The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-06-12 00:00:00

POLICX

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On Naserday Issirel Reships was minimal before Sir
Ils,sraT Ruts*, the Sitting Ilitsgissrate. Owned wish
stabbing and assisting s burs., Ne property a Jobs Cole,
ILN: The eireusadasees wereis; follow :

The Primmer was aeqoaisited with 'obit Halekridge, Mr.
Cole's groom, and occasionally helped bins in the stable.
Us Friday. the 'id instant, tisokridee was at his imam.
ter's stables, and the Prisoner came there S. hien, Hawk.
ridge being very busy, asked She Prisoner to toss up
twit f.w•Pis master's hone, which the Private, ton-
sewed to itig; ilawkrithe 'went up into the hay-loft,
leaving the Petiolate 'bi she inahte. Pr presently belied
the horse groan, adtl immtlliatt ty .1 into the
stable, and on examioing eh,. horse discovered several *tuba,
made apparently by W ..!tebfirelt. 'lle laved the Prisoner
with havitiz stabb•al the horse, who at first denied it, but
llawkrid,- tiers .ties that it 'mast hive bees dune by him,
be thrratetital to t. re. him in the same wanner. The prong.
of the fork wire rri y much bent, tiering to the violence of
the stabs, none of u bleb were eight inches deep. The have
is likely to recover.
The Prisoner was-remanded till Wednesday Pref.
Idle men and boys have recently, and. r pretence of call-
ing out fur an illomination for the Vorito, gained forth at
ought. at the west cad of the town, and committed the most
dot tog rottlict it aup in persons they met with. Ott Tions-l.ty
reciting the conduct of the robber,. io South Awilrytsirt et,
wit :aartictilarly dining. Davis, and a party of co .ttatitra,
heluneing to tins Cidler, noticed Ihe movements ut Mt.
0.3,1 Jones and Mihail) Bunn, Iwo notorious lwws
h. catty., in attempting to rob scvetal pets ills, and •c-
-itielly did rob • man of hies watch openly. Divas deter-
mined on securing them, with the assistance of his'cous-
f annuls, although aware that their pile was gm nterons and
resolute. On INlNlcuesit the attempt to aerate them they re.
a•otell. and vitileutly threatening to invader the constables, hr.
In three threats Aloes was partictilaily profuse. Diets
was not intimidated by them, but wised and held bins too,
Junes made a desperate resistance. Davis held a pistol to his
head, but be refused to surrender, anti after he was over-
powered hr laid down and refused to with. On his sod
William Bunn, his easnwanioa, bring forced to the office,
they wei• examined before Mr. Burnie, when Aniliesoy
Smith, a Persist to Sir William Burroughs, of B•tkeley
squire, slated, that he was among the 'mood in South
A iitliey-strert. While be was speaking to Thomas Thorny.
son, he felt his fob and found his watch ass gone, which
was produced at the Office by one of the emiatablea, who
stated, tint the Prisoners having been pointed out to loin by
Dario among the crowd, be saw theses attempt to rub a lusty
Gentlemen, but they could not accomplish the it dying att.
They then went up to !he prosecutor, Anthony Smells, and
he saw the prisoner Jones take a watch from his fob •ud
give it so lite prisoner Bunn, wad put it into hi• breeches
pot krt ; be theta seized him, pulled his hand from his
breeches pocket, and took the Prosecutor's watch from his
baud. The ptionier Japes was secured by MY is after a
tlrsperate resistance.
The Prisoners were committed.

■IRLOOROILIGU STRICirt.

SEDITION.

A miserable-looking fellow, who gave his iisme S. Middle-
ton, sett said he lived in Sp•tallields, was charged before Mr.
Ms inwsuring with using seditious lanptage on Friday might,
sled creating a mob sold disturbance at the Puke of Yank's
door, in the Stahlelard, SI. James's.
It appeared that in consequence of the instructions of the
Magistrates to all the parish constables within 11w juriolie
Loo of this office to be sou duty that might, to prevent
similar occurrences of the riotous proceedings of the
mob during the week, that Pepper, an of of St. James's,
took his station in Cleveland-row, and shoot St. James's
Palace, he had not h-en there long before the Duke of
York's carriage drove up to the dour, sod in • few minutes
hr observed • large mob assembled opposite the totem of his
Royal Highness. lie approached them, and saw the Pri•
boner conspicuously amongst them, vociferating yelp( and
loud exclamations towards the Royal Family avid the GOWKIII.
resent.—The words are too gross and offensive for publicist mu.
The constable came to bins and expostolated, but the
fellow only langhetl at him, calling him many opprobrious
names, till he was taken into custody ; he thru called loudly
fur a rescue, but no one assisted, and he commenced kick-
ing and beating the constable with all hie might, till the
other found it necessary to call une of the soldiers to his
assistauce, and he was tiro properly secured.
The Magistrate milted the Priso,er shat induced hits to
act 111 that outiageons matinee—or how lie got his living—
or whet brought bini there?
The Prisoner replied that he sold lasllails its the streets,
and went there to dispose of them, it Ewing the Court end
of the town. He denied having used the expressions impolid
to him by the coustable, and handed one of the ballads,
which be said was writleu in praise of the virtues of the
lancets, to the Magistrate. As to the Duke of Turk he urine
mentioned his same, Roil hail be h..en his enemy, it is evi-
dent he would nut come to his Jour ; he knew better than to
speak disrtsiwelful of the Mum, and lie considered himself
us loyal a subject as the constable who now hiaisight him to
swear away its life; hut as he was well known to Mr. Nieto-
wariag. and the other respectable Magistrate. at Worship-
sires 1, be hoped they knee, better than to listen to any com-
plaint of such maliguatory.
Mr. MAINWARING—" I thought I recollected your face.
Tom have been frequently brought to Worship.street ; I min
sorry Ido not know any good of you. The constable meted
wry propeoly, and you should nut assault his iu the (Verii•
Lon of his duty; yam should surrender quietly. and if you
wrie ir.jared, you would get justice done you. Why did you
come to this end of the town?"

Priaorser--4 I came to sell my ballads, Sir; I ■m some.
times deranged and Asset boon what I Jo. I sometimes
•trite any prison silin conies in my Way
Magistrate—" Then you must feud good sureties, or he
committed to
The Pf Wart could not find bail, and in default be was
committed.

1111ADWELt.