The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-01-18 00:00:00

INFAMOUS GANG OP SIIREP.STEALERS,

In the middle of the night of Friday last, a gang of sheep-
stealers, who have infested thst part of the country for a
considerable period, entered the grounds of Mr. G. May, a
farmer, at Hale Park, near Edgeware, where !beer were
shout one hundred sheep .; the bells of some of the sheep
were heard to ling by Mr. Partridge, a farmer, who lives at
a short distance from Mr. May, and he got up and alarmed
Hr. ;Hey% family, and they went into the fields and found
Hee sheep scattered in every direction when day-light •p-
-peare4l they found one sheen killed and left in the field,
seven sheep were carried off, and the villains had throwu
eleven of the sheep into a river at the bottom of a close,
where tli v were drowned. There is every reason to believe
Ibe stolen sheep were carried off in a light cart.

Fti,fity the Archdake MAXIMILIAL sccompa.
MLA Iw •.ome Gentlemen of his suite. visited Vie.
count Ike Admiralty. and were con-
ductrd Ms Lordship over the offices of that de-
partment. The telegraph at the top of the build-
hi% Wai Ulm) put into communication with that at
Chatham, lor the purpose of explaining to his Im-
perial liighness the mode in which the machine is
viol Ist tl.
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It is understood that Mr. BROUGHAM will move
fur the writ to supply the vacancy caused is the re-
present...tins' of %Vest ster, by the death of Sir
S. IIomILLY. Several MemLevi+, bo►h from the
Ministerial and Oppooition benches, it is said, will
taLe that Nolan tunity of expressing their high respect
for the character of that lamented Statesman.

Mr. W. Fitmus, Veterinary Surgeon, of Don-
caster, has ju.t preArrviug the leg of
Lord DEBBY'S bur horse, Spartan, which lie
broke in running the tomtit heat for the. Cure
potation Plate, at the last Doncaster Meeting.
It ex Minns a fracture which, when it is coital-
dere(' that after the *rodent he galloped Iw-
lure's two and three hundred yurds, and was finally
pulled up without coming to the ground, is astonish-
ing. The pastern and coffin hones are fractured in
several party, the small hone betwizt the pastern and
coffin was completely pulverised, and the tendon
tip the fors part of the leg was actually turn froth
r the -I!rree, ;Awl isPrisserett floss, .
.i:..situotWaistr.-9ii Thursday the Grand
Jury for tilemply of Lositlon found a true Bill of
hither:nem :tomtit THOMAS W 1 1.i.1 A Me,__“ll2annoil.
stree!, the Deputy, and JOHN A Tl‘ I NS, X*(l.
man of the Wald of Waibrook, for a ruhtletneanor,
'it, refusing to 'produce the (look of Accoriturt of the
Mini Ward, pursuit to the Act of Parliament WO'
"Geo. /I. '
There weer I ti Prisoners on the calendar at the
Siitert•et Comity Seysiona, holden last week at
'Wells. Sir Jcons Coz Ifierstu.sw, Burt. presided
-;-141414045ti0n preveoting Sir J. P. AcLal'ilirt Bart.
kelp :tit ,dance.
4. at rail 110gf1,ERY.....A few evenings ega, as the
'Wartime :if tarranows's family were coming to
town howl their beat, Bonood Park, Witte, some
. villains contrived to cut a trunk from behind the
faultily carriage, contouring some very valuable''
wearing appatel stud other property to a large
,souttilt, with which they got clear of The roli-
itter/.suri4 have been conwri•tterl between liamet
.41141 I,,orrlott, us the tiurik suns sak .fIeViOUS to
'their arrival at Barie-.t.