The National Register. — 1811-08-25 (London, England)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.  Zewis Towers, a journeyman painter, who s4ood charged with a burglary and robbery, in the house of Mr. Raymond, Cadogan-place, Sloane-street, where he was at work with others, was yesterday finally examined. The evidence against the prisoner was altogether circumstantial. It was manifest that the house was entered by some person► who was acquainted with the circumstance of a window bar being unlocked. The prisoner too had been absent en the night of the robbery, as he stated, at Camberwell Fair, and his not appearing to his work the next day gave rise to suspicion of him. It was also proved that he suddenly became possessed of more than ordinary cash, but a groom proved having lent him 21. ss. 6d. within the last few days. Under ail circumstances, however, the Magistrate committed the prisoner for trial.  ACCIDENi:S, OFFENCES, On Friday se'nnight, the ta of a very respectable looking van was discovered by one die pew-openers in the new Catholic Chapel, in Clarendole.square, Somers Town. 'the body wis removed in a shell to Pancras Workhouse. It is supposed ex..: he bad died during I..ervice. en Wednesrtax Sunday, during divine service at St. Clement's Church, h the Strand, an elderly woman suddenly dropped down dead. The awful visitation occasioned a great consternation amongst the congregation, and the service was suspended until the body of the deceased was remov. d. A fire bro'se out on Wednesday night, about eight o'clock,-in the premises of Mr. Dobson, a dealer in hardware, the corner of Finsbury-street, Chiswell-street, by which the premises and nearly all the stock in trade were consumed. Mr. Cluny, a hair dresser, in the next house, had his thigh broken, from some furniture falling upon him. A most diabolical attempt was made a few evenings since to murder Mr. Brtovem, of M.:id, r head Thicket, a gentleman unkersally respected. About nine o'clock in the evening, two men knocked at the door, which Mr. BRAWN opened, and instantly received a blow from a millet on his forehead, which at the moment prevented him making any re,istance ; he, however, retreated into the parlour, and fwaened the door, and Mrs. BitowN ran up stairs and gave an alarm; the thieves then robbed the house of five candlesticks and a pair of shoes, with which they got clear off. A reward of 1(Ol. was instantly offered for theirapprehension, which had the desired effect, and they are both now in sate custody. Upon searching their lodging, the candlesticks were found secreted in their bed • and two valuable watches were found sewed up in the chaircover. By the exertions of Vickery and Lavender, the Bow-street Officers, the fellow who shot the Earl of Spencer's game-keeper, has been apprehended; the particulars are as follow :—On their arrival at Wimbledon, on Saturday afternoon, they found, from the best information they could procure, that a man of the name of Wm. Holt, who had come out of Hampshire, to work at the harvest, was the man suspected, and that he had been etn3loyed by a farmer, a tenant of Earl Spencer, to cut a field of barley, in conjunction with another man, near the place where the gun was discharged from. The officers lost all trace of him for six or seven hours, but at length pursued him to Hampton Wick, through Kingston to Hounslow, and from thence to Farnham,  Pk London : Printed and Edited and-forwarded by all the Ne the Country at lOs. 31cl. per tr