The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-10-13 00:00:00

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•LILDHALL.
BoAwe Mr. Alde►issa WASTIMIAW, presiding Xeidefrafe.
VAGRANTS IN FLENT.RIARKET.
Yesterday newel miserable.leoldes objects were Ind to
the bar, charged with Wire fused in Fleet.ntarket on Satyr..
day cent Peaday night; seem of were discharged, so
they sepresessted themselves le ham been there by accident,
sod that they had the mesas of supporting themselves. The
greater number of them were cosessnitied I. Heideman fee
sores days, as vagasolis, sod at the espiratios of that period
to be pmeed is their respective gontiAses.
Joseph Wits., who we &mid is the same place, and
was remanded a few days hack fee the purpose of giving
his seeks, two must respectable mew, the opportunity sf
eosin forward sod relievsog Isito, was *gaits pet to the
bar.
As 011 em heluegleg to dee Consider, said, that so in.
g silky had bees meek after the Primmer.
Aldemasm-4 Have you applied tis your socks sisce ru
were lad hem r
Vagrant—" I have sot, became I thought it would be of
so see."
Alderman—.o How old see yes '•
Yagrsat-14 Twesetymitse."
AMerame..." Are yes el any trade r
Vagrant-0 I served ray apprestiership to a lasdeespe
painter."
Mr. Payne, Clerk to the Altlenses--a Whets he was up
beam he sold he had enlisted far a Meer, and that was the
reams his settee wadi set de esy thin fur him "
Alderman—* Nees yes bees in employ since yes were
discharged from the army'"
Vapaset—" I was dews is Kent hoppiag, but I have bed
so employ since."
Alderman--s, lam afraid your tendert hes been very bad,
fer,if it was sot, your uncles would get you seam employ,
sad take ewe of you. You cease before me charged wit► ass
set avegresiey, hastier been famed direpieg in the spew air;
it therefsee becomes my duty to missend roe to indeweU
fur ewes days, and at the aspiration of that time yes will
be passed to your parish.

A PICKPOCKET.
Mkt. Smith was psi to the bar, charged with pickiag •
ge.eleulea's pocket.
Mr. Jobs %tell, who staled Memel to be • teacher of
foreign laisplagest and formerly • Captain is the cavalry of
the Fres& Imperial Goarcis, said, that shoed ball past four
echo& on Saturday, as ha was walking through keagate.
street, he received a violist some Is the right side, which
caused him to tars rased, sod as he did se, felt kis handker-
chief lakes boss his rebel; he collared • slmbhy.luokis:
man and searelsed him, but did net lad Its handkerchief. A
'talisman who was then in the office, pointed oat the Pri-
mer', Naha found Ms leandkrveiirf oil the Saes boar where
the Primes, was sanding. He said hold of him. god forced
hiss into the shop of Memos. Dew Farmer, Forgeant, soil
Harvey, Ka. 14, Morose strata, :ad reipissed that tbry
would 4111141 for an *Masi keep Prissier ill cu
stodyuntil he biased rois ; theyi reheard to io either, sad sp.
r mrireetro treat him with emstempt, became he was a
. He then took the Primmer sod ludged him jut the
C4.l*Pkt•
Mr. Edward haship said, as he was (Meg shin: Newpta
street as Saturday, he saw the Fruseentor ions round and
seise hold of a man seed briar to search him, at the same
time he saw a porter at the opposite side of the street paint
towards the Primmer, who was staudin: by a shop window;
he saw sosiethise yellow sailer his jacket nod watched him,
which be, the Prisoner, perceived, and shad himself, which
missed the licadkerchicf to fall OS the AMID; he then inform.
ed the Prosecutor who laid hold of the Prisoner.
The Prisoner, is his defence, said was leaning dowel
looking into • op wiadow,aisd while be was iu that atti-
tude some presort most have put the boadkerchie us his
hack, and ohne he stood op it fell down.
Aldreasan—N Have you soy are here that knows you, or
ease give re a character'"
Prisoner-0" There is no person herr, but I can get several
to give me a good character."
Several of the officers mid they knew him as • had chg.
reeler ; that they ohms had him is custody, sod it was oat
more than a mouth shire he was discharged truss Brideweil.

He was fully committed fur trial.
FORGED NOTE.
William BMWS was charged by Thomas Lloyd, grocer,
Alasrailitevireci, with promoting hho, is plow, a forged
soripmend am.
The Prosecutor slated, that the Primmer came iota his
shop on Seturday evening, and called fur groceries aisonst-
Mg to Is. led. i. psymeut for which he teed red a It. note.
The Promoter sropeeted that it was forged, sod aged the
Primer his same asd address, which he pee! "Smith, Rae.
bream." The Prosecutor mat a customer of his with the PA-
weer SO Barhieao, but us their way the Prisoner attempted
to escape, and he was gives Jahr the charge of an °Ricer.
The note was produced, and as Impeder belooging to the
Bask deposed that it woe a forgery is all its parts.
Alderman-4 Are pro quite sure it is a forgery, for them
has been cases where doubts have wises ?"
Ingpector—" I am entaio it is a forgery ; I have so
Doubts on the question."
Alderman—" I know there has been cases where Rank
clerks have taken forged autos."
Inspector—" A Beak clerk might be mistakes, but it is
impomible that a Rank inspector can."
The Prisoner was remanded fur further examination so
Thursday neat.

NAIRLIBOROUGM STREW.
Philip Priagle was charged with beiwg tutted secreted in
the chimney of a dwelling-house it Petrtiard-street, with M-
um to commit kiwi,.
Several bosses in the neighbourhood had here rubbed of
late, and °them were skipped of the lead uff the top. The
watchman heard a noise ewe this occasion as if wane per-
sons were at work, and on inspection the Primate was de-
tected is one of the chummier'. Not baying committer( an
immediate net of fatter, be was committed till the &igloos,
as a rogue and vagabond.

ROBBERY or A BENETITSOCIETT'S Boi.—The
Regent's Benefit Society, held at the Raw Inn,
West Snsitlideld, deposited 191. in Bank of Eng-
land notes, and 2/. in cash, in their society's box,
winch was given in ►•are to she landlord, Mr. Hoa-
aocas. who, for safety, put it under his bed iu his
bed-room; to. which some villains got access. and
by the means of first boring a hole in it. and then
breaking it open, they rubbed it of the abuve-
mentioned sum.

Oii Saturday last, Matthew Clydesdale was tried
before the Circuit Court at Glasgow, for the tour.
der of ALEXANDER LOVE. of which he was usiaiii-
mously found Guilty by the Jury. mud sentenced
to be Wowed en the 4th of November.
Oat the std instant, a woman at Unsuitable observ-
ing a great smoke proceeding from her neighbour's
chimney. sent her daughter to inquire the cause ; a
person said she was locked iu the room (where the
smoke proceeded from), and could not get out, as
she could not find the key of the door ; the girl in-
formed her mother, ■nd upon pmenrisig assistance,
broke the door open, and found a female. about et
years of age, in the act of burning the pieces of flesh
of her new-horn illegitimate child : the entrails were
consumed previous to breaking the door opeu. The
skull was lying by the side of the barbarous mother,
divided into four parts; the body. arms, and legs
were cut in pieces of about three inches, for the
purpose of eousuming in the flames. It appeared
that the mother beat the isifent's brains out against
the post of the bedstead, and then proceeded to
dissect the body! A Coroner's Inquest sat neat
day, and returned a verdict of " N ilful Maeda"
against the mother, /humus Suphell, 11 native of
1/unstable, and who was fully committed to take
her trial at the ensuing Bedford