The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-09-22 00:00:00

POLICE.

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Yesterday Arm Deliver was put to the har.•
Frederick Holland, of 57, Northumberland-street, Clerken-
well, clerk to • Solicitor, stated, that he was g..ing home
through Fleet-street on the stiy,lit before, about IsAlf-post
ten o'clock, when be was accosied by the Prisoner, who
caught hold or him. He told her to go about her business;
she pulled him • little way up Shoe-lane, when else put her
hand into the pocket of his panialowas, sod took out • 11
note; he laid bold of her hand, and felt the mite, owl he
spired her by She anw, ow which she raised her hand tieir
his shu•lder, and two women took the cute (ruts, lire and
ran away with it. He then called the watch, soil on en
officer mimetic up, be gave ber into his charge.—The Pri-
sower was fully committed for trial.
SELLING FRUIT IN THE STREETS.

Margaret Harrietgermwa•"eharged with ;gaveling at the
door of Mr. Pitwbery's hues?, in St. Paul's Chinch-yard,
and exposing fruit fur sale.
John Cannon, • street-keeper, staled, that be hail warned
the Defendant twice met of St. Paul's Church-yard that
morning, he having directions from the parish officer. teed
to 'offer any persons to stand with fruit in the 'aid, and in
about half an hour she returned, when lie took her basket,
which was fulled with apples and pear., and carried thew to
the Green.vord, and brought the Prisoner before the Ma-
gistrate to be dealt with according to law.
The puur Prisoner, in her defence, said, that her husband
had met with an accident a month back whit+ prevented
him from attending his work; she had three eliiielevu, and
she thought it was better to try and support them end her
sick huriMuel by selling a little fruit its the silverly than it, 101
to the parinh fur relief; she was not remotions that she as.
committing a crime by what she had dune; she hod out Ler
whole stock of money in buying the (unit the nfficer had
taken from her, and if she was deprived of it she'and her
family must starve. She expelled that her husband would
be sufficiently recovered next week to go it, his wink, and if
she was forgiven this time she would never tiffetiel in the
same way.
Alderman J. J. Smith observed, that the officer had wily
dune lA. duty in bringing the Defendant Infuse I for it
certainly was a nuisance fur persons to stop tip she flagway
with baskets of fruit, and it was a punishebleoffence. But
under the distressing circumstances of the present case, he
would discharge the Deletidew, and he was wily it was wed
its his power to order that her fruit should be deliveicel tar i4l
lice, for the officers of the Green-yard would out give them
up without receiving Arir fre, which would amount to wore
than the value of the fruit. .

CURIOSITY, OR MR. HUNTS PROCESSION.
Thomas Lewis voluntarily appeared to gustier the com-
plaint of Mr.lhomas Walker.
The Complainant stated that lee lived at No. 10. Gloaces-
ter•temee, that on Monday week he went to see Mr. Hunt's
pencession, and while in Cheepsiele, near Queen street, hes
pocket was picked of his pocket-book, which couesiord a
H. note, half-a-eninea in gold, mud Illi'vernl neemorandoirus; a
person of the name of Hosier called at his lodgings mob
his card of address, which was pail of the cowriess of
the pocket.book, and informed the Lady of the house
that the pocket-book was in pusst•Fsion of the Defendant,
who 4 landlord of the Groom Waiting.
street; he went there arcompenie•d by two friend•, when
Mrs. Lewis, the Defendant's wife, aiknovelrelged ohm she
was iii possession of the pocket-nook ; the Defendant then
Came in, and made VW of most violent Imignage towards
the Complainant, and said that lie ought not io have men-
tioned any thing on the subject of the pocket-book to his
wife ; he, the Complainant, then left the house, dr...retuned
to seek legal redress.
The Defendant stated, that on Tinselsy morning his ser-
vant was cleaning out his tap-room, when, behind a bow h,
she found two pocket-books aud a raintry-ling, which she
delivered to him. Oa his examining the ;oske•t:looks Ire
funnd a card in esch—one was the Complainanes, and the
tuber that of a Mr. Perciial Clarke. He (morselled the
cards to the persons they purported to brlong to. Mr. Per-
cival Clarke'rame to him in a gentlemanly maueler. and lie
delivered him his pocket-kook; he would have done the
same by she Camplainaut, but a ben lie emceed his bar, the
Complainant was ihreateniag to send for ma officer to take
his wife into custody, on which he refused ea give up the
porket-book nntit 11w Complainant described it, which be
would 110 i do. The Defendart then produced the pocket-
book, which contained only a lancet and some rouge.
The Complainant identified the pocket-book and It was
delivered to hlm.
The worthy Alderman observed, that tbe conduct of the
Defendant was perk cely proper. It wan ■ mistake which
arose from the unnecessary haste of she Complainant. It
was well koowt: ibat persons situated as Mr. Lewis wee
could mat always Recount for the characters of the
persons wise frequented their houses, but he •M all that
was in his power when he came let* pasegasiete of
the pocket-hooks, by Worming the emerge of the cir-
cumstance. It was but bad enconragenemet for a men to
do an honest act, to he liable to be charged with being
a participator with ■ thief. H• was tertattily of °psalms
that the charge unght teeter In have been made by the Com-
plsinaut ; but as he had an dour, his Lordship coswitlered
that Mr. Lewis had acted right in teaeetnig it volotatestly,
which proved Isis honest and fair iutentioug.

Yesterday Major MTHERSON. late Deputy Pur-
veyor to the army at New Odeon*, war brought so
Marlborougl.-street Police Office, uniter the fol-
lowing circumstance. :—The Major, it appeared,
in going home the preceding evening. applied his
stick to the boxes of the watchmen ou h.ii road,
bratiug away at them most furiouoly ; lie at trout')
came to the box of a watchman named WOUD.•
I. A DS, in Coventry-strert„ who. cut likitig the so.
lutritoo, desired him to walk on ; this request the
Major refused to comply with. and the willialfllllo,
*fit, procuring asolotauce, look I • to the watch-
house. The,Major, we understand, made a cum•
proemial' to the watchman, whim his shwa k iu the
Foutplios, 11d was Atischarged.. .