The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-10 00:00:00

M A RLBOROUGH-STREET.

Tester3ay l'ayne and J. who stated themselves to be
officers of the l'ustitnis. and ./. who ileaeribed himself as a
superannuated pensioner belonging to flow-street office, but no
longer possessing any authority to art as a constable, were brought
before Mr. l'oxisar, to answer the complaint of Mr. Ilenry
Thompson, Landlord of the Ilarleymow public•house, in Duke.
street, limsvenor-squatr, who charged them with an outrage. It
appeared that the defendants, at eleeca o'clock, on the night of the
tiih, went to Mr. 'Thompson's house, and though several lodgers
were in bed in their roomy. insisted on searching the premises, as
they said they had information that a private still was worked in
the house. It came oat in evidence that na infortnation had been
sworn at the Excise 4 Mice, and that no war Alt for searching Mr.
Th ma's premises had been issued by a Magistrate, as required
by the Itt:h and lath William III. e. 4 and 7.

Two witnesses said that Leung had told several persens that they
tUrni had sworn inatirms at the Excise Oftice. against Mr. l'homp.
son, for having a private still. but that the whole was a falsehood.
Mr. CONANT said, that this altogether wasone of the most scan.
dalotaa acts of outrage that could he »mania»l under the pretended
sanction of authority ; and no doubt the Excise Office would eon.
skier themselves hound to notice the pmreedings of their officers.
It is not to he endured that people shall he liable to have their
houaes entered, their families disturbed and alarmed, in the dead
of the night, under the pretence of a search of this kind, particu-
larly in this greet metropolis, where there is such a vast I.IIIIIINT of
constable.' and office.» of %Alio!» descriptions; that if mich scanda-
lous abuses were not punished, the evil would be of an alarming
nature indeed. It did not appear that any assault had been com-
mitted, butt an authorized, aid clearly a forcible, enter had been
made into the lodger's (Mr. ('arpepter's) romn ; arid for this the
three defendants were liable to indictment at the Sessions, which
he would strongly advise Mr. enrrenter to have recourse to.
With respect to Mr. Thompson, Lis ',met ding would be an action
of trespass; for. as hr gave permission to search his house, tinder a
supposed authority, and no threats or violence were used towards
hint, th Mag.strate could not interfere.
The ra. oda' declared that they would follow the Magistrates ad-
vice; null the defendants being known, it was not thought news.
furry to hold them to bail.
QUEF.N.SQUAItE.
RIONT OF PAVING THE IlltillMAT.—VeAteTday a very long
invuOigation took place, before Messrs. Jianat.ANnand WIL-
LI.% 'es, on a complaint prertrred by the inhabitants residing in
Iteehrater.ror, Wesuminsfer, in the parish of Sit. John the Evan.
ger.st statinot the surveyor of that district, for not paving and
lightim; Itiuchestcr-row, from the beginning of the Ilorseteny-road
to the Ist Regiment of Filet Ottards' Hospital.
.11r. lit; ai eft 11 ILA, a :Solicitor, attended on behalf of the inhabi-
tants, and Mr. Atm druus vas retained fur the commissioners and

;thster.. AUDACIOUS ItollltrutV.--At one o'clock on Monday, as
was walking along Bath-street, Cheltenham, a M-
X.. ;Iv senates continent:it his ease by producing the assess- a lady
~,,,,t 1,...k.,, cow which it aapeared that, since the year 1733, up low deliberately jostled against her, and snatching a Rus-
sia leather pocLet-book from her hand. ran up the passage
to the resent period. the worewortents on the inhabitarte had been
duly enforced, with he cil-option of the last two year., at the rate leading through the l)ng public-house into the High-street,
of Is. 6d in ti,, luettut. '1'L••• lotuses in ths row, including the hos- .
escaped, before saveral persons who witnessed the dar- ,
anti vital, nririaall. ,ti lita ited of dnrty-nine. hot now there were forty. Mg mar**. moot„ pursue him. Fortunately the villain was
one. Iniciaiag. in an annual rental o'li4lol. a-year. It had been
lletittlatt.l its tt. b., rotting Roeitester.nnv in a goad condition of defeated lit his hope of booty, for tin) book contained only
paving, the eitlt. S'.'% wound 1114 hi more than 341111.. including the a few awateratuta,
oil cone that now tettiaired. The Coniniiivionets, however, re-
fused to tzpair the plat... contending that the spot wax not within Aftritxti INTSLLIGENCF.—Quantity of copper ore sold
Unit juri‘dL wco ihm. The glare, it appears, for a nsiderable lime at ltedruth, Nov. 1, '2,167 totit. Average produce, 7i.
past. 1144 trot us a most daapi.lated -state. and an inhabitant stated Quantity of fine copper, 163 tons, s cwt. Amount of sale.
that. shout ~i 1: heart ago. a W."nin wis thrown out of her cart, 1 1.161/. '2ll. Average standard, 1•43/. 'is. There are 2,140
through tare kidneys of the wad, and hail her man broken. It was
tons of copper ores for sale next week at Redauth. Three
admitted that itavitig had WOO made to wane portion of tie toad, . . •
up to Ow Alans-ifotrws. about the centre of the street. bunttrea and one tons of corper ems were sold at Swansea,
Mr. Asr os. rau s said that he should be able to show, from the With Oct.