The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-10-02 00:00:00

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On Thursday night last, Mrs.. Harrl.,loinatvcrui
villa, Eden, near Rathfaraili:ina, was hrokan iuw i.
a geag A-f robbers, five or seven in number. The
rust eiotice die-family receiv•el of tee circumstance,
seas from the abrupt appearance, in the sitting per_
lour, ef Mrs. Harris's servant man, bleeding, led in
by four of the banditti. 'I his lady was accompanied
in that evening, 'by her niece, Miss French, bpd
each expressed a desile that the servant should sus.,
rain no farther injury from the persons who had in.
ned the wounds ; at the same time informing tic
unwelcome visitots, that they were at liberty to take
away any property in the premises which they ntiglit
faney.. One of .the robbers, with an airtotilly un-
embarrassed, informed Mrs. Minis, that they were
tradespeople out of employment ; that distress drove
them to that trade, in order to obtain a livelihood,
and that if the ladies would. be kind enough to part
with ti:eir property, in cash and jewels, they would
retire without offering either foree or insult. Mrs.
Harris and Miss French immediately produced the
contents of their pockets, wbi:h contained very little
specie, and, in short, not very much, on which the
sobbers set any valve. A pair of candlesticks wets
nest cstarnit ed by tee gang. wise inquired it they
were plate on being ans....est:l in the negative,
they took them as an acqui.:tion of plated ware in
their booty. They afterwards proctettled to t!.e be'-
rooms, and were must unanimous Li th it v
tions for bank-notes, none of whieli, M s. ! •
sured them, were in the house. A. , e•-•
propo.ed to set the place nn fire, bur sip° •
terterence of the ladies, and pa-ticu'et y svt. r: •
was suggested by Miss French, thas C,er • w .s a
liability of of their setting the bed-curt in: r n flee,
of the robbers, who appeared to him- some Of!-r_. re
over the rest, desired them to be quiet,- and the dia-
bolical proposition was over-ruled. 'I he desks and
drawers were searched,.end some trick is and cid
coins taken out of them. Very lithe loss has been
sustained by Mrs. }Janis, who, as well as Miss •
French, appears to have condoned herself Yea sin.
gular intrepidity ; indeed, it is conjenured that the
amiability of their charaZicrs, togetlwr with t! e
cheerful distribution of wine among dui:- uninvited
visitors, caused a diminution of that ferocity, which°
might otherwise have marked their proceedings, and
perhaps h ye endangered the lives of Mrs. Harris,
altd her amiable niece. the articles we ease
just mentioned, the house was stripped ef some va-
luable fire-arms, and a quantity of powder e.."
On the firing of two guns, it is believed in the di-
ration of Mr. Hudson's demesne, the cur-post ef
the gang was heard to give a s•gnal, and the rob-
bers retired, repeating their assurances, that they
were driven by necessity to adopt so dangerous awl
dishonourable a mode of life. They are thought to
be a part of the same gang rho, some time since,
attempted to rob the Honourable Mrs. Jocelyn's
country house, on which occasion a man was badly
wounded in the forehead, by a gentleman with a
sword. One of the gang, who attacked Mrs. Flat-
ris's, had a wound in a similar place. 'I hey all won
their hats slouched, but were not otherwise dis-
guised. The servant is -in a fair way of re-
overy.
YetterJay morning, as a labouring man, in the
neighbourhood of Kum-street, Seven Dials, war re-
turning from being shored, he complained of a vio-
lent heed-ache; and, while his wife was tyiag a
handkerchief round his head, expired in bar arms,
without a groan.
OCTOBIR 1.
Wheat is here in tolerable supplier, 'lough very few forthrt
anivals.—Prime Sainplee keep their prite ; other qualities are
dull in sales, and rather lover—R tr, tnia week, at lam-.
Barley in ;dewy. and hardly at list pnee—Silsqh extreme
heavy of ualtem..White Peas fi ten an advance, art G•ry are
rather lower—nesr Tick deans 34s to 39.. per Qu Inc.-414
ea g.theeed—t.sats are in middling (panther, and very few
geed samples; bitten are ,satewhat chi apers :n Flaw bat
hale variation; use Ant:risen 445. to Al par tenant.
CURRENt PRICE OF GRAIN.
Wheet........551 701. liGi; Stall, 4S.
Pine 9./Or. 004 Tck Beans sa .43 I'.
• new 404 495. Oti I bats IN, Sit.
Barley ...... ells. 04. 39s. 3) n.
lig„A 74s. SM. tte Rape Seed 271. SO; Cs-
-671. Or. Fii:e near 755.
Grey Peas vx air. Od. Seoords .6/is 70. 04•

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