The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-09-07 00:00:00

POLICE.
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. gsatltolt-/tours.
Aims Leicester,. an immense woma-t, of ferommt. asper‘t,
was bronght np. charged with having rashest in 0111 nonsaa,
of She name of Root, an hi' essotasning !s 6,1.
Mrs. Root stated, that she nit Ito the am of washibg at
the door of her lodgings 'Ohl Pliteyst: when tbe Prisoner
sod another woman came lip to awl addressed bee. After
Pomo conversation. they ionded her to take...me gin, whit.),
she at first dui-listed; they however repealed the itself ation,
and absolutely took her away by force. She had a little hIN
in lire telieltel :. it had hems its her posse-soesin for lustre Slim(
2.1 vent.... .hr 103.114. 61. in the box iVh.htt Am WO in the
hands of the Prisoner and her comp on . a Tonfleman' who
111. fclastog hr. tried stmt to her this they hot picked her
pocket She immediately missed her hoe, which was taken
(tom her by she Prisoner.
Mr. Thomas Stanhope, the gentleman alluded to by the
last witart.s, swore that he saw the Prisoner in the act of
picking Mrs. ROM 'A pocket. .
The Pri.ourr was committed for trial.
A fellow of She name of John Cantor was, brought up.
charged with haring conwnities) in assault and robbery on
the person of a min whose 'tame we dol not learn.
The Prisoner, it seems, distilignished himself at Hartholn.
mew fair, by making very indecent attack* on females—an
very improper, indeed, as nso to be mentioned in print. In
the coarse of the Any he thought fit to ehan/e the mode of
attack He pitches) his eye onto, the isetowentor. a Mail
of rather elimisostive figure, whom he ',Attn.() and brat.—lie
wa. commiited fur trial.
nowt. Dor, • dwarf, alum, two feet and a half in
height, and shoot years thirty ~,, of axe, was clii•ges) will,
laving fired a plaint Isialls,l with powder at a boy of the
t Name of Thomas Day. The Prisoner was taken by his
'Wiper to Bartholomew Pair, where he was exhibited for

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money.
Thomas Day, a young boy, with some of his playmates,
kit extremely 1111‘141.10 to set a sight of this epstimpufeked
personage, but unfortunately they had no money to pnrchase
the honour of an introduction. In this dilemma they set
their wits in work, and having held *general council., it was
there unanimously mit:deed to cat a hole through the Dwarf's
tent, ilii owes which each perwm iii his turn might tsar at
the per-on of the Prisoner. This scheme was immediately
put into execotion, and with respect to one or Iwo of the
confederates it aneererleil to admiration. Poor Day's tern
at length came, and he placed his impatient eye upon 11w
hole; he was indulging his curiosity in s iewiag the orange
firsire before him, when the enraged Dwarf finding out the
trick, seised un a pistol and fired, soil the lad was slighily
wounded.
The Lord Mayor viewed the peasno of the Prisoner, and
asked was it he that fired the pignut!
To which the Prisoner, in a hoarse voice, replied, " Yes ;
I am the man that did it.—r., fnaok.)-1 had no aim in it—
; I did 11.4 intend to do mischief."
' The lord Mayor said he could not judge of his 'motives,
I
hr could only judge of his action., and this art was a most
awkward one indeed; however, as the father of the buy ap-
t peared and agreed Hpon some private arrangement between
him and the Prisoner, to withdraw the charfe, the PO-
Isomr was dismissed, with an admonition to conduct himself
better is future, for thonzh so great a man, the law was ”.t
able to deal with the strong and the weak.

Gutconm.L.

Reform Alderman* J. 3. SPIITII.
The mutt Monday morning business of ex.ntitiiiic the
gm, of disorderly characters of every lirecript who were
committed ut the several watrh•hoase in the City no Saturday
night, occupied she Sitting Magistrate fur the greater ~art
of
yesterday. Several women were committed for different
periods to Beidertell for riotous conduct and assaults tot
watchmen, and others were discharged.

ASSAU LT.

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the Ist ilte4hient of Foot Gatti As. was ehaterd heftier
Eisq 'with rtalasiog Ivelittaband with a knife;
Primmer is the mote who was stated in the public papa ra
lad week to have mobbed her linshand at a psiblor.litriar ism
the Tower. MSc escaped at that lime, and the may waa r-.
IA to Cite hospital aisle re:sot...tit, in 'Sew Itochest•
air. rs, Tothi:nelds, and she was srpoeb,naed Osbunir, •ns
Satior.lay n'etiteninsier.
Upon her being qiiestioned by the Mastivrtte. she P.C.
stabbed him ; hut urged that she Ala not 'pie
meditate murales, • that it aim ely the idiom., a a
nitotaty passion, she twine alitirt! i•. a p•lhlke.it.tn.e.• t-lort
some bread anal cheese sad porta • , Leo he awe is. Jan...,
named by another woman ; that son, words haeing•ii.s
lie -snick her, and she Wiwi hnu . • retools
she held, which inflicted a sa oiled to his
The soldier, accompanira by his serji ant. now 141!1,•• •.1
lie orifice, be wa. dressed its vets, racistals, nod looked a
k.
tieinely well. The otfiarr said tie ties j. ant saw the ;raid,
+action, anti was Willie( to trAl ore. Mr. Fielding asked the solther limy Ire fell, and hr rerlt,d,
" Never better in my life ;" that the wound was nothing ..1
competition to those he received at the battle sit Water: .••
and in fact there was no neeesb.iy in seedily,: hiss to
cry
1111).1111111 he added that he hail attack the woutait tires. n... 1
istiliotagh she wetinard him with tier knife, he was Awe stb.•
had no malice agairst hint, a•ol he hoped Isis %Venable nun:
ioverlook it.
• The Magistrate admired his laineirle and CllO.l r4/111,
and 1014 hint the 1111111tler be govt his testimony was
creditable to himself, and faviiiir.dile to liw Prsesester.
serkaore evidence would he high:y istinartatit famish{ vo.
11.1141111111 be committed; hot order the circumstances no I,
I caw, had shiC eves; bees, tried .he would he acrpotteil; Oars .
• fore lie vramol not examine the setjeasit, but, agreeably to 1.4
1 wish u. the soldier, discharge hi, as once.