The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-07-25 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGRNCE.

toatriterni, Jute' t 3.
Arrived the Ecerin from a cruise; Zephyr transport from
Pl)snooth ; aid Hope, Pailerlion, (row Leghorn.
PLIMOUTR, JULY 22.
The Moiliterrseran packet trans Sicily to Ss. Joho's, eras
spoken with 12th hely of Cape St. Vuitton's.
Salved the Perseverance troth Quebec.
fiLIIOUTIV, JULY 22.
Arrived et the Poet, the Norfolk Hero, Sopeoorib, from

*tat, Jut.? 93.

Arrived sad sailed for the Rime the Hrbist rt., Peet. from
Jamaica' laesel, 6,11, from Bahia; braise, Walltrr, from
tamest% ; Wiles, Thomson, from Rio )attrtio ; Areihram.
Biedoeib; frees Qarisee't Elisabeth, Barre, from Bahia;
sad Sarah. Lei, from Bereft Area.
Came down from the River awl mania with the mai. the
Martha, amebae, fur Messina; Protests, F , for Trieste ;
sad /seams. Say, for riles. The Royal Somata Teat
le esamia, low ilia Dawes from Cala*

POLICE.

SOW•IITISIT.
T)4IIING STREET ROBBERY.
Yesterday William Crouch was charged with being con-
rerited with two others nut in custody. with stopping and
rubbing Mrs. Anne Finch, the wife of Mr. Benjamin Fisch,
of No. 90, Low: acre, arniy clothier. and robbing her of a
gold watch, chain, two seals and a key, of the value of
about 201.
The Proseestris stated, that on Monday night, about ripe
o'clock, in eumpasy with her husband end sister, 4114: was
walkirg through Lime-acre, and when they had got within
a short diataisce of their bowie.. wear the end of Mercer.
street, she observed three men standing •t the end of the
street, and a. they approached neer them, they. were see.
rounded; and one of them, whom she had nu sleight was the
Prisoner, particularly 'trifled berg snatched her witch, doe.
(tom her side, SO Ins MT al kh it tlbiro Mereer.efreet.
*jr. Benjamin Finch confirmed bin wired tesaintoay, and
Slated, that on hearing her exclaim, whets they were attacked
by the gang of rubber, "'My watch is psi!" and seeing
one of the rubbers riskiest down Mercer street. he ran 'after
him, but was pr fed from parading by hie two eons-
panione, litho stopped him and held him by the arm, sad
endeavoured to trip him up, atAll the villain who ran off
with the watch made his ester- .
Benjamin %Iberia, one of the conatablis b. lu•ging to the
office, stated, that having received informatior uflhe rub-
bery, and a description of the robbers, he accompanied the
Prosecuirix. on MoOday night, in search of them. and on en.
teeing the Xii4qui• of Granby public-horse, in Chandoe-
street, Vt. Mamie., the Proeecutrin pointed oil the Prisone►
as the roan who bad bustled SIMI robbed her of the watch, Jae.
Olson w hich he wok him into ,study, toad searched him, and
fogad a glisier'e diamond, a skeletox or picklock key, a
small key, Jac.
He was committed for farther exambastion.
Jolts Fleas, proprietor of a Paddiagtou stage.roach, was
convicted in the Felinity of five pined, and cues, fur carry-
lag eight outside passengers, being two more then a allowed
by the Art of Peiliament.
A young man applied to the Magistrate, slating humid(
late a servant In the employ of Lord Charles Bentiock, fur
the eaforciag of the payment of wages due to him.
Mr. Miesbell infurtned him that ►e had no control in inch
a ease, and referred elm to the Court of Conscience, but u■
inquiry it turned est that the demand Ives not within the
'visitant, of the Court of Conscience, it amounting to be.
tweets lye and six pounds at least for twit mood's wages, at
the rate of IS or 30 guineas a year, the young man admit-
list that those two sums were is dispute between hien sad
his Lordship, he claiming at the rate of 30 guineas • year,
and hi, Lordship persisting that the agreement was oily fur
gill guineas.
The young men inquired if Lord Charles Beotinek had
given bail to a charge preferred by ►im whist ►is Lordship
on Tuesday, fur an assault is forcibly tonal,* him out of
►is Lordship's house, in 'consequence of • dispute between
bins and Lady Berlina.
The Magistrate Informed him his Lordship had given bail
to apl•ear at t►e Quarter %slums.
Fur some time past Mr. West, the optician, in Russell.
corn, Covent-prdeo, and his family, have been greatly an.
rayed and alarmed by large stones and other missiles being
thrown into his house, es well as being pat to • considerable
expense in mending the window• that were broken, so much
so, that he issued hills describing the elitism:lance, and
offering 10 guineas for the apprehension of the person who
did it. He has lately strongly suspected the stones, Ike.
were thrown from Mr. Bun's, a neighbour's, and made
appliestion to him Ivor the subject, but received no satis-
factory explauatior ; end be continues strongly to suspect
the servant girl, and made application to the Magistrate for
proceeding against her, and she was brought to the Ace,
but no seffitient evidence could be brought &plus* her; in
fact, the sbopmsa and • young lady is the house attended to
exculpate her, and did nut believe she was the person. The
servant girl went so far as to affix to leave her place to
satisfy Mr. West.
Joseph Murrell, {Vilna's Banner, and Sward Midland
were committed fur trial, charged with robbing the pre-
NIiKII of Messrs. Gardner. in Wild.court, of • large quan-
tity of feathers, Is which employ they were.
The Prisoners wire det►cted In consequence of B
and Midland offering the feathers fur sale to Mrs. Webster,
who keeps a broker's shop in Hulleassireet, Clare.eass het, fur
Is. 4d. per lb. which she considered to be much less than
their value, and caused them to he apprehended, and the
Prisoner Murrell being seen le their company, previous to
and after the transaction, he was considered equally guilty.
Joseph Murrell was elect charged with John Green with
rubbing the same premises, shoat Christmas last, of several
articles of silve► plate and other valuable property, upon
which they were also commuted to take t►eir trial.
The Prosecutor repeatedly applied for the Prisoner Ban.
aer to be admitted as evidence, as he bad no doubt but that
he bad been seduced into the transaction by the other Pri.
soners.
The Magistrate refused the appliesticts, and referred his
to the Judge previous to the trial.