The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-22 00:00:00

DARING AND ATROCIOUS BURGLARY.

Information was received at the public office,
Bow-street, at an early hour on Thursday, of a dar-
ing burglary, committed under circumstances of pe-
culiar aggravation, which was perpetrated that morn-
ing at Grove Cottage, West Moulsey, the residence
of Mr. Warrington, a gentleman of property. It
appears that the thieves proceeded in the first in-
stance to the residence of a Mr. Jeffs, a Commis-
sioner of Hackney Coaches, whose premises imme-
diately join those in the occupation of Mr. Warring-
ton. From the stables of Mr. Jeffs they stole a
quantity of corn, and here also they obtained a lad-
der which the gardener had been using the previous
day, and with this ladder they proceeded to the
house of Mr. Warrington at about two o'clock on
Thursday morning. Having climbed the adjoining
walls, without causing the slightest alarm, the thieves
reared the ladder against a window on the first floor,
which window opens on a passage immediately con-
necting with the bed-chamber occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. Warrington. At the moment the thieves ef-
fected an entrance, Mrs. W. was engaged in writing
letters in her bed-chamber, where Mr. W. was asleep
in bed. Hearing a noise at the window, which
had been secured when the family retired for the
night, and the fastening of which the thieves con-
trived to force without breaking the glass, Mrs. War-
rington ran to the bed to alarm her husband, ex-
claiming, " Good God! there are thieves in the
house !" Mr. Warrington immediately jumped out
of bed, and snatching a loaded pistol from the chim-
ney-piece, he fired it at four men who at that mo-
ment forced in the bed-chamber-door. The shot,
however, did not appear to take any effect, and the
moment the pistol went off, Mr. Warrington heard
one of the thieves exclaim " it, I did not think
it had been loaded." At this moment another of
the villains presented a pistol at Mr. Warrington's
breast, which he snapped, and re-cocking it, snap-
ped it a second time, when, fortunately, the powder
merely flashed in the pan. During this fearful
interval, Mrs. Warrington was in a state of the
most dreadful alarm, expecting every instant to
see her husband fall at her feet a mangled corpse.—
The four men, without uttering a syllable, proceeded
to tie Mr. Warrington with a rope, which they had
biought- with them, it is supposed, for the purpose,
from the premises of Mr. Jeffs. They first tied the
hands of Mr. Warrington, and then his feet, to
which operation Mr. Warrington deemed it prudent
to submit, perceiving the unequal numbers to which
he was opposed. The robbers having in this man-
ner secured Mr. Warrington, proceeded to adopt the
same measures with his lady, whom, notwithstand-
ing her prayers and entreaties, they also tied hand
and foot. The villains then left the room for a
short time while they proceeded to a bed-chamber
occupied by two female servants, whom they also
effectually tied, and having thus secured the only
inmates of the house, the robbers carried them down
upon their backs, one by one, and put them into a
cold damp vault, without any other covering upon
them than their night-clothes. The robbers then,
to prevent the possibility of alarm, locked the door
of the vault, and not even content with this, they
secured another door Ott the head of the flight of
steps, which led to the vault in question. How
long Mr. and Mrs. Warrington, and their two ser•
vants, continued prisoners in this cold and frightful
dungeon, the state of their feelings prevented them
from forming any accurate notion; but they sup-
pose that their confinement lasted for same hours,
and might have continued for a much longer period
if one of the servants had not fortunately been
enabled, after considerable exertion, to free her
hands from the cord with which they had been
fastened. She then released her master, mistress,
and fellow-servants, by whose united strength the
door of the vault was forced open, as was also the
other door, which the robbers had secured to cut
off their escape. On reaching the interior of the
house, they found every room completely ransacked,
and that the thieves had carried off every thing port-
able upon which they could lay their hands. Above
301., besides several articles of plate and jewellery,
were stolen from the premises. The robbers, it
appears, having completely gutted the house, re-
paired to the stable, the door of which they forced
open. A horse belonging to Mr. Warrington, va-
lued at seventy guineas, they took omit and placed
under a phaeton which they found in the coach-
house, and thus provided drove off with their booty.
Mr. Warrington and his family having in some de-
gree recovered from the state of alarm into which
they had been thrown, proceeded to the neighbour..
ing houses for assistance, and despatched a messen-
gerto
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connected with it, Cooke lost no time in endea-
vouring to trace the route which the robbers had
pursued, Having made diligent inquiries on the
various roads adjacent, he succeeded in tracing a
horse and phaeton by a circuitous and unfrequented
route from the immediate neighboarh,ood of Mr.
:tiodlfferent by-roads, which
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bridge,ga
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were evidently taker,. to elude pursuit, to Kniglitts.
bridge, where, at an early hour in the r4orning, the
horse vas found grazing on the voc,d. side, harnessed
of by some
to the phaeton, which way quite deserted. In this
Cooke applied for
state both horse and vehicle were taken possession
Warri
eay of Mr. Warrington. Some
persons who reside at Knightsbridge,
until deg oqcer appeared to tAair4 them as the COp-
btr-wrmation on the rcatlisd:.:,toool.‘:vdhh:Rmm.
that they hed seen a pha%e4,:sopini:evdii:grawnesbseyngaels,lng:
The phaeton contained only two
one
lIPX,te proceeding at a rapid pace
informants said that they felt a goo,i7dnue*al:nnodf Cesolootn7knelisi'les.
at seeing a pl,ieton drawn
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principal, filets detailed tioLoy
nicated to, Sir A. Bitnie
came to town for tbe purpose,
immediately directed
offipers, to proceed instantly, to Mt, Warrington's
house, accompanied. by the. Inoselver, and to use
every exertion. to discover, icy possible, a clue to
the guilty, pities. 11, friend of Mr. Warrington ar-
rived in, mem yotecday, and in copse atones of a corn-
w nj,e4tion which he had with Sir I;k:Bizeie, Bishop
the senior officer was sent fe,;:,11q1,1 remained closeted
with the gentleman for eonsiderable.aine. Bishop
soon after received,iwtxnet,i9,2 tea. join Ellis, and it
is hoped, that the united exertic,ns of these-officers
w-ATi, lead, to the speedy detection of the burglars. Zt
appears that on Wednc3day evening four men,, ail of

whom were strangers, were seen at West Moulsey.
They were respectably dressed, and from their in-
quiries at the neighbouring public-houses some sus-
picions were excited. Their inquiries, it appears,
were particularly directed to the several gentlemen's
houses in the neighbourhood. They asked the
names of the proprietors, and made minute inquiries
as to their supposed wealth, the situation of the
houses, number of servants, &c. A circumstance
of rather an extraordinary nature, which may, per-
haps, assist the inquiries of the officers as to the ac-
tual perpetrators, was stated by Mr. Warrington.—
It has always been his custom, it appears, to
keep loaded fire-arms in his bed-chamber. The
pistol which he snatched from the chimney-
piece, at the moment the robbers entered the room,
contained, as he supposed, two bullets, and his
surprise was
great on finding that the shot had 'not
taken any effect. On searching the room on the
following morning, to his still further surprise, he
found two bullets on the floor, neither of which was
in the slightest degree flattened, nor was there any
.
mark whatever of a-perforation in the walls of the
apartment, a diligent search having been made to
ascertain that fact. The exclamation of one of the
thieves, when Mr. Warrington discharged his
pistol (which, by the way, were the only words the.
thieves uttered whilst in the presence of Mr. War-
rington, his wife, or servants), appears to strengthen
the belief that at least one of the thieves was ac-
quainted with the premises; and, to use the term
applied to cases of this description, the officers are of
opinion that it has been " a put-up-robbery," and
that some persons about the premises had been in-
strumental in effecting it, and dropped the balls upon
the floor of the room, keying previously drawn them
from the pistol. Mr. Warrington had very recently
received a very considerable sum of money in
rents and Bank of England dividends. This Money,
I it is supposed, was the object of the robbers ; but
fortunately Mr. Warrington had previously lodged it
in town; and so far, at least, the thieves were disap-
pointed of their booty. The property, however,
which they carried away was considerable.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE.
APPOINTMENTs FOR THE ENSUING WEEK.

His Majesty's Stag-hounds, on Monday, at Farnham
Common ; and Friday, at the Magpies, Hounslow Heath
—at half-past ten.
Mr. Boycott's Hounds, on Monday, at Chillington ; and
Thursday, at Brineton—at half-past ten.
The Warwickshire Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Red Hill
—at half-past ten.
The Puckeridge Hounds, on Monday, at Hadliam Park ;
Wednesday, at The Jock ; and Saturday, at Cumbelow.
Earl Fitzwilliam's Hounds, on Monday, at Monks Wood;
Wednesday, at Abbott, Ripton ; and Thursday, at Nor-
wood—at ten.

The Cadbury Harriers, on Monday, at Oborne Wood
and Thursday, at Silton.

Mr. Codtington's Hounds, on Monday, at Chittern
Clump.

The Cottesmere Hounds, on Monday, at Uffington
Wood ; Tuesday, at Brook Ball ; Thursday, at Castle
Bytham ; and Friday, at Adeeek's Lodge--it a quarter
before eleven.
Sir Rich. Suttozi'e Hourick on Monday,it Hanworth
Wood ; Tuesday, at Fiskeitcin ; Wednesday, at Wickenby ;
Thursday, at Swinethorpe ; and Saturday, at Brattleby_
at eleven.

Lord Scarborough's Fox-hounds, on Monday, ut Clay_
worth ; Wednesday, at Tiekhill Spital ; Friday, at Lound
Hall ; and Saturday, at Sandbeck Park—at half-past ten.
Lord Yarborough's Hounds, on Monday, at Bradley;
Wednesday, at Wootton House ; Friday, at Elkington Cow
Pasture; and Saturday, at Hendale Lodge—at, eleven.
The Cheshire Hounds, on Monday, at Barr-bridge;
Wednesday, at Shaving ; Thursday, at Cholmondeley ;
and Saturday, at Wrenbury Village—at Lalf-past ten.
The East Kent Fox-hounds,, ou Monday, at Mal...bourn ;
Wednesday, at Sweeeh-turnpike; and Saturday, at Lympue
at ten.

The Brocklesby Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Bradley ;
Pasture; and Saturday, at Hendale Lodge..hat eleven.
Lord Anson's Hounds, on Monday, at Birbury ; Tugs-
Wednesday, at Wootton-house; Friday, at Elkington Cow
day, at Shuckburgh Hill ; Wednesday, at Coombe Abbey ;
Thursday, at Dunchuech Kennel ; and Saturday, at Frank-
ton Wood—at half-past ten..
Mr. U. M. Chadwick's Fox-bounds, on Monday, at
Weeford ; Wednesday, at Canwell lint; and Friday, at
Water Orton Bridge—at half-past ten.
Mr. Meynell's Hounds, on Monday, at Bradby ; Thurs.
day, at Gresley Wood; and Saturday, at Black Slough__
at half-past ten.
The Quorn Hounds, on Monday, at the six mile-stone
from Leicester, on the Welford-road; Wednesday, at the
Kennels, Kibworth ; Thursday, at Goadby ; and Friday,
at Hothorpe (Northamptonshire).—at half-past ten.
Sir John Cope's Hounds,-on Monday, at Chequer, Cook-
ham ; Wednesday, at Mr. Baker's, Oakley; and Friday,
at Britwell-hill—at half-past ten.
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at Southleigh Green—at eleven, 1
The Craven Hounds, on 'Monday, at Welford Wood ;
Wednesday, at Pen Wood; Friday, at the Blue Lion,
Frodeki ; and Saturday, at the Hare and Hounds, Lam-
bourn Woodlands—at half-past ten.

The Brighton Harriers, on Monday, at Patcham ; Wed.,
nesday, near the Race Course ; and Friday, at the Dyke_
at half-pan ten.

The :Brookside Harriers will continue to meet every
Monday, at Newmarket ; Wstlneskiy, at the Lewes Rare
Course ' and Friday, at Telleseetinbe Tye—at half-past ten.
The East Sussex Hounds, on Monday, at the Bat and
Ball—at a quarter before eleven.
The Suffolk and 'Norfolk Vaion Hounds, on Monday, at
Weybrett4 HeP.:l House ; Wednesday, at Woodton ; and
Friday: at Westhall Mill—at half-past ten.

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Houghton
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Wm. Fitzroy's Hounds, on Monday, at Mr.
Brown's, Weasenham—at eleven.
The Derbyshire Deer Hounds, on Monday, at Ruckland
Hollow; and Thursday, at Cross o' th' Hands, Hulland
Ward—at half-past ten.

The Shropshire Fox-hounds, on Monday, at 13oreatton ;
Tuesday, at Ercal Dlill ; Thursday, at Acton Burnell ;
and Saturday, at Shawbury Village—at half-past ten.
The Worcestershire Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Bredon
; and Friday, at Grafton Wool--at —a
Ttuehalf-past
Upton-upon-Severn Harriers,
Hill ; and Friday, at Little Malvern— at v
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ten. Mr.
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Dansey's Hounds, on Tuesday,

The Gransden Hounds, on Tuesday, at Downing Arms;
and Friday, at Abbotsly Downs—at ten.
The Blackraoor Vale Hounds, on Tuesday, at Creech
Hill; and Friday, at Milborne Slaits.
Mr. Price's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Llanrhaiadc ;
Thursday, at Scybion ; and Saturday, at Segroit Ucha—
at half-past ten.

Sir George Sitwell's Fos-hounds, on Tuesday, at Sutton
Hall ; and Friday, at the Kennels—at ten.
Thursday,viliage— aattkiSttlampplaesttontenP.ark ; and Sa-
The Lailsworth Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at the Bads-
tw:rLlllo3lilToaKtlliC-bnrtoaorfrt"e;'s Hounds, un Tuesday, at Lew heath ;
and Thursday, at Fyfield Tree—at half-past ten.
Villehois's Harriers, on Tuesday, at Swaffham
Splashes ; Thursday, at Barton ; ._and Saturday, at Felt-
eleven..
Mr. G. Mute's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Riddlesworth ;
at half-pest ten.
Mr, Allen's Harriers, on Wednesday, at Pentney ; and
Friday, at Flitehain—at eleven.
Mr. Wielistead's Fox-hounds, on Saturday, at Willow-
bridge—at half-past ten.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 20.—Our Cotton Market •
hag been dull again today, and the sales amount to only
1,200 bags, without change in prices.
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TRADE AT HUDDERSFIELD.--00111e anxiety
has prevailed in Huddersfield and the neighbourhood, from
the circumstance of Mr. Wm. NORTON, of Clayton, near
that place, having suspended payment. He was a very
, considerable manufacturer of fancy waistcoatings, &c. and
is said to have employed '7OO hands. He sent all the work-
men off the premises, and locked up his mills,
on Friday
morning last, informing the men that they might return
in ten days. Whether he will be able to carry on the
business again so soon, or at all, remains to be seen, and,
of course, it would be improper to express any opinion on.
the subject. Complaints of the flatness of trade in Ilud.-.
dersfield are very general, and many are very gloomy ice
their forebodings, but we should hope that it is not murh.
duller than it might be expected at this season of the.year,
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