The Sun.
London, England, 1801-12-09 00:00:00

MAIL IWEBERY.

YESTERDAY lames Stivok was brought before
N. ,Buso, _tsq. and ,Sit W. ?Amer's, the sitting.
Magistrates, charged with robbing the Tring
Mail, containing the Winslow, Wendover, Ayles,
bUry, Tring, and ,terkhampstead bags, on the
night of the tOth-olMay• last, as the Post-boy was
conveying the above Mail on horselottek ; as he was
proceeding to a place- called tone„end, at North
Church, he was stoil.K.d. by a man on herseback,
who presented a pistol at him, and called cut---
" tti lio comes there and being an,wered,. " the
-Mail-man,' he replied, " damn you, 'give it to
me.'' He ..took 'held- of his hoise's bridle, and
_Obliged the-boy to unstrap the, portmanteau and
give him the above baggy; which w cre.all the port-
manteau contained, eyceiq a bye-bag, which was
left in by.aecident. - The man then ordered him to
go.up_a lane leading to Chesham'and Atnerdnan.
WM. Salt, a Post_boy of 1-lungerford; in Bell:,
shire,• stated, that he was born in the same toss n
as the Prisoner, where they sere play-fellows, and
that he knew his person extremely well ; under-
standing lie was the mans who was advertised foi
robbing the Tring Mail, be on Saturday sc'nnight,
as he was driving a chaise and four, in company
-with anotlier chaise and four, through Marlborough_
Vorest, saw the, ptisonet on foot, upon which he
jumped off horse with an intent to secure him ;
the Prisoner resisted, and they both fell to the.
ground ; liis brother posy-boys, and - those that•
were travelling in the chaise, coming to his assist_
at they. 'secured him,-and on searching, two
loaded pistols were found in his coat pocket.
The witnesses proi'ed, by a chain of evidence,
that the Prisoner had uttered several Bank of ling_
land, as well as. Country Bank Notes, that were in
fetters contained in the Triilg Mail when it was
•lobbed.

, The Prisoner was therefor t committed for fdrther
examination.
About ti.ree o'clock yesterday, a Gentleman
caine to the Office, to complain of a mob with mar-
row-bones and cleavers, carrying a kind of paper
banner on _a high pole, having assembled in the
Strand, opposite the. British Fire and Life Assurat:Ce
Office, and hcliaving in a very disor&-rly manner ;
in consequence of which a number of Peace-officers
were immediately dispatched to the spot ; 'but by
the time they arrived there, the Mob bad moved to
Charing-cross, where the Officers 'secured. the man
carrying the banner, and one of:the marrow-bones
and cleaverS.—They \vete brought to the Oftis:e for
examination. On the banner, was rudely' painted a
lion °lv his back, in the agonies of death, and a
mouse above him, over which Was the following
scrigtion
'c The Lion in expiring agonies from his second
defeat, in combat with a Mouse in Westatinstor-
Hall.:—Juries our glory and ow:- boast.—Learn this
oppressors, at your cost." • •
And which, of course, was meant to allude to a
very recent trial in Westminster HalL. On the ex.:
amination of the prisoners nailing satisfataory could
be obtained as to their employer in the business.. ;
but the Magistrates considering such proceedings 'as
a breach of the peace and of most dangerousten-
dency, ordered them to find bail to answer the "com-
plaint, and for their fucure good behaviour.'

Early last Monday morning the hou'se of Mr.
Mears,' in Grenville-,Street, Guildford_street, was
broke open and robbed•of a' large quantity of phite,
with which the robbers madc.their escape.
GENtus.-7—Sonietinies fashions are quite reversed
in one age, from those of another,; but the' Patent
Stay will be worn down to the late&t period; and
without any alteration, as it is-impossible to make
any iinprOvement, either in advantage 'to the shape
or caimfort of the wearer ; for notwithstanding stays
have been worn many centuries past, yet the ideas
of the Inventor's were :so 'conti--ttc.d as never to
'form the stay to the 11.:.• ;:t framo, consequently no
person whatever, in any roan:l-y, has produced the
article upon the tight principle -; and noni,ithsstand,
ing the many bate ihfringements upon this valu.ible
Iqention in this Metropolis, and every other prin-
cipal Town in this Kingdoni,- yet' the persons tres-
passing upon this Patent will be frond not only, de-
ceiving the Public, but theinselves also ; for acre
they even appointed to sell the Stay, and have them
from the Patentee, they would then be at a loss to
fit the body, except judgment. and proper ideas cocld
be .conyeyed what stay will fit the figure, as this
Stay is made upon such a principle, as to. require :Is
accurate judgment to give ease and elegance, as for
an artist to take a C.:greet likeness.