The Sun. — 1842-12-08 (London, England)

THE BURGLARY AND ATTEMPTED . MURDER' NEAR NEWCASTLE.— Miss Robinson has fully identified one of the.p: rties, who has been apprehended. The prisoner Bell, who is a tall man, held the candle while the blow was inflicted on Miss Robinson by his companion, whose face was partly concealed behind the 'bed-curtain. Miss Robinson has no doubt whatever of Bell being one. of the men. She knows hint by his eyes, and by his mouth, and by his whiskers, which were not, it seems, so much blackened as the rest of his -fice, . Miss Robinson was much agitated on being introduced to the prisoners, who were reMande(' (as we have already stated), and there seems no doubt but they will be fully committed for trial. In regard to the pocket-handkerchiefs found on Miss Robinson's stairhead, there seems every probability of the police being able to show that they were in the possession of the prisoners on the Saturday night preceding the burglary. Miss Robinson states that the lesser man, supposed to be Riddle, but to whose identity Miss Robinson cannot speak positively, from her not having had so complete a view of his face, had a knife or dagger in one hand, and the iron pinch, with which the blow was inflicted, in the other; so that it is quite clear that the parties were prepared to commit murder, if necessary, to secure their object, and thro utgh at l t hMe ifsos Robinson's fortunate circumstance life vas ofsaved the so ry entirelyant girl having been aroused. The greatest credit is due to Mr. Rudd, . the Superintendent of the Gateshead police, for thejudicious manner in which he has conducted the cue, which at one time appeared almost hopeless.  WANT or ROADS IN CnusA.—Compared with the grand system of water-communication, land-carriage is little regarded ; and Mr. Barrow believes, that in the whole extent of the empire there is hardly a road that can be considered better than a footpath. The value of the ground, the scarcity of cattle for waggons, the almost exclusive use of chairs and litters for the convenience of travellers, and of coolies or porters for the transfer of goods, render any greater breadth unnecessary. They contrive, i ie:d, to employ in these narrow tracks a very peculiar species of conveyance. To loaded wheelbarrows they attach a sail, which, when the wind is favourable, materially aids their progress; and whole fleets of these vehich,s mss, be seen moving along. Milton even alludes to the plains— Of Serirana where Chlrieses drive With sails and. wind their cany wagons light. After all, where .a road does become actually neces. the axeline leading; sary to connect anY of their points of intercourse, the inhabitants spare neither cost nor labour f in iii,loalliciiitigheiteacpoinglk;oteitsFitrtexisalautplo t magnificent and commodious. The surface is perfectly level ; and the middle part, for the breadth of twenty feet, is , paved with flags of granite.' Again, the road over the mountains of Tche-kiang, though it be 'narrow, je, covered witir fine gravel front the neighbourinr, hills, and kept quite smooth. In the lofty barrier of Cluang-titlie summitng, as of h has: alreadyteA i ci fihehingm observed,ouil ta a leasbeen great part of t n excavated in order to facilitate the passage.—Liverpool Courier.  ImronT AN T