Star.
London, England, 1828-11-25 00:00:00

DARING BURGLARY AT DEPTFORD.

Yesterday information was given at Queen-sqntre
Police Office of another atroci us burglary having Ist en
committed on Sunday evening, .t the house of Mr.
Pearn, a Gentleman of respectability,residing at bept-
lord. About seven o'clock on Sunday evening Jr.
Pearn left his residence to attend Divine Worship,
leaving the house in charge of a female salient.—
He had not left the house more than half an
hour before two men, fashionably dressed, effected an
entrance at the street door by means of skeleton keys,
and immediately pros eded to the kitchen, where they
secured the female servant, whose life they threatened
if she made any noise. or attempted to give any alarm.
One of the villains then stood over her and commanded
silence, while the other went up stairs, and with a crow
bar broke open all the drawers and bureaus in the
house, which he completely ransacked, and packed up
all the valuable property he could find, consisting of a
considerable quantity of valuable plate, a watch,
chain and seals, IS sovereigns, and 151. iu bank notes,
and teveral °chi r articles:
The villains having secured their plunder, were about
to retreat by the 'rivet door. when the servant fol-
lowed them from the kite' en; an I one of the thieves. to
prevet t her giving any alarm, struck her a violent blow
on the face, which knocked her down in the •p ts•age,
and cut her head open by tie fall. They then mace
their escape. As soon as the set want recovered het el
from the effects of the blow, she ran rut of the house,
and alarmed the neighbru, s. The thieves were fashion-
ably dressed, with gold rings on their fingers. and ham
some brooches in their cravat-; one tall and thin; t'.e
other rather short.

THE BURGLARY A'T WEST MOULSEY.

LATEST PARTICULARS.

Every additional circum tante that transpires tends
but to increase the character of romance that belongs
to this most extraordinaty robbery. Among the robbers
it appears there was one fire ycung mzn,whose
exterior and address declared that be was above the
common order of those engaged in the hazardous pro-
fession which he has adopted. He seemed to possess con
siderable influence with his companions, and when they
were binding Mr. Warrington and his lady, requested
that they would use them gently. adding, that there
was no occasion foi unnecessary violence. In the course
of that assertion, he was heard to say that he. was a
unwilling intruder, and appeated there not of his own
free choice, but by fot ce of circumstances over which he
had no controul. Throughout he nianifes.ed fee ings su-
perior to those of the common robber ; for, when Mr.
and Mrs. Wart ington were placed in the coal-vault, he
observed to his companions upon the brutality of leasing
them in a damp cellar, destitute of any thing to cover
them. This emigration of goo.] feeling was met by the
coarse exclamation of ad Oh, then, leave them; let th. in
go and be Tie young man, thereupon, left
I his companions, and in a few moments returned wit!.
a feather bed and bed clothes, which he had taken from
one of the upper rooms. He fling them into the vault,
and then, wish his companions, e cited, carefully closing
and fastening the door on the out ide. Mr. Jeff•, the
Commissioner of Hackney Ccmches, called on Sir Rich
Birnie yesterday. He stated, that nothing could exceed
the feeling of alarm and apprehension that existed
among the Gentlemen residing at Moulsey and its .ici-
nity. Themselves and their lartiilies felt insecure in
their beds, and they hoped that no exertion would be
spared to arrive at a developMent of the late transaction.
Sir Richard said, that no offs rt on the part of that,
Establishment should be wanting to trace the businesi
to its source, and restore tranquill•ty to the neighb( o -
hooJ. The case, which was the Most siggray.sted h.
had ever heard of, he had placed in tt.e hands of abl
and efficient officers.
Mt. Jeffs mentioned that he find had an intervit w
with the Secretary of State for the Hirml D.spirimeirt,
on Friday, and was then about to prisceed a second tittle
to relate all. SO far as he (Mr. Jet) could render as:
iistance, he was determined to do it.

Sir kichaid said, that he was eqtralty. disposed to
efert hint elf ; and if thought necessary, would proceed
in person to Motilsey.

The Gentlemen of the long robe are likely's to Ind
ample employment at our next Lent Assizei; in one r f
those cases of delicacy, which never fad iir involie the
unfortunate families in which !hey (scar in the utmost
grief and despair. We allude to the circumstance of
an injured husband being about to seek redress by the
laws of his country, for the injury and Misery he has
sustained by the loss of his wite,*ho has been leJ away
from the paths 4)f virtue by a cruel seducer, an elderly
mat ried Qentleman, residing not a hundred miles from
Dunmow, in this county.--(hdrasforil Chrinii4e.
The ((Mowing anecdete appeirs in Siii‘rite Nollekens
and his Tinsel-4.1 never pass Whitehall without re-
collecting the following anecdote, relat.d to me by my
father in. nearly these w'ord's, ' A thin, sickly little boy,
a chimney-sweeper, was amusing himself one morn-
ing by drawing, with a piece of chalk, the street
.front of Whitehall upon the basedient stones of
the building itself, carrying his delineations as high
'ir his little arms could possibly reach ; and this he
`was accomplishing by occasionally running into
the middle of the street, to look up at the noble
edifice, and then returning to the base of the build-
ing to proceed with his elevation. It happened that
his operations caught the eye of a gentleman of con-
siderable taste and fortune, as he was riding by. He
checked the carriage, and, after a few minutes' obser-
vation, called to the boy to come to him, who, upon
being asked as to where he lived, immediately burst
into tears, and begged of the gentleman not to tell his
master, assuring him he Would wipe it all off. ' Don't
be alarmed,' answered the gentleman, at the same time
throwing him a shilling, to convince him he intended
him no harm. His benefactor then went instantly to
his master, in Charles-court, in the Strand, who gave
the boy a most excellent character, at the same time de-
claring him to be of little use to trim, in Consequence of
his natural bodily weakness. He said that he was fully
aware of his fondness for chalking, and shdwed his vi-
sitor what a state his walls were in, from the young ar-
tist having drawn the portico of St. Martin's Church in
various places upon them. The gentleman purchased
the remainder of the boy's time, gave him an excellent
education, then sent him to Italy, and, upon his return,
employed him, and introduced him to his friends as an
architect.' This narrative my father heard the architect
himself relate, whilst he was sitting to Mr. R übiliac
for his bust. He became possessed of considerable-pro-
petty, and built himself a country mansion at West-
bourn, north of Bayswater, the very house in which the,
late Mr. Cockerel', the architect, resided. His town'
residence at that time was in Woomsbury-square, on
the western side, in the first house from Hart-street, in
which Mr. D'lsraeli, the author of several esteemed
t works, now resides. When he was at the height of his
celebrity, he compiled a Palladio; in folio, prefixed to
. whith the analogs reader win find his natne—lsaac
Ware."

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