The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-02 00:00:00

POLICE.

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%:114 $4 .• %V." " at Anstalt-owl e.
D. t Pig N a ahwday *barged wish *sealing a
iptantit flijallity of the Coopiv Company,
Viper •
The lialasar wood • mit: or the -Prnseettines,' nee or
whore allothp‘Abot-si few days since he (the Prisoner) was
sent In 1111pidirell with his waggon to bring home a Wad of
copper; with ibis be arrived in the ordinary way: lest while
depoehtog fire capper Ist the oarefrostre, onverthihig bulky
was observed le his horse. none:hair, which, epee exansi-
astieti,lproved to be a rraatity of alsoithiint .copper..--
Rentarrated.
Henry Bat/land, a carpenter, was charged by Air. riper,
a master builder, with leaviag big work in to onlisisbed
state.
The Cnisplaleant stated, that the Defendant had can.
traded to pei form a aprantity of work at a certain an. per
',parr font. upon • (wilding of which the C,omplabeant arm
the cusilraetur. Is nowlertaking the jab the Defendant roe
ipaireel the assiatanrc of another maw, whom he wan to pay
himself. After he had dome a small portion of Ilse work, he
ohnrined a sum amain, ill advenre, and then anddestly
appeared; he was not seen lintel arreral day* •afterwards,
obeli he ass taken into restudy. Time •Complifsialii rept*.
sensed the injury to which, we a contractor, he would he ex-
posed, if the estgavntenut of his work:west were to be vio-
lated with impunity.
The Defendant amid, that he had coveted to work' npoh
field-hick hoards, instead of which the Complainant gave
him hoards of little better than half the width, which took
double the labour. and scarcely paid the wages of his as-
Amens. Under these eirciimstaticis, Ise did not consider
himself boom' by his original contract. The Complainant
denied this.

The Lord Mae-or cenaured the mindrect of wisslers in giv-
iag money in adrance to jonr :trowel, in rising which Ow!
Rare them ■ tiontzty for desertion. Ile, however, east Mord
the workmen, that to leave their work tendered them liable
to three hs' imprisonment and ha►d laborer in Bride.
well, and he recommended the • Defendant not en incise that
ptorishinerie, by continuing refractory, hut to nitre and
complete his work. '"' "
The Defending, afire some eliscnseinee, expressed' Illecoa-
trition, and consented to return to his work.
NOW-IPTRIMT.
DEPREDATIONS AT WEST END FAIR.
. Saturday being the day for the re-examination of The per-
verts lipprebended at West End fair, on snapicieM of being
14/11Cell1Cd in the airocione oranges committed there on
Monday and Tuesday, the Office was crowded with persons
who bad been iilmertered ■red ill-used. The Prisoners
utenty.rease in 'lumber, were brought up benelcuffed and
chained Together, and were followed by a large cuiecounic of
people.
7'. AIWA, keeper of a drinking.hooth at the fair, which
was stated by the officers to hat.• bee* the gnwd retirlearrone
of the thieves, and the place of deposit fur their booty, op-
power' on a summons by order of the Magistrate. A 'lox,
containing silk-handkerchief% two black leather pocket.
books, and a quantity of eronsem's sppiertl, welt found la his
booth.

The Magistrate (Mr. Rieke) lold•ilihr ems' 'that toot the
evidence already given, there was reams to believe that be
was a receiver of stolen goods, and if prop. •coold be ob-
tained, he aboold assuredly he committed to Nee/gate.
Smith druid the imputation, and raid be was not aware
that his booth was resorted to by thieves. Thil' banillter:
chiefs bad be a lift with hies as security foe Ikpeor,'onal
the remainder of the property brimmed to him ant his thigale
servant.
Most of tbe.Priemiers having beer apprehended in or war
Smith's booth, and those WI/0 were pursued having, it ar:.e
said, taken refuge there, Mr.' Hoehn &Oared; with ninch
warmth, that he was determinant to 'lushest tht bad of the
evil, and remanded Smith.

Smith acknowledged that he had no Wows to sell lititor,
and Mr. Hicks expressed a laupe that he would be proceeded
agaisst by the Excise.
One of the Prisoners, eased Cass*, 'bad' Veen
before identified, liras folly committed.
Lowell was reComeimel by bk. liddingtoa law.
stationer, who stated, that u be was leaviwg the fair as
Tuesday eight, he we. attacked by a gang of abuse SO, • oh
the Prisoner at their bead. He was the first to knock ha
bat üB, slid he was then knocked diho; and heat shone the
bead maul be was seamless, mod rubbed of his wateli, saver
"stuff box, and his mum,. At the best orari, the *home
issoched down Lseve-11. and a cry of " Stall bine, cut his
b—y thrsetr.was immediately raised.
.Lovell was fatly committed fur trial UN she'espiied charge.
Hes father, who happened to be resent, was also reettgoisrd
as being in Smith's booth at the time of tHe robbery', Mud
WI.

. examined and remanded.
Another Prisoner. named Fletcher, was examined and re.
minded, having beru identified by a young grntlentsek as use
leader of a gang by whom he was instilled mot rtsbl;44l:
The following leer, also remanded. vim. Make, Drookes,
lilitaker, and Hallam. Hinds, Talbot, Obtdamollh;
and eirombes were folly mintwiiited, charged wiliVairticiuiss
assaults with intent to cumuli* felony. The rentaisaiirr,
with the exception of two buys. were ordered to be detained,
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fur the purpme of being identified.
Mr. Mirk*, in the course of the eksminatleo; tepratedly
expressed hin detersiinstion to do all is his power to adopt
means fur resting down the Fair altogether. .fibusild he he
assisted by, the other Magistrates of the county. Ise !multi
prevent any drinking-booths from boa; erected; mud 164
public might depend en it. that every 6.111104 ba.
ta►ew to avoid • repetition of the dist recent end butmeeoiss
proceedings which had been so mach the subject of sties.
tier during the last week.
REPUTED THIEVES.

Oa daterday a respectable inhabitant of the meighbour.
hood of Cueltspur.street, whose isansefrum prosleut motives
we *Mit to mention, appeared before Sir PreihMtitl Cotten':
sad Mr. Biro'', audcuswplained of the darihg"einsillict Of a'
gut of thieves whom be bad noticed parading thi tittki df
the neighbourhood where he resides, tbe.9traid, 'We 'foe a
cuosiderable time part, proiatsly as hog as two years ; he
had no doubt of their being thieves from Mien% fre-
quentfy seen them rub persons in the streets. He 14.11
tbat looming seen the gang, amounting
silt, ism.
iag aloes the Strand, fullowiug different peer* al.
tempting to pick their pockets. Uskisi this istformatites,
Salmood. J. Smith, Oddy, end a aumerons party of ems.
ambler, were dispatched no presuit of the gong, when sbey
tamed Jobs Riley, Samuel Hutchinson, and diaries Tar-
awa, ail well.kruwo character*, in she Strand, near Banter
Timage, whom they second Lad brought to the office, when
Ilretakiwan who had given the issforusatims•of Ike dartog
ir of the gang ideutilled skew es three of,. the pug
Ott battlitat assurairg mew is euempatsy Wish tone wheys, is
IM Ihsid, attemptiug to rub a academia, "cm.

The mailable@ idealided the•Priiimstra its. vitiated' thieS‘es,
freqemily seeing them in the compsay of well.kaima thieves
sod persons of evil fame. The primmer, Citadel Mimill,
pm lately is custody as the (Mice on a charge of friday.
The Prisoners were all comicial' as eclipses and vapboodi.
i Masi. Waller was brought to the OMee, itharged with
bands* la brvaltiag open and robbing the issiitie of Mr.
:If
'ili, in Iron foondry.lme, Edgeirare-saiii; &WM.
actarer.—abe Primacy was detained. ' •
AO iamitigation respecting a emcee of rape toolt plate
whist • Geatlemaie of the highest respectability from Lai-
cestershireor hum manse a e understood iv bee— Ititz.—,-,
preferred by Mary Haselwinid, a girl eiglieren 'cling she,
who'stated shat she had bees liviag with bei Groadrithev at
Gmdby idarnwooil, Lek-nimbler. Oa The f2l of May
last, Mr. IN ratted at her gesmilfather`i ana 'imbed
him to accept of some crows which had beer bitui,.sid
lice grandfather signriug to accept of them._ simians sell to
fetch them from • ham came they were mid la be. Oil Ave
*rant she found Mr. Id thine, ohs let her i5,..4.1
the* fastening the ilitoroletaisied her itt the bard abort half
as Mier; dorime whist time be esisfirttikl the offs** she
eltaried hist with.
la, mime lir a question from the Magistrate, 'whether she
" Omits alarm, screamed, or calk' for ussistlyper, she re.
plied, that 51r. Al— prevented-kb '. by tatting the frill
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bf his shirt into her toottib. sit.
Mr. 111—.— was atkoded by hit Iheittiy; *by skid
that that Cialligenan ',homily siltedlit 5t.064; Oats's. iii•
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