The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-19 00:00:00

PICKPOCKET.

trillium Armlet, a youth under to years of age, was revs-
sensed on two distinct charges of felony.
On Monday mornings Lieutenant Beltour, of the royal
marines, accompanied by two ladles, were coming from their
/evidence beyond Westminster-bridge to Parliammsl-street,
and, at the end of Bridge-street, one of the ladies saw the Pri-
soner take his handkerchief, and run away. She informed
Mr. Beltomr, who pursued him down Cannon-row, but, upon
his being closet pressed, be turned up the steps, Bridge-
court, and Mr. Bellamy lost sight of him. However, he pur-
sued him. and met a gentleman upon the bridge,stilio informed
him the thief threw his handkerchief upon the seat in one Of
the recesses over the arches, and rue away, backwards to-
wards the spot where he met him fist. - Mr. Hefter took
the handkerchief, and retnened to pursue the Prisoner; and
31 soldier of the guards, at the foot of the bridge, stopped him.
Mr. Balkier then recognized him, and brought him to the
sad .he was remanded, till the gentleman who picked
tin the handkerchief came forward to prove he was the person
who drooped it as shove stated. That geatlensan now baying
sworn to the fact, the Prisoner was fully monsmitted, and the
parties bound over to prosecute at the ensuing Sessions.
The second charge was made by Mr. Cavis, brass and me-
tal turner, Orval Wild-street, Lincoln's Ina-lields. He
stated that the Prisoner had beta au errand-but in his ser-
simpler the last six months, and-during that Wee be was
rubbed of to the amount NO lea He tired iallaite
conlidence in the Prisoner, and considered tin an honest
lad until last Saturday, when he stole an egg in a barefaced
Timmer, and having denied it, he thought bins in Mune us-
worthy of confidence, and discharged him. He was, very
match afraid be corrupted all his apprentices, as be appeared
so artful and cunning.
Madly, the officer, produced a great quantity of metal
which he found at the Prisoner's lodging in Porter street,
Newport-market, and Mr. Cas is had uo doubt but that it was
his property.
I'm, Magistrate ordered Mr. Cavis to prefer a bill of indict-
/rent molest the Prisoner, and directed that if any fresh,
Flowers could be 'nought against him, that he may be brought
up again on a future day.

WORSHIP-STREET.
sudsy a respectable-looking young woman, of the name
of Mafia Goodwin, was charged with robbing a Mrs. Clark of
several articles of wearing apparel.
Complainant stated, that in S ntemher last the Prisoner
took apartments in her house, and occupied them fur a fort-
ntht, when she disappeared. Complainant, alter the Pri-
mmer left, missed several articles, amongst which was a
bieek silk gown, which the Prisoner had cut up and lined the
reflisse she had then on her with. A search %arrant was im-
mediately granted, sod intrusted to Kennedy, who in a short
I..rie returned and produced part of a silk gown, a hid) Com-
piainant swore to as being her property.
The Prisoner positively and firmly denied the accusation,
and said she bour,ht the gown for three shillings.
The worthy Magistrate remanded the Prisoner for re-exa•
nineties on Saturday.
A person of the name of Ifuilson was charged by his ors
brother with stealing a gold repeating watch, but there being
An pcsitire proof the Prisoner was discharged, with a eau•
tion from the Magistrate to bo careful of his conduct in
future. .
The landlord of the Mulberry Tree impaired to a summons
far ail owing cards to he played in his house.
Wilbert' Atitteld, an officer, stated, that entering the above
lonise, he saw the cards on the table, but no one et that mo-
ment was playing..
The worthy Magistrate observed, the Defendant had a
narrnw escape, which he hoped would be taken as a warning.
and he Should dismiss the present case.
The Defendant' .11 tli.• office, returning thanks tonic Ma •
gi &ate, whose advice he said he certainly should, billow.

• .
MARLBOROUCIII-STEERT.
George Watkins, a young man, whose appearance /ad to
the conclusion that he had seen bitter Jays, and totally un-
known to the police, was folly committed for trial on the
charge of stealing a cloak from William Smith, a haberdasher,
in the Iltirliuglon Arcade, on Tuesday es ening.
Sarah Turner, Smith's shopwourati, would not positively
swear to the. article ; hut. John Arises. a boy, residing in
tattle GeorAestrect, ttestminster, saw fhe Prisoner take the
cloak from the lair at the shop-door, and etroepting the short
period whilst he fet:lsola :au constable, it was never out of his
b I Till .
Tn.: Prisoner, oli being asked if ho had any thing to say
against the cbargc, ansaercil that he had not, and that hen-,
eer had driven him to the act, for he bad not tasted food
from Son Jay ntorning to the limo of his committing the
robhcry.
Mail /Nem, who was brought up for re-esantination, was
fu'ly commutes for stealing door-locks and plates out of a'
house iii Barley-street, which she was employed to clean.
IMPORTANT TO MISTRESSES AND SERVANTS.
Mrs. Elmi Moore, residing in Judd-street, Brunswick-
sonare, appeared to answer the complaint of Mr. William
Nclivon,ot Eustun-grove, fur having given • false cbaracter,
to a servant.
Mrs. ?oh-Pool's evideere went to prove that Ellen Connor
ofli•red herself as a servant to her, who wairreferred to Mrs.
3loorti far >1 eharacter, with whom she said she bad lived two
ye Ira. hosing lefl her place only two days before. Connor
offered herself to Comfits mint's wife on the lath of November,
and, on the lath, this lads went to Mrs Moore for Connor's elm-
rart.ir. Mrs. Moore eiirilirmed the girl's statement as to the
time she had lived in her service, and also as to the day she
left Iva- ; and further told Mrs. Nelson that else was
cleanly, sober, lke. &c. Upon this character Mrs. Nelson
took Co, nor into her set-vire.; but, her dismay, instead of
boding her cleonlv, she found her ve " meets the reverse, and,
instead of sohriev, she found gin•dbttles in her bedroom,
which fer conduct amply proved she made continual use of.
Mr,. Nosoo, wilfully disappointed„ rase Connor wanting,
mot, three days airier, went to Mrs. Itfoore.to complain of the
ranched of her new servant, whim Mrs. Moore confessed that
so far Irom having lived with her up to the time the girl came
to Mr.. Nelson, she had altogether lost eight of her for the
last ten months, and that she had done it from conspsasion.
These were the principal facts of Mr. Ttnnes's ease, who

. . •
eonducled the pecsectition,_ aad,kbe eviilence of News
was out in any degree effected in her cross-calumniation by
Mr. !farmer's clerk, who raised two ohjectiuns, which were
over-ruled. The lint was, that Mr. Nelson was not suf•
Scientl) described, and the sewed, that tho girl was net in
Mrs. but W. Nelson's service.
ThCcase, Macro! was uitimittely riiimiseed by reason of
Mrs. Nelson eel y bdlag enabled to date tram Mrs. Moore's
'assertionto her that she baffled all sight of Cosmos for the
last lea months 4, and being 'questioned upon that feint when
she came before the Magistrates, declaring_ she had not so
said, they considered (bat the evidence of Mrs. Raison being
only hearsay from Mrs. Moore, was not sufficient for a ton.'
victims.; and on this ground it was Kr. Dyer and Mr. Roe,
who presided; felt themselves compelled to &alias the com-
plaint. The girl, however, is charged for having procured
a false character, and is to be bad up on a future day to
answer this charge.

Ass Williams, am interesting girl, was brought up for re-
eximinat um on the charge of Mr*, Harrison, residing In the
Colonnade, near Russell-squarc, with Using robbed her of
41. iss ed. in money and some scenes apparel.
It appeared by Harrison's evidence that the Prisoner came
to lodki with her, which gave her the opportunity of corn-
inittiog the robbery. Bhe afterwards went into the country,
and usi her return to town wan taken into custody on Satur.
day bin, by being trkted to the house of a man of the name
uC Moses.

UNION HALL.
DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

Yesterday two sturdy-looking fellows, named George Per.
ring end Charge &nigh, were brought before L B. Allen, Esq.
and underwent au examination on a charge of basing cum-
milted a highway robbery, under circumstances of consider-
able atrocity. .
Samuel Winter. a labouring ..man, living at Titsey, in
Surrey, stated, that at about seven o'clock in the evening of
the 24*h:of November last, he was proceeding across Worms
Heath. from Wallinghain to Titsey, when be observed two
i men mend frqm the gravel pit, a short distance behind him :
he kept walking on,• when. on:turning his head, be per=
ceived they were close at' his 'beer 'De had some sus.
N, picion that they intended to ro ~ -and in, crime-
quenee he ran as fasts. ho was able jar y a mile, in hopes
to escape them, when on coming toli bi hill tbe-tWo men
came up with bins ; one of them, the" ifonee Peering, sit-
ci lined bum with " What's a clock?" --W ess replied it was
about seven ; upon which be seised • 4 the waist, and
inquired his name, and where live ess told him his
mane liras Samuel Winter, and that ed at Titsey, to
which place be was then going. Perring' replied, "D
—n
your b-- eyes, you shan't go another step." Witness called
out for assistance, upon which he took a large knife from his
pocket, opened it, and placed it topes throat, threatening, -
with horrid imprecations, be would lever his head from his
body if he spoke another wind. At this juncture the other
man, the PrisoserSinith, amen", and put his left hand across
his (witness's) rnoelb, to prevent him making any further
alarm, and with the other rifled his pockets of as. and a comb.
Both then let him go. Peering said, " Now, d—n you, be
011" but I have not done with you yet; I shall meet you some
other night, and servo you worse." Witness was terribly
alarmed, and made all the haste he could to Titsey, leaving
the two Prisoners standing together. On his getting home lie
named the circumstance to his fellow •servant. Witness fur-

Cher staled, that be knew PerriniCious having seen him about
that part of the country • he was therefore certain he was
the man that first attacked him. He was also positive as to
the person of timith. It was ntooslighl; therefore be bad a
clear viw of their feathres.. _ _

Joseph Dulak ,e fellow-servant of the Prosecutor's,
said, that when be(Wtater) came into the stable where he
was at work, he appeared dreadfully alarmed, and was quite
pale, he said he had been robbed by Pernng and another man
on the heath, and that they had threatened to murder him.
Witness knew both the prisoners; they *ere always together,
and obtained a living by selling matches and ballads about
the country.
John Clarke, one of the omcers of this establishment, said
that innumerable robberies bad been committed near Tilsey,
and were attended with as much violence as the present, and
lie felt confident that the prisoners were concerned in the
%hole. From intimation he received, he proceeded, with
Richard Pople, another officer, to a public-house at Tan-
dridge, near (iodstone, in Surrey, where they apprehended
the prisoner, Smith, epos the charge in question.
Polite, the other °neer, said the other prisoner was subse-
quently brought from the country, and delivered into his 1:111-
It'd v.

Ihe Prisoners declined saying any thing, and they were
committed to the Assizes for trial.

RESURRECTION MEN.

Two notorious fellows, named Charles Austin anal finery
Prawn., well known in the annals of " biwiy-snatching," were
brought up by Snow, the beadle of New ragtime, charged with
beteg found M the ehureb-yard of that parish, for the pur-
pose of disturbiug the.dead the precedieg evening,
Snow sided, that in cuosequenee of the extent to which
such despicable characters as the Prisoners had carried their
diabolical depredations in must of the burial emends in the
metropolis and its suburbs. it was expected they would pay
their nocturnal visits to the churchyard of the parish to
which he belonged. Ile, therefore, brad every night kept a
look owl till the watch were set, in order to frustrate their de •
sign, should they layette the ground. On Tuesday evening,
whilst he was so reponeoitering, be saw two men in the burial
ground, lurking behind the tomb of the late Mr. Barlow, on
turning his head, be saw the two Prisoners at the entrance to
the church-yard,apparently stationed there to look out whilst
the others were at work. Be (Snow) being a little man, and
seeing that he would have four stout fellows to encounter, in
the event of his attempting to secure them, determined on
secreting himself behind another tomb-stone, in order to
watch their operations; but, however, the Iwo that were iu '
the emend espied him, and one called to the ether," Mate,'
bring the shovel," and both took to their beets. He then
proceeded to the gate where the two Prisoners were. Austin,'
on seeing him, sneaked away, and Pettier walked deliberately '
down Church-yard-row, which is no thoroughfare ; itneu
pursued him, and ougettlag to the bottom, Pether turned
round and pulite!, inquired if there was any thoroughfare ?"
Snow polite:. answered, " No, you thief, and you know it,"
and thereupon seized him by the collar and safely budged him
in the watchhouse. Shortly after the Prisoner Austin ap-
proached the cage, and spoke to his associate in the follow-
ing words: "laay, Uarry, make yourself happy. my follow,
you are all right, you know the pry (officer) sliinit caLeb us
at nark. I shall tell your old man (father) where you lades,
and I'll call in the morning ; you have any gin ?" At this
momeut the pig came up, and alter introducing himself to
Mr. A. accommodated him with a lodging in the same room
will) his companion.
The Prisoners both declared their innoeen-e, and ap-
pealed to Snow whether they bad ever lave in his vesessiwa
before ?

douw-1 have nothiag much to say against you, Pettier,
except that you are a twinned thief, you know ; I have often
told you that I would never trouble myself about you, if you
1141 nut inade my district, but wherever you did, I would.
blick to you like bricks; you know I told you so.
The Magistrate,said as Petber was proved to be a reputed
thief, he should commit him to Brixton for three mouths, at
ih..faroarige employment, but the other be should discharge
as the eiidesce was iusudieteut against him.