The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-06-05 00:00:00

POLICE.
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Tealerdsy Charles Tacker was charged before Thome,
P.sq the sitting Magistrate, with improperly driving
• bullock un Monday evening, at Kensington.
The complaint sputa the Prisoner was preferred by
Mr. William Woods, of Kensington Gore, who stated that he
was proceeding down a narrow footway
leading from Ken.
sington, whets be observed a bullock runnisig towards him,
the width of the path being Daly sufficient to admit the pas-
sage of one person, and having • stick in his hand, attempted
to turn the bullock hack, hut the beast, who bad been bunted
• considerable distance, and was quite mad, made • rush to-
wards him, and the horse coming in contact with his legs,
threw him ink, a ditch; be, however, escaped without auy
material
ON au observation from the Magistrate, Mr. Woods re.
marked that be should press the case against the Prisoner,
as he had been informed that soother person had been at.
verely hurl at Chrism by the same bullock, when the Pri-
soner mph, d—.. 0 lea, be killed • man there."
The Magistrate reprimanded the Prisoner for his careless
behaviour, and convicted him in the penally of twenty
shillings.
Janus Pearce, Esq. Was charged before Sir Richard Birnie
and Mr. Halls with violently assaulting, wounding, aod ill-
treating Angelina, his wife.
Mr. Lewis, the solicitor, attended for the Prosecistrie,
mid very ably slated the case, and ferlingly lamented
that be had to lay before the Magistrates so many acts of
barbarity and cruelty of • husband towards • wife. He
stated that the Proserutrix was a Spanish lady, her first hus-
band was a Colonel in the army employed in the Spanish
service. She became acquainted with the Prisoner at a
boarding-beam in London, and was married to him about
six months since. In • shaft lime after his conduct was
so g 117 bad that she wee obliged to separate front him.
On the 20411 of May last elm was iodated to meet him at
• friend's house, as apothecary in Islington, in etiteeequenets
of • plausible letter she received from him, but which proved
to be a composition of hypocrisy and deception, end was
only for the purpose of acts of brutality towards her. H•
knocked her down, kicked her in the ribs, thighs, &c. so
much, that she has yet recovered from the wounds and
bruises she then received, and is not able to walk without
the aid of two persons. She was supported on either side by
Mr. Lewis and a female friend, who de•eriberi the face of
the Prosectstrix to have been so much injured and reeled,
from the ill-treatment she received from him, that it was
scarcely to be recognised as human.
The Prosecutrix was sworn and gave her evidence is con-
firmation of Mr.Lewies statement, bat its • very feeble and
emaciated state. It was confirmed by Mr. Lewis producing
a letter from the Prisoner, eeknowledging his infamous
conduct towards his wife, begging her pardon, &e. ike.
However, this had Ito effect epos the Proeeeutrix, as she ex-
claimed, the very sight of him was death to her, and her
great desire was to be separated from.hirn.
The Prisoner scknowleged his guilt, and said be was
ashamed of his conduct; however, he took some credit to
himself in an eztraurdinary way, as hr said when she was
falling from the effect of his violent blows be saved her and
then kissed her.

The Megisirates ',Fogey reprobated his conduct, and Sir
RICHARD &arts observed, that t►e Proaecutria, as a
foreigner, was particularly collided to his protection, sad she
sboeld have it in the fulkst tweet, nod called upon the
Prisoner to Sad bail, himself in 100/. and two sereties is
60/. each, sad locust-feet ►oors Notice being required, he
was committed.

QUE6M•IQUAtI.
JUVENILE DEPRAVITY.

Yesterday Thomas Shells and Geo►ge Nichols, two boys
about 14 years of age, were brought before the Magistrates
by their own parents, charged with various acts of theft and
misconduct. The little urchins had been well educated, and
tostracted is morality, bet unfortunately they became se.
qusiafed with • gang of bad boys in Westminster, who
initiated them into all sorts of vies and evil practice,. Some
time ago they stole Pls. from their remote, absconded, and
expended the money upon their associates; but due search
being made fur them, they were takes sod brought before
the Magistrates to intimidate them, bat this was of nu avail,
and they still pursued the name coterie, stealing whatever
they could, and when they could not procure money, they
sold their clothes and squandered the produce of them.
They wait to Brook Green fair, and there, afte► spending
whatever they could steal from their paresis, wild their
clothes, and to avoid pursuit, upon emboli they were
sought after, hid themselves i■ the Gelds, but were taken
by some constable,. Their parents furnished new clothing,
and eves allowed them pocket-money by way of escuirrage-
went, but every effort to retrieve them proved abortive, suit
their object now was to get them in some manner disposed
of to wave them from the gallows.
The Magistrate regretted the deplorable situation io which
they were placed. lie said it was a lamentable care to see
• father obliged to prosecute his child, but it was evident
there were no hopes of reclaiming them, and the best thing
which could happen to them would be to send them oat of
the country.
They were committed to Tothilfields prison for • week,
and in the mean lime it was suggested to apply fur their
admission into the &foie for the Destitute.

IRELAND.

(From the Memel Advertiser of Wednesday

A poor man of the name of James Kelly, who was shot
in the arm, hip, and groin en the 31st of March last, at the
wood of Kitcarh, at detailed in our Paper of the 3d of April,
and who has ever since been under surgical ears at the House
of Industry, where he underwent amputation of the Sr.,
died there o• Monday sight, from the effecis of his wounds.
Os Thursday night teal the quarters occupied by the Po-
lice near Braid...ire, in this county, were set on fire while the
Constables were out on duty. Some of obese, however, ob-
serving the fire from a distance, returned with their com-
rades, and extinguished the fume..

On Sunday niibt two or three unoccupied cabin•, fornsin
• homer and ufficte at a place welted Earlafori, in the direc-
tion of Kileaah, were burnt ; it occurred between nine and
ten o'clock in the eveniag.

erne of the murk -ere of the late Maja Going, bear 'tea-
kettle.

Thounu P. Woke', Fay• with ■ party of Major Wileocka's
Police end some military, apprehended nine nee, charged
with the murder of James Buckley, a crow, witness, at
Ardagb, on return frogs the Assizes in September last.
Colonel Thoentoe.Colonel Dick, Major Wileocke, Captain
Brown, Thome. P. Yokes, and Gerald Blennerhassett, Esqrs.
proceeded on Saturday from lisihkeale to the hill of Bally.
habil% where they were met by the different military and
police detachment% posted is the sorroseding country, who
bad been patroling the satire of the preceding eight. After
the Prisoners who Were taken in the course of the night
were essesined by the Magistrates sad disposed of, there
was a camp formed and occupied by thirty men of the 43d
and a party of Police.
The bowie of Standish O'Grady, Esq. late Lieutenant of
the 117th regimen!, near Listowel, was entered on Tuesday
night, and robbed of a considerable sem. Two fellows at•
tempted to murder Mr. O'Grady, who was enable to make
resistance through serious iadispusilioa.
The house of Thomas Freeze, at Cloondrisa, is the North
Liberties, was burned on Monday night ; the family, with
great difficulty, escaped the lanes. One of the children
was nearly suffocated by the smoke, which was the int iati-
emotion the Inmates had of their danger.