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means, succeeded in getting in. 

 They then proceeded to the bed- 

 room of Mr. James and Mr. Denis 

 Lyons, the latter of whom, on hear- 

 ing a noise, immediately jumped 

 out of bed, and was instantly 

 knocked down by a blow with a 

 horse-pistol — when down, one of 

 the fellows stood on his hands, 

 while the remainder proceeded to 

 search the room, alternately breath- 

 ing the most horrid threats and 

 imprecations. Mr. Lyons, find- 

 ing that resistance would be vain, 

 entreated of them to spare his 

 life, and the lives of his family, 

 and he would give them what mo- 

 ney was in the house, his pocket ■ 

 book, his watch, the keys of every 

 part of the house, and two large 

 silver cups — but they rejected this 

 oSer, and vehemently swore that 

 " nothing would satisfy them but 

 blood or money." After an in- 

 effectual search, they became much 

 exasperated, and beat the unhappy 

 gentleman about the head in the 

 most dreadful manner, and then 

 retired, leaving him weltering in 

 his blood, which flowed profusely 

 from the wounds. Returning to 

 Miss Lyons's room, they com- 

 menced a search here also, and 

 found a small basket, in which 

 was about o pounds in silver, 

 received a fews days before for 

 rent of some potatoe ground — 

 this they pocketed, and descended 

 from the window in the same 

 manner. They took nothing from 

 the house Ijut the money, and went 

 off through the ficid, towards Mr. 

 Harvey's. Tliose who came in 

 were not at all disguised : the re- 

 mainder, it is supposed, were left 

 outside to watch and prevent the 

 family from getting out to raise 

 an alarm. When tlie fellows were 

 gone, it was found necessary to 



send for a medical gentleman ; a 

 messenger was dispatched at that 

 early hour, and Dr. Carroll was 

 called on, who immediately went 

 out armed, and probed and dress- 

 ed the woimds, which are deep, 

 though not dangerous ; the prin- 

 cipal fear is of fever. It is sin- 

 gular, that a very tine watch -dog, 

 which was kept in the yard, has 

 not since been heard of. — Limerick 

 Advertiser. 



A beautiful child, about 9 years 

 of age, walking with her mother 

 (one of the visitants) on the cliff" 

 at Margate, on Sunday the 9th, 

 was suddenly missed, and on fur- 

 ther search, it was discovered that 

 she had fallen over the cliff, and 

 the tide being off, was lying dead 

 on the beach below. 



We have a melancholy duty to 

 perform, in recording the commit- 

 ment to our county gaol of John 

 JVakcJield, of Norihwich, in this 

 county, a per.son of great respecta- 

 bility, and carrying on the busi- 

 ness of a salt proprietor, charged 

 with the wilful murder of Richard 

 Maddocks, a flatman, employed 

 on the canal in that neighbour- 

 hood, on Monday evening last. 

 The circumstances of this afflict- 

 ing case, as they have come to our 

 knowledge, are in brief as fol- 

 lows : — It appears that a woman 

 servant, living in the house of Mr. 

 Wakefield, was acquainted with 

 the deceased ; and as Mr. W. had 

 frequent occasions to leave home, 

 he uniformly discovered on his 

 return that a considerable reduc- 

 tion had taken place in the con- 

 tents of his ale cellar and larder. 

 His suspicion fell on this female ; 

 and on Monday the ^th, being 

 Northwich-wake, she took the 

 opportunity with her friends of 

 availing herself of the festivities 

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