The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-07 00:00:00

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

As Mr. tbotnaa fluidity, of Mile-end, on Sunday morninz
was going from borne to Hackney, when crossing the debts
he saw a female in a state of frenzy walking on the bank 1
a pond of water, take off her shawl and bonnet, and withott t
notiein; him plunged in ; he hastened to the spot, and after
some difficulty got her out, and conveyed her to a
bootie war the spot ; for some time she refused to give s,i
account of herself. but at last she said she was Ike wife of
sibband weaver iu Spitalfields; that losses in trade had Ir.
duerd her husband In beggary, and she had mule up li.t
mind to destroy liersclf. She was restored to her family.

ANOTHER SHOCKING MURDER.
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On the night of Tnesday last, George Cooper, a native of
Hertfordshire, left Loudon In his cart, and having proceeded
fifteen miles from the metropolis. he was robbed and bar.
barons', murdered. A person, well known to the deceased,
who was passing ow Wednesday morning, observed the
horse and cart in the road; be passed on, conceiving that
the deceased had called at some friend's house, but on him
arrival at Spitaffields.nsarket, be was informed that the un-
fortunate man was murdered, and that the body was found
shockingly mangled, near the spot where be bad observed
the horse and cart. The deceased being a man of pro-
perty, and well known at the market, the relation caused
very great alarm, and information was Immediately gives
at Worship4troet Pollee Office, by which it apptascd,
that he had keen is lowa on Tuesday night, and had trans.
meted business with persona in the market. He had received
various SUMO of mosey, which, it is supposed, he bad about
his person. By the wounds, it appeared that two bullets
had passed through his bead, his pockets were tumid inside
out, but no property was takes from the cart. He ass au
elderly man, unmarried, and had money is the fends,
which he managed himself, so that Ilse amount is nut known.

DARING ROSBEItr.--On Thursday night the
warehouse of Messrs. !CLEFT sod Co. furriere,
Narrow-wall, Lambeth, was broken open lay a gang
of thieves, and robbed of sixty dozen of skills!.
We are authorised by Sir STEWART Bitce C. Bart.
to stale, that the person who presumed to call her-
self Lady Bruce before the Magistrates at Iluw-
street, has no right whatever to assume that statue.—
Evening Pape►./
31r. GATTHONNE BUTT'S action sgeinat Sir NA -
THANIEL CONANT, for false iinprisoritnent, will,
we are informed, be tried in the Court of Common
Pleas, during the sittings in or after the present
Term.
Monday morning, the 26th ult. • lamb, the pro-
perty of Mr. J. WEN DEN, of Chelmsford, teat
discovered in ■ field in the parish of Writtle, man-
gled in a moat barbarous and cruel manner. A
leg had been cut off, and the shoulder must dread-
fully mutilated in attempting to sever it from the
body of the lamb, %%filch at the
have been alive. A labouring ,
the next field, hastened to inform
of the circumstance, who rewarded
trouble. In the course of the day,
tanned that a man bad informed a boy
committed the cruel deed, and that k
the leg in a ditch near the spot,
bring made, it was found. From
the boy gave of the man, suspicion
very person who gave Mr. WIENDI
formation of the circumstance, and
brought before the lad, he was .
that person. He was taken before
as.embled at the Shire-Hill on F
he underwent au examination.
mitted for trial at the next Aesizes.

•C •C. .1. IT .or
tiine is supposed to
moo, employed is
orm Mr. WENDEN •
arded him for hi•
chly. it I, a•cer-
a boy of his having
that he had secret,-il
where, upon seam%
mu the description
don fell upon 11. e
ENDEN the fir-t
and upon hie hen%
fully identified as
fore the Magistrates
Friday week, where
He was fully Coin-
res.