The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-16 00:00:00

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• ' OLD BAILEY, DEcsmnan
Jeremiah Healy was indicted for feloniously s'ope
ping Samuel Thorpe on the King's hignway, tor-
eddy detaining him in custody, rd threw wag
nits, with being committed on a charge of son fa-
mats nature, 'inlets he paid a ce, tarn sum • f money.
Samuel Thorpe was a geutlemau'- -ere nt, re-
siding is Leiter Csdogain.street, Chelsea, had had
been sent by his master upon some e►rands to Ox-
ford-street, on the evening of the Mil Novrmb-r,
and as he returned through Hyde Pm k from Gros.
venor-gate, he was attacked by the Prisoner sod
another fellow, who threatened him with bring
charged fur an infamous utiencr, unless he gave
them a pound note. He resisted, and attempted
to run away from them; they pursued and over-
took him ; the Prisoner then called out to his coin-
" D—n you, Captain R why d ii't
you detain the fellow ? I'll report you to the
Com-
mittee to-morrow, unless you do your duty."—
The Prosecutor stated, that finding hums If in such
hands, he said he had no money, but if they would
accompany him to his lodgings, he would give
them a pound note. They theo wet:, we'h hie'
through Knightsbridge, but as they enteied the
town the Prisoner put something like- a pistol
to his breast, and said, if he dared make any nr,i•e
he would shoot him. The Prosecutor a• they went
along espied the butcher's shop where his uiaster
dealt, and he told the Prism.er that if they would
let him go into that shop lie might get what they
wanted. They consented, and he went iu and iii-
formed the butcher of the parties who were nut-
side, and entreated his assistance. As the butcher
was coming out fur that purpose, the Pri•one► awl
his companion ran away ; the former was however
secured, after a smart run, but the other escaped,
Two or three witnesses corroborated the Prosecu-
tor's evidence, respecting the Prisoner's attempt to
escape, and his apprehension.
The Prisoner, in his defence, charged the Pro-
secutor with having robbed him in the Park, and
said he only wanted to detain bun to answer for this
charge.

The Jury, without giving the Common Serjeaut
the trouble of summing up, found the Primmer
Guilty.
The COMMON SERJEAWT said, that the Pr.,olier
was en old offender, and should now rtceive sett-
tence, fur the purpose of marking the distinction
between his character and that of others now its cus-
tody—who, bad as they were, would be con'atiti-
noted by being placed alongside hint as cuinriis at
that bar. tie was long known as an old Oh tole(
and had he succeeded in getting any moues front ths:
Prosecutor on the present occasion, hut fife would
have been the inevitable forfeit; es he hail not, tilt
Court could only award against hint the seuttoce of
transportation for styes. years.
Mr. A LLET said, that he had once harl the rniF-
fortune of defending the Prisoner at the IVestiptit-
titer Sessions on a similar charge. Ile harl since
heard of his being a most infaintius charm ter, and
connected with a gang who prowled shout evito nog
money in this infamous tu. r. If the officers
could get at the fellow who Was with him 1111 this
occasion, he would engage to conduct the prosecu-
tion against hint.
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Aiit)fficer said that the fellow was well known,
and the police were in pursuit of hon.
The COURT complimented the Prolocutor on his
pursuing this charge against ouch an offender us
the Prisoner.

At live o'clock the RECORDEa passed aenteiii:e eili
the fallowing Prisoners :
Sarah Bruce, r lipbetli Mash, and Henry Oakley—to be
trenppurted for life.
Elisabeth Brady, R. Broderick, Win. Davis, Henry Thom.
son, Jame Mullen, John Morris, and G.orge Kemp—four-
teen years transportation.
Thos. Joseph, H. Harvey, Catherine Devereox, Lorenzo
Netterville, Ann Maynard, Sarah Grreory, WaltiT
Charles Button, %Vm. Newton, John Torrey, Patrick Myrtle.,
Wm. Maycock, T. H. Foreman, Catherine Sandford, Ann
Lawson, Mary Marlow, Wm. Howard, Ann givers, limy
Ramsay, Peter Riley, John Felix, Wm. Green, &MIA
Davis, T. W. Brady, James Potter, Cathesl.li. Rwler, Atm
Smith, A. Leneur, Sarah Ball, Edward Root, Won. Reed,
Robert Palmer, Wm. Johnson, J. Holmes, Thus Baldwin,
John Buller, Joseph Evory, awl Sarah Leuprd—to be
transported for seven years.
• l'hgre were several other trifling sentences for
small offences.

At • Court in North Curoliiiriosso men were
convicted of perjury, and sentenced to h,fve thfir
ears cropped. "We did," says the Editor of it e
New York Paper, " not know that any State iii the
Union still maintained in operation laws so sangui-
nary and unjust. The object of punishment ;;;
formation, and laws are intended to operate Inn e
from their certainty than from their severity. IVliat
reformation can be expected from a mon who is ren-
dered insensible to shume by the joss of his eats—
who carries to the grave the markp of • savaLfe
course of justice upon him—who wanders through
the world an object of scorn end coritempr—Nod
who carries upon him a mark like Cain ? Such
marl thug mutilated can never be restored to society.
The Russians have abandoned the bora and the
slitting of the nose, and yet the most hormone and
liberal oration on earth cosh, u-s to cat iff curs /

On Saturday evening Earl Twastme, accomitu-
flied by Captain JAIVOISE of the navy, arrived rig
the Waterloo Hotel, in this city, on their way to
Erlinhorgh, from the south. His Lordship's car-
riage hiving sustained some injury upon the road,
workmen were employed in repairing it till after
eleven o'clock that night, when it was drawn into
a coach-house, and locked up. The next mono-
log it was discovered that the staple had been
drawn from the coach-house door, and a post-
mantetur stolen, which was left on the previous night
strapped to the carriage. The portmanteau con-
tained several articles of dress, a Cite, flageolet,
Itc. It was found in the course of Sunday iii
Maiden Castle Wood, a short distance from 114
towir, with the flute and flageolet, and some other
part of its content-, the trio yes not possessing suffi-
cient cu.ining to do-cover a secret opening winch
enclosed some of the most valuable 'Wider'. 4
hmidkrrciitti has since'been found in an adjoining
field, but the villains who committed this daring
rhisery are as yet undiscovered. Lord TEMPLE'S
se•vaut was a.krd on Saturday night by one of Mr,
WARD'S oolers. if the portmanteau had not better
be taken into the lon. lie replied that it VP.I.
oreessury, as their coach-house had a lock upon it.
The Noble Lord and his gallant friend proceeded
northward out Sunday.—(,Gushum Advertiser.)