the passage leading to Clement's
Inn ; they knew that the two persons who wore
standing with him were reputed thieves. and they
also knew the officers, for ou their approach they
ran away. The officers accosted tie Prisoner, and
asked him what he had got; he answered, nothing.
One of them put his hand on the Prisoner's trousers
pocket, sod felt what he suspected to be skeleton
keys. He was taken into custody, and on beiug
searched the property laid iu the indictment was
found on him.

The Prisoner in his defence •aid that he found
the pencil cases, &c. rolled up iu r handkerchief in
Drury-lane.
The Master of the prisoner, • fishmonger, in
whose employ he had been for three years, give him
an excellent character fo► honesty, and stated that
if he was discharged he would again take hum into
his service.

The Jury found him Guilty.
Mr. JUITICZ BUT sentenced him to pay a floe of
Is. and on its being paid to be discharged.
Julia Walkers!l was indicted for stealing cm the
9th of July a spsantity of wearing apparel. of the
value of 31s. in the parish of St. Pancras, the pro.
Reny of Sarah Connolly.
it appeared, in evidence that the Prisoner lived as
servant with the Prosectstrix, who maintains herself
by selling fruit in the street, mud taking in washing.
Oa the day laid in the indictment, the Prisoner came
.to the' Prosecutris and asked leave to go to St.
Giles's workhouse to see her husband, which the Pro.
secutriz granted to her ; on the latter', return home
she missed the wearing apparel. She went insearch
of the Prisoner, and on finding her, found some of the
articles missing on her person, the other, Amp bad
pledged.
The Pawnbroker produced the snider, and de.
posed they were pledged by the Prisoner.
The Prisoner is her defence said she had nothing
to say, and she bad aolrieDd bat God said his Lord.
ship.
The Jury brought io a verdict of Guilty. •
Jorpli Moore, a boy 16 years of age, was indicted
under the late Act of Parliament for the more effec.
• Uml puoiahment of frauds of c leeks, servants, sod ap.
prentices, for stealing 16 dolls, the property of WI
muter, James Hunt, on the Bth of August last.
The Prosecutor deposed that the Prisoner bed
been in his service two days ; he was not to give
him wages, bet to give hint clothes, food, and
lodging. On the day laid in the indictment. he
sent him with a basket, containing 16 dolls, to sell
in the streets, and he Dever returned. On the 11th
of August he met the Prisoner, and had him taken
into custody.
The Officer who took the Prisoner into custody
stated, that he told him that he had sold the dolls
for 7r. and that he went to the play and spent the
money.
The Prisoner in his defence said he took the
basket with the dolls into Fleet-market, and be
agreed to sell one of them to a men for 9d.; the
man gave him a shilling, and not having change, he
went to get it, leaving his basket behind ; OP his
return he found that the man, basket, and dolls had
disappeared.
The Jury fnuod the Prisoner Guilty, which
makes him liable under the Act of Parham's% to
transportation for a term sot Ineercling 14 prink