The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-07-10 00:00:00

POLICE.

trAvfior notle.
Amor Ebbs, a young girl, was hriItICIII rp undtc the 10-
lowing disgraceful circumstances

The Prisoner lived servant with a poor man named Dupree,
and had Iwo children to take care uf, the one two, Rossi the
other seventeen mouths old. On Wedtiesolay touroing the
father desired her to tate the children to their Mother, who
sells fruit in the @Wets,- in order that the ',ionizer one 'night
receive its usual entridtntti saw, however, went Omit lwr way,
and remained absent till near night, when the father, alarmed
for the merely of his children, went its search of her. After
wandering about fur several hours, he found her near Shure_
ditch church, in • state of the most h-a+tly intoxicat woo, and
• nine inflected shoat her. The children had hero taken
ha* toe by other persona. They seemed quite exhausted rue
wow aft neurishmeut, and the younger one appeared to be aI-
Most dying from the effects of a wools'd in the bead, which
hit losrual had beets occasioned by her suffering it to fall
bee her arms Upon the pavement. A surgeon to wh
the father applied, advised It warm bath as the only eneliss
of preserving the life of the infant, and he hastened home
for that parpusei bat the child died soon after his arrival.
Mr. Eilitolsurungit, surgeon, of Fure•street, attended th•
child at home, and attributed its death mainly to the hurt su
the head.

The Prisoner did not deny the Charge, and Permed to treat
it with great levity.
The LORD Mikatma observed, that the charge was one of
• very serious nature, and demanded • thignozh iiiveatiea-
ti ))))) and he should therefore remould the PI 11.00er •ntrl •
Coroner's; Jury 'Could' determine upon the matter.
QUEEN-WWII:
WATERMAN'S CHU PA N Y.
Yesterday th. Onire was exceedingly crowded with the
watermen of HOugerford•staira, who had eroas cluergra
agaiind each other, fur offending against the I.gulations of
the /t'atert•su's Act. It appeared that continual animosity
existed amongit them, and in order to übtaii a penalty
they take all advmagea of each other, by taking out sum-
monses at lb.. Oilier, in preference to lodging their COIN.
plaint• at Waterman's Hall.

Mr. FIELDING said, list Waternian's Hall was the fittest
place far their complaints to be beard, and was sufficiently
competent to levy fines; and moreover, as all pestaltiwa by
virine of the statute went to themselves, whereas, of all fines
imposed by alllagistrate one-half went to the King. This
was robbing tlvonselves, and he tessidered It, ■ onffieitnt
ground to dismiss their complaints. If they felt outlawed
at this, obey might complete to the Court of King's fle ch,
which Court, lithe), issued a mindamus, the Magistiatts
would send their retiree 'aecordingly) but the cases which
were for re-bearing be would go into. All the ►est mast he
dismissed.

Edward Saunders was t►e• charged with haring, on Fri.
day ereuiug, plyed a fare at Hungerford-stairs, and taking
the torn of John Smith, Who was third scull, and them first
turn —Convicted' in the penalty of 28.6 d.
Smith was then charged by flausders for having, on Iwo
separate occasions, worked with another man's name and
umnber, rontrary-to the statute, which subjected him to •
penalty of dila and slot less than los, hut io roosequeuce of
ass error in the information both cases were quashed.
G. Heath chimed Cadwell, under the Ikth section
of the Act, with abineloely Calling him an informer.
The defence was, that Heath *sit aggravatirm by saying
Cadwell's brother was tr••sported.—Cadwell was fined ha.