The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-07-05 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, THuitsDAY, JULY 4.

trillion's GingMg, a private soldier in the (net gnards
was convicted of mitering the shop of Mr. Paris& the ►at-
ter is the Etnrd, sad stealing a hat from the counter white
Mr. Perrisg was is • bleb parlour. He war p 88888 d and
takes with she property upon him. He said that he wished
to be transported.

The RIC DDDDD declined gratifying him ; and to break
him of idle lasbits, be sentenced ►im to six months imprison-
ment i• the House of Correction, and to be kept to bard
labour.

BURGLARY.

Williams flimseurp, a cespectabk looking man, 20 years
range. a cleck.maker, was capitally indicted for tweaking
and coterie' an office adjoining ibe dwellisichuuse of Mega, S.
Luke Hansard and Co, print to Ike House of Common.,
near Turnstile, Lilies's% Ina•fields, sod stealing-thereon a
barometer and clock, the properly of the said Luke Hansard'
and Co.

Several robbers, on the td of Nue Ise; beam open a sash'
window, in Whetstone Park, and got admission from thence
to the back premiers of the Preeecutors; they broke into the
countieg-hense, and carried off the property in question.'
sad in about belt an huge after the robbery was commilieJ
the Prisoner wu seen in Old Compton-street with the bare•
meter in his possession. He ran away, and was secured by
a watchman; end sear the place the clock was also found.
The Jury found the Primmer Gritty of stealing the bare-
meter, under the raise of 405., thereby taking off the capitsl
part of the charge.

Thomas Pearson mu imtheird for burglariously breskirg•
out of the dmelliog-buse of Francis M•Gewrite, the Tw,
. .

Spiespu bile-blouse: in

&tread, ited stealing

therefrom a clock; a hydrismeter, four silver teaspoons, a
silver tablespoon, two tablrelotbs, sod other articles.
About four o'clock ia the aserolag of th 13th June, the
Prosecutor was called up by the watchman, and found the
street•door open, kiwis( bees unbolted and not broken, and
that the bee window had bee* forced opts, and the al tieles
vacationed taken away, together with the contents °Me till,
salliols had who beers broke ores and emptied.
James Hephons, waiter in the service at the Prosecutor,
saw Ike Primmer at his master's house in company with two
others, about halrpast eleven o'clock on the sight of the
12th Jose. He did not see the Prisoner go out. Witness,
with his mistress and bee son, remained up till a few missies
before ewe o'clock, when they wrist to bed, bevies locked
the bar, where the throws were all safe, sod witness himself
having fastened the wisdow-shotters, and tests the door, with
two bolts sod a chain, so that it could not be opened (runs
without except by great violence. There were two or three
men besides the Prisoner and his companions, sad eighteen
or twenty women drinking is the house, and peruses were
going in and out till halt past twelve.
Was. Tripp, a watchman, was steadier against the door oftthe next horse to Mr. 11•Gowraa's, lower down Collieries..
street, a little after two o'clock oa the moraiog of the 13sit
of June, whets two mew passed by him in the middle of the
street, walking towards the Strand, each appearing to kg!
a hurdle wader his coat. He did sot see where they came
Croon. Wbeu they had got a little way past him, they.
looked back, sad seeing him looking towards Owns, they eau
away. Hearing the sound of glass falling la that direction,
be ran after than : they tuned iota Wellington-street, end
be pursued them towards the (Waterloo) bridge, on orating
which they ran dolma the steps lending to the wetersidr, one
on the right aid the other on the left. WIIIMIN ran down
the steps on the left, and, the tide being out, followed the
trace of footsteps in the mad under She arch towards the
right side of the bridge, where he saw the Primmer 'tomtits:
against the wall at the bottom of the steps, blerdiag from
the pose and mouth, and took him into custody. '1 be
other man escaped. Witness had sot seen the Prisoner's
face before lie took him. It was them twilight, about half.
past two o'clock, and bad bees so for about a quarter e( an
hour. On relearning to Catherine street, a watchman from
Brydrev-street, named Fitzgerald, gave to wisuess a clock
which be said had bees Lund in the street by a girl of the
town, and given to him. The Prisoner deaied that it* knew
any thing about She clock. Prisoacr was searched soli tw-
ain found on him. Witness is sure the Prisoner is uric
of the MO who paused him, and whole he pursued.
Crom-exsasisod by Mr. BRODIRICK.—Not loving non
the Prisoner s face before he forted Mon under the bridge.
be should have known hies to be our of the own who
pruned down Catherine street, unless he had Good hien
there. He lust sight of the two mess fur about half • uri•
mute, when they tarred out of the Strand Into %Crilinctu“.
street, and straits when they ran down the steps. He cool
not obsess* the dress of the two uses when they set cal'.,:
mime; but they appesnd to have dart clothes and Ir.J.t
stockings. A peraos going down to the water to wash 11,e
blood from bre face might have been fussed where hr tuck
the Prisoner.

By the COURT.—The Prisoner was bleeding a if be 1.8.1
fallen down the steps. He appeased to be ou4.uf
as if be had been running bard.
Henry Carlow, a toll collector at Watcrloo.lir:rlge.keariat
a rattle sprang, looked out and 111311 to• nien pursued by the
last witness running towards the gates of the bridge, one ui
the right, sad the other on the left hand side of the road.
When they cams near he wee standing against the gate uri
one side, and his partner on the nib. r, and the t•u min
ran down the steps, one on each side of the bridge; pre-
sently afterwards be raw the watchman bring the Prisoner up
the steps, and he knew him to be nne of the persune is ho
bad ran down juit before, for be had a fall view of bi•
fate, in the twilight, as be was running. illitons Meat wrist
down the step,' and saw soothe/ mall Setting away by the
common sewer towards the Savoy; nld. following is that
direction, beano lying on tits yard, near the common sewer.
a handkerchief such as he had seen in the possetaLp• of the
man wins escaped when he was ruining, towards thest•pa of
the bridge, and reattefrd about **di it, be (said a hydridite-
ter, a sonli•burs, • 'agar boils three sited spoons, lye shit-
hags in copper, some sixpences. 81,11 a few Whet s4ticlrs,
wbeelibe sow piedectd, banal; kept tikes it his peaseeliut
ever sister.
Cross-tsaatined.—He bad as pea as opportsuit) of

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