The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-03-29 00:00:00

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Yesterday fret. I lynn, an Irish labourer, was brought to
this Office, charged with having stolen a quantity of bricks, the
property of Mr. Smith, builder, of the Regcnt'a.park.
The prisoner was also charged by Henry Buckeridge, the appre-
hending officer, with haying violently assaulted him while in the
performance of his duty.
It appeared, from the evidike of %lr. Smith, that he had a
quantity of bricks, &r. at the back part te his premises; and on
iilonday afternoon he 84r the prisoner filling his hod with the
bricks. He was about to carry them away, when he stopped him,
and ordered him .o replace them. He did so without hesitation,
but did not seem to be sersible of his having committed an offence.
Witness sent for Buckeridge, and gave him in custody. The wit-
ness added, that it was not for the value of the bricks that he had
brought him forward, but that their Wor,hips might prove to him
that he had done wrong.
The prisoner, in reply to an inquiry why he had taken the bricks,
said, "Berate they were ofno value at all."
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Bir. GRIFFITH° said be had been guilty of an offence that
would warrant his committal, if the prosecutor pressed the case.
Prisoner—Sure I did'at stale the property.
Mr. Gatret'rua—Did not ! 1% hat could be more plain, when
you was found taking them away ?
Prisoner—But sure I did of take them away ; and how could I
staff them (laughter.) • .

• Mr. GRIFFITIIS said he depended entirely on the mercy of the
prosecutor.
Mr. Smith did not press the charge, and the prisoner was dis-
charged.
Buckeridge now charged him with the assault. He stated, that
on mildly telling the prisoner that he should ',oak with him to the
Office, he seized hold of him violently by the collar, and afterwards
took up a large spade, with wfdch he made an attempt to strike his
heed, which must hare klled him had it struck him. The prisoner
was about to make another attack, when he called on a young man
present to aid and ;midst in the King's name, and eventually they
succeeded, but with exceeding difficulty, in taking the spade front
him, and took him to the watch-house.
The prisoner expressed great contrition for his violent conduct.
He was °Stirred to find bail.

Timothy Burley, one of the persons concerned in the dreadful
outrage in Oilmen-buildings, was brought up and committed with
the rest, until Mary and others of the desperadoes can be brought
forward,
Fain Qtrahnt rs.—For several days past, the whole of the
Magistrates at this Office have occasionally had their attention oc.-
mimed by the ludicrous quarrels of Mr. Hudson, piper...eke?, of
Belton-stria:, Paddington, and his wile and a host of relations and
friends. to the no mall mirth of the auditory. The unfortunate
Mrs. Hudson, who k a lady of iinmer.se dimensions, has, it ap-
pears, Mitt treputroly to n.ake complaints against her husband, who
in point of size can only be compared to the third part of Mrs. 11.,
and not at all likely, from appearance, to make strikingimpressions
on her gigantic form. Bet a abort time ago; in order to subdue
the towering -pint of his wife, he rationed to the remedy of thrash.
hog her with's red-hot poker, and other things not pleasant to her
feelings, which caused her to usher Mr. H. before their Worships,
through the medium of one of their warrants. On that occasion, it
appears, an agreement was made, by mutual consent, that they
should live separately, on condition that Mr. H. should allow her
half a guinea per track to maintain hersel:. Mr. H., however,
seemed to think " second thoughts the best," and in a short time
stopped payments, to the great surprise of his wife, who stated that
be could clear seven guinea; a week by'pipe.uiaking. To her ap-
plications for the weekly allowance she invatiably received more
" kicks titan halfpence," and hence she was driven to the necessity
of again asking " the purtection of the Magistrate."
Mr. Hudson denied the charge, and reproached his wife with
violent conduct towards him, which gave rise to excessive recrimi-
nation; and the vcitibility of the females, together with the rough
and discordant sounds of their male friends, created the greatest
noise and merriment.

The Magistrate, thinking It useless to interrupt them, suffered
them to continue until fatigue made them stop.
Mrs. Hudson—Look there, sir (crying, and handing a newspaper
to Mr. itawlinsen) Nee how he has advertised me, after refusing to
pay me what he agreed to. (It was an advertisement, cautioning
the public not to trust her, as he would rot be answerable for debts
she mightcontract.l
The Magistrates ordered the defendant to find bail, and decided
that he uught to pity the weekly allowance.
Ou leaving the Mice, Mrs. Hudson made an attack upon Mr.
H. and scratched his face, on which h. returned, jp grief, to claim
protection of the Illagistra:e, and the parties appeared again yester-
day in the Office, what. Mrs. H. had ag:.iti to complain that she had
received another basting.
Mr. 11. said, that on the evening after the decision of their Woe-
ships, Mrs. 11. came to his plcce, and smashed all his windows.
The Marsdates, conceiving that they might he for ever pit.-
Sexed by their minutiae, dismissed the cue without hesitation.