The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-02-08 00:00:00

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MANSION-HOUSE.
John anti Iler'ry Guseoiznr, brothers, were charged with having
broken into the warehouse of Mr. Okey, of london-wall, hat-ma-
nufacturer, and stolen a vast number of hats.
The prisoners were remanded fur further examination.
BOW STREET.
Yesterday morning, during the progress of the usual business, a
young gentleman presented himself before Mr. HA I. t.s, and said,
that he had to apply for the is erierence of the Magistrate, to pro-
tect him from the threatened vengeance of 111 r. Elliston, the Ma-
nager of Diury.lane Theatre, whose ire tic had had the misfortune
to rouse. Ills name, he said, was Webb, and he was by prMeision
a surgeon, and at the time when the trial and execution of Thurtell,
for murder, excited so much of the public attention, and so much
was said upon the subject of Phrenology, he wrote a farce. which
he called The Phrenologist, and submitted it to the inspection of
Mr. Elliston, that be might bring it out if he approved of it. After
waiting a loag time in suspense, and making many applizatiens
upon th subject, subect, he was tat he might have his farce if he called at
.%1 r. Ellistons house. He did an ; and, as if the simple rejection
of his hide Old was not sufficiently. mortifying, it was handed to
him by a servant girl, who performed the task with an ili.sup-
pressed giggle. Since the agitation of Mr. Kean'a affair, a letter
had appeared in the Mornings Posl, under the signature of
" X. Y. Z.," containing some strictures on the conduct of that
actor, to which he (the applicant) thought proper to tdy, and he
wrote under hie own proper signature to the Editor of that Paper.
In that letter sonic remarks, certainly of no very flattering descrip-
tion, were introduced, upon the conduct of Mr. Elliman in his ma-
nagerial capacity,and the consequence had been, that the manager
had written a letter to him (sent by the Twopenny Post, and not
nailed—certainly • very gentlemanly mode of doing things), which
applicant thought contained a threat of personal violence. lie
wished. therefore, if the Magistrate put the same ciinstruction upon
the words that he did, that a warrant should issue. " Not (said
the applicant) that I ins -druid of Mr. Elliston—l wish that to 1*
understood,—but I am about to write mime articles to expose the
cant and hypocrisy of the age, particularly as displayed in P%clia.
meat, I would not wish to be subject to the risk of ruolestatioo ;
anti. moreover, I wish to begin with clean hands."
Mr. H•Lr.e, having read the letter, said, Ido not think you
have any thing to tear from this, Si-. Mr. Melon says, 'lf you
persist in this course, I shall visit you with such a portion of my
resentment as, upon Inquiry, I may find you merit.' Now, you
may depend on it he means nothing more than managerial resent-
ment, which certainly may be very awful, but does nut imply per.
'tonal violence. Ile will use his thunder, no doubt, but that will
be alL^

Mr. Webb—SVell, Sir, if you are of that opinion I am for the
present satisfied, and if any thing happens 1 must use my stick,
which I can do pretty dexterously. (The applicant had a stick of
no mean size and weight with hint.)
Mr. HALLS—But you will be in the wrong if you use your
stick.

Mr. Webb—What, Sir, if he begins?
Mr. H A1.1.3-11e will not begin, I dare say. Ile will confine
himself to thunder, I have no doubt; but if he should shout the
bat why you can come here, and a warrant will of cour►e be
granted.
Mr. Webb expressed himself satisfied, and folding up his
letter, he retired.
Ilarris, alias Long Ned, who was for a considerable time
under si:ntence of death in Hertford Gaol, in consequence of hay.
lag been convicted of a burglary in the house of Lord Cowper's
steward, but was subsequently pardoned, was brought up on a
peace-warrant, charged by a smartly-dressed little woman, named
Debley, with threatening to murder her.
The complainant stated, that she had once lived with him, and
that since his release front Hertford Gaol he was constantly follnw-
ing her about, and swearing that he would never rest until he
found an opportunity of sending her to another world. On Friday
last he took out a knife, and threatened to cut her head from her
shoulders.

Barris, in his defence, said that he had lived fourteen years
with this woman, and was the father of several children by her,
and in return for the kindness which he had always shown her, she
had tried every means in her power to get hint hanged for the
Hertford business, though she knew he was innocent. She even
endeavoured to persuade his own child to withhold an important
piece of testimony in his behalf.
Complainant-1 only tried to make him speak the truth.
Harris said she had sold or pawned every thing he had while he
was in prison, and he went after her merely in the hope of getting
them back.
He was held to bail.
UNION-HALL.
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Yesterday John Portsmouth, a parish watchman, specially ap-
pointed to act as night guardian of a burial ground on the Kent.
road, together with two other men, named Daniel Pierre and Wit.
liens Pierce, were brought before the Presiding Magistrate, R.
J. CITAMVERS. Esq. charged, in conjunction, with stealing the
bodies of two male adults, and two female children, on the pre-
ceding night.
The three defendants strongly protested their innocence, the two
Pierces declaring that they had not been in the church-yard on the
night mentioned, and only went into the lodge to have a nap.
Portsmouth, the faithful guardian of the burial-ground, said, that
he had been stationed to watch over the dead fur the last three years,
and he could safely say this was the first time the ground over
which he was placed had been opened by body snatchers."
The Magistrate said, that there was not the slightest doubt but
the three defendants were partners in the abominable trade of sell-
ing dead bodies, and accordingly held them to bail to appear at the
Sessions, in the sum of 401. each. The bail not being procured,
the defendants were sent to prison.