The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-05-13 00:00:00

NARRIAGR lY LOW LIFE.

the vicinity of the Strand was last evening annoyed by •
practice which would 1w more lioninired in the brearb than
the ob.ervancy. It is the CIII.IIIITI, on the montage of aro :1:
heaver, to carry the lin:legroom shoot ou the rhoulders of his
fraternity, soliciting, contribution. from the neighbours anJ
chstomers to furnish a widdin feast. The sable belie:het of
last evening rode astride on a long plank, about 12 inches
iu breath, carried by fu•r coal-heaven, with his dog, • small
black mastiff, seated Wine hint. The bridegroom and the
four carriers ware large bunches of white ribbon in their
halo, and were accomphisied by a posse of their fraternity,
some of whom robeited thy contributiohs, while others were
employed in beating old tin kettle. and saucepaii., which,
with the aid of stick., discoursed moll eloquent music, as •
sample of thee which awaited the happy bridegroom at the
expiration of the honey-moon.

POLICE.

MARI

State?.

Yesterday Captain Pearson, of the Royal Navy, Mr. J.
Bishop, and is Mr. Beech, Gentlemen, dressed in the height
of fashion, appeared at this office. agreeable in hail, to
answer a nigl. chafer preferred by Mr. Downing, of Duke-
slreet,St. Jamees-square, of the following nature:—
Mr. Downing stated, that on Tuesday night last, about a
quarter befitte eleven, he was standing nn his passage with a
light, and heard kis servant maid scream, anti • &whir rap
at the door; on hpening it, be room, her standing at the
door, and Capt. Pennon and the others ran off, and em..
(Tided themselves. Mr. Downing pursued them, and Captain
Pearson, who was dressed in his usual unilorrll, Caine
up to him and saiii—" D--a you, who do you want r" or
similar expressions.and he very'potitrip spit in his face He
immediately called the watch, but none appearing, he collared
Capt. Pearson, upon which Mr. Beet% and Bishop came up,
and interfered. Ott the arrival of the Watchmen, he gave the
Captain in charge, tool on their road to St Jalhes's watch house
a scume ensued between Mr. Downing and Bishop, and on
their arrival a connter charge of lt was taken.
Mr. Downing said they were all intoxicated
The servant's evidence went to prove, that she was stand.
log at her master's door when an attack was made upon her
by Mr. Beech, by pulling her about in an indecent instiller,
upon which Capt. Pearson knocked loudly at the door, Ind
they all ran off.
Captain Pearson, in big defence, said, that he had left
home with an intention of going to a party, when he was
seized by Mr. Downing, and taken to the watch-house,
where he was detained more than an hour, until he proeurtd
bail ; and Mr. Downing, who was also charged by his (the
Captain's) friend, was let out on protnistng to appear to the
morning.
The Magistrate ;Mr. Conant), advised the parties to indict
earls other at the Sisstuns, and they quitted the afire with
that intention.

•uetw-IQu*a►.

Yesterday a young fellow who pre in his 'Jamie As Huller,
was brought op by Cooper, charged with picking gentle.
men's pockets of their hanrlkerrhi••fs, on the parade near
the Horse Guaids, at the lime the guards were relieved,
where an immense somber of pickpockets daily assemble to
commit depredations in the most barefaced manner. On
being hed, a silver watch, maker's name " Connor,"
Na. 940, was found upon him.—lternandeil
Mr. Sampson, a coal-merchant, in Scotland-yard, was
summoned to appear to an infOrmation laid against him
tinder the Coal Act, for not sending the meter's tickets con-
formably to the Statute, with three waggon-loads of coal,
delivered at the house of Lord Yrritlam, in Grosvenor.iulnare.
The information was laid by Mr Bradield, also a coal.
merchant, in Derhy•stiert, ■nd they were brought in on
Monday last, when it appeared that two sorts of coals had
been delivered, and the tickets only expressed the gross num-
b. r of seeks, without specifying the quality of the coals, rot
the law directs. It was further said, that the tickets had
been afterwards altered. Three informations its the whole
had been laid. Mr. Andrews attended to support the charge,
and Mr. Reynolds to defend it. Two bad been quashed,
but the Defendant pleaded Grill, to the third, by sovice of
his Counsel, and he was convicted in the penalty of 201.

BOXING EXTB4.

DONNELLY MATCHED, AND A GENERAL ROW

AND PUGILISTIC DISPLAY OF TALENT.

Tuesday hying the day appuiuted fors deposit for Don.
flatly and Oliver, the same vu oberrved over a good eraistileg,
or, in other words, a dinner at Oliver's. The match was
made for 200 guineas, and to light on the 1711 of July ; •
stand up fight, iu a 24 feet roped square.
After a free circulation of the soutrerickg rap', and

surrounded by men of eminent talent, she patricians re.
petted 11,4 such nabs should want immediate employ, and
determined to Lave a fight. Then said there a purse of
WI twines. was collected at a rid (a hint) fur any of she
ruifiat below, who would fight any of she swells palls
above; there being at the upper table the scientific George
Cooper, Donnelly, Scroggins, Carter, Old Caleb, soil others
of the earring fancy. A black man below, who had told of
his own equably with while, and who had once • Stull op
with Richmond, *hewed to face the tried good ones, and
Cooper wac ieked to give him a taste.

One of the mils thought it would not be festal to en.
courage that which men who wanted enterriss would sing
out was a riot in Oliver's house, and " Bravo! brawn r
having resounded round the room, the Badger Pl.l was
named as the eteeNtnio, and the bottles were emptied in •
crack, and beiter-skelter was the order of the night. The
ring was soon filmed, and Oliver was named to second
Cooper, but he wished them gond night, as be was once
Mired up for a row at his house. Si Donnelly and Scroggins
picked up Cooper, and Carter and Caleb Baldwin the Black.
Cooper, like • quiet cilium, was too mode stuffed with
good things for immediate mertion—besides, the nob was
sleepy. The Black, on the contrary, was in lean condition,
and he flew at 11.., sastagonist as if • bier-steak was before
him, and bit away wish his right Instil for several rounds,
and gyre Cooper (nne of the best t melee stone fighters of the
day) some limey falls. During this surprise, Caleb's gin
Wigan to opi este, and be fell under his man in seconding.
Carter sung out " foul!" and rung the clumps fur West
Country Dick.
The fight was resumed, aud Cooper had enough to elo for
half an hour to stop Blackee's rush by parrying. He now
and door hit the Black in the tinily, but be could not door
him, Aide the strength of the Black gave bins best stfloor-
tag upon the boards, and that heavily. Cooper at last re-
covered from the effects of the grope eifinvin, and be spoiled
the Black's heavy right.baudeil bitting, by meeting him with
the left on the bead until lie dropped his nab tu his baud,
but not instil be bad been well hit. Seventy rounds were
fought in au hour and a half, and the mau Cooper could
not operate upon so as to quiet his milling notions, how.
ever double-sigbted at beginning, must not be thought
very little of although a commoner. Cooper gut the purse,
us The Black slid not appear to time.
Fscrogries dr (ermined to bare a Gehl, but as no WIC fan.
coed him, he awn, c be would he great, mid be first bit Car-
ies. said then Dunuelly, but they manfully kept quiet.
Carter challenged Spring agaiu, but umbing was dent as
that bead.

Cuatotis Cilsumsr•wer..—A pointer bitch, the property
of the Huu.II4I.I.WILEY POLL, ou Tuesday sitorattug lost
pupped 20 young ones, who at preseut see witoutiug, and
other 'lop have been torufured to 10 as ek le thew.

TIM ECCKIITRIC Pittilda.—Tite pawn who for many
yeses pool Las reudered himself so rev Ulric, and eumutouly
known by the Nrpellslio• of " 77t0 Piping Plestan," trim
t hogged at Morlhorouglkstreet Puttee Other under a wain's.

of billiard,. Ua beiu"e placed at the ba►, the mother of
two bee babes stepped forward, and piooterely swore them
to him. When uu the point of lea►it the bar be was
immediately stopped by another fair visitor, who was
/muffin.' with two more, bearisig eishoile resemblance to
their father The latter female atm swine her ;silents to
the pour locum°, who look all io good part, sod staled
the probability of the troth of what the wiimeo ►aid, sad
passed ail food hemmed jukes biters be gutted the
place