The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-06-10 00:00:00

POLICE.

BOW.IIr It EZT.

Yesterday, !rd/:non Pearce, alit, P, ice, all ss
Cirioopher vs.is brought by Ad. ins fief .re
Janes Ryan and J nitm N A es, Esqrs. charted 03
suspicion of stealing a number of laursei irons Ox-
ford, Cirencester Hinckley, Le.c.tater, and vsa auus
other parts of the country.

Adkins stated, that having information of the
various depredations the Prisonet bas committed; he
has been in pursuit of him for these three weeks
past in the course of that time, he traced out his
residence to be in Hackney-hells t yesterday
motring, early, he wcn• and watched his house,
and saw a horse sa,l le I, waitin;: near /,.s doer;
in a short lime, II et Prisoner cm, out, mouoted.the
hors., and observing the Wit nu ipproachiag him,
rode off with greit speed. lAA 11,,acating which road
to take, the Witness gains I ground, came up to
him, and seized boll of his brtJle ; the Prisoner
strnek at him with a large stick ; the Witness
threatened to shoo• him if be made not resistance,
and pulled him • fif his ho-:e.
Toe Prisoner scicnowltdged a horse, found in his
pr.sseysion, to belong to Mr. Baguet. of the liniae
and•Plough Intr. Leicettei. _ .

*arc:Hummed for further ex tosinat:ou.

ROW Clia ill I'.

St; %1 MER ASSIZES.

HeYtkodsltive-Ys'Atmadag, July 10, at timtPusl.
.ILoy YY, at
K0ug—.A,,..1.y, July Al, at Mautstone.
S,,uwx--:;stusdty, August 1, at i.awas.

Surrey, —Wedrite7day, Aagtsat 5. at Croydon.
Jioti..es-- :lie Right Hon. Sir Jamas s.l:intheid,
Jitt.:ce o: I le Clore of Crmrieri Pleas; Mr. J VILiC• i catty,
use of the J owe.* of the name Court.

The LORD CFI A SCLI.LOR. and the several Law
Judges. attended for a tew minutes, yesterday, in
the Exchequer Chamber, for the purpose of as-
signing Errors.
Friday se'nnight, Cart. Sear, of a collier brig•
belonging to Sunderland, was thrown ol} his horse.
when going to Cumberland Fort, near Portsmouth•
where his ship lay. his slid' was fradured, and
he was killed on the spot. He has left a wiSow and
two orphan children, to whom he hi i just before
written, appointing a day when they might expea
his return borne I

Mot dry use pitched bittb. between Tem B►lcher
and .laf k in the Green took Ore, at Moul•ey Hurst;
when, alter thirteen rounds hard figstting, it was
decided in favour of Releirr. At setting-to bets
were equal, and continued so for the first four
rounds ; atter which arb kir proved himself the more
sciet.,ific Boxer.
Two of the unfortunate men, concerned in the
ri. t in birriczt-lane, on Sunday evening, and wh
were carried to the Hospital. have had their sculls
so dreadfully battered, as to leave no hopes of their
recovery.

Tues.lay s'nnight. several prisoners on beard the
Brestof lying at Gillingham. near Chatham, at-
tempted to make th ir escape: they had socceeded
in cutting through the hulk-head. and had secreted
them elves in the coal-hole, where, however. they
were soot discovered by a Newfoundland dog be-
longing to the Commander, and proper means were
instantly taken to secure them, which was effeßed
with very little disturbance, and order was soon
restored. The dog had before been instrumental in
discovering fugitives, and once or twice had plung-
ed into the river, and brought back to the ship such
as were swimming towards the shore, and were
nearly exhausted. On the present occasion, the
intrepid and sagacious animal again plunged into
the river, to sear ch for any person that might have
got there; the noise of the plunge alarmed the cen-
trail, who, not receiving any answer to his ing rity
of, whe was there? and supposing that one of the
prisoners might have escaped, fired his musket afar
the spot where the nurse prcceedeLt Irons. in cr 'er
to alarm the supposed fugitive, and cause him
return; several stint Wert afterwards fired with th •
same intention. before the mistake was discovered.
when the dog was again got no beard. without
having rriAived any irjory.