The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-09-05 00:00:00

POLICE.
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III•10110S-elootta.
Yesterday • Taint man of respectable appearance was
charged with having stolen from the perms of a gentleman,
named Child, a pocket-book, containing • sheck fur SW.
and other property.
Mr. Child stated, that he was a dyer, and lived at Bankriile.
On Saturday afternoon, be was walking on the Surrey side of
Southwark Bridge, when the carriage of her Majesty the
Sanwa canieover the bridge, followed by an immense number
of people. Mr. Child stood still whilst the Queen and
the populace went by, but soon afterwards on putting his
hand into his coat-pocket, he found that hi• pocket had
been cat at the bottom, and his pocket-book stolen. The
content* of his pocket-book were a check fur 60/. on the
hank of Sir Peter Puk and Co, one 101. pole, nod IS or 20
oue pound notes. He irrintedistely proceeded to the bank-
ing.boike of SW P. Pole's with all possible haste, to stop
the payment of the check, but it had been cadre.' unlyaliont
two minutes before his arrival to a ticket porter. The wit-
ness did not recollect being surrounded or Inputted by any
person masticsilaily. The numbers of the notes have been
obtained, Ind the payment stopped.
George Wohlrasu stated, that he was a ticket porter, and
stood at the /loyal Exchange to ply fordsire. On Saturday
afternoon, just as the QIIVell went throng's the City, 1w was
.tanding at Ins post, when the Prisoner came op to him, and
takisig a piece of paper out of his pocket, bid him en to the
Woken, and get caul; for it. The witness asked him in whet
manner he wi.hed to draw tlw money, and the Prisoner told
him to get it in 16/. or 10/, notes, and said he would wait
until tie witness returned •t the door of a politic house
close by, railed the Fleece. The witness did as he was de.
f•ii•ra, and on Isis return found the Prisoner at the place sp-
. pointed. aim) forte hint the money, when be gave the aritueur
. half Ives-own for his trouble.
The Prisoner was remanded.
la Fleet-street one gentleman Wei robbed of his pocket-
book, euntaiaing Holes to the amount of 4001 Complaints
how been made at the police offices in the City of other rub-
hakes to a large amount, besides the alassial incred.ble tur-
vesl of watches,
QUIMX.SQUARI.
CONST A BLES IN AN UPROAR.
Yesterday Isaac Gritese, • Jew, who has an auction remits
in the Strand, near Mt. element's Chnrch, and who is a con-
stable of that parish, was charged with swanking Hero,.
one of the Bow-street patrol, and obstructing lour in the
exerts! of his duty at the [louse of Lard..
The Complainant said the Prisoner sell another walked
•np In the barrier at Palace-yard, arm in arm, w here he was •
oo dirty on Saturday; they anteropted.to force their way
through, bust were pievetikd. The Primmer then pulled not
a small staff, saying he was an officer, and that was his au-
thority, such kalifs not bring •Iluwed to be used. Com-
plainant still resisted, when he with great violence seized
him by. the collar, struck him, and tore his shirt, at the
same time forced Lie ',my through and made use of wry ins- •
' per language. Auutlwr patrol corroborates' the forego.
sioaement.
Lee said the Prisoner really was a constable of St.
Clement's, but out of compinisaney he (Mr. -Lee) per-
mitted his brother occasionally to act for hien ;' the latter
was then on duty. Massy having imposed on the officers by
meow of small staffs, an order. was issued that every eon-
stable sin ditty should nee large truncheons principal '
grievance wart, that the Prisoner endeavoured to pass others
through, and in feel acted very improperly.
Tire Magistrate ingoireil whether the- Prisoner bad re-
ceived each • precept as mentioned?
The Prisoner answered in the •ffiranative, wad said the
patrol had committed the first assault upon him.
The klagistrate observed, whatever his (Prisoner's) bro-
ther might hare dune it was illegal, whets he eras sot sworn
in, and ordered the Prisoner to find boil.

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

routsuout% sermitsuu 3.
Arrived yesterday the Nerrus,,,Wilson, fsmarirchangel;
and the schooner Pigmy, from Plymouth.
Arrived tioday the Theme., Miller, fro... London for
Permuda.
Palmed by the Betsy, Read, from St.Thomas's; and Cato,
Morton, from Amigo.' fur Loudon.
Salted the Alacrity for &tolls America; and Camelron on
a cruiie; Julispa, Ogilvie, fur Pisu South Wales; and
Charlutir, Errington, for Riga.
TI.TMOUTTI, surrilturn 2.
Pastod op Channel the Redman, Arvinwtirisig; and John
Tronghton, Itsvely, from Amigos; Fanny, Paktum', from
St. Vincent's; Eliza, 44444 rk, from liavanuah fur Loudon;
and Sarah and Elizabeth, Smailiere, from Loudon fur Sierra
Leone.
Sailed the Eagle for Qusbcc;" Kerstirell'„ Armatrong, for
Petersborgh; and Anis, Hinley. fur:Prince Erlarard's Island.

srrrrwisra 3.

Arrived the Charlotte Packer from Gotteobure. Earl of
Leicester mail Lunt Hotness' ditto from Cmiliven, and
Castlereagh ditto firm Hullaud,--esch with a wail.
Sailed the Henry heeling ditto for Holland, Lord
Nelson ditto fi.tr toshaven, aild bile ditto for Gotten-
bureh—each with a mail.
The Victory, Berry, from Messina, for Priersburgh, has
put in here with her trysail split, and otherwise damaged_

• DIAL, PEPTEMBEIt 3.."
Arrived yesterday the Mary, Pugh, from Jamaica, and
sailed today for the River..
About nue o'clock this morning, during a gale, the
twhonner Forsogel, hlunwinkel, of and from Bremen to Meg.
sins, with stork.fisb, ran nn shore on the GOOIIWIII Sands.
l'be vessel, it is feared, will he totally luyt ; the whole of
the crew and part of the cargo and materials are saved.
• Arrived and remain the Charles, Hilo!, from Tobago;
Christopher, Small, from Jamaica ; peon,, Kilgour, from
the Cape of (loud Hope; and Northumberland, Jones, from
the Gulf of Venire.

Came down trona the River and sailed the Spring, Skelton,
fur Quvbve; and aurae inure, 11311106 nut known.

NULL. SEPTIMBYR 1.
. Atrived the Trafalgar, Dannatt, I,om Greenland, 13 Ask
323 boil; and Gardiner and it/Segal, Angus, Guff] ditto, 9
tOn bates.

3he Cicero, Parkin, from Greenland, is in sight.
i•lararooL, SFITEMBIR 1.
Arrived the George Wlntovh, Kelly; and Marie, Stott,
from labia; iud CaaMr, k'ank.er, from Niirainichi.

DAVIS'S STRAITS FISHERY.
The Princess Charlotte arrived at Dundee from Davit's
Snails; Icft the lee 25;11 July, and brlugs the following
account of the fishily : •
Loudon Ships.—Dundee, 2 fish, 30th May; Ipswich,
5 tidy tith July; Nrptune, 4 fish, Ist July; Resolution,
6 fish, Vet July; Roultwood, 2 tisls, Bth July.
Grimsby.—Furl Filenitheig, 4 fisle,2sili July.
Newcastle —Brisi.h Queen, 3 fish, 21st July; Cove, 7 fish,
Ist Jul,; Grenville Bay, 7 fith, 21►1 July; Lady Jane,
3 fish, 20th July. • r • •

Berle irA —ri;rfolk, 4 fish, 21st July.
Kfriaddy—Tiiad,4 fish, Ist July ; Earl Perry, El fish, Ist
July.
Leith—Draterity, 10, 21st July; horse Castle, 7 fish, Ist
July; Larkins, I fish, Ist July; North Pule, 2' fish, 21st
July; Ratilsr, 4 fish, Ili July; Success, 4 fish, 21st July ;
Willis's' sod Attu, 3 lish,4lssltsly.
Nntt ; Cambrian, 8 fish, 10th
July ; DurkruficlJ, Hall, 5 fish, sth July; Eptisotosi, 4 fish,
Ist July; Evertlsorpe, 2 fish, 17th July; Fripoislsip, 2 fish,
24516 Jely ; Halt?, 4 fish, 10th July; Fleury, b I.hs 2411hJoly;
log. is, 6 tish, Ist July; John, 5 fish, 14 July; Eters., 6 fish,
lst July ; 12'01 fiat, 17.1. July; Lesinthan, 6 11.1telst July;
Props's', 4. fish, 21.4 July; Itityal ("rosy", 2_ or 3 a.k.
1711, July; Sputa', ;ry, S fish, 6th July; Thorns*' 4 6.h,
Ist July ; Trueluse. fish, Bth July ; William, 8 fish, let
July ; Zephyr,* fish, 15th July.
Dundee —Achiilts, 3 ash, Ifish July Advice, Bor 4 Ilsb,r
lot July; Calypso, 7 ish,>t4th July ; Priytsdshir, 7 fish. 7th
• July; Hem' 5 fish, B.h July; Three Heuthers 3 Gk. lst July.
Aberdeen—Alexander, 7 fish, Ist July ; Sou Accord, 9
fists, thh July; Elis4bells, 4 fish, Sib July; Letitia, 1 or
&A. tells Jell' IllidileNft 7 ails 2011. July. •