The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-03-11 00:00:00

QUEEN-SQUARE.

ROBBERY AT TUE HON. HENRY STANTlOPE'll.—Yesterday
William Jour. who refused to give his place of residence, was
brought before Mr. MARKI.AN o, charged with en extensive robbery
in the dwelling-house of the Hon. Henry Stanhope, 42, Hans.
place, Sloaoe.street.
Charlotte Grove stated that she was in the service of the Hon.
Henry Stanhope. About eight o'clock on Thursday evening she
went up stairs, and on reaching the fait attic, bearing footsteps
to the back one, she paused and listened for a abort time; the
window however opened sudd with.asreat noise ; she was then
some that e one had'
csordiAo
wyhter paz.apat 4 ate marstwern
stairs slid inferniedrhe that Aries were in the house. They
both proceeded to the street door, on opening which they sal a
man come out of the nen.house. Witness turned towards him,
and said that there was some one is the luntie; he however made
no reply, and deliberately walked away. The premises that the
prisoner came from were unoccupied. Witness went to her
mistress and informed her of the circumstance, .and they both re.
turned to the house. On a watchman being procured they went
up stairs to search the house, and there discovered in a large bag a•
vast quantity of wearing apparel. The bag does not beloog to
any of the family, but the property is that of her Mioresa, and
was taken from the wardrobe in the front attic. AVitneu.beltered
that the prisoner was the man she spoke to.
Ann Reed, the cook, said she was VI the hack parlour when the
last witness went up stairs. Soon attar she was gone witness heard
a loud noise, and Charlotte said that some person was in the
house; they ran instantly into threat and called the watch,
when a man came out or the next ho • ,
John Nermsn corroborsted the f oing evidence.
Thomas Curley, a watchman, sal that about eight o'clock he
threat
passed the prosecutor's house, and in he course of a halt.an.hour
after he heard the cry of .s mop thi " in Hans-place; the pri.
!toner was running, followed by thg last witness He took him
into custody, and brought him batik to the house, .and Mrs.
Stanhope went to the wat'hthouse prefer the charge against
him. rhe prisoner made no ()bee tion while in his custody.
ulaiiSamuel Elliott, another watch , confirmed the testimony of
his colleague.
Richard 3laybank, the watchheutte. -keeper, deposed that onihe
prisoner heirg brought into doe watchhottse he searched him, and
in his pocket he fnund a phosphorus box and matches.
The prisoner declined saving anytning in his defence. He was
then remanded tur further examined ] till Friday next, when Mrs.
Stanhope will come forwardv id. y the property.
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Yesterday a fine intelligeripbroking boy, named Gorge Cart is,
was brought before Mr. HlhntrETl the sitting Magistrate, on,p
charge of rubbery.
An officer had met the p er inlillayhouse-yerti, Whit.croea-
atreet,a place notoriously tnh tied It many eaceivem ofkoo. pro-
perty. The boy went into o oral receiving-houses, followed by
the officer, who found in i stoma small cruet frame, for
which he accounted by tusyin tlr been given to hini'by another
boy. The constable then hisle into custody, altd• the quet
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frame was identified by Mrs. everts, who keeps a broker's.abop
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in Old-street, as having beak from bee shop door.
Attfleld, oneof toe o•••• • InforMed the Magistrate that the
priaonses inanity were Min • • -thi Cripplegate workhouse, from
whence Irtittaan ••aped, an, • .ur about a err
with some thieves. '4. *sat;
and it woo dhe a thousand pi , _ he Oben'
The boy, it appeare4, en • -' . . .• tto 1
nuoualy related the portico : • s ~it to t
It was suggested that be • •
Marine Society. • _et,
The prisoner was then re. •", In . ttfiel
dons to accompany him tot • tree next
The hlegietrate added, . f the Society ,
lad, he should ha sent to -: ; for he must not be again set at
large unprovided for.
An alarming fire b e out early yesterday morning in
the factory of Moms. Alf 4 n, Princes-row, Paddington, which
destroyed a pan of it ; and servant of the name of James, it is
feared, has lest his life in alining from a loft over that part of the
premises where the fire broke out.

DREADrUL AccinaNt —Yesterday morning a youth,
an apprentice to W. Smith, a pawnbroker in the Lower Road, Is-
lington,. was employed cleaning the windows of the second floor,
when by some accident he fait to the ground, a height or 30 feet,
where he lay quite insensibld. Several persons who witnessed the
disaster ran to the unfortunak youth's assistance,and he was placed
on a litter and carried to a tittrgeou'a, when it was found he wits so
dreadfully injured that Ms death was momentarily expected, lie is
only fourteen years of ase, aped has been in his service but a short
dine.
DARING Roung,fty..—bn Tuesday night, between ten
and eleven o'clock, Sir. Waddle, silk manufacturer, of Lad-lane,
Wood-street, Cheapside, lig robbed by two men in the neighinmr-
hood ist4insbury-square, lts;the most daring manner. lie had just
turned the corner of Type.statt when one of themen seized and held
Ids arms behind, whilethe other snatched a vahusble gold watch and
appendages, with which he van off Mr. W. after much itruggling
succeeded at length in freeing himself from the robbet's grasp, and
ran in prirault dulling stop. thief. The thief who hall flr,t at.
tacked Mr. Wardle, finding himself closely pursued, ran into New.
court and attempted to jump into a Mot hole; but a young man
servant to Mr. banipson Ricardo, having observed him. seized the.
skirt of his coat, threw hitn on the ground, and held hint there tilt
the arrival of the pursuits, when he was lodged in the watchouse.
Mr.Wardle and an otiicerwern to the Salmon and Ball pithlic.lioust,
the following Jar, whet the fellow whit had carried Mr the watch
was found playing it iltittles, and be was safely lodged with his
compute°. No trace.of thetrWeen,.iilui Yet beau dinevarcil. .1