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The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-01-10 (London, England)

HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND ATTEMPT AT MURDER.  On Friday evening lut, one of the most daring robberies, ucornpanied with barbarity, was committed on the person of Mr. Freeman, navigator, who resides near Kew Bridge, that we hays for some time heard of. Mr. Freeman had been collecting money in the course of the day, and about nine o'clock was returning home. At the Running Horse. ()Id Breniford, he was met by a person genteelly dressed, who inquired the nearest way to the Plough ; which Mr. F. pointed out, adding. I am going that way, and will show you. The fellow now assuming the character of • gentleman, said " Po. my honest fellow, and give you half-acrown for your trouble." They proceeded together until they arrived at the cross roads, when Alr. Freeman said, pointing down Dunn's-lane, " there is the house." In order more clearly to show the spot, he went • few yards down the lane, and having wished the fellow good night, and refusing to take any reward for his trouble, he turned round towards home. He had scarcely moved three yards, before he received a dreadful blow from behind, which felled him to the ground, and immediately two more joined the first, and the whole three began to rifle his pockets. He struggled, but one of them, with a dreadful oath, swore that if he attempted to make an alarm, he would instantly take his life. His danger gave rise to desperation, and a scuffle ensued, in which he was cut across the throat three times, stabbed in the body in four places, and severely beaten about his person, until nature forced him to yield, and he fell, apparently lifeless. The robbers now plundered him of 3 ten pound notes, 3 sovereigns, a quantity of silver, a watch, and some paper of import.. ance to him and his family, but of nu value to any other person. The poor fellow at length recovered so much as to be able to crawl to the Plough public house, but was so far overcome as to be in. capable of calling. for assistance. A person about to leave the house found him in this deplorable situation, and, having informed the landlord, lie was conveyed to a bed, and medical aid was immediately procured. Dr. Dickenson dressed the wounds of the unfortunate man, and some cordials having been administered to him, he gave an account of the transaction, but was unable to give any idea of who the persons were who had so brutally used him. There is little doubt that the wretches who attacked him had been lying in wait for him, and that the reason they had not before shown themselves was to prevent discovery. The transaction has caused the greatest consternation in the neighbourhood, a robbery not baying been committed there for several years. Additional medical aid was called in on Saturday, but not the slightest hopes were entertained of his recovery. Information has been given to the London Police, who are in active search ; but the state of the unfortunate man precludes any further clue being given them than above stated.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-10-10 (London, England)

QUEEN-SQUARE. ATTEMPT TO Sluauf:a A POLICE oEl'lcl:ft.—A fellow well known in Westminster, named Henry Hain:worth. alias Bluth Bob, alias Dusty Bob, so called from his being a chimney sweeper, and a notorious running dustman, was brought up before Mr. White and Mr. Markland, the Magistrates, or. Smutday, charged with attempting to murder Joseph Cooper, an active officer of this establishment, on Friday night. Cooper is so dangerously ill from the wounds he has received, that he is unable to attend at the office, and therefore was not present to give evidence against the prisoner. It appears that on Friday morning last, the foreman to Mr. Britten, the contractor for the dust in ht. Margaret's parish, obtained a warrant against two men named Blower and Taylor, no. torious running dustmen, for stealing a quantity of dust ; which warrant was put into the hands of Joseph Cooper, who received information that one of the individuals named in the .warrant (Blower) was in the house of the prisoner llainsworth, No. 4, St. Henban's-hill. Cooper repaired there immediately in company with the foreman, and found the door fastened inside ; he called to those within to open it, stating who and what lie was, and what business lie had come about. The prisoner answered that no person should enter, on which Cooper forced the door open, and pushed into the room, where I.e was encountered by Black Bob, who was joined by live or six women that were in the room. The prisoner took a knife from the table, "rifle' he used most desperately on Cooper, and with his own (C.'a) truncheon, beat him over the head till be was In a gore of blood. ‘i'hilst this was going on; the foreman to the contractor secured the man (Blower) • and atter Black Bob had beat Cooper till he could beat him no longer, be made a plunge with the knife at him, which fortunately the foreman stopped, by letting go Blower and securing Black Bob ; and Cooper, with the blood pouring from his head in torrents, put the handcuffs on him' and the next moment he fell to the ground from the loss of blood. The prisoner was carried to the watchhouse. and Cooper to the hospital, where his wounds, which consisted of two very extensive ones on either side of the skull. and a desperate one over the bridge of the nose, were dressed, and he now lies in a very bad state. The Magistrates were of opinion, that the officer had acted wrong in going at such an unseasonable hour—viz. between eleven and twelve o'clock at night—to execute his warrant; but they were told that it was Impossible to meet sith them at any other, time.  The prisoner was ordered to find bail to answer the charge at the Sessions ; but before he left the offic: he was convicted of stealing dust from the house of Dr. Furnival, in Duke-street, Westminster, the property of the same contractor, and he not being able to pay tha 101. penalty, he was sent for six weeks to hard labour in the House of Correction. The prisoner will be Indicted capitally for the assault on the unfortunare officer at the ensuing Westminster Sessions, which will be held iu a very few days.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-07-24 (London, England)

PRETENDED ATTACK OF BURGLARS.  The neighbourhood of Vi-inclare, Preston, was the scene of great alarm in the middle of the night, between Monday and Tuesday last, from circumstances which there is abundant reason to believe were crested foe the purpose of deception. About twelve o'clock, one of the maid servants of the Rev. Mr. Raven, named Catherine Rigby, awoke her companion, saying she could hear footsteps on the stairs, and was afruid the house was going to be robbed ; but to ascertain the fact more correctly, she would go down and explore the premises. She then told her fellow-servant to remain qutetly in bed, and if she found any one in the house, she would call out. The girl, scarcely roused tom her slumbers, soon sunk again to sleep, but she had not remained so long when not only she, but Mrs. Raven, Miss Raven (sister to Mr. Raven), and the family in the adjoining house, were roused by a terrible crash, and loud cries of " Murder," from the woman who had gone down stairs. The girl who had been left in bed was so dreadfully alarmed that she hid herself in a cupboard, and there remained panting and almost lifeless with terror, until the alarm was over ; but Miss Raven, who slept in a lower loom to the front, acted with more presence of mind; she threw ap the sash and called for the watchman, who happened to be within hearing, and came instantly s the spot Being let into the house, an investigation took place, when it was found that the yard door was open, and four squares of a window in the back parlour smashed, and the fterne.wmk broken. INN It seems, was done with one of the chairs, for the real or pre. tended purpose of escape. The account which the woman gave of the affair was as follows. On coming down stairs, she heard somebody in Alt Raven's study, upon which she turned the key, and locked them in. She had scarcely done this, when she was seized by a man, who made his appearance in the lobby. This man, she said, threw her down upon the stairs with great force, and beat her violently. She then called out for help, and heard the breaking of the window in the parlour, upon which the man who had abused her mode his escape by the yard door. Although there were no strong external marks upon the woman, she complained of being much hurt, and Mr. Lodge, the surgeon, was eent for. On his arrival she feigned the greatest lassitude and pain, but could not say exactly where she was injured. tiuppeaing that the fall might hare occasioned some internal bruise, although this was not indicated by any derange. ment of the pulse Mr. Lodge bled her. A few hours afterwards he was again called, when she pretended to be almost in the agonies of death, and to have vomited alarge quantity of blood. Still, Mr le 's suspicions).pretended '
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-03-21 (London, England)

SHOCKING MURDER IN THE COUNTY OF CORK.—On Saturday night, the 11th inst. the house of Denis Sheehan, a farmer of the better class, Monanimmy, near the village of Killavulen, was attacked by robbers, one of whom effected an entrance by forcing open the kitchen window with stones, and afterwards opened the door for his two companions, while a fourth kept watch outside the door; two of those who entered had their faces coloured ; they proceeded to light a candle at the fire, threatening destruction to servant maid, and a small boy who slept in the kitchen. Sheehan, who was in bed with his wife in the room adjoining, on heating the noise immediately got up, and seized a spit which was near his bed-side, and in the most determined manner resisted their entrance by defending the door of the bed-room for a considerable time, until he unfortunately received a stab in the left breast from a bayonet, which one of the ruffians had fixed on a pole. through an opening in the door, which killed him ; after thisthey attacked the wife, and beat her with the pole in a most cruel manner, and nearly broke one of her arms, calling out to her to give the money. The poor woman painted to where the box lay, from yell& the robbers took ...pounds, being the price of a horse which her husband had sold a few days before at Millstreet fair, of which it is supposed they were aware, as they said they knew the money was in the house. Sheehan was a powerful man, of excellent character, and made a gallant resistance. He has left six young children. An inquest was held yesterday before Mr. O'Brien, one of the Coroners for the county, and a verdict returned of " Wilful Murder against some persons unknown." It may not be useless to state, that one of the ruffians received a wound in the lip, which bled profusely, from the spit with which Sheehan defended himself.—Southern Reporter. We formerly gave the particulars of the atrocious case of Benjamin Lamont, private in the 7bth regiment, who was decoyed into a field near ('amlachie, robbed of five pounds, and wounded in the thigh with a pistol shot. The unfortunate man expired on Wednesday of a locked jaw, On Thursday the body was inspected by Dr. Cork, indale and Francis Neilson, surgeon. Besides being broken, the bone was dreadfully shattered for about six inches, and several large splinters came away when the thigh was laid open. All the other parts of tite body were in a healthy condition, so that there is no doubt that the wound from the pistol shot was the primary cause of death. The deceased was a particularly good looking man, and has evinced the greatest fortitude and patience since the day of his misfortune. He never once complained that his wound was painful, never expressed a wish that his ruffles assailants were taken, never said that lie had been cruelly used, or that his fate was hard. He was buried yesterday afternoon with military honours. It is to be regretted that the murderers have so long eluded the officers of justiee.--G/aseew Chronicle.
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-08-05 (London, England)

CONSTANTINOPLE, JI'LY 1. Blood continues to flow by the sabre of the Amours, and of some wretches enrolled under the banners of the Sultan, which are those of anarchy and murder. A son of Yell Pasha, the son of Ali of Janina (like railer like son), issuing from the obscurity of the Seraglio, in which he had been shut up with the itchoglana, distinguishes himself at the head of the Purgators charged with the execulian of the suspected Janissaries, anti of those rich persons who are designated as Janissaries. The spoils of the rich have befiene the prey of the soldier, and the populace is its abundance, in coesequence of the provisions which are given to them, in order to Induce them to lend a hand in the great work of the regeneration of the ormnian empire. Every individual known for his sentiments of hatred against the Janissaries has a carte blanche to do as he pleases. Thus it his pleased Mahmoud 11., who cried out. in a sort of inspiration, " Kill ! my friends, kill Allah knows his • own, and be who is not for us is against us." It has not been found necessary to repeat this twice, and it is a pity to see what passes, if one did not know that those vanquished to-day will do the same thiug as soon as they gain the upper hand. These barbarians, besides, are doing justice upon themselves, and in that point of view Heaven protects the cause of the Creeks. Would one believe, for example, that the Janissaries, who arc thrown by detachments of thirty prisons upon the coast of Asia, are all killed, if a single one of them does not appear at the cull the moment of their embarkatien or disembarks. Lion. Thus twenty-nine individuals answer with their heads for the escape of a single proscribed person. They even make use of this pretence in order to kill them by sending fewer victims on board than are inscribed on the taken& In the midst of these bloody orgies it is impossible any longer to conceal the revolts in Adrianople, Silistria, Sophia, Butschuk, and the fortresses on the Danube, where the Janissaries have proclaimed, 3lalimoud the Second to be an apostate, a destroyer of the Religion of the l'rophet, and an enemy to the true believers. It appears that anathemas am joined to this seditious proclamation, against the Armenian 31uphti, and that every body runs to arms. Things are still more menacing in Asia Minor. and it appears that the . lollah Hundglar of Iconium, Spiritual Chief of all the Janissaries of the empire, has declared the Sultan, the Muphti, and their adherents, gisiours (infidels), senates (heretics), and several other titles of the same sort, so that everywhere there is schism, political and religious, and something still worse, for the glorious empire of Turkey is menaced with a general convulsion. In a few days I shall probably have to announce to you a reaction, for things go on in a way which will accelerate terrible events. The number of executions since the 25th June amounted to more than 50110, in Scutari alone anti the Straits, which make a thousand individuals despatched every day.—Allah Kerins (God is great.) Far:Not FI*
The National Register. — 1811-10-27 (London, England)

BARBAROUS MURDER.—The following instance of atrocity occurred on inesday evening, in a field near St. Albans:—/t young woman, who lives servant with an inhabitant of that town, went to spend the evening with an acquaintance in similar circutnstances, residing in a gentleman's family, about two miles distant. On her return at night, she was accompanied about a mile by her friend, who then turned hack towards her home. The former, on her way to St. Alban's, called at a public house, with the landlady of which she was acquainted, and remained chatting -there for about halt an hour, when two la' bourers entered the tap-room, one of whom had a but.dle, which the young woman instantly recognized to be the same which her female friend had when she left her. She acquainted the landialiy of the circumstance,, and expressing a strong desire la   ~.~  THE N  to know how they came by it. There being a- that time, however, no other men in the house, she was induced by her friend to restrain her curiosity from prudential motives. Soon after, however, two neighbours 'came in, and being informed of the circumstance, they immediately asked them were they got it ? The man who ,held it replied—" We have just picked it up on the road, hut you are welcome to have it—we don't want it:"— " No (said the querist), I must have a more satisfactory account of t.le transaction," and immediately seized him by the collar, while his neighbour recur d the other fellow. Both instantly betrayed signs of fear, and their spirited assailants proceeded to search them. Horror instantly usurped the place of suspicion, when from the pocket bf one of them was brought forth a pair of ears. with the ear-rings suspended from them. Little doubt now re:flained that some unfertninate calamity had happened to the other young woman ; and while one of their: remained in the house, to prevent 'the escape of their prisoners, the other, accompanied by the young woman.went in search. They had proceeded about half a mile, when, casting a look into a ditch by the roadside, the young woman beheld t' :e lifeless body of her friend, with her head completely levered from the trunk ; the blood still slowly issuing, and her carless head lying by her side. Under these cirurnstances, the pris•niers were removed to the county goal, to abide the issue of a Coroner's Inquest." CAUTION •ro Post...soy s.—Monday se'nuight, John Matthew:, the post-boy employed to convey the mail from H gbarn Ferrer, to Wellingborough and Northampton, was convicted hef.•re the Rev. William Lockwood Maydell, Clerk, one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for that county, of having left the mail on the road, while he went into an adjoin• ing ale-house to drink, and was committed to the. House of Correction in that town, to bt. confined to hard labour for one month, pursuant to the statute of the sth Geo. 111. cap. e 5.
The National Register. — 1811-09-01 (London, England)

MORE MONSTERS.  Wednesday, Francis Osborne, examined on Monday, at the Mansion House, on a charge of exposing himself indecently te several y9ung girls in Moorfields, was again brought up for a final examination. The circumstances ofthe prisoner's shameful and infamous conduct. were detailed by two children, and after the case had been clearly made out against him, he was committed for trial. Miscreants of the above description Kaye lately infested various parts of the metropolis. A wretch of most diabolical propentities has, within the last few days, created considerable alarm in the neighbourhood *of Knightsbridge and Chelsea by most atrocious conduct towards two or three females, whom chance had exposed to his brutal att;cks. On Thursday evening Miss L. of Chelsea, whilst returning from a friend's house, in Mount-street, in her way across the park, was accosted by this villain, who was then dressed as a clergyman ; he addressed her in the most insinuating m Inner, and from his general demeanour, not the slightest suspicion could be entertained of his intention. When about half way across the park, and at a distance from any passenger, he suddenly stopped, and seizing her round the waist, drew from his pocket a sharp instrument, with which he stabbed her in the thigh, and immediately ran off. Her screams drew several persons to her assistance, but it being nearly dark, the villain was soon out of sight, and effected his escape. Miss L. was taken to the house of a Gentleman, in Park-lane, where the most humane attentions were paid to her; a surgeon was sent for ; her wound, which was not dangerous, was dressed, and in the course of the evening she was removed to her own house in a coach. The same wretch, it is suspected, stopped a female servant to a gardener, at Brompton, as she was passing along Gore-lane, soon after dark a few evenings since, and, whilst conversing with her, took an opportunity to wound her severely in the arm. The most vigilant exertions are making to discover the villain.  IMM•1•••••• On Monday afternoon, about-five o'clock, a sailor, in a state of insanity, mounted the lamp iron upon the centre arch of Westniinster Bridge, and, to the no small surprize of the spectators, who stood and looked on, be took his hat off. Rung it into the river, and immediately leaped after it. He at first sunk, but, after a short interval, rose, and swam remarkably well. He was picked up by some boatmen, and conveyed to the Red Lion public-house, where he partook of some brandy, and when asked the reason of his jumping into the river. he said he did it with a view t•i drown himself, as he knew he should be hanged, having committed murder, and various other crimes too numerous to detail. In the course of his observations, he was found to be very incoherent, and in a delirious state ; he was conveyed in a coach to one of the receptacles for lunatics. Ex
The National Register. — 1820-05-07 (London, England)

SUNDAY, MAY 7.  We this day give a full account of the execution of Thisticwood and four of his associates ; we wish we could have stopped here, but, as faithful journalists, we arc bound to record all that passes, and have therefore narrated the bloody, brutalizing exhibition that followed it. The immense assemblage that was collected, uttered not a single murmur while the unhappy men yielded their lives to the offended laws of their Country, but the moment the butchery began,execrations burst from every quarter. The French populace were prepared for the scenes that disgraced the national character during the Revolution, by such scenes as the execution of Damiens, Ravillac, &c., and we are confident that had the people of England for one year witnessed an exhibition of decapitation every week, the production of the knife at the Old Baily, which was intended by lags to have been the means of murder. ing his Majesty's Ministers, would not have pro. duced that involuntary shudder which was lately  heard in that Court. The de-moralization of the of the human mind is not so difficult as some persons seem to think, and we would advise our govenors to bear that fact in mind.  Mr. Brougham put the propriety of Government employing Agents or Spies, to make discoveries in in case of the existence of plots or conspiracies against the State, in a proper point of view is the House of Commons, on Tuesday night. All Governments have recourse to such means to discover plots ; but if the persons who are employed for that purpose become plot-makers themselves, then their conduct is calculated to bring odium on their employers, and they are no longer deserving of their protection or support. We do not know what course the Administration will pursue with respect to the disclosure made by Alderman Wood, in the House of Commons, respecting Edwards, whose name ap• pears recorded in the State Trials. If the charges against him can be proved, then Government has nothing further to do with the business but to let justice take its course. We cannot see how such a proceeding can in the least embarrass administration ; on the contrary, it must lead to the most salutary re-. sults, and prevent those observations which are now heard in every society, where the proceedings in the late State Trials are discussed.  Letters were yesterday received in town, dated from her Majesty's Villa at Pesaro, 15th April, and announcing her departure fur England on that day. and her Majesty's intention of travelling hither without stopping.  From the expedition made by the Queen in her route, it is believed that her Majesty will arrive at Calais by the end of this week, where apartments are taken for her residence ; and Lady Ann Hamilton, with other persons of her establishment, have received an intimation to proceed to l)over to wait her further instructions.  We learn from the Paris Papers of Sunday and Monday last, that the King of England has given 1001. towards the subscription for erecting a monument to the memory of M. Malesherbet, the heroic defender of the martyred Louis