The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, W DNEBDAr EVENING, OCTOBER 18, 1852.

ATTACH BY HIGHWAYMEN ON HUME!'

MOOR,.
It is
oil/ a few weeks ago that the authorities of
this bo were much occupied with inquiries tato two
outrages a meet formidable character, perpetrated at the
west sad of the town, and through the exertions steed on
that secedes we are happy to say that the result of those
investigations was the apprehension of the OlialtfOUS party
implicated, and their committal for trio) at the next amines
upon the most conclusive evidence. We have this week to
record another of these lawless occurrences, and also the
speedy apprehension of the miscreants engaged in it. It
seems that two ruffians have been foiled is an attempt to
commit a robbery upon a sditary pedestrian in a lonely
spot, sod this is principally to be attributed to the magic- I
handed but vigorous resistance they bad to eaceanter
from their intended victim, Mr. Joseph Bartley, merchant,
Nortlt•stresit. After a desperate struggle the assail-
ants took flight without obtainiag the least booty, and
fortunately the gentleman who was assaulted had good
opportunity of making • himself acquainted with their
features. The consequence has been that within twenty-
four hours after the occurrence one of those men WAS in
the hands of the police, and the other was traced out by
Tuesday morning.
On Wednerlay morning last they were brought up for
examination at the Leee.s Court house, before John Cooper,
Esq., and I/. W. Nell. Esq. The names of the prisoners
' ace John Lees and William Wiliaasson—the first a tall
pock-marked man, and the other considerably lee, in
stature. Both prisoners resided at Bonnet-hall. The
scene of the outrage was Ilunslet Moor, a lonely place, the
neighbourhood of which is frequently the resort of desperate

characters.
Mr. Hartley, who had been grossly. abused about the
head and body, said—On Saturday night last, 1 and my '
brother left the Leeds Archery Club about twelve o'clock,
and walked in company to my father's hones in North-
street, and there I left my brother and proceeded alone to
Rootlet Carr. I went along the coal•waggon way Imm
Leeds to Hunslet, and as I went through the gate which
leads to Huoslet Moor, I was passed by two men who had
followed me, and that was the first time I had noticed
them. On going through the turnstile one of the two men
rudely pushed before me, and we walked nearly together
through the turnstile, and as he passed by, in consequence
of the push he gave me, I looked into his face, end noticed
very distinctly that his faeo was pock-marked. The lesser
man bad a dark shooting coat on and a cap. They walkta
about 16 yards before me in the mme direction, but they
soon slackened their pace and I overtook them ; and when
I was repining them one of the men threw his arms
round my seek, being at my back at the time. Hetwisted
his legs round mine and tried to force me on my (see,
whilst a man or mew seized both my arms, and also strove
to force me on my face. I then endeavoured to
throw myself on my hack, in order to crush the
man behind me, but I was driven forwards. The
man in the rear then rather loosed his hold, and the
man who had pressed me at the turnstile then rushed at
my throat, and put his hands there and on my chest, and
forced me against the man who was et my back on the
ground. Whi'st this was doing I got my right side turned
to the man who was on my back, and I saw his face dis-
tinctly. He grasped me on the throat, and 1 was up and
down several times struggling with them. I never tot my
throat, during the tussle, liberated from his grasp.
I wag contending with one man the other kicked me twice
on INS face and once on the stomach. The tall man who
had hold of me by the throat said to the other," Stick
to him, Bill " and repeated it, saying, "Stick to him
with shy teeth," and the man called ' Bill" got hold
of my left hand with his month and bit it, but I sue•
ended in withdrawing it. Before this, my trousers were
torn entirely in pieces in their attempts made to
get at my pockets. The man called Bill (the little
one) then tried to ;get at my coat pocket, in which
were my purse and a agar awe ; but I got hold of his arm,
so that he did not succeed in "entering this pocket. Then
in the after struggle I partly got on my knees again, the
tall man still retaining his hold of my throat. Bill then
called oat, 11— him, how he kicks,' and then they got
on my knees. I perceived a gas light on the other side of
the railway, and I cried out " murder ;" and then the
man who had hold of my throat tightened his grasp very
mash, so that I almost became Insensible; and the next
thing I remember was that I was set free, and the men
✓an away. I ran after them, but slipped and fell. At the
arm time I heard one of them shout out Hast thou got
le l" I saw two persona come towards me, named Robin-
ma mil Smith, who joined in pursuit, but the two men
succeeded in getting out of sight. I found mjself very
nosh injured, my trousers completely torn off, my coat
spoilt, my eye-glass pulled off my neck, my umbrella, spec
taelee and hat were gone, and neckerchief unloosed; my
shirt torn and bloody, and nay waistcoat torn. My face
was bruised badly, m head beaten severely, and my throat
black and swollen. [wu taken to the house of Mr. Smith,
where I obtained a pair of trousers, and he accompanied
me to Hanalei Carr. I suhseguendy, on returning to the
' scene of the struggle, found my umbrella, eye-glass, and
spectacles. I can speak positively to John Lees as one of
the two men who attacked me at the stile, and afterwards
kicked me and tom my trowers. Saw Mr. Read, chief
constable, next day, and from the description I gave to
him, the prisoners were apprehended by the police.
After some further evidence had been given, the wit-
nesses were bound over to give evidence against the pri-
toners at the next York smiles ; but the accused were not
finally corneal ted, the Mayor again reminding them for a
little additional evidence—Leeds Intelligencer.

BANIUNG INSTITUTE.
A meeting ei ambers of the association was afield
yesterday ensiles m testa roam, 63, Threadneedle-street,
(or the parpme se hewing a paper read by Mr. Frane.is, of
the Bank se Berilearlow " The advantages of commercial
crisis." The dale MA taken by Mr. Alderman CwaLLis,
M.P., wise spewed thwareesedi ors with • few preliminary
obsenatMem *her
Kr. FIIANC3II pemeobil be my, that his object was as
meek be raise • widen as le afar an opinion. When
spesideg of • geisimmiel while he did not mean merely one
of them maims whisk tramently occurred, W. talkies •
breeder view, helms. be hi eassibration toMeg pre.
vies. pealed et preeperity of whisk the peak was the
climax. The weed " pane" had bees a word halt
with anmeethlene tenure to the ensmoraial wield,
babes at it se only the minimalism flakes period ge re-
vises sminmest. Be weal sminge te mime thin it
shoal net be Masi ea se is embed nil, bet as
• bit, whisk debetigh odes sad in its immediate
goesemenese, efts prodeoed groat good in its ulterior
regalia Bet Medea' be geed or @camisoles were now
faked menselhad mem mu the beet that of 1847 ;
sad the mod might bs mid if them the words of
dhelespeese—" Thies is a most of goodness le thine evil."
Of the aightlM said, that publie empanel were
the se met suitcases; bet aldose& Br. Gil-
bert the the age of public eseageniees be would
...4:es.
mean te mom& that there were alliaggidel is this
cessery gs he hash es the mar me of wheels band
the memo gee PSI. • &For Mere than MOIL a
yew, dm ems biases meth 21 (Hem,
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ma sub s'% BaViss sad to • gleam ism w;
mid m a vat water, sad railway
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the berm le helm wee alalllehed,sad the pried-
pim. of bathe of aredit grin ventilated. In 1720,
seethe endeenisst Nat forth NMI PAW principles, and
of
all the ampans this darted, not more
than ten ,:per out MU be eillst bubbles, although
sae el the othinds might be &lei Ifteplaa. Oss was for
Mg ellitteeeptl, gm Meiji rergess aphitiMdss of
ins=teme was WM set et UOIN I em~ premed
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Mildest I sea • shied.m* to •
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ameghtia.) Mat. en tis ether as the
psimiple wee thisßretmod, the pegjeet be
eldbtros's f.etasse,_sad that of meted marise lasemese,
whisk was sew Ndl to be carried out. Ilk sat be
ammo* esegraides were oho started, and altheenh wend
and lampooned at the time, were sew imememeg to be
that M pthaelple. Thirty pa cent. of elitedieritila eemaated
fram these periods ; semegat other imeisees of which
hs might modes be stunideset demdaties Of
Gay's _ Ilespied, shish sew enjoyed an Mime of
28,000 i. a mar. Oes proposal was es mend deer
from hod, and it were deseglet so tidied.= es
to be hingemsd by OMB] _ bat the peens was
sew kering to be who* hasibes, sad to have base Mar-
ried a extensively in seeding time. ming* the eeriest-
ties of the time he might sessehe a he the le-
mime of femele theatity, am hir melba beards hosa
sawing, mil me he $ pond Whim he sedges&
(limber.) Bit this the gems of hen trade were pleated
aping the ands, which was aft • met eif asseeldre Imp
to the we had vises meshed. The nest wish was
in 1 which resulted in MO beedraplidge, an the blurs
of upwards of 100 country Lasers Bel dem it as the
first stn towards the formation et ewe t doeks
and bri m—of sae of which (Wategise) Ceases sold it Wei
worth while coming all the way hen Imo to mg it.
That year gave us Waterloo, ilegilmagett lend Vaal-
hall bndgee. The crisis of 1826 wee heribled by map-
toms of prosperity in every branch dim& sod goomeges.
There were between that veer and she him, period ma
jetted e 3 canals, 7 docks, 1.3 insures.= sompeeisi, le water
ditto, 4 bridges, 27 gas, 7 roads, and d esimpasies of melees
denominations. home of the. homed set extremely
prosperous. The Trent and Midway paid Tel pr ,•t., and
other projects retuned very Mesa dividend" The privi-
legee of the Bask of England win eurtellal, sad the fath-
om restriction peennting the ftematicrn et • beelthig sm.
pany with gene dm dos prism within the metropolitan
district was absildisi. Binds were teat homely intro-
duced be the essegy mad, and mechanise' Imitates
' which, he wee wry *I MIN Win dgleig ma ee fin in l 861;
began to mend over thelead. An Mimetic awl Pacific rel.-
' mad was sue gmbeed gediemitime to be revived with every
prospect of ammo it theisist day, together with an
improved telegraph minee, mm sow roshieg so nom- 1
plete a deveterewat. The whim 1507 was so mere 'bathe
could hardly Milk it tesebalt then be my ent gam Nay a
climax of a Ism Spleen of Iffliagrilikie tgeght Seilleall,
about by the mesh blight. We wen Ow *WNW •a a
period of ezeitemeett whisk was prodsdig vases pro-
Jetta ; mateget others a new Crystal Palma with its rail-
way, sad • oospany for the complete development of the
elestris light. Frew all these cireenallenem. and remeta-
' bodes Lied Bares% aphorise that " Nosey, like muck,
' meet be spread ant Wft geed," he inhered that rammer-
, del ibis WWI gebilent as nenthisd evil, bat generally re-
melted In mesh ellerbe
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, plied Weibel men le the piper deer whisk Seeks wage
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eipMeled.