The National Register.
London, England, 1811-08-25 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

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Zewis Towers, a journeyman painter, who s4ood charged
with a burglary and robbery, in the house of Mr. Raymond, Ca-
dogan-place, Sloane-street, where he was at work with others,
was yesterday finally examined.
The evidence against the prisoner was altogether circumstan-
tial. It was manifest that the house was entered by some
person► who was acquainted with the circumstance of a win-
dow bar being unlocked. The prisoner too had been absent
en the night of the robbery, as he stated, at Camberwell Fair,
and his not appearing to his work the next day gave rise to sus-
picion of him. It was also proved that he suddenly became
possessed of more than ordinary cash, but a groom proved
having lent him 21. ss. 6d. within the last few days. Under ail
circumstances, however, the Magistrate committed the priso-
ner for trial.

ACCIDENi:S, OFFENCES,
On Friday se'nnight, the ta of a very respectable looking
van was discovered by one die pew-openers in the new Ca-
tholic Chapel, in Clarendole.square, Somers Town. 'the body
wis removed in a shell to Pancras Workhouse. It is supposed
ex..: he bad died during I..ervice. en Wednesrtax
Sunday, during divine service at St. Clement's Church, h the
Strand, an elderly woman suddenly dropped down dead. The
awful visitation occasioned a great consternation amongst the
congregation, and the service was suspended until the body of
the deceased was remov. d.
A fire bro'se out on Wednesday night, about eight o'clock,-in
the premises of Mr. Dobson, a dealer in hardware, the corner
of Finsbury-street, Chiswell-street, by which the premises and
nearly all the stock in trade were consumed. Mr. Cluny, a
hair dresser, in the next house, had his thigh broken, from
some furniture falling upon him.
A most diabolical attempt was made a few evenings since to
murder Mr. Brtovem, of M.:id, r head Thicket, a gentleman
unkersally respected. About nine o'clock in the evening, two
men knocked at the door, which Mr. BRAWN opened, and in-
stantly received a blow from a millet on his forehead, which at
the moment prevented him making any re,istance ; he, how-
ever, retreated into the parlour, and fwaened the door, and Mrs.
BitowN ran up stairs and gave an alarm; the thieves then
robbed the house of five candlesticks and a pair of shoes, with
which they got clear off. A reward of 1(Ol. was instantly
offered for theirapprehension, which had the desired effect, and
they are both now in sate custody. Upon searching their lodg-
ing, the candlesticks were found secreted in their bed • and
two valuable watches were found sewed up in the chair-
cover.
By the exertions of Vickery and Lavender, the Bow-street
Officers, the fellow who shot the Earl of Spencer's game-keeper,
has been apprehended; the particulars are as follow :—On their
arrival at Wimbledon, on Saturday afternoon, they found, from
the best information they could procure, that a man of the name
of Wm. Holt, who had come out of Hampshire, to work at the
harvest, was the man suspected, and that he had been etn3loyed
by a farmer, a tenant of Earl Spencer, to cut a field of barley, in
conjunction with another man, near the place where the gun
was discharged from. The officers lost all trace of him for six
or seven hours, but at length pursued him to Hampton Wick,
through Kingston to Hounslow, and from thence to Farnham,

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