The Sun.
London, England, 1826-03-24 00:00:00

31ARY-LA-BONNE.

ExTnaonniNan linnotwar..---Information was given to
Morris, an Officer of this establishment, on Tuesday last, of a
Most extraordinary burglary, which had been..commated on the
preceding night, pi the house of Mr. Barrett, a tradesman, re-
siding in High-street, Portland-town, Paddington.
inves-
tigation ,into the affair was deferred till yesterday, in conse-
quence of the servant girl of 31r. Barrett having been ever since
speechless state (caused by excessive terror), and subject
to frequent hysterical or convulsive tits. 31r. Barrett yesterday
attended before .Messrs. ItawLi Name and itiFy rots, and
the folleyvinguarrtuiou-of the robbery was given by the girl t—
iler terecir, whilst she repeated particular parts of the alarm-
ing eiieutostateiii • proved, that however sonic persons
may: he. inclined to withhold full credit to her story, its par-
taking rather of the marvellous, yet, those who witnessed
her conduct, during the examination, were satisfied of the truth
of her statement.- She said---." My name is Elizabeth Sims :
I have been above two months in Mr. Barrett's, service ; on
Monday night lust, about eight • o'clock, I was left alone in his
house, and heard a knocking at the door; 1 opened it; and a
female asked, if the next house belonging to my master was to
be let ? I said that it was, and slowed her over it at her desire ;
the woman said, she would consider about it, and went away,
and I returned Itonie ; when I bad-unlocked the chair, end en-
tered the passage, before 1 had time to close it a fellow pushed
it wide open, and thrust me violently along the passage towards
the parlour; he made a signal, and Another man entered and
put the door to ; they dragged me into the parlour ; and forced
me into a- chair ; I entreated them to have mercy on me and
save my life ; one of them tied a like of crape over my face,
and, both of them tied me in a chair with cords ,• whilst
they were fastening my hands and feet, the leg of the chair
broke through their violence. Their language was dreadful ;
; they uttered the most horrid curses, and swore they would
I murder nutit' I made the least noise. ~1 was able to view the
persons of the robbers through . the crape, us they were rifling
the place. One of them threatened to put me to instant death if
I did not 'ten him where my master had deposited his money.
1 declared most solemnly that I did . not know. One. orthem,
broke open a cupboard and took outsilver spoons; awl the
other robber took tin iron ladle out of his pocket, and having
bent up the 'spoons lie put them into it, and placed it on the
tire. NVliilst the spoons were melting, the robbers took re-
freshment and drank liquor, which they found in the house.
One was a tall titan, dressed in black, and the other was
Slain, and dreaSed in blue. After they had melted the spoons,
they extinguished the fire by:throwing something upon it;
they put out the candle, and told me, " that it' I raised an
alarm till they had got safe away', they would return and
Murder me." At that moment I heard a Imodking- at the
door, and. the robbers went towards the back of the house,
and escaped. I screamed as loud as I was able, and a
young man named Johnson, the son of a neighbour, t,Pot• in
through the widow, and released me front the situatum in
which the robbers left nie.—MAGIST RATE : This young man
ought to come forward and
.give evidence„---Mr. Banal- I I
said, that he could be brought forward at any-time ;' and in
reply to an- observation of Mr. Ilawlinson's, as to the delay
occasioned by the girl not appearing at this Office on Tuesday
be 'stated that she was in so very dangerous a condition, from the
'violence of the robbers, that she ha since been constantly con-
vulsed, and was unable to overcome the shock her feelings had
snstained. Mr. &lair. riTlits asked thege of t'irlitieu
she shoulld-kn thenow
the men again, if site saw them ? Hints " h itnhk
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inquiriestpo rsonconcerning identifyw o culled at my master's a
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adjoining
Itinice." The Magistrates directed the officers to tote the utmost
dilkenec antlactivity.in searching after the robbets,. and the
girl went home with her master. •

By the death of Admiral WiLsoN, the resi-
dence of the late Lord Chief Justice 11oLT,
Redarave Hull, with its domain, in Suffolk and
Norfolk, hi* borthhip's plate, books, 454 q., de-
volves to.the Admiral's eldest SON G coati k ST.
viNcENTIti'I[.SON3 in his 16th year.