The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-09-26 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE. _ .  The following are further particulars relative to the shocking deed lately committed at Rochester:— Sunday afternoon, the following tragic event took place, in the family of Mr. Seaton, surgeon, on St. Margaret's Bank. Mr. and Mrs. Seaton were at church at the time, and the apprentice, a servant girl, and two of the children, remained at home. The servant? who was upstairs with the youngest child dressing herself, heating a shriek rail down to ascertain the cause, and met the • little girl, about six years of age, with a stream of blood issuing from her throat. Notwithstanding the shock such a sight was calculated to excite, she had the presence of mind to run to Mr. Rye, surgeon, who resides within a few doors of Mr. Seaton, and who, fortunately, happened to be at home, and he reached the spot in two or three minutes after the per. petration of the act. Entering the house lie followed a track of blood up the stair-case, and on the landing found the little sufferer weltering in her blood, and senseless. Having removed her, and carefully dressed her wound, imagine his horror and surprise when, on turning round, he saw the apprentice supported in the anus of a petson who had followed him into the house, with his throat cut in a shocking manner. Ilia attention, of course, was nett directed to the youth, whose name is Blackman, and schu is about sixteen years old. In the course of the evening he appeared perfectly collected, was questioned as to the motive which had actuated him in the commission of these dreadful crimes. He said that he had called the child into the surgery to show her the instruments, and while su doing a thought suddenly struck him that be must murder her, for which purpose be laid her across his knees, and taking up a pointed knife with two sharp edges, he thrust it into the side of her throat, and then attempted to stab himself three times in the side, the knife each time striking against his ribs. Having failed in his attempts at selfdestruction by these means, he cut his throat almost from car to ear. He subsequently declared that he had motive of revenge against any part of the family, nor mulct he account for the sudden impulse which led to the corn.,. mission of these dreadful deeds. We are happy to say the child is pronounced out of danger, but it is very doubtful whether Blackman can recover.  Extract of a letter from St. Petersburgh, dated Aug. 26, (Sept. itk.)—" House-breakers are becoming as expert here as in London. A few nights ago the office of thd English Consul was broken open and robbed of money and other valuables, to the amount of about fifty thousand rubles, equal to more. than two thousand pounds. The robbers took out the glass of a window facing the epn street, on a fine moonlight night, and forced the shutters with a centre bit; they then broke open a private drawer, secured with a patent lock, in which were deposited the keys of the iron cheat, which was opened after breaking two keys, and the property above mentioned taken away; other boxes were broken open, but, containing nothing but papers, were left. The robbers also left billets Of the Con.. tnercial Bank to Cie amount of about twenty-five thousand rubles, which had been deposited with the Conkl, and ales a diamond necklace. No traces aro yet had of the thieves, who must have been well acquainted with the premiss. Our new and active muter of the police is indelatigabld in his endeavours to discover these daring depredators. ' On the afternoon of Saturday last, an elderly country. man, in an evil hour, had his pocket picked of GI. in a yard near the Bunker's Hill public-house. On discovering his loss, he made a hasty retreat to obtain assistance in recovering his property, when he met with a soldier, an old ac. quaintance, to whom he related the piteous tale. A sharper, overhearing the story, stepped up, and Rrofessing to be a constable, volunteered his services. Tlte three then repaired to the house ; but before the gentletnon constable would commence a search, he wished the simple countryman to ascertain the precise sum thot he had been robbed of, when the unsuspecting man laid on the table Gi. in notes, two drafts for 1001. each, a pocket book, and a silver watch, the whole of which the kind officious constable instantly seized, and ran away with. We understand the man has since been appreheuded.—Not::-nghars Journal.  A colour sergeant of the 17th regiment, now lein3 in Edinburgh Castle, deserted last week with a eunsiaerabit sum of money belonging to his company.—Caketunian Mercury. On Friday morning, as a fine boy, about thirteen years of age, named Davis, residing at No. 5, Canterbury-street, Cornwall-road, was following some sheep which were passing, was accidently upset by one of the flock, and his neck dislocated by the fell. The boy rose, but immediately dropped dir.vn and expired. A few days since, as some labourers were working in a gravel pit close to the town of Sbeffortl, they dug out a bottle, and two earthen dishes or platters, all of them evi. dently of Roman manufacture. 1, rorn the pickaxe corning in contact with the bottle and the large platter or dish, they were unfortunately mutilated. The small dish was taken out whole, but the careless workmen threw it from the pit, and afterwards threw their working tools upon it, and broke a piece out of it. These dishes are of red earth, very fine in texture, and of excellent workmanship; the smaller one is a fine specimen of the chastest simplicity in desigr. There are two handles placed horizontally on the edge, and the margin is ornamented in the boldest relief. The Large dish has withinside a radiated circle, containing the maker's name (it is presumed) Offager in Roman capitals. Huntingdon Gazette. EFFECTS o