The National Register. — 1821-05-13 (London, England)

TOWN HALL, SOUTHWARK. FEMALE XT It El'll/1"r r.—On Wednesday Wm. Collins, alias Ctuniningit, was brought before Aldertnia J. J. Smith, charged with rubbing the house of Capt. Moose, who is engaged in the merchant service,and resides at Back Street, Ilorselydown. It appeared from the evidence of Sarah Clare' who is servant to Mr. Parke, bricklayer, residing next door to Captain Moore, that on Sunday evening, about seven o'clock, she observed, while standing at her master's door, four men, laden with bundles, come out of the back door of the captain's Louse. Suspecting them to be thieves, this intrepid Amazon challenged them to know their business; they gave her an impertinent answer, desiring her to mind her washing cote.rns. Not being satisfies with this sort of reply, she mounted the palings which divided her master's house from the captain's, and gave the alarm; two of them ran off, but she was so alert in her attack that she boldly rushed at the two men who were nearest to her, one of whom she attempted to seize. The ruffians knocked her down, but she still persisted in hokling fast to one of them, exclaiming •6 Murder, Bobbers." With this fellow, who was left by his companions, thinking probably that he could easily master a woman, she struggled for a long time, retaining a fist hold at his coat, notwithstanding his repeated blows to compel her to extricate hint. While in this situation, her screams attracted the attention of Harvey, the constable Of St. Saviour's, who had been watching the four tellows, whose object he suspected, but they had adroitly eluded his observation. The constable immediately ran to her aid, and assisted in sec ring the prisoner, whom he handcuffed and brought off, having provided pistols to resist an apprehended rescue.  The fellow was fully committed to Horeemonger Lane prison Sir trial, and the worthy Alderman compliunented Sarah Clare tOr her rare, and in this instance most eflixtive intrepidity. The three remaining fellows got oft' with a considerable booty from the captain's house, but by the description of the woman and th constable, grea:hopo are entertained of their speedy detection. c  A turkey, the property of Mr. Fraser, King's Arms, Dumfries, picked up an acquaintance with a very fine Newthundland dog, chained in the yard, has at last established her head-quarters in the lower end of his narrow kennel, where so far from being disturbed by her canine friend, she is watched and protected with the most aflhetionate care. Although frequently removed from this situation, the turkey always returned to it the first opportunity, and being now placed on the eggs she tbrmerly laid, bids fair to grace the kennel with a brood of young turkeys. When any boys or other intruders happen to take a peep at this singular pair, the dog appears irritated, and immediately prepares fur a stern resistance.  On Saturday, three of the royal marines, a Fe rjeant, corporal, and private, attended at Carlton Palace in their new unitinms, when his Majesty approved of the change of dress, excepting the hats, which he has ordered to be exchanged for caps. Sunday evening was fixed for a grand trial at single stick, between the Cork and limerick men, among the Irish at St. Giles's; and as these rows generally end with more broken heads than honours, the Police made efficient arrangements for preventing the parties from assembling, and Mr. Smart, the ligh Constable, succeeded in dissuading them from attending the appointed rendezvous, where much mischief would probably have ensued, had they been permitted to enter upon the trial of strength. The royal ',mann having been granted to George England, who had been tried a•td convicted, at the late Horsham Assizes, of the murder of J. Swainc, he was liberated, about a tbrtnight ago, from Horsham jail. The late anouneement of this circumstance is caused by the fears which had 1)...en entertained relative to the strong feeling which existed i the county against this object of royal clemency.