The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-07-28 00:00:00

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SOW-STRUT.
St4ARPERS.
On S,aturday evening. LIN Chapel, one of the
most notorious sharpers on the-town,
of upwards
of thirty years standing, was brought before Sir
DANIEL Wattaus, the Sitting Magic:rate, charg-
ed by Riven, the Officer, with being concerned with.
the well-known James Lowe, in defrauding Mr. Ro-
bert Jones. of Banner, near Laolsaugli, Denbigh-
hire. of between 80 and 901. about two years since.
It appeared, from the statement of the Officer,
that Mr. Jones was decoyed into a public-house, in
Southampton-buildings, Holborn, by the Prisoner.
lam was always dressed to have the appearance of
a esllesman or farmer. They were soon followed
by Lowe, who ailed the past of an ignorant former ;
rho, in a short time. commenced gambling wish the
Prisoner, at the old trick of chalking under the hat.
Mr. Jones was persuaded to join them in wagers,
and he proved the winner at first. They continued
laying wagers, till the above large amount was got
from Jones,•into the possession of Lowe, when he
pretended to have occasion to go to the door; but
not returning, Mr. Jones went to see after him, aid,
in the mean time, the Prisoner set off.
The Prisoner requested permission to be sent to
his old favourite quarters, New Prison, Clerken-
,well ; which the Magistrate complied with. He
Ls about 67 years of age, and is an old pea (com-
panion) of the well-known Doclor Mersa, who is
how in Newgate, under sentence of transporution,
for a similar offence. The latter is 70 years of age.
Rivett met Chapel, by accident, in Charing-cross,
aullatorday morning.
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On Saturday morning, Mr. Bleese was brought
.before the Sitting 14.gistrate, from St. Pancras
Watch-house, charged by a watchman with be-
having in a disorderly manner, the night before, in
Wilmot-street, Tottenham-Court-road, and, con.
~teary to the statute, breaking one of the public
lamps.
The watchman stated, that between eleven and
twelve o'clock the night before, he satirthe Prisoner,
• with two other Gentlemen, walking up Wilmot-
I street, hollooing out, and makilig a considerable'
noise. When they Mere about fifty yards before him,
he beard a lamp broken, and he immediately sprang
his rattle, and ran to apprehend these gentlemen, as
he was convinced it was one of them woo broke it.
At fist. they all made off as fast as they could; but
some other watchmen. coming up, they slackened
their pace, aid he was enabled to apprehend Mr.
Bleese, and bring.him to the watch-house, w.iere he
(remained theentire night.
On the part of the Prisoner, one of the Gentlemen
who was in kis company appeared, and stated, ptbi-
tively, that Mr. Bleese did gist, nor, in fat, could
not, have broken the lamp, it he had no sti:k in
his hand ; for himself, also, he declared he did rot
break it ; but, with reaped to the other gentleman,
who was not then present, be could form no judg-
ment whatever, whether he did or did not do it.
Tbe MAGISTRATE said he could not, on the pre-
sent evidence, imprse any fine on Mr. Bleese, who,
therefore, should be thief arged ; but if the Inspeetot
of Lamps pleased to proceed against the Gentleman
who had not appeared, and could procure better
evidence, he should have his notes. Mr. Bleese said,
he had been locked up all night in a dark stinking
room, and he conceived he had been very ill treated.

DUBLIN, JULY 22.
• QUARTER ASSEMBLY.
After prayers, and some routine business had been
disposed of, Mr. Car Aa n rose to propose certain
resolutions, relative to Sir John Newport's EleSion
Bill. Alter travelling over all the former grounds
of argument against this Bill, be particularly in-
sisted on that clause, which made it mandatory on
the Common Council to admit any person*duly 4mk.
claiming the freedom of the city of Dutiliss,
in one calendar mouth after the preference of such'a
claim. He said, that if such a clause was suffered to
pass into a law, it would operate a deadly stab to
the privileges of this loyal and ancient Corporation.
After pronouncing an eulogium on the Recorder,
under the authority of whose op pion, and by whose
special advice he aged, Mr. Gilfard concluded by
moving two Resolutions, the first expressive of the
opinion of the assembly, that the rights and char-
ters of the Corporations should be preserved invio-
late ; and the second intimating that Sir John New-
pores Bill would be au infringement on those rights
and privileges. _ _

Tie Rainsioar. stated the substance of the Bill,
which, he said, was put into his heads by one of the
Members for Dublin. lie contended, nearly on the
same grounds assumed by Mr. Chair& that if it
were passed into a law, "it would prove highly pre-
judicial to the interests of that loyal and respeaable
Corporation.
Mr. Huvrom said. he bad no objei%nn to the
Resolutions, yet he contended that Sir .John New-
port's Bill, whom Mr. H. very justly charalterised
as one of the best friends of his country. a man who
a .he siuba into ofirre tonfbried more sterling
service on Ireland than she received in a long period
before, was to enlarge doe franchises of the subjeet,
and to reader Corporations something more respea-
able than close Boroughs.
Aher a few words troop Messrs. Ring, &teems,
M'Cready, and Benny, the Resolutions' were put
and carried.
Mr. Give ARO moved a vote of thanks to Colonel
Birch, the pastry-cook of Cornhill, for the attire
part which that officer took in the Corporation of
London, when the Constitution in Church and State
was threatened with overthrow and min by the P.
gist Petition !! The Colonel most perrierire4
stood forth as the advocate, VII that occasion, of the
Protestant Ascendancy in eelaod. This Assenahly
then voted hint the treadmill:if the city, but most
unaccountably it was stifled by the Board of Alder-
men. He coneleded by the usual motion in seek
Mr. Murton did writ use why the city of Dublin
should be so liberal of their thanks and freedom nn
every occasion. fie thanOt that Col. Birch had
nn necessity for °breading himelf on Irish affairs.—
lie k sew nothing for which tbst‘heattitioun was re.
markabk, but for the nrct kvrei{ii. seep. He should
therefore give his negative to the motion.
The Resolutions we put and carried.

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