The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-03-02 00:00:00

POLICE.

wow. PTR WM.
SMUGGLERS AND THE PREVENTIVE Sys-Pelt.
Yesterday Cephars Questrd and Richard Wreighl under.
weal a third mid final examination before Richard Rirnie,
Eli charged with being concerned with a nitmerous party,
consisting of about 100, 'ho were armed with
who assembled about a fortnight since between (lithe and
lidd, in the county of Kent, when a desperate affray funk
place between them and several Officers employed in Capt.
It`Cullock'i party in the preventive service.
The Prisoners were fully committed to Nrwgate for trial
et the ensuing 014 Bail. y although the olTence
was COMMiI ird in the county of Kent. The Act of Parlia-
ment' passed fur the prevention of smuggling, authorises
permits to be tried in any county fur offences with which
the Prisoners are charged.

The charge against the Prisoners has excited considerable
liniment amongst the numeeous body of smugglers in the
counlY of Kent. Several of them were in the office yester-
day daring the proceedings at the 111 l .
Mr. Jones, Solicitor to the Adornslty, attended to con-
duct the prosecution.
John Taylor was committed for trial, charged with totter-
ing forged 11 Bank of nightie.' notes. lie was detected ut-
tering eieic at Thomas's a la-mode beef shop so Clare.court,
awl said he had received it from the mailer of she Yu,k
Hotel, Charles street. Covent-garden, in whose service he
had lately !wen as waiter, but which was denied by the man_
ter of the hotel. There was a second charge exhibited against
the Prisoner by Mr. Hickinbuttow, butcher, Burr-strtei.

The followilig is a correct copy of Mr. I'Lest•
KETT'S motto'', submitted to the (louse of Com-
nutter on Wednesday !tight :
" Thal this Must do resolve itself into a Committee of
the whole House, to consider the state of the Laws by which
Oaths or Declarations are seiiiiired to be taken or made as
irialifirations for the enjoyment of Offices, or for the exercise
of Civil Functions, so tar as the same of eet his Majesty's
Roman Catholic Subjects ; and whether it would he t xpi
client, in my and what manner, to alter or modify the saute,
and subject to what provisions or regulations."
The following arrangement for the relief of the
Recorder of London is said to be in contemplation :
—" The Recorder to retire from the more active
duties of the office, roaming a salary of .5001. per
annum ; the Common &Tirol'', with an allowance
of 7001. per notion', to officiate generally as Re-
corder, with the asaistance, at the Old Bailey Ses-
sions,' of Mr. A RABIN, who is to receive 3001. per
ISIIIIUII4 the emoluments of the office of Recorder
being taken at 1,500/. per annum."—(n the event
of the Recorder, now advanced in years, retiring
entirely.from the office, it is understood his wishes
are in fivour of Serjeaot DoT La as his successor.
Boxeas.—The matches between Joshua Hudson
and Sampson, the Birmingham youth ; anal Scrog.
gins 511(1 Parish, the waterman, will take place
to-morrow, Saturday, fourteen miles fr3m London.
A new Black and Smith, a Waterman, will fight in
the some ring. Betting is 5t04 ou Halloo, and
the like odds on P.lrivh.

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