The National Register. — London, England, 1822-11-18 00:00:00

-••••• . Ile. sum were in hir house 4t the lime he holight it, amongst nimin was Oliver, bust Lewis was nut there; witness knows built Oliver and Leu‘ic. -- John Clay, coachman to 010 of the Blackheath stages, Foaled, that on Sunday evening, the Isiii of September, between watt and Mile ohlock, lie drew up his I'o4ol at Deptford liiteeltvay ; at that place a 111,111 'lamed LIN* pit lido some alterention Nith one of Wif trassengets, arid for the purpose of .tin-iu;; him lie got ripen wititess'., coach; unties, ❑lolllusd his box to posh JAWS off, and iu the si utile the tinnier lost his watch, chain, and two gold seals; as soon as the setiftle ended, three persons, ;a Ito bail got on the coach, jitieped if, and trl i tsed to go by the coach ; wither.. C 411110( swetu to any of the prisoners being then on his coach, but thinks (Myer to have been one. The watch now produced is his watch, having had It IS years; the seals protlii:ed were not his. {it'll ham Crosby, shopnian to MI . Ch. ist tr., pawnbroker. Whiteehapel, said, that the watch and seals produced writ p ledged with him on the 19th of October, iu the name of Susannah je,, , lf t of the parish of Charlton, deposed, that that o „ the that of (jetober she writ nut to Charlton fair, having peeeinnoy lash rted the windows and door of her ionise; between e i g ht an d nine o'clock her sou infertned her that her househrok:'n "Fen. Aiming a great many articles stolen were six odes-.'tea spoons, our silver table spoon, nod sonic old coins. William Kent, the last witness's son, sfat'liir that on the Slsi of October, about six in the evening, h e went to his mother's house, but found the door and as ill:lows 'au s ed ; however ; on trying the door, it opened, and lie recta in I he formal the r in great confusion, and saspectih; eumetliing amiss, he looked up the stairs, when lie saw a glimmeting light ; witness called out " litilloa," when two LA- three men finked down stairs towards the dour; the list 111411 Muck at witness, who seized him, though struck by the second; they both, fell into the road together, and then, by the milted entleavonis of the three, the iirst man SIAS exti heated from %sinless's grasp, and they ran off; witness pursued about 4 or 500 yards, when he was again knocked down, but on bi ing joined by a 11111 U named Bi maks, kept sip the !mishit. The man who was pursued at length became quite exhausted, and was tercel to sur render; this mini was iSuiridge. Witness and Brooks then took him to the watch-house; in his way thither lie took something fi eat his pocket, which he threw away; he also tore oft the laps and body of his coat, and threw them away; C, lien witness had lodged his prisoner safe, he returned to look fur the articles which had been thiowu away, and in the spot toned some skeleton keys; in the pockets of the coat which had been own away, lie found souse more skeleton key , , two pit ks, and a knife. — Witness declared that Lewis was one of the ;mesons who 'lashed by him in his motto r's house, and he has every re:a -s/111 to berieve Oliver was there also. The prisoners form part of a desperate gsng who have tong infested the above neighbourhood, but who have eluded the searches of the officers until I itely, when our of them, a man named Burridge, was taken and Commit- ted to Ittidstone gaol. A few days ago, the above named pi joiners a ere taken by S. Miller, an officer, of Lambeth- elect police office. They underwent all examination before the magistrates at Lambeth -three!, and were sent to fit eettwiell, wh-re they were examined on Tuesday. 'the following magistrates were present :—The Rey. R. Davis, A. Climbable, E. W. Foreman, R. Smith, and W. Start), Emps. William Atkinson, landlord of the 13t Bennie Tavern, Woolwich, deposed, that his honor was entered on Sun- day evening, the huh of September, between eight mu: Moe o'clock, at the back bed•roons window, by means of a ladder, and that a coal and some handkerchiefs were taken them elium. On being eliow it a coat by Miller, the Gilmer, witness could not swear it was his coat. Charlotte Atkinson, his ss ife,ileposed to the sante effect. Robert Ailknown, ...demo the preceding *humors, swore to the coat :13 beill4 Ilia lathes's. Miller, the officer, *titled, that he went to the Weavers' Arms public 1i0n..., ill Baker's-row, Whitechapel, oill the Iso.ll of Octobei $ ii, the bar lie saw a coat, which lie took notice of; next .My the coat was sent to his house, and is he same now pio.thecti. tie a fter war .fs IPerivett infor- mation of the robbery at Alt. Atkinson's, and according to torf.or infotnorlioo, he apprehended the ptisoners Lewis Oliver. edertek Ingram, landlord of the Weavers' Arms, stated, that he bought the coat of a mon named Burridge, lot '255., and lie uttered it for sale at :Mo. Several per• SMOCKING ACCIDENT. On Tuesday afternoon the neighbourhood of Nlaryie bone, was 11110W11 into the greatest slate of alarm, in consequence of an explosion taking place at the house of Mr. lint!, a gunsmith, of Upper Mary lehone-street. It appeared that Mr. Hall is a maker of the priming for pt lellb3loll gulls, and eat - lied on buck business 111 the tippet pat t of his house in the atassve street, and two youths, of the age of 10 and 11, were engnged in pie paring bi.CII Cunivosilioll. Mr. Hall being Isom home, had lett the two youths and his soil at work 111 Making the priming, which is cant posed of potash, chat eonl, and sulphur. Mr. 11411, jossior, went down stars from the woo ksliop, and was In the set of returning when the ex plosion took place. On his return into the room, he found the beforementioned boys lying on the door, in a 111004 of blood; every pane of glass, and writ of the sashes had been blown out ; the explosion, at this time, hail ex tended itself round the tooth, tearing down the stone fire place, and actually faking the doors off the hiages ; the force of it was so great, that the whole of the ceiling of the room underneath bell, and pal t of the windows on the staircase was blown uuf. On examining the boys, rese was 11,111111 to be dead, and the oilier injured in so easltill a manner, th•t in the eve ghe also died 1 here had been about five ounces of the priming in the loom, and it is supposed that one o! . the boys was 8110 W. 1.,g the other the (pommy he had node that day, when the :milk of Ille Candle accidentally on ii, instantly it to blow tip, there being at the tole two ounces I. other part of the room. A coroner's inquest sat 011 odes on Wednesday evening in the 'sagely of Jlid• Hospital, before Mr. Stirling. The first citation' Ir. Hall, who staled that the two buys, who were ill., 1114.1 e in his —that he ss.is absent of 'Tuesday, and un his return at six in the even ((mini a crowd at 01111f1 WS door, and was informed log in of the ass lid eatitstioplie. The boys hail been /Id in the composition of percussion powder into This kind of gunpowder is equally as iitthimina cciiiitioti gunpowder with a smut( ; they had hecu cats in this bleach of the busiite:). This powder • _~.~, is Intended to go off by a blow, or a spark. The room where they worked was nut at any time locked against the boys or the workmen, but the boys were not generally allowed to he in the room only when the men were there • the boys always left off work at dusk ; the day's work ; was given out in the morning, and then taken. He em ploys two girls, one his daughter, and they are only aged IS and 16—he believes it a common practice in the trade to employ children at such work. He is, however, of opinion, that less caution had been used than generally is. Collinson Hall, jam stated, lie resided with his lather is Upper Marylel -street ; was in the workroom about 20 minutes before the accident. 'riffle was about eight ounces of infiammalde matter in the room. Finding a candle, he had a right to suppose one or both them must have taken it there. The candle was on a table ' and ap peared not all affected by the explosion. The deceased boys weer lying only a short distance from the table— they weir nearly together, and he is of opinion that they were both looking at it when It went—lie catmot say how it became ignited—they had infolmed him that the work had been finished, and it was pot away—he told them to put it in a drawer. One of the deceased boys was out of on errand, the other boy was at his tea in the kitchen.— Thes all went down to tea at a quarter past tire u'ehick ; heard the explosion about 20 minutes after lie left the room; but cannot state how it occurred, only by conjec. tore. lie went np immediately, but could not enter the room for the smoke. He brought one of diem down stairs. They were both alive—the youngest deceased was a very lively boy, and trout the dreadful injuries, /be. his body displayed, the witness believes gut out the powder. 'f he servant girl proved, that the youngest boy came tip stairs ys Mums his candle, and she left a candle slur had with biro. She then quitted the room, and immediately alter she hearth the explosion. They work at that part of the business which is not dangerous by candle light. The Coroner, then, addseatting the Jae y, remarked that the melancholy death of the bop was canard by accident, :toil none could have the slightest hesitation in saying that a great deal of incaution was displayed iii admitting such children to pet form such work. tie cuusidesed such conduct as l , i 11culpabl e. Mr. Thomas Wood, house-surgeon of Ho k , pilaf, was then called. lie stated they were brought into the hospital a little before six ; they were dreadfully burned; their deaths were canard by the accident.— Alexander lived one hour, awl John about two hours. No questions were asked them. They n ere us tiered to be kept quiet. But faint hopes were entertained of their re covery—at tit st it was thought the youngest would live. The Jury alien retired to view the bodies, ahicb pre sented a most shocking spectacle. On the return of the Jury, 'f he Coroner again addressed the Jury, and said, he earnestly hoped that from this awful circumstance no parents would ever employ cliildien for the future in so dangerous a business. 'flue Foreman observed that Ire wished to retire with the Jury for 10 minutes. The Jury accordingly a etired, and on retititig, the Foreman s-ti I that they had decided on flu it verdict, %%hick was 1 ., 1411 tile deceased's•deatlia were caused by the explosion of filiminatitig gunpowder." Deodand 51. The Coroner immediately observed that they, lie nor 'frail coatd not levy a deodand; there was nutbieg to levy' on : the gunpowder NaA ilk° exploded, Witt by law they cut Id not levy on any thing but that which (Attired the death tr.' the Part'''. T he F ol entail said they only wi.lted it as a eantion— bnt on the law beis;tl virally laid down, they gave their verdict, leav i ng out t he deodand. M YSTERIOUS OCCUR RENCII.-011 Friday evening, a girl, who h.td the care of an infant, at Ripley, in Surrey, gave an alarm that a Man had liken the child out of her arms, and cut his throat. She described his person par. ticularly, and stated that he sa'd if he could not revenge himself on the mother, he would on the child. The poor little infant appeared to be dangerously womitleil in the neck. Pursuit was instantly made in every dir,-ction without success; and suspicion being excited as to this story, the girl, on fresh ii to confessed the whole to be a fabrication, and 111, , l she had accidentally let the child fall on a broken glass bott.e, which inflicted the wound. The child is not dead. We have since learned that the infamous girl has chifessed she attempted to emits throat with a knife, which was found in the next gaol ui. A lady, residing at ("min, lately received from a friend in the parish of Batmeriito a cps:runty of hen eggs, a mond which there was (me of more loan ordhiary size. It was boiled and opened, and found to cuait;iti, besides its proper contents, a second erg, entered Wilt) a shell, well shaped, solid, and natural. Toe lady retains it as a curiosity. Ott Wednesday last, between ftye and six o'clock, as two genteel girls, residents in the vtcittity of Sloane ' street, Chelsea, were passim under the , 1% 411 on the Knightsbridge side of Hyde Park Comer, on their re turn from town, they were accosted by a titan apparently about 40 years of age, of rather gentlemanly exterior. They paid nu Attention to him. At last, however, he made overtures of such a tendency as to excite their in dignation, and led them to threaten if lie dud not leave them, to appeal to sonic of the passengers. He, how ever, persisted, till they reached the Cullom Brewery. whets Miss ‘V. was AVM( to realize their threat, which the villain perceiving, instantly drew a clasp k ode. and made a lunge at tier; fortunately, hawk.% er, she only received a slight graze in the fleshy part of her left arm. The shriek of her companion soon collected a number of persons, some of wii.sin pursined the 1111herraut, but we have not leartu•l that any were so iortuiraie as to overtake hint. A dreadful accident ha ppent d between two bro , hers of the 'tame of I)vvestport last week, in a field near Ll'O. lIIIIIS . L r, in Herefordshire. They were engaged in spread ing the dung on the land. and the younger one having greatly provoked and aggravated the other, he in an tot guarded women', took up a shovel that was close by hint, .m 4 struck with it at his in other's head, winch knocked hint down and woinitled the head severely; he nas On inediately conveyed to L-ouinisier„ and great doubts are cirierwiried of his recovery. The aggressor was alter wards cosntnitted to prisatt to wait the result of his bro th:A': Lac. - :~ 376 G• MESTER* APPRMIENDED.-Oti Nl•olday night the Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne WAS in"ortned that a gaining-house hail been opened in Pilgrim-street, under the direction of two or three strangers, he ace.^stlingly despatched Ale. Scott,. he 'fowl! Sergeant, and assist:nits. to the ! dace. When they arrived, there were severzi persous in the room, all of whom, along with the cots. doctors of the gaming table, were taken into custody.— There were found on the table too rivereigne and lOU half crowns, all which were secured. Tile foreigners were commiyed to prison ; the gamesters were obliged to give bail for their appearance, and the owner of the house was hued 101. This example, wehope, will be followed all over the kingdom, till those pests to society are extinguished for ever. Ott Friday se'nnight, l‘lr.T Thacker Saxton, book seller, of Bolton, Lancashire, was apprehended at that place, on a charge of exciting a breach of the peace. Oa he following (lay he WAS brought to the New Bailey, at Manchester, and on Monday was admitted to bail, on gii hag sureties to keel) the neace, himself in 4411., and two sureties in eui. each. The charge against Mr. Sax. ion was, •• having his hat bedecked with ribatitls, and vociferatin,.. , With Stentorian Il:lli;Stitint and lib,rty." —Our readers in ly perhaps wonder whit legal offence there could be in this; but their surprise will cease when they recollect that the transaction took place witnin the tut isdiction of the Matichever magistrates. Erraatortot NA It FOOTPAD.-01i Thursday evettln2 last about dusk, a yinitig Mall named 'Dios. Bickerstaff was rowing aloou the Vatixliall.road towards the bridge, when he saw a fellow dressed in the garb of a beggar, with a wallet before and auother twhilad him, coining its the same direction. They walked on to the end of the New.road, where Mr. B hail occasion to call at a friend's house, but only waited about ten minutes and returned IVheti he proceeded out the road about twenty p tees, he saw the same fellow sittine upon a sunlit... lIV hid Mtn good Mein, and WAS procertliei t t oil when the kr.v heeeed a few hal filettee of hint to en. able him to stet a lodging for the night, saying that he came from litriiiiiigliam, in; hopes of procuring work in London. Mr. B. observed, he could more readily act work in the country, end offered him fourpence, being all the half pence lie had about his p..rsote• The beggar looked Lim full in the face, and in a menacing manlier Said, be m ust have more money—this demand he uttered with an oath; but Mr. B. sai.l lie hail nu more, and was proceeding on Ms journey, when the fellow in an instant felled him to the grown' with a bludgeon, which lie had not previously observed, and declared he would instantly cleave his head in two if he made the least noise. Mr. B. thus completely in his power, was obliged to submit, and allow himself to be robbed. Ile took front him four half-crowns, three sinele shillin2s, a knife, a silver watch, and hit bawl. kerchief and hat. He then ran oft with lull speed on the high mail, but not having passed over the bridge, it is supposed he tinned afterwards in through the fields to avoid detection. ACCIDENT.-03 Fsiday afternoon, about half-pasr three o'clock, a gentleman went inns a coach-maker's shop its Great Queen-street. Uncohi's Inn Fields, Ira,. tug his horse aid chJise sianshog at the door in the care of a boy; the animal taking frig - lit at something ►an off at full speed to the great horror of those going along the street ; tan pers, it could situp him until he ran against tue shop wiitilow of Mr. Walker's, feather-bed ware house, in Drury-lane, facing Great Queen-street ; lie shattc.ed the sash to pieces, aad received h damage. Ile was then secured and brought back to the owner, • the chaise receiving no tojury. SINOULAR ATTEMPT AT SELF DESTRUETIPM.OIII Monday afternoon last, a decent elderly woman was observed walking in a melancholy reuniter almut the wharf of Mr Whitbread, near the Canal-h:idge, Cam den Town ; alter cautiously looking round to see if she was observed, she knelt down and r!emed to pray in A lervent manner, and shortly after plunged herself into ' the water, a depth of five or six feet, ou•which Mr. - Coombs, a gentleman who observed her actions, Ito inattely jitinp..il in, and at the ri-k of personal safety succeeded in saving her front her desperate resolution.---.- She was immediately taken 111 the house of Mr. Early, the Oxford Arms, near the bridge, awl through the he. nevoktit and praiseworthy exertions of Mrs. Early, the landlady and others, she was short'y restored. She seems a well-untainted intelligent V,N)iiimi, and says that al•: • WaS provoked to the conittaissiou of the rash act in con sequence of the treatment of her daughter, who turned hit out of doors, and or !wish officers refusing to relieve her distresses. In the course 01 the evening she was removed to Pancras workhouse, where she was kindly received by the master, and comfortably provided for; she arr fuses to tell where her daughter resides, or what parish site belongs to ; and in reply to questions put to her no the billowing mowing by some gentlemen who visited her, she only excl3ims--" On, my daughter, my cruel daughter, shall never know WWI hrcomes of luel" Last week a servant of Mr. &with, of Tonstal, York shire, svhd,t ',l m:Mug a field near that place. turned up a 'lumber of saver coins to the amount of SO, of a %,ry tally date, but iu a high reservation. We have ot our itosst shim) at tows tilor three of them, one of which has evidently 1):•ets cowed at York. The other two have ucen struck in London. E twarJus Rex is on rite riiii of all three, and the probability is, that they are productions of the reign of S Issaril 1. A NOVEL CIRCUMITANCE.-IL optized at L e a i in r h am church on Thursday, Nov. 7,182 e, by the Rev. jr'. Gunnis, rector, tot oiymte chi klreit, all of whom, except one, were from the paper-mill, Lestsnigham.toorir, and sevvtiteen of them or two lattithes--vit., nine of Mr. Cooper's. the eldest )CJI'S ot age; and eight of Mr. Clark's, the eldest 15. Mr. Robinson, of Sleatortl, dilli Mr. Clerk, of the paper-ullll, Imposed mnna themselves an itnportatit duty as sponstris tor the %%note twenty.tme. —A large rum-muse of people Irmo the neighbourtog villages attended to witness the ceremony. The bt..l:t sung merrily throo&tout the day. • I w ~~ ~~ 1 4001111 11 Ihr tileark 14413 11k bluilit %hole jug, fo (.111 gois t mpiu) calts. blast ittl)