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TNIIFITIX PAS IN MON MOAT

_. Various have been the conjectures t'eledge to Ow
Armscht„y night, Me
e- Cawling, who keeps the female :hit in the circles of the dinner teat. As, at pre-e
Lien'sr public house, at Bev:, went to lock up i sent, a full developejnent of this highly interesting
for.'
Wu/Stable in the yard, about twelve o'clock, previous lease, would be improper, fur many tensors, and
to g.Ang to bed, when four men, of ruffien-like ap-inone more than concerns the injured Gentleman, we
pearance, ran not, and made their escape ; one of shell refrain from communicating all eve know, being 1
them struck at Mr. C. and in the scuffle which ensued influenced solely by the dictates of generous feelings.
For the information of Many, not uninterested by
the light went out. relative ties we subjoin the following further par-
About nine o'clock on Monday night, a gentleman 4
titular :
ani an elderly woman, passingby the Crown and We stated that when the husband, his brother; and
Anchor public house, in the Kent-road, heard the cry the Solicitor entered the house, they proceeded im.
of “ Murder !" from the back premises of a private mediately to the Lady's bedchamber; that part of the
house contiguous. They went to the spot whence detail was not exactly correct. The Solicitor, a man
the cry proceeded, and found a young woman lying of considerable respectability and fortune, judiciously
weltering in her blood : she was only able to say, observed, that very p )sslely the footman might have.
that a man had get over the back wall, and was pro. returated to his own chamber, unknown to their fe-
ceeding into the house, when she called nut for the male agent ; and, if such was the case, their plan for
groom. The miscreant immediately knocked her . detection would be rendered completely abortive :
down with his fist. and with a dagger cut her across this suggestion was attended to. The parties pro-
the neck ; and then made off. There were only, the ceeded tip stairs, without their shoes, to the attic
girl, her misiress, and four young children in the house . range of looms. The object of their search was not
at the time. Surgical hid was immediately procured,
gin the apartment destined for him in the domestic ar-
and she was likely to recover. rangements, but they found his clothes on a chair by
A few evenings ago, some villains attempted, while the bed-side. The Gentleman most materially con-
the servants were at tea, to break into the house of cerned proposed opening the man's trunk, which
Mr. Jackson, Portman-street, and actually forced stood near, to search for letters, or other documents;
two strong iron bars. The maid servant rang the the woman servant having said, that a correspon-
alarm bell, which occasioned them to make a preci- dente in writing had passed between the Lady and
pitate retreat. her favourite. The box was opened, and sew-
The house of Mr. Crawford, the sign of the Duke ral letters found from the Lady ; likewise upwards
of York, at Chelsea, was broken into by some thieves .of four hundred pounds in Bank Notes ; many of the
on Sunday night, who forced the shutters. They Little. had been gtven.by the husband to his wife, to
took away the till, and about eight shillings in halt- pay her milliner s bill with, which fact was ascertain-
pence, with which they made their escape. ed by the notes having his Banker's endorsement on
The premises of Mr. Ward, silk mercer, in Sclat-Ithe back of them. With these miter, convincing
materials (which were consigned to the hands of the
street, Spiral-fields, were entered on Ma/Iday more
Solicitor), the triumvirate rested satisfied, as to the
ning, about four o'clock, and silk to the value of more'l truth of the information they had previously received.
than £OO 1 taken from thence. There was a great
deal ()father property near to that which was stolen, They then proceeded on tilt-tce to the room, and the
which was not touched. A lamp-lighter's ladder wasidiscovery was precisely as we have sta.ed it to be.
found upon the premises, and a coach was observed We have only to add, that the fair culprit was re-
standing for some time near the place. leased from durance vile, and separated front her suffer-
irig inamorato, the day after their abrupt departure
A poulteret's shop was broken cpen on Sunday
from town. Since that period it has been thought
evening between seven and nine o'clock, near Chenis-
auvisable to bring the wife back, and leave her at the
street, Tottenhent.Court-road, and robbed of poultry,
-house t.f a female relative, who, however, by no means
&c, with which the thieves got off undiscovered. gives countenance to her infamy.
Monday morning the shop of Mr. Nicks,• glover, We are not prepared to say whether the footman is
Bishopsgate-street, was robbed of gloves to the still seriously in danger ; but, we believe, he is not.
amount of £2O. The thieves broke the tan-light, and The four hundred pounds were paid on the morn-
took out the gcods, it is supposed, with a hook affixed ing after the discovery, into a very old Banking.
to the end of a long stick. house.
Two men, who were detected stealing a Brussels
carpet from the shop of Mr. Bailey, an upholsterer,
in Camaby-market, were yesterday fully committed
from Marlborough-street. It is a curious eh cum-
stance, that one of the robbers, in attempting to
escape, sheltered himself in the chimney of a neigh-
bour's hotise, and all attempts to get him down prov-
ed abortive, until a red hot poker was got near him.
On Saturday night, some thieves attempted to
break open the shop of Mr. Prior, sutler, in Birchin-
lane, by means of an iron instrument, with which
they tried to unscrew the nuts of the bolts which fas-
tened the windows ; not being able to accom-
plish their purpose, they made a second attempt on
Monday evening with no better success.
. On the same night, sonic villains endeavoured by
fruiter means to enter the bankingln use of Messrs.
Bosse, Hill, and Barnett, in which they also failed.
Comparing the means used to gain admittance, there
is little doubt that the robbers were the same who at-
tempted the shop of Mr. Pt it r.
Three fellows were disturbed in an attempt to break
into the house of Mr. Hall, in the C. minercial-road,
on Monday night, by the watchman. They left behind
them a small crow, or twiny, which was found stick-
ing under one of the shutters of the shop-window.
Mr. Jefferiee, el Crescent-terrace, Fulham-road,
was stopped by two footpads, near Sunning-Hill
Wells, on Sunday evening. He was well mounted,
and the robbers having got his watch and appendages,
he put spuis to his horse, whilst pretending to feel for
his money, and got off by knocking down the fellow
who held the bridle.
Monday night some thieves attempted to enter the
premises of Mr. Moreton, in the City-road, by the
buck kitchen window, but there being an alarm-bell
affixed thereto, which disturbed the family, the thieves
made a precipitate retreat, without effecting their
• purpose..
No It ss than three public houses in Oxford-street
have been broken open since Friday last, from two of
which the robbers got plunder.
EXTRAORPINARY ROBBERY AT BRISTOL.--On Sa-
turday evening, abrut seven o'clock, two men entered
the house of Mr. Joseph Protheroe, in St. James's-
square, from the garden. One seized Mrs. Protheroe
by the arms, telling her if she said a word, he would
murder her ; and at the same time requested his ace
complice to search the house, as there was no one in
but him. After packing up some candlesticks,
spoons,'&c. and being about to make their retreat,
they released Mrs. P. when she instantly ran up
'tees, where was a nurse-maid with the children ;
she, on hearing what had happened, threw ttp the
window arid gave the alarm. Several people came
to the door, but could not get admittance until the
robbers made their escape.- They left the greater
• part of their booty behind in the garden. Mr. Pro-
theroe was out of town, but returned on Monday.

RoZlllloe:trui &c.

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.-011 Saturday last, as a
horse was drawing out of a cellar, a large butt of
beer in Queen.street, Golden.square, he moved more
,rapidly than the driver wished him, on which he
struck the animal on the head with his whip, which
caused him to back, and he fell into the cellar on the
cask. Every means were used to get him again into
the street, but in the struggle he was nearly torn in
two. After every effort was made, it was found ne-
cessary to shoot him through the head to end his suf
Iferings (which must have been great), as he remain-
ed in the cellar from twelve o'clack in the day until
half-past eight at night.
`Wednesday se'nnight, nine French prisoners made
their. escape from Edinburgh Castle, by means of a
r,pe thrown over the wall at the place called the De-
[sirs Elbow. The rope reached almost to the public

road.
The British Government have released the French
Midshipmen, prisoners of war, who had been sent into
confinement as a measure of retaliation against the
1 French Government. Those who went from Kelso
to Valleyfield are no* stationed at Lauder on parole.
A Court Martial was held on board his Majesty's
ship Nisus, in Batavia Roads, on the 30th of August.
President, Captain Philip Beaver.
It appears, that, by Admiral Drury's orders, Cap-
tain Heathcote was directed to take charge of the
western coasts and perts of India, from Cape Como-
rin to the bottom of the Persiau Gulph, acting accor-
ding to circumstances for the preservation of trade,
and the general good of his Majesty's service. Whilst
Captain H. was at Bombay (id June last) the Hus-
sar frigate arrived there from England with dis-
patches. Captain H. knowing the impossibility of
his receiving any orders from Commodore Brough-
ton (who was then on his voyage to Java) that might
arise out of these dispatches, in less than three months,
anticipating the detriment that might accrue to the
service, from his ignorance of them, and the peculiar
nature of the operations then going on against Java
—he, from these considerations, opened the dis-
patches, that he might issue the necessary instruc-
tions to all whom they might concern, and act in
conformity thereto himself, should circumstances re-
quire it. The dispatches disclosed the belief that 18
French frigates, and from three to four thousand
French troops might reasonably be expected to be on
their passage to Java, for the purpose of defeating any
attack on it ; and that they might arrive there be- i
j fore Commodore Broughton. Further, the dispatches
' earnestly expressed to the Commander in Chief in
India, the conviction of the Lords of the Admiralty,
of the great importance of the conquest of Java to the
country at large, and particularly to the interests of
the Honourable India Company, whose trade would,
unless the kingdom maintained a very large, and,
consequently, expensive force in India, be in a fair
way of annihilation, by the enemy's retaining posses-
sion of that island, and commanding the Eastern
Straits, which their Lordships observed are the key of
the China Sea, whence the Honourable Company de-
rive their most lucrative resources. Captain Heath-
( cote, upon possessing himself of this information, in-
.st antly proceeded for Java, to put Commodore Brough.
t ton in possession of the dispatches, who, thereupon,
being dissatisfied with Captain Heathcote's proceed-
, rags, requested Admiral Stopford would cause an'
; inquiry to he made into Iris conduct. The Court 1
1 having heard what Captain Heathaote had to offer in
justification of his conduct, agreed, That the two'
first charges were proved t but that in consideration j
lof the motives whiz!) led him to a deviation from the '
! orders he had received, and which appeared to have
i arisen from a zeal for the good of his Majesty's eer-
vier, they deemed them of such a nature as to justify
I his conduct in the present instance. The chirp of
not affording convoy to the. China tilt' wet not
proved; and the Court dicrtherefore It •Capt.
Heathcote to be Acquitted.

Yesterday, at Fatton-garden Office, J. Rolfe was
convicted in the penalty- of £lO, for hawking tea
and coffee in that neighbourhood, without a license.
Thomas Maguire, a whitesmith in Enniskillen, a :
few days ago, in a passion, seized a red shot bar of
iron, and plunged it into the body of James Magee,,
his aprrentice, who languished a short time, and then
expired.
Monday last, a dreadful circumstance happened to
a seamen of his Majesty's ship Potat.ce, in dock at
Portsmouth: the poor fellow was sitting across the
usaialard, which was lowered down, strapping a
block, when the cap shore fell on him,, broke his
'ann, knocked him on the deck. completely swept
down his thigh, and forced the t one out el its socket,
which stuck up above his hip ; in this most deplorable
ecaditiou be was taken to the Hospital with slender
apes of recovery.

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