The Express. — 1848-02-14 (London, England)

CHESHIRE. AFFRAY WITH HIGHWAYMEN, AND TWO MEN SHOT, —On Friday afternoon, a cheesefactor, on his way to Macclesfield, whilst walking along the high road leading to the briJge over the London and North-Western Railway, at Adliugton, Cheshire, was attacked by two men, who 'presented piatols and th naandid his money and watch. lie had courage enough to refuse compliance with the demand, and the highwaymen were proceeding to win his scotch guard, when fortunately a fourth person ame up, ,ma demanded if their object was murder ? Startled by the unexpected inter. ruption, the highwaymen made off; but the other parties. net being armed, did not Hs' nit it prudent to pursue them without obtaining aid. The robbery bad been attempted near to the railway-bridge, err aide of which there is a public liou-e, and thither they instantly proceeded. The landlord, having heard their account of the daring outrage, mounted his Lone and rode in pursuit. He was successful in overtaking the men, but they presented their pistols when they had ascertained his object, and threatened hi, life it he did not desist from any attempt to secure their apprehension. Intimidated, but still bent upon their capture, the landlord rode to a neighbouring quarry, and obtained the assistance of two labourers, with whom he renewed the those, and so successful was his eccond pursuit, that the highwaymen were rim down at a distance of about • mile and a ha:f further, or about three miles from where the robbery was attempted. The name of the place is Bann's Fold. Bit though out of breath and no longer able to run, at this place they turned fiercely on their pursuers, and threatened to shoot the first who should attempt to get within arm's length. The two labourers, however, who are brothers, named Whyatt, rushed torward at them. The highwaymen were as good as their word, Mint almost simultaneously, and, I regret to sac, with such off. et, that both discharges took dirt. The younger brother. Whyatt, it is feared is dangerously wounded, a ball, which is of large size, having been discharged from a cavalry pistol, entering hi abdomen, end glancieg off obliquely to the outer port of his right thigh. The elder brother, Thomas Whyatt, was shot clean through the arm Delisut the ball having touched none of the bones or arteries, Ito suffer much from the wound. The highwaymen did not escape, however, notwithstanding their successful shots. The I landlord of the Adlington public.house, who had led the pursuit on horseback, having raised such a hue and cry, that immediately the Whyatts were disabled, there were other men ready to follow up the attack, and the two robbers were 'ensured, and subsequently given in charge to two officers of the county police. They stated that their names were Walinoley and Bates, and, like the highwaymen apprehended for the robbery of the Rev. Mr. Gormon, at Manchester, had assumed the garb and occupation of hawkers to cover their real designs, and that they might attract less attention. The event soon created coiaiderable excitement in the neighbourhood, and a number of gentlemen resident in it, including several magistrates of the county, interested themselves in procuring the best surgical aid for the brothers Whyatt, by senyling messengers off on horseback to the nearest towns. William Whystt's wound was dressed about two hours afterwards, the ball b. ing easily extracted from its seat, not far from the skin outside the thigh. As hinted above, however, it is thought not unlikely it may prove mortal. The prisoners will no doubt be sent to Chester for trial at the next 'mitre. One of them refused to walk, and was drugged along on a hurdle. One of them is an Irishman; both see strangers in the neighbourhood, and neither of them is strong or stoutly made. There were taken from them a brace of new hone pistols, of the largest Imre, evidently but just discharged. Beth the Whyatts are powerful men,married, with families, and bear excellent characters.