The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-11 00:00:00

ROBBERIES.

At the dace of the preference?. on Tuesday night at the
Adeline Theatre, Mr. Rielsordeno, nf Westminster-marl, had
bin pocket picked of a ralnahle sifter watch Ind appeodare.,
whiff/spanning a few pares hunt ~the hem entrance. The
robbery an. effected with an touch dexterity, that Me.
Mielsardne did not at the imstaist ansm the prsopeity, and
though a smirch was almost immediately made, she airs-oder
amid mot be discovered.

A few eveslagi Piste • Gestlestas from Ftriasnl was robbed
of Iwo sovereigns nn gentle; she Coburg Theatre, and al-
though the mosey was deposited in hiv sta•ll.elothe. pitckct,
yet he did Not aseertaile his Isms till he wia• informed by a
Crthat his pocket was hanging rose. Ti,, public should
alisbeir guard against this system of depredating, s Welt
Is generally essinsitted by acs and boys also are nett and
eves elegantly attired.
A feet days ago a robbery was very deliberately commitietl
in the countielthmss• of • sugar linker oo Tottier.lsill. A
essinsser called at she eousting-house, awl paid she stem
of 401. to the clerk, uh., deposited it is. the and anon
afterwards left the oft re for • few minutes, having locked
the desk and hung the key of it It hind the door, its a place
which he reppineed In I.e unknown Itt any bus himself
awl the peireipal. Os his retisto he however found Ibis a
visitor had been is the °thee also knew die secret. The deik
was lying spelt, she stoney was gone, awl in she place of the
401. was lift a piece of paper, nn whirls were ilicve wordv—
" Don't leave the Ley 'who'd she door again, you rarebit.
Isola." It is ruppoved that the thief had aeli•intance with
anise individual about eke ensteero. and that Ise wrote the
above-ntentiosed amebas is fuller so prove sisal he 'dole "in
jest," is she evert of deseesion. A sliAbbrgested loan had
been seen larking about the premises.

ACClDlNT.—Yesterday morning a lady and
gentleman were driving down Parliament-.beet in a
singis.horse chaise. when the home took fright mid
ran off et full gallop. The wheel of the arise be.
came entangled with a coal-waggon, and both were
thrown oat by the shock and seriously hurt, bat no
bones broken; the horse also fell, soil the ►hafts of
the chaise were shattered. The ho►►e eras sent home
by a groom, and the Istlyd and gentleman returned
in a hackney-coach.
A set of swindlers have *for some time infested
this town and neighbourhood, nod priletiperf u•pecies
of fraud which require. exposure. They nrr a bill-
drawing pug, purporting to reside at Holifix, from
whence dwy dived their ►pnrtous paper. The mode
they adopt to raise e 4.11 is by one ef the party going
to a pnblic.houve, professing to he short of change,
offering hip bill for discount, with the allowance of
the usual premium ; if lie succeeds, she I,6ison dis-
countilig the bill is plundered of the whole amount ;
if not, he seldom lull. io borrow a few pounds,
leering his bill as security, Icor which, of course, he
never calls again. The following is a copy of a
bill offered on Monday last in this town:—

" Halifax. 9111 September.

"Two months afirr Asir pay In Mr: franc \lNitaao
Sizfroa Pounds Fuoeen foulluug.. "JOHN ROBINSON.
" To Junes, Loyd. •nil ha, hanks' a, London."
Wilman is well known tttttt i2st Ike buich,a rn this turn
awl naid had fooled Isuudrlds of pound' iu thus any.—
(Leeds littelligsacer.)