Star.
London, England, 1829-09-29 00:00:00

ROBBERIES.

Friday evening, about nine o'clock, the house of Mr. Wm. Sey-
mour, of King-street, Greenwich, was broken and entered, by
means of the attic window, the thieves having got• through an
empty house, two doors off, broke a pane of glass, unlatched the
window, and effected an entrance, and stole therefrom a diamond
brooch set with pearls, one sovereign, a brown surtont coat, some
stockings, and sundry articles of wearing apparel.
Sunday evening, the 20th instant, between the hours of five and
eight o'clock, the dwelling-house of Benjamin Taylor, No. 55,
Frith-street, Soho-square, was broken and entered, and the follow-
ing articles stolen, viz. two silver table spoons, five ditto tea-
spoons, three salt spoons, one silver watch with an old swivelled
key, six shirts, one blue cloth cloak with a claw clasp, lined with
crimson ; one amber necklace; one paste cross set in silver, and
other articles.
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Friday night the dwelling-house of Mr. James Nyath, of No.
:59, Stamford-street, was broken and entered, and two silver
spoons and 9d. in copper money were stolen. In consequence of
an alarm being given, no other property was taken.
Wednesday morning, 1151. were stolen front Mr. E. Eames, of
No. 6, Cadugan street, Sloane-street, consisting of notes of the
Bank of England. and one check for 241. Ss. The notes are—one
for 51. two for M. and one tor 501.

Thursday night, a shed, belonging to Mfrs. Fry, of Upper Green-
street, Friar-greet, St. George, Southwark. was broken and en-
wed, and several articles stolen therefrom.

Thursday night the residence of Mrs. King, Sion-terrace, Edge-
ware-road, was entered by thieves, who broke into the premises,
which they robbed of seven silver tea-spoons, one dessert ditto,
one salt ditto, one mustard ditto, one silver butter-knife, together
with other property.
Sunday night the dwelling-house of Mr. Adams, Osborn-place,
Whitechapel, was entered by means of skeleton keys, and robbed
of seven handsome lace caps, two silver tea spoons, and other p'o-
perty.
On the night of Thursday, the 17th inst. as John Coultbard, a
native of Ayr, with a fellow-labourer, wbcr -calls himself James
were travelling between Hesket and Coekennotith in quest
of employment, they became tired, and lay down in a field near
Ouse Bridge, where Coulthard fell asleep. About midnight be
was awakened by feeling some severe blows upon his head, and,
looking up, he observed his companion lying upon him with a stone
in his band, with which he was striking him on the head with all
bis force. Coulthard made an attempt to extricate himself, but the
assassin seised him by the neckerchief and endeavoured to choke
him, at the same time demanding his money. The unfortunate vic-
tim, finding that the fellow determined to murder him, delivered
up both his watch and money, consisting of two Carlisle guinea
notes (bank not known), and four shillings in silver. After having
surrendered his property, the robber, with a blackthorn walking-
stick, struck him violently several times on the bead and body,
leaving him on the ground for dead. In the course of the straggle
Coulthard repeatedly called out " murder !" as loudly as be could,
but bis assailant, nothing deterred, seemed determined on taking
his life, declaring that he would put him from calling." Cool-
thard believes the robber to be an Irishman, as he told him he
came from the county of Down, and was by trade a blacksmith.