The Sun. — 1838-07-31 (London, England)

DARING ROBBERY.—Last evening two )0 r, pe thieves succeeded in "starring" the window of Mr. Riley, iev",/ser High-street, St. Marylebone, whence they stole several gold and o'o articles, with which they made off, but having been narrowly ehse uO, st, by the police officer on duty at the time, they were pursued and tntse Into custody. A similar robbery was effected the same evenint iti neighbourhood. There has not been a single delinquent for trig op, from Barnsley at this or the three preceding assizes, although me' pulation exceeds 15,000 persons.—Skifleld Iris. The University of Durham has presented Words; 0 worth, the poet, with the honorary degree of D.C.L. ; this is thn, instance, and an illustrious one, in which that University has pal milar compliment. About half-past ten o'clock on Sunday night, a does; perate attempt at suicide was committed in Hyde-park by a lady °of, Reniffe, the wife of a gentleman residing in Mount-street, Grosvere square, who threw herself into the Serpentine, from which she wss 044 i cued by two persons who were passing. She was immediately eenv rC to the receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, and after hero% covery was taken home in a coach. The cause for her attempting s destruction did not transpire. reel , An inquest was held yesterday, in Tooley-st on the body of Mr. Samuel Higden, of Magdalen-street, boot-maker, off' committed suicide by hanging himself. The death of his wife °twice posed to have induced him to commit the rash act, which he had before attempted. Verdict—" Temporary mental derangement." A' An inquest was held yesterday in Duke-street, 1"100 chester.square, on the body of John Ray, late footmen to the H°"'oell, Hicks, of Somerset-street. From the evidence it appeared that deeevol in jumping up behind his mistress's carriage, fell backwards and his ordo coming in contact with the curb_stone,a concussion of the brain thil° which terminated fatally. Verdict--" Accidental death." On Thursday last a female of respectable aPP i" id, ance, having a beautiful female child, about ten or eleven months scri her arms, took a ready-furnished room, at No. 24, Queen.street, '"'"dot Dials. On the following day none of the inmates saw the female' the the attention of one of the lodgers was drawn to the room by hearing toe infant cry. On forcing open the door, the child was discovered ll.ithe bed, and on the table was a note, in which the mother stated herd "d ability to support her infant, and that she had adopted that rent,, - 11 tbe providing for its wants. The infant was subsequently removed workhouse. About ten o'clock yesterday morning a fatal a mrd dent occurred at Isleworth to a little boy about four years of age, 'lvo!' Peter Wright, the son of an inhabitant of that village, who, whiie,to° ling down a lane at the back of Messrs. Farnell's brewhouse, feit444 small stream about six feet deep, from which full twenty minutes e,l'", before he could be extricated, when life was found to be quite esstinso, On Sunday morning, as John Figgie, Esq., (4,1:06 5, Hunter-street, Brunswick-square, was walking along Compten:', he was observed to stagger and fall to the ground. Assistance toll,' mediately at hand, and he was raised, but appeared dead. Mr. toss, surgeon, of Judd-strcet, was sent for, but he could render no assists as life was extinct. Two thousand gallons per acre is considered a goo° crop in the most favoured of the wine districts. t At a meeting held at Cavan on Tuesday 13sn'oe' was resolved to offer a reward of 1,0001. for the discovery and °oo' tion of the persons who fired at the Rev. Marcus Beresford on su the 22d instant, on his way to perfortn divine service. b e