The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-06-11 (London, England)

DARING AND EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.  A very daring burglary and robbery was committed about one o'clock yeeterday.morning, by a determined gang of thieves, at the house of Mr. names. steward to Earl Cowper, at Pansanger, near the town of Hertford. Mr. Haines's house is situate upon Cole Green, on his noble masters estate. On Irednesday he had ben collecting rents, and had cash, bank notes, and cheeks, as the amount of more than 2,,01.10/. in the house. About twilight on Wednesday evening tour men were seen walking near the house. About one in the morning Mr. Ilaines's son, a lame youth, was awoke by a noise at a window at the end of a passage near his chamber, and stepping out he saw a man entering, followed by another. He immediately ran to his father's room, and having infornird him of what he had seen, they placed their backs against the door, determined, if possible, to prevent the intruders from entering. The strength of those outside was however too great for them, and the door was burst in, and four or five men entered. At the moment that the first ruffian entered he levelled a blow with a bludgeon at the head of Mr. Ilaines; but the latter luckily evaded it, and the r bludgeon coming in contact with the bed-curtain rod, snapped it asunder. Mr, lames snatched up a poke and endeavoured to defend himself, and did deal out two or thfee hard blows, but lie was soon overpowered by superior strength and numbers. The villains threw him upon the ground, and hay. ing tied his arms behind him, they rolled him up m a carpet in such a manner as almost to suffocate him. They then asked him where his money was, and he said he had none in the house. " That's a - lie.' said one of them; "come, ycldfort it out or you'll rue it." They threatened with u o fib-horridprecations to murder hint if be did not tell, but he still rearmed. Atlsegth one said." well, if you won't tell we must find it, so here goes," and with a crow-bar he :mashed in the bureau where the money was tie.. posited; they took every farthing, and were smelling for inure, or other valuables, when they experienced a most unwelcome interruption. Mr. Ilaines's son had contrived, in the bordes to slip unperceived out of the room, and harlot; gut to a window. he rang an alarm hell. The thieves hearing this ran to the place, and having knocked young Ilaines down, they proceeded to get from the window to the ground as speedily as possible. The ringing of the bell, however, had produced some effect, for they were met upon the ground by four or five men from neighbouring houses, and a desperate conflict immediately commenced, during winch one of the ruffians snapped a pistol at his antagonist, but fortunately it flashed in the pan. The thieves finally obtained the mastery, and got clear off with their booty. They left a pistol and a hat upon the ground. It was found that they had effected an entrance to the house by mounting a ladder to the window, cutting out a piece of glass with a glazier's diamond, sufficiently large to admit a man's ann, and so unfastening the sash. Information of the robbery reached the office in Bowmtreet early yesterday morning, and Bishop, the prin. cilia' officer, with Avis a patrol, started to Piumanger in a post. chaise about twelve o'clock. Earl Cowper called upon the Alagestrates In the coarse of the day upon the subject; and Sir R. "brute, and Mr. Staff rd, the chief clerk, have given such directions to other officers, that the of:lidera cannot escape justice if is be possible to detect them. There were only two checks, and of those payment was stopped ~esterday morning.