The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-06-23 00:00:00

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IVi!tiant Whi.rarre, Aden leabring rrami, Tay!ae,
mots Wibenre, and itieaard Gaspe, Wen" Immettst in the clineet
by Lavrader, Taant.n4 and others; and charged before Mr.
N•ara with hero i rugs.* and vuenhtnads: The three former
were clerk. arta the tefol latter porter, lib aiding awl abet.
tin another pcx.on, ie seitni:: up and carrying uu a PAWAte
laitery, ur Litite.Go, in Pail.Nl4ll.

30r (.I;ft LY attended fur the prosecution, and beiegy
stated 3hr rare,

Mr. M see], ,trr attended foithe De(enduits, and ohiected
to the infurricatoo MR whirl. the warrant was founded being
produced; dhich was over, rake! by Mr. X •aas
Sissiseel Tamotsu, oue of the cii.silectine of the reteirid,
ettit, that he went wills Chanirta• a vellwilthiv
belon.t.iug to the Pariah of .Waist Martin's, and severs/
others, to execute a warrant, between nine and tvis
o'clock, un the sight of tFe lath instant, to a house, in
Pall-Mall ; he went to a side deur in a court niljaiiireg the
house ; lie door was open ; flan timed no obstruction as
euter-oc. They proceeded along a pnicage into a moot
where several people where assembled; Ole prisoner, W.la,
tuner, was steed's% with the door in his baud, he shut the
door on perceiving the Patrol, fullowing him, gut endea-
voured to keep them out There were b.:tweet thirty and
forty weir, women and childreo,4e.tinbled w the rouse and
le the pomace. The itemonerg, Whttetnau, tVehrheld, and
Taylor, were in the 1.110141 bi hind the counter, the others
were before it. • The women arid others endeavoured to rush
out. The witness thee seised a boi.k, antletteh Whiteman,
Taylor, and tkakefield, iuto carded), with the *mast:Lott ere
tt.o other officers. lie also .cited souse carols, papers, silver,
half-pente. ac.

On his eioss.ealm luatinii, he said he did not shoe; ye the
lye Prisoners doing any thing, only threw of thein sere
behind the counter. Ile rid not 16C.10 a Little Us or little
lottery wheels drawing, exercising, Of playing, is any port
of the house which the searched, neither did they had a is
blanks ur prizes us ivory.
lanes Lake said, he was a Constable !JO:mei:7 to
PA. lib of BtOottitatiq. lie •elt with r,ur:‘,., v. iv.•.ert so
execute the warren', oo the gigue wit the h 1, first
went hu the house oil the sight of the sal instant; he seat
sent on the night of the tath inst. On thti sth ir.ssaut,
he saw all the prisimiers there; atliri, on the 141 It lest
Mr. MARRyATt übjeisied that no evidence ui s,e ttlee-
arlioot, previous to (ha 41teettliOrt of.the arraat, owelst he
tic received. •
Ile-Gutty CV lepitel at consider:obit length, and Alt ob.
jcction was OTC1,111:111.

The Witness proeicdal 1.. stair, that, on the lab thi
Prisoser, was •ilt the dour. ttefiny iia ihe puirt-ft •
at the alone tone, he saw the Primmer, Witilfwire, d the,
passage. Whitewall eat hi the Mum, olfirial introe am Li
tool taking' 111.101411111. Tt/iVithtivall WHI10111.01;
w akefield and Taylor were the cause coaster"
as clerks. Hr aslicd Whiteman the price ofTirsprsue..,
asil he headed him over it list of priests, mil es.
foe tisoming,4o. of, for in pima., if it was draws abbot
or Mite, at,l4gltt•ifil.Priatryrtjl, llacre moraisr
Oersons rummy at the sap,* time, Prisoaer, Mutat •
11120, that eight left t>yernun, biro, dr ming ul the
Lottery was announce ; and before he left the vomit, lie
h tatte.! over a waled letter to Wakenelil, dcoutioning Mei
numbera that had been (horn that night r aide-rdsout dim
o'clock, tVakelield yid Wilateraaaked if 4!0.11.11Tyk1e.h.4 .
wanted to 11111mPt.l. snore number"! and none aneseering,Le7
opened the letter, and anuoiniced the Lumbert that smell.-
drawn. Wakefield cad Tiylor then *rote on •Scifev.tl
pieces of paper, the numbers • Mar bad. hem drawls
Taylor gave hllO ulle of the lute. %Roar be went agii.l
on the istle not. all the PriarMan were.ibere and employed.,
In thel,llo way, cod be then insured with Wakefield Nu hi,
for fire guineas. Pio. 17 foe ittle guinea, fur which •Le
paid eleven shill. • ;a. He embroiled Tanntoo's tarideace as •
to what took place us the night of the 1511, lost sad said b.s
brother boure.l No. IS for halts gonna, with Wakefield,
awl paid one shilling.
This was confirmed by a number of other witnessed. • •
Mr. Alsoi.erta• was head at emmierablo tenth in ra
very ingenious speeZli for the Primmer*. Ha ,qtrell the
tory of the Act of Parliament, which M said-bad biro passed,
dial-. the A.lnsialetratims of Mr. Addington, when great can,.
tido.... had beau mode to stop bolo any. s in public amid
private Lotteries, hut lie-believed it was originally iatemi...l
to stop a spectra of public gambling by yowl,: ladies, at
Waterlog-places, called n • (non a false 1,41011 ..t
morality; and to Merl the cane of private Lotteries, the
slang Irma, Little-go, had got upon our Statute book.—
He allowed that the Prismem came within the nesiamg
the Act of Parliament, to subject theta toe penalty of tool.
bat very ably conked. d that what eat proved against them
chi cot c,,ette within the meaning of the igth Vr George II to
'object them to be couvieted as rogues and vagabonds, 34 It
was not proved theta Little-Go, or private Lottery, was set op
and diesel by a pent", in Pall-Mall, sad that the Psi-
suttees were aiding and abetting hon.
Mr. Gc au ge replied briefly.
Mr. N•nts took • fnll view of all that had bees said upon
the subject, rod hail no from the evideoce, he has: a
power of cesnrictiug smiler the Act of Parliament, and per,.
as an iustasiec, what the pra•segt Lord Chancellor said of the
Bill, ohm it was pawn.; through the lloni.e of iambi; be
objected to it esit the gruund , of its brag too severe by one
brio' so very folly auJ lonely meth d, it would he ins-
pomade Cu, any permis to ese.ipe Ull4l/ it up is the moat
tether charge of gambling Ile therefore co.trieted them all
as rogues sad vagabonds he Ind some dunks be to
having the power of committing foe a certain time, or seed-
ing then' tulle 911.1.4i0.111; he alonakd however do the latter.
Mr. Gc . • hoped piddle *hippies would be added to
the onprommirent, so he was convinced, Jima the deseriptiois
of the Primmer*, that was the only punishment that would
deter theta from saaulaipMrtices.
The Magistrate declined complying with this monist.
They were committed to the Hesse of Correct& on till Him
Sessions.

Captain PI3GItT, late Coin toi.e nlior or the nary
at Flashint, is appointed the res.dent commissioner
at Madras.

Oa Suto►4ey and 'Monday the Royal sntith
Lincoln Molina. Inarvit ..ttUihe New tiarracks of
Caselarders', frosts Hythe. Kent.
Os Whit.idonday loot the Anneal Rural Sports
were exhibited is high style at Plu•tnw. and the
village was /Hied with a large assent'ilige of gen..
feel company. who were delighted with the sports.
The 'runt% concludfd with herusasy. peace, slid
goad ander.

Thursday boon. a gentleman goiog along Cheap.
side, while the 13th Regiment of I.lght Dragoons
were ell their route from Ronsford, had a gull
wo•ch and pocket .book, stolen from him, valor 641.
Wednesday night, about elevro o'clock. as Mr.
Aut., of testbarstoue street, COT-rood. was te-
turtliug hoots from 1-lingtun, he was robbed rwsr
usu house by two fellows ut.sl. and his sates.