The National Register. — London, England, 1818-01-05 00:00:00

JAN. 8. tinent, w collect 700,0001. which belonged to young C. from several bankers in (Scrimpy, an d return with it su expeditioualy, that he should not be absent obey than six Weekl. The secretary accordingly took his leave, end remained in Lon don, no,witlistanding a person subsequently declared t h at i n , h a d gone L a Hover to embark, hilt with no irregular pas.purt, so that he was sent fur to towna,pun by the o ffi ce—a declaration which on inquiry at the Alien olllce, proved not to be true. Stic!i is the baneful influence of delusion, that few can resist the contagion of tuisrepresentatuin when veracity is to manifest their error. lit length, on tile 3d of December, Mr. W., who had been too much occupied to attend the first simulants on the 30th of Novem ber arrived, and the letter was put into his hands, which announced the necessity of his client's immediate removal. Some conversation craned at the instigation of a person present, which on Mr. W.'s own denial of propositions . attr i buted to hint by young C., established still more clearly the tact of his being 3 lunatic or an impostor, and Mr. W. was expressly requested to make that statement to the hither, with delicacy but candour, that he might take suitableaneasures to prevent further mischief being hazarded to the detriment of the young man, his family, and society . Mr. W., young C. , and the fater (who had come with Mr. W., but who had not been present at the conference, as it was wished to spare him the pain of such an interview), withdrew front the house, an d Mr. W. soon afterwards acquainted the family that young C. would not return, but would leave town that night, which he did in a post chaise and four (the chaise he took away withont the consent of the owner,) accompanied by the German secretary and groom. So many circumstances having transpired which wave cause to suspect that the whole story of young C. was an invention, sustained by a fabric of falsehoods and disingenuous acts, every person whom be had named in the course of his narration as a banker, agent, &c. was applied to for information, and all disowned knowledge of him, except from public report or school-boy connexion ; every fact af firmed by hint was examined, and not one was authenticated which related to money transactions. One very respectable person affirmed, that he had seen a remit tance to young C. front Spain amounting to 350,0001., a draft of frightful amount from Liverpool, and that he knew lie possessed two millions in the funds; nay, that a banker, within a few &ors of him, had but the day before said he would have paid his bill for 1041,0001. if it had been presented, instead of the 3001. bill which was cashed. Other persons had heard a respectable solicitor declare, he knew young C. had great estates in Scotland, from which 43,0001. had been ; received that he had many diamonds at Bundle and Bridge's, and altogether 700,0001. per annum. Others, that ise meant to buy an estate, and pay 500,0001. for it in gold, and same offered large bets he would be in possession of Houghton by the tst of January, others cited noble men and gentlemen of the greatest accuracy. who Dad known the old man at Shrewsbury, and who had heard it said at the time, " that he would cut up, when dead, for more money than any man in the empire ;" others, that they had known those woo had dealt in diamonds with him, and almost every one professed to have an authority which justified original and *till unshaken belief. Even those to whom property purchased by young C., hut not paid fir, had been returned, seemed to think an injury inane than a ser vice was likely to be done them by the restitution, and no statement of detected jiilsehood could counteract or weaken the infatuation. Of the original I,lnoi. advanced by t . ie relative, young C. had drawn out all but toL by Lo ndon and Newmarket checks; but he has left several hundred pounds to he paid by his family. There is indeed a report, that the relative alluded to had previously advanced Pool. but this report wants confirmation. At all events, it is certain that this young man spent above 1,6001. in two months, without being at any expense for house, equipage, &e. But though this sum was large for one whose previous expenditure had been so very limit ed, still it is of sufficient magnitude to justify the supposition that his objects were merely pecuniary. If they were, he had not time to mature his designs and adventure on their consummation. But whatever might have been his motives, however diver.ingly false parts of his history may be, and many anecdotes areoinitted, for they re quired the actor to give them an air of credibility ; still this young man if he really possesses his faculties unimpaired,in making his family the sport of his fictions and the victims of leis fraud, in deliberately con verting the father's tears of gratitude and joy into the brine ot disap pointment, sorrow, and . shame. has evinced a want of principle and callousness of heart, which almoat extinguishes the hope of reforma tion, and a laudable use of those talents which he undoubtedly pos. a.:sars. I'. s.—The Fortunate Youth. on arriving at Paris, in conformity with his system to patronize his relations, engaged one whom he knew to be established there as his travelling physician into Spain, vice Dr. 11. cashiered in London. This gentleman was, however. so startled at the amount of the salary proposed, that he requested to make the arrangement with the youth's father, and obtained leave to come to England for that purpose, where he arrived a few days since. EXTRAORMWART SENTENCE.—GUERNSEY COURT ROYAL, 'DEC. 6.—Margaret Mackenzie, of the town and parish of St. Pierre Port, a prisoner in the public gaol, was brought up before the Court to receive sentence. The crime of which she was convicted was, that she did feloniously kill a male infant, which the said Margaret Mac. keneie was delivered of between the hours of 9 o'clock on the even ing of the 16th October. and of 9 o'clock in the morning of the 17th October. ftt7, in the house of John Jeremie. Esq. where the said Mackenzie lived as a servant, in the town of St. Peter's Port, the said Mackenzie having concealed her pregnancy. This day at ig o'clock, the sentence passed upon her was put in execution in the following manner :—The prisoner was conducted from the prison to the court house, between the halberdiers, and in one of the lower rooms she '.vas stripped barefoot, and cloathed in a white shift made for the occasion : she was bare beaded, and from that room she was led up stairs to the door of the court, where she received from the hangman (I'ereenteur des haute: owes) a lighted candle, weighing two pounds, and two feet long, made expressly for the purpose. Thus spipped, she presented herself at the bar of the Kart ; and falling on her knees, she asked pardon for her crimes, in these words :—" I ask pardon of God, the King, and of justice !" An immene crowd of people were present, who came from all parts of Guernsey to witness so novel is spectacle. BARBAROUS MURDER.—About noon on Thursday last, the body of a man was discovered , through the pillucidness of the water, ly ing at the bottom of the river - Eden ' on the east side of the race ground, near this city. Assistance being proeured, the body was brought to the surface; when it p resented a shockin g spectacle of brutal matment. The corpse was very indifferently apparelled, and die clothos were much torn aed discomposed, as if in consequence of a very visleot scuffle. The head exhibited a number of deadly wounds, which hail apparently been given with a hatchet or some other sharp instrument, with great force, as one of the blows had cloven the skull in two • considerable marks of violence were also appasent on the head c lose to the ears, and his nose was completely CAL a• 1 I • illy v 4 iii I, r tr.te:: of a horse's feet and wheels of a cart were plainly made out from the Swifts low gate to the upper gate, where the cart seems to have turned back and proreeded in the direction in which it came. It would appear, that the hotly had been conveyed across the ground to the river and thrown in. It is proper to state here, that about • e'clock on Wednesday morning last, the rumbling of a horse and cart was beard by persons living m the range of buildings between Rickergate and the swills; at which time, it is extremely probable. the cruel miscreants were about disposing of the mangled remains of their vietim. A Coroner's inquest was held the next day before R. Mullender. Esq. when the jury, without hesitation, brought in a venliet of wilful murder against some person or persons unknown. The deceased was a man of about 30 years of age, of robust make, *boot five feet seven or eight. inches high, had dark hair, and 'los tessect the appearance and garb of a cattle driver from Ireland.— Every exertion has been made by the Clerk of the Peace and t .e (*Unmet to discover sonic clue to this .!ioelting and hitherto myste rious transactioa. but without effect. we trust, however, vigilance will not be rclaxed.—Corligt Juuriad. 'E NATIONAL ER. AGRICULTURE. MONTHLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER.--TliC frost toward% the Hose of this month, has proved beneficial to the young wheats, by elOcking their luxoriancy on free-growing and' preventing the fu titer increase of the slug, which in many parts had been found destructive iu the forward plants. The wheats too hastily harvested begin to handle better ; hut the general produce is now ascertained, by the diminished number of stacks, to be much less than was expected.—The barkys afford good malting samples, but in few distriets, so that the malsters are reluctant buyers.—Oasts generally exceed an average crop, and the same may be said of all kinds of pease ; but beans are yielding out a slight prudence —Clover seeds rises so badly, that unless considerable im portations are obtained from Holland, it is likely to be scarce and dearer.--Hay is rising in vane. The turnip countries continue full of feed.—A new Scotch turnip, of the yellow kind, isof so sacchat ine a quality as to be preferred even to the Swede by sonic of the Norfolk graziers. —Winter tares have missed plant, pretty generally, from the long drought that succeeded their sowing.—Rye looks promising fur plenty of early feed.—The meat markets have had a start tiff beef and mutton, the latter reaching as. 6d. pet stone ; house lamb and veal also fetch more money.—The price of lean stock is held up both in sheep and beasts ; good working horses and cart colts arc dearer.—The wool market is brisk, at an advance on last month's vices. HURRICANE IN THE WEST INDIES. The following letter on this lamentable occasion was ad dressed by the Colonial Secretaay of St. Lucie to the Go. ♦ei nor of Barbadoes .. Sr. LuctE Oct. 23. 1817. " MY Lonn,—llis Excellency Major General Seymour being unable to address your Lordship, in consequence of the very serious injury lie received during thehurricane of the 21st instant (and I um sorry to add very little hopes are entertained of his recovery,) of which his Excellency has directed me to give your Lordship the particulars, and earnestly to entreat your Lonlship's assistance and support towards ameliorating the situation of the unfortunate inha bitants of this island, not one of whom but has sutkred severely thereby. " Scarcely a dwelling or negro house is left standing; the mills and outbuildings either unroofed or razed to the ground ; nearly the whole crop of cane, torn up by the roots, and the face of the island, which was luxuriant on the 20th, now bears the appearance of an European winter. " The town of Castrees is nearly in ruins, and the vessels, about twelve sail, are on shore, not one of which is expected to be saved. 'Pic whole of the buildings of Moyne Fortunee, and Pigeon is/and, were blown down. with the exception of the magazine and tanks. " His Excellency and family were taken from under the ruins of his residence (the Commandant's quarters), wher he remained in the hope that it would have resisted the gale, but he has unfortunately suffered fur his imprudence. " I have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's most obe dient servant, " I. 11. BAIN ES, Colonial Secretaty. " P.S. Since writing the above, I am sorry to acquaint your lord ship, that great fears are entertained that General Seymour cannot pass 4tl hours." - - " We understand Major Bartlett and family arc killed. " Accounts have at length reached us from Dominica, whence every vessel was driven to sea by the late hurricanes. and they had not returned when the Robert mail boat, that arch ed here on Sun day, left that island. The interior of the country had likewise suf fered so materially, that unless supplied from other settlements, the dread of famine appears to be entertained. " Capt. Elliott, of his Majesty's ship Scaniander, was making every exertion with his boats, and those of his Majesty's ship Chil ders. to relieve the vessels on shore in Carlisle Bay." ST. KITTS. — SHIPS LOST. " At Barbadoes--ereZ; Prince,Graiharr; Express, • in all 18 sail on shore; 5 are got since. chiefly American and island vessels • _ _ _ •• At St. Lucie—The Lady Jane Ellice. " A French frigate, armed en flute, with troops on board, foun dered in Fort Royal Bay. Martinique ; every soul perished. •• The Sprightly (wail boat). Adams, missin'; she sailed from Dominica for It arbaclOcs on the evening of the 20th. `• Col. Brown, of the iith \Vest India regiment, left St. Vincent's about the 18th Oct. for Antigua, and had not arrived on the 12th Nov." INQUEST.—Monday an inquest was held at the Horns in Shore diteh, on the body of of W. Williams, who died in the cellar of a cottage in Margaret's-fields. It appeared that the deceased had been in the habit of selling penny pamphlets about the streets, and had obtained permission of the occupier of the cottage to sleep in the cellar. as he could nut pay for a lodging. On Christmas Day his landlord gave him his dinner, and on Saturday morning he was found dead in • the cellar, on a bedstead, without any bolding. A certificate was mid to the jury from a Surgeon. who examined the Lolly ; that there was no marks of violence on it, or any thing indi cative of his having died from cold or hanger. Verdict—Died a natural death. Upwards of GO vessels are employed in herring fishing at Ports mouth. On Tuesday nearly 2000 bushels were landed. They not only furnish cheap food to the whole neighbouring poor, but give employment to a number of persons in curing them. Fine.—Monday morning a tire broke out in the Arsenal, in Woolwich Warren, which did considerable damage before it was got under and threatened the entire destruction of the place. SUDDEN DEATD.—On Saturday week, as Mrs. Simons of Hare street, Betlinal-grcen, was eating her lunch, in apparent good health, she fell back in her chair, and instantly expired. An inquest was held on the body, and a verdict returned of—Died by the visitation of God. A gentleman who hail a ticket for an inside seat in the mail. coach from Edinburgh to Glasgow, in August, 11315, took with hint an ordinary travelling portmanteau, which the per. nulls at the mail coach refused to carry forward, saying there was not room for it. In consequence of this he took a post chaise, and raised an action before the Justices for payment of the expellee, which they found hint entitled to with the ex. pence of process. The Justices found that the passenger was entitled to have his luggage conveyed with himself- The erection of two more pentagons in the Penitentiary at Millbank has commenced, and it is expected they will be completed foe the reception of prisoners in the course of a few months. The Austrian Government have sent sonic experienced and scientific engineers to minutely survey the Adriatic and ad jacent coasts. It is computed that upwards of fidewl. of turkeys were con signed to London daring the flirt bras week, front Norfolk 411 , 1 Suffolk ; noire than 3:iew t. having been entered at the (mokkeepers' offices at Norwich, previous to the Wednesday t venire. A letter. of the 20th December, from Plymouth, says, that a Gentleman who has a relation on imaril the In dian, states, that she got to the westward before the (late of the late wrecks at Itoscoff. POLICE. -0.- BOW-STREET. Tuesday an investigation took piaci. Wore Mfr. Birnie re specting the disturbances in Mary.le.holine, particularly in the neighbourhood of the barracks belonging to the Life- Guard.i. Mr Pyall, a constable, attended at the office with his head bound up, in consequence of the wounds and bruises lie had eceived from sev.•ral •of the Life-guardsmen oil Saturday imglit. He stated, that about It) or 11 o'clock on Saturday night, as he was passing down Adam-street, he observed a Lift. guardsman much iiitoxicated, and making a great disturbance: he saw two ethers perfectly sober a short distance from him, and advised them to conduct their intoxicated comrade to the barracks, which they agreed to. He followed them a few yards into the barracks.yaril, and there met corporal Harvey, whom lie informed of what had happened ; on his 71111111 from the barrack-yard a number of Life-guardsmen, to the windier of 10 or 12, and armed wills bludgeons, niet hint ; none of them spoke, but he was knocked down by several blows on his head ; he defended himself in the best manner he conld from an attack by such a number of men, gave one of them a severe blow with his metal stall•; and of the man who struck him first, lie had contrived to pick up the cap. which lie con cealed under his coat. His head was cut in three places, and he was so much wounded and bruised in different parts of the body, that lie couLl not move his arms till Monday.— He suspected the men who attacked him to be those who had' been in custody at Marlborough-street office on Saturday on charge of being ringleaders in the disturbances which had taken place on 'friday evening in Mary•le-bonne. The Ma gistrate offered him a warrant against any of the parties, bat lie declined commencing any proceedings till this day, when sonic of the pi incipal Gentlemen of the parish were to have a meeting upon the business, and he expected that they would take up the attack upon him in a serious manner. Ou an investigation on Monday respecting a deserter from the 49th regiment, the sergeant said he had received orders within these few days not to enlist any more Irishmen, on ac count of their bulling so much [deserting]. M RLBOROUGH-STREET. A Novel. CA9I.—A Mr. Brown applied to the Magistrate' on behalf of a poor girl 12 years old, whose sex was discovered in the person of a sweep, Mr. Brown had sent to Westwood. a sweep of St. Pancras, to have his chimney swept. The aweep ascended the chimney habited as a boy and having performed the job, told Mr. Brown, he never had his chimney swepi so well by such another sweep. She discovered her sex,and stated that her uncle had turned her out of doors to look for work,and she had engaged herself to a sweep rather than be chid, as she could get no other work. On the same day, Mary Andrew, a woman who cohabits with Thomas Westwood, was brought up to Hatton.garden Office along with her daughter, a girl, 13 years of age, by the beadle, who stated, that the woman • had far several years pact dressed the girl in boy's clot.tes, and sent her out wills the boys to sweep chimneys, and that she used to sleep ou the sacks in the cellar. The another was questioned what could induce her to treat her child in so unnatural a manner, when she answered the Magistrate in a very impertinent manner, he severely reprimanded her,and ordered the beadle to take the child home, and see that she was properly cleaned from the soot, and clothed in the dress belonging to her sex. UNION-HALL. OtTRAGg AND ASSAULT.—TIIeSday, Mrs. Lesley, of the Black Lion, in Mini.street, the person who on Monday ap peared as complainant against the parties concerned in the riot of Saturday selmight, was brought before the Magistrate by Goff, the officer, charged with having attempted the mar der of Mr. Thomas Davies. In the proceedings which had previously taken place before the Magistrate, relative to the outrage of Saturday week, Mrs. Lesley described herself as the landlady of the home. It appeared by the evidence ad dared on Tuesday, that she cohabited with Mr. Thomas Davies, who was in fact the landlord of the Black Lion.— After their arrival at home on Monday from the proceedings at this tilhce, Mrs. Lesley abused Mr. Davies for nut having sworn mote positively to the prisoners than he had done.— Davies recriminated, and averred that she was the principal cause of the disturbance, and insisted that she should init.. mediately quit the house!, and give place to one inure worthy of the situation. Exasperated at the dismissal, she vowed • • vengeance, and swore that it she quit ted the house she would not leave Davies alive in it. She armed herself with a brace of loaded pistols, And followed him from one room to another, until he escaped her Tory by a precipitate retreat through one of the windows. He procured the assistance of Goff the officer, and returned to the house. Mrs. Lesley was then no where to he found. After a diligent search they discovered her in a cramp posture secreted in an old chest. Mr. Ser. egant Se llon ordered that she should be committed until she could find bail. - -•••1MM...-•• SINGULAR WILL.—A few days since an eccentric charactrr named Smith, who lived at Pancras, and who hail been in a declining state of health, called for a pen, Mk, and paper, to make his will. As he was in very iudi geut clicion , tanees, the poor woman in whose home lie lodged was 1101 ahlUc sur. prised at this request. She, however. humoured hiai, and liss wrote that which he called his will 011.4 sheet of paper, which lie placed under his pillow, and desired it might Out be opened until he was dead and cold : his order was attended to. He died on Wednesday week, and on Thursday his will was opened in the presence ut taw) or three neighuunis, when its contents were found to be a simple bequest of his hotly to celebrated anatomist, in order to save funeral expene. • and unnecessary trouble. His other effects. which were merely wearing apparel, lie left hi* landlady. Notwithstanding this unusual legacy, it is intended to give the buds &rem nurial. flue remains of Mr. Sutton. Cochrane, who was inifortu.. nately killed in a duel with Majur Luckyer, were lute 'eel at Cowes, on Tue slay se'tinight. It is said lIIIS lane uled Gentleman was a sea of Mr. Basil Cochrane. 'Flue principal . parties in the dad are still at large. • The following paragraph, taken from Prince Leopold's answer to the 'kaoline Address of Condolence, contains a clear expression of his Scum • Itigliness's purpose to make England his country of perimisieni 1151111.11 c.• .• On nonce:l4°n has the general sympathy and fetling for his misfortunes been mote affectionately manifested than in tae condo. knee he has now to acknowledge; he is anxious to record it with those innumerable and unquestionable proofs of generous atlection and ofdeep sorrow, with winch the country cave entered and sup ported him, under his t.wn awful and afflicted sufferings; to meet their assurances wish his own, tact his first I)..IVCTS. 'lli most fervent and unceasing whiles , will ever oe tot and prosperity and to acknowledge it his pride, as it is his tirst remaining happiness, that his destiny is for ever united to the liritiab nation.'