The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-29 00:00:00

HAT EON-GARDEN.

YCSUR lay, Jakas Ilarra, a mulatto, stout built, sad of daring
appear-nn. was brought up in the custody of Thomas Thompson,
aßow-street patrol, chsrged cm suspicion of the follovriag burglary
and robbery.
William Steward, of Shelled. Bedfordshire deposed, he is
hawker, who attends markets he the sale of haberdashery. Oa
Wedr.eseay, the 21st insure, he one his wife, so their way home
from Ricgate. up at dos beeps of Mr. Cava, the sign of the
Cross Keys, at and for safety ha put his
covered can (AIIIILTms pahasol with his name and aildress.
and "dealer to bee" marked therm into the bent, and Laid the
door. The cart contained 14 deal boxes, containing white WSW
bonnets; b:ack willow bonnets; prints, stockings, calicoes, and
flannels' muslin, ead kerchiefs, waked; ribbons and ferret; Red-
ford anal Nottingham lace, children's asps, de.; fans, watch
ribbons, bobbin net caps, nankeen bonnets, satin stitch caps, rib.
bons made in bows fur caps, and stays, besides two canvas tilts Is
cnyt Atilli ; and his and his wife's wearing apparel ; he saw these
safe at ten o'clock at night. He got up next morning, about a
quarter to four o'clock, and went to the stable asnd harnessed his
horse, and on going to the barn, he discovered zhat the lock was
forced open, and his cart with the whole of its contents taken away,
to the amount of about 5001.; indeed, it contained all he was weed)
in the world. There was • load of hay spread over the pavement
to prevent the noise of the cart being heard. lie heard, on inquiry,
that five suspicirus looking men were observed in the neignboar.
: hood, one of *ham was a mulatto.
Thomas Butler, toll-collector, at Needsworth gate, within nine
miles of Caxton, deposed, that about seven o'clock, on Wednesday
evening, the complainant and his wife, in a blue tilted cart, passed
through his gate on their way to Caxton from Royston ; he knew
them well from their frequently pulling that way. Shortly after,
! another cart, in which were four men, one of whom wore a white
bat, fidlowed, and another man on horse back, but he took no par.
! titular notice of their persons; he does not think the prisoner was
one of them. At three o'clock in the morning (Thursday, the
rloi) the con.pleinant's cart, and the other cart, with four or
five persons, agate passed through on their return, but be did not
particularly notice them.
Thomas Thompson, the patrol, stated, that in consequence of
) his seeing the printed bills, giving an account of the robbery, and
that five suspicious fellows we.e seen in the neighbourhood, one of
whom was a mulatto, he immediately suspe:ted the prisoner,
whom he knew to be a notorious character, and well known in that
neighbourhood, anal had been once fired at while robbing • dove.
house near Itrentford, the marks of the shot being still visible in
I his face, besides a large scar on his right temple. Since lie heard
of the robbery he has been on the lookout for the prisoner, and at'
length apprehended him in coming out of the Admiral Benbow, is
•/, glen.lanst, a rendezvous for thieves, ,and on searching his lodg.
lags he found a phosphorus bottle, and a sack, ssith the name ura
Romer on it living not far from where this robbery was committed,
which sty.. gthetu.d him in his opinion.
Mr. Steward, the coinplainant's wife, and other witnesses, re-
collected seeing the prisoner in their neighbourhood.
Further evidence being required, the prisoner was committed for
another examination. _

Rithard Topping and Jam Mowing were charged by Pritchard,
one of the Ikm-street patrol, with picking a gentleman'• pocket of
a muff-box, marked on the lid with the emblems of Freemasonry,
about four o'clock on Tuesday evening, hear Brownlow-street, in
Holborn, but while securing them the gentleman walked away.
On searching the prisoner he found the box, a purse containing
lid., and a penknife upon them.
They were remanded, in expectation that the gentleman might
attend at the next examination.