The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-10-14 (London, England)

GARDEN.—Yesterday, three fellows, named T. Fdwards, Jonws Harris, and John Powell. were brought up in cur. toffy of Waddington and Mills, of the Bow-street patrol, charged with stealing fri. worth of stamps out of the shop of Mr. Benson, s stationer, residing in the King's-road. The prisoners, it appeared, had called at Mr. Benson's on Wednesday evening, under pretence of purchasingsome drawing paper; Edwanis and Howell contrived to engage the attention of Mr. Benson, whilst Harris watched en opportunity to slip a parcel of stamps out of a glass-case which lay on the counter. and the fellows went off. In a short time afterwards the stamps were missed ; but no stranger had route into the strop in the Werral. The stamps now produced were complainant's property., Waddington, the patio], said that he observed the three prisoners. who were all well known as men of bad character, go into several shops in Oray's Inn-lane. on Thursday evening. On being apprehended, they offered some resistance, but were finally secured; the stampttwere found upon Harris, and a tottofse•thell tomb upon Powell t the comb had been stolen from the sloop of Mr. Hick, haberdasher, in Oray's Inn-lane. The poisoners declared that it was all a mistake, that they had never been in Mr. Benson's shop, and that they picked up the stamps in the street. _ _ .  The charge was, however, fully sustained in both cams, and the prisoners were fully committed. Thomas Dowses • was brought un in the custody of a constable, charged with picking a silk. handkerchief out of the pocket of Robert Dixon, Este the barrister. The prisoner could not deny the fact, and was fully committed. Q E N S L' A nrf.—On Wednesday evening Joseph Gtr'-deer, a Chelsea pensioner, aittlry trade a shoemaker, was brought handcuffed to this office, Ikefore W. A. A. White. Esq. the presiding Magistrate, in custody of 'f annock, a constable, charged with the following diabolical attempt to murder Samuel Knight, a watchman belonging to the pariah of 31arylehot e. It appeared from the evidence of James Yonne. that abreit two o'clock on Wednesday afternoon the rironer was seen brandishing &shoemaker's knife near his own doof in Turk's-row, Chelsea, to the great terror and dismay of the neighbour', threatening instant dealt to any person who dared approach him ; at length a man named tiormon, tearing mischief might ensue, ventured to remonstrate with him, urging him to give up the knife, which he refined to do, and gave him a stab with it ; by this time Samuel Knight tame up to Gormon'a assistance, a scuffle ensued. when the prisoner. drawing himself hack, plunged the knife with all hits force into Knight'. left side. who however continued to grapple with him, until be fell from loss of blond. IVltile he lay bleeding on the ground the prisoner again thrust the knife into his thigh, which penetrated tei the hone. Witneaa and several others now seized the primmer a most severe contest ensued, when he was eventually overpowered and thrown down, and the knife wrenched from his grasp by a man named Henry Barton. when he was given In custody to avwable. The unfortunate viciiin of the prisoner's brutality was then raised from the ground, and taken to his home close by: a medical man was procnred, who examined the wounds, and described the ( ne in the side so dargerous that recovery was doubtful, and that the knife, must have gone through the heart had it not been turned aside by one of the rib.booes; he was then, by the advice of the surgeon., taken to St. George's Hospital, where be still remains._  Mr.