The Sun.
London, England, 1804-02-03 00:00:00

FOOTPAD ROBBERY.

On Monday se'nnight as Mrs. Hale 'and Mrs.
Ashley were walking together in the fields, near
Cannonbury House, about three o'clock in the af-
ternoon, they were stopped by a man masked, who
held a drawn knife in his hand, and swore if they
did not deliver their money, he would murder them;
he then took what money they had, and made off,
threatening them, if they did not return, back the
way they came.
Another .Lady was robbed a few days ago in the
same neighbourhood, by a single Footpad ; and on
Tuesday laSt Cox, . one of the Bow. Street Patrole,
walking near the spot, observed a man loitering
about the fields, •who, not giving a proper account
of himself, and answering. the description of the
robber, he was secured. Yesterday he was brought
up for examination, when Mrs. Hale- and I*s.
Ashley attended, and said they believed the Prisoner
to be the person who robbed them, but could not
be positive.
Cox produced a knife he found on him at the
time of his apprehension, -and which the Ladies de-
clared very much resembled that presented to them
by. the robber. • On this evidence the parties were
bound over to prosecute the ,Prisoner at the next Old
Bailey Sessions ; but_ who is to be brought up again
on Monday next, that the other Lady tn.ty see him..

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UNION HALL.—Yesterday Tho. Layer charged
the Stewards,. Clerk, and Managers of a Friendly
Society_ to which he belonged, with having imposed
a fine, and suspended him without reasonable cause.
•On being called on to answer the complaint,. the
Clerk of the Society, who had taken on,himself the
office of fundion of Public Orator, began a very fine
speech, :With Observing, that if due order and' de-
cormit were not to he
,enforced by the Officers, 'no
Society' could stand. Oil this ground he jw,tified
the conclua of the Officers and Committee in fining
and .sospending Mr. Layer. On reply it .WaS'epri_.
tended, that.the only crime he had committed was
inquiring what had reduced the fund of the:.bthe
from 4361.40-38ot. in a very 'short time. 'This re-
crisition, though very temperately made., was ad.
judged by the great Clerk and his Officers as a very
improper one, and the person who made it was
for his impropriety sentenced to a fine, and three
months suspension from the benefits of the Society.
The. Magistrates, with great temper, 'heard both
partiesi and in the first.instance recommended that the
Club, there appearing neartorty discordant Members,
shoultl be broken up, divide the money, and establish,
if. they,,please, two Societies who could agree among
each other. It was, however, settled on a better
account, that the suspension and fines were to be
taken off, and an amicable adjustment was to take
place, which was consented to by all partiei, and the
matter ended.

On Tuesday as a lady and gentleman were pre-
paring to return to London froth Ewell, in a gig,
the latter committed the care of the reins.to_the
former, while he returned to the house for some- '
thing lit had omitted, when the animal taking
fright, ptoceedrd at full speed, _dashed the gig
against a projefting wall, and threw the lady out
with such violence as to fraEkute her skull : she
was conveyed to her father's house at Kennington,
where she remains without hopes of recovery.