The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-03-09 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Yesterday Johnson, the informer, the indefatigable enforcer of
penalties against the -contraveners of Acts of Parliament, whether
patrician or plebeian, appeared at this office in support of an in-
formation against E. R. bores. Esq. of Edmonton. a Magistrate
of the county, for not having his name painted on the olLside of a
cart, as required by the Act.
A gentleman appeared for the defence, and stated that he had
purchased the tart of the defendant, who therefore was not liable
to the penalty claimed by the informant.
It appeared, however, that the name of Mr. Mores was on the
cart, although not hi the proper place.
The Magistrate convicted in the penalty of 10s. and costs, which
the gentleman before mentioned immediately paid.
Two informations under the saute Act of Parliatnent wen after-
wards heard against Mr. John Nash, of Church-street.
Pander's-end, Edmonton, for nut having his name painted at
length on two of his corm
The defendant was convicted on each infotmation in the penalty
of 2t.14.
A (Winn Nathan. an Israelite, was placed st the bar by Vann, an
officer of the establishment, who it appeared had stopped him with
three dozen of anufltboxes in hie possession, for which he could
not satisfactorily account.
On the prisoner being interrogated he said he had bought tbotu

of a man in Pettieotit.lane, whom he did not know fo
dozon.—ltemanded. ,r r.,s. j„,_

M BETH -STREET.
Yesterday three silk weavers, named Joseph Tubb, James and if-illWrir hoots, were brought up before J. Ilannwics, for final examination, charged with stealing from the pennon
of
William Alderson, a servant at the Fountain public-house.
girths-Rm. Bethnal-green, Ms. in cash.
Alderson states' that tin last Friday, at eleven o'clock, ern,
closing up the house. he lay down on one of the seats in the t,2. room. and shortly after fell asleep. He awoke about twelve D'eo:k
and found his waistcoat and pantaloons unbuttoned, and a pocket
which contained three sovereigns and 21. 16s. in silver cut DA and
carried away. Ile immediately mentioned the circumstance to k;,
mistress, who told him that the three prisoners were the only per.
$.011% in the room, from the time he went to elect) until he awoke,
He knowing their residences, and having lint procured the hists•une
()Ibis father, he proceeded thither, but neither of them were at hoar They afterwards fell in with them in Wentworth-street, Whihthi.
pel, and gave then in charge to an officer. They were searrhed at time, but no part of the money was found upon them. In anstr,n
to some further questions from the Alagistrate, lie said that he is;; the money in his pocket just as he lay down to sleep ; the (Ka
persons in the house at the time were his mistress and the prishe,
Davis, the latter of whom was in the taproom at the time. 113
master was out, and he was to have waited up to let him in.
Mrs. Bunn, the landlady of the Fountain, stated, that on the
night in question the prisoner Davis was in her house from eip,
till eleven o'clock, at which hour he left it, as she thought to go
home, hut in a few minutes afterwards he returned won the other
two prisoners ; they went into the tap-room, took their seats ague
by where the boy was asleep, and called for a pot of beer. Thar
stopped about a quarter of an hour, when they departed. W;tneit
was quite certain no other persona but the prisoners had entered the
tap-room from the time the boy went to sleep till he awoke aro,
missed his money. Her husband on that night, being a treerneo.
of Coventry, was out on some electioneering business, acd both ht:
and the boy were waiting his return
Mr. HUMPHRIES attended for the prisoners, and cross.ewrinne.
the witnesses very closely, but could elicit nothing favourable t:
them.

They were fully eammitted to take their trials.
!leery Stokes. the driver of one of the Blackwell striste-eoeches,
appeared on an information laid at the instance of Byers, the in.
limner, charging him with furious driving,
The case proving to be one in which several persons had nar
towly escaped serious injury, he vial convicted in the penalty of
101. and costs.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

RACFai TI
For the information of the spin
know the present Turf appoint
made.
Mahon . • March 16 York Spring • - Mayl3
Doncaster Hunt .27 Manchester . . is
Catterick . -29 Epsom . .
yy
Newmarket Craven - April 10 Haigh Park - • June 27
Ditto lot Spring . 24 Newcastle-upon-Tyne July 3
I
Ditto 2d ditto - . May 8 Newmarket - .ip
It Is said that Lord Kennedy has purchased Grecian Queen
(sister to Homer, and in the St. Leger) of Mr. Rolling, which will
make seven horses that his Lordship has in the above siakts.
Grecian Queen has run twice, and each time a winner.

o COME.

ring world, who are anxious to
dents, we subjoin those already

PIGEON SHOOTING.
A match for a gold cup was decided on Friday, at Hull. in afield
adjoining the garrison, between Major Caimes and Almars. Bell,
Haggerston, Knowsley, Oust, Peacock, and Smith, all of whom,
except Mr. Peacock, killed tour ; in the first tie Major Calrnes ant
Messrs. Ilaggerston and Knowsley missed, and in the econd tw
Melva...end; and Oust, leaning 11r. Bell the winner. A match
betties' Major Climes and Mr. Bell against Meurs.Smith and
Knoigey was won by the former gentlemen ; and another between
Air. Sinnith and Mr. Knowsley, by lir. Smith.