The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-04-02 00:00:00

tly,t Ite kft titr:a ..4 He .tt 1 th tt.'••
lll)wt•ver, p-rrotptklid) io-o4td 0111 1/%1V4/11( hib I,uMOS
rxtottoteti, witrot lie Aotted u tiplotity or hie thoitta
gime, and one box, which tpt..l to he la•tetted
luibiod his cmlch, rtisti:oe.4 from ilk. Lodging «. Il,t
sent to a colietable, to Wilislll lir wive the Prisouer
iu cuititellr.
An °nicer from Morlfioroogit.oreri found 33
p.ovitt.roker.* duplicate:id it, the Pro-oore. pocketi,
The PrePer'Y Itbliged grov produced in Court,
And Idelilified l,y Gencrill ilatettom ma bring hat
propeity.

The inswobroker•4 clerk ',toyed tliiit the altielea
had beets pledged at hi. ittasfer's at set cr;rl &ff.-l-
ent times, by the l'rsouer. On. lane while coat
was ',awned ou the gh of Match fur 3/. nod a plaid
cloak fur 5 on the-ratne-day..
llr. Justice Dki.LAs a'ked General B ttf..nt to
the value of !his coat. The Ger er,ll replied, it
had cost Into 4/. 10s. and lie IleVef wore it tuu:e
than once.

The I'awnbrolter•e. Cleatearl. t !tat he lent 31.
on it —it was whit!! a. to a customer, but not musts
that 404. to the ilfule.

Mr. Justice I:lri.Cat-44 flow (awe yon to lend
W. on it, if it would bring no inure thisti 'it. at your
qtr ?"

The Wituess—" The man nsed to pledge, and
then t'o relede thingli; und I judged he would uut
leave tl►is."

The Prisoner, in his defence, said, he hail a wife
and three children, and be implored mercy, as tlva
was Isis first offence, and us he intended to releate
the articles he pawed, on being inn:l Ins wages.
Mr. Ja,tiel Dst.t.ss, in ►umming tip the er•:.
dente to the Juey, observed, that it was clear from
the evidence the cost wild child' had been pawned
on the same day for V. Ps. ft was fur them to say,
whether property to the amount of 404. was taken
from the Prosecutor on one arid the same day—iii
that case the Prison'er was guilty of privately toed.
in the dwelling-Nine set forth to the indictment,
t 6 the value or 40s. nt one tithe.
General natedian here Immunely suggested that
though he lodged in Prinees.,stree!, 114110 ref.
sqtuar, on the f Bah of March, yet he was not
quite sure but that when the coat was pledged he
I6dged at a itinerant place.
The Coutur, .after hearing this suggestion, re-
comutended to Are Jory to find a verifiet of steal-
ing to the valise of 40s. withutit adding iu a
d well Mg-house."

The Jnry accordingly found this verdict.
The pawnbroker's clerk here applied to the
Cuba fur his expenses.
Air. Justice att.Las-.04 Certainly not ; you hod
no right to take in .tick a quantity of property
f a servant, untlit circumstances which must
have convinced you that the articles could nut lave
been honestly had."
The pawnbroker's clerk immediately descended
front the witness hurt, and appeased engaged in
fidcking up the articles.
General Herman wished to know from the
Court, whether he was entitled to a restitution of
Ins property.
Mr. Janice DALL'AS —64 I see no other person
who has a right to claim it."
The pawnbroker's Clerk still seemed inclined to
dispute the point. when
Mr. Justice DALtas ordered him to descend
from the box.

Lord I? LEN BOROII GII-" The Imenbroker has
nn legal right to keep pasties:lion nr the property.
If be immune to do ao. lie dues it ut his peril."
The con%table took the property cart of Court.
accompanied by the Prikeentor arid the clerk. the
Lifter having hold of a corner of the bundle.

Thomas Soder *es indieted for stealing nn tie
Gth of March. several articlei of wearing apparel,
the property of D. Davi+.
It appeared in ttidence that the Pri,oner lodged
in the ►acre room with the Piosecutur. On the
morning of the 16th of March, the latter taissed
his wearing apparel, and discovered that the Pri.
rimer bud gone away at the saute time. The Pri.
sutler ars apprehended four days afterwards at
Chelsea, with the Prosecutor's hat on his head.
Verdict—Guilty.
William Clore was indicted for stealing twelve
pounds of sperinaceti candle" from Francis Glos-
sop, privately in In. shop.
The charge was preyed in evidence. and the
Jury found the Prisoner Geihy of common tar.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

*lnk* Perkins, Ilona, Singer, and John ilw.
Aura, were indicted far assaulting Justus. CoHedge
an the highway, mid forcibly taking from his pet-
son a hat and uu the 46th Februaty.
The Prosecutor staled, that on the night of the.
(26th of February, he went into a public-how& with.
a Shipmate; he missed the litter metre after, trod
went idler Win into an attaining public-hotter.
where he joined the Prisbuets, Mho were d.iiikiag
' together. lie quitted the house il,th therm, and us
he posed its their cumpany diet l'oseer-Intl, the
Primiter, Striuger, knocked him down, the others
assisted him. add they took away his silver and his
hat. As won tie they took the handkerchief front
Ins mouth. which they liekl there to prevent his
calling out. he gave the alarm, and the Prisoners
were secured in a quarter of au hoer after, et the
Sampson and Lino public-house. A person called
on the Prosecutor ieme days ago, viad asked to
wake it up. He did Hat exactly refuse, but said,
that he hoped he shituld have lii..lo,4auj his
ra-
peases ;mid. The prison said, " What ! do you
waist to have Islcesd-money lieu the teen?" The
Prosecutor replied " No ; bet I'll haveSsuipettre—
eye fur eye, and tooth for tooth."
The other tvitoesefe suesehl yak* es is the arrest
of the Prisoners at theyraidinillenee; but neither
the hat our the MONO/ was fuesuili.lipuai any of

them.
The Priaosaari device, denied the
charge. •.

Verdict.-.Grdiry ; hat reesuntuoadrd to mercy.
Jana Catrfer was iatiaated foe a ikorglary w We
daellio+hoose of ff.. Turalihil, awl 'aeons* dies eio
two aide* of bestows a tab of butter, • Hit coistamiug
more thaw Doe proud eheogr, ;ad several talky
articles, urns the Mit of &larch.
It woo pruved w evideute dud the gread..r pad of
the t sis property vide found us iloc
ludgiura
She denied will knowledge of the trwglitql
said, thst the articlei had Litre too tats tokr ift9t,

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