Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-28
NUMBER 1922.
X ICH M OND WHIG


From "s 10 sdon Tines. Sept. %
In the neghboarhood Of No,tinx. hill ,oc,., i, 49,,
% ''o wv p'"'ase elements-that 4, In A, ,h,, ,h
'u'yee's Ia that district are driven IN nro,..,
themselves and their hom-- from violence and ,.-,-
~, '".''s'eu Efforts II the end Of an eiyil and
- .Ae"' W. as Is commonly supposed DO
""e. "e wanted then ia the Noting hin az.
sriet the machinery OF the British Govcrnu.n, h..
P'e'eE broken down The inhabitant. of thu, .,, =
picturesque locality are exposed ,o IN. -, -"s
h'sh' dePredators. aud they driven 10 arm 4,
""ce Nottng-hill is rming-trcmendo.s ..,.l p
neh'-and ~ho shall say that Noting hill is in ,, -.
as'e region lnter-ecied by lanes. h.If6.;...,
e's Win scraps OF park and ket-garden, p,. .e1
seu it u dnly illuminated by spar.. S.. I.n,.
gnu! exhsie dn rrlgi"us light from th.;r . ee
oeHks. Rents are io~, and danger is high III ..,s
~ ~, " n"''an,-pAfk Ia vain gurgie forth con,o,t
IN quo season % the unguarted populat;o, 49,,
derive any permanent qualification from M. h. eAH
o' uckynifd when he may never live In h-.r ,,-.s -
s.Pp,a.s P on another day. 1t is pcrilous pleasure
a'cnro, As AZ ~eic IN the jaws of death Tbers nm. ~
ares sneak Is ever on the watch for silver s,,ons
aho gr1aicoats; there the slouchng yayr.n, IT,
the advanced guard OF the Forty Th.y.s a. e. As
u"e 'ne nights achievements under the broad Egh, :,
day there, finally, when nights are dark and ~
are su' the stout Nottiughler vain ende,yor. 10 go
ort the partner OF his joys aud dangers Rv.o h,, -
N cOoing what comfort be may INTO her ,,id i w
ear and she Is repeating or the hundredtb Tim, h. ~
s'euen mat soneihing gill happen before morning ha
| 'y burglar Is on the tramp. He and bis conr.a.
Isr.s sith them the dark lamp the ..ruu,y M. .
f"ft me crrpe Bs.sk-emhen.s and ip.,r,,,.n,- r
p'o'essoh They dive dosn into area aud comm.n..
her nefarious operations the back kito,sn .h.,
nsPiy creeping up the of some un6n;sJJ h,' ''
e A tue root and feioniou-ly tamper with the ,r,n
700, sh'eh hAd b-en Constructed Tor the -sc.n. a
."e hhsoitsnts IN case OF hTe. When once +, Ioi,..
has been effected from above or from belo. ,s seH1
Pued ON and siung on the shoulders Of the n;;yh, -
rn,,".. .nu ules proceed to rans-ek the premises
oupooards are prised open-desks forc-d-vbat ,a
areies OF value may be found are at once eo,s.cs,d
oiJ sn Is dismissed by strangalarion better
,o,h , aiy, TIE dirty rufhans throw their lubbsr
upon the sofas aud easy chairs the pride OF their
mistress heart and proceed mbibe any oor or be,,
tnst may be forthcoming. Meanwhile ~bat a gen. mn
s.as ,n the apartment sacred connubia endearme,r
foor Jobling, weary with his day's WORK and - ~,
70 the cry OF Wol" which Mrs has ra.ad snv n;gh,
M 'ne proceeding sI weeks opposes the vs icrtie to
a' Aoy renewed solicitations that he will take the
POKER, and, lightly clad he NAV b. onc. no.. n,.L
circuit oil the house. At last there is scream f m tb
room one OF those long shri yeIs which seem pe
S"iH 70 housemaids- Jobing is alive in n ninp,a "a
ushes down stairs just in time to see his mvsteroo v
ois clear the last flight OF stairs into tie b, nm, ,n
h and make Off stern chase at night in
'e canaest costume in nightcap one slipper and With
poker over Bit Of ground which has inst bern en,;r
Gu Gu upon Adams system, is cot a pleasant thing
" uoes the dsordered householder raise up his voice
ahu invoke the aid Of the poIce-they are far away
Gold bresthles and indignant he ia st len,tn co,ld
" mop oack 10 the awful presence Of his coort who has
eanwhie been occupying her time With rapid estimate
VI uA"age ana has reserved her remarks upon tha .nh
Ject until the return OF her unsuccessful lord
ms Is no lacy picture, but plain sccon,,
In; well nigh every night in the Noting
~" uis"ct we have received within the Lat week or
ten days repeated communications from this unsu.red
quarter OF the town One correspondent signs RevoI
ver another Pistol" another smantrap each of ,b.s
'ures oeing suggestive OF the instrument to which
ssse'ed winters are resolved look for protection
ios the future as public aid out OF the Question
hevoiver few days back was despatched dornsiairs
by his wife in the dead of night On sDteng ,h. -;
room by the light OF aithng dip he discovered nro
.eoha gentleman reclining the lady's new sofa and
taking his thereon Revolver" aew AZ ~. ,Io,
and there at that silent hour death STRUGGLE ro.s in
nature OF the ordeal by stangulaiion The sdy Attended
oy her handmads devoted herself to systematic
ing and at length butcher who lived hard by came upoo
the scene, cleaver in hand and the buryi.r oava /,
The next day Revolver" attended at the Hamm.r
S sn.,'n ooutI, DOT the result seems have shoxn
that the magistrate OF the district il not verv
"hnhg 10 make up Tor the shortcsmipgs of m.
police Very shortly Afterwards writes our Correspond
ue"r one morning ran full it upon nv sofa friend ON
'he verge oi hyde Park, where, with u select surveying
party he Vas doubtless Arranging the ne sdfu iurn.I nrs
PaTaie inspection Tor that 5ights foray" Two nebts
oeiore The occurrence of this little incident one of Revo
'er heighoors had visit from Of the hill
gangs The trapdoor on the roof forced and bur
sI' Sn MS SHOES sung over his stoulders descended
o tne house t was the lady again who gave the alarm
None but married dare live in these regions Tbs
householder wrested with the burglar and with the r
power OF man defending his own castle n vnnn9 30.
aa hrst oa6y was too much for the Noting hill burglar
u, A'er long aud hey struggle the fellow gave in
lt Was an hour before the attendance of poleems could
De secured The difficulty" Pistols" house occurred
~ Spruay night The family had gone bed but
que is'os handmsids, being uneasy in her mind or
sleePess nom one anothe- determined ,o IL
away the tedum OF the night by blackn the shoe. for the
.' ong ihose shoes were as the geese which saved
e homan Capitol, and should bc preserved as b.oo,.
Ia fisoIs establishment While thus engaged In bIscL
ng he shoes the maid light struck in front o an,
acnen "indos. She ran for her fellow and the
Two grs together set Efficient 81 sereamng thst IN.
burglar decamPed. fourth case s that of M Tboms
gentleman engaged in the woods and Fore,ts v ~bo
th5ee and Tour O'Clock Of Monday the Sth u
vas aroused from sleep by noise in the house and on
running down stairs found the back door partially
burglar, with his boots slung behind his n.ck ma.
erouching behind IT, The man was secured and i, ,h
1uters o an hour policeman forthcoming that me-
nod OF time having been consumed in discoysrin he
whereabouts OF such fubcionary s
need not trouble readers with the content. NJ
hantraPs ter inasmuch il simply contains su0ves
uons Tor catching burglars by means of an mproved G
s'usht OF the class indicated by the signature Tbs
sco,. - =. No''hgh' are perfectly right in having
10 any eApedient which help TO secure th,ro
from nocturnal violence In the entire absence AZ n,o,
hon from the police But surely this is yety scandsop.
sS' ~ "nuEs Ohe would Imagine that it be sui
hesht 10 Orng under the notice OF the Police Commis
soers To secure immediate redress We are surely NOT
ao"ut 10 relapse again into the fororn condition In hcb
vas IN The days Of the old Charleys" The rea.
ss.PstOus gwen by NJ ascaalsy Of IN. dance. Sht"h
.enuTI 70 rdr to baekheatb or Puney hundred wears
ag" Horace WsPoe, writing ~ nearly a. NAV be c,n
tufy back, speaks Of having bsen robbed and ound In
the lace by burglar in Hyde Park as Of most o,di,.
occurrence. surely, now-o'days ought not 20 hear
OF repetition Of such offences in any decent oa,r.r 81
the town. Let the inhabitants OF Noting hin have s
'ona protection there be any peculiar circumstance.
W ler ai'r'ct uhch render it necessary. The nhsbi
tans viii certainly be not Ony content but eager t nav
snv sma additional rate which may secure their throat.
from the burglars knife and their dwenRs from MI. mid
nght ass'uus heanWhile, who shall blame them H. in
The absence OF that protection shch thev have sh, =,
expect rom the public authorities they are procuring
"espous TO guard themselves? n they can succeed In
paA'HR an example OF some OF these scoundrels whom
they catch in their housps thev l no do,hs s,.e
age o'her professional burglars from venturiuR upon an
enterprise which is attended With 20 much isl
RLowEH HOi DEHs.-Eor ale sy
CLARkSON ANDERSON
No. 100 NsiH
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