The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-31 00:00:00

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Mr. Waterhouse, proprietor of the Swan with Two Necks, hail-
lane, was ,iiinnioned for causing a pared to be delivered to Pr.
rinkattl, of Iturell.squitre, without a ticket.
The cane wart partly heard on a limner clay, when it appeared
that a Ferrel of game wan sent to the complainant from Mr. M ater-
howc's office by one or his fortes, who der ure's-it 4n. for porterage.
A ticket watt reqtaiml, but on his saying he had lost it the moor
au paid. 00 inquiry at the office, ascertained tlisi4
the it al charge was or 'y instead of as.; he then ftwe tattles.
enured to find out th name of the porter, in order to procetsl
against him; this he-was unable to do, at there had been no lots
than thirteen extra porters employed to deliver parcels that day,
so great is the influx of game Into London ',bout Christine' tone.
The case was enjosereed to yeetetday, in order to enable Mr.
Waterhouse to protLice his lurid porter.
A clerk attended instead or the head porter, aril stated, that Mr.
Warehouse was extremely *axiom to detect and punish any per-
son ii his service who shied,' donna' any person of the ran:West
eon ; but sa they bad not lens than 3,0110 parte!s that day, to dia.
tribute, for which there were thirteen extra portal employed, it
was uthrly impassible to deters the person in this Instance.
The .11ilectian (Vox) asked if there was no check against every
indiriit porter, In order to detect him in are he attempts,' to de.
fraud Alr. Waterhouse
The Clerk said, the usual way was, to take an account of the
total sum each porter is to receive, and which he is expected to re-
pay into the office.
Dr. asked if the clerk could prove a ticket was made
out for his parci4, and delivered to the porter?
The Clerk raid, mit of the :MN* parcels he could not swear to
having made out this one ; hut he :apposed, ass matter of course,
the ticket had tern delivered to the porter.
Dr. l'inlard wilanitted, that Mr. lVaterhouse was liable to the
pennlties hi both eases, •111.—for a surcharge, and fur the non-de-
livery of the ticket.
The Alderman said, that the porter was the person to he pm.
everted against tiir not delivering the ticket, and not Mr. Water.
house. Ile should mitigate the penalty for the overcharge to lets.,
with costs.

John Renfro, who Wood ch owed with stealing a donkey, the yro-
prtty of-- llill, wns h,11..ht up for re-examination.
Nit forthor evidence havitl; been obtained against the !rimier,
who said lie Tahiti% at limisington, and bought the annul for
It sltilliul;v, of a lows manual lkottly, at that place, but which man
(Wino, bt• (mind,
Sir. R. iii a,si. auto! Mr. 11111 if he intended to prosecute.
Ur. Mtn W 3% eltrcillcly taillalala at brat to do NO.
Nr HICHAan tl ght the present a hard cave. as regarded the
prisoner, for it was not to be supposed that he would go all the
way from Kensington to Croydon stile place from which it as stolen)
ler the purpose of purloining the prosecutor's donkey; and more-
over, if the prosent case went Isaiire a .Jury, tile prisoner would
of course be acquittal: " and," (dowsed sir Richard, " it is not
rosy to cut the odium off 3 man's shoulder when he has once ap-
peared at the bar of the I /id Bailey."
Mr. Bill—)tut, your %Vonibip, Lard Ellenborough did not ac-
quit the man who stole his ass. t.% laugh.)
Eventually the prisoner was discharged, mid the donkey delivered
up to Mr. Hill.
Jotters Cookson, a surly young man, was charged with violently
assaulting his wile, a delicate young woman, with an infant at her
bmast.
Mr. lha•Ea attended on beh'lf or Mrs. Cookson, and stated
the nature of the ill-treatmeag experiential by Mrs. C. whose face
IHRe evident marks of her husband's tfit. presro mound'
was CoUtildited upon the wil'e's return frosts visiting Mr mother, on
Mimilay him
The defendant attempted to justify his conduct, by telling the
Magistrate his wife went out without his keys.
Sir listrtaan, oho was quite Indignant at the charge, told the
defendant his conduct was cowardly in the extreme ; and no pni_
vocation could justify his conduct in brutally assaulting an in-
offensive woman.

The defendant was mitered to find bail.
Vewerday four youngnicts, named Illaeljtt, West, nth, and
Phillip,. were brought up en warrants, charged with having been
concerned in desperately assaulting and wounding Thomas Good.
ink., a conductor, and John Vanua, a patrol, t,fthe Establishment.
Mari/hi and Tubb were mitered to give (my-eight hours' notice of
bail; and Phillips and Writ w. re allowed to give bail without
dee. The defendants will be piosecuted at the eaptnsa of the
establish went.