Saturday 05 Dec 1818 (p. 3, col. 3-5) SCOTCH NEWS-DEC. 4. Robbery and Brutal Outrage.-As a respectable married woman was on Wednesday afternoon last, betwixt four and five o'clock, on her way to Dornock, she was accosted by two men a few yards from that village, who, after forcing her into a neighbouring field, robbed her of 1s. 3d., being all the money she had in her pockets. One of them, assisted by the other, then proceeded to violate her person, which he accomplished; her mouth having been previously filled with mud to prevent her from crying. A knife was also held to her throat with an oath, that "she should be killed if she uttered a syllable." The poor woman remained for some time in a state of insensibility. As soon as her case was known, pursuit was made after the perpetrators; but hitherto, we are sorry to add, without success. Another Account.-(From our Annan Correspondent.)-Wednesday afternoon, about four o'clock, as a respectable married woman was passing between her own house at Butterdales, and the village of Dornock, she was overtaken by two brutes in the shape of men, who, after walking a short way in company, began to take some indecent liberties with her person, which she resented in a proper manner, but being ultimately overpowered by their superior strength, they carried her in a state of insensibility to the side of the road, and actually, in the face of day, and not more than 100 yards from the village, forcibly ravished her and otherwise so much abused her by blows and bruises, as to render it a matter of doubt whether she will recover. And the hellish miscreants, as if not satisfied by so barbarous an outrage, actually added robbery to ravishment, and took from her pocket a quantity of silver with which she was just going to market. An active search was immediately commenced, but still (three o'clock this day, Thursday), there is no account of their apprehension. Mr. Wm. JOHNSTONE has been unanimously elected Schoolmaster of Dornock. On Sunday last, the 29th ult., in consequence of the lamented death of her Majesty Queen Charlotte, the Magistrates and Council of the Burgh of Annan, preceded by their officers, whose halberts were covered with crape, marched in solemn and mournful procession to Church to hear Divine Service, which was ably performed the Rev. Wm. H. MONCRIEFF, the minister, who delivered an excellent and highly appropriate discourse from the 9th Chap. of Hebrews, and the and 27th and 28th verses: "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many, and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." The Church, as is usual on such occasions, was hung with black cloth, and every respectable family in the town and neighbourhood appeared in the deepest mourning. On Wednesday se'nnight, some person or persons unknown, in the dusk of the evening, entered the house of George BROWN, in Port-street, Annan, while the family were sitting beside the kitchen fire, conversing with a friend, and stole a man's coat, and a woman's great coat, which were incautiously left hanging on a click in the passage, and got clear off with their booty. Suspicion fell on a sturdy Irish beggar, who had been relieved at the door a short time before, and a search was made, but Pat had probably taken the hint, as he was no where to be found. THOMPSON's Monument.-The long deferred monument in honour of THOMPSON, near his native village, is now in a fair way of being speedily erected. The plan adopted is by Mr. Wm. ELLIOT, of Kelso. The obelisk is to be 50 feet in height; it being understood, however, that should the additions which are expected to be made to the subscriptions admit, the building may be proportionally enlarged, according to the direction of the subscribers. It is to be erected on a fine rising ground on the lands of Ednam Spittal, belonging to Mr. WALDIE, of Hendersyde, nearly north of the farm house of Ferney Hill, and on the height between that house and Sydenham-gate. A swindler who is pleased to call himself Capt. LANG, late of the 64th foot, has exercised his calling with a great deal of audacity in Glasgow of late, although the police officers have been in pursuit of him. He is suspected of having called at a lodging house in the Newtown on Thursday evening; when, pretending to leave a note for one of the inmates, he decamped with half a dozen of silver tea spoons and a pair of tongs, and some other articles, among which were a few towels. This fellow is about 24 years of age, about 5 feet 6 inches high, has a smart appearance and military air, and is dark complexioned, the hair on the eye brows being scarcely separated at the ridge of the nose. He wears sometimes a blue great coat, and at others a brown one, as suits his purpose. He is a complete Dandy. To one young man he made a proposal for a swindling partnership. He proposed that Perth should be the scene of the fraud. They were to pretend to be agents for Sir Gregor M'GREGOR; to live splendidly; grant bills; and, when the roguery should be discovered, to move off to another place. LANG promised himself much success by obtaining money from officers wishing to join the patriots by receiving money from them for the outfit and passage. The villain, who forms such plans is very illiterate, and was formerly, it is supposed, a private in the Dumfries-shire militia; and he has been in confinement in Bridewell. Sunday se'nnight, Mary ROBERTSON, Janet GREENLEES, Margaret FAULDS, and Margaret BOWIE, effected their escape from Paisley gaol. They broke through the roof, and by means of ropes or other conductors descended to the platform of the adjoining tenement, and thence to the back-court of the Saracen's Head Inn.