The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-01-03 00:00:00

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GUILDHALL.
Yesterday .famics Wherry and John /'apps were put td
the bar oo a charge of rubbing She wsreuiresse of hit. IVri -
Ram Burnell, gloss-dealer, in Colemau•slreet.
The Prosecutor stated, that, haying beets robbed et pees.
party to a large amount. daring the last year, ha sußorcled
that sumo of the permits in his employ MOM be the plond. inns,.
Fromm infueusatiom which be received he ►ocured a warrasi ,
and proceeded 10 search the venetian of She Prisoner thierlt,
where he found a considerable quantity of his aisles pno•
petty. °Eberly accounted fur their being is his possession
by saying that they had been given So hint at different 110/W4
by a person is the employ of Mr. Darnell, who, epos their
applying at the place described as his kalgiago, tweed sort
to be the other Prisoner Capper, in whose sportsman. we-re
slaw found a large assortment of. articles of glass 'manufac-
ture, of a valuable and costly description, which *ere ides.•
Died by Mr. Burnell as his property.
The Prisoners were remanded Cur further elarbivation.
BRUTAL ASSAULT.

Williams Hanoi/lois, a tall, athletic—yonnc man, wag
charged sith • most outrageous, ■nd wallitlll msanit oil x
little weakly looking snap, rather •bogie the middle as,,
named Joseph HUghtli, sebuae head was broad up with
handkerchief, whirls appeared quite stiffened with the blood
which had flowed from h.. wounds,

The Prosecutor stated that he was a glazier, living at
Clerkeuwell, and bad been out yesterday to receive squat
money. He was relsarniug homeward after having spent Hie
evening wish some friends, when, as he was passing up Fel.
ter.lane. the Prisoner, without any provorallOti. or a single
wind of any kind previously having passed between them.
came up to bins, and striking him a violent blow on th.l
bead, knocked him clown into the channel, mid the mums-sit
he was replaced on his feet, felled him again with a lacuna
blow, equally violent with the former.
John Simons said he had been in company with the Pro-
secutor, and was walking towards his own home with hint,
Tittle way in advance, alien be met the Prisoner, who passed
on, and immediately hearing somebody fall, he looked round,
and saw the Prosecutor lying in the middle of the street.
lie ran and lifted him up, but had no sooner placed lom
his feet, his bead dim bleeding profusely, than the Pt wooer
struck bum on the bead a most violent blow, which linewliest
him down at a distance of several yards.
A watchman, who took Ilse Prisoner into custody, stated
Haat be was 'lauding at the door of a house on his beat, be•
tweets oar and two o'clock in the morning, when he saw the.
Prisoner pass him, and at the distance of about three dams
further on he saw bine meet the two preccdiug winiesies, also
were walking along, and going up so the Prosecutor hi
struck him forcibly uu the lwad, when he instantly fell. Tile
last witness raised him up, and the Priroster repeated tine
blow, which again howled bun down. %Visors* then ran opt
and raising the Prosecutor, whom be found bleeding Must
profusely, a large quantity of blood having Bowed from hit
head on the ground, and in • state of weakness and 'alias,.
ti a which appeared to him storming, be asked the Prisou“r
what it meant, and be answered with • volley ermine end
violent language, that he would knock tee I.fe out of bins.
iTitorm then sealing the Prisoner, sprang his rattle, and
wish the assistance or some other watchmen, and some Gen
flew° Who came to the spot, conveyed bias to flit said,.
house, soul had the Promecutur attended to.
The Prisoner, iii his defeuce,said he was • j yman ear.
penter, in Ilse employ of Mr. Seabrook, in Leather-Irue, and
was on his way home when he met the Prosecutor and his
companion, who both insulted him must grossly, without a.,y
provocation on hie part. They •hused Isms very much, And
threatened to beat him Ober were both undersized man;;
and the Prosecutor said that be was but • little fellow, and
not near so big as lie, but, " fur all that, " he would fight
Min, mist serve hien out well. lie then commenced au attach,
and, iu self.defetice, Prisoner was conipelleil to strike him.
The watchman being called back by the Magistrate (Mr.
Alderman Birch), said, he 'toad only three doors off *Lea
the Primmer went up to the Prosecutor' and be distinctly OM
him strike the blown, and saw Mau the Prosecutor tall; and
he heard nut a single ward of any triad spoken by either .if
the three men berme the first blow was struck.
Curnmilled for Saul of sureties to sewer tar the assault
at the &wont
BRI DGEATHEET AGAIN!
A good-looking youth, out twittery without the appear.
'act of having felt dishes's. Laing placed at the Isar...
Mr. Murray, the Atturucy, who had been eosins time i•
niteocianee, oil.: certain of his "yeomen," addressing the
Magistrate, and Mr. Paper, the cleat, in his customary
under-tour, said, lbw was a case in which lie appeared.
The Prisoser was apprehended under a was rant obtained.
from Mr. Aldermaa Thompasin, destribiug him in the
inan-
nrr wllich we have lately bad occasion to uot.ce, as " a cer-
tain prison whose uatue is unknown, but abuse person is

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