The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-18 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday, E. Anher,a respectable-looking young man, who
has been in custody since Tuesday se'nnight, on the charge co,'
stealing a parcel containing 5351 in bank notes, from the Birming-
ham Peet.coach, underwent a public examination.
A. F. Stonebridge deposed that he was clerk to Messrs. Bolton
and Watt, of Birmingham, at their house in London-street, Fen-
t hurch-street. On the llth of April lust, he made up a parcel con-
taining 538/. in bank notes, viz. 500 one.pound notes, and seven of
five pounds each, at.d directed it to Mr. John Robinson, Soho, Bir-
mingham. The 500 one-pound notes were numbered front 130,001
to 80,500, inclusive. He took the parcel to Chaplin's Office, at
the Spread Eagle, in Grarechurch-streer, gave it to one of the
clerks there, and paid 21. sa. 7d. for insurance, carriage, and
booking.
J. Brookiark, a clerk at Chaplin's, remembered Mr. Stouebridge
coming to the Office. On the same afternoon the witness gave the
parcel to It. Evans, the guard of the Birmingham Post-coach, and
told him it contained money, and desired him to take care of it.—
Lie put it into the side pocket of his coat, and said, " I will take
care of it till it gets to Birmingham."
E. Hammen. a youth, deposed that he is a servant at the Rose
and Crown public-house, in Lettle Britain. lie knew the prisoner
perfectly well, from his living at the back of the Rose and Crown
with his sister, and frequently cot-1101g to the house to drink. Ife
was always at that time dressed in 'hobby black clothes, and a silk
hat much worn and bent. (The prisoner was now very smartly at-
tired.) The Rose and Crown was much frequented by guards of
coaches, several of whom lodged there. Evans, the guard of the
coach, lodged there, and it was the business of the witness to take
his (Evans's) hex coat, knee caps, &c. to the Bull and Mouth Inn,
front which the coach started. On the Ilth of April, witness went
as usual to the Bull and Mouth, and as the coach was about to
start, he saw the prisoner and two other persons sitting inside. Ile
was surprised at seeing the prisoner Inside, and spoke to Evans
upon the subject. (The nature of this communication was not al-
lowed to be stated, as it %WI not made in the presence of the psi.
soner, and consequently could not be legal evidence.) The witness
mounted the coach and rode as far as the Peacock, at Islington,
and when he left it the prisoner was still inside.
Mr. Butler, Mr. Hariner's clerk, who attended to conduct the
prosecution, here stated that Evans, the guard, who had himself
been charged at Guildhall, on suspicion of being concerned in the
robbery, had been summoned to give evidence, but he did not see
him present.
.Evans was then called upon his summons, but did not answer.
Thomas Middleton, a clerk in the inspector's office, at the Bank
of England, stated that about noon on the 12th of April, the pci.
apner brought to the Bank 21)0 one-pound notes, and desired to
have them changed. He gave him a 2001. note, and took him
to Mr. Iligman, one of the pay clerks, to get sovereigns for that
note: Mr. Higman gave him 200 sovereigns for the note. The
200 one.pound notes paid in by the prisoner were part of 500, which
had been issued only the day before, numbered from 130,001 to
80,500. The other 300 of the same parcel of notes were paid in
about eleven o'clock the same morning, by another man. Witness
was quite positive as to the identity of the prisoner.
Mr. Higinan, pay-clerk at the Bank, proved giving 200 sove-
reigns for a 2001. note, and produced the note. Before he gave the
gold, he handed the person who presented it a pen, to write his
name and address on the note, and it was given back to him with
" Thomas Mathews, No. 12, Euston-equate," wtftten upon it. He
had no recollection of the prisoner.
George Ruthven, one of the principal officers, deposed that he
was employed to search for the prisoner, and found him on the 9th
instant, at his father's, at Lewes. His father kept a respectable
grocer's shop in the town. When he entered the parlour, he saw
the prisoner, and said, " How do you do, Alr. Archer ?" The pri-
soner replied, "My name is not Archer." At that moment Ifs
sister came from the shop, end he said to her, " they want to per.
suede me that my name is Archer," The witness then said to the
young woman, • You are living here, I perceive, in respectability,
and I should conceive will hardly risk your characttr by telling an
untruth. I ant an officer—will you tell me his name ?" The
young woman replied that his name was Archer; and witness
brought hint away.
Mr. Butler said he was instructed to state, that there were other
witnesses, who could prove that the prisoner went by the coach to
Stoney Stratford, there left it, and returned immediately to London
by another coach. These witnesses, however, resided in the country,
and be had to pray that the prisoner might be remanded to a day
nearly approaching the Ses•ions, in order that one journey might
suffice fur the re-examination and the trial.

The prisoner, who said nothing, was remanded till Saturday,
June the lith.

31 AR LBOROUG H-STREET.

Yesterday P. Flynn wax fully committed for trial for stealing the
box great coat of J. Reynolds. Esq. value 51.
AIL Reynolds said he is temporarily residing at Stevens's Hotel,
Clifford-street, Rond-strcet. Last Thursday evening; he went to
Covent-garden Theatre, and, after the performances were over, he
left the Theatre to seek the carriage to take up the family ; he found
it at the corner of Charles-street, and desired the coachman to re-
main where he was ter the present, while he returned to his family.
At that time he observed the coat on the box of the carriage.
R. Thurgood, coachman to 111 r. Reynolds, said he got off the
box to speak to his master, which did not occupy more than two or
three minutes, when, on getting on to his sect, he missed the coat,
but did rot are who took it.

Jones, a watchman of St. Giles's, was calling half-past eleven,
on Thursday night, in Church.lane, George-street, when he ob-
served the prisoner coming along with the box-coat on his atm.
Having a knowledge of him for two yearn, he attempted to stop
him, but the prisoner broke from him and ran off. In the pursuit the
prisoner threw Ahe coat behind two girls standing in the street, who
said, " Here's the swag." Ile took it up, but the prisoner escaped.
%William Price, conductor of police, heard the rattles springing
on the night of the theft, but did not succeed in catching the thief.
However, from the information he received from Jones, he appre-
hended the prisoner on Saturday night, in George-street.
WORSHIP-STREET.
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Yesterday, two gentiemcn, who reside in the City.road, in the
neighbourhood of the Eagle Tavern, appeared before the sitting
Magistrate (Mr. BENTET To), to prefer a formal complaint against
the balloon exhibitions, which are of so frequent occurrence in the
gardens of the Eagle.
From the tenor of the Magistrate's observations, on a written
document on the subject, presented to him by the applicants, it
s'emed that they had spoken favourably of the Tavern generally;
but they comi.lained that the crowds, which the,
exhibition of a
balloon attracted to their neighbourhood, subjected them to great
annoyance, and great loss also, by the damage dupe to their
premises.
AIL Rouse, the proprietor of the Eagle, said he knew that the
inhabitants of the houses, which sur:ouuded his premises, were far
from inimical to the exhibitions. _

The Magistrate said, lie had never heard any thing against Mr.
Rouse's house, and it did not appear to him that there was any
thing in the present case that called for his interference.
One of the applicants said it had cost him at least 201. at diffe-
rent times, to repair the damage occasioned to his fences, &c. The
gentleman was proceeding to state some personal insult, which he
said he had received from -111 r. Rouse, but
The Magistrate interrupted him, observing, that any personal
complaint he might have to inake_against Mr. Rouse, had nothing
to do with the present application. Any damage he might have
sustained should be the subject of a civil action. Mr. Bolen re-
commended Mr. Rouse to go round to Ids neighbours, and to as-
certain their feelings generally as to these exhibitions, and the ap-
plicants might do the same also.
The parties then left the office.
A poor woman applied to the Magistrate for a summons against
Mr. Thimblehy, residing in Old-street-mad, Shoreditch. She
had pawned her wedding ring for ss. on the 14th May, 1825. This
year the 14th occurred on a Sunday, and she unfortunately ne-
glected to apply fur the redemption of her ring until about three
o'clock on Monday afternoon, when she was informed that the ring
had been sold. She produced the duplicate, on the back of which
the pawnbroker had written' the word " sold."
The summons was refused, on the ground that the article should
have been redeemed on the Saturday.;

RIOT ON KERSAL MOOII.-00 Sunday morning last,
when, as is usual on Whit-Sunday, a great number of persons had
assembled on Koval Moor, to view the preparatims making for the
races, a party of men, about d 0 in number, chiefly, we believe, from
the neighbourhood of liollinwood, came upon the moor, armed with
large bludgeons, and, without any provocation that we have been
able to hear of, immediately began to knock down every individual
they came near, male or female; at the same time tearing down
the booths that were erecting, overturning the standings, and de-
stroying every thing they could. After submitting to this treatmeut
for some time, almost without resistance, the people on the moor
collected together, attacked the rioters, beat them off, and iecuresecurest
three, named George Bethel], James Miller, and Horatio Malls-
liew, who were lodged in the New Bayley until yesterday morning,
when they were brought up for examination before Mr. Foster.
The prisoners were all ordered to find bail to answer at the ses-
sions, but not being provided With sureties, were committed to
prison. shortly afterward!. however, they were brought up again,
to answer a charge of wilfully destroying a wheelbarrow and a
quantity of sweetmeats, &c. The case being fully made out against
them, they were convicted ih the penalty of H. 13s. 6d., and, in de.
fault of paymen_t, were committed to the tread-mill for three menthe.
—Maidiester Meteliey.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
YORK SPRING MEETING.

YORK, UESDAY Nicut
The unqualified excellence of the sport yesterday is the theme of
' gene:al admiration, and it will not be saying too much if we assert,
that a finer never has been seen. The most lively anxiety was
evinced on most of the Stakes, particularly on the St. Leger, the
great importance of which to the sporting world is so obvious. 1,1
decision scented to gratify the speetatuts in general, but we are
satisfied that not a few have suffered to a heavy figure by it. Bed.
lamite 1/3% backed to a large amount, and his noble owner has, we
believe, been a loser to a very considerable extent; indeed it
would appear that the firkle jade, Fortune, has turned her hark
upon bin Lordahip this year ; for what with Bedlamite's and }Unit
Canon's bad running yesterday, and the unfavourable results of
the steeple chace and cocking match at Melton, his Lordsh;p is
supposed to be many thousands on the wrong side of winning, spti
which cannot but be regretted by all those who know the unble.
miahed honour and great liberality which guides bis Lordship ie
all his Spotting transactione.
Mr. Watts's stable. as usual, seems to be in great force, ard it
would really appear, from the running, that his lot is again besto for the (heat St. Leger.
The betting last night and this morning, up to twelve o'clock, at
the York Tavern Rooms. wan brisk, making Belzoni first favour::e
as a matter of course, and leaving Redlamite at nearly the sussodd% as before. Paul Pry was brought out, and backed at 18 tot.
The odds are as under:—

DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
41 to I nest Belzoni Ili to I agat Fanny
8 to 1 apt Bed!Amite 18 to 1 agst Paul Pry
14 to 1 agst Crusader 20 to 1 agst Pirate
15 to 1 apt The Dragon 25 to I agat arty other.
No other Stakes :nen tioned.
The weather to-day has been very fine, sod the sport toletaL
good, though inferior to that of yesterday. ,Y
The following is a statement :
The two-year old stakes of 30 soy. each, colts fist. Sib., fillies llir.
21b. T.Y.C. (13 Subscribers.)
Duke of Leeds's gr. c. by Grey Illiddleham, out of Miss Clift I 1
Mr. Riddell's ch. c. Hartsbury, by Abjee . 5 g
Mr. Jsques's ch. f. Sister to Ringlet . . • 3 0
Mr. T. 0. Powlett's r. c. by Ardrouan - . 4 0
Lord Fitzwilliam's Troubadour
sd.
Lord Kelburne's ch. c. by Ardroasan . . bA.
Mr. Compton's b. c. by Cervantesedr-.
Betting—Duke of Leeds's against the field—(before the tin:
beat.)
The Duke of Leeds's took the lead, closely prsssed all the way
to the distance post by Riddell's, with the other two dose at hand:
Riddell's then came up with the Duke's, and to it they went, bead
and head right home, finishing the race with a dead heat.
The dead heat.—Betting 5 to 4 on Riddell's.
The two went off at speed, and kept together till they came to
the distance, when the Duke's got about a length of the other, who
immediately regained it, but again lost ground by swerving oppo-
site the stand, could not recover it, and ultimately lost a wen.co,l.
tested race by half a length. The winner rode by Smith. flartebitty
by Johnson, Mr. Jacques's by Edwards, and Mr. Powlete: by
Lye.
The Gold Cup, by Subscription of 20 sow. each, the temples is
specie. 3 yrs. old fist. 41b., 4 yes. 7st. 121 b., 5 yrs. fist. 71b., 6 sad
aged, fist. 131h,-2 miles.
Sir M. W. Ridley's Fleur de Lis, 4 yrs . . 1
Lord Kelburne's Actaeon, 4 yrs . . • 2
Mr. Russell's, The Alderman, 4 yrs . . . it
Mr. Petre's Der Freischutz, 5 yrs - - - e
Lord Kilburne's Jerry, 5 yrs . - ll
Only 2 placed.—Mustachio. Barytes, Lottery and Zhu, paid.
The betting was very sharp on this race, and large sums changed
masters. 6 and 7t04 on Alderman, 4 to I agst Jerry, and Ito l
apt Fleur de Lis, who, to-day as well as yesterday, has pored
herself a very honest good filly, and it is thought would Inn
had a fine chance for the St. Leger last year, but for the strider.
The Alderman took the lead at starting, made strong running,
and seemed as if determined to make en out and out job of it, by
which he mightily tickled the fancies of his numerous backers ; be
kept in front at a good bat to the distance post, narrowly watched
by Fleur de Lis, Actaeon, and Jerry, his first appearance rime
winning the Great St. Leger, in 1824, where the two former cane
out ; here the Alderman was evidently beaten. At this partof
the race, Jerry, although much behind, began to make ground,
creeping up surprisingly : indeed, he looked a good deal likes
winner for a short time, but Fleur de Lis and Actaeon were safe,
the former winning the cup in prime style by a length. Rode by
Nelson ; Actaeon, by Garbot ; The Alderman, by R. Johnson;
Der Freischutz, by Scott ; and Jerry, by H. Edwards.
The Shorts, a Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each, h. ft. : colts, Cst. :ilk,
fillies, list. 31b. Last Mile. 10 Subscribers.
Lord Kennedy's Bedlamite
Lord Milton's Barataria - -
Lord Queensberry's The Constable - - -
Sir W. AI iloer's ch. c. by Amadis - - I
Mr. Duncombe's b. c. by St. Helena - - 5
Betting 4to 1 on Manlike, sad no takers, as all were sands
that he Intult win.

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This Wits;Trettv race from starting till near the dieters.
post, the winner taking the lead, and keeping the race in had
but he then let loose, flew, as it were, from his companbas, and
won in a canter. Although so neat a winner, he has not in say Se.
gree recovered his lost laurels, having bad nothing of cowslip:nes
to son against him. He was rode "by Jackson ; Barataria, by
Clift The Constable, by Johnson ; Amadis, by T. Nicholson;
and Duncombe's, by Scott.
The Filly Stakes of 211 son. each, for 3 yrs old, Bst. 31b. Lest
111 ile and a Half. 9 Sub. cribers.
Lord Muenster's Garcia 1
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Sir E. Dodsworth's Miss Patrick
Lord Kennedy's Mary Anne
Lord Milton's Tteodosia... .

Bike of Leeds's b. by Whisker $
Betting 5 to 4 on Mary Anne.
Garcia went off with the lead, followed by Mary Anne and Miit
Patrick,continued in front to the distance, when the two last-named
got even with her, the others being close at hand ; but Gana
immediately after let loose, resumed her lead, and, though the t►o
immediately behind made a desperate race to win, alternated
her lead without much difficulty, and won by a length. Rode by
Nicholson ; Mimi Patrick, by Nelson : Mar► Ann, by Jarksor ;
Lord Milton's, by Clift ; and the Duke of Leeds's, by IStsitli.