The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-07-27 00:00:00

POLICE.

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Lite on Wednesday night. or Piety on Thor&ley morning,
the braise and premiers of Me. Jackson. c plllllllllll.lllnn.
ment•manufara nrrr, in Tottenla tm-rout t.rugiul, w, r.• brukl n
open. Mr.Jacksiiii went to bed about eleven o'clock, hut
could not sleep nu account of the xcessive beat ; he 011
up to open a window for air, at which lime he heard ■ mole,
and had nn ratubt but that it proceeded fuoun the feet of Iwo
melt; at the same time he was alarmed by his daughter, who
111111 been kept awake by indisposition, callus"; out to lion
with a loud voice, that there were thieves in the bowie. Ile,
its cousequience, opened his bedroom draw, and 94M, NI
leapt, two met, making their way 1:611W11 stales, and was pure
"'flier them. h.•t seeing them making their way to escape
by Taviatock Mews, which is at the back of his house, be
gave.. alarm to a **whine., in the fr tof his AMMO', aho
sprung his rattle, whets three watchmen came to Ins assist-
ance, and they were adisitiral rate. tiue house.
They muceeded to sews 11 the house moat diligently,
and particularly, hut could nut hod any person, our
was testy thing discovered to have been ►totru, our
were there any symptoms of breaking in or breaking
out of the house, but it woo: at length mare, tallied that
the robbers had pasted through the hack kitchen window,
which slides open, and which was etranemed by some bottles
which Mr. Jackson's daughter was pra.itive she haul left rloee
to the window after being washed being found knocked
&fru and broken. They ascertained from the siate of the
wall which emirates Ili, yard at the back of the house,
that one or more of the robbers haul made their escape
into Taviatock Mews. They proceeded into the minis-
factory ■nd yr.. {taboo, but eutulul not discover ally p.•r-
son or any thing baying been tidies away. Just as
they were about leaving the pelmet.% being then whe-
at,' no pergmb we., within, one wf the w•rirhmen, out of
mere curio►ity, lifted up the lid of a large do at its the
upper piney, when, to hi'. great surprise, be saw a mats
concealed. (in his twists taken out of the chest, the sur-
prise and asistuishnient of Mr Jackson sod his faintly is nut
to be deser,beil, ma hr play.d to Itu a yourag mass of Ilse
name of Gellre till then coosidered lu be of the
highest respectability, sod he whom they uric nuncio
attached. turnstile, tog him like owe of ;he frrisily, baying
log set swirl hiaapprenticeship to him, 1111111 11111 111111 its Mr.
Jackson's employ, •1111 intruntell in the mu.t coafideutiai
manner, so much so, that whim Mr. Jeckson was out in
the evening he WM intrusttil to rotten the premiere. He
was rum eyed to tb.• watehltras-e, where a tee wa.ting with
him half all boor, the eon.tablr of the night turned loins out
of the watch-house, refteung lo take the charge• nom the
watchmen, tenor rally twos log um the nereetity ..f Mr.
Jackson &woolens to mike Hie ch 1: ge, sod stupidly pre-
sumed to deteetllllle thot, as nothing haul been aituleit, uo
offence had bull, c tied. Lick,,, ass afterwards appri•.
broiled PI is,,. budging, and nil a Fllimelll9l.l imarainatund of
hint before Sur NATHANIEL CONANT and Mr. BECKETT, on
She routine' of the punish euu.labl.• of She melt bring
stated, Sir NATIMIIII. &tinted that the 1..1110110de should
be indteted if he WWI tle• hest 'obtain:int of the pariah.
At the caarniiiation, Km, the countable. who eppre-
heitcloul him, vendors it some Bauk inure whit It be tuuud upon
him when hr watched him. _ _

Mr. J. :Awn maul he had not the lest idea of their being his
property ; its fart, Mr. Jackson's SIM vs ry Mows ~,,, rly said,
he had 110 d iuht but that they wire the Pe1f..111•1% properly,
and thin they were part of • dividend he had tan ly received
al glue Wolk of &gland for funded propeitv, Iv the amount
of bunt. The motive of the Prtsoner and sill his eunta..cl.
were of the highest respectability; his mother had effervd to
give him 2,000 guineas. lie farther observed, flint he had
no doubt but that it was the Pi esoner's first offence, and toot
th. it object was only to have hint sent omit of the co 11111 l y.
The Misgistrates inElrlll. d him that it was list in tlwir power,
that appliesaiun twist be made on the PlPWilrell 11131 a 1 the
Old &dry.
The 11, Owner appeared ettremely penitent, slid entreated
Mr. Jai kson nut ICI prostrate him.
Mr Jet k.on replied, that kr was called upon by his
iseighhoore as Iv, 11 as by a politic duty to prosecute. He
erns therefore Is I over to prosecute, and the Prisoner was
fully eirmmilti al fir trial.
John Pulley was afterwards put to the liar, charged on
suspirion of being arrornplice, and that hr was in
the Wow. at the tiin. with Airkiir, sod hail made his escape
over the wall, and that Au kin was about It follow NM, but
was deterred by the 'mincing of Ole Waitinlstll%. ra tele', and
their nolo nick Inwards Ito. premises. Airkin snit Pulley
were proved to have been v_cy innovate fur hustle nine past,
met nog together every eve-twig, and about a week since
nrichloinr heard thew conerrsution, when Ados', while
standing at Mr Jackson's door, said, the plait Won't do to
exectite iiimi;;lo, kr. . _ .

The Pri.t.iiri Pulley denier, the charire in hying e.nincrieri
Aickin iu breaking open Mr. Jacksum's boon, tad mid

be could prnce dot Lc FI% in hi.l twelve o'clock on Site
night %Ir. nick....** huw.e we hriikeos open, fur which pow-
pso he waii milted for rurthcr i. tam, Iti twable
him Iu produce Ate wittles‘e%