The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-05 00:00:00

A CURIOUS LETTER CARRIER.

Mr. Jobs Freesias, of Franisdea, is Suffolk, some time
sine', gave so Mr. Charles Freesias, of Stowuplund, a mas-
tiff bitch and her whelp, which is now kept by him, and wbico
regularly goes twice a week, sometimes thrice, from Stow-
upland to the parish of ?naiades (in the night', thereby
easabliabing a pod betwees. the two parties, being a distaste
of about nine miles. Letters are secured oposi the dug's neck
in the ceasing, by Mr. Preemie, of Ssowspland, and are
received by Mr. Freeman, of Framides, the tenoning morn.
ing : the dog remains during she day, sever Sommer, sad re-
forms to Stowupland, where letters are received the follow-
tag morning.

The Middlesex Sessions will commence on Mon-
day. end the Old Bailey on Wednesday next.

Some alterations are intended in the Customs
estshl,shments of all the out-ports, which will cow-
centrate the duties, and occasion a reduction iu the
number of officers employed.
At Cawston Sheep Show a vast many Sheep and
Lambs were penned, and prices were better than of
late, varying according to quality from 7s. to 155.;
one lot of Lambs were sold as high as I7s. Leices-
ter Rams sold very low ; what would formerly have
readily fetched 101. went off at 31. 3s. each. Some
Scotch cattle were shewu for sale, but few buyers
attended.

On Tuesday se`nnight was committed to Lincoln
Castle, by the Re►. Tnowis Rog, Arthur Han-
shmr, late servant to the person at Horncastle who
conveys the mail from thence to Wragby, on •
charge of having secreted a letter sent by him to
Wragby, to be put into the Post-office there, and
with having stolen therefrom cash notes, value
1301. 5.. and two drafts, one for 401. the other for
301., the, property of Mews. THOMAS and JAMES
POWELL, of White Cross-street, London, leather
factors. The robbery took place about a month
ago, when the Prisoner absconded ; he WWI app►e-
hended last week, by Mr. Woirrow, the constable
of Horocastle, in Nottinghamshire.

i;oLii.

QUISS-sQuARI.
NEW MARRIAGE ACT.

Cloe of the beadles of St. Margaret's came to the Olio,
and told the Magietrates that .two notices cadet the aew
Marriage Act bad been pasted upon the church door on Swe-
de!, bust since that ibet *ere taken down by some pervotis
unknown, and, it, inns ♦ matter of difficulty to ascertain
whose duty it wak to prevent such notices being taken dbwn.
Mr. Markland said the Act made no provision for the de-
fect.; the Aet itself is full of absurdities.
Mr. Raynsford said, the intention of the Legislature was
'nod; it was the:ight the beadles would see that the banns
*ere properly published, and that they should be posted up
agreeably to the statute, and Afterwards properly registered.
Mr. klarklaud—"Suppose the bridle refuses to do so, what
then can be the remedy' he has no remuneration, nor is he
•uthorised to demsod sat fee or psyment for his trouble ;
neither is the Curate authorised to make any demand fur
administering the oath respecting age—therefore the Act re-
quires to be amended."

UNION-NALL.
NEW MARRIAGE ACT.

Yesterday a very respectable female presented herself be-
fore Maurice Swabey, Esq. the sitting Magistrate, and re-
quested his advice seder the new marriage laws.
The Lady staled, that bee application was in behalf of •
lady and gentleman. Mr. aged SI, and Mies P--,
aged IS, who had been carrying OA a hymeneal correspond-
mice fo► a considerable time past, and at length they bad
arced to be united in the bonds of dediork, and had made
appliestloa to the Minister of Lambeth parish, where the
parties reside, to publish the banns of matrimony, but the
bridegroom was dismayed at being told by the Clergyman
that be could not he accommodated till ►e sad his intended
bride had made affidavit as to their being competent to cuter
into that lady state. Now the gentleman had business of
the greatest import to transact daily is the City, therefore be
had requested her to ascertain what time it 'sold be coo-
venieat for himself and bride Is attend before his Worship
to smear, so that his business might not be delayed. Really,
said the Lady, these new laws cause great procrastination,
and I have so doubt will bo attended with disagrerable con-
sequences.
The Magistrate said, is such a ease be would be very
sorry indeed to cause any procrastination, but he begged to
acquaint the Lady, that at merest the office was not in pos-
session of any of the forms of the required affidavit, there-
fore could not administer the oath, but advised her either to
apply to Dr. Phillimore, or to the Minister of the parish, for
the required document, and when filled up sad brought to
him, he would take care to cause uo impediment to the
couple being united.
The Lady exclaimed," Dea► me, what a deal of trouble !"
The Magistrate repealed what be bad already said, end
told her that was all the advice he could give her.
The Lady then bivalved what ►ony in the day the partite
should attend?

The Magistrate replied, the office was open from eleven to
three every day, and t►ey rnigat attend any time dump:.
those boors.

The Lady thanked the Magistrate, sod departed, intimating
that she feared all this 110111eNSI would be the Eutaw, of the
parties altering their intentions.

HATTON•bIARDEN.
THE NEW MARRIAGE ACT.
Yesterday morning, no the arrival of the Magi s at
the office, so less than three reopertable young couples of
the perish of St. Mary, Islington (whose names, from mo-
tives of delicacy, we .ill sot meotion), accompanied by their
friends, presented themselves to take the necessary oaths
prescribed by the lAth section, 7Sth chapter, of his present
Majesty's reign, commonly called the New Marriage Act,
previous to their mimes being given into the Clergyman fur
the publication of boons, and having their names, Ike. a
affixed to the church door. Yesterday beiag the first time w•
that such affidavits were offered to be made here, for want
of any precedent Wing set forth in the Act, a good deal of
time was consumed its immolation Ore new law, and coottect-
isg the form of the requisite affidavits, orbit.% was to mate
digger Dames at foil length, their ages, and if under age the
cousent of their parrots or guardians; we if apprentices that
of their masters or mistresses; the sum, and Dumber of the
street in which they reside, and how long they have resided
there, sod whether housekeeper or lodger. From all eyes in
the office being fixed on the young ladies, who sat in'ide sire
Magistrates' bar, they felt the greatest mortification; their
dimpled cheek, exhibited by their blosbes the disappoint-
ment they suffered by the delay.
_ .

After Ike alidavuts were natie eat, swore to, and signed,
Ma Magistrate desired Mr. Fad, Ike Ckief Clerk, in ron-
oequence of the delay occasioned by the framing of Me
present sff3dsviis, and to prevent luss of lime on future oc-
rayless, to keep a copy of Ms aßidarits, and leave blanks fue
names, &e.

The sow Marriage Act, the new Police Act, and the new
Vagrant Art, will be foetid fruitful sources of additional
employ to Police Magistrates of the metropolis.
GUILDHALL.

BARTHOLOMEW FAIR.
Yesterday Williams Watts and Gilbert Gordan were
charged with assaulting an officer iu the performance of his
duty.
Hawkins, one of the mershalinen, stated, that on the even-
ing before, between six and seven o'clock, he went with Hall,
an officer, through Bartholomew fair to see if the constable's
were at their stations. Between bang-lane and the Bunch
of Gapes public-hoax, there was a great pressure; he saw
the Prisoner Watts ii ith his arms locked with roar or fire other
journeymen bakers. He toot out his staff and told him if
he did not cease hustling that he would take him into cus-
tody, on which he dropped the arms of the persons he was
linked with, and made fight. He (Hawkins) seized him by
the collar, on which he took hold of him by an improper
place, mind put him to ive pain. He however suc-
ceeded in taking him to the Compter.
Halt, a patrol, stated, that an he was assisting Ha*.
king to secure Watts, the prisoner Gordon struck him—and
after a considerable scuffle he secured him, and lodged him
in the Compter.
The Prisoners were committed fur want of hail.
Hawkins said he was determined lo prosecute Watts, on
account of the unmanly injury be had received, and he
trusted he world not beobliged to do it at his own expense.
Alderman Cox observed, that it was the duty of the Cor-
poration to protect their officers in the execution of their
duty; be would therefore direct that limier should he given
to Mr. Newman, the City Solicitor, fur him to prosecute at
the rarest of the City.
ThOleaf Williams was charged with stealing a watch.
WWI. Goldfinch, strsw•►at.maker, 30, Ludgate street,
slated, that as he was passing by Rieharilson's show in Bar-
tholomew Pair, between six and Berea o'clock on the eves.
ing before, the Prisoner and several other persons sur-
rounded him ; he found his watch drawn from his fob ; he
put his hand down, •nd saw the Primmer taking sway b a
hand from his person ; he seized ►old of his band, and ac.
cooed him of having stolen his watch; the Prisoner got
away from hint, but some of the people in the fair collared
him and dragged him out of the fair, when lie wan given in
charge of two officers. The Prisoner had time 'non+ to
have passed the watch away, from the time he felt it gulag
from his fob and his esichiog I by the hand.
Harsiaon, one of the Marabalineu, said be knew the Pri-
miser to be a reputed thief.
Richard Daly, a patrol, stated that be had followed the
Prisoner, and another saga of notorious character, for an
hour through the fair last eveuiug, but at last be lost sight
of them, and did not see the Primmer agaia until he was
in custody.
The Prisoner was remanded until Saturday next, for fur-
ther examiaatiou.

William Bryant, a buy about sixteen years of aye, Irks
charged with &Icahn' • row of heads from the nett of x
child.
Jason Hall, Nu.2o, Charter-house-street, pl•mber,atated,
that abort ten o'clock that morning ►e took his apprestir.
and his little graaddaughter to Bartholomew fair ; he car.
tied the latter to his arms; when he got these his grandchild
said she wanted to see the imbede of t►e fair; he 'apposed
site meant the inside of one of the aleaws ;.be took her to
out, amid paid a peony each far adasittaace; he gave tire


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