The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-29 00:00:00

A SOMERSETSHIRE JACK SHEPPARD,

(From the Bristol Times.)
On Thursday evening week, a noted character, named
George Kelloway, sometimes called " George the
Rogue," formerly a companion of Thomas Nation, the
murderer, was apprehended by the police, by whom he
has been long " wanted " for divers felonies, &c. known
to have been committed in West Somerset by his prac-
tised hand. It seems that about seven o'clock on that
evening he called at the shop of Mr. Cross, ironmonger,
Golden-hill, Wiveliscombe, dressed in a respectable
style, and ordered a large quantity of goods for house.
famishing, representing that he was about to be united
in marriage to a Miss Grafton, whom he represented
as the daughter of a farmer of Kingsbrompton. He
asked to be allowed to let the bulk of the goods selected
remain for the night, and he would send his trap for them
en the morrow, preferring, however, to take a few of
the lighter articles with him, and the whole to be paid
for when the rest were fetched away. Mr. Cross, know-
ing nothing of "George the Rogue," or his antecedents
foolishly parted with some of the goods, and his cus-
tomer left the shop. Soon after this Lacy Collard, now a
"new" policeman, but anciently one of the "Old Char-
lies," went into the shop of Mr. Cross, and learnt there
that such a customer as his friend George had lately
visited the establishment, under the circumstances stated.
Collard went to look after the fellow, and found him in
the shop of Mr. Thorne, a draper; he there arrested him
while having an order for shirting-calico executed by the
unsuspecting.draper. The prisoner was then given into
the custody of Police-constable Hardwick, who collared
Kelloway, but did not handcuff him, and proceeded in
the direction of the lock-up. They had proceeded only a
short distance, when " George the Rogue" gave the
constable " one for his nob," dodged him, and escaped,
knocking down a boy in his flight. The fugitive rushed
down a small court, entered a yard belonging to Mr. W.
Hancock, where he met a man named Sully ; the latter
inquiring what he wanted, received for answer a blow
from " George the Rogue," which knocked him down.
Nothing stopped the runaway's progress ; he jumped
over a wall in the yard of the White Horse Inn, from
whence he bounded like a stag into an orchard belong.
ing to Mr. Martin, of the Bear Inn, and after that he
was lost sight of for some time. On the Sunday follow-
ing, Hardwick was posted at Lotrow-croes (a plane ren-
dered famots by its being the spot where Nation was
captured the morning after the murder) to
watch for Kelloway, and in the meantime Wright,
another constable, went on horseback towards the iron
mines at Brendon-hill. He dismounted at Raleigh's-
cross, and walked some distance, whet he espied the
escaped prisoner, and Kelloway recognised the police-
man. Hardwick also came up, accompanied by Mr.
Reamer, jun., of Huish, who volunteered his services,
and "George the Ro,ue" quickly took to his heels.
Wright and Beamer gave chase as far as Treborougb,
where they lost their man in the food, but he was
afterwards tracked to a bush where lie had concealed
himself. As soon as his retreat was discovered, Kelloway
clambered dyer the rocks with extraordinary
agility, and
was closely pursued. Wright caught at him, but missed,
and fell down, Kelloway falling upon him, and Beamer
tumbled upon both, In this despernto struggle the
parties rolled over and over down the moss-covered
rocks, and in the descent the rogue lost one of his boots
and out his foot very badly ; the policeman his hat, and
Mr. Beamer brake his left arm in rolling
over a projec-
tion in the rock. Eventually, their desperate prisoner
was secured and taken to Wiveliscombe- On Monday
he was taken before the magistrates eitting at Milver-
ton, and remanded till the following day at Wiveliscombe.
again in his
Lacy Collard now had the desperado
charge ; he took him to hie own house, and after ironing
him heavily, chained him to the grate of an upper him
room,
themselves congratulating
that they bad
"got
now." Kelloway, however, had not been many seconds
left to himself when (Collard's back being turned) he
slipped his irons, except the hand-bolts, heaved up the
sash, and made his escape from durance. We have not
heard of his re-capture.
LABLACHE AND VIE ERA.

Lablache, that e(mFil:(l4ntttiln rs.)
artist whose reputation is a
European one, has been residing at his charming villa of
Pau,ilippe for the month that has elapsed since his re-
turn among us. His most ardent desire is to live a life
of repose at present, having renounced all sorts of mag.
nificent engagements abroad : unfortunately, he has
just bad a paralytic attack, which, for some days, has
inspired his numerous friends, and the no less numerous
admirers of his fine talent, with a great deal of uneasi-
ness ; his last journey to Russia and the cold climate of
that country have greatly weakened the celebrated
singer. Thera is every day, so to speak, a pilgrimage ot
visits paid by all our notabilities to the Villa Lablache,
to inquire after the health of the excellent buffo, whose
place, like that of Rubini and Tambourni, his old com-
panions in • success and triumph, will not be filled up on
the stage for a long time. The traditions of Rol slant
music, of which the above three celebrated artists were
the most sublime interpreters, have now completely dis-
appeared from Italy.
The doctors say the illustrious artist will never be
intt public sympathy.e resurrection of the Italian
L
able to reappear on the stage. Thisis a loss which will
be vividly felt in the musical world, where Lablache ob-
tain eadn
isaunchhn a
believed large share
Theatre, through Mr. Lumley, after the events of 1848.
He most heartily desired Mr. Lumley's management.
Disappointed in his hopes, he would not remain with Mr.
Lumley's successors and accepted an engagement in
Russia. We all know the success he achieved in St.
Petersburg, and the kind marks of esteem he recently
received from the Emperor Alexander. But he has
bought his glory and his honours with hie health.
Heaven grant that science may not have done its utmost' •
aHneianviemnitgarbalnetairttims
t, may, by skilln
anda care,
t preserve for us
Universally beloved.anda man

ENGLISH ENGINEERS IN DENMARK.--We learn from
a Flensburg journal that, on Oct. 12, the King of Den-
mark conferred the Order of the Daneborg upon Mr.
Paten, civil engineer, for his pamphlet on the Jutland
Railway, and other services. This is the second time
during the present reign that this order, the highest but
one in Denmark, has been given to an Englishman, Sir
' Tournal, the conservator of
S. M. Peto having been invested with it on the occasion
of the opening by the Kingaof Denmark, of the Royal
Danish Railway.
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years ago by the galley-slaves
Narbonne,l
announces that a tomb which
working in the port of Tarragona turns out to have been
constructed by some Egyptian colonists who had come
over to Spain. The tomb was of white marble, severed,
the with inscriptions : the galley-slaves broke it into frag-
ments, many of which were thrown into the sea : but
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prince. This
a Roman mosaic. Other Egyptian relics have since been
discovered near the same plan', especially a fragment of
a zodiac, and several inscriptions, which have been
translated as follows :—" Horua or Phre (the ono), the
beloved of Phthoh and Ammon. Osiris, Ring of Amenti
and of the upper and lower regions. Toth (Hermes),
doubtless great among the gods, the beloved son of Isis,
the divine soother." A vase with hieroglyphics, a ring
with the sacred scarabveus, and several small mummies
in clay, have also been discovered on the lime point.