The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-10-05 00:00:00

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• ' • .• Wanton' potato
Salmilay W. Tomlenmaj, • peeler, le luogisiir 1., our o•-
the pr,oripal Mita (11r. Weti rltuuse'a) of tier city, Ave* 6*i:o-
nward before Aids:imam Weithalami (whu sat fui tlia
Jllayur) on the follow ing•tharg• . .
• It appeared that T,,,,, had taken fine; it gentleman
Ir. 2d. for a p and upon his examiliatio,, of Ike buului
ri Ihr coach-office Is 11.1. only was chat g. d.
The 1,. isolier, in hie defence, weed it was it-mistake. •
The worthy Alderman, cm containing the Act of Pai 'la-
ment reaperting the delivery of puc.la, f d that any
overcharre was liable to n iii•eretionitiy penalty, from twenty
to five shillings; lint it appearing, that owing in the hurry
of tondo, is, negh cl of the clear, tl porters theitiselveg
frviluently made oat the tickets, this gave rise to a point of
km, whether the Prisoner came within Iln• meaning of the
Act, and whether the 71/agiitrat.• email it.l icl the penally on
him. If he dill not, it nmoonled to a fraud, and the
Prisoner most take his It ial for it accordinzly ; hot the
wutihy Alderman observed, be was inclined to take the
lenient coarse ; mad, at an exit/role, he thought the largest
penalty shonlitbe inflicted nisim hirii,
the Miaow? tireferred'ileing liiirtl,•but declared his ins,
l;ility to pay the albive sum ; and that lie hid brco four years
in his present situation, 5..9 tower was senimutied Wore.
It was all a mistake. ,
• The Alde man replirl--" It is no mistake. You know
better, it is a freed. This circuntstatice might wto l blown
user the metropolis with re-limpet, that ev.•ry p. rano mat
hear of it. it is . most Kr:I.VI/111 Ihnrg up.n the tradieg
part of society in particular, whose time is su precious iii
general, that they stiffer these impoin lions to be 'tract iscil
upon them, rather than eiiiit their Ittisint•ys. The gentleman
Who has thus brought thus charge demi-Veit the thank. of the
public. It is a very pretty trade for you porters, yltuit!d yam
have fifty parcels to deliver ills clay, to add an impusit ism of
peewit,* upon each of them, thus to realize 2Ss. It is a
growing eiil, mid an example must be made."
'Ube Poisoner was ccirr. 41 to attend on Tsiesilly, as a fury
titer iusestiZatluu most take • plure, and the clerk of the
c iach-office tit intined. My word was taken, having tin
hail at hand. •
Two fishermen were cuuvicted of hay ing unlawful nets In
their IiOWIPSIII/11.

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ELOPEMENT EtTRAOR DINA 11Y.
A rery respectable tradesman its Ilse City applied to the
Silting Magistrete, in hi. private room, to grant a martinet
for the apprehension of his sister and a servant man, with
%lima she had thought proper to elope, and marry without
his consent or privity.
Magistrate—•' Pray, Sir, is Ilse lady a minor ?"
A pphe A minor, Ilse .1—.4! she is within a year
of my own age, nod I am neatly threescore I"
Magistrate—" 1 ant afraid your application to me will be
of no doe, for roe eannot even sliest that you have any legal
control over the lady. tow may, however, relate the circum.
miaow, and if I can assist you 1 will."
The tradesman, frith much warmth, proceeded to inform
the Magistrate, that the lad'eis.4ueatiun had been his house.
keeper, his nurse, and his every conifort, fur re than 20
years, for he himself was a bachelor. The only domestic in
the family. wills the eilception of .• cook maid, was a man
aged about 40, of grave and sole r habits, named Waned,
whu bad been all his lifetime In the service of the (amity.
His sister was constantly sourtiliog the. praises of " steady
stoker Michael,"•nd the result Wail, that she eloped with him,
leaving a leiter all.l 41 to the Ctioipheinant, slather, that
else could not resist the entreaties at the a deer fellow" to
snake him happy. The fugitives were now living in Alders.
gate.street. He had solicited him sister to rrtur.i, hot to this
she would nut (-linseed, oinked' ai•cesewpaseied by her huieleaml.
He determined Dillon trying whether or nor the .AIV 1.111,1.1
compel her hi MN as he wished, sod at the same tithe punish
the perfidious Michael.
The Magistrate said he fell very !with for his distress,
hot he was aurpriseil at his io Lim, as was a
matter of which a Matvirate ewild Don possibly take cog-
Nitwit.. Ile would recommend him to accept of the terms
proposed by.liss sister. • •
To this the applicant Wordil nett for a moment listen, and
departed is biller wrath, vowing vengeance opun the head
of pour Michael:
• how stator.
On Saturday GeOrflit Rini, an apprentice to Mr.. Joseph
Green, biscuit.baker, of fit. Marties'iolstee, was !Drought up,
on a meat extraurdinasy charge of stealing a nounterf.it
shilling, ilium which it would be diltesoll to. stair a legal
*slue; host Ike Prisoner basing confessed to Pyke that he
bad stolen a good shilling, belongiug to his master, he was
committed fur trial.

The Prisoner tsar suspected by his msater of pilfering •
•ariety of articles.
Thomas Norris, aim keeps the A nfrlnpe public-house, in
White Hart-tard, Drury.letie, was charg-it with looping a
disorderly Weir, by haviag persons in his limos. drink,ng
at midnight, and making a noise sod (11111110.1/111Ce. parti-
cularly when they were coming out of the h01e.., and also
with assaulting Jeremiah 011ett, a parish pairole, where
the house is situated, who stated that he hail frequent rinse
to complaiu of the late hones the iltefettdr id kepi hit house
open. lie had threatened that he would complaita to die
Liceiesing Magistrates of the mismanagement of his house.
On Saturday morning, about half-plat nueo'clock, a auto_
her of men mine Ohl of the house making a crest noise anti
disturbance. against which Ise reapinstratett that the iihnle
neighbourhood were not to be dtaterbed by such conduct;
a ben the Primmer came out of his house, calltd him an in-
former, and he mid others pushed against him. tees
.The Defesidaut mated, that, i number of Geutlemen were
its the habit of calling at his house as Viet; were ping to
the Theatres, leaving their umbrellas, and as they were re.
turning, at the close of the perfoinvoices, towards home,
. they Failed at his house in supper. He also c:ilied M;. la-
soph HarriteyN a neighbour, to prove the regnlarity with
which Ise cuadit•t ►is house; but his evidence, upon au
investigaltua, did ides mute 'area than good, an he admitted
that he hid becalm the house between uue and two o'clock
its die weernitsg.
Mr. Micas, the Magistrate, would not admit of the ex-
cuses set up foe the late hours and disorderly conduct, mid
ordered the Defeadmit to And bail.
liwirwrf Palmer was charged with robbitig Ike house of
V. Lawes,...Eag. of Muotagmatneet, , Ituisell-square, and
mistaking a box, esntaiuiag Imam and other artichs of pro..
party, belonging to • serraM in the house. The Paisuaer
was seen to enter he liseme by the area, and bring the boa
out, with obit& be aim detected.-I'ha Prisoner was coin-
mitteJ fur trial.
Bartholomew realm sad Willisla.Grilla were bright to
die Oilier, from-Abingdon, in Beelneira,.being charged ot.ii
leaving their work wealihked,, which tie, had umlertaltria
to "complete. ,
John Thomas Dagwell, of Earl'acoart, Old Bromptsta, 4.
master weever, staled, that the Prisoners were journeymen
argaireel, mid had been ia his mod IbM. pastured (Robert
Savreire) employ.. Oa the Pah of September last limy an.
einateek to snake. amt. Isiah swot cinema six yards wide„
which they lieganLatid on the tollovriug day they itbsc.loltd
and•hA the work
The Megistrate cuovicted tire Prisoners of Litt offence
with which they were charged, and sentenced theta to ono
atuash's imprimaniest in the House of Correction. .
noose Iferkerwille, a porter at the Cottle,' Cron Inn,
Clureyng.enms, was convicted of dernandlacand isktug rx.
ce.mire portersan on a parcel he had le der•er, more the..
bail been °barged liry the book-keeper at the orrice;
The same Prisoner was charged oithsagother oginiee, in
charging fur the carriage of a ham which hid heti, paid 1.4
the country. He was also courictedeil (big ‘ifetroe, with
costs.