The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-02-02 00:00:00

POLICE.

BOW tr.
PAUPERISM.
A pauper, named Mere, a journeyman tailor, was ex-
am lied at this office; be is a young num who h heats en-
deavouring to get Mussel', wife, and children m.oiotaiued by
the parish i f St. Pasire, Covent-zardi n. It wile plowed,
that he could earn at his busmen front 36r. to la ■ week,
slid that he had voluotsrily left his wurl un uccouut Of his
employer uishiog to have the clothe. made by the pica•, in-
stead of a stipulated sum nil kiy. It Ow was urzed against
Reeves, that he had lett another palish, because he as. only
allowed four shillings a week from the 0 s, and that
be had agreed to pay a lure retie tu St. Pout's, Covent-
garden, iu hopes of getout; a larger allowance. The proper
was informed, that unless be immediately returued to its
work Is would be committed to prison.
Wns. Dodd and Jaeger liolloway, two well-known
eha-
►aeters, were charged with breaking open the house of Mr.
Julia Ilancuit, in orange-street, Leicester square, on Sunday
evening. The Prosecutor left his lonise ■bout half-past
eight iklotk on Sunday evening, and "commit out but a
short time, and on his return home his found Isis Ituu.r had
been broken open, and three II Batik oohs, six silver spoons,
table linen, and a great variety of a eating apparel stolen.
The Prisoners acre seen running its iir111611111114•1111V, with
bundles, one of them a ithJut his hat, and were followed to a
coo. t in Vine.strcet, and they were aftermaths taken at a
public-house, but without say of the property on theta.
They were committed fur ful tiler reanimation.
•

Josiuk Dean was chergril by John HeKtun,, an lent of
the Hawkers and Pedlars Office, with as offeuce under Ilse
Act of Parliament. lie chard, that be d anJ
watched the Defroolaist yrsteidae, ab tut twine o'clock, lulu
a nsue-vaults, the Doti' and Duck public-Luna, and also
a cook-shop, 444 'Lumina' tuuit toad; and fun ud that be
salted the 'niches,: of each twine it alse watthil any table
listen, as Le had • large quantity for sale ; 011 ill., c ale
out of the lasi place he asked bum it he had got a Iteetne?
he replied he had out, nor 41141 he know that hr *anted one,
Ibe defence set up was, that Ise was a jolt, toltuats Kura.
draper, and 14,1 I lived in that to iiridootrlsoutlond be bad
been 11idert.fl 111 hriste the table linen 111 the pat tits.
lie was illlowtal Bate to print iii tl.frisi-e.

ItS • R I.I3OROUGH. ITRETT,.
INT ER ESTI NG CASE.

Yesterday raptaii. lie op!. el. It N. ilie nephew, we tinder-
stand, of Sir Thomas Woolen, was brunglit berme G. Far-
raid, Esti charged with wok oily as.aulting line Glover, an
intrairstisig girl, about eighteen years of age; and alio on
sea-pictun of idealist; a watch, blemish, uccklace, duel chain,
her property.
The Complainant, amidst me flood of tears, which rendered
eve.), weird she spoke •Ituost inaudible, stated, ikit for a
length of time she hail lived with Mr. Brogeleo, who brought
her from the country, and treated leer sills Ilse create,* iv-
ct. Sato' day evening, accusditig to appoinotteent,
she wont and mei him, snit they itrocerated together to the
theatre. He 21'0.11111i .c 1 her to No. 40, Upper Thorn.
haughodreet, Iktlforedsquare, ateere the v frivoller*, all night;
she had put her watch and trinkets in a drawer, under hick
anal key, wall Ili the morning she found they hail been re-
moved, although no pee sou hail berm in the tioutill, to her
kiwis !rage, but (opt B. amid loci self. She concluded btr
narrative •prire tali, much afire te d
Captain Hragelon, labouring wider vi-ible emotion, said
that with regard to tbe assault, he was very wady to admit
it, but further lie could not; his condition in life forth-
moldy placed hint above liar necessity of committing petty
theft The fact was, Heist !Hess Glover had bent, at she
Stated, a length of tante smiles Ins Inottciion, and an warmly
was he attached to her, thst meshing um earth should cause
him to forget h. r, our would he ere., think his life to dear
a sacriSce to partite*e her happiness! thy had appointed
to meet her on Saturday night, which he accordingly did,
and they weal loge thee to utylvie Theatre; After Oho
pi rformante was over, the y stopped a short time at kichard-
son's coffee-house, and then went to the house, No. 4it,
Tlatirtabangb-street, where they renesiocal all night. He rose
Gnat in the morning, and came down idsirs into the breakfast
parlour •no one was there ; rang the bell, but nu. person
auswirred, and whilst in the parlour he heard a conversation,
from which he learnt that he was an a very notorious house,
• fact which he alit not know lerfior
. .

[Here the womau of the buns. interropted the Captain,
and was about to eider into a lorg ‘tatenteut of facts, when
the hlagssteate cut the thread of 1.. r discourse very short, by
orderiug her to he loin. d•iwit of the office
Captain Brogilris (*.minium! —Was it to be supposed that
hr had stolen articles which, in point of fact, lie had in the
first instance given to her as presents?—for the watch,
brooch, and all the rest of the things, bail hien paid for
with his money, and be Wag pi rfectly satisfied that she
would nut charge bun with taking them, if she bad nut tarn
persuaded to do at by others.
Magustrate—" Yonne woman, after what you have heard,
do you still peiskt in saying that this geutleui.in has your
roper') r'
Cumplainant—'l He nays he has nut, Sir; I am satisfied
with his wind."

Magistmtc--" Were yOll •o 1 persuaded to make this
charge by the wOIIICD who arc :mow out P*
Cumplailiam—/ offer some hiribiliwt )--.4 I was, Sir."
Mr. Fart aut just 3,11 iy M I . M..0(.141'114 recum-
soi sided the cumiable to mallet the hosi.e, Nu. 46, Thus Il•
haugh.strect. Captaiu Bumf. /II clarcil his asltusguess to
pay all the espciis, a attrudin such a kitusi.cutiuu, and he
theis departed with the female.
Nuue of the propel ty was fuutid.
DARING ATTACK.

Four noted thieves, mere bop., were brought up by John
Fursesuats, elms geol with assaulting a hilly Hanna Clit kfield,
in. Thantlay evening lest, at vevrii u'elork, in St. Gil es,
and rubleutig leer of half a-galena's worth of silver, a silver
eutiff bi,x, silver knife, &c. . . . . . .

The depredators, five in nuniloc, bunk lied the lady's ridi-
cule as she was patstsig tbr t lid a liocleridgc Buret, and
made off through the adjacent cum tv. A fentair, who saw
tLe robbery, and kuew all the Pr t•ourr., zave iliformatiolt of
their Knuth; but taufortuilaiely for the rude of justice Mi.
Cliekfield did out appear, slid the Fri-utters were agaiu
*tamed luove upuu the public.

UNION HALL.