The Sun.
London, England, 1833-11-12 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

The Marquis of D0uT0,31.P.,;;;; Piccadilly, for Dover
Castle; Lord Albert Conyngham, for Bretby Park, Derby-
shire; the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Griffiths, from Warren's Hotel,
Regent-street, for Maidstone;: Sir Charles Saxton, Bart.,
from the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn_street, for his seat, Cir
court, Berks ; Count Limberg Stirum, from Batt's Hotel,
Dover-street, for the Hague; R. Vansittart, Esq., from ditto ;
Captain Ainslie, from ditto, for the Continent; the Rev. W.
H. Bathurst, from ditto; Mr., Mrs., and Miss Malin, from
ditto, for Lancashire ; Mrs. Clarke, from ditto, for Brighton ;
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory, from Park-lane, for Bath ; William
Austin, Esq., from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, for
Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Patterson, from Raggett's Hotel, Dover_
street, for their seat, in Essex ; Captain W. G. Hughes, from
the Albion Hotel, Cockspur-street, for Bath ; W. T. M`Cal-
lagh, Esq., from ditto, for Cambridge ; Colonel V. Graham,
from ditto, for Hilton Park, Wolverhampton; J. W. Smith,
Esq., from ditto, for Manchester; the Marquis of Tavistock,
to join a shooting party at Mr. Coke's seat, Holkham, Norfolk;
Lord Braybrooke, from Audley End, Essex, for ditto ; the
Earl of Surrey, from Norfolk House, for his seat, Littlehamp-
ton ; Sir Frederick Johnstone, Bart., from the Clarendon
Hotel, for Melton Mowbray; Count Bathyany, for ditto; the
Hon. George Godolphin Osborne, on a tour; Charles and
John Barham, Esqrs., from Queen Anne.street, on a visit
to Lady Elizabeth Tufton ; the Marquis of Tweedale, for
Brighton; Sir Benjamin D'Urban and suite, for the Cape of
Good Hopo ; Mrs. Higgenson, Miss Higgenson, and J. Hig_
genson, Esq., from Marshall Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-
square ; Mrs. Wilcox and Miss Wilcox, from ditto; Miss
Chauncery, from ditto.

NAVAL ADVENTURES.--A work is on the
eve of appearance under the above title, descriptive of
the adventures of a sea life in all parts of the globe. The
author is a Naval Off, er, and his reminiscences include
details of cruising in foreign countries, and in port at
home, &c., together with numerous anecdotes of person-
ages distinguished in the Navy from 1795 to the present
tune.

A ROBBER SHOT..-VERDICT OF THE
JURY.-On Wednesday an inquest was taken by Mr.
Shebbeare, at Nutley, near Basingstoke, on the body of
Thomas Gilbert, who was shot the night before by Mr.
William Henry Blatch, under the following circumstances:
—The deceased some years since lived with Mr. Blatch as
an indoor servant, but was discharged in consequence of
having stolen some trinkets belonging to Mrs. Blatch and
a friend of herbs; be has since been leading a dissolute
life, connected with thieves of the worst description, hav-
ing been twice or more imprisoned for robbery, and once
for housebreakiag. He has lately been living at his parish
(Abbots Ann) near Appleshaw. Mr. Blatch has been in
the habit of attending Appleshaw fair for years past, and
remaining there three or four days, and on the 4th inst.
had been to the fair, but, contrary to his usual custom,
returned home at night, and was just getting into bed, a
little before eleven, when the female servant, (a sister
of the deceased, who has lived in their service for
many years being of an excellent character,) who was
also getting into bed, hearing a noice twice at the back
of the house, went to her master's room, telling him
she thought some one was trying to into the house.
Mr. Blatch took his gun, which he always kept loaded,
and went down stairs, where, after searching a room ad-
joining a pantry in which the china and other things were
kept, be went to the pantry, which bad been locked on the
passage side, and turning the key, prepared to enter, and
on pushing back the door found some obstruction behind.
He immediately stepped forward, and on tinning round
the door discovered a man with a brown cap drawn over
his eyes standing behind. He immediately called out,
" hallo !" and not receiving any answer, fired, and the
man fell, crying out repeatedly " hallo !" as if calling to
some one outside. The candle which Mr. Blatch carried
having gone out, he immediately returned to his own room,
not knowing but there might be accomplices at hand, there
being no other man its the house, and after fastening the
door, rang an alarm bell, crying fire (for the house was
filled with smoke, which was afterwards found to proceed
from the clothes of the deceased, which the wadding of
the gun had set on fire). Unfortunately, an hour elapsed
before any of the neighbours came to the house, during
which time Mr. Blatch, his wife, and children, were in
great alarm and suspense. As soon as some of the neigh-
bours arrived, Mr. Blatch went with them to the pantry,
where the deceased was lying, and on turning him round
discovered it was his former servant, and the brother of
the female who had given the alarm! He immediately
spoke to him and asked if he bad any accomplices, which,
as far as he could judge, the deceased denied, but spoke so
little, and under such extreme pain, that he was scarcely
intelligible. Mr. B. immediately sent for a surgeon, but
before he could arrive the man died. On examination, it
was found the charge had entered just under the right arm,
passing to the lungs; and, from the situation of the wound,
it appeared as though the deceased had raised his right
arrneither to strike at Mr. B. or for some other purpose,
but which Mr. B. did not recollect his doing. The
deceased had taken off his shoes and placed them on a
bench under the window where he had effected his en-
trance by forcing up the casement, and breaking through
the lattice within it. —Verdict, Justifiable Homicide. The
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few days, entered the premises with an intention of rob-
bery, under the impression that there were only females in
the house..—Berhshire Chronicle.