The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-08 00:00:00

HATTON•GARDEN.

IlleTsrmoserar. texstr,a--Att elderly gentleman, whose
countenance exhibited more of the " pale cart of thought," than
the " laughing smile of contentment," came. before the sitting
Magistrate to request advice under circumstances extremely un-
comfortable, though by no means uncommon.
The applicant advanced to the bar with that tremulous motion
which the faculty would have designated as an attack of cubit!.
tor lendintrol, and after a painful effort at self.composure, he pro-
ceeded with the narrative of his sufferings—." I ant a married
man, your Worship," said he, " and from my soul, I wish I
were not ;" the speaker's feelings almost smothered t'.e latter part
of his exordium, but hastily hushing away the hurried evidence
of his regret at the remembrance of " single blessedness," with a
muslin weeper, he continued—" It may, perhaps, appear some-
what singular, that a man of my years (not that I am old over-
much) Should have selected so Juvenile a partner as mine, but,
de gustildis non di:pi:today!, as the allying is—we were married,
that's enough. For the first two or three weeks, we agreed,
at least, pretty well; I suppose, because I indulged my wife
in all her little whims and caprices; unfortunately these thing%
may be carried so far as to endanger a man's credit and charecter.
I ventured to remonstrate with her on what I conceived was both
improvident and imprudent in her expenditure ; but remonstrance
was unavailing—the expenditure was all on her side, the disburse-
ment all on mine—she was deaf to reason—insensible to persuasion,
and my only return was upbraiding% and defiance. We parted, as
I toped forever; hut in bidding adieu in my wife. I only parted
from half my misfortunes, for notwithstanding that I had made an
ample provision for her real wants, she took every possible means
to run me in debt, in order to administer to her artificial ones also.
I have this day been called upon to pay a dress-maker's bill of 271.
odd, for lace, shawls, silk gowns, artillial flowers, and I know
not what other gewgaws. If this were all, a man might be saris-
tied ; but she levels her attacks not only at my purse, but at my
peace, for whenever I refuse to pay any of these demands, she
comes with a power of her acquaintance—friends I can't call them--
and threatens to pull the house about my ears; so that I am
literally the table.talk of the entire neighbourhnod. Some call
me an old dotard,' others 'a hen-pecked husband,' which
in good truth I am; and all point the Linger of scorn at me,
and suy that 1 have had my deserts.
The Magistrate, suppressing a smile at the poor Benedict's
extreme earnestness and simplicity., told him that the question was
one which more properly came within the jurisdiction of the Con-
sistorial Court than of any common law tribunal, except so far as
regarded the creating is riot. If the peace bad been recently
broken, the complainant might have a warrant; if not, he strotikl
seek retires. at Doctors' Commons.
This information did not afford much apparent satisfaction to
the unfortunate husband, who, heaving a deep-drawn sigh. mut-
tered, " Better bear the ills we have, than fly to others that we
know not of;" and slowly left the office.
QUEEN.SQUARE.
PORT Ens' FRAUDS.—Yestereay John Solckell, a porter at the
King's Arms-Inn, Holborn. was brought nip for final examination
oar the charge of obtaining Ild. by means of an illegal portetage
ticket, front the wife of Mr. Barnard Cray croft, of North-street, on
the 2,rth ult.
Mr. W. Marshall, the bookkeeper at the King's Arms, now pro-
duced the porter's book, where the sum of 11. 1.. Id. for two Nixes
from the country, at North-street, bad been entered by hint. Wit-
ness, on inapt:cuing the bill given by fiatthell, said that it was not
his hand-writing. lie brought only I/. la. Id. back to witness, as
entered in the office book, and not It. 2s. Carriage was rated at
lily. Id.. and 2s. for porterage. Such was the ticket which witness
bad delivered at the time.

Mr. Ilu3IPHIII:13. for the prisoicr.said, lithe charge was to be
legally made out, it must be taken under the Porter ll Act.
Mr. Wilt TE-I intend to do no ouch thing ; I shall take it un-
der the common law.

Mr. HUMPHREYS—If the boars weighed snore than belbs.
was not the porter entitled to an additional charge?
Mr. Marshall—Certainly.
Mr. it t;MPIIREYS—Do you know what they weighed?
Mr. M believe they weighed 125 pounds.
Mr. linstrunexa—Then it appears he was entitled to snore
than he received, and he cheated himself.
Batclicll was, however, magnified under the 110th of Geo. 11. for
oloaining money under talsepretences.
Mr. AVutrE, turning w the prosecutor, said, you hare done

benefit to the public at largos and I cannot help adding oat it
expo
woul
sure d be
of such doing practices if every gentleman would tuLe up tje
Mr. Crayernfi-1 have acted at the recommendation of the maw,
master, who soya that he should never ln.ve an honest serving „
gentlemen paid such overcharges.
Mr. If ITNPIIREIN, speaking to the prisoner Satchell—ao
Cltthirrenwell
fear. at once; you be trieti on Friday, and you hs,t
nong to

Yesterday a poor man, named Jam Whoicy. was bectight
WORSHIP-STREET.
Kars Mr. Benet... by Thomas Robert Morley, charged with an Wet
against the Hawkers and Pedlars' Act, 50 Geo. 111, my 41 f"w •
hawking without a license.
Morley, it immured, is an inspector of hawkers' licenses, and the
defendant an itinerant dealer in earthenware. The case.
as prortL
by the inspector, was admitted by the defendant, and the !flagons's
felt himself bound to convict the defendant. The punistunet,
under the 17th section of the Act was found to be a penalty rye l.
an imprisonment of three months in the House of Correct* nleits the penalty be sooner paid.
UENETT conceived that the offence might be brought within
the operation of the Vagrant Act, which made it discretionary with
the Magistrate to inflict a milder punishment. Upon consultirs
the last Vagrant Act he however found that the part in the forme;
Act, referring to hawkers and pedlars, was entirely omitted.
The inspector referred him to the 26th section of the Hswkess
and Pedlars' Act, which enacted that no defendant, convicted t,
any offence against the Act, should be imprisoned for any time not
exceeding three months.
From the wording of the clause, therefore, Mr. BENET T re-.
eluded that it was left to the discretion of the Magistrates to au,.
terse the defendant to any term of imprisonment tint erceekg
thee: months. He accordingly sentenced the defendant to an im.
prisonment of one month in the House of Correction, unless the Is,
bengaline, paid.
The defendant being unable to pay the money, was committed.
UNION HALL.
A man named Wilke was brought up in custody, before tLO
sitting Magistrate, R. J. Chambers,Esq. charged with breskilg into
' the dwelling-house of Mr. Abbinett. linen-draper, of Kennings*.
cross, and stealing therefrom a quantity of goods.
There was also a charge of sheep-stealing preferred spina the
prisoner.
The complainant in the former case stated, that between fis
hours of two and three o'clock on Friday morning he was ealiid
front his bed by the watchman, who informed him that the lower
part of the house had been broken into. Upon this information!;.
immediately proceeded down stairs to his shop. and on entering::
discovered that the iron bar on the outside of the shutters had been
forced out of the staple, one of the shutters taken down, and me
of the panes of glass in the window cut out, apparently with a
glazier's diamond, allowing sufficient spare for the introduction or
a man's arm. The complainant ascertained his loss consisted
chiefly of goods that were displayed in the window, and within
reach of the thief. There were several pieces of Irish linen,
together with valuable shawls and pieces of stuff stolen off the pre.
mists. Mr. Abbinett added, that in half an hour subsequent to
the robbery, in the course of his search, he discovered in a larder',
in front of a house in Golding's-place, which is nearly opposite hi,
house, seven pieces of Irish linen and a quantity of stuff. Thee
articles were produced, all of which were identified by the coat.
plainant as forming a part of the property of which he was
roSbed.
Smith, a patrol, stated, tint on the morning in questien he
stopped the prisoner near Stamford-street, whom he observed had
something bulky under his coat. Having asked him what he or.
ried the prisoner appeared confused, and replied, that he did tit
exactly know, but that whaiever it was he had found it in the n o.'
The patrol on examination discovered that pieces of linen one site
composed the bundle. Ile took the prisoner into custody, and
soon afterwards heard of the robbery committed on the complair.
ant's premise.. Mr. Abbinett identified the articles found on the
prisoner's person as a part of those stolen from his shop. On es.
&alining the prisoner's pockets several screw-drivers, together with
a hammer and piece of cord, were found.
Grossmith, the officer, stated, that in consequence of extensive
sheep stealing in the neighbourhood of Dulivich, by order of 31r.
A lien, the Magistrate, he proceeded there, and having watched
near a fold of sheep for several nights, out of which many had
been stolen, he at length one night found the prisoner lurking
about the field: Upon questioning him on the subject of his being
there at that unseasonable hour, the prisoner having the appearsaa
of a countryman, and giving a fictitious address, the officer was in.
duccd to let him at large. However, he subsequently discovered
that 11'ilks was the suspected sheep-stealer, but he (the officer) kat
not discovered his retreat since. until the committal of the burglary
and robbery abovenientioned. Upon inspecting the cord which ass
found in the prisoner's pocket marks of blood were visible sport
it, and from this circumstance it was believed that he used it tor
the purpose of atranglirg sheep.
The Magistrate committed the prisoner on the former charge, and
directed the owner of the stolen sheep to have his witnesses in at.
tendaoce before the commencement of the Surrey Alain&