The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-17 00:00:00

POLICE.

MANsI( IN.IIOUSE.
EXPENSES ATTENDING PNOSECIITIONS.—A
treed into recognizaames for the appearance of bra'
.Imam Smith and James Iladrox, at the last lea
both of whom appealed against their conviction la
Mayor as rogues and vagaboods, applied to the
to complain of what he and several others of the ptd
to be a very serious grievance.
The complainant stated. that the w.en whom h
person bailed for the misdemeanor, had appeared a
Smsions, bt the tim c, aaorg to the eeognim.
the prisoners bad faikil an their appea/, the jadgmen,
Mayor having been affimied by the Court. Tho
were now in custody, aid suffering the pen..ity of
that i.e (complainant) and the other hail confine!'
having perfumed their duty, were not huh!, to l et.
any exp.rnses, and were not a little surprised at rerei.
from Mr. Shelton, setting forth that smith and If
appeared, and that complainants' Trent:M:4.T', ,
(In going to the (Ace, they were required
amour.( of the discharge of the recognizanees.
to do; and thinking the demand must extraordinary,
Lordship.
The Irian illaron was surprised at the state,
there must be some mistake at the (nEce : tahr
applied to on the subject.

BOW-STREET.
Yesterday morning, among the night charged from
watch-house, was* well-drerwvi but very simple,'
man, named Jo.'.•t, C'orr few, wi.o was charged wii
found (robis, let it be understonda in the bed of !if_
the landlady of the Cock and Bottle, a very rmpectabk
Louse in the s:rand.

It appeared that on 'Wednesday evening, at nab,
the defendant went into the Cock and Bottle, ha,
shoes end a bundle in his hand. Ile sat down ant
freshment. :mil soon fell asleep. When he awoke
shoes, and began, in a very loud tone, to pmelann h
si.t upon restitution. The shoes could no: he low,
g.cat deal of squabbling between hint and the pot.'
silent, and soon afterwards disappeared. and,
supposed, had Icft the house. When she went up to I
retire for the night, she was surprise d and alarmed t.
fastened inside. She rmcured assistance, and the 400 t
open, a thing easily aoromplialied, the prisoner a,
sound end roti.Mrtable sleep is Mrs.
the want probed), of a nightcap of his own, he b
iwad with one of hers.

The prisoner stnod pale and tremhlir.g before •
and seemed as much alarmed as though he had inn
capital punishment, and that it was to be inflicted i.
`Then eallol upon to speak, he began by eras in
strong Comith dialect. of his honour," of 31
and eten the watchmen, or any hotly else whom Is,
tingly have ()Wended. lle was a stranger in London.
broken the law, he hoped God and his " excellent I
forgive him.

Sir 11. lirn7tlE, somewhat struck at the singul.
address of tlic prisoner, put several questions, an
him that he had just arrived in Istriton from 1.1
errand of considerahle consequence. It was nimbit
get a letter conveyed to the king, to isforin his Maj
seditious words which had been uttered by a distort
of his (prisoner's) in Cornwall. lie had travelled
obtain advice Low to act in such a business, and
Captain Pnynder, of the —titan of war, by all
to London, a^,l get vane great loan of present hi
King; and Litho: 12:s joarheyed for :lint purrose.
what the seditious wcrils wise which he bad purrs
communicate, he said. that the man a;.!qirnt wiustt
speaking tit tl:c Corottation of George the Fourth,
the people Mal crowned all a— and not a King."
The earnest and simple manner in which this qua
loud laugh, nt the expense of the simple narrates.
lie went on to sey, that he had fixed upon Sir Th
he being a C,lnish gentleman, as the " great let
ilteSetst his letter.
Sir Ir. Ilinsir asked him how he came to sal
31re. Pierrepoint's bed. aril he sad, that !riving to
was determined not to leave Ili:: butts, until he gat
being very tired, lie walked up stairs to secure tut
could find.

Sir It. BIRNIE told him he mint be taught that Ii
trectlingly wtoag, ard ordered hint to be locked
privately to 31m. Picrrepoint, that a couple at ban
the iron-wed apartment contiguous to the office,
do hint good. _

In the minx of the fuming the pri•onrr was bran
and after a few uttr.lo :it9ty worths, was told tint he so
upon which he dropped (woo his kliees, s.al tourer
• his Honour," and then 'talked out 01 the office
rolling down his checks.

A Onn.4 1 lireFT(ni.—A 11:;Nts.ble.lookirg
with oin log, aad ina••g
by Blair and 11-right, officers of the Illebdicity
charge of vagrancy.
It appearid Iron. the ',liven:cm of MC officers, •
uenee ct liequent corn lairts persquadaeirg fi,
er-bietldi *estrairister.ifinige. th,
Agrrist;tr begging at a door. s..d ex ;Awing, his
hada.slreadful open wound in it. The °theirs did
lte'teceived any relisf, but knowing bum as a rotor
took him into custody.
prisoner stated be wished in get into the host
• n inane* because he had not proper clothing.
• eta replied that he had ken supplied wi
••
.* oda/4 lit to get him in, by a gentler
fi""" ge.steret, and a lady in firoseenor-plact
also • e hospital ; but that he never applted there
posed allf the things given him. On his king told
officers) to go to the Hospital, lie reque-md a teckne,
purpose, saying. he could hot walk there; whereas
hail paraded about the streets for inure than double t
a contrary direction.
Wale, an officer attached to Queen-square, said
the prisoner fur several years as an inipedcat
public; he lost his leg in consequence of a gun..
eetved when caught in an orchard at Ilronilcy, it
tree, stealing apples. (Inc of his legs was so dread,
as to require amputation, and the other lie constantly
the rurpobe. of exciting commiseration. Vale also
recollection of ,31r. Markland, the M.:gistrate.
years since he had himself takes the trouble to go t,
house, to ase.rtain the prisoner's legal se:dement.
The prisoner denied having tect:rctl a guts-alto
said the accident was is:visioned eight years ago, by
coach, when the wheels passed over built his kga
nue of which was amputated, and the wher, he feared,
the same operation.
The Magistrate said it was very exec he w.,n a gro,
the public ; he should therefore commit hint foe Iv

The prisoner, heaving a deep sigh, exclaimed,
Thank. you. Sir.''
Alaguittate (addressing himself to the prisoner)—Af.cr r
of imprisonment is expired an (dicer acci.opsoy
her you must resnain until your kg is pert.-::
in the mean time you can obtain medico{ advice in rrivoi .
The prisoner reniatislly interrup•el the worthy 316
ejaculating •• Thank you. Sir," and %Va. usliend cut of t
into the lock-up room, by no means satisfied with his &el,