The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-06-12 00:00:00

POLICE.

BOW-STREET.
IMPOSTOR AND STURDY BEGGAR.
Oa Monday ■ man calling himself ✓oh,. Magenis, was
brought to the office sod underwent as examination before
Thomas Halls, Esq. the sitting Magistrate, charged with
being a sturdy beggar and an impooor, sad there wanted
no proof bat a view of his person to prove the case, es hr
appeared to be a maw in perfect health, and the only appeal_
once in his perms to excite public charity ales his right arm
bring tied up in a handkerchief, which was wily a deception,
t►eee sat being the least injury attached to his arm. It ap-
prerecithat he had is course of Sunday afiernon and evening
been fulluwiag respectable persons, particularly females with
livery servants behind them, and would not take any dcrial
except be received act. of benevolence from their halide, nod
from repeated complaints t►e Prisoner was takes into cue.
tody, and on searching him copper currency of halfpence mid
peony-pieces, to the amount of between ten and eleven
shillings, was foaled upon him, which is supposed to he thie
. production or his begging in the eosin of Sunday; and as be
el:Wowed that he was a caller, and subsisted by bin trade,
he was convicted as a rogue and a vagabond, and sent to thm
Sessions lobe dealt with accordingly.
Edward Nichols, a bay salesman, was convicted in lb.
penalty of bOs. for not catering a load of ►ay as the Act di-
rects, having been sold is St. James's hay-market; the object
stated by the complainant sot being the penally, as is gene-
rally the ease, bat to prevent the sale of infector hay for last
of the beat.

Yesterday, about a dozeo Greeowiele ant Weak. leh conk.
noes one charged al this office with obetruellog the carriage
road at Chariag-noss. They were couracted iu the penally oC
40s. each.

MATCH FOR Fir!F, HUNDRED GUINEAS.

The great trotting match lemma Mr. Riflillrfre mare, of
the Arabia, breed, and Comets Cialitotes brown horse, took
place yesterday morning, over a twenslka circle in the
Grows Park at Ituthorfued, wear Gerrard's from, for the
shore stake. It was to trot nisei miles ageism each other,
and to start sat differeat ends of the two miles. The perin,ts
present were dismounted, to give fair pl.y to the holm
not caws a &Wit so induce them to break irons the a,
Each did the two welts as foltorra :
THE MALI. Ni.. Sec. Test AMU.. Min. S.C.
Ist two miles is 6 11 Ist two miles 111 6 9
2d ditto 6 10 24 ditto
3,1 ditto 6 9 3J ditto
4th ditto
9th mile

27 46 I
I 7 49
It was as Ilas a race at ever was seen, and butts were
neck sad neck at the seesarb mile, when t►e horse began to
fall a little off his speed, and did sot require the 'Dare in
Ire pushed. The race was woo by several Isarbs at last.

LAW.—Sittings appointed to be held in Middle-
sex and Lotadion before the Right Hon. Sir CH41111,45
Akso2T, Kut. Lord Chief Justice of the Court of
King's Bench, in and after Tnility Term, IQ :
IN TERM.
ritalrLaStll. LONDON.
Monday June 10 Thursday
Moods),
Moodily 24 11resdrly — 25
AFTER TERM.
Thursday Juno 22 1.............Je5s *a
To srt at•l2 o'clock on the 10111. 131 k, 17th. and
19th Jour, and on the other days at half-past nine.