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MOST ATROCIOUS RoRBERY. •
Yesterdae, a person of the name of et. as, was
charged with robbing the Rev. Mr. fl• !c, ot a
purse, containing a draft fer tislJ quantity ui gold
and silver, and srverAl •,sre, . The singular cir-
cumstances erten:Mg the rril‘hery were :is :
The Rev Mr. Orde, son nt a Gentleman, in
Sackville-street, Piccadilly, who resales :t ;vote
hampstead, near tit. Alban's, was ..valkine elong
the Strand, oe the evening of the 25th ult. where
ha seas abruptly accosted by a person, near 't4e
Adelphi, who demanded inquiet payment of tel.
which had been promised him. The Gentletrien,
conscious of having no kirowledge el the man. or of
such a premise, inlorreed hire N els mistaken.
when two other men came UP, seized Mr C. by the
collar, and her t ied him down a d.l.k lane. T'lese
ruffians stated themselves to he Beworreet Officers.
who were ~bout to take charge of the Clergrnan,
for an offence, if he did not instantle give the sent
promised, to conceel it. Ageatral, by so, sudden
Au attack on his lotion, and rearing the threats that
were vociferated, he drew out and gape
the ruffians a sever -tot He teen at-
tempted to get ast.iv. . when : horse was r :etched
from him, and robbers made oil. lire neat mom-
, ice, twe persore went to the ,100 of Mr. Lingham,
tailor, No. 280, Strand. :1111 purchased ton stir.
I tout coats, for which thergave the 181. draft in pay-
ment. On that evening, a person: who s:ated loft
name to be Charles hienimiegs, but whose rexl
name, it appears, is Hammond, went to the horse
of Mr. Orde, in Sackville-street (having found the
address by a paper in the purse), stated-himselt to
be a Police Offizer, and that he had limed Mr.
o.'s purse. Ihe Clergyman was not at boric, and
the person was desired to call again the next
morning. On doing so, he was ietrodeiced to
the Clergyman's brother, and whit: le was in
conversation with him, Mr. Orde identified hint
as being one of the men oho had robbed him.—
An Officer was sent for, and the Prisoner sees relies
into custody ; he then said he belonged to Bow-sti -et
Office a month before that time, and he charged the
Clergyman's brother v:ith haying committed art Ifne
natural crime in the dark lane, taking him the
Clergyman himself, who had iwen force Nther by
him and his companions The Prisoner was talon to
Marlborough-street Office, and remanded, while
means should be resorted to for the :,ppreivension of
his companions, and the transaeliaa was kept a
secret. Bevan WA% the man who paid the 191.
draft for the surtcut coats; and his person having
been described by Mr. Lingham, Lovett and Foy
apprehended him on Monday evening in Berkeh-y-
-square. The Rev. Mr. Orde not being apprize,' of
the apprehension of Bevan, he wet not present at
the examination, and the Prisoners were re-
manded.
Phe Bill to explain and rimier more effeignal tie
Alt of King WILLIAM 111. for preveating charge
and expence in Eleetrons of Members to set vs in
Parliament, has been printed, as amended by cho
'Committee of the House of Coearnees. It eness
diet no person hereaf er to oe Lieeted to set ee in
Parliament for any county, city, etc. after ;he teste
of the writ of summons to Perliement, or after the
teste, or issuing out, or ordering of the writ of elec-
tion, upen the calling or summonieg of any Parlia-
ment, or after any such county, city, &c. shell be-
come vacant, shall, by himself, or by any other
person or persons, or by a:.y other ways er
means on his behalf, arid at his ch oge. in or-
der to be eleeleJ, dirrelly or redireetly, beihre.
or at. or aeer Lis or their eleetion, give, pre-
sent, or allow, or knowingly permit to be give.,
presented, or allowed, at his charge, money
for tile defraying the expend/ of travelling to the
place of eleedion, or as a compensation for loss of
time; or any money, meat, drink, entertainment,
or provision, to any person or persons having voice
or vote at such eleelion ; or defray, or make any
promise, agreement. oolig.stion, or engagement. to
defray, at his or their charge. on anyf pretence what-
soever, in order to be eleCted, or for being ,Ltted.
any expences for meat, drink, lodging, or enterteiro
ment, incurred by sueh person or persons, by reason
of hi. or their voting at such eleCtion. It also
enaels, that any person or persons offending agamst
the provisions of this aft, shall be disabled and inca-
pacitated, upon such eleetion, to serve in Parliament
for such county, city, town, borough, port, or
place.
Yesterday no Court of Aldermen was held; the
Loan Marro., atter inspeeting the returns of the
Me .:weighers, ordered the present price ot Bread is
remain.
Lieutenant STIPH aril was yesterday brought bee
fore the Privy Council, at the Council Other, by
Mr. KAr k, the Niessenger, at the early hour of
ten o'clock, and underwent an examination till near
three. Ten witnesses attended in his behalf.
There were present—the Loao Paesioeso. the
LORD CKANCCLLOI, the FIRST LORD of the AD.
MIILALTV, the SOLICITOR-GgIvERAL, Ste.
On Saturday morning, Joe* Mono, master of the
boy Maidstone. a coasting vessel from Rochester to
London, was apr rehended on suspicion of having
murdered %Viet! a, sir Lee, a puree man who be-
longed to that vessel, on the 18th ot March, off
Cliffe Point. He was examined before I'. EL 1.0 I IT,
E.sq. and committed to Maidstone, to take his trial
at the-next Assizes. 'The following particulars 00.
tarred attires!, the examination. The deceased and.
\loeaehe..l quarrel as the vessel was on her trip
to Lorelon, whets the Pi isooer threw oveetwrei
some things belonging to the dectessed—a scums
ensued, in which the Pris:srer had the advantage,
and the deceased fell upon the deck. While he
was lying in that prostrate situation, the Prisoner is
said to have taken him up by his heels, and to have
thrown him overboard. Phis happened so near the
land of Cliffe. Point, as to have been perceived ty
some persons who were standing on the shore. A
person also on beard the vessel at one time of the
scuf9e, immediately went into a host, to endeavour
ei save the deceased, but unfortunercly lost one of
his oars in his eagerness to give assistance; the de.
:eased appeared once above the water, wirers he
called for mercy and assistance; he then eunk. and
.nti rtumstely perished; his body has not yet beetsA
Jiscevered.

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