The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-21 00:00:00

BURGLARIES IN TUE CITY.

Two young men, named diorite and Cook, were examined be.
fore the Lord Mayor, at the 31ansion /louse, yesterday, upon
charges of burglary.
For some time past the city has been unusually free from depre-
&dons of this nature, hut all at once warehouses and d
IMPIe4 have been broken open.
With respect to Cook, a watchman belonging to Bishopepte
Ward deposed, that very late on Sunday night last, as be was go-
ing his rounds, he observed a man standing near the house of Mr.
Stott, the oilman, of Bishopsgateedeet. On witness's approach,
he reeled about, and pretended to be very drunk, but when witness
walked op close to him, he suddenly took to his heels, and lied
with astonishing rapidity. Witness, on looking about, observed
the flap of 31r. States cellar raised, and at the same moment the
prisoner, Cook, put his head out, but witness drove him back, and
then jumped upon the flap, and called for assistance. He after-
wards found Cook concealed in a corner of the cellar. A great num-
ber of picklock keys, and other burglarious apparatus, were found
upon the premises.
Cook, in his defence, declared that he was going beam early on
Sunday morning, and in passing through Bishopsgate-street, he
fell through the trap-door, which doubtless some bed character had
pulled open, and left so. He wee trying to get out of this dia.
agreeable situation, when the watchman walked up, and villanously
shut him down until others came to his aid, and then the story of
robbery was made out, aid he was brought to the watchhouse
housebreaker.
The prisoner, after this account of the business, gave an address,
and very confidently spoke of his respectability, and the prophet
it ; but the officers were told upon inquiry, that no such person re-
sided in the neighbourhood.
The Lord Mayor told the prisoner, Cook, that a Jury mart judge
of the probability of the truth of the story ; but be apprehended
they would account Mr the occurrence in some other way.
Cook was fully committed.
Martin was examined finally on a charge of breaking into the
house of Messrs. Hobson and Ca, stationers, of Tower-street.
The prisoner had been seized by a soldier as he was runuingliom
a bulk which was before Mr. Robsotes shop window. A hole lied
been made in the partiti,m between the bulk and tho shop, end •
vast number of housebreaking implements were toped in the bulk.
Two other men, who had, it was believed, been In the bulk,
escaped. After the prisoner's apprehension, his lodgings were
searched, and a quantity of stamps and stationery was foetid there.
This property was identified by Mr. Whitaker, of Waibrook, is
having been stolen from hh warehouse, which was broken open a
abort time ago. The strong box had been broken open, but it ha
moed to contain bat little cash. Collins, the beadle, got into the
impose at the top, but did not succeed in apprehending the thieves.
The soldier who apprehended the prisoner had a desperate we.
Ilia with hint, for Martin was determined to make a last effort,
and both of these were rolling in the mud when eminence arrived.
The soldier had pounced upon the prisoner, equally determined not
to be disappointed,
The soldier appeared to give evidence under arrest. He had
been unable to account satiweetiwily for his long absence, on the
night of the burglary, to the Captain of his company, and upon
appearing at the guard-room, after his exertions, was put under
immediate arrest.
The boot Mayor said he regretted extremely to see a man who
had behaved so well on the Ilralgital of the burglary under arrest.
lie requested that the sergeant would state to the Commending
Officer the nature of die services rendered by the soldier, and that
in all probability his absenee was caused by the part which he had
taken on an occasion of such importance.
The Sergeant said he had nothing to do but to take care of his
prisoner. lie also observed, that bit prisoner had absented him-
self upon Griner occasions, and lagged that the Lord Mayor
would himself apply to the Commanding Officer upon the subject.
The prisoner said nothing, and was fully committal for the two
burglaries.
The prisoner has, since his coefinement, given a history of the
hue burglaries in the City. lie has been for some time connected
with a desperate gang of housebreakers, and has, within one year,
been concerned in no less than nineteen burglaries. On I,OIIIC of
the occasions he said the thieves obtained some booty, but nowhere
to a great amount. Thepollce regulations of the City often bathed
their plans. It is feared that the primmer's disclosure, though very
onuinete, will be of little service against the parties implicated.
During the csarnination, at wit eh many of the prisoner's friends
were present, a snuff-box was stolen trust a gentleman's pocket in
the Justiee-mum. On the preceding day the pocket of another
person was picked of a handkerchief, while the Lord Mayor was
adnioniiihtog some culprits.

SINGULAII C.ISE•

If ROM A titItIIESIrOSDENT.]

The following singular OCCUITVICP, which heppened a few days
since in the neighbourhood of Woodford, has cached a very con-
siderable sensation them :
Elizabeth Cave, an interesting young woman, about 19 years of
are, who lived in the service of Fullest, EN. a gentle-
man residing at Woodford, fe cotisctitience of getting her feet wet,
caught a severe cold, which brought on a fever. She was confined
to her bed arrival days, when site, to all appearance, died. An un-
dertaker was sent for, and the next day she was placed in a coffin,
and the intelligence of her supposeti death conveyed to her anther,
an industrious woman, with a large family, who was almost
broken-hearted at the melancholy tidings. From her good conduct
while in the veryice of Mr. F. That gentleman had resolved to de-
fray the extremes of the funeral, which was arranged should take
place on Sunday last, a week afer her supposed death. On that
day her mother, and several other relatives, came to pay the last
tribute of respect to her memory. and previous to the coffin being
screwed down, went to take a last " lung lingering look" at the
body, when one of them observed she had not undergone the
change usual oa such occasion., and that her face appeared rather
&abed. He suggested the. propriety of sending for a surgeon,
which was linrnediatelt done, who ordered her to be placed in a
warm bath, and applied the remedies usually resorted to to recover
pawns apparently drowned, and which were happily crowned with
eaaplete same% as the young woman was so far recovered in a
few hours, as to be able to speak, and is Dow is a fair way are.
wary. lint for this disarray, so timely made her relative,
this young womb would have been consigned to all the horrors of
penman Waimea. The ansitsr with which her friends wit-
nessed tbe progress of the means tamed a for her restoration, sad
- Abair • at be oarases, nay be Pore waslW conceived than dc,..