The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-10-27 00:00:00

POLICE.
• • • *iiiirsimutirsil. •
OBSCENE PRINTS '
Yesterday an old man, haviog but one arm, was Drought
up from Worcester. en • warrant is the coatody of ea
*rot to the Society for the Seppresstoo of Vice, charged
with Miriam, in the 'moth of July last, at Ealing, is the
musty of Middlesex, sold sod uttered so a mail of the same
of Julio Biers, • certain obscene print.
The charge being satisfactorily proved, he was committed
to take his trial at the present Sessions.
Jona Dianting. porter at the George sad Bloc Boer Ina,
Hatboro, appeared toe summons, charged by Robert Rayne-
ford, Esq. use of the Magistrates at this office, fur his (fring-
ing lea-peace for the porterage of a small basket contaioing
game, from that Inn to Ike house of Mr. Raynsford ib
Rowland-street, Fitzroy-mew, being twopence more than
the (barge allowed by dirt of Parliament. Mr. Raysafurd's
servant proved the charge.
Oa the Mt readmit being asked what he had to say in his
defesice, he said he was guilty of the charge, but that it oc-
carted through mistake in the horsy of business.
The officer who served the summons hiformed Mr. Leach,
the presiding Magistrate, that Mr. Ibbeiven, proprietor of
the George aril Blue Boar lan, ieforased him that the par-
cel in questioe wu never entered ois the coach elk* books.
The Magistrate considering that it was a fraud us Mr.
Thhelson as well as the public, convicted the Defendaot is
the penalty of 20s. sod costs.

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DISTURBING A CONGREGATION.
Smith and Elliott, beadles of St. Giles's parish, charged
a disorderly female with disturbing a congregation, first, by
pretending to prayer, nod next ty her dreadful imprecations
against the pulpit. The Church cercmuuy was decessarily
suspended.
The ()Reader was committed fur want of bail.
guratteiriumts.
MELANCHOLY AFFAIR.
Yesterday a ytiong man applied to the Magistrates ruder
be following 'Stet/lig circumstances :—He stated that his
sister was married to a respectable ma* living at No. ell,
Marsbasa.etreet, Westminster, but although he was a kind
and affectionate husband, uolurtunately he could not prevent
the rancour and hatred between his mother sod his wife, who
were at war continually, until at length the mother beat the
wife so dreadfully that she was taken ill; and a premature ht.
boar brought au, the child was burn alive,but it died in a few
hours afterwards, sod lb • mother was nut expected to live.
Them were masks of violence on the hotly of the child, in-
dicative of the 11l treatment the mother received, which no
doubt culled the death of the one, sod ultimately world be
the death of the other. On the lamentable intelligence be-
ing conminaleated to Complaisant, be went to his gimes
house, awl found her given up by the Physicians. She en-
treated her husband to seek redress; bet be not wishing to
proceed againsi blown mother, said he would leave it to God.
She thee implored the Complatimut to give iuformatiosi to
die Magistrates. The child's death was still concealed from
her, as it was feared the knowledge of it would accelerate her
disaulutine. Mr. Fielding observed that it was a most
serious charge against the mother-its-law. He thought that
it would he better Cu let it rest until the fate of the child's
mother could he known ; should she fltilVtf, the charge
would be best preferred by herself. The Complainant, with
tears in his eyes, told Mr. Fielding he came forward at her
request; lie did not aspect to find her alive at hie return,
and he intimated his ioteatiow of giving *Wire to Mr. Gell,
tbe Cmeonerfer Westminster, iu order to bold sa Isuirrest
spurs the child, so that the taw may he interlarded.

DARING GANG OF ROBBERS.

A man of the name of Sew Maoris., residing its the parish
dNT iddlet.m, in Northamptoushire, mho is years of age,
and of a most penurious disposition, seareely allowing
himself common necessaries fur evistenee, although it is well
known that he puswesses several thousand posed', bar lately
been robbed and severely beaten. The folios log are the
particulars:-11e resides in a small house, with his only
sou, who is fifty years of age. The nia man's wealth was
generally kuowo in that pert of the eirestry, which indaerd
a gang of dissolute characters to agree upon attacking his
loose fee the purpose of possessing themselves of some of
his wealth, sad on the night of the 10th instant, his bowie
was attacked by a desperate gang, comistiog of five fi
armed with bludgeons, with their faces blackened, and is
other respects diagoieed to avoid bring reerienited, as it
has turned out they all reside is that neighbourhood—
The old man wu awoke between one and WO o'clock in the
sporaisg, vibes be discovered three Ewa in his bed-room,
with their faces blackened, 'ad armed with bludgeons. They
with horrid th►eats aad oaths demanded his money and pro-
perty. The poor infirm old man hesitating at telling them
where to Gad Iris wealth, the Militias attackell hien most
cruelly sod barbarously, beat him on his head sod other
parts of his body with their 'dodgem's, till be became in-
sensible. Whether the Miklos supposed they bad aterdeind
him, or intended to do so, has not been arcertalsted. The
villains, however, left him in that lusessible state, that it
was not known whether be was dead or sot.

The misers( tie robbers la the old geodemaa'e bed-rooin
awoke his ma, who slept in ea adjoiaing one, and begot up,
sopposiag the noise to arise from his aged father being
taken suddenly ill ; be, in consequence, hastened to Ms as-
stance, when be was knotted down sad ill-treated by the
and threatened to be murdered if he attempted to
make say alarm. The ►illains pursued their examination
of the beam in search of wealth, sad hassled out of the old
gentleman's bed-room window (by which they had entered),
several articles to one of their gang, who was then stand-
lug at the top of • ladder on the outside of the window,
who handed the property to a fellow at the bottom of
the ladder. Among the •dicks they helped themselves
to, were two bean, whale sustained gold cones sad
Bank soles to the •mount of 1601. also various bonds fur
mosey, promissory 11111lS &c. ACC. It was above half an
boor after she gang had left the house before the son at-
tempted to move from where they left him. They rubbers
threatened to rebus and murder hint if lie made any
nuae. It wu for some time feared that the old gentleman
was dead, but us proper assistance being gi►en Idea he re-
covered. la the course of the following morning the lonia
which contained the property were found in • field near the
Masse, bet without say of their valuable contests. The
eircumst•uce of the robbery created • considerable degree of
alarm for miles round, and it was detersniued on applying at
the Public Office, Bow-street, for an officer to be seal there,
whea Mr. Bailie, the Magistrate, dispatched Laveuder.
Soon after the arrival of the officer at Middleton, • very
minute inquiry took place, sad the officer soon had grouted
tonality his ■pprebeedtsg • young maw of the same of
Thomas Goode, who resided ion the village; his brother,
Isaac Goode, was also suspected, who at the lime of the rob-
hery lived servant with Rardelt, but since the robbery
had left hint, and let himself to &mother master, at a village
shunt three milks distant, whom Lavender (the officer) took
kilo custody, as also • man of the ismae of Walton, living at
bliddleiou, who um suspected to be ate of the pug On
the first interrogation of Thomas Goode, he said that be Lad
been iu bed at home all sight when the robbery took place,
which was corroborated by sled who dept with him ; how-
ever, he afterward, confessed that ►e bad told untruths, but
that he had been desired to do so by Goode, sad admitted
that Geode saut with lion to bed as usual, but he stroke is
the sight sad missed him, and was also awake when be re-
turned, and asked Goode where he had bees), when he re-
plied that be had bees taker' ill sad had beta down stair.,
but particularly desired him nut Ms meatier it to soy person.
lavender having cause to suspect two men of the Name of
Illumng, father •udaowr, who reside at a village called Corby,
four miles off Middle mu, on his arrival at their residence
they were from hut•e p mooing their employment as
carriers, sod it being an object with the officer to meet with
Owen before they heard of the apprehension of the three
others to give them time to abscond, be pursued them with
all possible speed uu horseback to !dip, bear Thralisloo,
is Ike art of loading a waggon u ith timber. On their
learning the object of the uffici r's visit, they became
most outrageously violent sod abusive, making ase of
threatening language, demanding to see the ufficer's bathe-
riiy, re D DD ing must viuleutly till the officer presented a pistol,