The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-10-16 00:00:00

PO LICE.

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%.r•meveral pickpockets, who bad been particolarty eiigfirr
their occupation einongst the gaping and worm witfitirol.s
who have been in afiendasee daring the trial •N 11r. c.„rr,i,.,
underwent an examiestiois before the Lord May,,.
A boy, armed Fasrel, who had but rtTeittly !min
ed from &admen, eras chanted with Laving picked ,i.e
pocket of a gentleman, named Griffin.
Forrester, the Illalrflr, said, that hr had sever the Pi
and $ number of pickpockets trying the pothers of nn
persons who were naasuabled near earlilr'. chop. ".10.
man drew out a handkerchief from Ihr INN 10.1 it 11... t;..:'.
For several days the pickpockets had been
and daring is the smeightmourturod, esprcial.y at
The Prisoner was fully mummified.
Two other boys, warned Andrew Clarke awl Iron Irrinf,
were charged with • similar offence.

An obits said, he heard oie-of thou. tn,t, 10 a rivario,
" How many (ogles (handkerchiefs) had Ite .h.twa
which the reply was, " Four."—" Ah," raid the other," AA,
drawed ewe rwore than me." The ..Beer, truth the asitsi.nrt
of atot►er. secured the two buys, and timers nom.
Ms Of handkerchiefs, silk and cotton, and rah,, ~„,j
uunattur of sauff-boxes.—They were rentati.l..l.
SALE OF PLACES....areiiiitt* MilmeAr, *home ra<• e‘!,
Atsr holier Report some 415)5 ago, osderweot a tiu,l
nation upon the charge of fraud, and was dna
twitted fire trial.

T.ord WM. LENtrox and FREDERICK 1.1.3x0x,
Aidesude-Caresp to the lute Duke 41{1...“1,,,,.
Ludy MARY LENNOX. Ludy SOPHIA
Lally LoutsA Itkre !sox, Lady 011411,mlre: Lea.
NOX. and the whole of the Stuff of the hie Meier
of Ricituoutt, are Innerly expected ;it I'4ate-
month, from Ametsca. The bendy go into moon.
tog this day.
The lino. Mr. and Mrs. RICHARD Qui!: are sr
rived at their beartifui pLtce, Chilwurili Loiter.
war Southampton, from the Ilim. N 1)11
WINDHAM QUIN'N Adair, Ireland.
We have received German l'aptes, hot th-ir co
tents are not important. The late resoloilons adopt-
tad by the Diet on the recommendation, Or Miler
It the conlinniid of the Austrian Minster, hare
occasioned much surprise in many parts of 4;er.
manly, from the impossibility of their 'king earned
into execution without interfering with the no:dliet.
*pig interests of various Nlembers of the Coofedera.
lion. The Proprietors Of a paper pnlihdird st
I lamburgh, entitled the German ft/It-me., hare
11111100111 Ced lie sudden suppression, and alleTt
ever,lln a
stun mysteryreoverlon to the even
eve at! . I
bih
a.te;eirse 41:1 i
1::e.:70
of the paper was caused by the Initikropiey th,
Proprietors.
The force of public opininn on the n e.4oy
of imposing on the electors in 'dose tottromg let 11-
l to the n -ste 41 Vaal -
sline regulations hi spil
ties and cities, begins, it is slid, to be vkerp.jcrt •r
felt throughout the Liugdom ; and, as evi.lei,ee of
this opinion, a Correspondent informs ll*. that diner
ere at present several of these boroughs for incite
sale; among them, one in Surrey, two iii Sinues,
two in Ilamlrshire, three in Wiltshire. lose in Dr.
vonshire, two in Cornwall, and one in Vol keliirr.—
(Sun. )

We understand that the late visit of Count CAN)
d'lsTalA to this country had partly for it. object
the representation of the dissatisfactiou of the itsli:;-
bitants of the loniaii States under the pr, ses
at stein of government exercised there. Ile is 17 -
deed reported to have publicly declared at Pan.,
that unless this system is changed, the Ilti!:sh Em-
pire fulls a serious risk of losing tint valuable sip.
peniloge.
CARLIT.E, the books-ller, resided tranut tso
years ago, in the Colontraidel Itriiiiswick.ssits ire, at
which time he was • journeyni in timuan, and Wa.
so miserably poor, that he ass then receiving relief
from the parish of St. Giles-in-the-Fields.
Turner, in a letter from Wiles to his principal
• backer, says ha has lamed himself in the Litre la
training, so that the fight with him and Martin, on
the 026th instant, is not likely to take !dace. The
100 guineas is deposited ma Intl sides, therefore
there must be a fight, or forfeit.
The battle between George, the black servant I f
• Capt. SMITH, and Sam dtnehi, a 01011,11 arest!se
and boxer, from Gloucess•enritrr, to-.k place vette:.
day at Thorn, about Six miles from IllatiCsrater.
It Ca. a severe light of six rounds, in 30 mimes-.
Its the fourth round George got Isis left jaw Pat
out of the socket, In-miles the loss of two ilsoils:e
grinders; and in the sixth and Ls', his j.w
and he was earnest away. Both were hisletsublv
beat, and Arnold, although a mintier, could
walk.