The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-20 00:00:00

THE °NEE;

In consequence of stione.pcivete,thformat ion received attliis
office, of a man being concerned in soaker the late estensive
and daring robberies in the vicinity/ of Deptford and Green.
w iota, a warrant swot granted, and intrusted into the hands of
three active ollicers,FoNter, Freeman, and Partridge, vibe
accordingly, proceeded to the house of Dirks, NIL,:
John-street, Ilollywell Mount, at sine o'clock Icsterday
mornirg. They found Davies and his wife in pees, and, of
course, commenced a strict search, when they diseevered a
greM quantity of skeleton keys and other house-Washing
impleineuts,.the a hole of %Well were conveyed to this Ake,
togethi r a ith Davies and lois wife.
The house•breaking instruments were all -spread on the
table Whore Sir Daniel Williams, the Sittiug Magistrate, alio
declired that, during upwards of thirty years he had been a
magistrate, he net er VIW such a collection before. Thera
*ere upwards of izo skeletim keys, from !hosiee of a large
street-door lock down to the srnallestici.eisibly lock ; indeed,
there is scarcely a door or drawer in the kidgdom but what
may very likely be opened bv at lead one or these Lem
There were also several crow-hers, oft micas sizes, a mail.,
phosphorus boa, dash lantern. al candles to et, a
viee, &c. When the Prisoners were placed at th, her—
Sir Daniel interrogated the male prisoner as to his being
married to the woman. lie said he wee married live years
ago by a Jewish Priest, privately.
Partridge, the officer, stated his supiciims that Davies was
ooncerned in the robberies et Green% lel' and Depttbrd.
Sir I).—How came you io possession of these keys, and the
other things?
No answer was returned.
Sir D.—. What trade aro you
No answer.
. Sir D.—How do yon get yonr living? •
A.—B) buying old clothes corm times.
Sir D.—ls it long sines you were in that line ?
• A.—No great *bile..
Sir D.—l consider it of great importance that you should
he detained iu custody. es I believe you belong to a most de-
sperate gang. Were you liver at Greenwich A .
A: Newer in my life.
Sir D.-;-(To the woman.) Do you know any thing of ttcse
articles?
A.—Notbing whatever.
Dana—She knows nothing of •them. I put them in is
drawer whore my wife could not See them.
Sir D.—How did yet get theia ?
No answer.
Sir Daniel, atter asking the officers to what day they
would wish the Prisoners to be remanded, in order to obtain
further information, remanded them for a week, anp advised
the woman to get • certificate that she was legally married,
as it might prove of service to her.
On the prisoner, Davies, was found a gold watch, capped
and jewelled, maker's name John Beckford, London;
No. Ist.

Esther Myers, John Myers, and Thomas Lea, were charged
by Ski'ling and his party of 800-street patrol, as follows :
It appeared, that on Wednesday evening Milling's party mct
the female Prisoner in Whiteehapel, carrying under her
whittle several brass lucks. 'Upon being int. notated as to
tke manner of her becoming possess. I of them, she stated
that she ba.t been a housekeeper for eight years, "widths
Isielis were from her own house. The officers did not biding
ber story, and took her to the watch-house. In their way
back, they were informed of two auspicious characters bolog
is a public-hare I. Whitechapel, near wisere they took the
w ; they proceeded there, and took them into inistody,
astig whom, Myers, proved lobe the woman's husband. On
Hyatt was found a screw-driver and an ivuty rale. Lea, di-
yagly he was takes, threw away four skeleton keys.
The prisoners are well known thieves, and alio( thee have
l'et's tried before at the Ohl Bailey.
They were remauded maul Mixt Tuesday.

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LAMBETH-STREET.
THE GREENWICH GANG OF BURGLARS.