The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-08-17 00:00:00

POLICE.
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GUILDHALL.
DARING ROBBERY, AND MOST REMARKABLE

DETECTION OF THE THIEF.

Between two and three o'clock is the morning of Saturday
the 27th of July last, the family of Mr. Laurie, gospeller,
No 53, Flee-street, was alarmed by the watchman, who on
going his roulade, found the miter door of the house open;
and upon examining the premises, the counting-house bad
been broken jet., the desks opened, and properly to the
amount of 251. in notes and upwards and 40 sovereigns taken
away. It was evident from all the circumstances, that the rub-
bery must have hero effected by some person within the house,
and Charles Robinson, a lad in the service of Mr. Laurie,
was taken up on suspicion, but discharged, nothing appear-
ing upon his examination to criminate him. Suspicion then
fell upon two chimney-sweepers, who it appears were sent
by Robinson to sweep the chimoies of Mr. Laurie's house,
alleging that be was desired to engage them to do so. They
were taken into custody on their arrival at Mr. Laurie's
house. Robinson was found watching on the other side of
the way for their coming out, and the whole three were
brought up before Mr. Alderman Brown, at this office.
Thoma■ Seekins, the elder of the two chimney sweeps,
stated, that Robinson met bins and the boy that was with
him in the Strand on Monday last, and told him to apply at
Mr. Laurie's to sweep the kitchen chimney, and to say, if they
were asked, that they came from Mr. Brown, of Wsier-lane.
He dies described to them the situation of the copper
flue, and told them they would find a small bag there with
some money in it; and if they got the job and brought the
bag to him, he agreed to give them two sovereigns for their
trouble. This same story he bad told at tic time he was •p-
-prehesded, and in the presence of the Primmer, who then
made no reply to the charge.
The bag with its contents was produced and sworn to by
Mr. Laurie.

The Prisoner was accordingly committed to Newgste for
trial, and Veekias bound over to give evidence against him.

We understand that there never was known to be
so much business doing in wool as at this time.
Lincolnshire is full of Yorkshire agents seeking to
make purchases. The price has in consequence ad-
vanced,( Boston Gazelle.)
The Carlisle Journal say., " In the memory of
msn never has there been known a harvest more
productive, nor a season more congenial than the
present. Should the weather continue favourable
until the middle of the present month, the h t
will be general throughout the northern counties
of England, and in most parts of Scotland. In
the latter country the crops have been greatly irn.
proved by the late rains ; the oats in particular are
still growing vigorously, and promise well. In Ire-
land there appears to have been no injury sustained
by the growing corn ; ilia rains having been only
partial, and at intervals. On the contrary, the po-
tato crop has received immense benefit from the
moisture, and promises an abundant produce."

Thursday morning, at eight o'clock, a fire broke out in
the sipper part of a warehouse in Stscppy-yard, Minories,
astray occupied by M••srs. Fory and Co of St. Mildrrffs.
mortise a deposit°, y for coffee. It consumed some ware-
houses, and did material dummy to a timber-yard adjoining.
The wind blowing towards Hayden-square; carried a vest
number of the sparks towards that direction ; it happened
that the windows of Mr. Hill's house were open, into which
the sparks found their way and set fire to the furniture,
which was instantly in a blur, and we understand most of
this Gentleman's goods have been consumed. Had it not
bees fur the engines being at hand, the whole of the pre-
mises would have been down, but fortunately it was got
under before the fire could communicate to any other house
is the square.

InELANn.

LIMERICK. AVOIDS* 10.

" About the hour of one o'clock on the morning of
Sunday ■ band of ruffians assaulted the house
of H■rdingville, the residence of Christopher
Harding, Esq. within a mile and a half of Mom-
colloher, in this county, and endeavoured, with a
sledge and other instruments, to burst in the back
door. The family started up ou the first alarm,
and were soon prepared for resistance. Having so
far shattered the door as to obtain a view of the
preparations made to oppose them, and finding the
defenders more numerous than they expected, they
made off ; there were no fire-arms in the house, or
they probably would have cause to repent their
atrocious design.
It it a melancholy consideration, that notwith.
standing the examples just made, these obstinate
and abandoned wretches will still persevere in brav-
ing the laws—and no man in the country can pro.
muse to himself that when he lies down at night, he
can sleep in peace and security in his bed.
On Tuesday night a valuable mulch cow, the pro-
perty of an honest poor farmer, residing on the farm
of Ballintubred, near Newcastle, was maliciously
killed, by having received several stabs of a Aims-
pointed instrument from some evil-disposed persons,
which perforated the body and neck.