The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-02-26 00:00:00

POLICE.

MANSION HOUSE.
DAR/r0 ROBIRRY.---A stout young fellow, named Coif, was
brought before the LORD MAYOR, charged with committing •
most daring robbery.
Mr. John Gray, assistant to his father, a jeweller, 68, Leader -
hall-street, deposed, that about seven o'clock last evening, while
he was sitting behind the counter, he heard a loud crash at the wia-
dow, and on looking that way he saw a hand grasping arod of
jewellery ; he ran out of the shop and saw the prisoner running,
pursued by others, raising the cry of " Stop thief." He had
dropped the jewellery in different parts of the street, most of which
the witness obtained.
Mr. Gray produced the articles which had been stolen, and
stated their value; six gold chains valued at 551.; six gold seals
6/. ; five gold and silver watches 551. ; a brilliant pin, thrown away
by the prisoner. 26/.; six gold neck chains 21/. Several other
articles which the witness picked up, he put into his shop again,
and there were some missing still. The rod on which the property
hung had been forced off its fastenings, and of course the chairs
&c. went with it.
Charles Coles, chief mate of the ship Valiant, deposed, that as
he was passing Mr. Gray's shop, about seven o'clock last night,
be saw the prisoner suddeoly dash his hand through the glass,
seize the braes rod on which • quantity of jewellery hung, and rut
off; witness ptirmed him, crying " Stop thief ;" the prisoner
dropped the articles as he was pursued, but the witness did not i
stop to pick them up, and he succeeded in securing the prisoner in
Northumberland-court, Fenchurch-street.
Benjamin Smithers, an officer, stated, that on bearing the cry of
"stop thief,")te followed in the pursuit,and he came unjust as tho
prisoner was stopped. He found nothing un lam, but his right
kand was tut as if with glass.
Mr. Gray picked out one of the gold watches, which was marked
vrith blood.
Mr. Gray, senior, was not in town ; the prisoner was remanded.
The witness, Cole, begged to be excused attending the trial : the
I ship he was mate of had been taken up by Government, to proceed
I to Jamaica, and she was about to sail • he added that his wife, who
was just on the point of her accnuchment, depended entirely on
his exertions for support. The witness here shed tears.
The LORD hIATOR said he could not release hitn from attending
a public duty. Ile bad behaved with great propriety, and deserved
the thanks of the public for his manly conduct. He must, how-
ever, be bound over to give his evidence, but Ids Lordship would
exert all his influence with the Court, to get him. prepdrir remune-
rated, so that there was little fear of his being a ,oscr.
The witness was then bound over in 1004

WORSIIIP.STREET.
ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION—On last Thursday evening,
about half-past seven o'clock, as Mr. James Leslie, ironmonger.
No. 4, Little 'rhames.sneet, St. Catherine's, who was accompanied
by a gentleman, was passing along Bethnal-green Road, tied go-
ing in the direction of Shoreditch, when near Hare-street fields,
and passing the fourth street from the Salmon and Ball public-
house, Mr. Leslie turned his head, and looked up the street they
were passing, when he feltsome strange and rapid motion had been
given to his hat (though not knocked off), as if from the blow of a
stone and on his getting forward to a light, and taking it off, he
found that it had been perforated by a ball. Mr. Leslie at the time
neither heard a report, nor did he see any flail of fire that could
justify him in thinking that the ball nine from a musket cr a
pistol fired in the ordinary way.
Mr. Leslie attended yesterday morning, at this office, before Mr.
BENETT, the Magistrate, and after producing the hat, ledgcd In.
formations to the foregoing facts:—
The holes in the bat are about 14 inch from the crown, and the
ball in its passage could not be more than the same distance front
his head ; and they appeared to hate been made with'a ball much
larger than a pistol one. Upon examination of the hat, the lining
inside appeared to be singed, front which circumstance, It is Con-
jectured, that it did not come front an air-gun, hot that it must
have proceeded from what is ommonly denominated " white
powder," or some combustible so prepared, as not to make a re-
, poet.
The sensation which Mr. Leslie's statement produced at this
office was considerably heightened, when he declared, "he thought
it was intended for another person, as he was unconscious of any
person having any ill-will towards hint, nor was he in the habit of
resorting the neighbourhood."
After the depositions of Mr. Lesalie were taken, it was under-
stood that .Mr. HEWETT ordered them to be forthwith forwarded
to the Secretary of States' Office.