ENTENSIVE ROBEER-i.--The warehouses of Mr. Butterworth, the law- stationer, were . ptuoricreri

last week, of not less than two tons weight of books in quires. The value to the trade was little short of 4,0001., and the whole sum received for the plunder by the thief did not exceed 401 or 501. A man named Wakeham was the principal in the robbery. A great part of the property was luckily traced and recovered. ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.—Oil Wednesday morning, a burglary was attempted on the premises of Mr. Harden, jeweller, Fleet Street. The thieves picked the lark of the front room of the Meehan/es' Maga- zine office, now nninhabited, and situated five doors from itlr. Harden's. Finding Mr. Harden's attic window secured by iron bars, they unroofed a portion of the house, and thins got in ; luckily the wireof an alarm-bell was broken, which aroused the inmates. The burglars left behind them a large knife, a screw-driver, and other housebreaking implements.

A CAREFUL. PE RSON.—William Hodson, a journeyman mason, a per- son of exceedingly frugal and careful habits, was enticed on Saturday night last by a young lady to visit her lodgings. When he awoke on Sunday morning, he found that his companion had fled, and had carried with her 165/. in Bank of England notes, 50 soveroigns, 2 gui- neas, and his watch and seals. He ran out of the house, and gave infor- mation of the robbery to the police-constables on duty ; but on search. ing the house, nothing could be found. It appears that Hodson had been for many years in the habit of saving a portion of his weekly earnings, until it had amounted to above 2001. This money he always carried about his person, in preference to placing it in any bank ; and he had also a strung objection to leave it locked up at his lodgings, for fear of being robbed.

ANY EXCUSE BUT THE BIGHT ONE.-011 Monday night between eight and nine o'clock, two men called at No. 35, Great Dover Street, to request a reference of Mrs. Ward's lodgings, No. 8, Trinity Street and, while it was being given, stole a double-cased, gold-faced watch value sixteen guineas, which was lying on the sideboard, the property of Miss Symons.

A SWEEPING MEAS UnE.—On Monday morning, the dwellino.-house of Mr. John Kennington, the Bell Inn, at Edmonton, was broken open by forcing the bar-window. The thieves stole five gallons of gin, one gallon of brandy, one bottle of sherry, one bottle of cloves, 25s. worth of halfpence, seven silver spoons, two pair of sugar-tongs, 41b. of tobacco, three table-cloths, two quart ;lass decanters, 11b. of green tea in, a canis- ter, and, that nothing might be wanting, several articles out of the larder.

BOLD FELLOW.—Between three and four o'clock on Tuesday after- noon, the shop window of Mr. Palmer, watchmaker, Great Maryle- bone Street, was cut with a diamond, and four valuable gold; watches- abstracted, worth nearly 1501. The gentleman who accomplished this feat is destined to rise in the world ; we shall hear of him erelong.

ATTEMPT TO Muaoaa.—At the Cambridge Assizes, on Wednesday, Robert Woodman was sentenced to death for assaulting Mrs. Bethia Woodman with a poker, and giving her many blows, with intent to kill

and murder her. The prisoner is a young man of most respectable fa- mily at Aylesbury, and the person whom he assaulted is the wife of his brother. It seemed that in the course of the last winter, the prisoner had had a typhus fever, and Mrs. Woodman would not, when he came to her house, allow him to sleep there, for fear of infecting the children. This appears to have caused an ill feeling in his mind ;- and on the 14th of March he went to her house, and during her absence took the poker. When she entered the room he struck her on the head a violent blow which felled her, and repeated it. A neighbour made his appearance, fortunately, or he would have beaten her to death. As soon as Mrs. Woodman recovered her senses, she asked the prisoner " What have I done to deserve this ?" he replied, " That's for your d—d. charity that you've acted to me, and 1 have now returned the same to you! I think and hope I've done for you !" He said " he wished Bob (the husband) was at home, that he might serve him the same." The prisoner received a good character for humanity. Of course !

WIFE KILLED BY HER Htisnasn.—At Brighton, a few days ago, a female was knocked down by her husband, and so severely hurt that she died soon after. She was of very intemperate habits, and had been drinking all the day of the quarrel.

SUSPICIOUS DEATIL—One morning last week, one of the coast guard was found dead on the beach under Birling, Gap. His naked sword was found on the cliff above ; whence it is supposed he must have been thrown over the precipice in a struggle with some enemy, who had previously succeeded in wresting the sword from him.—Brighton Guar- dian.

Murumn AND SUICIDE.—On Sunday the 106, a clothier in Bridgend, Perth, in a fit of temporaryinsanity, cut his -wife's throat in so shocking a manner as to produce instant death; and immediately after inflicted a shriller wound upon himself, which soon terminated his own existence. --Caledonian Mercury.

ORANGEMEN.—These fellows seem determined to stir up the common indignation of the country for the purpose of rooting them out. The following is an account of their pranks in Scotland. "At Girvan, in Ayrshire, on the 12th instant, the Orangemen mustered in great num- bers; they were armed, and fired on a large body of constables, and a crowd : one of the constables was shot dead on the spot, and several others were wounded. The townspeople got a four-pounder, which they charged and presented down the streets through which the Orangemen were expected to enter Girvan, but they wisely declined the approach, and kept to the country. The Sheriff-Depute was very roughly treated by the Orangemen, several of whorn;have been since taken into custody." THE GLASGOW COACH ROBBERY—The trial of William and George Gilchrist and James Brown, for robbing the Prince Regent coach on the 24th March last, of 5,712/. Gs., belonging to the Commercial Bank- ing Company, took place on Wednesday last week, at Edinburgh. The robbery, as detailed by an accomplice, was effected in the following man- lier. William Gilchrist and Brown started from Glasgow on the outside of the coach ; and about two or three miles from that place they met George Gilchrist and a mail named Simpson, whom Gilchrist had hired to assist him. George Gilchrist was dressed in female's apparel ; and Simpson, the approver, carried a small basket which contained centre. bits and other instruments of that description. When they got into the coach, they put up the windows ; Gilchrist took off the straw bonnet and shawl, ripped up the cloth of the coach, and bored five holes hori- zontally with the brace and bit. The space between the holes was cut with the chisel. They then attempted to cut the tin box with the chisel ; but finding they could not do so, they pressed the lid up with a chisel, and, in doing this, raised up the lock. They took out two parcels of notes, and a packet, which, from its weight, Simpson supposed was gold, arid left some parcels, which he believes were bills, in the box, and put some of them under the cushion. Having effected the robbery, they

pressed the lid of box down, and it then had the same appearance as if locked. Sirs Jon put part of the notes and gold about his person, and m

Gilchrist pot h rest about him, and again put on the bonnet and shawl. They quitted the coach about a mile from Airdrie. The trial occupied the Court the whole day and night, and part of next day. On Thursday, about twenty minutes before twelve o'clock, the Jury returned their ver- dict, unanimously finding George Gilchrist guilty of the crime libelled ; the charge against James Brown, by a majority of one, not proven ; and against William Gilchrist, unaniinottsly, not proven. George Gilchrist was sentenced to be executed at Edinburgh on the 3rd of August. [Why don't these bankers stool a clerk with their parcels ? Why should co- vetous men be tempted to steal, and then sent out of the world, merely to save the bankers a few shillings ?]

Since the conviction of Gilchrist for this crime, the Commercial Bank has. through his means, got back upwards of 4,000/. of the stolen notes; and Brown, his associate, has been sent west along with a messenger, to show where the rest are concealed.

STEAM-BOAT RACING.—OD Tuesday, several lightermen applied at the Mansionhouse to Sir Peter Laurie, to assist them against the masters of the Margate and Graveseild steamers, and prevent diem from racing on

the Thames. A few days ago, great injury had been sustained by a lighterman, who was responsible fur some silks on board his vessel. As

it lay in the river, a couple of steamers passed and half filled it with water. The silks were, of course, greatly injured. Another vessel.had on board a quantity of cigars, amongst which the swell caused by the steamers.dashed about four turns of water. Another vessel, laden with coals, was sunk. One of the lightermen said, the racing,was now so much a part of the system, that they saw no chalice of stopping the nuisance

except through the owners' poCkets. Sir Peter Laurie advised the ap- plicants to petition Parliament, and be prepared to lay before the Legis- lature all the information they could collect;, and said, he thoug.htit would be necessary to prevent the steamers from coming up the River higher than Limehouse, or even Greenwich. [Sheerness would be the more secure point. Does Sir Peter Laurie really imagine that Parliament and the people of England- will give up steam-boats, in order to save a few lighter- men the expense of wash-boards?]

RIVER A CCIDENT.—A young man about eighteen, was drowned on Saturday evening, a little above Waterloo Bridge. He was reaching to catch a log of wood that was floating in the River, and fell over the boat.

BODIES IN THE THAMES—There was an inquest on the body of a seaman belonging to the Prussian ship Harman, who fell overboard on Tuesday, while pumping water out of a barge alongside of a vessel, and was drowned. The dredgerman (John Brain) who picked up the body, deposed that lie had during his lifetime picked up no fewer than 165 bodies in the River.

SYDENHAM CANAr..—The body of a man, genteelly dressed, and appa- rently abont thirty years of age, was found in this canal on Tuesday. His linen was marked J. B.

Suicins.—On Friday last week, a Newfoundland. dog brought up the body of a female from the bottom of the New River. The body was conveyed to Islington vaults, and an inquest held on it ; when it ap- peared that the deceased was the wife of a shoemaker, near Shoreditch. This was the sixth inquest held last week on persons who had drowned themselves at IslingtAm.

SUDDEN DEATH.—On Sunday, Mr. Seaborne, an aged respectable in- habitant of Salmon's Lane, was seized with a fit while attending his religious duties in Limehouse Church, and, notwithstanding prompt assistance, died almost instantly.

ACCIDENT FROM MACHINERY.—On Monday last, the London Mer- chant, a new steam-ship, intended to run between London and Hotter. dam, went down the River with a party for the purpose of trial. On its return in the evening, a little on this side of Gravesend; Captaia Slater, the commander, fell upon the cross-head of one of the engines, and was instantly crushed to death. Mons One ACCIDENTS.—On Sunday evening, as Mr. Burghart jun. of Clifford Street, Bond Street, was waiting in Prince's Place, St. George's in the East, to take up a lady into his chaise, the horse became ungovern- able, ran against a post, and threw Mr. Burghart out. The animal hav- ing dashed the vehicle against some posts, ran thorough several streets, and at last leaped through a window into a parlour, in which an aged gentleman and his wife were sitting. Several persons hastened to the assistance of the old couple, and their unwelcome visiter was led quietly out at the door. Mr. Burghart had his collar-bone broken, and was otherwise very seriously injured.

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—Two men have just lost their lives on the road. They were both in the employ of the Company. Their deaths were purely accidental.—Liverpool

FATAL MIRTH.—On Monday evening, Mr. J. White ,a tradesman re- siding in Porter Street, Newport Market, was choked by a piece of meat, while laughing at a remark made by one of the persons with whom he was supping. Surgical assistance was procured, and he was removed to the Middlesex Hospital ; but every attempt to relieve him proved ineffectual, and death terminated his sufferings at three o'clock on Tuesday morning. FALL OF A Cunacit—On the 12th instant, the roof of Woodchurch, near Dewsbury, suddenly fell, and buried the nave, pulpit, pews, &c., in the ruins. Time had impaired the roof, and some men had gone up to examine and restore it ; but just as they commenced removing the gates, t Le whole roof fell in with an astounding crash. We are happy to state thattn; persons sustained injury.—Leeds Intelligencer. THUNDER-STORM.—At Oxford, in the storm of Sunday the 10th, the pinicles of the beautiful tower of

lightning struck one of the corner

Magdalen College, and injured it so much that it nittst be immediately taken down. The fluid burnt part of the roof of the College, and some of the stone-work fell. The house of Mr. John Palmer, of Litcomb, near Wantage, was struck by lightning. Mr. Palmer's five children and two maid servants, and a Mr. Bennett, a druggist, of Wantage, were all struck to the ground, but happily without serious injury. At High- worth, the lightning entered the roof of a cottage, shattered a bedstead, and threw a child, that the mother had just laid in bed, on the floor, but unhurt ; the mother's face was scorched. The servant of Mr. Ki- neer, of the Lee, near Cricklade, taking a horse to fetch his master from church, got under a tree for shelter ; and had not been there long before the tree was struck by lightning, and rent tothe bottom, and he and the horse were both killed.

FATAL MISTAKE.—At Boharm, in the Highlands of Scotland, on Friday fortnight, a man named James Read, perceiving something moving near a plantation at about one hundred and thirty yards dis- tance, unfortunately mistook it for a deer, and fired a gun loaded with ball at the object. Immediately on the report of the gun, he heard a wild sort of scream ; and rushing to the spot, beheld two men, his nearest neighbours, lying on the ground covered with blood. John Tay- lor, one of the men, made a slight motion with his hands, and instantly breathed his last. The other person, named Morrison, was desperately wounded. The ball had entered above the arm-pit of John Taylor, and had come out at the left side of his neck ; it then entered the side of the other individual, and proceeded through his body until within an inch of the opposite side, where it remained. Morrison lingered until Sunday morning, when he expired. The two deceased had also, it seems, gone out for the purpose of killing deer ; and it appeared, from the tes- timony of the one who lived the longest, that he and his comrade were under the same delusion with regard to the person who was the innocent cause of their death, as he was with regard to them—they mistook him for a deer, and under that impression were preparing to level their pieces at him at the very moment they were struck to the ground by the con- tents of his.—Elgin Courier.

SHIP AccmENT.—On the 24th of May, the Lady Cathcart was burnt in Kingston Harbour, Jamaica, where she had only a few days before dropped down with a cargo from Morant Bay to fill up. The fire broke out in a puncheon of rum in the hold, into which it is supposed a candle dropped by accident.