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London, England, 1818-09-10 00:00:00

to Isle tl. evidence of a wawa of an lied a Atwitter. 114
was tberefoie under the Necessity of disehargiag the Prisoner
apt az x.fiaunag.
. DARING ROBBERY.
Yesterday Rebert and Reeve Keelhelk were
brought op from Nridewell, by Pople, the
gaoler, mad lastly irnainined, on a charge of privately steal.
lug is the dwelling of ;tuba Baker, Esq. in James-ateret,
nnelkingkamgate, a silver waiter, a silver coffee-put, a silver
tea.pot stand, mid other artielea of plate.
About eleven o'clock °iciest Sigtoriday morning, after
Baker breakfasted, the servant lard carried the tea-hosed,
with the shove snicks, the tra-spoinia, silver corky, Ac.
into the front kitrlwo, to be washed.. Mr. Baker then re-
tired to his study in the front of the lionse,_ ores the urra
gate. The servants leh the kitchen merely for moment,
when the Prisoaers were observed lurkitsg about the door till
Ibis opportunity offered, and our of Owns lung his hat over
the rails, and then beiag furnished with to excuse. he boldly
opened the area gate, went into the kitchen, and stripped
the tea-hoard of all the plate, which he depositeil its his
hat, and handed up to his motion outside the gate.
Mrs. Bates, of No. 8, being at her drawing-room window,
observed what transpired. She rung the hell for Janus
Loveilay, her servant, and very properly arid him iu
snit of the offender*. They look their course slung Wil-
lism.street, when uufurtunatrty for themselves, they were
met by George Page, a boy, living at No. 4, almo4 neat
shine to Mr. Baker. APBrid• was thin carrying the hat
containing the plate under his arm. Mrs. &tr.'s servant
followed them to a house in Pr.-street, and Cooper, the
officer, apprelsendetl them on contiog out of this house.
Cooper atid Gilmore, by order of the Alimi.trAtes, had
searched the house, hat they 11411 not Amt.! Ilie p.uperty.
A rout, apparently worn by (Inca site PI iAltlerP, was found
wet, he ockauwledged it to belong to his, and it was proved
he had worn it when he got &nu Mr. linker's area, mid that
it had then rained.

TAe Primmer, were fully eiunnaittett on the foregoing
evidence.

COKONEWS lAQUEST.

INHUMAN CONDUCT OF A WATCHMAN.

Ate loquisition was takes so Townley night before Mr.
Inteliuu, Coroner. at the Peacock, its Whstrenirs-,trees, Crip.
stegate, or the body of a female. who appra►rl to be shout
30 years of age, whu died its Cripple ate *etch-house; her
seine was unkoowo.

Mr. Glossop, of No. 5, Whiteerom-street, stated that he
was in the East India Company's service. On Monday
ntorising, shout four o'clock, lie war awoke by the piercing
cries and groans of the deceased • he got out of bed and
opened his window, and saw the deceased sitting on the step
of a door at the conveyor Beech-street and II hiticross-street.
He called to John Kelsey, a watchman of Berth-street, and
told him to pay attending to the deceased. Kelsey told him
nit to be aliening. The deceased coatinsed uttering dread-
ful screams, and sat in • double posture, complaining of a
violent pais in her bowels, and requested the watchman to
give her some water. Krlery told her "to be off float
there, and if she wanted water she might go to the pump fur
it, but she must go off his beal."—Tbe deceased replied,
" I hare lost the use of my limbs, and require assistance,
pray give me water, for my throat is parcheil."—Kelsey was
going away, when be relied to him, and told him that he
was action: very wrong, and begged that hr would pay pro-
per attention to her. By that time a man and woman canoe
up, and he (witness) took smite water from his room, sad
carried it (in his uight.clothes).to the deceased. Kelsey
swore an oath, and walked away, and never returned after-
wards. The Whitecrom-street watchman, named Mason,
came up, and rendered every assistaace • he helped to carry
Ihe deceased to the watelt.huuse, where she expired immedi-
ately urea her arrival.
Mr. Joseph Andrews stated, that Kelsey, the watchman,
said to the deceased, " D--n you, you are able to walk if
you like," and wanted to get her oil his beat, and said he
wanted to have no trouble with her. He told the watchman
that she appeared almost in a dying state; he replied, " She
most not, marl shall tit make a d—d noire on my beat;"
owl limited that she should go away. He sad the other
persons had some difficulty is restraining the watchman's
violence, and pre ventiag him front assaultiug the deceased,
by striking her with his mare, Ineunse she did not walk off
his beat. Every &agendum was paid by the smelt-Mame.
keeper to the deceased; be mot fur brandy to give to her,
hat before its arrival he discovered that site was dead.

Mrs Nast corrobeested the above evidenee awl said that
she asked the detested where sbe lived ; she sad is Utilborm.
She asked her why she left her friend., and she made no
answer.

Mr. Langstaff, surgeon, N 0.2, Rasinghall.street, slated,
that he was called to attend the deceased 4/16 Monday morn-
ing, about fear o'clock. Upon his arrival at the watch-
house the deceased was quite dead. He lead Ilillre Opened
the lttely, and found that she died of a bowel complaint.
The principal bowel, the (doe, was enutracted as much as
possible. Such cuatmelims would easier the must exerntiat-
lug pain. There was no food is her stomach or bowels.
She appeared to have bees a perms of superior clam in
autiety.
Coroner—u I think the conduct of Kelsey ought to be
represented to the Committee ut the Watch ; it was not only
extremely negligent, but very inhuman. Hia offering vio-
lence to a person in her sitnatium caning be excused; in-
stead of his rendering all the assistance its his power, he
walked away, leaving her to die is the street her aught be
eared."

Tone borer opinion relative to the watchman's conduct,
coincided with the Coroners; they hoped the Committee
wonid not neglect to investigate u.
Verdict-1* Died of a bowel complaint, by the visitation
of God."

CORN tat:HAM:K. SEMNBER 9.

We have had but few fresh arrivals since Mouthy, sad hut
little besieges &is.' this naurisiutr. The few sales wade is Gus
Vl'heat were at Illouday's price s; Fear Oats support their
prier. Is Pease, Beaus, and other kinds of Grain, there is
so alteration.