The celebrated composer B...
The Times, 1824-05-03T00:00:00

'lThe celebrated composer Beethoven has transmitted to his Alajesty Louis XVIII. a Mass of his composing. This Io- nareh, in order to demonstrate his ovn satisfaction, sent to the com- poser a gold medal, with his effigies on one side, and on tie other these words--" Given by the King to Al. Beethoven." The men-of-war's men on the blockade station, whot have just superseded the preventive service along the Sussex coast, are seen constantly walking on the beach, anined with pistols and a sabre. At night they are particularly strict in their attention to per- sons on the beach, and to boats comning on shore. Indeed no boat, whetler einployed in fishing or for pleasure, is permittedI to land without being overhaule(d by the men belonging to this service. On 'Thursday evening, betweeii eight and nine o'clock, a most singular attempt at robbery was committed upon a gentleman riding on the outside of the Hornsey stage ; he sat between two very decently-dressed men, who got otf'at the Angel, at Islington. Soon after their departure some valuable papers fell out of his pocket, when, upon examination, ho found the pockets of bins great coat and coat were cut through. He had also cash to a considerable amount about him; but fortunately thc robbers did not succeed in their ne- farious attempt- It is supposed they afterwards got upon a Pad- dington stage. EscArS FInoM ST. LuK :'s.-On Friday three of the pa- tients contrived to escape fronii the back of St. Luke's Hlospital, by the assistance of the sheets of their beds tied to each other and affixed to a pole, and by which they descended into the gardens of the Peerless Pool Baths, and made their way into the street: here they separated, each taking a different route. One of the three, a gentleman highly connected, bent his steps towards the George Inn in the Borough, where he applied at the booking-office to secure a place by the Mlaidstone coach. The wildness of his manner excit- ing the suspicions of the book-keeper, the proprietor, Mlr. Schofield, was sent for, who being perfectly ait fait of his history instantly Te- csgnized him, and he was detained under frivolous pretences while a porter was despatched to thehospital, who quickly returned with the above intelligence. Assistance was then applied for to secure him, but at the moment the party was about to pounce upon their prey, who was lounging at the inn gate, a gentleman connected with him, named Crowton, happ ened to pasrson horseback, whom the fugitive no sooner caught sight of, than, winged with fear, he fled towards St. George's church with incredible swiftness, followed by the officers, whom he completely distanced, till, arrivingat the Brick- layer's Arms. in the e.ent-road. a distance of a mile and a half, he stumbled, and his pursuers co.lning up, he was secured, after a most desperate scuffle, requiring handcuffs to be resorted to. He was then conveyed back to tihe hospital in a coach. The other two have not since been heard of. On Saturday afternoon an inquest wvas helt at the Ship, in H art-street, Crutchedfriars, before Thomas Shel- ton, Esq., upon the body of Nicholas Grant, a man about 40 years of age, who belonged to the brig Alay Anne, en- gaged in the coasting trade, who came by his death by falling into the river while enleavouring to go on board on Tlhursday night. The Jury returned a verdict of 4ccidental deth. The deceasedhas left a wife and three children to lamenit his untimely end. [Advertisement.l-The CommsON SENSE Boox (No. 2) wrill be published on Alonday, the 10th inst, price 4s.