The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1821-10-11 (London, England)

THAMES OFFICE.  ATTEMPT TO MURDER A POLICE OFFICER. Tuesday evening as Judge and White, officers belonging to this establishment, were passing through Broad street, Ratcliffe, they ob d a gang of Italians lurking about in a questionable manner, some of whom carried bundles, and in consequence of the numerous depredations lately committed on the shipping iu the River Thames, the officer, suspecting that they were part of au organized gang who have for some time back infested that neighbourhood, more particularly the borders of the River, and that the property they then carried was the produce of some recent plunder, they approached them, upon which they all ran off, with the exception of one, an ill looking powerful fellow, whom White secured. Judge pursued the flying bauslitti, but unsuccessfully ; and White repaired with his Prisoner to the office, and had proceeded on his way about half a sulk% holding the Prisoner by one arm, when, on getting to • lonely part of Fues.laiie, Shadwell, be ob d him, by the light of a gas lamp, slipping • large knife from ouster his coat sleeve of the arm that was disengaged, where Ise had it concealed, waiting an opportunity. The officer fearing the result, instantly grasped at Isis hand, but that only enabled the Prisoner to be more his own master, as be was then quite disengaged, and in a must determined manner rushed at White, and making most frightful thrusts at his body with the knife, how dieadful must have been his feel. lugs at this perilous moment, being unarmed and unaccompanied, except by him who momentarily threatened to be his assassin. He, however, warded off the stabs made at his body, and miraculously succeeded in re capturing the bloodthirsty villain, but not before he bad his hands sad fingers shockingly mangled, and the tops of two of his fingers on the eight hand, and one on the left, were rut clear off. After the Prisoner was lodged in the strong room of the office and searched, the properly found open him was proved to consist of sundry articles of wearing apparel, &c. supposed to be feloniously obtained. He was remanded for fut thee examination.  On Friday evening last (hth instant), about ten o'clnek, as two young men were walking down the end of the East Pier, at Ramsgate, they observed a bundle wrapped up lying behind one of the stone posts: they took 14 up and unpacked it, when the contents were found to be a lady's bonnet, Hath cloak, and a shawl, and from their not being wet .ith the dew they could not in all probability have been there lung. The extraordinary circumstance was immediately trade known, bet nothing transpired that evening : the clothes were indeed in the hands of Lieutenant Woodward, the Harbour Master. Ou the following day public notices were posted, stating, that • lady had left her home that evening about • gamier before ten o'clock, and had not since been beard of. The deem was carried to the lady's late midenee, and it being recognised by her husband, there was too great reason to fear the sinfortane lady bad thrown beret* into the see in a state of despondency. Too moth credit cannot be given to Lientenant Woodward. far his truly lendable vest and unremitting attention in sending the boat* and mum, under his eoatmatid, to search for the body. ►ut their sitterpts were fruitless, and nothing was •acertsiard respecting it, till *boot live yeeterday Mammon (Monday, 9th instant), when the body of the above lady was washed ashore on the bathbig sande, and the intelbgesee being cominanicated to the proper quarter, it was eseectainett that the Geattesaaa hid left Retersete OP the MSS ipetiiaw fn mareh of herar— (Kentish Gazette