The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-05-29 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL SESSIONS, MAY 23.

Jame: Davis and Peer Armstrong were indided
for an assault on Richard Smith. At the last Ses-
sinns at the Old Bailey. the present Prosecutor was
ini:Aed for robbing the Defendant, Armstrong, cf
some banknotes, and was acquitted.
It this day appeared that the Prosecutor was a
barge-builder,, and lodged in the house of the De-
fendant Davis, a publican, at Linterouse. On the
29th of September last, when he came home. at
eleven o'clock at night. he found several men drink-
ing in the parlour, and some of them playing cards.
After sitting with them for some time, he offered to
take a hand; on which, the Defendant Davis, said,
he did not know how to play. This he denied, and
Davis challenged him to play a rubber for 21. The
money was placed in the hands of one of the com-
pany, and Davis won the first game, but having the
worst of the second. be called out diamonds were
trumps, when, in fad, they were not. This pro-
duced a quarrel, and the Prosecutor proposed to
draw stakes, alleging they were nearly equal, as
he was on the point of winning the second' game.
On his demanding his 21. the psson into whose
hand he gave it, denied having it, and the Prosecu-
tor accused almost every one in the room with
taking his money. The Defendant Armstrong
took some notes out of his pocket, and said he had
none but those, which were not his. Prosecutor
immediately seized them, and said he wouldrkeep
them till he got his own. On which the two De-
fendants set upon him, and beat him so violently
that he kept his bed fur three or four days after.
The Defendants made no defame, and the Jury
found them Guilty.
The Court sentenced them to pay a fine of 101.
each to the King.
Henry and Samuel Autly were indiaed for an as-
sault on William Willis.

It appeared, from the evidence of the Prosecutor,
who was a distiller in Oxford-street, that the De-
fendants were booksellers living next door to him.
One night, in the beginning cf last month. he and
his wife had been at Willis's Rooms, and on re-
turning home in a hackney-conch, about two in use
morning, he saw three men standing at his door ;
and, on Attempting to knock, he found his knocker
had been tied to the Defendants rails. Ile followed
the men, whom he found to be the Defeadants, and
a third person, and challenged them with tying up
his knocker, and behaving in an ungenticman-like
manner. They denied it, abused him in the grossest
manner, and struck him several times. Tbe watch-
men then came, and the Defendants were tak:n.
The .Jury immediately found them Giddiu, and
they were sentenced to pay a fine of )1. each.

Ninctpsevzn vessels have been d.taineJ aqd vent
itt:o Malta, between the 11 tip alober, and the
16th Match, 1805.

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FitOM LIST NIGHT'S aIZETTE.

Whitthal!, May 27, 111..)5.
DiSpatcheibsv.i been received overinnd at th. frirlia•lfousd „
from goiribay, dated the 21st of December, 1814, enclorieg a
copy of a letter from Lord Lake to Nlarouis Weiles.ey, of ma •
17th of Novena!, giving an account o, the result of hie as
tack up,,n its. cavalry ofJetwunt Rao Holt's, command II by ,
that per..ni upon that day, Veins the letter whili was
referred idly Lord Lake in hi. nah.equent 'titter of the 18th of
November, a. pablohed in The Lewis* rhattte larteaaritaatai •
or the 27th of April, 1803, and which was, troticed act that
Casette a• net havilig tl,eu arrive) in in;land.
" To Ili* Exc.llency the 'l/41oZNoble Marquis Waal",
Goveractr-C.lkral. dec. &c.
"MY LORD—I have th., 11011,•Of to inform you- Lordilifpi •
that, in PU:4O4I.IICC of tey int ex•,,resteil in my dinette% r
of yesterday's data, 1 roacliod this plaza thin morning, with
the cai:ary, before day.braak, after a match of upwards of
thirty four miles.
"• The enemy a ponition claw under the walls of
Farruckabad, and I to.n.,dernly nocceeded in Jurpribing Mara.
Tire cousequen^e ii.tt thnt vain numbers of their men
and honer have been de.troyad, atttlahe whole cattle and bag.
gage taken, %chi, h they posni.swel
Janwunt Rao Floikar escard by an early Iti;ht ; but bit
troops, in the greaten emitur..,,s, were pornued, and eeney
where cut to pierce by me cavo'ry. 1 r,wt happy ur aid, that
we have sustained very Mile 1,4 i, oilier in MCI Mines.
" I have not time, at the priseat inoinei.t, ..:X:Yr."4 the
satisfaction 1 have derived from the good conduct of ail the
coca engaged, but 1 shall have the honour of fo,aarding
your Lordihip mysentiments on thin subject as soon as peedb*L '
'4 1 have the honem to be, My Lid,
" Your Lordship's moat faithful humble nervant,
(Signed) a G. Lak.UE.
" Haul Quarters, Furrucltabed, Nal. 17, 1804."

The same Dispatches contain the foillwing pang aphs roe
spading our Military operations in Maiwa
" We feel also much oleasere in reporting the successfol
pm...tress of the division of the army in Malea, tinder the com-
mand of Colonel Murstt, whi -h, after cornOetin the: caa-
quest of Wilkie, ?ossetsiuns West of the Cnunabiet, retchcfi
Muccondra on the 3nth of Numinber, and still continued Id
advance."
" On the Bth of Decembsr, 1904,
,Psineral Jowls was ist,
Jowra, one much beyond Ruttare, and smith' pro:Ably hale.
joined Colonel Murray's army hy or before the pr=ent dale.*

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