The National Register. — London, England, 1812-01-05 00:00:00

12 THE NATIONAL RMISTER. WINDSOR, JAN. 3. This morning the Purrrcessgs' •horses were ordered for them to ride out ; they remained at the door of.the Castle upwards of half an hour, and then the order was counter manded. Neither the QUEEN, Or any of the Royal Family, 'Ave cone out of the Castle to-day: the reason is not known, but it is feared the KING is worse. rJAN. 3. MURDERS AT SHADWELL. On Monday James Cahill was again examined, when it appeared that his prevarications was in consequence of his having received bounties from different regiments and then deserting. He was acquitted of any transaction in the murder, but remanded as a deserter. Thete has been no fresh examinationcelattng to the Ratcliffe Mur ders, since Mondv. The Magissrates are of opinion the atrocious deeds were perpetrated by Williams alone ; and this is strongly corro. borated by the evidence of 'ruiner, the lodger at Williamson's, who distinctly stated, at three several examinations, that he never saw or heard but one man. FASHIONS rot JANUARY. Pam EN ADE Cos ruMl.—An high dress of tartan plaid, made of mtg . ' ?leper Merli.) crape, trimmed round the bottom with white swat's' down, and two rows of the same down the front, alternately relieved by a narrow silk cord in loops, and buttons of a bright nakara colour, with a belt to corre4ond. A mantle of dark Clarence blue Merino cloth, made with half-sleeves'of rsnet, lined with amber and trimmed with se:ans.:own; Scotiah cap of the same, with a triniming of sivans down next the lace, and a full puffing of plaid riband, answer the dresa,,abnve it. Zplume of Clarence blue feathers tipped wth amber. Gleve of York tan, and half-boots of Clarence blue kid, laced with wale . Evi.::ING COSTUML—A white or pearl colour gossamer .satin gown, with a demi-train ; fancy apron of the same; the bottom of the ova and round the apron trimmed with a rich gold fringe of the Branden burgh kind. A cap in the Persian form, of white satin, with orna, metes of gold to correspond with the dress ; two gold tassels de pending over the left ear, and the same side the head Is adorned with a plume of white ostrich feathers, end one light gold sprig. Small earrings of pearl, with a solitaire neck - lace of the same: th sleeves wry short, tastemd up in front, with, ; old button and loop: the halt the same colour as the gown, with a supe rb gold ornament in front. White and gold fan; kid gloves; and white satin Italian slippers, fringed wizh go al . FANCY BALL DRESS.—A willow-green satin cymar, made close to the shape, and hanging in patted drapery over a three-quarters dress of I whist: crape, embreiderecl with small sprigs cf green and gold ; bottom of the crape dress trimmed with a bread Vandyke lace; each division nreaelenteci with a narrow border of light green ribbon, and trimmed at rash point with a small green tassel. Petticoat of white , satin, spangled with gold; trimmed at the 'bottom with narrow lace, and a border of green ribbon. Small Angouleme tippet, surrounded with a full plaiting of tine net. The aleeWs short, with points from the cymar to correspond wi..h the drapery of the skirt. The hair tastefully dressed. iu ringlet round the face, confined by a broad plait, above which is gracefully twi , te n white lace handkerehlef, ra I'rique, embroidered with gold, and brought down in two points, ornamented with tassels •of gold on the left side. A full blown damask rose in Cont. Diamond ear-rings in the form of a crescent; white kid gloves; white satin slip, pars, bound with green, and green rosettes. EXTEiVSIVE FAILURE. tree extremely concerned to state that the old' and res - peetable. , Bankiog-house of Messrs. Bolder*, Luthington, and Co. stopped pay-. went an 'Thursday morning. k is to be feared, from the great confidence placed in the stability of thii house, to the period of its stopping payment, that many country banks and mercantile connexions will receive a greater shock than has been experionced in the failure of any tudividual concern which has oc rev rred during our recet7t.commercial distresses. In the present state of rhinos, the precise amount of the defalcation is not known; hut it is r eirnated at Soc,Grol. 'lite banking concertos of the house 'were. very ee tensive: They llid bushiess with ten 6: twelve country banks, prlnci pety in the Nereli; ut York, Leeds, Burton, Lincoln, Beveriey, Brad ford ' Derby, Hull, erby, lieweehtle, Thirde, Whit.-haven : &c. It is one of the oldest hi the C:ti, and, v•i:h little alterat:on in the paws of the partners, it h . .. been main:allied in credit and importance during 70 years 'rho immeillete came of the present stopulee was, we understand, an order r.:r one of them to pay into the l'xcl:equer a large sum, which the. /trios.. was tint: 11- to comply with ; awl it i , seid, that an extent has been issued to serene the claims of Covernment. Besides the country conitexions already alluded t the house kept cash for many of the Pub lic fativaims, and a number of the most respectable ntercantile houses, the Stock Exchawe, &c. The Equitable Ofiice, the Patriotic Fund, and :he Committee at Lloyd's, and the Trustees or Committee fur the Straed Briele,.,e, kept caelr there. 1: was the custom of this house, as well as niany other Banking hoivt-s, to edvance money on securities of various descriptions, which t h e y tr o el e l eot 2t t T ie. moment convert into cash to meet their accept ant. ea. 'I lt; eiecanistance, no doubt, has tended to increase'their em bar res. eteles stand that a meeting of the friends of the house tor* place on the melit previous to its stopping ; >rhen it apt4aring that no ulti mate hene:':t was likely to accrue from any temporary scheme of relief, the Ito arnouncement of the failure was agreed to, and declared a, co:Jitl4ly. INTERMENT OF JOHN WILLIAMS. At ten o'clock on Tuesday morning the body of Williams was removed from the Flouse of Correction, in Cold-bath-fields, to St. George's Watch-house Shadwell, on a raised platform in a cart, so that it was vi sible to the spectators. It was precisely in the same state as when cut down in the cell; without a hat, coat or shoes, the neckerchief with which he put an end to his existence round his neck, the shirt-neck open, the sleeves tucked up to the elbows, the hair flowing loosely over the forehead. The countenance was serene, and bore no marks which could lead to a supposition that the wretched victim of self-destruction had experienced much agony in the hour of death. Towards the upper part of the face there were marks of coagulated blood, the effect of etrangu lation ; but excepting that circumstance, there was very little alteration in the general appearance of the person from his first examination to his exhibition on Tuesday. On the right side of the head was placed, in a perpendicular posture, the blOodyntall, with *filch the murder of the Mari family was effected ; on the left side was placed, also in a perpen ' diciliar posture, the ripringchistel which was found in Mare's house, and at the head, in a transverse direction, were laid the iron crow, found in Wiliiainspn's house, and the wooden stake, sharpened at the extreme, destined to be driven through the bOsly. . The procession proceeded at a slow pace up Ratcliff-highway, until it arrived opposite the Lite Mr. Mares house, where the cart was stopped for nearly a quarter of an hour ; front th ence it proceeded down Old Gravel-lane, rotted by the London-Dock Bank, and up . New Grave j . lane, until it came to the scene of Williamson , h is wife, and servants. destruction, where it was again stopped for a quarter of an hour, and a burst of indignation and horror was heard from the multitude ; it then advanced intßatclifithigliway again, and' turning to the lett paned slowly on till it came to Cannon-street, up which it went, and finally, .stopped in the centre of the cross-roads, formed by the intersection of "the New road, at St. George's Turnpike, by Cannon-street, and Cannoh street-road. Within six feet of the lamp post, at the corner of Cannon street-road, farthest from the Turnpike, a . hole five feet long and as many deep, had already been dug, and towards this the cart was now moved. The crowds of spectators collected here were beyond calculation, the houses covered--the windows were Riled, and the tops of coaches, waggons, and carts were, literally, swarming with people , whose anxiety to witness the disgraceful scene was sufficiently evinced by the hazard they ran in procuring elevated situations for that purpose. As the body approached, a murtnulo of 'contempt and execration was heard from all quarters, which rose to a shriek of satiifaction, when two men mounted the platform, and unceremoniously hurled the remains of the monster, for such only do his decas pronounce him to be, into his last earthly re ceptacle. 'rile hole being too short to permit the body to lie at full length; 1 it was Crammed down in rather a contracted • po s i tion ; the stake was F then handed to the person who was appointed to drive it through the lhotly of the suicide, which he did with several blows from the mall al ready mentioned, a ceremony which again called forth execration on the of the murderer, and expressive of sympathy (Or the unfortu -1 nate victims of his cruelty. The earth was then thrown into the hole, ; together with some unslaked linie, and the paving stones were immedi ately restored to their former situation. The parties forming the pro fCe3Sioll then disper•ed , and those persons who bad not an opportunity 1 of witnessing the awful ceremony, advanced, and while regarding the (trave of one who had proved himself such a disgraceto humanity, they 0, seemed to entertain no other feeling than horror for his crimes, and re . Bret that he had riot lived to receive, at the hands of justice, that ignomi i Mous punishment which the laws of his country prescribed; but which, whets compared with his guilt, seemed an inadequate .compensation to the enraged feelings of his fellow-subjects. WILLIAMS AND HIS ASSOCIATES. The accounts given of Williams and his connexions, on the authority of the Captain of the Roxburgh . Castle, shew that this desperado, and one at .least of his companions, were knovrn, previous to the recent hor rid murders,.to be men of very bad charactir; and the discharge of All bias (the particular associate of Williams) out of custody, on the depost• ;ion of a woman so directly interested in his fare, is to be regretted. It is hut justice to state, as ourbelief, that thin fact did not appear before the Magistrates at the rime of his examination. I F Williams (as he has been called) shipped himself in the nme of Joh n Williamson, in August, 1810, in the Roxburgh Castle, Capt. Hutchinson 1, I J)