The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-09-22 00:00:00

ROBBERY AND ATTEVPT TO MURDER.

Between ilk and green u'rlork oo Tuesday evriiinw last, as
Mr. Sprott, of Little Russell-street, Bloomsbury, shot nwke►,
was p►ueerdOg across the fields from Detwieh to rat:slier-
well, he was attacked he• two OM*, one of whoa, kiiiiskett
hint down by a severe blow on the bsek past of the head
with ■ heavy bludgeon, and then jumped upon his chest,
and held bins duce while the other rift d his poekels of ten
saver• igen. their Tf. Maidstone note., some loose silver, and
a clasp knife. The sitars urns contented with the crime he
had lasted', roionsitive, wits proceeding to add in it that of
murder—&r having opened the knife whi►b he Put taken
from Mr Borates pocket, he seised him by the chin, and
healing his head *gene.. the grossiod with suck violence as to
cause the hbowl to rum from his month endears', he tore down
his neckcloth and hod plan. d the knife dose to Mr. ap►alt'a
thrust,and waits. the act ofilrowint it acress,wheis the oilier,
who it appears was less hardened thaw his toof,ileiate. for-
innately coned his arm Just as the ►oire had pe. &witted the
dim of tie neck, and wre•ched it out of his hand. The
wretch then seised the bliplgeon with which M►. Sprott had
bees. knocked down, and iallicied several severe blows os
Mr. Sprott's head snit body, and afte►wa►ds both of them
assisted in throwing him into a net ditch close by, and ran
away. Mr. Sprott reeersined in this dreadful saltlike* a ems-
riterable time, bleethog profusely, and would probably have
perished bad he hut torn discovered by some laboariag men,
who iinnseillattly took hit* to a small cottage which was at
• short distance from the ►rat, and where be received proper
assidasee.

CURIOUS APPRERRNSION OP A HIGHWAY
RUDDER.

Ow the lath of Anzeist, shout six o'clock in the evening,
Mr. Mama, a builder, of Newington, was robbed of his watch
and seals in the most daring m . He was staading at
the door of a Mr. Cornell, a linen-draper, in conversation
with Mr. C. when, on a sudden, hews. surrounded bye gang
of rim, or fire men, w►et bore him °awards with inesistitile
fort., mid in the confitsicia sense tome snatched his watch.
Mr. Mason promptly seized the manses whom his suspicion
but notwithstanding it was open daylight, and the
street was crowded with passengers, the whole of the rubbers
fell upon him, got him done., and then bem him with their
fists, and also milli blodgeons whirls they exerted, nntil he
was nearly ins►ssible, and then effected their escape. Next
morning Mr. Mason gave ioformatiom of the transaction to
Snow, the parish eonspahle, who immediately recollected her
he had met Phil. Cale.t, a fellow who, with hi. gang (of
tilmmt Lee, executed the other day. was oar), have long been
the terror of the ➢oroagh. Accordingly be armed himself.
and proceeded to the usual hunt of the banditti, hot found
they had decamped altogetle r, and he coold obtain nu In-
formation respecting their route. A few days ago, whilst at.
tending at Lambeth store, police office ou some parish basi-
-1111.11% lit heard that Oirlferit isik of some "ouf-eactonler." who
had sairquished several of 'hens sail rescued a thief, and their
account of his extraordinary prowess induced Snow to stay
to see him. Whin he was put to the bar, be at once reeng.
aisrd Caton, and taxed him with the robbery; hot the fat-
Sri strongly denied hawing ever seem him before. Mr. Mason
was then .rat tor, unit pawl:seen, swore that the Prisoner was
the man who assaulted and rubbed him, and he was fully
committed fur trial.