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London, England, 1818-10-20 00:00:00

pi &staid**, *reams. Ue was otralsbitted as • tope 41.04 4
agabuud.
Seteral buy thieves were charged by due Ansmans
pi Mug puckesa at the Cb•pri dour in listed Quero—trret,
They vrPre described as the COOP gang who Rater ahuor the
Theatres an the eveatug, rad viably deauasiaated gaff
bane were detaUted and sobers were 411/charged.
lining mil..
DREADFUL TRANSACPIQN—ATTEMPfbLb
/MURDER.
William Ressisords was yesterday brought before the kfh•
glstrates of flub *Are by Moran/ Foldri, beadle of PMlury,
ebarged with attesaptitog to murder Nary IFalriasslota, hes
wife, Wary his *laughter, a rh 1.1 nese', years u( an.l
Surat* Di. r. 'Fbe fullowtug are the partoeuhus as &ward
vi • rut r

o.l.‘l.onlay, the 12th isslupt, as Mrs flisrali rsey, of
rutin I, was passing by the reside 'ice of he r, slang
eight "cluck in the morning, she heard • coy uf " Mur-
Acre" Heim( extremely terrified, she was afraid Ist go ids
and went past the house shout twenty 'mei,. A ntionano
named Ly,hula, came out in it state of dreadful ityptettiost,
and informed laer that Edmund" was inanteriu to wife
and chili!. She was spun tete point of gun% to r 1111-
biblauce, when she Prisoner's daughter lan uut Wei
pursued by In& father, who overtook heroas 41141 r
a Wow on the perk, with something which lie had jai his
baud, but the diatsuce preeesitid her trout seeing the
weapon be used; It 4 eonlinued to pursue the child for se-
veral yards, slid then fell down. Mrs Massey cariiid the
child Su the nearest house (Mrs. Daltuis's), and examined the
wound in the Child's meek, (rum which puttied tu.trues of
blued as she carried it liking. Wes fiaind a de. p cut at the
back of the sock i it appeared m•yeiy dreadful 4011 Janet r•
outhwound. After delivering the t'keld to Mrs. Daltuts's N.
she went to Dearth of some Orions to secure the Pit.
*tare. She met Mr. Stevens, of Paley, who (rein immeili-
-116.1t to Eilitruilds' re 'Weiser,. andAtinu lisa arrival sty the
Primmer lying ems the ground, fast debt by Mrs. Elllllll/1110,
sad a gating nom named Dytr. Mrs. Edristnids was bleediug
very MOO from a wound ht her ueck, and wits elute d tote
the house ill an embalmed slate. A messeuger was die.
patched to Pithier, the beadle of the parish, Upon his an.
rival he found the Primmer iu the custody of Dyer nut
Stevens, and was issfurused that, betides wuuudiug Isis wife
and daughter, he had inflicted as dangermis wuuuds un au
elderly female, named Dyir—oue un the neck, sod the °tine
oar the bark of the head. The Primmer 's conduct w..• lode.
seribably outrageous, and Pidder cuessieleriong that he is :is
Out sutScieutly secured, prucured a strait.wamicuat soil put
it on loin. The parish offiewrs were itifurgted of the 10110.
cakes of the trausarestru, and frum the reprrs.utauoua
made to them, being saluted to consider that his
conduct had been orcatiouttl by a lit of Weaselly, direct. 4
that he should betakes to a mad house at Chelsea, and pro-
perly immured. Their urdeim were carried into rseputiou,
and sesbeequeutly reeeivisig information from the keep. r that
his conduct had beers steady glad rational, and his m.ud ar.
parently composed, they gave tumefactious to the beadle lie
conduct him before the Magistrates.
11 was 'laird by Pidder that the woultfled parties were
unable to attend. Mrs Dyer had informed him of the par—
ticulars of the transaction. Ou Muuday asui sling, shunt
half-past berets o'clock, Mrs. Dalton went to the house of the
prisoner, who is a cuw-keriwr, to purchase some milk; he
was then reading a book. Upon her esitratme be stoned up
slid seised her violently by one of her arms, Mrs. Ediniusda
hastened iie frum a back room, and the prisoner tissiently
took up a etas? kink aivi stabled leer in the neck; hie
daughter seat cause is, and perceiving 111 t situation art hi r
mother and the attitude of her father, eau use of the house
iu great terror, mid was imertaken sod wounded by her
father, as has been described. Mrs. Dalton lied escaped the
mottle ut previously,
Mrs. Dyer, a neighbour, hearing the cry of " Mork, !
went in to ascertain the cues' of the disturbance, and ass
insusetliately attacked by the Prturiler, mid re et lead ewer dun-
gen/us wounds, one in the neck, owl the usher in the triad.
Her sou went to hteasaiatauce, and by a well-directed blue.,
belie& the Primmer is the ground. Sirs. Edmunds, with
Isar veuiteisoieg serest:lh, sweated is keeping bins dew*, elite
the arrewal of Mr. Stevens iusuied his security, and ke-
ynoted further mischief.

The Prisuser, emelt being interrogated as to his nil dives,
said, that be was perfectly unacquatuted with WI: iraiisia.
Sion; be was subject to fits.
The Magistrate uhterved, that it was uecertary to have
the (minium elbow, medical men as to the stateUf the Pa i-
mam's mind, and it was indisputably necessary to have
she evideuce of the wounded partite.
The Prisoner was remanded, mid orders given that hie
should lie• brought up int • future day. w-
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He appeared to be abuut 46 years of age, of • dark ram.
*Rion, a gloomy cuuNteoanor. and • projecting forehead;
about five feet three inches high, and iusl;med lii curpalcuey.

NAVAL INTRLLIGENCE.

roltmsotritt, emigres le.
Yesterday alma into batboy, Ibe Janus Irauspw t, from
Crylou.
Sailed the Prince Ronteal.Titylor, for Tobago • Providence,
Mums, for the Cape of Gaud Hope, Scr.• Lord
Brown, for Calnetta• Surrey, Raioe, fur ilew South Webs
wish esseviets ; and Commerce, fur Alamos.
Taday arrived the Valiant, from London fur Jantiors;
Maria, from ditto; add Sisters, from aim, for the Medderrs.
wean; Bkadeaball, from ditto for Bombay; Casul.lb fur
Antigua; Prospect, Wake, from Rita; and a few mastery.

ourstatrrst, °yeomen 17.
The Tunnaut,llo gams. Admiral Hallowell, from Ilse Curk
Motion' way *expected here uest week.
The Fly, 18 guns, Captain Tunikiarrua. which sailed ea
Saturday from Partansuutk, fur the Barbildure sidisuso, lq
relieve the Childers, pat into this port Cur dispatches use
Wednesday, sod sailed yesterday.

FALMOUTH, 04T0111111 18.
Arrived the Duke of gent packet, with a snail rrum Li*
boo--saileri on the bib inst.
The following pockets are in the Roads, viz —The klarl-
borough, fur Lisbon • Lard Sidiatintli. fur America; Queens.
hurt', for Jamaica; Grace, fir the Brazils; and tiwiftsare,
fur the Ifediterranear.
oast., oaraigyi iB.
Arrived yesterday and sailed fur the Hirer, she
Kihumuss, from Quebec in 28 days; Gleauer;lfall, sod the
Friends, Wilson, from Sunderland to the wriollati.
Remain in the Downs, the Severn and the Sir Georg.
Osborne transport, and remain fur 'wakes.

tiL. OCTQUICIIL its.
Thdt Calcutta,iltroyan. wild from hence for Odeon* 14th
inst. us same ceasing she was rem foul of by the brie &Mill,
fur Trieste, when she lost her bowsprit, head, bower anchor,
boat, and sprung her foremost, amid has pat back Ito repair.
The Susan has also put back to repair.
Sailed the Rouat)ball, Roberts, for Calcutta.
airowsurrtiv, sewrestliss 29.
A irependona gala of wind, from S. to 8. S. E. took molars
in this channel on the sight of Monday the ttlst instant, and
Tuesday the 22d. Time snow Per. eeeee nee, of Mary Puri,
was totally wrecked on Rbee Vaud, 18 miles S.W. of 'pre, and
8 miles E N.E. of the Isle of Mae; light-home, un the 21st
crew sad cargo lost. The Lund Middleton, Kerr, (rum
Liverpool to Motile, lost bur mainmast in the saes sale,
toad put into Loch Seaforth, in time Isle of Lewis, on the Vith,
and is refilling to proceed Ug her voyage. Several vessels
outward and homeward humid, are intim', and the neigisla...-
iwg harliours, but bare beard of no other mittfurtuues than
time above.

•WAnt[A, perosta 14.
The schooner Chaney, Tonkin, frogs Bristol to Lisbon,
has put in here very leaky.

•
Sunday evening, ahont ten n'cloch, as • middle-aged G'll—
was walking along Newgate.atreet, carryii.; a chili'
in hie arms, a Loy very genteelly drevwd,ind apparently nut
more than twelve years old, came up to him and 'matched
his watch, which he ran away with great ape. d, along
Gilt*pnr.alreet. Some persons who slimmed the nil Ail-
lowed with all possible hied', and et the duo' ashy Compiag
he was token into custody. The witch was found near blimp
un the FrVuu.l. fie ama !Aged iu Charter for Owe nig4