The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-10-12 00:00:00

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DESPERATE. ATTEMPT Tfl ROB A MOLINE.
Tutee young men, all of whom are known to di Polir*
in a particular way. were hrs./COI pp an snapieisio of having.
conspired awl attempt. 1., rob the house of Mr. Ins, dens
list, of Bridge-street, Illarkfrinnt.
The following tattooist:were have transpired, hal for wafts
of the uevemary riusfirioalitie. waders it werewolf that this
slimes of the persons arcimed should not yet be na- ittioned.
Al tbe.latter end of Skrtestilser, Mr. il'ontior, the City Mir.
AO, ordered three City Officer* to wattle ilse booms ..f M..
Fria in the night, it being capsenent that robbers wool,' ,i.
tack'and attempt to plunder il. wrier, Fogel a,. r, she
younger, and Dare, went tolbe house on do. 'sight wow".
ed, but all wan quiet. They nitre soon amain it eh., ihr hit-
SisiPss VMS post' ••••• eil to the next night, and filo
fellow., who would feel no hesitation in committing rile ,
were the to Citiiltri•iirse op. ratings, The &Seeps !intent di
the smiatance of atutlher..fscer, nom d Munro, who i• e\.
pert in the nee of wenrine of ibfesice. and Sunk their
in a room at the Iseult part of the house, to width tin re was
a large window of +shunt fourteen feet from the ;...cunt --
They remained in their place P few boors before it foor.teo
was beard. At eleven to'clikek a erenpioz t nine sena
beard by them, *nil a man) seen ileioesidirg from ab.•
trails over the stables iota the yard,
,and onholtnig the stitli!e
door. He did Piet remain lime in the stable, and on hie
turn was nezo to plire a Inilder 3gnisint the wall TV.. •
others followed user the blob. and dropping ieilto
yard, advanced tuwnrdl site kuctwu itietolor. which wet
bulled, putt which they' tried to open with r.iiis,ilernble siii.
!ewer, hut ineftectitilly. They alien pl teed the ladder to the
window of the room in which slur offir.•n were sia.ion,.o.
and, after a short deliberation, one of them vire...lid. sr
gently raised the window. The oftirei• suppre..seil the.r
breath, and the robber pct one foot within the room a•• 1
hem in his body. He then strew hark a little, and the ottl.
errs observed a tew sparks arise from something i.i his ban..,
lie again obtruded Isis body half way into the ttpiin, and
solyertly darted the gleams of a disk NW. pi. toiled .1,
Three of the officer's were at some distance from the win.
doe, and Brown stood Close In it with a rotas: in hie loind.
The robber glanced runnel opium Owens all, and itselaiini..l
" Oh Lord!" dropped Ile
yard. Brown mole it denw,
✓ate rut at the intruder, hot he missed him, and struck th.
!solder. The companions in the elderly ise all sloshed tbrosizts
the stable-door, and escaped through the ring ant the roach.
bootie into the street. The officers could not rs cognise sue
of them, for the night was dark, and the escape was effected
in the twinkling of an eye. it was in the posies of Brow.'
to have put to death the robber who cliosh.al Or ladder, het
be thought proper to hold back, in expert ati 111 l that all the
robbers would enter. A permits, alto Saud he was sir *from.
plice in the projected robbery, gave inform:steno which in.
voives the coachman of Mr. Fox, and two desperate cha-
racters.

From the account iriven of the traussetion, it ap:wwiro, that
three mouth. Irefore the time tlw attack was tondo, it had
been determined by this formidable +all4 10 11.11) Mr Foie
house. The acknowledged accomplice wa. She pets... s• .
tette., to admit the rem, and was fur that Impose plicr.l
by the coachman in the hayloft utsde► a rpiaot.ty of h a,.
with directions not In miler Until he head the &oust,
Isnhinq the doors. The gang had felt some lw•.itnbuu at
Makin[ the entrance ...ohms! the IMAilliAllee of a f.i. rd. s'..
was lucked op, but the imerestion poatpoorincrit Cu
overruled. As
informal,' slippcol down from Ilse hay loft, and hen.t tor.
plied with a key which was made from an impression in was,
let in his comrades. It had been, i.e said, pri vion.:,
upon, that if there appeared any rhance of detectien, the
servant maids should he murderer!. Th. re was an iron rh. at
which contained a creat deal of property, in a mum n. sr
1111 in which she officer. were stationed, and tools hat torn
proctocil for that iu the event of the failure in the exp. ri.
merit to unlock it.

The Lord Mayor ity.lered that MI the Willie/41'S stmitlJ
peer early in the wcck to give evieence —.The prisoners were
remanded.