The National Register. — London, England, 1809-07-16 00:00:00

JULY 16. fession, wiidied to obtain a situation under Government; and in the latter end of last •;ent, he saw an advertisement in a Morn ing Paper, that as appointment could he procured ; and the reference was to the office of Pullman at.' lileylock, in Thread needle-street: lie applied, but was to:d. that situation tlisposed ; hut that they could procure him a Coast-waiter's pkee in the Customs, which would produce NM per annuli . ). tie saw in his first inter iew "'oilman and - Keylock. They said it coull be had for two thousand pounils, and it was to be pro cured through the infnence of a Lady.: Ile wished to know whether they would secure him the prefereace. - ' They said they would, on condition he would deposit a small 'win, Ai. which be did. It wa fa , I tier agreed, that he was to deposit the re inail:iug sum of their banker's hands, to be returned to bin) ii he iti.l not place" Within two months. 'Fie was to ,be introdutcd to the Litly. and he stipulated that Mr. Ilarvey should go with him. Ai he wit , 4 the man who' was to fur:fib:it the money for P Almon at first said he thought the Lady would object to it, ha! at. knoll it was agreed that Mr. I.larvcy was to acco•opauy them. ILt WIS also settled, what was the form of the receipt w hic h. Mr. e 4:• was to have from the banker's, which on the Ince of it stated tilt: agreement. On the 14th of January they met nt the banking-home of Snaith, Sykes, anti W4itsin„ an TI they there saw Nlr. Watson, the de fendant. NV:ieo thc receipt nas given to Mr. Watson for his . rieruial, nun to panels ;• over is for some time, and at icaT•"l ohserved iC girt tint like to sign, as it disclw-ed an illegal irati,,wioh on tie lave of it ; and their hoti;e did not like to ii%e t 0: it names rabiie in swill a trim-action. It was at last settle.ll:tat I.e-se should take a conaaon receipt, and that Wat.mo shonlit hove a irtter of instruclions re-peeling the applica' too of the money, whiff t was, that he was to pay it over to Polito:in tt td Keyloek, if Mr. ilesse got the Coast-waiter's ptoe- wit hill two mo!Ilts. Nothing was said in the interview i Ii Watssni resverting Mrs.•ilarve.,'s share. Theyafterwards wen• lo the Lady through whose influence the place was to be obtained. She lived in Crown -court, 'Westminster.—Pollman ititrodur ed him ac Mr. Iletse, who had agreed for that place., and she said it should dime, he should have it. They had some further. ronvcrqation, in e. hich, t•he told Pollmao that the had ga:t. 1004. for the l'a•%:nastersiiip. Pollartu replied, that wa- a good price. In corning home. i'ollman told into that thy phiee was ol)tained from a Lind of the Treat , ury, one very near the Duke of P(;rthu;•.l. That the Duke, when he granted the wa.rrant, knew . tint every t!:iog teas sold, and that he made 30,000 rt. Year by it. ire told him that there was a little tem poral-% •r, it to he taken tha: he did not unrehase the place, faat he cou1:1::,.:-ily swear that, as hi fact he did rat pur7hase the place, but their intereA. Or indeed he might safely swear -it another way, as he did not p , :rehase it, hut it was his friend Mr. Harvey who 'Ed for him, In paint of fact, however, Mr. Hesse did not get the place at one time, there was a death in the family of the trcz: , ltry Lord wan lva.i to give it. And at emi t her the initi;ry in the 11:!II , e of Coat:nuns was urged as a rea son. But the lady saitl. they %%,..;e tn:!,l to want the money hack it:Po.in, tltey he sure 4 :f Ornately having it. 111 rtaswer to a co:est:on Cron) his Mr. Ilesse sail, his first appliceten l'olt:on was mane bona fide with a % iew of purehasints.a"vlace, if it were sins:: a one as was legally sale ahle ; hat aner h:y untlertro:i thP ::.:a-action, and found it was to he zt corrupt tritoiaeti:.o, g - tve notice to the Trcaintry, and by the ditTetions of 0:e ;t ern- (;overnment, he continued the in•gociation ti ith I enn.ieting- the partie,•. This bring :!:e e,n-e on t Ir:rt :f Crot:n. his Loraship thought that the lie!'endaut Wat-oo he acquitted, us it did nut a in the evi.lcnce that he had any knowledge of :`,lrs. arve ; every account c:larged him as eompiring s Ith her aid to procure moue% fai• Coun;el for the other Defend ants heiag heard, and sever:Ll secs,' respectable witnesses being called to Keti locks ca.:rafter, his Lordship stuntned up the evidence la the Jury, who foond Pullman, Eteylock, and ilar vey Guilty, and Watson, the banker. ArOt THE NATI4iNAL REGISTEn. ACCIDE.WS aND OFFENCES. An exiraordiF.ary calif(' NV :If , tried on Tlinr4ilay last at the No, folk. Mr. Turner, 'Aljor Whichcote Turner, againsi airs. Sutherland, for a breath of the 'wart!: Turner': a;Tiiiaidit stated, that Mrs. Sutherland had wire i'r.clared in Kent that she would he revenged against bun ; the par:i( .4, it se..lsn , , havitig lived together, and Mr. Turner bovine,' relinquished tur contirt ion; it stated also that she had in March take!i posiession of his house in Norfolk. and that he withdrew to Suffolk till she•qui;ted it ; that in June ske again took pobsesbiou of his hove, before he was up ; 'that in collie- 463 quence he went away, .bat returnef.! in a few days, w hen she locked the door ag,aiest him ; that she then he!._ , . a large iron fork against him in a menacing way, and behavLi violently to.. wards him, on which he applied to the lion. George Fierbet to exhibit articles of the peace sigaint her.—Mr. Tut ner, there. , fore stating that he was in baxitly fear, begged the Court to re strain the said Lucy Ann Sinclair Sutherland from manning him. by finding Sureties for her to keep the peace. Mrs. Sut,terland addressed the Court, and told a long story, ill which much ex traneous matter was introduced. There was some debate among the Magistrates whether.she should be obliged to find my re cognizances ; at length it was deterrn!ned she soutild eiit-r into reconuizancesin the sum of 1001. to keep the peace fors t we've motA.—This Mrs. Smite:laud is well known hi certain circles. She is said to he a Jewess. She was mr.rriel, it scene-, to a military officer trlrr.ed FA:lthir, but on parting with him, has assumed her original name of Sutherland. Yesterdy a bt icklaxer fell from t fie top of thew mks of Co vent-Garden Theatre, and with such a shock that there ..vas no signs of life. The poor man was in •.n 'hocking mangled state .7onveyed on a shutter to Al iddlesex Hospital without a proba bility of his recovery. About twelve o'clocleon Saturday 'tonight, a fire broke out at the house of Mrs. Slack, milliner and dress-mmker, No.s', Con duit-street, Sw allow -street. The flames ex tended with astonish ing rapidity, and the itcljoininw house occupied by Mr. flui ley, grocer, with a double fronted ' house, belonging to the Honour aide F. North, mere soon involved in the conflagration. The ind drove the flames towards the stables at the back of the premises, Lt by the greatest exertions they were prevented from taking bre. The height of the h.. uses precluded the pos sibility of thro - a ing water backwards, where the fire assumed a. most terrific appearance, and it was not until the firemen had conveyed water through several hnuces in Swallow-street, that the least check could be given to the de,tructi%e element. About three o'clock the ronfef Mr. North's house fell in, and the floors half consumed, descended to the parlour. Unfortunately at thin moment several firemen remained in the parlour, and they were Lovered Ly the burning ruins. With great difficulty - and resobt flea they were all extricated from their perilous situoticn, but not without dreadful braises.. Five were removed t o Mount street Workhouse, where Mr. Heary'ide attended :hem. The situLtion of these men was so deplora'•le that it was necesPary to cut ,itr their clothes. One man was carried to the. Coach and .lorsesin Conduit-street, so much h. rt, that be could not be re moved ; he is not expected to recover. The scene of confusior which en-wed in the street was peculiarly distressieg. The 1; on. F. North's house was elegantly furnished, and nearly all ;!!e furniture destroyed. Three u:nus below were appropriat-• cd to his valuable library, and the greatest exertion was made to rreserve the•books, which were thrown out at the windows :lea saved by the volunteers. Mr. Windhnm, M. P. evinced on this occasion, his zeal for literature, by affording his personal assistance. Lord Strathmore, Colonel de ('respigny, and several Gentleman did the 'same. His howl Highness the Duke of Cumberland was among the spectalors. I; was apprehended that the Conduit public house, at the cifyner of :he street, would have been consumed, but it escaped by the situation of the wind. The buildings opposite were in danger from the exces sive heat, and the engines played particularly on the house of Mr. Fox, woo Men-draper, to prevent it ''reran taking fire.— Neatly al! lite en,giars in London 'assisted ; but three houses were 7 - t.'arty ,;o v. nH..;*ore they could procure a supply of water. By six o'clock the flames were extinguished. The ire is said to have been occasioned by a spark falling among some linen white Mrs. Slack was packing up telltinery goods fur Brighton. Finding the house in flames, the females ran out, leaving the street door open, and the alarm was made by a watchman.— Four houses are destroyed in front, and two greatly damaged in Swallow -street. During the confusion, a Gentleman, who in habits a house contiguous to the scene of devastation, appeased anxious to remove his property, and a person decently dres sed stepped up to offer his assistance, lie was consequently en trusted iv it h a portmanteau, which has not since been discovered. The b•ortmanteau contained notes amounting to 300/. T!;e lion Fred' rick North, who is the brother of Lord Guildford. is cow out of tom). • BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.—The greltest b!;:niisb • beautr El emperfilmus Maks on the Live, neck, and arms. HUBERT'S POWDiiIL :nediatel) removes then, Is as ele:zaat article, p , !rfeetly innocent atid pleaiaut to use, price 4s. or two in one parcel, 7•4.—tiolil by tht• Proprietor, e 3, street, Covent-garden ; I)a% icon, b 9, Fie ‘l-strf-e; ; f v ; DU: ',- nett, 3, Cheap‘ide; Tborn,43,oltO:d-c,tceet; 11.1w1i..44 and Cc. Elai:!;mll.••btroOt A Borough; llopki4s, Hull; Walker, Gloster; feauld, Kith; Nearle, Led.-; ,tod in livery tovr.a. Goat: alowaues to deolots. ...