Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1854-01-04 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

AST.. re Be Ito,. IN Collawat, —Ou Saturday eienteg week a daring burglary waa cum. tnitted at the house ol Mr: Richard 'Thames, a botcher, at Pence., near Penryn, Conrtt all, accompanied by treatment ot a reost brutal and savage nature loaard; the unotfording residents. Thomas being kora horny, the only persons on the premises were his wile 111111 daughter. Between eight and nine o'clock, while Mn. Titianna was sitriog nine in the kitchen, she heard tire front door open, and sittrulmueoursly three men, hating masks over their faces, arid sacks- over their clothes, walked Into the kitchen and surrounded her. The feremost of the Villain, bid her no: to he alarmed, as they only wanted itialiey, and would not hurt lire if she ettly delivered up the keys. Mrs. Thomas hesitated to comply with the rtgiteat, when one of the 111.1 threw a handlrii of pepper into her eyes, and then hotted her, a thud giving her several khks, and telling her that it she stirred leind or foot, or ntade the elightest liaise, they woula return i.lll murder her. Mt. 'Thant., who was in an adjoiareg rimer, on hearing the voices, logan to sere.. aloud for help, whereupon one of the borglars ;Lashed into the room, and having fellea the youtrg lady with a tremendous blow on the head. Le knelt upon het, arid ...rig forth a large kin', wo ttttt lel her severely, at die same time threatening that Ile WOuld have her lire if she did not keep quiet. Two of the men then kept guard over Mrs. Timillas and her ilaughtet. while the drool pr.eeded upstaus, and, having obtaitted the key-s. Ire took from an e.ruroire a bag containing between .ff3oo . and .ffhttO. He du n came downstairs, end, el, mg A shrill wirtstle as be 'reseed through the loom where his tort compatitans were stationed, got clear off or ith his . colt booty, speedily followed by Ms two accomplices. Mrs. Thumrr mid her daughter are Loth ytilleriegsevvrely from the brutal treatment they expel temed at tire hoods or the ruffians, and are not considered oul of danger. Last week, as a girl was driving a tlonLey cart up art 11`4,0111 mar Chepstow, she wee met by a wag.. When near her scene poorort of the 'lamera of the eageti train gave way,and before the driver could arrest the pro. press of his horses, they mune iii e.t.a with tire donkey , earl ana struck the pour girl, who was erase by —causiug I her death *freest instantaneously. ATTEMPT AT MURDLIt AND DEI ERMINAD STICIDI,—A sliockteg caae of suicide arid attempted intoder occurred on Saturday week, at Xi. 15, kingstreet, Soho. In the front attic et this house one Ilacas arid his wife rearded. The roan was a Germ., .d a tinplate wrtiker ill the employ of Faraig and Bullock, Rupert-street. Ile was about Sloe 35 years or ag,. The wire, Hannah Ilea., is a Ltureashire woman, aged 27, and possessed of cutroderable personal attractions. Fur some tune past Illarao lord treated her very uuktedly, and there . nu doubt that latterly he had emertamed suspicions Wilicil contutually haunted Ills mind. On Wednesday ...might the woman was confined, and ever since the birth of the child It had been the subject of repeated tatutte from her huahand. .1 fere days since Mia. Haeas's metric', who was a stranger via Load., came up from 1,111.16111 AC la ourse her daughter ut her confinement, and I.er presence operared as a co...able I restraint upon the 111. reatutent of Haeas. At wartime i upon Saturday, however, the man's bi denies. agate Woke out, and he taunted tire woman about the child. Shortly afterwards he became more caltn, and he wok the mother out with tun] well the view. as he said, of purchasing some necessaries for die infant. Alter they had b, ea out some tune Ire managed to make his escape from tire old woman, and rushed homewards its a franfic state, and daelted rem his apartment with a sharp poritted Indian spi rag knife open its his hat.. Tire why was lyitig in the bed with her llama at her breast. He made nu ob. servations but furiously stabbed at her with the lank. She endeavoured to protect tire child arid hereelf, and thus received several severe wounds all the fiesliv foot tat the lett arm and aide ; but fortunately trorte el- thou were of a decidedly fetal character. She screarned 1" Monter- wICI great violence, arid succeeded in nokeig her Way past tile wan oil the stairs, where her streogth failed her, and bile fell exhaueted and 11.11 frein the fess of blood. She was removed to die workhouse us Clevelandrttreet, where she still remains. In die inearitime the 'solace entered the attic in King Street. H.us litypart• ly on the bed wall his head neatly .vered from his burly. He was quite dead. It is setnewlmt singular that the infant, which is armeet kahly tine one, has escaped without injury. It was completely dreueltel wall blood from the I mother's wounds : but it sae other arse unhurt, red is now:doing well at the workhouse. Mrs. Ham is progreasurg ..0 tavourable as eau be expecred. DI:STRICT,. File A I A MANUTACTORT or W01.1..111/1311,11N.—A portion of the tate.ive manufactory ot Perry and Sim, japatmers, Temple.sueet, hos been destroyed by fire. The damage dune isestimated.L2rato, a Melt's:ill be mainly coiered by au insuratidc in the Manchester Fire Office. It is supposed dot the fire originated in thy brew.heuse underneath the room from which the names were first discovered betting, iu west:gm:nee of the woman who had been washing there the day helore having left the clothes on the fine to dry &lore the fire.