The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-05-04 00:00:00

POLICE.

BOW STREIT.

Yesterday ✓aster Saint and Ambrose nohow', two writ-
r.uviu charm-lets., model-greet 08,01 esiandnition, and were
.i.mntitled fur trial bi a charge of stealing Iwo trunks cow-
, ~niog plate and wearing apparel, from the carnage of the
:lo,.General Boswell, iw Welbeek-street, within a few yards
. f arriving at his brother' LordMacdanaldli horse:

law** *bile, • lad atom 15 years of age, %was con-
•..ttrd foe trial o• • emote of daring robbery, is suatebtug
a oeeklaee from • e►ild'. meek, wbik irit► • *et vaut is
va 'trios. place.

MANCHRSTER. Ma.y t.

NEW BAILEY COURT HOUSE.

In consequesce of ■ warrant issued by the Ma-
g;strates on Saturday last. Mr. Cowdroy, the &b..
of the Manchester Gazette, this morning op%
geared in Court, accompanied by Mr. Atkioson.
hi. Attorney. to answer a charge of libel contained
in the fallowing extract from his paper of that day
Atter alluding to the procession of the militert
011 Monday last, in honour of his Majesty'ei birth
day, and of the dinner in the Exchange-room, ia,
flavour of that event, begot' 04/ to soy, that " on,
Tuesday night, at the ball, there was a similar ex.-
I.thition of military force; and we hate heard that
:we was on the part of some dragoons who escorted
Sir James Lyon thither, a most wanton attack on a
number of peaceable inhabitaurs. We regret to
find such a fondness for the employment of the
so:4ler. prevalent here."
Sir James Lyon appeared in Court to give eel.
dein., end denied that there was any truth what-
ever in theabOve paragraph; and he further dello..
that he went to the assembly on foot, and with.
out any military escort whatever. •
questions pOt by Mr. Atkinson, Sir James an•
lwered, that there was a guard of honour at the
Assembly Rooms, but they were part of a regi-
ment of foot ; that no attack, such as the one
alluded to. had taken place ; fur if it had, a report
'mold necessarily have been made to him.
Mr. Atkinson then inquired if he was at liberty
to prove that a report of the kind had been cur-
rent ; but the Worthy Magistrate (James Norris,
En.) declined receiving such evidence, observing,
that it was the duty of the coultbctor of a news-
paper to inform himself of the truth of such re-.
parts before lie gave publicity to them.
Mr. Atkinson diet) asked if Mr. Cowdroy wse
charged with a libel on Sir James Lyon, or whom
vlseeand contended, that if it was charged as a libel
against a single individnat, the Magistrates had no.
'tower to take Mr. Cowdroy under a warrant in the:
first instance; but Mr. Norris observed, that Mr,.
Cnisdroy was charged with a libel generally, artd.
that he should hold him to bail to answer to any in--
Moment that might be found for the libel. the
D-Pendant in SO!., and two sureties in 25/. each.

Mr. Cowdroy entered into the required recogiti-
trice, nerd then left the Coort.

Evans, of the Observer paper, appears to-morrow
before the Magistrates, to answer fur a hbel h. Cue
;raper of Srtarday last, arising out of the 01Jharn
traos..ctiou.

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We have authority to contradict the etronecros
steseinents in the acerionto of the Covest•atr sod.
aes I.LT cause, where it lees been implied aud
►a+d that Lady G ILES 1.E1f.11 constaut residence was
at IVurceste►, when she has been for half the year
at the family seat at Drakelow, and iu Bath and
London many months duriug the lest ten yews.;
;sod the statement is equally incorrect about Sir
Rouen's being suffered se to wander about," rod
many other parts of the venous paragraphs are very
imperfect. ,
A boxing match fur 100 guineas aside, between
Bodkin, an athletic navigator from the West of
England, and Gee, a Gentleman% coachman, will
lake place this morning on a .pot a few miles I.
Hartfurd•bridge. Much Mimes* is excited by the
meat basing engaged it a casual fight lately, nod a
drum took place from this great distress of both.
The youth named Btossuaa, who last week ran
sixteen miles in two hours, undertook to run 24
miles in three honer, in Mr. Fumes gardens, on
Monday se'unight; but the poor fellow lust his
wager and his labour by a single minute.—(Nor-
trick Paper./
A private soldier, of the name of Joseph Spwra,
belonging to the effib regiment. at Madras, has
coufemed on oath, that lie was a principal Its the
mu►der of the M A Rai family, with Williamson. in
11111. The confession is suspected to be a fabrica.
iion, in order to get his chrchsrge front the regi.
issfnt.
Lincoln horse *hew was uncommonly large last
week. and wort) bissaiiers dorm, the dealers being
i.iduceil to purchase free") ; auy thing good brought
high price.. Isi general the horses shown have been
cl to iirdrisary description. On Wednesday even-
ing a min sold a horse for 221. to a stranger. and
received payment foe it is. notes of BELLAIRiII
lirokesi Siausfard brink. Unfortunately the seller
.lid oat discover the cheat beim, the sharper had
effected his escape.
Norwich cortroaattet on Salarday on thinly
t.tsdeil ; wheat was rather lower times last , week,
but barley admired Is. per ctrootib.-There was a
l.rodtgiou• supply oaf Scats anAhousebred beasts;
hot price!. are /00 high to afford a profit to Use re.
zit,. The totality of liaggina in the peuismimalso
very large, which Guild et 304. to loss. and some
vais hiller. A few good horses were ea sale.