The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-01-06 00:00:00

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, On laktmlas,,....
iii.ition thalAnvetfdtsrapes.‘„ _
to vex, in a 'Urge ltiern, in • publishers", in
Drury-lane, in RAPON=44 which liodieptta-
, eil Pearkt-s, suds party of tat•iporole,
to diaterse them. Pearkes stationed the major
part of the pitt.role in the lower part of the house,
'Pa proo. up Alan, accompanied by a few
of them ; he found Janes Belcher upon the
stairs, taking half-a-crown from each of the A:6'
who entered to see the exhibition; he %V ZOk pass-
ing him to proceed into the exhibition-mom, but
&liner stepped him, and said he had not paid
hulf.as.crown. The officer. being on Bekher' a blind
side, who lost the 414 *font eye in a tennis court,
was not known tilt Pearkes replied, ,i No, Jen, I
, am tod good a ridge to pay half-a-crown." Bel-
• char then begged Ins pardon, and behaved veil-
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He replied
unwired of Belcher what they wre
at?• no replied that his brother Toss, Crib, and sevep
tad Mhos, were sparring for the benefit of his bro..
ihar . - Salim then told him be had orders from
the Magistrates to stop the sport, and proceeded
into the eeom, where he found about two hundred
pupas amembLei to see the sparring; the officer
• them in a loud voice, and said he was sent
Geedagistrate to disperse them, it being coml.
s anlawfulassernbly, and advised ail present
quietly, thereby they' would prove their
• • pto Toes Belcher._ mere than by havim;
EiZnPe
becribed two shillings and ism-pence for him ; if
they did not, they woad hare tefeisit him in a pri-
sm. The sparring ceased, and Ake meeting broke
tapir the most orderly number possible.

were amiliwm.

Tb. premises of Meson. Pniviai and Batten
11001111.4 tune beck robbed ofd quantity of c
mod other goods, and a man of the name of
was examined before the Lord Mayor, on
of December, having been taken up with
""" od.corbineal in hi:: poi.- .but r - die,.

tndabire,
be-

-tiabot

.lo coehineal in his poSiession, shut was dig- I
*largo& es being a man of good character, and , 1
IleOgniatiag satisfactorily for his having it in hisl
'Yesterday, one Bray was examined
Alderman BOYDZI.L, who preside.' in the ,
'.. - of the Lord Mayor, charged with stealing 1
ereochineal, the contents of the bag
pitwowimon of Potts. 1
raw Atha. that he lives in White .
0.11.0g.t. .0. Two*, 15th December, he
metaljr, between mita and eight o'clock in the
- • in iilft.suarket ;be had :mown him 1
• ray hie. his to drink some gin, as it
cold morning, to which Witness
went into a public-house in Smithfield,
' Landlord not being up, they could not be .
Mgt
into
wentta irn.rtooLbec:lndmoalt,edallrlfgbrr jte.
• tlfetronld awry' one of the'sualitee Way for 14ii ?
which be agreed to. Witness did not inquire where '
kwas toorry it to, but Bray desired him to fol-
le m. After they had pig. a little way, win,.
last afibt of Bray, and is * few-minute e'er
taken into custody ; the bag was taken to
Oa Clsstoiskiwose, and kft in charge of a Casette-
Woe Mom
• 4,09aa 9 fortnight previous to Witassa's boring
, *go otooltiowl, he sold two hags to Bray, .10111ey
mom quake different from those into wdeljtaajas.
*seal hatbeen put. ,; . wipe:.
filmaptes of coehineal, in the poeutesio9 4
Sean. Varna and Co. were produced, and Mikis
wed. as the easne'that was in the bags. - .',* to
The Feigner _made no dpfthep,...He we" ,90,i.
ilittadie ba. Mr. Alloy Weeded as his Congeal
GLYILDMAL..
• ass information was Lid by ia %servant or Mr.
racontractor for the dust art 'mud of thl.
sag of Farringdon Within, agairikk's, gentleMao4
/seae t away the dust from Christ's ifostil
‘ number of years; and has paid the Steward of
the Hospital tar the same.
. 'This information was brought by Mr. Clarke, to
try whether under the Act of Parliament Defendant
4tatahl, legally take away dust from Christ's Hos-
Tital. the same being situated in the Ward of
aniagdon Within. Mr. C. contended, that as
Cestractor fax the Ward, it was his property, and
• *it the Steward had no rght to sell it.
The Sitting Alderman (FLowea) sent for Mr.
Ifeessan, to assist him, and asked, as Christ's
Ifeepital was a chartered Company, had they not
9 ft,ht to make what use they pleased of the dust
!. MA mad ?
: • Itwsa contended, en the other hand, they had
• • ss tight to do so on such grounds.
Mr. Newman was of the same opinion.
• aeither question arose, whether Christ's Des-
pite, loos under the management of the Commis-
. airmen of Sewers? If so, it made a most material
shanties in the case.
The worthy Alderman considered this cpiestion
of atiteirimportance to the contractors, and also to
Christ's Hospital; he therefore postponed giving
judgement for st-few days. In the interim, he said
he should take the opinion of the Recorder, and
also of the Common Serjeant, in order that both
parties might be satisfied with his decision.
Joint Amos was charzerl with assaulting, and
attempting to pick the pocket of a 'song man of
the name of Odes, on Friday night last, between
twelve and OOP o'clock.
It appeased, that as Csilea was passing through
Flee-otrect, between twelve and one o'clock on
Friday night, he • was knocked down by the Pri-
soner and another man, who attempted to poll his
watch out of -hie Tortes, Flub 17itrinalti 1111%
of the former by the collar, and called " Watch."
The other man ran away. when Giles brought
Eaton up to the watch bo;:, anal gate him in charge
to the watchman.
. Mr. Deputy Ilsarto informed the Alderman
that the Pretont.r has been often been lurkiatt shoal
Fleet-street. Several of the Officers knew him tc
be a notorious character. '
• He aces fully committed for trial.
se-sessaionme—t_
• A letter from a Castleman in Siitherhindshire
4.:seribes the severity 4 the weather, as Lents. be
ward 411 precedent at this ,enzon of the year. l'h,
iptrtur crop h.es been completely sksifeaissf ;taw
cattle and sheep, fir whicii,illm• 14,0.1410111
is inuniueut 11;er. . of stinsigg.—'ilberstess
Joirmat) twf % '- -) ..' 4
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