The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-01-02 00:00:00

POLICE.

sow-meet.
Jaws Sherri the driver of the hackney-coterie (Nu. b 44),
was yesterday brought before R. Beattie, Eaq. at the above
o*ce, charged with unlawfully detaining a gun, of the
value of twenty-Dine guineas, the property of Mr. Deas
Thompson, a Commissioner of the Navy. By a late Act of
Parliament for the revelation of backoey-ctiachra, it is mails
felony for any hatkoey•coachmas to keep to his possession,
foot days, any property left in Ida coach by accidrut or
The coachman .is compelled by law to depaiiit this
property so left in his coach, at the Office of the Commie.
sinners of Hackney Coaches.
It appeared lu evideucc, that on the evening of the 7th of
December last, the soa of Mr. Dean Thompson arrived Is
Landow by one of the Southampton coaches, and alighted
from it in Piccadilly, aad gut into the Prisoner'. estiach„ haw-
lug the gun in question with biro, which he unfortunately
left in the Koch. The member of the hackney coach out
being known, no trace could be made of it till within
these few days, when Stunts, the patio!, traced out the
Prisoner, the mu he sold it to, oud when it was pledged.
About a week sitter the Prisoner's wife called upon a cousin
. of iter's of the name of Charles Swallow, of Piper's build.
togs, Cburek ' Wbitechapel, a gun-maitre, and invited
him to drink tea and speed the evening with them, which he
accordingly did, where they produced a gum to him, which
they said had been left with them, aad they wanted to dis-
pose of it ; they asked M. for the Tan, which, after sows
hirsitati iiii , he agreed to give, and paid the Prisoner', wife
41.00 aCCOAS hi. The treat day after Charles Swallow bad
got the gn• into bee possession he pledged it at Mr. Baker's,
powubruker, is A ldgate, for 101.
Sir. Was Thompson bad seen the gun at Mr. Baker's shop
_and ialcrisfed it to he his properly.
The Prisoner was committed fur further examination.

flarpltrrd, alias 'Whirls, tied Robert Min re Miller, we
charged with bavieg stoles a number of geese and ganders.
The Prisoners were stopped by a party of the pisttol be-
longing to the Office, near Ball's Pond, Islington, in the
poseessicia of two large sacks; and on being interrogated
by thieving, they said the sacks cemtaieed IiaIfT4TIMPIN;
bat oo the patrol proceeding to examine their contempt*,
they costumed three ganders and five geese. They were
brought to the Office, sod underwent an examination last
Tuesday, when • farmer who had been robbed of some
geese attended; be believed theta to be his property, bet
was rot origin, from the great similarity iu geese; higerever,
yesterday they were identified beyond a doubt., Mr.
Henry Pillion', of Bentley Heath, iu the parish of South
Mimeos, a farmer, the sock of tat. Prisoner, George Sleep.
herd, alias Pubam, baring essumed his uncle's name at his
first examination. Mr. Pelham stated, that on the morning
of Christmas Day be discovered that be had been robbed of
two tandem sad three geese ; there had also been taken two
knee madame gander, the property of John Stephen Racier,
rich bail been taken from his lieu house. He folly
the ganders and get-se tuned in the possession of the
Prisoners. The PI isomers were committed.

littunnaiioti was brought to Mr Hiram, the Magistrate,
that a piatol.sliut bad beta discharged iaio the kunst of Mr.
Giotto, N Wesuair. on Suuday night. The shut had pass.
ed 'brutish the grersi.huuse and catered the parlour. The
set is supposed to have been dime by accident, and sot with
as istesieua to injure say individual.
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Teiterday Inge. Roberts, a clerk in ►e employ of blr.
Harr►, atsoroey, H•ls•u-gatdeu, was brought up trot• the
eiratch-houne, where be ►ad but.. slues Baturdhy ought, eharg-
oil with paosiug a forged lf. Beek of Eurseed rote.
, Mr. 11-r. Belvieu, grocer and clierremonger, 8, 01.1 North-
:shires, Red Ltou-square, said she larluinser paid hint a 11.
note is. payweesis for • hawd of pork, gsriag at the same tine
• false smote mad address. ftu.peciiag the rote le be Armed,
be scot for a coustable and rsre lons luso custody.
Mr. Lee., • Ilauk Inspector, preyed lie mule it, be forged.
Oilier charges being repeettd so be brought against the
Propene., he ass reosandrd.

MA • LOOROMIB.ti matt.
EXTENSIVI suor.LaF I MA.

Joe. Perry was cheep el hefere G. Farrow, Esq. ma an
areessary to divers felonies with Nary Jones, already eons-
mottled for shopohltieee.
The Poisoner was 'whine abort the ()Mee to admoitolstrr
comfort to the other l'reaotter, whom he rt prraroted as Ws
inter, but who b Tral.ty was lota rife It award oul in
erodeure that ilir lioen•drapt .11 toe oxford..., tri, Toileolsane.
Snarl-road, Soc. had r.Vcently b.. u I,llllldtsi, II ao a very rots.
inderable curet, and ohs face of nhe Promoter Peary ass very
familiar tot Irene. Wales, Inv ultierr, onverving the Pt lower
about she °Wire, and he barium trees ideotthed fry
Sbuutbred, uf—Euttomhomi•eeturt•road, +lmbed been sobncti by
the female Jun..., hr or..s apprehended. His lodliege were
wrarelsed, oiled flirts hr- doted t and* of .tan., &r. were found,
logelleer with a hundred sad Shirty dopheatee of barn-
drapery mood.; In mato the se 'here ware f... aireefrets
&mule arm whirl, auttda were wrapped, its 11141 Prioomeee
posisessiuu. The Pfl.4llllef was remounted, to g! re other listen.
drapers as •pyorluity of identifying hint, mad ite wilt 1111
biwught up split aids the tre male, Jotora.