The National Register. — London, England, 1809-10-29 00:00:00

OCT. 14. THE NATIONAL REGIS H. make tier confession, he pulled a red hot poker out of the tire f and pursued her with it, as if he intended to make her a free lainon. She said she was not married, " except it might he to• one of those priests;'' and altogether she appeared, from the flippancy and eccentricity of her answers, to be so arrant a compound of knave and foot, that the Magistrate acceded to her own desire, and the objrct of her accusers, by agreeing to send her back to Ireland will] a pass, preparatory to which be committed her for seven days to Bridewell. The little girt brought before the Lord Mayor some days since, who was found sitting at a door on Fish•street-hill, and who pretended to have been brought from the Isle of Wight by an Uncle and Aunt, who had deserted her and robbed her of every thing, as mentioned in a former paper, was again brought up onThursday. It turns out epon fort her inquiry that the greater part of her story is false. A person from Somers Town proved that the girl lived servant with him, that she then called herself . I.ueyWedrnane, and that she run away from his house. She now calls herself Margaret Shears, and confesses she has no father on board the Superb. Ills Lordship wishing, if possible, to find out her friends, or send her to the parish, has however humanely prevailed on the church-warden to protect her a few dap.. longer, until the real truth shall be ascertained, nt the same time informing the girl, that if he found she continued to deceive; she should be sent to Bridewell. SURREY GAOL, KORSEMO!VGUR-LANG. On Monday, in consequence of an information having been lodged at Union-Hall, by Mr. Hutchinson, one of the firm of liazlewood, Vizard, and Hutchinson, Solicitors, in Lincoln's Inn, that a draft for 921. 7.5. had been stolen from their office, and paid into the house of Childs and Co. and that a two. pound Bank•note, one of those given in payment of the draft had been paid into the Bank, indorsed with the name of a per - son named Gore, discharged ender the late Incnlvent Act, Gore w•ai on Tuesda) last apprehended and examined at Union Hall, when he was remanded to Monday; some circumstances having transpired, which serve to implicate a young man named Eli too, already under confinement for attempting to shoot Mis 6 Colson, Sir John Pinhorn that morning attended at the prison to take the examination of the several partics.—Mr. Hutchin son stated, that having had some transactions with a person off' the.naute of Hatch, a balance of 921. 7s. became due to hirn r , .ant! in July last a draft for that stun, on Childs and 'Co. signed by Hazlewood, was, together with Hatch's hill deli- vcred over to one of the clerks in the.otlice,. to be paid to him when he should calf for it. The draft had nt different times I . been in posse,ssion of several of the clerks. .Mr. Hatch did not and the -draft was forgotten, till the 29th of September, • when a letter was received from him, complaining that his bill was riot paid; the draft was then pissed, and on inquiry it %Tab discovered that it hhd been paid info Child's hou s e on the 24th, • .of August. Eliston was at that time a clerk in Haziewood'st house, and on the 25th Of August he hadreqtlestreleave sence to go into the country ; he obtained leave s and did not return to the office. His attempt on the life ofiMiss Colson in tervened, and prevented •it. Large notes • were given for he draft at Child's, which were the day Trillowing chang ed at the Bank for smaller ones, one of Lich has since been repaid into the Bunk with Gore's name indors. ed on it.—The prisoner stated, that he had received a note from Elkton about the 12th of September, to purchase some tea for him ; but whether it was a two-pound or a one-. pound note. he could not recollect. Ile purchased the tea at a folr.Chalemar's, in the Borough. lle denied that the in410r.4.4 anent on the note was his hand-writing.—Mr.Chalemar. wati . sent for, and on beinstiewn the note, he said the indorseraent as his writing. He had no recollection of the prii:oner.--.4 .11r. Barrow, who attended for Gore, here contended there woo an ground for detaining him, and that he should be liberated, on undertaking to appear and give evidence when called for. Ahis he undertook to do, and was discharged. Friday, Sir John Pinhorn, accompanied by Mr. Reeves, ' Chief Clerk at Union Hall, attended at the prison for the pur pose of further investigatino. h the charge brought forwardagainst A,clerk from the house of Childs and Co. proved that the cheque had been presented on the t 3d of August, and that large notes bad been given in payment for it, which notes it ap peared, from the evidence of a clerk belonging to the Bank of England, had been changed on the same day at the Bank for two pound notes, several of which had since been repaid into ihe • Bank, and cancelled. Among the cancelled notes produced wai l one telth the word, " lidwardo, Belvideyesbous: Obset . _ , aritCep aff "rit bitchwhich, • ulreti lo Mr. Ed wards, who was examineA, he immediAtely kcew to be a note he had received from Eliston on the 4th of September last, with other money in payment, of MA. A young man Named Smith, who was also a clerk in Mr. Ilazlewoud's office. stated that he delivered the cheque to Elistoa, two or three days previous to. Its ha . .ing - be,en pitid into Child's. house. It appearing, from the statement of one of the witnesses, that 'while Miss Colson was lying in a wonnded state at Elistosis father's, she received a letter containing 101. in notes; She was sent for and questioned by the Magistrate, alto whom she re ceived the letter front; she ascknaw•ledged having received a letter, containing that sum, hut refused to say from whom, or to answer any qucstirm relatise to the notes it contained. The note with the indorsement of .Mr. Edwards was theft shewn to Eliston. lie denied all knowledge of it; and said, tie should decline answering any question till he was before. a Jury. .3 e- )t.A ~ ACCIDEAY SAND 0 FF.ENCEA: • : • Fait:l3 and FELO a Y.—A fellow of genteel appeatartee hitt committed divers villainous depredations on unfortUnate,Wonte l o, in Mary-le,bone, within the lost few -dor, by representing himself sometimes as a Sheriirs officer, and at other times as at Police officer, as best sailed hiir purposes, to obtain mowev. This trick was practised very gencrtaix about three years alio * and a man was convicted and transported fur it. A .fentale. of t h e name o f —, in Norfolk-streets wns presented with a writ by the impostor on Thursday ~ .lithe; after !tfie tmd rettir t ril from the Theatre, and although slie, knew. of no. sod!. ifibt,as .16L for which she was arrested. the fellow obtained ;three •gui neas, her all, to take her word for herappenratece neWttitly. hut she' never &In , Willi agaio...' Another in May's n t ildials, Mary-le-hone; ainemed.hy the ,sight of a warrant for orgery, entrusted apparel to the amotintla7lo/..-oad two ;t o tem . i n itio „ trey to the villain, as a plc("lre fqr her appearance the 'text dity before a Magistrate, where he should call for her, to avoid &sips taken to the Gatch-house. %. ,-. , . : - • ,t, 5 .7 Co RON Ea's ItiouusT.—A n impisitionitrill taltiett Ocrtte'stfry on the body of Penelope Matilda Siseathit.g, whoepoisonett herself at Mr.'Scott's house, in Mayetti-buildings„ Nettit4tton. road, on Monday last. The deceased was the yOrlng• LAO yiii • WI, it may be recollected, eloped from rtlargate, in the eakialart of the summer, with an Officer id Dragoons, and +O4; Ishors she cohabited until his death, about a month since. Stiekp er _ wards returned home to her friends,.,whe„ are respectribtv4 i .. aced, and was for some . days on a visit at a Gentleinatesitfrteiii.. ington. She complained of being i11...an Monday inorniaccedtd retired to her bed-elyunber, . w here she with, soon sel*ed:lifills : v iolent vomitings. W.lkeit the fact4hald,:iro' longer be conegnigo, she Confessed to have taken souse arseuic. • -She had,htteasittisAl iiirate for some !lisle, end the verdict way istiallityi•-f0r.41 cary ... kJ-Mid of Capt..Matsh!s;* qt.'Woodbrrite, Sutillt;' Heim . . . indisposed on Alondikylasi, , aserv4nl,.was#eati to a. ae i g hli ( i iniog apothecary's fora wine emetic ; but returned, by taistaSte,:witis :ft quantity of oillifivitriol, whin • wits . tturoitunatelv adalipk,. tered to the i A tiatit., w ho expired on the ltedtterds4. ft;llo4lfie, A most savage act of barbarism .was cOisiatitted.iii luipsi t ejoy. 'squire; • Dublin,• en Tuesday.- A woman .istateittsittpittte:To . yu .upon a cart, with a child in her lap.; a lAao. who accomild e d her suddenly' ((treed the child from her, .ant 'in atteuiptiag a i n 'throw the infant over the! raigng into the , square,,. it fell , alma the spikes, where it was.transfi zed, andexpired. Tlsenitiaster was instantly taken into eustndy, r 4; ii :.4 l ,,i., l r'..! • d. •,i - 414 , ,e1 4 t l"•:r( as '' • " " • cii ,1,11:4)44? ~• : • 1 i • • I • I.• MARRIED: ''' l - 71 it GI • .V ; ': :‘, • r iirt 3.*.t_ • :Oa the 12th instant,. at Sandwich, :Edward Slau ~ A ghter, 1 7 44. to Miss Mary Jaue, the youogest ditughttr of Mr. Pettninnseof Sand w ich.' DEATHS. •. • • .•- ii. .. 4 , o il i :i ' ' • • • „I" At Bromley, aged 90, Mrs. Milks, a maiden lady; .biee t tegth was occasioned by' .the dame of a cane le setting fire'l o her cloathes, by.which she was dreadfully .Ittgli f '. • . •-7 . At Sunderland, Mr. George Walker,. 4'llo. 'His death ,seao Occasioned by falling downstairs * by tr,hioiree nods so severely hurt that he never spoke afterwards. ('a.: , ; . ..,.;,4 ThurSday se'nnight. at Denton Mime, near Carlisle*Thomas Coserow, labuiret, aged 96. He dropped - crebisAiialgagoill• - . • . stantly expired. . _ _ . . At his apartments, in OneksPur Street? • 14 ,04 esil' neat miniature Plainer, and a very worthy ,ft . adAlis a e mai. -ir7: