The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-11-18 00:00:00

PULICX.

MA RLBOROUGH-STREET.
The police are extremely active i■ enforcing the prowi-
sinus of the last Police Act, which enjoins under a penalty
the shutting up of public-houses at an early hour of the
night. Naito iihatsodimy the notoriety of the penalties in-
dicted, there are still sightly infractions of the Act of Par-

Several publicans were summoned ois Saturday, chiefly by
Plank, the officer of this establishment.
Mr. Hinton, the landlord of the Vernon's Head, North.
Aertley-street, was first summoned.
Plank stated, that at halipase twelve n'clork at night he
knocked far admimion at this landlord's house, but was at
Rest refaard. Ou subsequently obtaining admission, lie
found in different rooms upon the premises about 40 or SO
people, amusing said retreating themselves in a variety of
ways several of them were females, why appeared as if out
of place.

The landlord, upon bring asked 'that he bad to say so this
cseriplaist, isformed the Magistrate that mu the might wheu
the police came he hail la ht. house a sort of benefit dance,
for she relief and education of she cloldres of some pour
nal ; that the d .ore ass over at eleven o'clock, and he was
theft suxious to get rid of his company, but that he found it
impossible to clear lb. hose until the parties had time for
rtlietilitnent,yd they sere about to depart when the officers
entered. He appealed to the officers to say whether there
was the least appeardice of drunkest?"' or (intorder in any
nue of the grump. The reason be did not opt .1 his door at
fiat was, that the officers said they were neirhbnous.
The polite bad ne complaint of particular thsterbasee, be.
yeotel the general (barge of the aaemhtace of such a uumber
al persona of boob sixes AA so unused an hour.
The Magistrate said that be had heard of a dance or seem-
bly at the Opera House for the relief of the pour Irish, but
Yell a mode of procuring relief by a dance at a publiclouse
war rather new to bum.

The adjudicators upon this complaint was defeired until
Saturday twat.

Mr. Evans, the lafidloed of the Grapes, Unica-street, Bond-
street, was rammuned by Mark, for harm' his house open a 1
a quarte► post twelve o'clock at night, mid thee serving mew
and women of the town al the bar of his tap.
Evans pleaded iguuratice of the law, sad thou' eht himself
raoffeadlait brrause he did slot allow the parties to sit down
in his house. The people at the liar were, be said, settling
fur what they had when the officers rots red.
The M•efati ate read • paesafte from she polslicao's cog-
Mama* to show that he was bound out to entertain prosti•
totes or loose characters, and askedldfn what sort of def. are
if was fur him to say that such were the characters be was
serving at the moment

The landlord said that he was sorry to bribe had offended,
and he prunsiwed that in future he b humid endeavour to shut
up whenever his neighbour.* in the bow ores were compr lied
to de the same. He had long kept the house, and always
understood be was entitled to keep open until twelve
o'clock.

This cam was also deferred until next Saturday.
A woman mimed Barrett was bruught up s.d examined
opines charge of eudeasstariag to circulate bad half-crowns.
It appeared that she parsed Iwo of tin aa at a public-house,
and was detected its offering a thied too the ensuing day at
the ►ame place. Upusi searchiag her, one pod and (sue bad
kalfcrown were found spun her person.
At the moms at she was apprehended she flutist sometbiag
iato bee mouth sad swallowed it.

She was remanded smell nett Thursday. Mr. Powell, of
the Mut, weeded.

Jane. Neger. Wel charged with defrauding a woman
watmed filaaalmalt Giumatwatid, with adman he hadifeat is
Church-attest, Si. Gilra'ss.

It appeared that the Prisoner, 'flee laklng • lodging from
the Proseertrin.borrowrd merely shillings al differrat later.
wale Amu her, upon the security of • bill of est-hauler dram
upon earthy and Co ,Wf Lombard street. Ois inquiry at
she bankers, nu seich..parlirs as those named on the bill were
kaolin tbrre, although the hand-writing was recognised as
heiag the same as that upon several bills similarly drawn by.
parties aunktiowa at lismiley's bank.
The Poisoner was remanded moil Thursday nest.

UNION HALL.
ROBBERY OF THE IPSWICH RIAU.

Ow Satisiday hat a man named William Morgan, rho
plait 41 himself to be a burse.dealev, and lodges at the Slim-
mers' Arms, in Great Suffolk street, in the Borough, was
bromght before L. B Allen, Bag. charmed with having in hie
pomessino • IL Hole of 31e.ore. Alexander and Co 'a, irl'oul•
bridge Hank, *scar those stulea from the Ipswich mail in
September hat.
A•few days ago Robed Hall, the thief officer of this eats-
pt. rereived information of Mr. Lewis, • publican,
at the Dom and Hulk, is Gov....street, Blarkifreara road,
oboe stir of the bleach ware. stolen Item lie. Ipswich mail,
bad been paid into his Wed, by • (airier named Weed°.
Hiding I. the neighhorrteMmil. The note was afterwards
sent by Lewis to .Nemia. Hodge. and Co., she distillers,
•41,,,,pgat others, in peplums of his accouat. Thom imaile-
isehi immedielely tent it to their bankers when it mos then
discovered Am the note was ono of she immease aesouat
stoles from the mobil. The ree ~ ~, at the bmikisg hoese
erste aria the feet of is, " Referred to Mews. Messed,.
sod Cu , is coarspieure of the robbery of the Ipswich
mid rehired it to Hodges Midi Co., who. lust ms time is ac.
viaistiog Lewis d the cimisiostaisee, sod be as quickly
made it kaoline to Weedon, from when he had takes it,
whets it mimed oat that 'be had received ii a the prisoner.
Hall, I. coosemiesce. of the lbove indormatiim, went is
search of awl alter swab illoSeeky (vend him at the

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Millie:a' Arlie. reftoe Ito ocrootit tor the manner ill
whielt ke berm, possroortl uf the vote, sod therefore he eat
'alms too resittitt.

Mr. Lent., the landlord of the air and Duck, wairea.
misted. He *lama that shout two swaths Muer a sa«
rutted Janie. Brit, nifes faitt:v, servant to Mr. %Verdun.
toner, Church street, Black(' tars-road, came into hie house
sad procured chattily of the nor nuw produced in the name
of his master. Wakes* afterwards paid it auto the hands of
hie dimillers, and some time after it was roomed tu bim as
stollen.

Jame* Rill, the Iverson. to Weeilon, who changed the note
with she last willies., said, that time time since the Prisoner
had n horse shad at his master. forge, and look it away
widow, p.y ing foe is, and his master bad essr. us him orders
if the Prisoner rhosilii emir bring souther horse to be shod,
not to let him have it •grin till lie had paid stifle phi:lilies
for the two jobs. About a mouth ago be did tiling a tinuae
to he shod, soil he (a ittiess) then told him tins inasier's or.
der.. upon whirls he pulled wit a country bank note, and
a.keil for change, Witnes• nut being able lip cash it, weal
to Mr. Lewis'• house sod proeurid the change. Oa his re-
turn he di ducted 11. e 9 shilling. for his master, snd gale um
Prisoner the difference. Su. Cr the mite had been returned
he had applied to the Pi i.nnr. iu refund the change, bet he
ternard, and nutty d at him.
The note was h•re handed to she Magistrate. It is of tie
Woodbridge Dank, dated April 4, Me, No. S. 6,322, and
payable at F. yasadCluanun.una, is I,nudoa.

The witne.• 1101 hirniifird the noir to be the oue de De-
ceived from the Prisosorr.

The Maeisti ate now called on the Prisoner to accoust fur
the nay he came in 111111111,11i,M of it.
The Primmer merely said, he bad taken it of a man mimed
S. el. y, hut refused to awe *here he was to he found, anyitar
be did out think it wiiith his while to produce Iv 0,.
The ;11.igistrate told him lie Rave a %ery onset oifactiory se.
count of the business, and he should therefore rousaud Ilins
to further exanstualtuu.

UNION-HALL.
WATERLOO BRIDGE CASE.

On Friday Grady, the toll collector on the Surrey aide of
I,Veteeino. bridge, usa summoned lee the fiStls of Geo. 111.,
cap. 211, with having illegally tibstiurted Mr. Matsball,a pro-
fessiotial gentleman, in passing through the gate.
Mr. Marshall stated, that some days ago he had occasion
to go into the Strand. (to arriving at the Waterloo gate ►e
funsid hr had no cash.about him but some farthings, which
hr hail kept for the amusement of hot children, aid ne WM.
tiering four of them for the penny till, the Defending, with
much ahuse, refused to pass him through; and the Coro.
pianism was compelled to borrow a peony at a neighbouring
before Site Defendant would admit him to paw.
The Defendant denied having weed ahusive language to.
wards Mr. Mai ahall ; hut admitted that lee had refused to al.
hew him to pans Ole toll, tot the sappovitioa that he was out
hound In receive the (*Mimes in bin of • penny.
The Magistrate on rift rring in a clatter in the above ad,
informed the Defend sot that he had subjected him•eif to a
penalty of 51. for bin misconduct to the Complainaut, w►o,
be ■aid, had born exceedingly ill treated.
The )eleuilatil pleaded basil firs mitigating of the penal-
ly, having, he said, a wife arid steels children wholly depend-
mat on him fur support.
Mr. blas-diall inietreded for him, and the Magistrate, I.
eimsideratioi of the family, mid also the recommeudation of
the Complainant, rentenced the Defendant to pay Ole mitt-
pled penalty of 11. and cults.