The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-11-25 00:00:00

DESPERATE GAA'G OF THIEVES.

DARING ATTACK BY A NUMEROUS GANG OF
THIEVES-.RFSCUE OF FoUll NOTORIOUS
HOUSE /IKEAKERS—AND WOUNDIM: MARS.
DEN, THE GAOLER.

rum reputed thieves, of the names Of Jones, Dunn, Mar-
ray, and Godiro, may fully committed on Thor.'lay, from
31arltsorotigh-street Police Office, for trial, fur robbing the
lama. of Mi,. Watkins, is. May-fair. mid another in sit
P•itirlark) was handcuffed with them, lied fasten.
ad to the chain, to be taken to Newgate. Paddock's offence
was simple larceny. They left the Office about dmk, un.
der escort of Mersdre, the gaoler, who took then, his usual
way for privacy, along Great Russell-muse. In (taming
Tottenham court-road a woman of the loan fit into coo-
tie's§ with tlwm, and in passing along (treat Russell.
street 01.1 ale ahistlwg was heard, aril one of the burglars
cnlhd out, " Now fur a testate Immedtast I y alter between
20 nod 30 ruffians sallied forth from George street, St.Ciiles'e,
and the opposite Mile, and knocked Mai %den down by a blow
ou the back with a bludgeon, and they continued twitting
him until be was senseless wino Ott the ground. We scares ly
need state that the Prisoners escaped. Marsden was taken
into an apothecary's shop, and his bead, which was dread-
fully cut is four different places, wee dressed. Ile is also
much bruised about the hock, and but faint hopes ■re en.
tintaired of his recovery.
About half-past ten o'clock et night Paddock, one of
the Prisoners rescued, and who was u stranger to the four
burglars, gave Itimtell up at the Marlborough Head, oppo-
site the' Policeedlice, to Valentine, tlit officer, who was there,
and be was couveyed to St. Anne's watch home. Ile was
yesterday examined before Messrs. Cement and Farrow, and
his depositiou was as follows:-..
He was out aware of the rescue until it happened. There
were 11101 e than twenty perstois came upon them, hurried
them on, mil on turning romd, lie raw Marsden was Hot
with them. They ran down Mosenemstreet, into Charles.
street, Lhury-lane, when the party who rescued them at-
tempted in rain tto gel the irons off. 'fbey proceeded to
Inn-fields, ohmic they again were attempted to be
set at lamely, but it could not be duue. here willies' was
exhausted with tonaiug, and being one of the two foremost
ow the chain, be was lifted WI by the.collar of the coat and
the breech. They proceeded through Clare-minket and the
Temple over Blackfriarmbridge, other attempts having been
made be get off the irons. They were led slows. the lust street
go the left itt Ittlirkfriars-rimit, and proceeded by the back
Wes Is to the Obelisk. cod from thence into the lieut-tond,
where a supply of filer, chisels, hammers, /cc. was obtained,
mid due Primmer" were let lunge. But previously 11l
mimeo( She gang asked witness if he knew either of the other
Lear, and on his answetiug i■ the negative, they took the
handkerchief from Lis neck and placed it over his eyes, whilst
they released the whole of them, anti the fellow who untied.
the handkerchief kept it. On sepal aling, the burglars saii!,
" Yon all know where we are to ureet." Witness went into
the first public• Lome he cause to, and related the whole
fact, and thee returned end gave himself up.
lie was re-committed to Coldballi-fiehls, as a witness, with
an order to be leniently treated:—He would be able to iden-
tify some of the gang.
lobo Hitcher, a poster in the Inner Temple, staled, that
be was tomb by the gang Ge they I eased thsough the
Temple. awl several petits's' Were seriously ii.jused, but pal -
tietolisely a lompliglitn, ohs,. was in their way. They were
100 011114 to be moi►test, and the manner in which they
Auuri■Lad their bludgeon' was very imituidatisig. IVIIIM RS
would he able to identify one of them, and be came to the
uffire to see if any siege appri La nsh d.
Mr. Conant, at the close of She business, went to the
• Sc ymf SOWS Offlet to report the Miair, and no doubt
a proclamatios will be imatd.
At the elms of initial' this (fora o'clock p. Maredets
woeserausi, it is said, cameo' ears tee.

Oa Thursday ■ bricitayer •nd two of his men
fell from ft scaffold et one of the new building■
opposite Cooduit-etrect. Time men were (moseyed
to Aliddleses Heapital, one of whom it since died.
-The mister and the other um ire likely to reeever.

COAL MARKET, NOYI74IIER 24.
Ships lit Market. :Woo suhl. Price.
39 Neweulle 3l ...... 35s Oil to 444 3.1
4 Soliderlaud
3 SlGue Coal

(From slue "LA/ado* New Pries Carnal:l

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24.

forrow.—The Colton-market runtissues in a my .le-
-1)1..w,1 ►tate, cud the aceurosis from Livevpool are daily
becoming more gloomy; a fall id y.i. per lb. has taken
place in that market. Thei.e nufavuurahlu *cements, and
the demand here Wring entirely subsided, has secasiuned a
Ml of .1.1. a Id. per lb, and even the peat reds-vim' dews
nut facilitate roles. The purchases of CelM.a fur the week
sodium the evening ef yesterday are about 160 bap, sold in
parcel. toe trivial to euenierate.
fiuttan.—The demand fur Illusesrvedes his conllneed
steady dewhig the week; the pekes are wittiest altered**.
There has bees a ecresidevelds lesions drum 'is Lumps,
and woe panda lose Wax lakes fur immediate sliipas“t