The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-07-26 00:00:00

POLICE.

CAUTION TO HACKNEY COACHMEN.
HATTON-GARDEX.—VeSterday Mirky Hiscar, driver of the
hackney-coach, No. was brought before the Sitting Magistrate,
charged with the following outrage and offence against the S geute:
Parker, a street-keeper in Doswell-street Road, stated that on
Thursday last the prisoner stopped his coach close to the foot
pathway, at the tipper end of Ooswell.street, and although there
was plenty of room on the stand close by, refused to move until he
thought proper. Witness told him that he was ordered to take out
a summons tor every coachman so offending, and proceeded ti take
his number, which so irritated the prisoner that he swore he wtmld
run over him, and actually turned his horses' itcads to put h;s .h.eat
in execution, at the same time swearing that he neither cared for
:11agistrate nor summons, for he knew the law as well as they. Wit-
ness was considerably injured by his violence. During this alter-
eation another coach drove on the stand, and occupied the place
where the prisoner's mach might have stood, on the unlucky driver
of which he turned all his fury, the stand having now its regular
number of coaches.

James Thomson, another h?ckney-coach driver, said that he
drove on to the stand when there was just room for one coach, but
had been there but a very few minutes when he was ordered off by
Iliscost, who, on his refusal to move, drove his coach close along.
side of him, and commenced a violent attack with his whip on both
him and hishorsm, . _

The Magistrate said, for his offence against the Statute, coupled
with his insolent and violent behaviour, he should fine him 40s. and
costs. The assault on the coachman might be made a subject of
after consideration.

fliscox declared his innbility to pay the tine, and was forthwith
ordered to the House of Correction for one month.

ROBBERY OF STONEMASONS' TOOLS.
Two fellows who gave their names Gas,Ain. and Saunders, were
charged by a parish officer of St. Jame4's,Clerken well, with steal-
ing a quantity of stonemasons' tools from an unfinished house in
Francis-street, Oray's-Inn-lane.
A person pained Wakeman, keeping a marine store-shop in
Great Warner-street, said that about eight o'clock that morning
one of the prisoners called and asked if they bought tools, and on
being answered in the affirmative, went away. In about an hour
the two prisoners came together, bringing tv itft them a parcel of
stone-masons' chisels, for which they received 2s. 40. and left the I
shop. Shortly after they were gone, the principal part of the arts.
Iles were found to bear Mr. Cubitt's name, and an officer was sent
for, to whom a description of the prisoners was given.
The constable stated, that from the description given him by
Mrs.AVaketnan, he thonght he knew the prisoners, and about ten
o'clock he found them both together, smoking and drinking at the
Red Lion, in Rosornan.street, and took them into custody. They
told him they had found the tools.
Dennis Kelly, a stone-mason in the employ of Mr. Cubitt,
buihler, of Gray's. Inn-Lane, said that he left them safe over-night
in a bag in the back kitchen of a house In Francis-street, where he
was nt work, covered with two paving stones, and on going to work
the next morning the bag only remained. They were worth a
dozen shillings to any purchaser.
The prisoners declared they found them in Wilmington-square,
covered with straw, that morning.
The Magistrate said they most convince the Jury of 'hat, for he
should certainly send them for trial. Ile could not help saying
that it looked rather suspicious, when tools, proved to be worth 12s.
to a purchaser, were bought fur 2s. 40., and he would advise pur-
chrvers to he cautious how they acted in future. The facility with
which articles stolen could be got rid of was an excitement to crime.
They were then fully committed for trial.