The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-02-02 00:00:00

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POLICE. .
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SOW•ITItetT.
Os liatarslay, Mears. Evens, Whir sad ma, brace-
makers, of Newerdis•eirtet, ahead, wile wow lately dis-
charged at the Secretary of State's dies for the Hume De-
midmost, before Sir N. COWAWT, hew their conflacmeet
node+ the Saspeseina of the Habeas Corpus Art, initered
the dice, sad praneated themselves Were Mr. Huss, the
sitting Magistrate, attended by Mr. Haineas, their Soli-
char earl produced espies of 001110010/1101.18 to the House
of Comedian, dated the nth of February, 1517, which was
a considerabl time before the enspeastsa sr the Habeas
Corpus Act, sad by which the Mears. Seam were ONO-
eiblipd Imo the custody of the Gamow of the Horne of
LUemetios, on • charge spa oath of high treason, sad
dimities the Goeernor to keep thole bodies it safe custody
till they were discharged by doe auras of law.
The Meows. Emas stated to Mr. HMI, that they ap-
plied to him fur the purpose of having a discharge from their
origisal apprehension, before the nospeasios of the Habeas
Corps* Act, and daring which time they were is close cos-
Aneenent, or that they might be brought to trial arra the
charge of high tremors.
The Magistrate, in reply, informed them, one Magistrate
amid out interfere with another's proceedings, and as their
ease had Dever been before him, be referred them to Sir
Nathaniel Corwin.
This did not satisfy the applicants; they urged, that as
the iesirnMent and., which they were originally coo.
milted was dated from the 'Piddle °Mee, Bow-street,
and they wen said to be darted epos oath with
high greases, it was of coarse refteried in the Office,
and by whom the oath was made. it was therefore comp,-
teat with any Magistrate to iliseharge dim from that war.
mat arid conimbenest .or to i*iag she. .to trial for high
treason, with which they bed bees charged, but which they
deaird. They admitted that they were virtaally, though sot
legally discharged, -
The Magistrate declined iatederlog is any way in their
applicable, and repsaledly refereed dine to Sir Nathaniel
Ceased.
On Wordily a youth was fully committed to Newgate fee
trial, foe robbing a Castleman of his watch and two via
seals, at Drury-Mine Theatre.
Oa Saturday awning Nicholls, beloagiag to the °Hee,
&Medd a robbncia the Court of Chasicery. He was exa-
mined, and eimmitted Ur trial.

lola Rpm was absegill es sasplekt• of rohlthig the
Saudiampame cool of • boa coataising issue valuable pro.
partgbelewsiag to • posureger. There baking us proof spirit
lien be was discharged.
SUTTON-O*VAC
Or Wards, Franck Marcie*, • marl looking runic
maw, IM years of age, uadevweut • Wag ezarairatiola, charged
with stealing a great quautity of valuable Woks, the pro.
pert, of Mr. T. Davis, barrister, 4, Graes.loo.square.—The
Prisoaut was ranisaded.

• castor very considerable interest between the public sod
-she pawahrobers occupied the lineation of the Magistrates
at this Mica es Someday, of which the follow/lag are parti.
Galant :
Two young womeorof the same of Dolton, one of whom
was servant to Mr. Fletcher, of Newington, a gentleman of
property, and the other had en anion, in lbs boost instil she
obtained a place, had rubbed Mr. Fletcher, of plate, lines
W• trey considerable amount, and be applied at ()nip:
ball, where Mr. Serjemit &Ilea awarded that the property,
in part, should be given up, by Messrs. Barber sod Co.
pewahrtiliers, in the Borough, with whom the greater part
of the goods stolen bad been pledged. A part was gives, np,
bet the pawnbeukers refused io part with say wore lam.
mach am doe diligence had not bees ime.l to apprehend and
lead so convictiou the offenders. Mr. Fletcher preferred a
bill fur Maly at the Surrey Amite% in which be included
the pewnheisitem, as receivers.
The women were sot apprelmoded until the pawnbrokers
set about deism so, sad l.y their means Craig secured tbent.
Mr. 'WILLIAMS alieuded on the part of the patvubrokers,
mod the Primmer, were fully combilitted fur trial ; nod Mr.
Fletcher stud all the oilier witnesses were humid over to
prosecute at the ensuing Betray Assists.