Star. — 1829-09-29 (London, England)

ROBBERIES.  Friday evening, about nine o'clock, the house of Mr. Wm. Seymour, of King-street, Greenwich, was broken and entered, by means of the attic window, the thieves having got• through an empty house, two doors off, broke a pane of glass, unlatched the window, and effected an entrance, and stole therefrom a diamond brooch set with pearls, one sovereign, a brown surtont coat, some stockings, and sundry articles of wearing apparel. Sunday evening, the 20th instant, between the hours of five and eight o'clock, the dwelling-house of Benjamin Taylor, No. 55, Frith-street, Soho-square, was broken and entered, and the following articles stolen, viz. two silver table spoons, five ditto teaspoons, three salt spoons, one silver watch with an old swivelled key, six shirts, one blue cloth cloak with a claw clasp, lined with crimson ; one amber necklace; one paste cross set in silver, and other articles. -  --Friday night the dwelling-house of Mr. James Nyath, of No. :59, Stamford-street, was broken and entered, and two silver spoons and 9d. in copper money were stolen. In consequence of an alarm being given, no other property was taken. Wednesday morning, 1151. were stolen front Mr. E. Eames, of No. 6, Cadugan street, Sloane-street, consisting of notes of the Bank of England. and one check for 241. Ss. The notes are—one for 51. two for M. and one tor 501.  Thursday night, a shed, belonging to Mfrs. Fry, of Upper Greenstreet, Friar-greet, St. George, Southwark. was broken and enwed, and several articles stolen therefrom.  Thursday night the residence of Mrs. King, Sion-terrace, Edgeware-road, was entered by thieves, who broke into the premises, which they robbed of seven silver tea-spoons, one dessert ditto, one salt ditto, one mustard ditto, one silver butter-knife, together with other property. Sunday night the dwelling-house of Mr. Adams, Osborn-place, Whitechapel, was entered by means of skeleton keys, and robbed of seven handsome lace caps, two silver tea spoons, and other p'operty. On the night of Thursday, the 17th inst. as John Coultbard, a native of Ayr, with a fellow-labourer, wbcr -calls himself James were travelling between Hesket and Coekennotith in quest of employment, they became tired, and lay down in a field near Ouse Bridge, where Coulthard fell asleep. About midnight be was awakened by feeling some severe blows upon his head, and, looking up, he observed his companion lying upon him with a stone in his band, with which he was striking him on the head with all bis force. Coulthard made an attempt to extricate himself, but the assassin seised him by the neckerchief and endeavoured to choke him, at the same time demanding his money. The unfortunate victim, finding that the fellow determined to murder him, delivered up both his watch and money, consisting of two Carlisle guinea notes (bank not known), and four shillings in silver. After having surrendered his property, the robber, with a blackthorn walkingstick, struck him violently several times on the bead and body, leaving him on the ground for dead. In the course of the straggle Coulthard repeatedly called out " murder !" as loudly as be could, but bis assailant, nothing deterred, seemed determined on taking his life, declaring that he would put him from calling." Coolthard believes the robber to be an Irishman, as he told him he came from the county of Down, and was by trade a blacksmith.