The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-05-18 00:00:00

.. TO TIM apirure 4)P TIM Rattail PRESS.

R tie pickpockets have the inorteety to shstaia teens
atteisdling the Onsinwn //wit alas C.th ?„u
reeMINII givers of the riot use preltii, pestered Is, it. ea. k'iset-
serest, white I reside, ta a Livaarile lisnimee with eta in % they
nosetiolik Wont sous, awl eesierally vamoose two or three
hours, *eking pen kris, with es rack publicity se if they
Were regularly licenser' to commit depredations. I Imps the
Thief Taker. (if nay are employed in the City) sill rear this
hies, wad nut stiffer gangs of srell-kiwisra rubbers to lirv, ens-
trilmstioise us the politic *NY uneatiity.
aaterslay. A CITIZEN.
•.• The principal reason of I'leet•stiret being so amuoyed
by ibesefs.se.sts,s, u, 'list tie totbstr sake of Ilie Bar is la
aisialser jarisdirtion.

Yesterday worming. about I I o'clock, a fire brake
our at Mr. SIMPSON.% ut uphotoerer, in St. 10,til's
church-yard : It hornt %try rapidly fur some Prue,
owitiK tea want of water. and destroyed the whole
of the upper part of the I ttttt down to the tiro fl...ar;
hut by the activity of the lirensen, it was prevented
from doing soy fu, thee damage.

On Sunday in:wiling. about three o'clock. • per-
mit) w.ss discovered (lead. lying h}• the mad about
four miles north of Doncaster. by the gourd of the
(rdissgoo mail. The Eclipse coach coining up at
the time, the body w.is conveyed by it to I)iiiicari-
ter. The deceased mvprsresl t• have been robbed
and murdered. as t ere .a. I:0 property shout his
person. and much lanoll sus alum his ear•, nose.
mut other twits of he. lir id. It ‘eeini, by some
piper* firand to . peo-kci-Inink, that the f1e,..4.ed.,
name was To re's:, and that be came from Stub-
' ball, Dear H'aktfirlri.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COrET OF COMMON PLEAS, W garst Nil LIi,MAT rti
Silting! at 'Vizi Prins, befiore I.urd Chief Jesif
11141t4bFIELD.

DAVIS V. LADY GRAWARD.

This was an action to swayer the amontit of two
Bill* of Exchauge, the out fur 121. Ws. the other
for 1.1.
The Plaintiff is a hatter ix Bond-street, and
famished the Defendant with several article•. in his
line of hostiles, for which, after a lapse of six years.
she Kars her Bills of Exchange, which were after-
wards dislionoarrd. nu heing presented for payment.
The acceptances of her Ladyship were proved, and
the Jury gave a verdict for the Plaintiff, to the full
amount of his demand.

FALSE IMPRISONMENT.
GRANGER V. MAVGHILIN.

This was anaCtiont;recoTerdain;g es for an as-
sault and false imprisonment.
Mr. Serjeaut BEST. Counsel for the Plaintiff,
stated the circumstances of the case. It appeared
that the Plaintiff, who was foreman to Mr. Sher-
atik, sugar rrtiuer, in the New Hoed, Shadwell,
having been out on businesS, returned to the pro-
mises of his employer, about 1 t o'clock at night,
at the gate of which he found 11 considerable crowd
of people aissumbled ; and, us inquiring the c .Usee
ascertained, that it wits a di,pute baser° some Ger-
mans, who were workmen in his masters 111eM111}11.•
tory, and a party of Irishmen, who were amongst
the throng. leering some serious consequences. he
persuaded the Germans to retire within the ware-
house. cud then eudeevoured to persuade the crowd
to disperse; Ins exertions were in vein, and they
continued to make a violent disturbance. He then
observed the Defendant amongst the crowd. who
timid. he was a constable. The Plaintiff desired
him, if he was whet lie represented, to do his duty,
by dispersing the mob. Thr Defendant replied,
he would convince the Plaintiff that lie was a eau-
stable and, without further he,itatioo, seized the
P'• ff by the collar, and dragged bun to the
11 etch-house, where he was detained the whole of
the night ; but, on being brought before the Magi-
strate, George Storey, Esq. 0111 the ensiling morn-
ing, be was liberated. The Learned Serjeatit ob-
served, that no damages could be too great for the
Jury to give ; it was one of the most atrocious
of the kind that had ewer come to his knowledge.

The statements of the Letrued Serjvant wehe
fully proved h: evkleisce. The course of the trial
Was interrupted by
Mr. Serjeant Cocgrt.t., Counsel for the Defen-
dant, who said, lie had a plea in bur to make, which
would entitle his Client to a verdict. lie then read
the Act of the 46th of the King, fur regulating
the appointment* ■nd duties of constables, in
which a clause was inic-rted, setting forth, that 30
days' notice should be given of any intention to
commence as action against a constable, for al-
leged misconduct in the execution of his duty to
the churchwardens of the parish to which the
said constable was attached. This !rotation not
having tweet colupliert with, nn the part of the
P 1 If, he was, under the direction of his Lord-
ship, non-suited.

COURT OE KING'S BUNCH, RAy 17.

TORTURE.
THE RING e. GENERAL. PICTOH.
Mr. STEPHEN rrelliDed his arrome:str, this day,
from yesterday.
The Court delivered no opinion, but signified
their intention Of hearing Mr. Novi 's, as Counsel
uo the other side, H► the courte of the present
Term.