The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-01-05 00:00:00

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' Inatitott.sttrisa.
YOUTHFUL, CAPTAIN OP A PANG Or THIEVf.i.
Yesterday the exsosioatiou of Tharapetint the Ceps.,
t rang of thieve:, which extqled the greeted iaterein, took
plsee. This here is a littlr out 11 yaws of age, sad i, d.
44019.11 as aSp t resolute raglan. capable of cooduct-
ing hi. troop of depredators with groat ability.
. Jost as the 'Odeon* was about to be taLta, the Loi.l
'Mawr, on raatiteig his eye Sowards las windows, ohs. ev,t
three boys looking to, whom facie .truck bin; as heir .yi..4
snore than urgatary curiosity. He whispered to sa °alter,
who cautiously walked round, 11114/ took diva kin custody.
The mown! the Lilly who charged Ih. Captain saw tote
of them, whose same is Bon, sbe pointy., hies awl as the
couspanios of the Captain, and his asjatsut in. tweamittiag
the robbery. Roar is about 13 year. of oge, sad has helm
%ridiculed about Cukssao.street fur his takut is iosoltirag
modest females. .

Mrs. Susanna Pinhiere, of High-target, lhlteehapti,
stated, that at half.pert three on 'Thursday, as she walked
near Aldiritr-chserch befo►e her rrialtd.boy, the Caplets aad
come tether boys pressed down upon bet. 0.. sliddrully Tura.
in round she saw tie Ceaptitia tattioft live shillings worth of
halfpence out of a email basket Wkieh her errand-boy MO
under his arm. The Cartels war at the mote time handing
another dire shilling's worth of copper to Rose, wheels he had
the moment before taken .oed. The Lady succeeded in se.
coring the Captain. He made a desperate struggle to get
sway. 114 e lead then but 4d or ed. in halfpence, Hoes had
escaped with the rest, which was headed frets sae le the
other of the troop. All disappeared but the peer Caplets. '
The Errand Bey said, the Captain ■ud some alit* trnop
made $ noise behind him lib" the harkeow at a dog, aed theta
;wanted down upon le i m The thttk was committed with
ass. h dra•erity that the witness dui sot feel any mobs*
shout the harked, our had he say idea that he had hem
reiblie.l until be saw the Ccrtain in the custody of his mis-
tress.

The 14rd Mayor asked 16. Prisoorts wlailler dry had
•ny quo...tints to, nok lliP ('otoplainanit cod h. r crrranl ?

the •
.C41.11/1111 said lie should 01.41 to 'coon whether lb*
Lady would swear that 11.• was positively the thief, and Ica"
she happened to distinguish lietwern Win awl any OUT ,*as
who us.: merely pissing by
She virfic#l, drit she find on Iw...station n 4 to his identity.
The 1.01,1 11.iyor i.horyed, ilxit the Captain would li.u.
been exlirikle In society, if he had pot his intents lo proper
use,bot the- Captain hxvint',..employed Waist If us dangtruusly„
it h•. .41111" the ilitt, the Magistrate to euwinit him.
The Complain sei expressed the Errata.t reluctance to
pre...elite, hot WWI fioiclix induced to sects her depositicin3/4
the Lind Mayor having steed, that if she had refused!,
come forward, it would Live been Ms duly to Issue tt
wierront.

Tlie Captain and Rose were fully committed fur trial.
A Imo HATER.

A vagrant femalesfiltLyto aft flop-ease clever, wall brionbe
lip, chariest ♦it baying iuksted the streets at all Yours al
the night. _ _

She was described by tbesilficers and watchmen sa.a pergola
who never could be prevailed spun to No to 64. lifer fa.-
'her, it appeared, had fserpiently taken her oat ufahe street%
but so inveterate was her ',crawls to bed, that sbe stole 0$
of his house on the lied epportouity, cud betook hi rself,errets
iu the depth of winter, ti, flit shambles, or the step of a hall.
diem. where .he dosed wild she terame as rad as the stone
she lay upon, add then walk, d op and down to prepare her.
self for nosit:hrr comfortable repose.
The Lord Mayor, who was strut!: with the ert.aordinary
taste of the woman, sent lies to tii:dew.ll, *her.. he said, if
she continued brr objection to hr.!, she should t.e rosined.
down to it.

G UILDRALL.

Before Alderman Wool; N.P.

FELONY.

John keinht watt charred yesterday with stealing a basket
of butter, teuntainisig.3S pr. d.
John Strickland, of Newnate.onaiket, hut deals r, stated,
that within the last two weeks he ILO st..leo flout 111011 three
Hats of butter; that 111,1tIling one of bis tvstuts found ilia
Prisonercai lying away a hAtof hurter.
.

John Perkins, servant :u the hat witness, stated, that at
seven o'clock that morning he saw the P. router take up the
basket of butter, trod put it MI his all:polder, mut hid Pm-
tied it some distance, whim he, the witottar,, stopped het,
tool called for assistance, Prisoner strew the
basket down. lie was then taken jolt) custody.
The P. isoner, iw his eteleisee, slid that he was painting by
the Proveentor's chirp, cud the basket 1.11 on ..:a head and
knocked uff hia hat; he took the basket up end threw it
from whence it came, when he was lager 11,N visk.kpiy. fig
was a changer in London; he had only curse cp from So-
mrreetalAre to spend the holidays.
He was fully committed fur lei .1.
CHARGE OP HIGHWAY 110ilfiERY.

John GaNugher was charged with having committed a
highway robbery.
Maria Butler, of No. 11, Leonard street. City..road,
wi-
dow,statral,that as the was go rig tbrongh Fleet-market oft
truuday night, about ledhpa‘t nine o.loe/4141e area nver.
token by the Palmier and en ather ttitt ; they Greed her ine
to a wine-vault, and made Per drink • glass of rum; she
would nail have gone into the wine.ramilt. ur drank the rue,
Vatic had not barn put in fear or her life. Whew she camp
out, the Prisoner knocked her dowu, '1 giving tier a violent
blow on the bead; she got up, a-ad he knocked her down
again in the same way, and -uatclaeol her sheet, ;lid %taut
away with it ; he afterwards Castle hark, when she gave hint
into the custody of a watchman.
A watchman of St. Sepulchre's pariah 'rated, that he saw
jbc Prosecutor on the ground, mid a man tilling liar up,
fie inquired into the eiretinslasmees, alarms the man who 'a •
Idiom her up said his friend had knocked her down. bait he
would go and bolos him hack, winch he a, cordi.tgly dad. On
the Plisoner's return he took the shr.cel out of Ids hat sod
held it out, exclairaing, "Here it is." The Prosecutor then
gave chalice of ham.
The Prhooner, in his defence, said he was a hal &working
man ; that hist night be bad been drinking w ilb :tome 1. a.
and was returning home with bas landlord, when the Proise-
color lapped him on the *nut and naked him to pee her a
glass of rum ; he took her into the wine-vanlis and gave it
to her; then they came out they fell in the sti•cet
and in trying to lift her up they actin tilt. On has _riling
up be found her chnwl had come off; het took it up, Ravi
Mond a little at one aide, but the moment the witleiimatt
came imp be went forward and produced the shawl; he never
though t of stealing it
The Prosecittrix stated, that she supposed the Prisoner
went aside to examine the shawl, and fitoilhag it nut of much
valor, he returned with it 81w had • very valuta lc
taken from her in the same nay, about two years boo*.
in answer to several questions put to her by the worthy
A Herman, site said she was not In the habit of he ing out .t
night a she dad out walk the streets for slippy, c; she had
stone hulk income with which, end needle-woo*, ttlie &rap.,
ported herself. It was through oltead and fear that sh,r wet
into the wine-vaults and drank tile rum. Rho ailo•ed at
would have boasts mare prod-to for her to have info, ow cA ;he
proprietor of the Mille,Vlll3l6 of her •pperbeusiona, and re.
quested of, hoot to have rem for a watchman ; bait she WIL.
so uunerved by the sudden &thick of the Poisoner, that a6C
that not think of It at the moment. She was determined to
prosecute the Primmer for the capital offence.
Seversl persons gave the Frowner a good character, as a
hard-working hones. man.
Cotter, street-kecrev, of WI itefriany stated, that he
hod known the Prosecntrix for years as a common prostitote
walkieg the streets. He had her In custody to-ver
for twin: disorderly at two amid three o'clock in tin' ton. to .
The worthy Aldermen observed, that he a ...peeled tta .g
would torn out to be toe ease, whirh was the ressen he bad
ut the ones. lams he did tor time Prusecutriz.
The Procoiser was doseliarged.
MATRAIONY.
John ipterrlt was brought up on a werraas, c-fivrra
by his wife *ilia ayssuatitag hei, and ttstentt Mug to Wit her
life.

Mr.. I..nnerott ',laird, that she had beau grin.rie,! to ►ht
Piisloricr ton yrats, during %%hid' iime I. 1111.1 t.fll
ber the mums of 'tipper:. He bed often ',eat bt.,

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