The National Register.
London, England, 1818-10-04 00:00:00

UNION HAI I .

Friday William Sir,l.th, a most dar7ng waK hrright h,f,re
the Magistrate, by Lewis, a con.dalle (7amb,:rweA,
identified by several persons as the man whose numeroo, if:prod.:-
antis :lave caused considerable alaim. in the neighbourho of Cam..
ber well and Peckham. The following charges werepreferredagoinA
him

On Saturday evening about 7 c'elock. as Mrs. Tyler, of Peckham.
wits crossing a field near Letlibury.hous?, she was stopped by the
prisoner, whc with imprecation,. of the mot dreadful man re, demand-
ed her money chic begged him. to use no violence and he should
have all toe inoni.v that shc le d hi her possession, and 1im.1.11
lid. to hint ; he then seized her hand in the tuoi.t brutal manner.
and forcibly istripped it ring from one of her lingers, mid in so doing
bruised and hurt her hand to violently, that it has been in a state of
great inflannuatior. ever since. Ile then made oft. On Monday, he
stopped Mrs. Powell, of Camberwell, ut an early part of the evening.
and toi,k from her an umbrella ; her cries hastened the approach of
Mr Powell to tate him into custody. On Tuesday night, about
eight o'clock, Mrs. Downes of Kennington, was etoppd by the
prisoner on Kennington Common ; he thrust Ills hanl into her
pocket, and tank out all the money, and a silver fruit knife, and ran
loft threatening at the same time to return and murder her it' she
made any.neise. On Thursday morning, at t t o'clock. he accosted
Mrs. ibores, of Rosemary-branch Lane, Peckham, in a field near
Peckham, and before she had time to reply to a question headed her
about the time of day. snatched an umbrella from her hand, tore a
ring from her finger, and demanded all the 'annoy she had about
her, and threatened, with horrid oaths, to camder her if she offered
the smallest resistance. Mrs. Jones was in the act of drawing the
money from her pocket, when he observed the.rmproaeh of some per.
sons and made off.

Information being given to Lewis, the cooetAble, of die above dilr
ing robberies, he procured assistance, and commenced a search after
the perpetrator. Perceiving the prisoner loitering about in,e
he took him into custody on suspicion ; aed upon scantling hien
found in his possession the ring that he had taken tivin Mrs...fones,
and a par nbroker's duniteate of an umbrella, which sea.; ascertained
to be the one belonging to Mrs. Powell, and another field the um-
brella belonging to Mrs. Jones was found-concealed under the hedge.
In the pocket of the prisoner were found numerous religious tracts.
:waning most imp.sessivoly the readers Non an evil course of life,
and containing in front the ►epresentation of a man upon a gallows.
The prisoner made no defence; he was committed.

A lady in r ppearancc calledat the house of Mr. Campbell, in Shoat-
street, Moortields, on Monday afternoon, under pretence of looking
at the apartments, which were to be let ; but during the absence of
Mrs. Campbell she contrived to secrete several articles of value, with
which she gat off undetected. This is only one of several atter:nor
made by her that day. Shea ppears passably genteel, of a nuthuly
look, and is about 38 years of' age. She pretends to have a 4:other,
for whom she wishes to take lodgings, &c. In her hand was a couple
of black ostrich feathers, and a market two-handle basket, into which
she . must have thrust the articles stolen, viz.: a silk shawl, 2 tea-
spoons:3 gold seals which were attached to a watch, lyirg on the
mantle-piece, (not stolen,) 2 others lying loose, and a gold watch.,
key, together with a small table-cloth.

Aboitt one o'clock in the morning of fistanlay we.ik two villains
entered the rack-hill of Messrs. Paul Wathen and Co. at Wood-
chester„ in Glocestersliire, and whilst engaged in taking a piece of
superfine black cloth oat of the racks, they were discovered by a
person employed to guard the premises. The latter,who was atmed,
called out to them to surrender, when they immediately ran. oft;
upon which the guard fired at the pecan carrvng the cloth, and it
is utpposodarounded him rererely..as he extlaitimd, " Lord have
mercy upon me !" and a great quantity of blood was of :trwards
found en the spot, .which was tray rd as far at %Vonlichester. The
robbers succeeded reverthelesc in making, their esezpe for the prete-U,
as the guard, who instantly went after them, was thrown down by a
cord which they had previously macto.fast acros.s the road, for the plir-
poie of intencyting..itty perAn who might follow them. A reload
has been offered for their apprehension.

;.Tat iillphaai ifdie,tl."W says, •6 Last week W. Friend, game-
kemer. to C. Lion, Esq. of Ilinchester, Fred et a covey caul:wig of
fourteen partridri, and actually killt.ll cloven of the timber ut.a
single diet. however incredible this m.iy appear, we do not doubt
the tact,.placing full confidence in the veracity of the (;endt•man wbu
handed us "lie infortnation."

Op Wednesday night, the house of Mr. Mauthiny, the engineer.
in Lambeth, was broken open by some robbery, who earriosl oil a
variety of drawing ute.ssils, and about 51. in Alva, which was de-
posited in a writing desk. The seine night, the house of Mr. CA-
linge, in Lambeth, was broken open and plundered s j7l. iu Bank
notes.

Grapes tot making wine arc now so plentiiul,tbat they are brought
by cart loads to Covent-garden-market, where they ore sold by the
hundred weight at about sevenpenee halfpeany per pound.
Several publicans, we understand, have lately applieti to the Co-
roner of the City, to know whether they are legally obEgell to receive
dead boiliet into their hotetes; to which, it is said, be has replied, that
they are not ; but, that prrish officers are by law obliged to furnish
a place for their re coption till inquests earl be held on them.
• The return of our eumaryineti from France is unusually great;
from 30 to 40 active at drighton every panket.
The Ru•siart frigates Legloy, Pmpestoy, and Provernoy, now de-
taMed in Portsmouth by font winds, are, it is said, intended to a
cqmpensation to Spain for the b. 1.1 state of the Russian rquatitoti.
formerly purchased by that Pewer.
There unt been consider:ll)k itopertations of oni.ms from France
into l'orttmouth, so that they are how selling for I.ls. per barbel,*
few days since they sold for doubt,: that trice.
'Tuesday evening, bet ‘vein four and five o'clcek, the pre_
mists of Niessts Jruit s, Wood, owl James, oil merchant.,
Co:lege-hill, took lite, vhiele wan ro rapid in its progress,
that, notwithstanding a fill liittply ~r water to the numerous
eogines,•they were utterly destrey ell in halt. ,ut hour. All the
bouks and papers were fortiminely pr served. Toe stock.
Which consiated.inim ipa.,s cif lie, was entirely eatimmed ;
but we are biro). le leaf the gi emit r part is Maimed.
1W ethiestla , 411 111.104 w.i he Id at th Sof eall Eagle, St.
Giles's, on tin.. !poly j'l.l%llltsil a thildovitose death
was oewioned by strong iiriem•t givece la Iter.by.a Wellnan
114111.. d Ellell it appeared from the evidence of the
"few, awl .inter of the deceased, that Bryan took the child
oat anion ionic past 7 011 MUlle4y Mot cud returned. about
9 o'clock. On setting down the elstkd it could not
lfiyYo wil.t si.a hail choice, and thin child said, -'
have drank two aLog,ve eiaim, en" of rum, one. of peppermint,
and shale of two pot* of porter." 'I lie child greet very ill,
and coed In the course eel the day. Bryan had taken her out
aced made her thank, in consequence of which she teed liter
very ill. The body of the child was opened, and the stomach
found to he many inflamed. Wag jt.ty returned a rtraict ig
Wilful Mira r, •

NORWICH UNION FIRE and LIFE INSUR-
ANCE.—The I N SIT ERS are requested to take notice. that by
order of the flossed of Directors, BUSINESS of this INSTITU -
TION is NO LONGER TR.INSACTED at 51i, Bridge Street,
libu:k films. Persons intruding to renew or effect Fire or Life Pon-
.cies with the NorwietiEnion, are desired to apply at the of of either
of the following agents, who are alone authorized by the Board to
receive proposals for policies, and to give legs' receipts for payments
on account of ii,suranee in London
)Ir. C. A. iiAcver, to, Birchin-lane, Comhill.
P. STYAN, 73. Beaker-4trect. Portman-square.

Insurers attending to make paytneuts will be pleased to ii.roduce
Ntcir notices to renew.
All letters from the agents or other persons. on official
arc to be addre,sed as usual to the Board of Directors. or to Mr. S.
Bignold. seetetiry, Norwich.
The following extract from the minutes of the Board will explain
the reason of the above rake . . .

At a s:erial measure of the Bond of Directors. held on the intli
clay of Septorber, P4lB, the communication rectired frotn the Lon-
don Committee rtspecting the Stwresary at Bridge-street was con
aidered, and the following resolution was entcced into:—
" That this /bard ftels compelled to intimate to the Secretary,
Mr. 'Cl:onm Bil told, sen. that in consequence of the opinion ex-
remed by the etweeeituc in 1,0n.10n, that his retirement from of ice
is im'ispensatly i.evessary to the fawn v+eltitre and prosperity of the
I tistitn.ion. the Board deetns it in:poll:In that he shoulunnmediatel)
abstain from acting farther in his office of seectary or agent ior the
society, until such tr.eastms can be taken on this subject as the car.
CuLutaiwaxl)all require."

Sigc xi ix 4thalf of 41. e Boanl of Direttors.
JOHN CROWI, Cizairrnivi.

FRAUD PREVENTED.

To counteract the many attempts that arc juily
wade to impose or the unwary a spurious eompovtioninstead of
the Geo ninehlaelting yrepared by Day and Martin ,they are inflate
cd to adopts new Label t which theiraddregs
IIII;H HOLBORN,
a I so^onspicuuebly, that they trust an attention to this. and
; :i; • co/they pc, uric:, is unlike all letter.pressorillenabie
} at once to deOect the imposition. The Real Japan
14. A C 1 made by DAY and MARTIN, 97, High Holboni,
be sold in Bottles at dd. Is. and ls. Gd. each, and •
ej.r,' of I.,tnel left wan all Venders
DAY AND MARTIN', 97, HIGH HOLBORN.