The Sun. — 1815-02-25 (London, England)

ROBBERY.—On Wednesday evening,-as Jong Fri.ttiOar',- a farmer, residing near Barnet, was returning ffom town, he was attacked on the highroad, within a-mile of the town of Barnet, by four men, dressed in smock-frocks, who with great imprecations demanded his money. .111r....F. knoek,ed down the man who laid hold of his horse's reins with his whip and galloped forward, when another of the villains snapped a pistol at him, which, fortunately, only flashed in the pan ; the third Man then jumped over the hedge.on the road before, him, and made a stumble. Mr. F. at the samvtinie attempted- to strike at the robber with his Whip; :but missed him, and unfortunately, from the stumble of his horse, and his-exertion in attempting to strike at his assailant, he was unhorsed. '!'he four robbers then attacked and beat hint unmercitully for about five minutes, and then dragged him into the field, where one of them pulled.out a clasped knife, swearing he would do for h'im if he made the least noise, another holding a pistol to his. head, whilst the two others rifled his pockets of their contents. Fortunately for him, he, before he Jett town, put 501. in .a private. pocket in his waistcoat; and had only 101. in his pocket-book, 'which they took, with his watch and hat. after-holding a council - whether they should put him to- death or not, they_ left him in a very disabled state in a ditch in the fields : he was, however, able to attend and give information to the Police Officers, and-, from his description of the robbers, it is hoped they will soon be tsken.  HoratißLE SuicinE.----Yesterday an inquisition was held at the Queen's Head, Covent-Garden, upon.the body of a man unknown, but whese name is supposed to be Clark Adams, who was found yesterday morning about nine o'clock kneeling on the flour, with his head upon the bed, his throat cut-, and a clasp knife in his right hand. It appeared that the deceased had lodged at this house nearly three weeks, during which time he had shewed strong symptoms of insanity, and stated that he was originally a quaker, but had incurred the displeasure of his relatives by promising to marry a young Lady to whom- he was much attached. On Thursday morning he complained of being ill, and drank nearly 'a quart of water. After this he went to the Brown Bear, in Bow-street, where he continued several hours without speaking, and being considered an impostor, a piece of paper was written and presented to him, stating, that he would he carried before the Magistrates if he did not give some account of himself.. He wrote several incoherent words in answer, but wrote something which conveyed to Air. Mann, the landlord, that he had. been at the Queen's Head. He' was consequently !conveyed thither by a 'Mr, Warren, and refreshments offered to him, which he would not ,take. He was put to bed, arid found in the morning in the situationbefore clet4ribed. ..Vepdict—lnsanity. Yesterday, at the Public Office, Worship-street, William Raker arid Richard Baker, -after a final examination, were fully committed for trial, on .a charge of robbitYg the house of Captain WEST, of Sydenhatn. The mother of the prisoners was also committed for being an accessary to the felony. •  • Mo-anEn.—A letter from Londonderry, Ireland, says—" On Tuesday week, a most barbarous murder was committed at Illaghera, in this county, on a respectable Protestant widow of the name of Porter. Returning from the market of that town, she was followed by a band of villains, who, after using her in a manner not to be deseribefl, murdered her in a shrubbery adjoining the Churchyard, where she was found in the morning, lacerated from bead to foot„ and her hair entangled in the bushes. Her sou, a boy of eiglrt years old, was present at this awful scene." On Saturday last, aSout three o'clock the morning, a young man 17 years of age, son of Mr. SrOtb, shopkeeper, of Friskney, on his way to Boston market, was stopped near Wrangle mill, by a woman, who seized his collar and demanded his money ; hut, after a short struggle with her, he tripped up.her heels, and titus escaped being robbed.--(13031911 Gazate).  LAW IN rBLLIG,',:;C:::.  COURT OP KING'S BENCH, Fro.