The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-22 00:00:00

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Yesterday Witlialslltelks was broughttothe office by the

I puny of pi;trole en the Keis.ingion•rund who belong 1,.
if e
I office, cliteged with being found on the premises of tO.orres
Ratty, on Coondei.loill, un 'fogesiday evening, its shod. The
Primmer had alto lawn found on the premi sesn.e tune
since. The principal ground of the Prisoner'. spot h. tow,'
wax Ma. Bally's prembies having been lately noosed of .beep
and lambs ; one of she latter was invaluable to Mr Haile,
i it having bee.. brought up tame, and fed iu the I 00000 ,r..hrie
it p 1..). d with the daddies'. It was such a great I..vo.iiii•
with Mr. Batty, that he employed ass artist to paint a bk. -
nes. of it, with his nursers-maid and children at ploy So the
' house. To the great mortification of the whole f.IIIIIIy, thew
lamb was stolen in the !night some time since, killed uu the
grounds and the skin Ii ft.
The irisoner was committed as a vagrant.
Janie. MOM was charged by Jones, a constable belong-
ing to the office, with attempting to rob • I persona ac
do y were coming out of Covent-garde.' Theatre. On
searching him Junes found a silver hunting-salt+, with a
lE4IIII seal and key, which the Prisoner did not claim a. his
own, but said he had baeu into the one shilliog gallery 4.f
Coveoit-garden Theatre, where he found it.—The Prireoutr
was committed fur further examivatiou.
Joke Watd, who was detected in uttering a forged s'.
Bank note, nos Saturday evening, at the shop of Mr. Abrahnoi
Francis, a Istien.dosper, in Holborn, was brought to t e
office to outgrip another examination, whets Mr. Wein-
wood, the Solicitor to the Bank, and Mr. Robes t 31iltusi,the
Inspector of Bank mites, attended.
On Salutary evening, gibes the Prisoner was at M.
Francis** Amp, he gave his Dime as John Balduca, of Li--
son.grern, hut on his being brusiglit to she Office, he 0.4.41
his name was Jolla Ward, that kr-lived iu Newlowstirei,
'indium and took the suite of MI. Guodlutk, a hank. r Ills 4
pe.l4l'.l:f 1.. igh.streti, Red Lion-square. liirroi. ii. hate
been made since Saturday, which have turned out to he aro
suspicious a nature, a. to rause Guodlack to be apply bend-
cd on Tucaday, and al: o Harriet Skelton. a wcsaaggs 1... C. ..
hawed with, wiry is autpetleel to have uttered a /mg.,' 5/.
note at the shop of Mr. Francis about a month ...one, of
the Fame • manufacture as that it interest by the P. isusicr.
The note uttered by the wosuau was during the Abe., nce of
Mr. handle from benne.
After is load been arranged for the Prisoner to he con iiii it-
led for further t xamioation for a week, Mr Francis:nude a
complaint against Thomas Iguilorick, a CU•Slabl.', Wilo has
hero clap!, yrd in the Office a number of years fur his be.
haviour in this bogginess.
Mr. HICKS, the sitting Magistrate, in reply, slid, as a
charge bad beets publicly made against an Officer, it should
be publicly isive.tigata el, sisal the Office was then wily full ;
the Magistrate oho fling, that if Mr. Fraucis nude good t is
ebonite, he 1.1 Id Not remain an hour longer in the Osiies ;
but, sits the other hand, he 'bought it a ve. y aerems clung.:
upon a public officer, and coeliac! arm Mr. I sancoo to cut.-
siattitate It
Mc. Francis said, at was not for misconduct, but for the
walls 4.f exertion in the 1111.1.1..a5, and that he had cause el
Goudlock to keep out of the way Mislead of apprehending;
him. On his being e ailed upon to explain, he and that 1.11
Saturday evening, when the Prisoner Ward was soul r ex.
•minaii .... , 1 human !modern:lc had bald he k.. w Goodlu. IC
very well, and in cionse•quence of what Ward ils.n said, Ili-.t
lie bad taken the note of Gowllseck, he ought to have Clpr -
headed him, sand for nut doing so he thought Its sect tf
ewes tiou very censurable.
The Magistrate recollected that Limbs irk had said en
Saturday evening, that i.e knew Goodlock, and that Iva it-
'moll to Limbrirk was to give notice to Guoillosek to
attend at the it. at examivalluis, mod 111414..11e the reap'''. -
bilis>, of Canuilisck nut luring taken into custody. rested on
him, and owl upon Lambriek, as he had acted agreeably 1..
his urcleis; but be called upon Mr. Francis or any oilier I. a-
.onallie man, to say, if the y supposed that p. retina wale ieo
be taken tutu custody upon mere ly what a ma. appe.o.i.4
at the bar with a strung charge of a capital ulituct moue
out against him chose to say in their elefeo.ce.
Limbgiek, ii, explanatiou, NMI!, That after the examina-
tion ou Saturday awning he aceuintlann II a _ ..ie pal t.h C 01.•
stable who brought Ward to the office, .11 Ward's lodging.,
in Newton...wet I. sisal searched them, but f0u...1 nothisig of
a suspicious nanny, and alter that they pooceedeel io Good.
luck's Sainte, Ist Leigh sleet 5, and buttoned fur him. and was
informed lie 1/14111110 at borne ;
wished so see him. tgooellucis
him at the Bunch of Grape.,
what had happened, soil if
attend at the next . loos, mail
tesday, which Goelio. k
autlowly Or War,/ Illt il 1..
1 hr c,re ...moaner or I.
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tote; he lett lII* 1111111., rad that he
Huck the game et clung calks] sip. is
tem public house, %btu he to.d lure
that the Mattatrate sashed I.' so
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is what is called a dm.fer. who sells English manufactured
;owls for foreign.
31r. Francis was not satisfied, and paid Mr. Milton, the
Inspector of Bank notes, had made similar whirrs dons on
laskeick'il conduct to hint, and Mr. Milton was ea Sell, awl
being formally sworn, he denied that he hail made any charge
against l.iwbtick to Slr. Francis—all that he said was, that
on inquiring about the forged note, a continuo girl told
him that Gosollock and lemlialrk were intimate, hut he
40 not know the gill.. name, alnce she lived, or any thing
*hotel her,
Mr. Milton spoke Trey highly of Limbriele's conduct p-
ill rally. in what hr had to do with him.
Mr Francis still persevered, and calkd the Parish Consta-
ble, who confirmed lambriek's ttatemetit of !hi iv going to.
gaiter to Warit's lodgings and to lientellml's house After
that he asked Umbria to meet him the twat g (Sun-
day), as ten o'clock, bat Umbria( excused I st If by saying,
be was previously engaged at that hum, hut would Med hiss
in the afternoon, but he did nut keep that appoisitment ; lw,
however, mekitowkdged that all the purpose SkPr landwiek
meeting him was, to examine some letters and papers found
upon time Prisoner Joins Ward. He said that he had nothing
to complain of said of euertion in Umbria.
Mr. Westwood, the Snlicitur to the Bank, bore testimony
to the character of Limbrick, observing, that whenever he
had done any thing fur him, his conduct had been perfectly
satisfactory to him.
31r. Hicks, the Magistrate, considered the charge against
the constable to he entirely gioundless, amid he acted as he
directed him. Since he had sat at the office he hail dis-
cos crud 01411110 g in his conduct to condi. , tint ou the con-
trary to approve. He would he the first to condemn an
Whet r, but 011 the contrary, when they were falsely accused,
or did their duty, they ought to be supported, and should
have it foam hint.
The al 01111141 spun which Mr. Francis's insinuations rested,
of Gouilluck has mug been out of the way, was most positively
denied; on fact, it was proved toy the ease by which he was
taken on Toesday, when the Agents for for Bank gave di-
rections fur it, au that the officer was must honourably

Yesterday four gentlemen, who stated themselves to be
" lawyers,' named Craft, Harrison, Marshall, and Harrison,
jun. were charged with assaulting John Hurley, Patrick
Me!mulles', and W. Bates, watchmen of the parish of St.
glary-le-bone, whilst in the exreutioo of their duty.
Two soiling mess attendinl professionally for the Prisoners.
It appeared, that on Wednesday night, as the watchmen
were going their ►ounds, they observed the Prisoner, Crafts,
conducting himself at a shop door in Oxfutd-street in a
manner which it is tiwir duty very properly to prevent, and
accordingly a gentle intimation to that egret was given to
the Prisoner, whose answer was at once abusive and gingen.
Womanly. He pinked the watchman, who immediately col.
tared him, and sprang his rattle for assistance. The ot►er
Prisoners were staurting near. Mr. Crafts, on being seised,
said, that if he bad his pistols he would shoot the watch-
man ; his words were repeated by the rest, and they all
threatened to mark the Complainants.
The threat no ..imot was art 000 i o led by all the Prisoners.
Magistrate (Mr. lituartows)—" If you are lawyers, yon
cannot but be aware of the inipropriely of such threats. An
officer, however exalted or humble his situation, is entitled
to the protection .if the laws whilst acting iu a manuer to
deserve tt ; lout ought inure especially to receive it armies
of the dignified profession to which you my you beloug, and
in whom cricaloct like the present is doubly reprehensible.
-Wherefore I desire to know what you, Slr.Crafts, can my in
exi en eat 00000 ii."
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Mr Crafts admitted that, under the circumstances, be
should hare tell himself justified in shooting tbeni.
Magistrate--" Theo you would, to all inserts amill pur-
poses, be guilty of murder."
Crafts—" Pardon me, Mr. Magistrate, but as 1 baring to
the Lira', I ought to know s.imething about it, and f don't
think I should be indicted fur murder its such a case."

Mags,iniie—o Well, Sir, without arguing that puns*, you
are now diatharred, and I hope you will leans better. Pay
the Eines fees."
Pli141111MI" Kilter lees! What is that? We have al-
- been put to cousidevable expense."
Ciafts—'4 I staud acquitted; I shall pay au fers—it's as
txlorlillll _ . .

Magistrate (is a dignified lone)—" Then lock them up:
lock them up till they do psy it."
The Prisoners paid theta tress at lamp but expressed duir
de tertaioation to indict the watchmen.
YOUTHFUL DEPRAVITY.

Jones ('arrol, a boy thirteen years old, was committed
for trial, for stealing, in company with three other daring
boys, a pair of bellows from Ilse shop of Lydia Stevens.
The Prusecutrix, from motives of humanity, requested to
forego the prosecution; but it was stated that these boys
composed a gang of forty or fifty, who were detached so as
to commit depredations night and day. They had their
places of meeting about New-street, Carnaby-market, to
*elect their objects of prey, and were the terror of the neigh-
bourhood. The oldest of them was not more than sixteen.
John Dark. a youth also, who confessed that he hail just
Mien released terms Neargate, was charged with living found
In the house of !Hr. Shute, of Hiding-hawse-lane, Cavendish-
square, with intent hi commit felony. The Prisoner, doming
the temporary absence of the servant, was round going into
the parlour of the house, be hawing got through the shop.
His preteiree was, that he was going to impairs (Ur Mr.
Jones, a tailor.—He was also consotittrd.