The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-05-29 00:00:00

POLICE.

)11'..STREET.
13 ()TING I:ATCIit S.-I.taitertlay, Georg!. Irettal. a nugilist of!
5!!,.;!,t w:is 1.r.1,1 Up on 111 warrant. charged by 31r. Ilie°rge
1:••nt. a (Aro:, icla of hoxiii,g matehel. acd other interesting events
that duct iptiuo, a it!, having
committed a grievous assault upon

'I I.e moseemor stated that he was employed by a portion of the
iodic pre, i•t a;:cdcl of priac-lights, and on Tueiday there were two
id those exhi'aiiious nplininted m take place at Shepperton Range.
lie attenthal iti the regular rourse of his professional duty," and
during the tint light lie saw that the ring was surrounded by gangs
or nickpocke:s ; and that watches, purses. and pocket-books, were
living shout like nutshells," and changing owners with the ra.
of lightning. lie spoke to Cribb, Spring, and others of the
rcsp.c:dhle ligkiimr men, and ure,cd the necessity of clearing the
tint nl Lie depredators, and others who lay claim to the character
'of pogilists, but who have et late so Oogvulett it, nod who, there
was Lawry reason to suppose, were countenancing, if not actually
aiiliag in the work of plitidler.
)Ir. IlAl.t.v.—lhr the public paners then employ you to act in
the capseity of (-Instable, to loolsititer thieves
rotoplaitiant—No; if that Sere my occupation at fights,
s) ouhl de in yottr pay of caurslt Bat I have a better birth than
thief-raking; I am croployid to report the tights merely, but I
!ititight it nit duty to assist in putting a stop to such disgraceful
ortieeeditms. Ile went on to state, that he had scarcely spoken to
Crilth soil the others, whim the tlefcalant came up to lout and
knocked him ,town. :)ficrwaids another boxer, named Stockman,
opio•aclittl him, while ire war lying upon the grass, kicked hint
in the ribs, a.,d swore he should be veered old, at the same time
making a motion towards his pocket, as if to take out a knife. Ile
lcomplainter ) was himself robbed of his watch, but hia name. hap-
pened to be written inside, and it was sent back to him in the course
of the day.
Weston, in his defence, said, that he first fell in with Mr. Kent
on the say to the tights, and the latter challenged hint (each was
in a gig) to trot his horse against that of complainant three tulles
tier a guinea. Ile refused, and Air. Kent abused him. When in
the ring afterwards, Mr. Kent desired him to leave it, and upon
his replying that he had as great a right there as he (Kent) had,
the latter pushed him ; he pushed again, and Mr. Kent fell down.
Mr. K •:it said he could falsity this account by the testimony of
at Inuit witnesses.

Mr. HALLS—Von may call as many witnesses as you please,
but I cart tell you thAt you are both in the wrong. You (the con].
plain:int) had no business there; and if you will go to such places
you 'oust take your chance of what follows.
Complainant—Then. am I not to be protected in the exercise of
Puy !maul occupation ?
31r. lIALLs—I know nothing about your occupation. lam not
at all sure that repines, as well as boxers and others who attend
at a prize light, are not amenable for aiding in a breach of the
peace. You were both, in my opinion, illegally occupied at the
time, and you must both Hod bail to keep the peace, and to answer
earl' other's charge at the Sessions.
The complainant and defendant were then held to bail, each in
his own recognizance of 20/.
CAPTION OF A DARING GANG OF Branvaas.—Yesterday
three desperate characters, named Johnson, Thompson, and Danis,
were put to the bar, charged with an extensive and most daring
burglary in the house of a lady named Marron, residing at (sling.
ton, about half-past two o'clock yesterday morning.
The wisoners were detected in the fact by Newman and Norris,
the horse patrol, and the property found on them. The greatest
pante is due to the officers, who went up to them, and courageously
called on them to surrender. In addition to the property, a
crow bar, of a most superior make, was found on them. So
quietly and dexterously had the robbers conducted themselves,
that neither Mrs. 3lanaa, nor her daughter, were aware of
what had taken place until the prisoners hal been secured.—
Committed.