The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-11-27 00:00:00

POLICE
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ddiir-sTRERT.
tetlerdif Anw rereads was brought to this office by tile
beadle of St. Giles'a, by de.ire of Mr. Beckett, the acting
Magistrate for that parish (the hearing of which IMO post.
potted from Monday evening last, fur the purpose of having
a flitter investigation of the caw), charged on the informa-
tion of John Clipperton, who resides at No 40, Great Si.
Andrew.street, Seven Dials, with most brutal and ishoooko
treatment in her thine infant children, by cockatoo' iug to
them to death.

Corotlies Bower, the beadle of St. Giles'e, staled 'bat he
went to she house where the Primmer lodged about ten
o'clock on Monday, and was dinned to the hark garret, the
door of which was festeued by a ptdlock ; he koorked, bet
received no answer, and then looked through • hole in the
door, and saw three Wrests raked on the floor, hut he did
Not break It open, Mavis( so awthority so to do. He went
again between four and he o'clock, accompanied by Harris.
a constable, and found the mother at home, who at first re.
fused to open the door, bet at length unwillingly complied.
She was e; the time taking tea, aids one intuit at her brew*,
and the other three naked on the Moor; when witness was
present she gave them mute victuals, cebieh they devoured
voraciously; they were most and is se
emaciated stale.

John Clipperton, an army areoutrement-maker, who
toiled in the front garret apposite the wretched woman,
and by whose exertions the lives of the infants have been
siert!, mid the infamy of the mother discovered, stated, that
he west to the lodgings is the garret on the Ist of March
last. The Prisoner wan Iss the habit of going owl early iu
the morning, and remsisiog so nearly the whole day. The
children, during the time, were locked in, without victuals,
whose scream were most distressing. He further stated
that betted his wife used to attend to the children, when the
key of the dour corl4 be obtained, but they had been pie-
vented frost is dotal sof Weer, in consqueuce of having
restosstrated with the Prisoner. On Monday he informed
the beadle of the parish of the circumstance.

The wife of the above witness eonlitased his statement,
and further stated that the children had ■ot beets washed fur
two or three weeks.
The Prisuaer received M. ed. a week frowi the parish for
the support of the children.
The Magistrates and all present were horror struck at the
relation of the conduct of the wretch, who has lust all claims
to the feelines of her sex, ouch less those of a mother.
The parish officers of St. Giln'a undertook that proper oar.
should be taken of the children.

John Willie was charged with robbing the Red Lion pith.
lic house, the corner of the Pima, Covent-garden, of a
pair of sheets. The Prisoner skpt there ow Moaday bight
on being challenged with the robbery yesterday morning he
acknowledged it, begged for merry, mad offered to pay any
demand if they would let hist go.—Cummitted.
The second examination of Sarah Rlisabelk Seal, the
wife of a wealthy Naas who keeps • clothe, warehouse is
Rosemary-lane, Rag fair, came ow yesterday. it is said that
since her Ant examination 2,0001. have been offered to the
Prosecatur 'sot to proceed, sod SOW. to the officers,
Mr. Andrews, who attended for Mr. R. Romano*, the Pro-
secutor, wished the ezamisation to be postponed for a week,
as he would be able to produce stronger evidence against the
Prisoner.

Mr. Adolphus, for the Pri , submitted, that being a
ma.ried woman, she ought to be admitted to bail.
The Primmer was at length committed.
il ARLBOBOUGH-IMISET.

Yesterday Parton*, • person of genteel appearance,
was brought to this °diet in the custody of as officer,
charged with having obtained seven shillings wader false pre.
truces from Thus. Malt Pope, Esq. surgeon, of Seyinutir•
street, Portman-square.
It appeared front the statement of Mr. Pope, that is room.
qtience of having remiss advertisers'st is the daily papers,
headed w A Case of the most poignant Distress," which re-
presented that the advertiser, with hie wife sod live children,
one of whom was blind, sod another dying of • watery
beaus, were iu a most distressing situation, and requestimg
the aid of the humane public, he was isdreed to relieve them,
and wrote a letter requesting as interview with the Primmer.
who was the advertiser, en which he gave him seers shillings.
Slohnewoently he visited the place, itod saw the wife sad
ellidems, wham he considered to. be missfortahly situated,
mad tsose of the children were blind or apparently tomtit ;
sod oa inquiry at the baker's, he ascertsined that the Pri-
wmer was In the habit of seeding the most expensive joints
of meat to the oven. Through advertise/Dents in the news-
papers he had gaised mosey to the smog. of 881. by public
subscription, which witness considered to be an imposition
that ought to be checked. _

The Prisoner, in bird defence, entered into a series of
troubles be bad gone through, sod attributed his distresses
to hawing lost 10001. is spoeulatisig is Ilse beer trade. He
delved having imposed va the public or Mr. Pope by false
representation; what be stated was true, sad he eousulleeed
it his right to appeal to s brass* public, wises he was sur-
rouuded by a starving family of eight persous.
Three uot being asaiciest evidence, be was discharged.
UNION HALL.
DOING BURGLARY.

Yesterday three ~wag men, earned Wm. Morris, James
Milli., and /lobar( ✓•ahisaon, were brought before Robert
Hedger and H. King, Fuss, ou suspicion of perpetrating a
burglary tinder circumataricee of considerable atrocity.
Mrs. Martha Burgess. • widow, who keeps the Fox public
house is Princess-street, Lambeth, stated, that soon after
eleven &don the preceding night, she and the rest of the
family retired to bed, having first made fast all the doors,
wiudows, •ad other places. Previous to her going up stairs
she look from the till 56 sovereigns, and about 251. in silver;
part of the latter was the feuds of a female society that was
held at her house, to which sheaves treasurer, the remainder
■he bad put by t• pay hit brewer. Having take, the whole
of the money from the till, OW pot it ism her pocket aud
went tip stairs to bed. About half past three o'clock in the
morning she was awoke by • knock at her bed-room door,
she suspecting it was the mertaat girl, said, "Is that
you, Mary!" She was answered by a voice similar to that
of the servant'., "Yee, Ma'am;" upon which she got
out of bed a•d opened the door, and at that moment two
men rushed is with their faces covered with black crape,
oar of whom seised her by the shoulders, and held • pistol to
her head. Ile demanded her money. and swore if she did
Rot instantly deliver all she possessed, be would blow her
be•ius out. The other rubber stood at the dour whilst his
compaisioii thus Arraigned ker. She was terribly alarmed,
and outwit bet•nding she had • light burning, she could not
distinguish their faces. She begged the vi Ila its who threaten-
ant her destruction not to kill her, sad she would give him all
she was worth. "Their' said he, "be 'pick about it, and
don't hesitate." She dies gave him her pockets, containing
the property, and afteerepented threats on his part, that be
would return ayl :corder her if she attempted to move till
they bad gut clear of, they prived down stairs, and re.
treated through the beck p•rluor over the yard wall
into as 'Bey leading to Fore.street,the wny they effected their
entrance. She, as soo■ as the rubbers were gone, alarmed
the family, aad many persons searched the neighbourhood fur
the rrt6•ns, but without 'fret. She, as well as she was
able, gave a description of their persons to her sun, who had
caused she • f the Prisoners.

James Burgess, the son, stated, that from the description
his mother gave of she rubbers, he was toil to suspect the
Primmer'. About ten o'clock that morning he was going
into the City, and when near St. George's Church in the Bo-
rough, he saw the three Prisoners talkil together, and know.
ion two of them (Hillis and Jenktueuni to be frequenters of
his Another's LOW, he watched them late the Borough mar-
ket, where they espied hiss, sad them walked is another direr.
lion. He still kept kis eye ups them, mid eventually traced
them into Bt. &wooer's Merck, w►ich is modernising repair.
He mule his suspicious ketoses to the beadle, mid tequested
►im to take them into custody, bet he refneed to de eo, not
hieing sufficiently authorised ; but he detained them, whilst
he procured the amateur., of the officers of this establish,
inset, who wok the Prim ate,. isle custody. nice arid Puple,
the officers who apprehended than, searched their pockets,
hat Nand nothing upou their persons to implicate them sit
She robbery.
Mrs. Bergen was asked if she avoid Wittily either of the
Prisoeers as being perYclratufa of Ow rubber,'
Os replied she cpsid pot sr* positively* sillier, hob

TOWN BALL.
APPREHENSION OF A ROBBER.
IVilliait flayclon was brought from the City by Lawn
an officer of this Once, and placed at the bar before Mr.
Alderman J. J. Smith, the sitting Magistrate, charged with
committing a burglary in the house of Mr. Cooke, of Her-
mondary•street, Southwsik.
John Kinsey being sworn, stated that he had known the
Prisoner for assay years to be a bad eharecter. His profli-
gacy-was the roils of hie family, and broke the heart of Ida
father, who was Head Master of the Grammar School of Sr.
Nave's, Southwark. In the year 18111, the Prisoner was tried
at Kingston Anises, fur a burglary, and befog coovieted, re-
ceived sentence of death. His fries& used their interest to
save his life, and the punishment was commuted to two
years confinement is gaol. As roue as the Prisoner Reined
his liberty In 1821 he re:unsed hie Old courses; he broke into
the house of Mr. Thomas Cooke, In B.•rtnundsey.strett, uo
the night of the 25th of September; and he (the witness)
should being forward two persons, who saw the Primmer
eitte tie house by means eel picklock keys; they raised an
alarm, and the Prisoner had only time to seize a tumor tied
decamp with it. From that lime the Prisoner had made him-
self scarce is Southwark, sod although he had been on the look
out for hint, he could never learn his haunts till that more-
iag, when he 'apprehended him its Fenchurch.atreet. He
then told him, " Haydon, I was' you." The Prisoner re-
plied, before lie had mentioned any thing to hint almost the
burglary, " It is alt stmt•, Kitutey, you are only going to
give me as well RAI yourself uonecessary trouble about that
cursed looking-`lass!"
Magistrate—i. That is ("Wore that the piieueee was nos
unacquainted with Ike robbery."
Witness—" That is what 1 then remarked to the Prisoner,
who held the matte► very lightly."
Magistriste-4' Whets can you produce the witnesses
spins. the Prisoner ?"
Witness-4 The witnesses are married women who live
near Mr. Cooke's, and will not attend wars' summonses are
served upon them, as they are in fear of the Prisoner."
Magistrate—'. Let somoscioars be server, upon them to at.
lead to-morrow (this d■y), and if they do not obey tie sum.
sionoa, warrants shall be Issued for their apprehension.
The Paisuue► was them remanded fur final examiusliou
this day.

she had Wont suspition that the Prisoner Morrie *as the
man who presented the pistol at her head. She could n•Lah,..
speak to the identity of either of the others. ir; Sir Jacob Astley's honed' meet this JAY al Foulrliam
William Dyer, • baker, slid he raw three men, correspond- Town ; and ow Friday, at Rale.
lag with Ike Prisoners, turkioe about the back of Mts. Rue. Mr. Dewing's hounds met this day at Burgh; and to-
gem's house shoot a quarter past ten o'clock the night morrow at Matithy.
limns to the robbery. lint he could not identify the P610{1148. Mr. Chawortles flili-1101111(14 Inert to-morrow at Rowena-
The Magistrate cell don them her their defence. They *Mope; and on Friday, at Demon.
stoutly asserted their innocence. and Morris raid be was a The Duke of Groftou'a bowed* meet Ibis day nt Cottle
respectable news, and resided in Leather-lane, Holborn. t Mill 1 end esstriday. at Wappenham.
The Magistrate told the Prisoners, that although the eai- The Hampshire hound. meet Halt day, at Minton Wiese;
thence against them was nut su deciatte as to authorise him to mozeww, at Group Park ; and Saissaday, at Itiadmill
to commit them fur trial, ii was sufficiently strong for hilt to
detain them till further inquiry should be made, •ud there- The Maniblerlan honed/ meet this day at Wickham
lure be should remand them for further examination. I Lodge; owl ou Friday at Westhe. y Howie.
The Prisoners wear remamled accordingly. Mr. Shard's Wands meet 1.11 Friday, at Noel's. •
The E,rl of Darliugion's fu .hounds Meet this cloy.st
Baldesby Lowe End; MI • Feolay, at Mood lad; and, uu
Saturday, sit Thorp 11111.
The Saturday,
foxiliminds meet 1.1-atterrate, at Thorpe ;
and us Saturday. at 11110 HOlll4.
The Earl of Searborossall'a fox-hound. meet tl.is d3V at
WallWarila laid us F. idly, at Sandhi l'ark.
The Barbwortli foo.h Is meet to.taurrovr, at
lon Village ; and me Saturday, al Woolley Hull.

W 171 t

The Meagher, of the Hampshire Haat have hitherto ex.
per-Merced a moat siercessfal season mince the commencement
of their favourite ainesemeni, nut having had one blank dpy.
On Monday last they had a ran of an Weir and • half. ,rod
killed the fug in grand style. The Mounds ran through 1..0.1
Bolton's Park, and the pie being fast at the further end of
it, a gentleman, named Appleby, charged the pules, and ;01
well over althorgh they are full six feet high.