The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-10-15 00:00:00

POLICE.

M A NSIO9-HOUSE.
A vocalist, named Joh* Halloo. was brought before the Lord
Mayor. charged with having committed a burglary and robbery im
the room of a Mrs. Irene.
The prosecutrix stated, that as she, and another female, were,
at half plat 11 at night, standing at the door of the house in which
they lodged, the prisoner passed by singing a song. He did It so
well, that they were induced to all him beck and asked him to
finish the music. He consented, and was invited to take some
porter up stairs. Ile entertained the prosecutrix and her friend in
his way, and was lens by the former for some beer and tobacco. Ile
brought back the change like a man of honour, and sat and sung
most delightfully. The hour arrived when it was necessary to se-
parate for the night. The prisoner went away; the females re-
tired to their separate beds ; but the prosecutris bad not long had
her head upon the pillow, when the prisoner bloke into her room.
pulled her pockets from under her pillow, stole four shillings and
nine-peon, and disappeared. The prosecutrix Was so much tern-
' fled, that she had not the power to cry out ; but she soon employed
a watchman, who got hold of the wandering melodist, and took
him to the Compter. On.the way thither, the prisoner endeavoured
to prevail upon the watchman to accept of four shillings. This was
refused. Nine-pence was found upon the prisoner.
The prisoner declared that the four shillings and nine-pence was
his own money which, he had saved from his hard earnings. The
fact was, film Fans would have him up stairs, whether lie would
or no, to sing ; and after he sung the " Fate of George Barnwell,"
and ther sosgs, that showed what would be the consequence of •
bad course, he took his leave, and went home, leaving the prose-
cutrix, and her friend, rather disguised in liquor.
The prisoner was remanded for further examination.
Mr. RicAard Budd. a gentleman well known on the Stock Ex.
change, was charged with having assaulted his brother, who is a
man of considerable fortune.
The complainant stated, that ever since his father's death the
defendant bad Bever ceased to annoy him. Whenever they met in
the street, the defendant threatened to knock his great beef head
off, crime in front of the carriage, and threatened his life and that
of his wife. Such was the violence with which those threats were
made, that the witness believed his life to be in danger.
The defendant edmitted that he had attacked his brother, but
declared that the attack was gentlemanly one. His brother had,
he said, 'kept from 8,000/. to 9,000/. from him, to prevent him
from bringing lt into the Stock Market, where he could have made
ten per cent.'of it, and that was sufficient to irritate any matt.
The defendant was ordered to find bail.
GUILDHALL.
Wm. Hill and Thee. Bryan were yesterday charged with a
robbery in the Globe Tavern. Fleet-street.
Air. Llewellyn Watkin Williams stated that he had the manage-
ment of the tavern department of the Globe, which he had taker, of
Ballimore. The prisoner Hill was winter there, sad Bryan
was a porter. A few days since, a silver cotfee.pot was missed, and
as Hill had the care of the plate, and headmen notice of the loss of
it, 31r.-Williams discharged him; but, before he went out of the
house, insisted on having his box searched. The cotiee-pot was
not found; but in the box were found four cut glass decanters:
three pair of cut glass salts, three glass sugar dishes, and a pair of
plated candlesticks, all of which were suspected to be the property
of Mr. Baltimore, and which suspicion was afterwards put beyond
doubt, they being identified by that gentleman. Bryan was sus-
pected of being concerned with Hill, and his hoses were also
srarchel, when sundry small books known to' be the property of
Mr. Baltimore were found, and on his heit was found a ruquelaure
slosh, which had been some days previously lost by a gentleman
frequenting the house. No trace of the cotree-pot was however
discovered.
The prisoners were both remanded for another exassioation.
Thomas lVarne,, who described himseltas a NI srshalsert officer,
was charged, by a man named Al ichael Lynch, under the following
circumstances:—
The complainant stated, that Thursday tight, about 8 o'clock, he
was unloading his waggon at the end of St. Bunstan's.court. Fleet.
street, where be resided ; the waggon contained a quantity of fruit,