The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-04-26 00:00:00

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WI lON. BALL.
Charter °armies Top,neartro, a young Gestlemma of most
intereating appearance, who had ran through a large for-
tune, and had been lately discharged under the Insolvent
Debtors' Act, for debts lu the amount of 10,0001. was
brought up on the charge of having about two years since
stolen a horse, value 70 guineas, the property of Mr. Cavell,
stable-keeper, Holborn.
The Prosecutor stated, that on the Tlet of May, 1818, the
Prisoner hired the house in question for two ninuths, and
immediately left London, and returssed again in a few weeks
without the horse, a Inch he had unt seen since.
The Prisoner, in his defence, at great length and with
mulch eloquence and ability, began by impeaching the vs.
',they of the warrant under which he was examined, the
mime nut having heeo acted npori within terrtee ritiouha after
it wait granted, lie being always in be fumed, having be is a
prisoner iis the King's Bench (*here it was 'Aced sixteen
the since) op to the present moment; that atter Iniug
the horse lie wi Olt ill lie 11), previous, to which he hired a
servant named Terence Maloney; and after stasing there
isome time he designed to return home through •ltxfuni mint
call on his humid., there, and desired hi, 1 to foilow
him with the horse to Loudon, bat he had not seen either
since; he hail received a letter from the servant, staling that
when a few miles from Bath the horse was mixed and taken
from him by force.
'rite Prosecutor admitted that the Prisoner had stated the
same to him, nod that tie believed it might be true, lint he
cloth' prove that the Pt ioniser had offered to sell the horse
three week• after lie hired it; boo there was a witness who
proved that the Prosecutor had at one tone agreed to take
the price of the horse by instalments (111 having security
given.

The Magistrate thonght proper to send the warrant back
to Ilatton-gaiden for the bearinc of the Maei•trate who
granted it, at the same time ',lntro vine, he did not and: there
was sufficient evidence to •uhatautiate lime clierig«.
There were other warrants w:usat the Prisoner, but the
parties did nut appear.

MAILIBOROUGTI-4TRIET.
Yesterday John ROW, w decentdooking y I nusw, wit
cittaged with stealing a ..at 1.1..1, Ihr pro perty of Dr. Au-
skews. of MalllClll eler•MplArP.
Il appeared in evidence, 611 the Doctor's carriage wit
standittg opposite the boos of End Nelson, and during the
.ettaclisioast's short absence 1.,,0n the INIX, 1111 V PrioWIC r ass
.ern to lake the coal. lie was followed and taken into cut-
sollc with she coal albolli Ilk bark.

The Pi ignore., in his ilrf,iirr, said, that hr found the emit
hanging on the railings of Earl Nelson's hung., and he look
it with ■ view to advertise ii. He boasted of his good chg..
raekv, said lie was in the Isw, and lead htets 1111 11/C Circuits
with 11,auisii Graham, Ito-hard., Judge I✓rst, Justice Hui.
ruyd, &c.—He was fully committed fur halal.

%TTON.G ARO, N.

Yesterday Thwarts !burghlon and Wi//Wowi/drrclis.97two
pickpockets well known to the police, were hrougbl op in
the custody of Thomas Thompson and Cl.,ael' Head,
charged with being active in picking pockets in ilme crowd
toeing Carlton Palace the peers-dung eventoz, when the
procession of the moil coaches was passing. 'the Prisoners
bring well known to the officers, they observed them try
several Gentlemen's pockets; at length sine theme sneered. d
in stealing a silk handkerchief out of Ike pocket of Mr. Tor-
rington, an elderly Gentleman, residing in 31outagu-square,
which he handed to his companion, and immediately both
were taken into cosign!! by Thompsos nod Item!, who also
informed Mr. Torrington. Ods searching the Prisoners, two
other silk handlkerd hid fa were (Mond upon them, one of which
was led in the Misnomer liariling's breeches. Mr.Tor-
rington idleutified the handkerchief, awl both weft fully cunt.
malted fur trial.

TOWN-HALL, F 0 le TII W Aft K.
STEALING DEAD BODIES.

Jewu Porter, a hackney-coachmen, was Ina-meld before
Sir Julio Earner, charged on suspicion of being concerned
with others in stealing • deed body from the burying ground
of St. Matthew, Bethnal.green.
John Bassett, of No. 19, Fair•street, Horwleydown'
watchman of the parish of St. Olive, stated, that at four
o'clock on Tuesday morning, .as he was engaged in crying
the hour in Maze-pund, he saws coach drive up to the door
of Mr. Millard, a surgeon; the Prisoner FRS driving, and
another remit was with him on the box. The tither man
got down and opened the coat h door, when a third person
came out and knot keil at Alr. Nltilard's door, and both were
admitted. Witness then went up to the coach and looked
in, when lo his great horror and surprise he taw the kg of
a human hotly protruding through • sack, and suspecting
that it had been stolen, he sprung his tattle, and took the
Prisoner mew cnetudy, and the body to the watch-house.
Mr. Kelly, the night constable, said he had made strict
inquiry, and discovered that the body of a woman named
Ann Davis, had been stolen from the church-vird of St.
Matthew, Bethnal-green. The body found in the PrlSFlleel
coach was that of a female.

The Primmer said that he was employed shunt one u'rloik
in the morning in nishopsgeir, I/ five men, who ordered
kr:in to drive through vgrionn dirty fines and alley* ,o Shore-
ditch, where they left him for a time, hut soon afterward.'
returned with the seek and its contents, which they derired
him in take to Mr. Mallard's, and this was sli he knew of
the businese.

The worthy Alderman mid Oil, earulie was not sufficient,
he lambi bad to bail accordingly.

RIGHWA 31 101311 Ell y.

About eleven n'eli.ck on Monday, as Mr John flrockwell,
clerk to Mr. John Veins, public notary, of 16, Sweetings-
alley, Cornhill, was crossing the field leading from the Blue
Lion. Gray's lu,Nlane, to Bagnigge Walls, he WO; NHSAMd
by three ruffians. Mr. Brorkwell lit ing a 'flout ressilitte
mum and baring • considerable sum of mon:y about him,
wade a powerful resiatunce, hut was knock( d down, when
they beat bum in a must shocking manner ; he struggled
bard with the lubber' to presirre the property, until
they forcibly lore She principal part of the coat (in
whirls were bir pockets)oaff his kick, carrying off the rennin-
der, in which were his pocket-hook, containing Iwu fifty, one
lifter.,, and shunt slue hundred pounds in smaller Bank of
England notes, and several bil;s and not.s of great value.
Mr. Brorkwell remained for a considerable time, hut re.
covering a little, he was stile to walk as far Inch as Gray's
lumlane, where he procured amistaiire, suit was carried to a
mimeos, to have his 'rutin& drreared„ and then taken home
to lii• house in Wellingtons-WM, Clerkeowell, where he
Stow lies in a dangerous state.
Yesterday morning a labourer as the employ of Mr. Stall.
wood, tavery-stable.knre, in Gray. !awhile, on crossing
ilw Geld found the skirts of Mr. Brock well's coat, also Slim
pocket-book and the bills ail luau to pieces, and scattered
about, Nit the Bank enure were gone. This man, scrumps-
Med by soother clerk of Mr. Venn's, attended at the office in
Haltumgarilen where they Kaye the abuse information. The
uufurtunale Illr. Brock well. it appeared, had bent in differ-
ent parts of the west red of She town, where be received a
considerable suns, and was on his wily home to Wellimettin-
street, when, fur shot tuns, he i ispreitleta ly noosed that field,
Ike well-known resort of desperate e 1,,,

A brati plate, which it is supposed must have lain
in the earth ever since the 13.1 i century, was duK
up a few days aKu, under out of the pews of l lar-
emit church: an inscription is rug, eyed on it, which
has not yet been deciphered.

FlRlL—Ahout eleven o'clock on Saturday night
a deStruerive lire broke out in the firm-birilihoga
or Mr. RICHARD WIN NA 11.. at l'isharii. near
IVorcerter, which totally coliounted two barna (one
tilled with wheat iu the stuns), ab.irit 12.000 Ip-
poles, waggons, cart,.. the whole or tile ...pies...la
in husbandry. and three Log.. By the ttiudy
rival or the erigines, and the assistance of the sleigh.
hours, the flames were •rtested in their rowel.%
We regret to odd, there is little doubt that the
buildings. were set on Ore by some iti.sliolical inert*.
diary. reward of 100 gursiea. a tarred for the
thecuvel of the olTeodere.—(l.lumeester Juarnul

THE TURF.

LAMBERTON HUNT RACES,
Over Croxlo• Downs, Oscia.

MONDAY. •PRIL

Hunters' Sweepstakes of 10ge. each. Heats two milts.
Mr. Lanitou'a Hush
C.,lout I Sterd's Driver
Mr. R. Forth'* Ariel
31r. Gee'', Valor of C ..
Captain Moo,- Hawker....

Hanker fell in making play fir the bent; but sin material
injury was suataiiird by the jocks., or boyar.—k.treti britint
um Bush, and 8 to 4 afar, the hras,
Subscription Sires polities, of ten guineas each. Six
S., 1PW1.11.1',.
Captain Stour'. IlnaVe of Diamond.
Mr. Gull's eliariiiior till
Mr. Germs's HlE!dire....
Mc. '4. Fortli s Caairrl .
Six °theta 'tasted but had nu placca-3 to I against Ilau
winner, and Itu 1 against Nal. A line owe.