The National Register. — London, England, 1816-07-01 00:00:00

IN); ALARMING FIRE. Tlierfdtv C ,, ntlly and T.. liaxon were t hatred at the 1-1.111,P, on suspicion of haying set fire to the premises or Mr. Dunkin, tal:ow•ehdniller, in Aidersgate-ctreet, on Wed neAdy night, when the whole of the 6% furniture, Ate. wocsve destroyed, together with the upper part of the /loose of ICockerton and Son, oilmen, adjoining. 'these two hits:•s, with hnoth r r on the North side of Nir. Dunkin's, it may be remem bered, were also destroyed IllSt year by tire, and had just been NW Dunkin deposed, that on Wednesday night, ahnnt h.tlf . . - past twelve o'clock, two men entcred his bed room, and having drawn aside his eurtain, one of them seized hold of him. and ahowitig a knife, threatened to •' do for him," if ho made the • slightest noise. The ether placed a pillow upon his face, and prevented his crying Out. They then asked him for the keys of his desk, money chest, &c. He said lie did not remember ;where he had placed them ; and finding that he was not willimf 'to satisfy them, they dragged him from bed, and brought him to the landing-place of thestairs. Here one of them proceeded to tic his neck, hauls, and arms, to the banisters, while the other fastened two handkerchiefs about his ryes One of them Then proceeded to search for the keys, and soon after called out to hie csimpaniou, who had remained with witue,•, that he hail tot them. The parties then informed him, that they would soon leave the house, but that if he attempted to call out pre -1101,11 to their closing the street-doer after them, they would have Ins life. They then left him.; when, after remaining a short time, he heard the door shot, and instantly called for help. (sae or two persons, who slept at the top of the house, immediately came to his assistance, and he was released from his situation. During the whole of the outrage, he never dis• einguished the Gees of either of the persons, not even in his room, where he nsually burnt a rush light. He thought,howe ver, from their voices, that the one was an Irishman, and the other an Englishman. Cooielly was an Irishman, and one of his .day porters, who had lived in his service some yews. Sus picion fell upon him; and Harrison, the Officer, having gone to his lodgings in (3/ow-cross, he found Dixon tan Fmglishmanl. Conelly was apprehended at the fire, but nothing of a suspicious mature was found either at their lodging.s or on their persons. A porter and two of the servants of Mr. Dunkin deposed to 'the alarm given by the latter, and the state in which they found him. After releasing hint from his situation, they opened the 'windows which looked into the street, and discovered a smoke, asi`firom a fire, issuing from the cellar. They instantly gave an alarm; but the night being wet, it was some time befiire as sistance was procured ; and notwithstanding every ram firm of the engines and inhabitants, the fire continued to burn until the wholeof the interior was destroyed, including every article of fornitnre,.4.c. and Leaving merely the walls standing. The iron •chest in which were deposited the books, money, &e. was found to have been opened, and a quantity of bank - -notes, and four :hundred gold Napoleons, were stolen therefrom. A bag, con. ruining a considerable sum in silver, was left behind ; as were ;also the account hooks, five of which were saved. During the dire, about three o'clock in the morning, the dames commune. 'rated to the house of Cockerton and Son, next door, where , storne.garipowder was deposited, when an explosion took place, aed *e top rooms and roof were blown into the air. Nearly the whole of the furniture in the latter, however, was caved. The fire was not completely subdued till five o'clock. After thoroughly investigating the case, the l.ord Mayor was •of opinion that there was not the slightest evidenceof suspiciou attached to the prisoners, and ordered them eo be discharged. How the two persona described to have entered the chamber of Mr. Dunkin got into the house, has not been discovered ; as no •iolence of a particular description was manifest upon the locks or bars of the doors, front or batik. Mr. Dunkin was but iatelyeeturnecl from Pawn', and shout a week since had stocked Otis cellar with a quantity •f new tallow. During the list fort night he aim hid in several articles of new furniture. Mr. Dvakin, we understand, was insured to the amount of above eOOOl. . . The Lord Mayor visited the premises on Thnrsday evening, and made I inquiries ; but we did not understand that coy new discovery took place as to the origln of the fire. Friday, the Lord Mayor having summoned the attendance of Mr. Dunkip, his servants, tee patroles, constables, watchmen, .W 1 issweni others, an investigation again took place, and lisqed to a late hour, in order to ascertain the causes, and to discover, if possible, some eine to the detection of the incendi cries. An immense crowd was assembled , and among others there were a number of gentlemen frost his different !tre aties/I- . . Mr. Deakin was first called. He gave a detailed account of the manner in which the two persons, as has been above stated, entered his bed-room, and subsequently ill-treated him. From the present account, however, it appeared that the par ties had blindfolded him by tying two handkerchiefs around his ryts previous to dragging him from his bed. They also made an incision in his breast with a knife, and would have proceed. ad to further violence if one of the party bad not cried out,— " Don't harm him, for he is the friend of an Irishman." His wrists also were much marked with the cold used in tying him ; be could not account for such au outrage, as he had never done an injury to any individual. Messrs. Thompson and Jones, two gentlemen returning from the theatre on the night of the fire, stated, that they passed the preini.-es ; they perceived a smoke, but did not, at the moment, npp~ehend any thing dangerous. One of them went towards St. Martin's-le-grand, and the other went up a court at the back ........ , of Mr.. Dunkin's hunse : they were soon, however, re-cAlled by the alarm of " fire" from the watchmen ; but they did not pre , vi tuvli hear the slightest alarm from the house of Mr. Dunkin, )r d.d they see any persons about : the night was eliceedingly aet. -- Deane, a watchman, was its his boa near Mr. Dunkin's. H • did sot observe, for some time previous to the Ire, any sus picions persons about, nor did he hear the slightest :dam of tire roceed from the house of Mr. Dunkin. Somebody ( whons km (nought to Le Peter Harold, another watehmai)desired him to spring his rattle. He did so, and immediately perceived a smoke issue from the cellar of Mr. Dunkin. Peter Harold, another watchman, saw the last witness iu convei saloon with two other persons, about half•past one o'clock, and heard the rattles spring. He went to the spot, and saw a smoke issue (ruin the lower part of Mr. Donkits's house. lie hail been on the beat previous, but heard nu alas m, nor did he see any Sll4- picwus chcracters or other persons about. 'there was no thu- ' r oagiceare op Shatteshury.place, nor wa► there any ladder or other articles seen :shout these. J. Herbert, a patrole, iu pAr.- sing Mr. Dunkin'b observed nothing particular, nor dill he heal an alas 111. After he had guile sonic distance, lie heard a nettle spring, I.nd returned towards the house, from whence a smoke issued. He WAS the third persoo who reached the spot, and as. ,is cd in knocking at the doors and shutters of the place, and calling oat loudly. A man got in at the f.m-light over the duos, w oich he opened, and Mr. Dunkin ran into 111 r street in Isis abrirt, crying, " Good God, they tied me hand and font, then covered afid robbed aue." Mr. Dunkin then fainted, fell down THE ‘NATIONAT. REGISTER. and was carries' to the sloetor's. When witoe,s 31) , 1 other , z•ii tired the house by the front door, there was n er,.;11 deal of smoke, but they did tint perceive any flume. Mr. Donk in soon after came back naked, and wished to enter the Noose, hat he would ant Mater it. No tlamea anpeared in the front mod a con siderable time after Mr I). matted into the street. The con• stable of the night stated, that he ,sainted in breaking the last light. When he entered the house, there was no flame apparent. He saw Mr. Dunkin naked in the street previous to the burst ing out of the fire, and picked up two handkerehieti nearly opposite the door. Price and another servant. inconsequence of the alarm of their master, cane down stairs and released hins. Price, in coming down, saw the bed-room open, and a rushlight was burning, could not say whether the closet door Was open ; nor did he err any plate. W. Taylor, street-keeper, assisted Mr. Dunkin in taking five hooka from the iron chest. %Ir. D. said to witness, " he did not know what he had done that he should have been served AO." Mr. Tairbrother lives opposite Mr. Dunkin. He heard the springing of rattles, and having looked tint of the widow, lie twice beard the cry of murder proceed from the house of Mr. Duukin. lie imme diately went into the street, and soon after Mr. D. ran out. Without had heard the kneek isle before this. Price, the servant to Mr. D. was recalled, and stated that lie had not heard the rattles spring ; nor did he distinguish any knocking at the door. •I'. Robinson, a fireman, had examined the ruins. On the third staircase of Mr.Cockerton's house he found a quantity of plate, some was perfect, the remainder was injured by the tire; the former belonged to Mr. Cockerton, the latter to Mr. Dunkin. A party wall which stood between the two houses remained firm ; and how the plate of Mr. D. was conveyed to the adjoin ing premises could not be conceived. Mr. Coekerton deposed, that he saw his plate in ills closet the night before. Here the Lord Mayor observed, that the case seemed involved iu more mystery than ever, and wished to know It Mr. Dunkin could throw any- light upon the eirenmatance Mr. D. answered In the negative. Sophia Brown had the care of Mr. Dunkin's plate; she usually locked it up in his closet; it was not used un the day before the fire, nor did the see it. Witness heard a noise in the street before the servants came to alarm her in her bed room ; size slept on the floor over Mr. I). ; she and her fellow-servants escaped over the leads, and saw the flames proceed from the rear of the house in Shaftesbury-place. Another female domestic deposed to being alarmed when the servants came to her room; she instantly thourht her master was murdered, as he had said in her bearing, that the dog had barked the night before. 'The other servants, however, did not hear the dog bark, and though it was stationed about the cellar and passages, it escaped the conflagration. 'The person who sundered the fan-light, and sabaequently opened Slr. Dun • kites door, was called, but did not appear. 'This the Lord Mayor regretted, as his evidence would be material, to show how the door was fastened. The Lord Mayor, having now heard all the evidence that could be adduced, wished to know from Mr. Dunkin what he would wish further to have done. Mr. Dunkin wished to offer a toward of 1001. for the appre hension of the perpetrators. The Lord Mayor then field a consultation with several persons belonging to fire-offices (particularly the agent of the Phsenix, where Mr. Dunkin is mostly insured), who retired to deliberate, and who are to make known their determination of joining Mr. Dunkin in his offer of rea•rd. The Lord Mayor added, that he would write to the Secretary of State upon the occasion, and, independent of a reward, would endeavour to prormre a pardon fur the accomplices in this nefarious outrage. Here the investigation closed. _ _ _ Thursday J. Kingston, a youth, was committed from Guild hall, charged with rutting the w arch ribbon of Mr. Holmes, and steaiing three gold seals and a key, while looking at the ruins of the fire in Aldersgate-street, SuonEs DEATH.—A few days ago, a porter, of the name of Wilson, while carrying a load taom Leath to Edinburgh, sunk under it,and shortly after expired. thi inquiry, it was found that, for want of employment, the pour min bad been with. out food from the day before. BIRTH. The Countess of Drawl, of a son. MAR RIF T). A. M'Causland, Esq. of Cu'more (Londonderry), to Julia, youngest dau. of H. Fo:ssmatin, Esq. of St. Petinsburgh.—At St. Petrrsburgh, W. Ilagard, F:sq. eldest son of W. H. Haggard. Esq. of Park-street, Westminster. to lslzabeth, eldest dau. of J. Meybohin. Esq. of St. Petersburgh, and relict of J. Meybohm, Fielder, Esq. of St. CTOINI, to Miss Barns, eldest dau. of Mr. BATHS. brewer, of Winchester. —At Manchester, J. Hushworth, Esq. of Elland, to Mary Ann. eldest dau. of die late C. Evans, Esq. of the General Post Offiee.—Mr. A. Macredie, bookseller, of Edinburgh, to Harriet, dau. of the late I.ieut. Col. Skelly. dist!' foot.—C. Bunnester, Banister, son of 11. Burmes ter, Esq. of Woodford-bridge, to Miss Garden. only data. of J. Garden, E.q. of Whitehall-place.—G. A. Woods, Esq. of Isle of Man, to Ansa Maria, eldest date. of the Rev. W. Coney, of Cookhant, Flerks.—The Rev. W. Gordon, jun. of Trin. ('ol. Cambridge. A.M. to I.ouisa, only dau. of T. Jervis, Esq. King's Counsel.—Capt. H. T. B. Collier, R.N. son of Adm. Sir G. Collier, to Harriet, dau. of R. Nicholas. Esq. of Ashton Reyna, Wilts.—Dr. Haworth, of lloal Lion-square, to Mrs. Deacon. of Great Queen-sq.-et. —At Bermuda, Capt. Sir W. Barnahy, to Mrs. Wood, widow of the late J. Wood, Esq.—Justinian, eldest son of T. Alstan. Esq. of Odell Castle, Bed fo rdshire, to Mary, only dau. of Lieut. Gen. Kerr.—The Hon. and Rev. li. C. Cust, brother of Earl Bmwnlow, to Anna Maria, eldest dau. of the Hon. Gen. Needham, M.P. and niece of Vise. Killmorey.—Capt. Pipon, Aide de-camp to Major Gen. Witlrington. to Miss Pipon, of Alton. DIED. In India, Capt. C. Blacker, of 17th Native Inf.. second bon of Dean Blacker.—ln Furth-street, Edinburgh, in hts 63th year. G. Willson, Esq.—At costes-house. mar Edinburgh. the lion. Allan Maconochie, of Meadowbank, one of the Senators of the Col. of Justice, &c.—J. Wilson. Esq. late Surgeon of the Royal African Corps.—At Dintogh more Ircl-sild, aged Pat. Fitzgerald. He retained all hi mental and corporeal faculties to the last, and was even certain of the moment that his existence was to draw to a period. His wife attained the age of 102.—1 n his 82d year, Mr. T. Henry, F.R.S. Pres, of the Literary and Philos°. Society of Manchester.—ln Upper Wimpole.street, the Hon. Mrs. Clive. elf.; of B. Cliv., Esq.--..P. Bannerman, F:sq. of Lloyd's Coffee-house, second son of T. Bannerman. Esq. of Aberdeen.—Sod denly. the Rev. J. Joyce.—J. Flanyng, Esq. of Verultim-buddins, Gray's Inn.—At Woolwich, Harriet, wife of Col. G. W. Dixon. of the Royal Artillery.—Aged 63. Mr. Taylor. of Rishopi.gate-xtreet. apothecary.—Mrs. Chalmers, wife of A. Chalmers, Esq. of Throginor ton-street—At Paris, M. de Lessert, a wealthy banker in that city.— Maria, wan of O. Harwell, Esq. of Weybridgc.—At Morden Hall, Surrey, aged 7;. Sir R. Burnett.—ln Gerrard-strect, Soho, P. Brett. Esq.—The Right lion. Lady Diana Fleming. only dau. of the Late Karl of Suffolk. and widow ut Sir M. le Fleming, Bart.—Lieut. John Macnamara Donnellan, nephew to Adm. Macilarnara, bon of the late N. Nixon Donnell:in, Esq. of Album Castle. formerly M.P. fur Tipperary.—After haring ate a viry booty of a pound of meat, and halt -quartern loaf, R. Seotchsord, a workman in the employ of Messrs. Plane and Co. brewers, of Maidstone. Ile expired it. the act of cutting a piece of bread.—At Weston, near Bath. Mr. W. I eve grove, of the Theatre Royal Drury-lane. lie had been lodging in the village some months with the hopes of mattering from the effects of a ruptured blood-vestal; and flattered himself that he was in a state of gradutil consalebecner; when a recurrence of the rupture caused his almost immediate dissolutiou. Kent -uatex • Farnham • LuYouN 31.111KETti. --4111.- - comv LICritANGF.. JULY 1. Our mai kit tsar abundantly supplied with Wheat this morn. Mg, %%Inch rhietly enlisted of art reals iron Scotland and other northern pat ts, and the trade in consequence Wd3 very heavy,. at a decline ot• 2'. pt•r quarter. 13 a ley maintains last Monday's prices. 3'e a., Beans Jed flats weld vciy hiouly, , and are rather cheaper, the supply of each exceeding the demand. 111 I. a. S. WO'Vat . 7: a 4 K•hite Prase . 16 a lit Fine dot° - 74 r +lb 1,7( 1' PC 4 " " a 35 Me 42 aat ,Tans . as a 5, Nat ey sei • , T.. ki at a hi ‘la t a 1,0 ■as Oats -2 , ale Po and Oars - di •e 6 rotator ditto fa r Mir Fine Four . ;,. a.S :rerond ditto • 70 Wipe seed - 311. • 401 CURRENT PRICE OF a. a. 0. S. a. Ited C ever ;F. )45 a 54 I Red and Green 40 a 56 Clevsne Foin - 46 a4B 151 , t0 Ent{ isl/ 40 a 15:, Wh,le Niustard ti al2 Trefol; - . 8a 1$ What ditto 60 a .05 brawn (Win •12a 16 Canary . .4na MI Tamil., White Ii a 2.1 ( arraway weds 6•a 69 011 Cake .. 111. Ikni. Mye..s•say. Nr.9.1 al4 Coriandss.weds 9 • 1,1 QUAILTER. it* IC VIM; Yo. kailand & W• - ea. a. d. Pear, t 11 icotlsind. c I. Pe out - • 34 It • •••• 0 Oatmeal - II . Neer ur Bugg 0 - • HAY AND STRAW I`l . .R LOAD. L• I. d. L. $ d. ....craft L. a. d. Hay • - 310 0 a t. 10 0 ••• 4al 0 ST. 3AME;'a. - • 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 —— 0 0 0 Stn. - 2 2 0 ■ a 11 g 6 0 H.y - • - 4 4 0 a 519 0 4ID Li wHaLcHArEt. t linwar • - .• .• 0 a 0 6 0 —— 6 t. 0 t Straw . - 41. a .0 0 7 0 Hay . • - 4. 0 a 5 10 0 —— S u 0 Clorcr - • 5 1` 0 a 610 0 —— L 111 Straw, is 0 a 5 9 4 0 SMITHFIELD. PitlCt. OF HOPS I L. L. •. . I% •0 IN Kent . . 5 15 • tl e ussec • . 1J 0 • 10 0 E•u• PRICE OF BREAD The highest price of the best Wheaten Bread throughout the mot rupoh., n stated by the !takers to be HO. the Qua; tern —fume Bakers belt the Quarteru Loaf from une penny t* three-peuee h,wer. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. Computed from the Iteteros made in the Week endine June 26, is 475. tld. par cwt. exclusive of the Duty of Customs paid or payable thereon ou the Importation thereof into Great (From Saturday's London (;azette.) itiz 0. IN THE, tOROtGH. Bags. AVlgt PRICE ('F CUKj. risx JUNJ Enpand Scot and.' - - •. d. s. d. Wheat . ;4 • - v i;y4 . . . ♦ 10 Par ey - 9 t Oats ♦ - U PRICE yF MCAT. FRIDAY, J' s. d. s. d. Meads of ramie et Serf --•0 5 4 I 5441041.4 C Mutton - 4 0 5 ♦ Beasts. Veal • 1 0 • 0 u ht.erpsmi Lambs 14V4 Sur., • 4 0 a aloe . 430 Lamb - 1 v a 7 6 I . - 37' I DGE. VXNk Como ?superior's 1 L. m. L. I. Wheat, per load • I', oan 0 I Bean• - Barley , per coarter • 1 ha 111 kNe - Oat. - - • - 1 7 a 117 Pease • Z. s. L. •. - - • 1. • 7 7 - - • 1a 6 ti • - 7 O• 9 • lER, PER LB. PHICE OP LEA' d. d 1 d A. Butts, 60 to 361hs each - 18 al4 t Crop Hides, do 45 to 30168.11 a 194 Dal°, stS to g 6 ba each . 8 •c 7 Cal :skins SO to 4014. . el ato Merchants tischs a ------, $0 to 70Ibs. . t 3 a 53 Dressing Hides 16 a 70 to golbs. - *1 •36 Pine Coach Hides •• E 3 ald Tanned Horse Hides • a Crop Holes, 36 to 10th.. for mina I -call (linen and) - :ts • 38 cutting • 16 al7 Large dim.. per dozen to PRICE OF I. d. 1 TALI OW. N ri Good Dregs • 14 0 'lreton fesp 0 0 . Mottled ✓s< 0 Curd • • 46 0 1 , none . 0 . Camille% Per dos. • • 79 1 Mott•ds St. James's Merkel 59. 44. 1 ALLOW • S Clare Market Us. Od. Amer do td. Wt tfclowei Market 7►. el. per stone of Ms. Town Tallnw Yet ow Ituut► White ditto • Soup ditto Melting "tuft • Dave hough 6r tW HIDE,. ritict OF s. d. s. d I. d. s. d. Rest Reif Steers, per st. 2 oa2 6 l Market Calf. each • 7 0a 0 0 0101. n its 1 10 u a 0 l Ers.rhsh Horse . 12 0 a 0 0 Orsi.nary . - 1 na 0 0! Downs . • 6a 6 0 l'O tL httitlLF.T. Slops at Market. ships ao'd. d. I. A. FRIDAY. .11.14 E '213. I sy I tie lof I from I 6 a ri .tutolerlend • ti • Itj 0 Delowered at iJs .I%ance ...a tat &Mrs moo. PRICE OF STOCKS FOE THE WEEK. Monday, Tiaeaday. Wedisar. Thom Friday. Saturday 2194 1119 i 19 ,1,31 1 661 1-- flank Stock pact• Rt.& 3 per et. Con. 4 per ct. Con. - 74 i 7 4 Oli hank 1.. An. ---- 16 1111 I An. _ I rislisperct. India Stock India Bomb. S. s c a stock Ex. Bills ... Minium ... St. Lot. Tic. Con. fur Ac. 4 pm 3 pm i t pm 1 pr. du. 17 pm. i 3 01 II motion : Printed and paiblithed by K. W I LI'S, at Is o. 89, Chancery bum, Fleet-street, and forwarded into the Country by all Kewsnu u, fleas of the Bowls, auti Booksellers, free of J ootage, at lU. per gum tsr. fUNI Noridte a.ol Lead(shall. Cum, I d. I. el. Berf . 3 6 a • 6 Mutt..• • - 3 0 a • 8 Veal - • 0 a a u fork - • 0 • 5 6 Lamb - • 016 0 L. a. L. i. 115. 1 19 • 0 0,0 0 • 0 0a 0 0 I. I. 7 0 N 0 H 0 93 0 - 94 io 6 Is • SUT. Y 1 . I. •. Pockets.