A most daring outrage was committed on a gentleman, in
Aldgate, on Tuesday
evening, about half-past six o'clock, as he was crossing the end of Hounsditch. A temporary ttoppage, occasioned by the passing Of ft coach and a "aft, caused several persons to collect on oath tide the street, after which a rush was made, and in a moment his pocket-book Was cut froth his breast pocket, although he had a great coat buttoned toter it. The pocket-book Contained between 400t. and 500/. We understand that proceedings have taken place within these few days, with the view of bringing Eniond to trial for the nffirder of Mrs. Pranks and her &ugh. ter, at Edinburgh; and we have heard that he has been indicted.—Eaiisturgh Paper. One of the convicts on board the York hulk at Portsmouth Was 'found &act in a storeheute in the den Wharf. His throat Was cut, and his head crushed in a frightful manner. He had been deputy .forernan to the Convict sawyers—Was a man of penurious habits, and had saved some Money. h was rumoured, at first, that he had Made away with himself, but suspicion very tenon attached to another convict named Powell. This man was seen to enter the Shed in which the body was foutid. He gave the alarm. The pockets of the deceased had been rifled. The contents, six sovereigns, were afterwards found in a bottle at a little distance. At the inquest, the Coroner did not think the Jury warranted in returning a Ver- dict of murder against any individual. The jury, 'however, did return a verdict of "wilful murder" against Powell. A murder was perpetrated last week at the village of Calenlok, near Truro, which has excited a great sensation in that tfuarter. An old 'couple of the barite of Andrew lived there. The man, in the Middle of the night of Thursday week, aronsed his neighbours by a statement that hit wife was missing, and that his house had been robbed. On proceeding to the house with lights, the neighbours found the woman dead in the parlour—lier head having been crushed to pieces. There was a knife in her hand, as if she had attempted to defend herself. There were no traces of the Murderer. The old man stated that he had gone to bed at • his usual hour, nine o'clock; that his Wife after seeing Iiin covered, had gone below to attend to household business. He is deaf, and had fallen asleep : he heard no scuffle. He awoke in the night, missed his Wife, and alarined the neighbours. The provincial paper Says that no suspicion attaches to the husband himself.
The Dublin resurrection-Men On tke night of the 19th, made a regular attack ' on the churchyard watch ; and having beaten them off; proceeded to . spoil the churchyard at their leisure. One poor fellow, who had gone to watch his wife's corpse, was seized and bound at the grave, while it was lifted out and carried or. If we mistake not, we heard some laboured panegyric on the excellence of the Dublin police only last week. The following article of intelligence has been communicated to us from a source which we cannot doubt, although it appears too horrible for belief. A whole conipany of Italian players, twerity4wo in number, who took their passage on board a Portuguese Vessel, bound to Oporto, from Lisbon, were most barbas rously murdered by the crew, together With two Portuguese Judges, who were also passengers. The diabolical wretches tyre in cuttody, and have confessed the fact.—Falmouth Packet.
The widow of the unfortunate Louis Pant Courrier arrived at Tours a few days ago, to make her deposition at the examination of the three men apprehended on the charge of being the murderers of her husband. It would seem that there are some strong circumstances against Madame Courrier herself, as she has been committed to prison.—Galignani's Messenger.
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