The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-19 00:00:00

CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.

A great many robberies have been committed at the east
end of the town, and the adjoining villages, for some time
past, by a set of thieves who disguise themselves in the dress
of fila:iers, which character they assume fur the purpose
of plunder. Their system is a new one, and as yet
has answered their expectation to the fullest extent.—
lley perambulate in couples the respectable streets, and
when they see a pane of glass cracked, no matter in what part
of the house, one of them, carrying a rule in his hand, knocks
at the door ; if the servant will open it, Ise will take care
to inquire if her master be at home, and if answered in the
negative, he will then tell her the gentleman ordered him to
mend ft window, and he came to measure the passe.—
If the master be at home he will apologise, saying he made
a mistake, but otherwise he will readily gain acce,s, and
contrive to get the servant out of the room on pretence of
procuring something necessary fur their operation; and its
her absence the thief will hand out something valuable to
his companion nn the outside, who will carry it oft
Amongst the sufferers by this species of plunder was
Nicholas St. Croix, Esq. of Hackney, to whose house
a frw days ago a sham glazier gained admittance, who stole
a valuable geld watch, sad • large silver tea pot, out of the
pirlour. Several gentlemen's houses at Islington While.
chapel, and St. Catherine's, have been sobbed of plate and
wearing apparel in a similar summer.

About seven o'clock on Monday evening, a mos
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into the watchforme near the lull gate at the Surrey Thi.„:
try, and 'squired fur the night constable, to wl 11111 l le ~.•i
be hail something very itoportast in eUrtinllllllCile. Nit A..
colt, the wateldasnamkeeper, was the slily perms' there, am
be informed him that the constable bad taut yet arrived, bit
was every mimeos expected; the stranger (appgre,,ii, ,„mi.
what diopppointed) again pressed the impair sauce cat he
commusaicatinu, which induced Aaron to ipiestiou bas
Al first be messed much affected, bat laboured vainly hi
conceal kis emotion, and after a few minutia ;Mew, 11,
suddenly exclaimed, " I arm a morderer-1 Issee commuted
a Veld crime, and deserve Ito .offer!" mid then be anal( tot.
stainless taw a chair. A.cott endenvoured to compose ho,'
and when he had revived is little, desired bra, to state..
Illicitly the bossiness that had braraglit lase thither; vile,
the strainer said his online was Wood, that he was a now
of laic' ate, shire. and bad in his youth foa sued a very sin's,
attachment toward* a young woman of his own age, mimed
.--..—, but for massy reasons they broke ell lbe ciut,t.
ship, and he was moot after married to another woman.
He slid not see the first object of his hive during the toot
of his marriage, nor sill after the d. ail% of his is 4.,
which happened near tan years ago, and then he was aii.
rimed to inquire after her, and famed she W.. .10,
1111111( sisal single. His first dame returned with r,.
greased force; be visited her, a err Matson 'vas a aa.
ly efferted, and he intended to marry Iwr when a al. en..
lime had elapsed. '[his into totem Ise c 1111 l ninon-ill i
to her friends, who had no objection its the 'natal, sus,
wills the Cu 11.1.111 of all parties, a day was fixed for the eel,.
beat ion of their noptials, whew a eirenaistauce r in-Siert. 4
and dreadful, at once ended the Negotiations, rewlernat ism
nit object of horror mod reproach to himself, and of en'.
million to society. A robber, who was quartered as the
town, had, it seemed, eneeeciled in cawing int• stir,
lions of the yOutig .111111.15 ; he look her to pubic !aim's.,
walked with her, and aerated professedly her aianati.
These Crtentionn of the soldier runard ilia jralowe, as.:,
aspired him with ass utter contempt of the roan...
W4lOlll, in the first ebullitions of his posllllllt, he de1...mm.1
to saes i fie's! ll'ith this dreadful oaten' iaso he sepaised I. or
shop of a shoemaker, and borrowed a large wan Lane illiii',
winch he sharpened to a very keen cilze, awl then paved
himself in ambush, neer the mildew* of his destined wawa,
whom he some saw, mad after upbraiding her with intermitter,
plunged the knife tow her body, just under the left Mean,
and gave tier several other wounds in the seek and arwsi lull
she was qrsite dead ; he 'hen threw the body into the river,
near the Stowe q After the perpetratiase of the alerat
he fled to Hualosinster, hot could obtain iso teat ; hi' in's•
ginaliou perpetually brought the smarder before his eyes, add
even in steep the bleeding figure 'dills victim stood Ma'am
him. Having wandered about a year through different
parts of the country, dweller which he experieored the great.
est torture/hive arrived it lows for the very purpose of gar.
tug himself up to the &I intermit ',ldol,' ice.
'l'he stuforlunate man was put in close enalody by Amor,
who took care that he should soot have any imam by whatti
he could make say attempt on his lure, and yesterday mom
lug he was brought to this ogre sad examined before the
presiding 31agistrate, B. Allen, Esq. Ile appeared pellet-1;v
firm and resigned, and his confession was taken doau in
writing.
Mr. Allen ailed hint, if the Folly of Ile young woman was
ever Coned? to which be replied, that be had heard it ass,
hilt was afraid to be inquisitive, as it might betray ham.
He was committed to the custody of the Keeper of the
1 Hoase of Correction, Hortersonger-hone, till a niemeani.•
i car be sent to Leicester, 10 make inquiries. 71st Prisoner t
I about 30 years old; Ilse dmemmed was at the time of her
I death 28.

Monday last, the 'Almon went round in B''--
miughuo►, raying, that 2,1100 persons were wato.4l
for the hit vest on the Worcester road—wages 164.
to 40a. Lost year. the forwent gave only Its. to It-.