The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-02-06 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, kc.

MET.ANCIIOLY SITICIDE.—OD Sunday week, a young
man named Wm. Dowden p
ironmonger, put • period to his existence, by sus-
pending himself to a beam in a hayloft belonging to Mr. T. Ed-
wards, of Alton. The deceased had been married
only. the day before, and nothing in his behaviour indicated an in.
tention to commit the fatal act. He left home about six o'clock,
and about ten was discovered in the state above desetibed. By
his awful end a large family has been thrown into the greatest
distress, and the house which on the preceding day was the scene
of festivity, Is now changed into mourning, by reason of this me-
lancholy event.
Tits: LATE TRAGICAL EVENT.—JOSEPO NORMAN:—
Since the commission of the horrid deed in this town, the particu-
hut of which were amply detailed in our last number, several facts
have come to our knowledge respecting the suicide. fully warrant-
ing the ground of suspicion entertained as to his dishonesty, and
which leave no doubt that he committed the act in a paroxysm of ,
insanity, occasioned by remorse of conscience and fear of detection.'
We are happy to state that, after an interval of painful suspense to
her relatives and friends, blrs.Warren is now pronounced out of
danger; and that the servant, Frances Towning, is also in a fair
way of recovery.—Tounfon Courier.
ACCIDENT Faux A SPRING GCN.—Wednesday 1; at an
accident happened on the premises of Mr. Moore, a considerable
plumber, in Dorvill's-row, just through Hammersmith, which
threw the neighbourhood into considerable consternation, and which
is likely to be attended with fatal results. In the outer premises
behind !Ur. Moore's, there are large quantities of lead, and robbe-
ries have been several times attempted. Beyond those premises are
Guyat's nursery-grounds ; and though spring guns and steel
traps have been, it is understood, occasionally set there, recently
lead was found ready to be carried MY. 11'hether the robbers ap-
preached over the nursery-grounds is not known ; bat Mr. Moore,
for security, nightly had a spring gun set. It was the apprentice j
boy's duty to turn off the springs, every morning, the first thing ;
but. unfortunately, on Wednesday morning he neglected this duty.
Adams, one of the journeymen, was crossing towards the workshop,
and trod upon one of the springs : the gun went off, and its con-
tents were lodged in the poor fellow's knees. Upwards of sixty
shots have been taken out of one knee. The young man was
dreadfully alarmed ; he fell, and has ever since continued in a
state of alarming agitation, which the surgeons (Messrs. Pring and
Dewsnap, of Hammersmith), have not, with all their anxiety to ac-
complish such effect, been able to subdue. Ile was carried home
to his residence.' in Hog's-lane, on a shutter. The surgeons are
making every effort to keep cloven inflammation.
Mar.awrooiy ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday a melancholy
accident occurred, which has plunged a whole family into the
greatest distress, and has made a strong impression on the inhabit-
ants of Lewes generally. The circumstances, r far as we have
been able to collect them, are to the following effect :—Archibald,
the youngest son of Mr. Arthur Lee. a youth of about 17, tempted
by the fineness of the day, left home to enjoy the salubrity of the
tar oh the banks of the Ouse—on this, as on other occasions, his
book being his only companion. He was seen reclining against
the railing of a tow-path gate, pursuing his studies, and in a short
time it is suppOsed that he fell into the river, as cries were heard,
which brought two men-servants of Mr. H. Campion to the spot,
where they arrived only in time to witness his last struggle. Only
part of his body was seen by them. Every assistance was Imme.
diately rendered, boats and grappling irons were procured, but in
vain ; sod, although the men had seen where he sunk the last time,
it was nearly two hours before the body was found, when of course
the vital{ spark had fled. The usual means of resuscitation were
resorted to, but, we need not say, without effect. A Jury was
summoned, and, after an investigation of the affair, returned a vet.
diet of—" Accidentally Drowned." It is supposed that the feet of
the youth had slipped,
. and precipitated him into the river; unfor-
tunately it being spring tide, the river was full, and then was at
least ten or twelve feet of water where the accident occurred. Thus
has terminated the life of a young man whose loss will not only be
mourned by his distressed family, but by society at large, to which
he was an ornament. He was a youth of superior acquirements.—
Brighton Gazette.
HIGHWAY ROSSERY.—On Thursday evening, before
eight o'ekek, as Mr. Mallow, of Stayley Bridge, was returning
=II.Mem Manchester in his gig, he was ettaAted, about a mile
abe from the town' by two men, who rushed out of the
hailaw, One of them seized the horse's head, and the other jumped
los the gig. The one at the head shouted he would shoot him, if
%Mob say resistance. He was robbed of 1001. all in Bank notes,
charily weseieed at the bank of fdensrs. Jones, Lloyd, and Co.
lbw Usees flonsisted of one of tom. and ten of N. Mr. Maslow had
NW mere in gold, which the robbers did not find. The whole
transaction did not occupy more than two or three minutes. A per.
was on the road, so near as to hear the gig stop, and came up
:dirafter diately the men had run of. Mr. Matlow returned to
beeter, and gave information to the police. Two well.known
eilloullgolh Mar names of George Partington and James Arnold,
hare bees on suspicion, and were remarsiel on Friday
at the New ' ,by Mr. Norris, for examination as Saturday.
They meals° suspected of being concerned in Mr. Dockrey's rob-
bery, near Ardwick Green, who had twenty-four sovereigns and
Biped wash eaten from him. Three or four men stopped him so
early as eke *Week in the evening of Tuesday seamen, cm the
new road leading to Downing-carat—Derby Merest,.
ATTACK ON A EVIGL•II.-00 Monday last the
pectable family residlog at the Parsonage House at Rewe, near
Rarer. wen dews here great slam by. the daring initasion of
WOW villain, whew poems, whoever ft might be, was fortunately
frustrated. It appears that the Rev. Mr. Tripp's youngest son,
about fifteen yeas of age, going into his bed-room, about err
o'clock in the evening,. saw a man, having a pistol at the end of
which was a dirk, standing with his back to the window, whieN
was open. The boy, with more spirit than prudence, immediately
attacked him, by throwing at him a bade which he had in his
hand. A scale then ensued, in which the villain two or dine ,
times endeavoured to stab him ; but he dexterously contrived to
ward ogre blows with a candlestick he had in his hand. The fel-
low,
meeting with so stout a resistance from so apparently unequal ,
an opponent, and by this time recollecting his ownter danger, darted
out of the window by which it is supposed he entered, end fled.
Till this, Mr. Tripp's son had not time presence of m to make
an outcry; bat on theory of " Murder !" all the family ran to him
and, as soon as the cause was ascertained, gave the alarm to thi
village. A pursuit immediately commenced, by a great number of
people, but it was too late—the fellow had escaped. The young
gentleman providentially received oily a very slight wound, and a
bruise on his left arm, between the elbow and shoulder.
EXTENSIVE ROSSERY.—It appears that for a consider-
able period a system of robbery has been successfully carried on in
the premises of Messrs. Duped, manufacturing goldsmiths and
jewellers, of Red Lion-street, Clerkenwell. In consequence of in.
formation privately conveyed to them, they were induced to keep
an observant watch on all the persons in their employ, as, from the
extensiveness of the stock which they generally keep on hand, both
of manufactured and unwrought gold, it was quite possible that
they might have continued to be plundered to great extent, without
their being enabled to detect the depredation. From many concur-
rent circumstances, they were led to suspect a young man named
Thomas Redding, who had worked for them for some time, and
those suspicions being strengthened by subsequent inquiries as to
his habits and mode of life, Messrs. Dugard, on advice, gave Red.
ding into the custody of an officer, by whom he was brought: up to
the police office, at Hatton-garden, on Tuesday last. After Red.
dimes apprehension, he made some confession as to the manner in
which part of their property had been disposed of, to the value of
351. or 4OL ; but as there was every reason to suppose that the
quantity so admitted to have been taken formed but an usconsider.
able part of the plunder, Meer. Dugard requested the worthy
Magistrate in grant them a general search warrant, together with
the assistance of an attire officer, in order to obtain mere decisive
information before the examination was gone into. Mr. Sergeant
Sefton, who presided, immediately acquiesed in this request, and
the warrants were entrusted to the care of Edwards, of Hatton-gar-
den office. The result of the investigation has not been by any
means so complete as !Hears. Dugard had anticipated, owing, In a
great measure, to the equivocal information of Redding. Another
person has, however, been taken into custody, as an accomplice in
the transaction, and the principal agent for the dispoeal of the pro-
it/RGLARY AT liamettasuirti.—On Tuesday night
last the house of J. Hanson, Es 9. at Hammersmith (one of the
Magistrates for the county of Middlesex) was burglariousiy enter-
ed by housebreakers, who forced an entrance through the pantry
window, by removing the iron bars. This was the only vulner.
able pert of the premises, all the doors and window shutters being
lined with sheet iron, and secured both by bars and bolts. The
thieves rifled all the drawers in the breakfast and eating parlours.
From a bureau they took nearly twenty pounds in cash. The prin-
cipal articles of plate being invariably removed from the sideboard,
they found only the silver salts, some spoons. and cruet tops. AS
they took nothing but what was light and readily convertible, there
is SO hope of tracing the property. From the known activity ard
indefatigable attention of Mr. Hanson, in the execution of his Ma-
gisterial duties, it had been hoped that his residence would have es.
aped attack ftem the villains who have committed such numerous
depredations in Hammersmith, where no fewer than five homes
have been broken open on the Lower Mall within a few months.
That the thieves should have selected the only vulnerable part of the
premises might seem extraordarry, but as the house is daily
crowded by applicants of every description—to whom Mr. Hanson,
as a Mwistrate, is ever ready of access—it may be concluded that
some of the party had taken a convenient opportunity of ascertain-
ing the meet easy point at which an entrance might be found.

GREAT MAtl or Cocas.—The Man of Cocks so anx-
iously looked to by the sporting world, is at length made by a gen-
tleman of Shropshire, fir. lieuann, against the formidable confe-
deracy of Cheshire and lAncashire, the two counties so justly
famed for their superiority of birds. This main of forty-one cocks,
and fifteen byes, is to be fought at Chester, live days in the race.
week, for twenty guineas a bottle, and ten guineas the byes, with
five hundred guinea. the main. We are informed the Shropohire
Spring Meeting will not take place, or the above main would have
been fought there. The various stakes received the sanction of
Lord Grosvenor, Mr. 3lytton, Mr. Benson, and other gentlemen,
in the habit of sending their hones to Shrewsbury. The cause of
the failure is want of torpport at home.—Drrby Paper.
Since Mr. Sivewright contracted fur this Lottery, the
demand for Whole Tickets and the higher description of Shares
has exceeded all former precedent, and it is observed, many appli-
cations are made for four similar Shares of different Numbers : this
arises from there being more than three out of four of all now sold
entitled to receive back more than half the money, after having had
the chance of not only the Seven Prises of 20,000/., but of the two
Sterling Capitals of 20,10M01. attached to the first drawn Prizes;
making an average value of nearly 61. per Ticket more, indepen.
dent of the floating Capitals, on the first day. These advantages
prove the very cheap rate at which a person may adventure, whilst,
should he be unsuccessful, he will have the chance of Five 20.0001.
Prizes afterwards, which is nearly twice as many as the whole
mamba is the preceding Lottery.