The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-04-01 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

A DANGEROUS LUXATIC.—G. If. Martin was ch:irted at
this office yesterday with threatening violence to W. 11 nsoo,
Esq. of Hanover-square, Regent-street.
It appeared from Mr. Hoskinson's statement, that the prisoner
belonged to a respectable family, but having displayed symptoms
of inanity, had been confined at a private madhouse at Beckon.
ham, from whence he had made his escape, and coining up to
London, he this morning called on Mr. ItSskiason, and producing
two knives, said he wanted money, and if it was nut given him,
he had come to do execution. Mr. Hoakinson contrived to pacify
him for a minute or two, when assistance being procured, he was
secured and brought to this office.
The knives were produced ; they are of a large size, and ap-
parently quite new.
The prisoner, in answer to inquiries from the Bench, admitted
having yesterday exchanged the good clothes he then had on, for
the old ones in which he now appeared. With the money thus
obtained he had purchased the knives.
Sir it. BIRXIE ordered him to be locked up till arrangements
could be made for his return to an asylum.
About a year back a young boy wax brought before Mr. Ilau.s,
who had been found in the streets evidently in a state of extreme
destitution. The ingenuous manner of the lad induced the worthy
Magistrate to exert himself in his behalf, and after some trouble
he succeeded in procuring him a situation on board an East India.
man, then about to sail. The vessel a few days back returned to
this country, and with it the boy, who yesterday morning pre-
sented himself before the Magistrate to express his thankfulness
for his interference on his behalf. The lad was neatly dressed, and
appeared to be comfortably off.
Mr. Har.i.s expressed his pleasure at seeing him, and hearts(
he was doing well, and turning to some gentlemen who were stand-
ing by, he mentioned the story about the boy, and concluded by
observing, that it was a consolation to them to know that now and
then, amid the vast mass of wickedness and folly that was brought
before them, a case occurred in which they could do good, sad
perhaps be the means of rescuing a deserving object frees lan.
pending ruin.
EfATTON-GARDEN.
Yesterday Joint Wiliiewis, a young worthy well known to the
police, was capitally charged with having committed a burglary io
the dwelling-house of Thomas Watkins, a working shoemaker,
situate in St. John's-plate. It appeared that on the evening of the
19th instant, the prisoner contrived, about seven o'clock, to get into
the lower part of the prosecutor's house, the prosecutor being as
work no stairs, and steal a quantity of wearing apparel • a ludo
girl happening to come dawn stairs, discover .W the robbery, but
the prisoner, and another who was with biro, contrived to escape •
the prisoner was, however, afterwards apprehended by Brown and
Merry, two of the Bow-street patrol, and the stolen property clearly
traced to him.
He was fully committed to Newgate for trial.
A journeyman carpenter was charged with having left some of
his master's work in ao,unfinished state. The worthy Magistrate,
however, dismissed the complaint, in consequence of the defend.
ant alleging that be worked day-work, and the master not being
able to prove any contract for piece-work.
A miserable.looking old man named Cur, was charged with
stealing • watch, the property of a decent looking labouring
man.
The parties occupied two rooms in the same house—the one •
a three pair back, and the other a three.pair tiont. The prose-
cutor had hung his watch over the the mantle-piece, but afterwards
missed it, and taxing the prisoner with the theft, he acknowledged
having pledged it for 12..
The pawnbroker attended, and proved that the prisoner was the
person who had pledged the watch.
The prisoner did not deny, the pledging the watch, but said that
he found it in his bed, where be thought his wife (who was a very
bad woman) had placed it.
The Magistrate told him that he must tell that story to a Jury,
and then fully committed him for trial.