The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-19 00:00:00

POLICE.

DOW-STREZT.

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Yesterday a very important case respectiog pswlwokrra
their shopmen, &c. twig( liable to be charged with receiving
stole. 'fowls in the taking is of articles to pledge, without
using doe precaution, came en to be heard before George
Rowlsod Minshu I, Elm, the sitting Magistrate. In this
ease was also involved the most hardened wd esrly depravity
in a child • probably that ever am beard of; in the perm.
of William Cropley, • b..y only tea years of age, who has
been the outwit( grief sad dativess id his parrots, from his
Orifice ad 'other hid habits, for a consider...lsle time
past. His tither, 17illiam Cropley. residisig in Church.
lane, a coal porter, had need every etertioa to recision
the yeast debarment, to accomplish wheels, be directed his
wife (who is the molar-in law of the boy) to cuisine him in
his apartments; when sbe left home. Yesterday Oliersiog his
wife lucked the boy in the bed-rostm whilst she went with her
hnshand's breakfast to dm coal-wharf, and oa her rebus she
discovered the door forced and. the boy goer, sad shortly al.
ter animism her husband's great eat, she isatairUy informed
him of the cireunistsaft, when they proceeded to the shop of
Mr. Harris, pawnbroker, Is the
.Steleml., where oho" lomat
Irma Joseph Bargees, the shops's, that the hey Ipd pledged
Ow eat for 7..
Thirboy am slopped by Mr. Thema Moron otter this
triuss•etioa was discovered, i. whose horse Om father and
mother lodged, when the boy confessed to him he had
pledged the cost to Burgess for 7a. 11•11 named 6e. I lid, •
halfpenny beisig deducted for the deplane,:
On this statement, Mr. alliashall ordered Barge., to he
take. Into custody, oa a charge of receiving the coat, know-
it to be Moles. The mother of the bey having 'wogs that
she never bad sent him to pledge say article; bur, us the
contrary, about floor maths ago, when lb. b.y had pledged
• shawl awl waistcoat for 3a.6.1. she emulated Bargees from
receiving any mitre articles a pledge from him.

Wlgia. Guyley, the boy, was committed far trill, es the
charge of his own father, for stealing the coat ; the object
being to fel him into she Pltilasibropie Satiety.
Jomph Bowes was ordered to be committed, or find hail,
on a ch.rge of receiving the COM, kneeing it lo hare been
'totems—Burgess Need bail.

NA RLBOROUGH-STIMET.
A SELF-STYLED CAPTAIN.

Yesterday !Mims /wake, late • *term to A'rbotee
&therms, E-q. was charged with ►eing drunk.
It was stated that uo Wealomday night last the Priamser
was taken to the watt►hooae, charged with assaultiog a
'using 'mosso, when he gave his .rime Captain William
Lemke, of the army. the arriving at the calve in the artes-
ian he gave the young woman • pouted not to appear before
the Magistrate, and she quitted she place. t• uspectiag some
colbssion ow the part of the watchman the ease Was ordered
to ',mod over till yesterday asurinag, w►ea t►e Prisouer ap-
peared, but t►e yeast Wyman did sot.
Magistrate—Well, her, what as e you ?
Prisuner--Who am I, Mr?
Magistrate—Yes, Sir, who ore you ?
Pooh/ (a eonstatge)—lle eons himself a Captain, your
Worship, ►ut he is may a servant.
Primmer—Yes, Sir, I am • 'meant ; I lived with Lady
Frances Vl'echkrberne. Here the Prisoner mid, that he was
the person wilt. whew Mr. Walderlsurne had • Setae us the
Comities's some time ago.

Magistrate—Weil, b;11 if yea were never io lb. mime, Yon
ought not to 1111411111 t such a tole, or you away be soapecsed of
some motive: it is a At subject for logoiry.
reisuser—Lord, Sir, I was never ist the anus ; I halm been
to the batik of Waterloo, but 1 am so Ceram; I was these
from the first shot until the lam, Sir; ►ut am Ito Gigolo.
The watchman sided, that the Pelage, was in a state of
iotoxicatioo, for whirl' be was ordered to pay a Goo of give
obilliuga,auit our whaling for his discharge, which he paid,
cud quitted the other, with as advice mut to asaume a title to
which he was by uu mesas emitted.