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London, England, 1801-10-26 00:00:00

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On Saturday, 'effrscaller Farrell and Pepe,
vein indicted fur [Pealing iren rails from a houfe
in Jermyn-tireet, near St. James's Market.
'I he lieute from which the bars were Rolm had
formerly been tbs Gun Tavern; but the proprietor,
a French Emigrant. had been ordered to quit the
kingdom feveral years ago, and it had renutiaed
unoccupied ever fince. The prifemers, of eourfe,
thought, as it was net inhabited, there could be no
ociafion for bars to keep thieves out, and accord-
ingly they fet to work with all their might to
wrench them up. Unfortunately for them, the
patrole, who was going his rounds, efpied them.
He was fearful of attacking them, and went to the
watch houfe for his partner. When they returned,
his partner iabferved the pri(oners were two firong
fellows, and might j%ew *lx, and therefore it
would be better to have a third man with them :,
this was agreed to, and three watchmen were
chofen to take the prifoners, who were Rill bufy,
Farrell at pulling the bars up, and Pope at carry-
ing them off,ancfhiding thenfbehind a place where
ihutters were kept. The Ofileees-feized and con-
veyed them to the watch-houfe, and the but were
found, aud, upon being applied to the area of the
houfe, fitted exaaly. One bar was found in Pope's
pocket.
Pope, in his defence, declared he had been great
part of his life at tea; that he was a pains•raking,
indufirious man. and worked night and day for his
living; that-upon the night of the robbery he /Ltd
been upon a vifit to one of his eoinpanions, wilts
lives near Oxford-road, and coming back, he had
found the iron bar, which he put in his pocket, to
reflore to the right owner, in cafe he fhonld ever
meet with him. Part of this defence was &Wily
true, for it appeared, from the information of the
Officers. he was a common thief, and had been
tranfported beyond fea.
Farrell, who was a foldier ht the in regiment of
Guards, lintssied op a written defeuge.wholt &mad
bit ismocenee, and that he lusesv nothing of the
'prifener. his religion and fevcril mita* gave Mm
a good charaaer, and proved that, except in chit
'atlantic, he had *condelted hitofelf like an libudi
man and a good &Wier.
The Court told Pope he eras toe old an offender
to cape& any mercy—his fentence was, that be
&cold he again trarifpoeted for feven years. As
to Farrell, the Court, in chnfideretion of the cha.
rather given him, and in hopes that he would avoid
flicltbad company as the prifoner's in futurc, fen-
tenced him to two months imprifonment._

After !circa' odor petty trials. Salon ed.
loomed. •

Wednefday night a fatal accident happened in
the harbour of Portfmouth, A Waterman, of the
name of Pounce, upon going on board la,
Pau aaaaa . indefiattee of a warning given him by
the Lieutenant on watch, was fhot through the
head by the centinel, who fired at him agreeably
tp the oyders of tie Commanding Officer.
4i( Xtloo of Sacks, a young lady of about
so, although enjoying perfect health, was for fbme
months pad adlis.cled with a prefentintent that file
would Ihortly die : her hold., however, continued
good until a few evenings ago, when die was
taken ill, aad expired next morning.
On Tueiday fc'nnight as Wood, fon of
Mr. Wood, farmer of Caverfwall, was placing
fonts poles on a loaded waggon, at Loxley, near
Uttoreterk the Itt.rfe suddenly darting, he was
thrown from his firstasioo on the waggon, and the
*heel* goiag over Isis howl, he wasitilled on the
(pot.
On Monday evening, about eight o'clock, the
dwelling houfe of Mr. Woodroffe, miller, near Hor-
ringer-mill, Suffolk, was fit on fire by a meteor,
and entirely confumed, logethenswith a (table ad-
joining By timely adidance moil et the furni-
ture, and a flack of hay near; die bottle, were
preferred, the wind being in a contrary direCtion.
Wednefday night a fire broke out at a cheefe-
monger's, at Camberwell, which nearly confumed
the whole of t'..e premifes, before the flames could
be extinguifhed. Mod of the property was de-
droyed.
The barn and flacks of corn belonging to Mr.
J. Kerrifon, of Panxworth, Norfolk, were dilco-
vered to be on fire a few mornings ago, and were
totally confumed. There is much reafon to be-
lieve they were fet on fire by fome
The bottle of Mr. Richards, wine-merchant, the
corner of Humberton-gate, Leiceller, was early
on Thurfday morning broke into. The villains
entered at the vault window, and after forcing (c-
-ostal locks made their way into the drop. IMr.
et hearing- a noise, Annoyd his fervent*, and com-
ing down (fairs found dose had leaped through
the parlour window. They had attempted the
houfe door without (acted's.

Early on Tnefday evening two houfe-breakers
got into an uninhabited haste in pean-ftreet, for
the purpofe, it is fuppofed, in the courfe of the
night, of breaking into the rear of Sir lows'
BANK e's houfe,orMr.Dauberky's,in Soho fquare.
It fortunately happened that one of the former te-
:tants returned to the houfe for fome article of fur-
Wenn forgotten, which frightened the thieves,.
who fuppoted the patrols to have got iv, in con-
fequenes of which they leaps.d nut of the tuft floor
window, and ran otf. They were drette.4 in a fort
of blue uniform, for the porpok of not cultic; fuf-
picion.
Ft idayevening,between liven and.ei3ht o'clock,
as the youngeh ton of Mr. Carpenter, of George-
ftree•, Bath, was returning to Wellon, he was ac-
coiled by a man who called him by his name, and
continued converting with him till they reached
the liile near the hone puny in Wellon-lane,
where the viliain kited him by the cravat, and
preleitted a pi Rol to his head, threatening to %not
him is be male any 1101fe ; he then wlaillled, and
another fellow Reprzi from behind the hedge, and
afterteating the Liars coat, which was bUitOiled,
come at his pocket., r”libed him of a 71. piece and
("rite flver--one of th:m belling a pith-4 to his
head the whole time. *l2sey then compelled l.'m
to go back to I%.th, threatening to murder bins it
be dared to return to Welton.