The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-03-24 00:00:00

THAMES OFFICE.

George Kit ride. master of the schooneiPancy, lying off Union
Stairs, and 71tvnear Baron', were pot to the bar, to aecount for the
possession of a quantity of potatoes found on board the vessel.
Wm. Judge, a Thames Police Surveyor, io consequence of in-
formation, boarded the Fancy on Wednesday afternoon. Saw the
prisoners, and asked Ritchie what cargo had been delivered. He
said potatoes, and that all was cleared out, except a few for the
ship's use ; at the same time be produced a bill of parcels for two
Racks from the consignee, Mr. Gregory, a potato.merchant, re.
siding in Spitalii.ids. ft appearing to witr.esa that there were more
than two sacks, he questioned the prisoner's statement, Kitchie,
in reply. raid, all that he knew of the matter was that he had
bought and paid for two sock*. Finding there was 6eolba. weight
above the two sa.-ks said to have been paid for, witness brought
them away, and took the prisoners into custody.
Alr. Gregory, the 'consignee, being culled and sworn, was re-
quested to look at' tlie bill of parcel* produced ; on the inspection of
which, he saidit wiffthe handwriting of his clerk, but that the
quantity and price if the potatoes had since been altered by some
ode! person. _
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lliaiktrate, to the witness—Did the whole of the cargo belong to
you ? Yes. your Worship ; and I am sons to add that persons of
the prisoner's description are constantly robbing the trade.
The prisorers' not tieing able to make any satisfactory defence,
the 31agistrEe convicted cash of a misdemeanour; and sentenced
Sheltie to pay a penalty of Q.. and Balfour of it ; and to default,
to he eoinniitteti to prison, and kept to hard labour.
The prisoners paid the penalties, anti left the office, perfectly
satisfied at having the opportunity of so doing.

TOWN HALL.
WEDDTWG able.bodied well-proportioned
sons ~t• Adam, whese names were thus registered in the charge-
book of Michael Kelly, the night constable of St. Olaves-7'hurnas
Filtrard Hirt, and Richard Ilfaiterlf. mule their appearance
this morning before Mr. Aldermen .7. J. Smith, to answer for son:
dry lapses and misapplications of genius, which went to this effect
By the evidence of 31r. Jaunts Walker, a respectable tradesman,
it should seem that the three gentlemen—the two lint brothers, the
third a fou cinatti a their acquaintance—were swaggering down
Tontey.street last night, to the great Delight of the uproarious, and
the tenor of the more peaceable subjects of the realm, and that when
near Dettn.atreet, Canterbury.square, they, in the plenitude of self.
complacency, or, as the French would say, !'amour repro:, thought
fitting to plunge a fiat, namely, the fist of 31r. Edward Bitt, direct
in the face of the complainant's wife, a sickly woMan, which laid
her prostrate; and upon the complainant tainting the natural feel-
ing, inherent in every mania such a situation, they dealtout to him
the like civility.
The Mearistrcte called•upon these men to reply, when,
31r. Bin the fleet, said he had nothing to aka in extenuation
And 31r. Edward Bin (said the Magistrate) what have you to
answer to this cherge—mrat onions as regards tha publie peace ?
‘- Sir," stammered out Mr. Edward Bin, batting mad
vidiag the syllables that issued from his mouth nothing the
het,er for the watchman's staff; s•the feet is-. 1 masa. SIT, the
fact was—lt was a day of tnerriment. (Hiccups.) No, Sir, not
altege'her a day of fincrimmit. No, Sir. The fact 1e..-the fact
was—l be pardon of your Warship-1 was mauled yesterday !"
(Load laughter from th‘ladies 1.)
Mr. Atdenrso gum i very pretty maser you bus
celebrated the day.
If,. I•:dward--1 codes, your Worship, highly knprepor• Ire.
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haviour was such ma not only tosdiscredit Isis follow peiannevs, but
M render it a justifiable measure on the part of the 3lagistrate to
hold the trio to bail for their conduct; sad they were detained till
that measure was complied with.
UNION HALL.
Yeeterday, a man named Aires was brought up to this office,
charged with breaking into the house of a Mrs. Gillingham, in
Mead's-row, Lambeth.
From the statement of the eomplainant, it appeared that on the
preceding night. while sitting in her bed-room, she heard a noise in
the front room; instead of proceeding there to ascertain the cause,
she ran down stairs to the front ticor in order to give the alarm, and
on Opening the door she saw the prisoner jump out of the first floor
window. He fell to the ground into some mud, but soon recovered
himself and ran off with three other fellows, who appeared to have
been waiting underneath the window for the purpose of receiving
whatever property might he handed to them. The complainant
informed the watchman of what had happened, and, on examining
he- rooms, discovered all the drawers broken open ; the bed and
bedding were also taken off the bedstead and packed up, lying close
to the window. The watchman observed three men running up
Mead's-mw at the time, and particularly noticed the prisoner as
ore of them, but not aware that a robbery had been committed,
suffered them to escape. Information was, however. subsequently
given to a constable, who apprehended the prisoner the same night
at one of those receptacles for thieves called s, flash houses."—
%Vherftaken into custody, his clothes were covered with'mud.
The prisoner never accounted for the manner in which his clothes
became in the state they then appeared, and be was fully com-
mitted for trial.

Two women, named /reify and Donovan, were charged with en.
tering the shop of Ur. Harvey, haberdasher, of Bridge-street,
Lambeth, and stealing therefrom a quantity of ribbon. The Fri-
coners, it appeared, went into the chop in company, under the
pretence of making purchases. Having desired to be shown soma
trifling article•, while the shopman's back was turned, they con.
trived to snatch up some rolls of ribbon, which they dexterously
slipped up their sleeves by sleight of band. The prisoners were,
however, observed by a person in the shop, who gave Information
of what had occurred ; when they were marched and the rolls of
ribbon found in their possession. They were fully committed.

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