The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-12 00:00:00

POLICE.

A man named Ducts seas charted beforetite----LosTlist;r,
by a Mr. Miriam,. wish having atillen a ham from his shop.
Sir. Harri.iiii stated, that the Prisoner, who is a very
toid-lookisett issue sip, deliberately took a ham. valise
about Ms. Gd. op in his timid, put it under his coat, and walk-
ed away.
The lord Slayur—" That is certainly a very brief and
clear explanation of the case. What have you to say for
yourself, Mr. !MIAs ir"
Dahlts—., I am a man of letters, my Lord "
The !And What have letters to do with stealing
hams

- The Prisoner—" Not much, for it is uot necessary- for a
ma,, to be able to read to know when lie is
The Lord Mayor—" The Man •if letters seems to me to be
more culpable fur stealing, bertiose he has a certain views,:
of obtaining an homiest hvelilwod, and has an opportunity
of becoming better acquainted with the immoral conse-
quences of committing a robbery."
Dabbs-.-" I never mule any thing. Certainly. I took up
the ham, nut nut without the inteutiort of paying for it,
whirls I should have dune, but that they were too quick fur
me,"

The Lord Mayor—" It was well for them they were to
quick, for you might have forgotten to pay, being probably
engaged in some speculation about literature that might
have hurt your memory "
Dahl',—" No, no ; I remember very well taking up the
ham, and I had the 0000000 ey to pay for it." •
The Lord Mayor—" Shcw me the money. Probably the
Complainant will nut press the matter if he is paid fur his
barn."

Dablks took out of his pocket several halfpence, and ranged
them along the bar.

The Lord Mayor—" Come, come, how could you tell me
that you had money enough to pay fur the luau! Yuu have
convicted yourarlf."
Dabbs—" I hid the money last night, I swear; but you
know, my Lood, I MR, 111111:V4I to gu to a expeuae before
I appeared before
The Lord Mayor—" What expense! You bad your bed
fur nothing."

Da I !mow that. The city of London paid for my
bed, awl a --- bard •it was; but your Lordship Irmo. a
that I couldn't 'minim in your presence like one of the chil-
dren-of Israel ;-I was utilized to go to a barlwr."
The Lord Mayor—" 'Nat irapeffslf mink have diminished
your stock of cash exceed ugly."
Dahlia—" The charge was moderate enough. my Lord ;
hut the huller and I were old fiirsids, and we were talking
of what piny Lordship was doisig fur the pour sailors, 21141
what you had already done for the poor girls of the town,
and rat Jack, saaa 1, but wr.•ll think to his Lordship's
health, and so we did." •
The lard Mayor—" Yon are an ingenious fellow, but it
wool do. Pray a here do you live'" • •
Dahlia-1, "here your lordship wouldn't like to live."
The Loud Mayor—" Illave.yins any flintily ?"
illabbs—" No cumpauy at all, except what I ibf dirt leaves
me, and they are She only company that sticks to a man in
his adversity, on which, unlike the Cried& aprosperity, they
arc content to live."

The Lord Mayor—" Yon were convicted at the Old Bailey
some time ago, and I st p.,,,iA you in some w,iy or
other. Is your name Daltbs! Huw old are you ?"
atitbs—" Forty-two, toy Lord—and I out not ashamed of
my uarut."—Reinnuded.

BOW-WIIEET.
On Saturday Daniel Conner, late belonging to the 3d
Regimeut of Foot Guards, was brought to the °Mee charged
with hieing concerned with another man in attacking Mr.
Thunias Fiddler, of Ale'reel. stieet, 14.01:-HCIV, between eight
and nine o'clock on Friday night, on Constituti tttt -hill, in
the Greta-park, when the Prisoner called to his compaitiou,
and Mr. Fletcher received a violent blow on his bend with a
stick. He escaped from them on Constilotiou-hill into
Piccadilly, where a uumlwr of persons were passing, and the
Prim-Hier sad his companion not h caring succeeded in rob-
bing him ill the Park, they thee r to.lcav ttttt .i. 411 to obtain 52
f him hint by extortion, and followed I • with dreadful
threats till he rams to the Brown Hear puhlic.house, when
the Prosecutor procured au officer and the Pin:otter was
taken into custody. His companion made his escape.
The Prisoner, after 'indef.:oin! a king examination before
Mr. Hicks, was committed fora fusilier hearing.
Late on Thursday night, ur early 4111 Friday morning, the
bombe of Mr. Jlll'lll4l Elrsauud, No '2l, Hertfotd.street, Fitz-
roy-square was broken Opel., by the kitchen window being
forced, and Rank notes, to the amount of 232., seven silver
spoons, sugar Mugs, and oilier property, to a considerable
amount, stoles*. 'lite nabhc,v WWI 1110:0Verttl When are fa-
mily got up iu the morning. Infuristar of the rubbery
was sent to the above Office, and a description of two 1111'0
who bad been seen loitering about the premises at a late
hour on Thursday. The 0 fticerß, firm the descriptitoi, went
in pursuit of two suspected characters. and secured them.
(hi searching one of them, :NI. in Hank of England mites
were found, part of the Vie a bleb had [wen stolen from Mr.
Eleswood's house, when it ins broke,' upon—alid, shocking,
to relate, he proved to he a sun of the Picisecutor's The
other man apprehended was Edward Flrteher, who was
proved to have been in company with young Eleswood
during the whole of Tleursolay, and also in the evening.
The Prisoner* underweet -au exaininat before Mr.
BIRNIZ, and were committed for a further hearing.
111 r. Charles Matthews, the comedian, was breught to the
office on Wednesday, eliargail by Mr. George Samuel Ford,
attorney, of Lilll'Ullell.loll and Mecklenburg squaw, with a
breach of the peace.
Prosecutor stated, that %Ir. Mitt!,, WI fame to his
office between twelve mail our u slur k on Tuesday, and being
introduced to hint, he asked him if he was then at leisure to
be insulted, as he was come then (0.10 11; and he intended
to insult him uu all oecasiumi wherever he mi 1 with him.
He then proceeded with a considerable degree of irritability
to apply to him the must scurrilous abuse and gross epithets,
calling hint villain, scoundrel, due.
Mr. William Ewiiislon, a clerk to Mr. Ford, stated, that
uu Tuesday morning be was attending to his business in his
rithre, when he heard Mr. Mattbeirs'a name anitouswed to
Mr. Ford, aid Mr. Matilieos was sliewn into Mr Ford's
utlice, which he understood to be for the purpose of hear-
ing what passed between Mr. Fiied and Mr. Mattlieus, alien
he heard Mr. Matthews make use of a great deal of abnsive
language towards Mr. Ford, calling him a villain, rascal,
dec., and whew Mr. Matthews left the otfice, be made use
of a number of threats, say..:` be would insult him 1111111 l
every occasion.
The conduct of Mr. Matthews being deemed a bre:wit of
the peace, he was ordered to find bail—bimselt m is icrus.
.isizseiee id' 1001. and two suretuss of ,Ul, each, to keep tit
Prilie towards Mr Ford,