The Sun.
London, England, 1807-01-08 00:00:00

rli4LlO Orirtcs, HArrotc ry:(nn.----Yesterday
two women and two girls were -examined, charged
with rohhing the shop of Mr.' llarris, linen draper,
h Holborti;'on Tuesday afternoon. After the shop-
man had shown them several piees of goods, which
he laid upon the counter, one of the girls dropped
some halfpence in the shop.; sut•ilosed intentionally,
when they all stooped to look for therii, and among.
the rest the
.s.hopmin. One of .the women. availed
herself Of the Opportunity to secrete a piece of ging-
ham, with which she was going away, when they:
were all apprehended Three of them were coin:-
mitted to New Prison, and•the other to the House
of Correation, all for re-examination. •
. .
A short time since the house of James Bell, Esq..
near Edgware, was entered and robbed by a most;
desperate gang of Villains. .Mr. B. was awoke about
two o'clock in the morning by a noise at his chant.,
ber window; he got up in consequence,_ and dis-
covered a man on the outside of the window endea-.
vowing to break it open ; Mr. B. resisted him, but'
atiength succeeded in breaking the sash,
and forced his way in ; two. others soon, flillgyed•
him, And they knocked Mr. B. dowil, but pror9ised,
they would nut injure him or his family if he
tell where .his cash and valuable property was, :ah,
they must have it to pay travelling.expqnesi which'
Mr. B. found himself- nude: the ~nscosity of pro.,,
rasing Eo do. The rc b iers then leg Mr. B. down
stairs, when they let in 16i:r more of. their compa-
nions. The whole gang then,proceeded to search
the house, and they made their escape with:.cash„
notes, plate, and other. property. to a very consider- I
able antount.

On Toesciav C. .Lines, one, of the. couduaors of
the patrole belonging -to! the .Public- "Bow-
street; arrived..in town with a man in !custody from
the. Isle of; Wight,: who, upon his being examined.
fri before Mr: READ, .was identified to be one of
gang., Au ,of them had their faces blacked, except
one, and fie had a bladder over: bis bead and
With holes in it fur his eyes and mouth..
Orr Tuesday, evening thebody of a than was picked
up by a Waterman; floating• in the''ThaMes above:
; Westmins*r-bridge. It k:erned to hive been many.
I: days in the .water. '• The deCeasedifiad on'a
able. black coat, pantaloons, and boots, atid..v.s in.
Bthere-respeas genteelly habited.- -The-116dy Was
t owned yesteeday;and appeared-to he that-any-6ring
man who was Clerk in a :wholesale mannfaCtory in
Oxford-street:‘ 'He had 'been absen't sinoe Suhdav
last, on which day he went- to:Wandswortli; and it
is supposed.fell into the4ivei= on hi 4 way home.-
lOn. Saturday night, about eight o'clock, w fire
•,hrokeiont Ilryanstones4et occasioned by
the carelessness of a Corporal of 'the Life Guards,
leaving a candle. burning near some straw : a woman
and child were nearly suffocated.- Some passengers
gave the alarm, by which a valuable set _of horses
were Saved, besides the premises..
Friday afternoon, about four o'Clock, the appren,
tices Of Mr. Slark, a glass-cutter; in Crown:cskirt,
Fleet-street,, whO were in' the work-shop at the top
of the housed' were alarmed by a strong smell of fire,
and attempted to go down Stairs to discover the
cause, but were unable by the smoke to proceed any
farther than. the first floor. They instantly gave the
alarm of fire'' on which several of the neighbours
,
burst into the house. Mrs. Slark, a Lady between
60 and 70 years of age, was discovered stretched on
'the parlour floor, having the side of her face acrd _her
breast -shockingly burnt, as if she fell against the
grate, and appearing quite suffocated. Upon' ex-
amination, the accident was found to have arisen
from a hamper of straw which was on fire, supposed.
_to have been occasioned by the snuff of a candle
falling into it. The straw was rather damp, and
used for the packing,of glass. Mrs. Shirk was suh-
:itta to fits, and was at the time in the parlour clean-
ing glass.

, The period will quickly arrive when all thoSe whO
wish to have a Share of the First drawn Ticket, on
Tuesday Morning next,. must manifest their inten-
tion, other Wise they will be too late for the chance
of 20,0001. which surely is worthy of notice. On
the same day, many other Capital Prizes will make
their appearance, Thirty Thousands, Twenty Thou-
sands,-Ten Thousands, Five Thousands, &c. to the
great joy of the . These valuable benefits are
to be had at HoassßY and Co.'s, 26, Cornhill, 52,
Charing Cross, and St. Margaret's, Hill, Borough.—
Nos; 33,979, and 42,569, Prizes of 30,0001. were
sold. by HOItNSBY and CO.

Fa*tellies supplied with best Mottled and Yellow
Soap, at
,the trade prices, at the Candle and Soap
Company's Warehouse, No, 18v, Fleet-street (two
doorS from Fetter-lane),; where may be I)sd-1:allow
Candles wiih Waxed Wicks, and Common Candicl
at very low prices : a discount is allowed ibr ready
Money, in.proportion to the'quantity purchased 't
one time. ,

The Cordial Ralit of Gilead is a Restorative un-
equalled, a bracer of the whole animal funtitions.
This Remedy, this Balm, is now in-the highest,re-
pute, it is resorted to by the first nobility and gentry
in the united kingdom ; every day adds more en-
comiums to the virtues of this exalted medicine
than can possibly be published ; yet those cases
which from time to time have appeared in.the public
Prints are so convincing, well attested, and extra-
.ordinary in their nature, that that. person mugt.be
void of belief indeed, who does not attach credit to
hem.

BIRTII.

On Tuesday, in Cuildford.street, the Lady of C. Buller,
E.sq-. of a Son.

if R 1:1E' D

'On Thursday last, at Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire, Riohard
Parkinson, Esq. son •of Leonard. Parkinson, Gsq. of Kpn-
mersley Castle, Her4fordshire, to Miss Lechinore, daughter
otCaptain Lechniore,,of the Royal Navy.

DIED.

Yesterday, at her house in Charles-street, Manchester.
square, Do,,va;,:r Lady Head, relict of Sir Edmund 1-I.ead,,
hart.

On Saturday la;t, Mr. Robert Collier, of St. Mary Axe;
Iged_73 years, a very old Member of Lloyd's Col The-house.
On TueAay last, at •her house on lirentford Burls; atter a
lingering illness, Airs. Pitt, wife of Mr. Pitt, Surgeon, of
that place.
. _

Tlie same day, john Swann, Esq. of Wolvercot, near
Oxford, in his 39 t h year.
. On the irl inst. Mrs. Pearson, the wife of Mr. John Pear.
lon, of Claptoti.