The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-28 00:00:00

DARING OUTRAGE AND ROBBERY.

The township of Mandd, situated about four miles
from Haitian&ld, is Yeetobire, and more especially that
pert in tie Minity of the railway station, has, during the
Yet few imeits, been infested with a gang of villains who
haw inemmilled • series et determined and dating bur-
glades end robberies. Nine, however, which it Ma bees
oar deity to reeord, have opolkod in atrocity one whisk
trek pima on Saturday maim Ink at the resides*, of
Mr. Weird, Canal Lodge, iiter, distant shoot half •
WM hem the railway statism It appease that about aims
o'elosit be the evonisg, at whisk time Mr. mil Mrs. Led.
gard were elating it ems of the Mat roameot desk was given
at the brat deer, art that Mr. Loiter& himself west, and
helm waft the dew *waited oboe woe Owe, to whisk
he reitedved a reply, which led him to mime this the
willed to 'meek with dim mita losiset .
part
Mr. them partially slimed the deer, whom it
oil= open„ sod four or he. persam, with their geesb
end sad who was armed with
rushed brie the posse sod cables Mr. Ledgard, p=llll
pistol ft lie limed eml helot him awns the merge, sod
bah he, the mem. Mee. Ledgerd, who, oni bruise the
Ablutions, hod tom We the paasage, wm rho mind, •
pieta pot to her bsodiaead=d she was also pod tea lido the
mato room with )Ir. . Two of the Maim having
than eloped the room , with promMol pistols, de-
manded their messy, width woe isassediedely given up.
After elieskrift it, tit d he *ism hit the room,
the NW iiwg gar/ mar Mr. mid Mrs. Ledgard,
and threstsoy ieseest death It deer et them spoke or
stirred. ?item hmele esemmtiom irmasiog the scrams
211:06.4=emi it the peompoes sat oldie kitchen, and
le bad die doer MI the outside, at the same
lime wassemlas Mewl he alieleme,whilst the villains in-
side tied to pdema the deer, trieh they almost Mame-
Matti, smotolled fadela sad then with greet Adams
dragged attire haulm doisaggi the kitchen isle the same
room ia whisk Mr. and Mrs. Word had hem plan d
under goeeL On the latter et the two female servants
befog hived isle the rum, awl wader the eappeddea that
all the immise we. thea mewed, Mee or them of the oh
lain ma up shim with the lands% so hiabt, of
memig the weak of piwahr t but Mr. Ledgard having
coatehod to seem by the whim whits the attention of
the Mbliew who was moanshe flIC• was momentarily
withdrawn, the whole of the ABMs, became alarmed, and
made • precipitate retreat, wittiest having obtained any
booty, except the rasotry hem Mr. sad Mn. Ledgard,
which fortunately Minot exceed M. An slum had also—
maluaewa by Mr. Ledgard—been given by • serveat boy,
who being 10 his bed-room over the stable, had heard the
setromm of the female servants, end who ran for assistance,
but which unfortunately did not arrive until tame time
altar tit villeins hid decamped. It is almost needless to
add, that the whoptunonrhood is in • state of terror,
mid Mot farniltex plate and other valuables have
removed them to please safety. A reward of 1001. is
ellbsod on the esavietles of the slender,, and the police
are Udder 'Mho wismaree to had to their discovery.
Ahrhgrapisis nisseme woe yesterday (Friday) received at
the Leeds police-sate, simaseeisre another rubbery in the
rum locality of adios awl velvet plush goods to the extent
of 5001.

FREE TRADE BANQUET AT EXETER.—The liberals
of Exeter had a hard light at the late election to carry
their old member, E. Liven, E.q. The Conservative Pro-
tectionists brought forward • second tory to oppose hiss.
This gentleman, 0.8. Buck, Esq., had, • short time previ-
ous to his nomination for the city of Exeter, as a free-
trader, issued a protectionist address to the electors of the
county. The attempt, therefore, to oast the free-trade
candidate and to carry as avowed conservative and• mush-
room free-trader, promoted the most severely contested
election ever witnessed in this city. The attempt failed,
notwithstanding the extremities to which the tones were
driven by coercion, intimidation, and other base practices.
The friend., therefore, of Mr. Moen celebrated on Thurs-
day their victory by • banquet gives to Mr. Divett. Up-
wards of 700 persons sat down to dinner in a covered space
erected in the Higher Market, as no other building in the
town was euMeientl7 large fur the purpose. All the lead-
' lag liberals of the city and aeiabboarbood were present.