The National Register. — London, England, 1821-10-14 00:00:00

328 Anne[. ImecuktTion.—A fellow was lately charged at 11:,e Police-office, Etlinhargh, with various acts of swind- Eng. The success of his scheme♦ was not less remarkable than the ingenuity with which they were planned. Atter duping a carters wife of has. and robbing a house at Costerphiun of a gold watch and other at ticles, lie gained tl!e affections of a young woman, a widow, who kept a ►lop at Portobello. Hy his persuasion site agreed to give up tier house, and follow him, with her (Wielder, a child about live years of age, to a lodging in the Grans-mai ket, where the necessary measures %sere immediately taken for the performance of the marriage ceremony. But the af fair ttttt st be douse genteely, and it was customary on such o,:easions to get new garments; his lainenees prevented from calling on tiiends; but he would write a 'low— an order to a friend in Porter-row, for a small sum 231. and his intended wife would have nothing to do but pre tent it. She went, het not finding such a person as the ol:e mentioned, she came bark, and found that the gloom hail decamped, alter breaklirg open a trunk and 1• away all her clothes, with some at tit-lea of jew ellery. Such WAS the tale this deluded female told, whose reddesty and propriety of demeanour rendered her an okyeet of considerable interest. On the fellow himself t,.•ing called in to give an account of the property, no toile; could be snore striking than the contrast in their behaviour. Tile full rotund features of an Italian were dt•ftgared by flirt, and distorted by the leerof impudence. lie readily gave information of the way in which he had disposed of the iintintutiate woman's property. 'flue neat a. our in which our hero engaged may be considered his d'erurre, as here he triumphed, not only over the eantionertess of age, but the shrewdness anti tenacity of tee Highland character. Having got Lionself conveyed, a• a 111411 ill rxtrt Me bodily distress, to the house of 411 11 porter, in a few minutes he succeeded in eetab -I.shung himself there as a family lodger. The moment that lie had thus domesticated himself, he despatched the ), .1 ler to Leith, to look after some ensuggled spirits, which he said were deposited there on his account ; add. i e, for the purpose of removing all apprehension, that I. had used the precaution of bribing the police-officers, who world either walk off upon the approach of the por ter, or wink at him as he paused. In the absence of the Later. he proceeded to practise upon the simplicity of his wife, 111/ old woman of at Iciest sixty years of age, who scarcely understood a word of English. The defender., according, to the old woman's story, after sounding the depth of her affection for the absent Dittman, expressed los wonder how she could think of melting her drys in the society of such a homespun mortal. He next touched 111/1111 the von dly circumstances of the worthy couple, and drew from his hostess an admission that they had a bank receipt for 301. snugly deposited in the cupboard. Has te: by this time made an impression on the heart of the oid woman, lie easily pereitaded her to allow him a sight of the 'torment, which, after scanning over, be declared Fie right of drawing the money had replied that very day, and proposed that, lame as he was, he would go with lior to the Bank and uplift the money. 'llie old woman, in a state of great trepidation, assented. Away they !lob bied up streets, and the defender, by personating the potter, found no difficulty in exchanging the receipts toe pounds sterling. Strange and almost incredible as it may seem, this arch deceiser had an plied his imsnspecting dupe with flattery, that, before 1116 , left the batik, her affections acknowledged another master than honest Den can. In place of going home, they went to a public-honse, w here a plan of elopement was finally agreed upon ! To slow his gallantry, he treated the enamoured matron, out r ;. her own money, with a silk gowd, purchased front a broker, and himself with a resplendent snit of clothes. Her heart expanded at this generosity, and she gave her self lip to dreams of ecstatic happiness, freely indulging in the most copious libations. Her alarmed, astonished, sell stunned torshand found her at ten o'clock in the even ing dealt drunk ! Bust the swain hail made good hie own elopement, ellrr!,imig with him Isle new apparel end the reversion of the money. A 'lumber of similar charges, bat of minor importance, were brought against the de tender. which greatly increased the 11.110111SiIIIIC11t at the extensive havocks he had made upon the hearts and small properties[ of unfortunate females. A precognition of all Cie circumstances had been conducted befote the 6hei preparatory to a justiciary trial. AN AWKWARD NIISTAKE.—A reverend popular preacher, well known to the literary circles of the metropolis. was constantly received t ith warm hospitality ut the table of the late Mr. and Lady Eliz 'beds Whitbread. Hie conversational talents had reconnuended him likewise to the protection of Lady Au gusta Murray, better knusil, perhaps, to gear de condition, by the title of " Duchess of Sussex," at the bottom of whose table he was usually requested to take his chair. 'fbis priest of nice discrimiaation had engaged himself to dinner with his early pa troness, Lady Elizabeth Whitbread, and in the forenoon of the appointed day was summoned for immediate attendance in his customary place lit the "chequered" board of the royal Duchess. It did not take bins much time to decide between the .fasaenif of aristocracy and less flattering station with an unpretending boor- Obliviscent" (to use one of his own oratorical terms) of los duties in Dover-street, he sat down to his csirsduire de l.sUr, caJ indittxl(im grind trahsp) the following notes, and by a :glit of hood was sufficiently fortunate to transmit the billets (cross-purposed) exactly to the parties for whom they were Nov ci.:stined .—Tats •. Dear Duchess,—.\ thousand thanks for your most delightful invitation. I mug, I will accept it, though to do so I am compelled to put off the brewer and his wife :"—ad dressed.por accident. to Lady E. ‘Vhitbrentl, Darer-street,-.2d. " The Rev. presents his respectful csuipliinents to Lady Elizabeth Whitbread, and rtrgrets that the sudden indisposition of his aunt, from whom he has great expectations, wilt prevent ban from indulging himself in the high honour of waiting upon Ole family to dinner this evening in Dorset-street ;" addressed (par ineprier) to the Duchess of sussex. Hartored, staggered, chagrined, and confounded upon discovering tar tate the slip of hand which hush thus laid bare the aristocrat lurking amid the f dds of h:s priestly garment, he wrote off to his neglected patron ess a cypress-wise letter, doling out miserable deprecations of wrath, and urging more miserable entreaties still fur forgiveness, concluding with the unfeigned assurance, " that his soul would be exposed to stiffer all the torments of purgatory, while for this one Crow banished, as he felt that he merited, from the paradise of her patronage." Mass for the repose of this disturbed soul was executed. est molts/rile ityosse, in the following terms:— " Lady Elizabeth V. hitbread presents her complintelfts to the Rev. Mr. II —, and doubts not bat that, when fatigued with the s .ciety of Dukes and Duchesses, lie would contlescead to put up with the humble fare of a brewer and his wife. At the same time, the reverend applicant for pardon must clearly understand. that Lady Elizabeth ‘l . liithreati can never admit blasphemous language as an apology t'or ungentlemanly. conduct." ni et.—.l meeting took Farce on Friday morning on Fincl4ley mmon, betwetn J. J. C-----.', L. 4 1. linri a gentles mot 4 t the num' of M —r-3, rehire to a divtitea bct at Eillie:tl R ca. Jlr. C. was wounded in the arm in Mr tag Me. . ~~. katimp :-- '' ..10- 1101.045 - --7." _ __. , -- THE NATIONAL REGISTER Horse-racing in France.—The Monileur informs us that the King's watchmaker has invented an in strument which precisely marks the time that not only the winning, but every other horse takes in running the course, even if there should be thirty of them, and the interval between each only a quarter of a second. The " jury of the races," in the ar rondisements of Paris, have expressed their full ap probation of the contrivance. A name for it does not appear to be yet invented, and if it be of French adaptation it will no doubt be sufficiently erudite and ttx) Gderk even for jockies —perhaps some such appellation as drotno-chronometer. A duel took place last week between two gentle men from Bristol, near Calais, in consequence of one of them having declined to complete a matri monial engagement with the sister of the other.— After exchanging a brace of pistols each without effect, the seconds declined acting any longer. The Whale Fishery.—The Bon Accord, which arrived at Aberdeen on the sa instant, brings the latest account of the state of the whale fishery on the coast of Greenland, which are quite as unfa vourable as those before received. The master re ports, that only the vessels which got through Da vis's Straits with him, which were the Don, Cam brian, and some others from Dundee, were at all successful. The Bun Accord wanted but one fish to make a full ship, when twenty-seven sail arrived at the spot where she was fishing. and although she laboured with great perseverance for three weeks, could not succeed. The } ikon, which arrived at Aber&en with the Bon Accord, is one of ten ves sels reported to have been lost, but we regret to state, that she confirms the loss of the other nine. On Saturday the 6th instant, the following fatal accident happened at Bognor :--As Miss Juliana Fisher was taking an airing in one of the pony chaises of that place, the horses started with great violence, and kicking at the slime time, the untbr tunate lady was thrown out, and falling under the wheel, was instantly deprived of life. DREADPUL ACCIDENT IN ST. JAMES'S-STREET.— Tite workmen engaged in taking down some old houses al the corner of Littleflyiler street, St. Jairab . s, having imprudently removed the inlet nal part of the fiv.itus, without taking the prec lotion of securing the walls and chimneys, three Moises fell in on Friday morning with a most dreadful cr tilt, emitted a cloud of dust that almost blinded every one who was passiug at the time, and bu ried ill the ruins about IS persons. Immediate assistance was obtained, and the greatest exertions made to extricate the unfortunate sufferers. Seven men and a boy were shortly dug out, two of whom wera to all appearance dead ; the rest were dreadfully maimed, and conveyed to St. George's Hospital, 0 pu.l smilers. The premises were formerly the 'White Hart pnhlc house, behind which there is now building .111 elegant mansion for Sir Timitias Farquhar, the banker. C Amain Talbot, who was the rdlittt.r oil duty at St. Jatries' , , %Atilt the greatest promptitude and humanity, spilt immediately a file of men :o keep oil the crowd, and enable the workmen to pn.weed without interruption. \Ve particularly observed a Westminster seitolar, wit it his trencher cap tool gown, successfully exerting Unwell in rescuing the poor crea tures from their perilous situation. The adjoining build. iif4s are in all equally dangerous state, and threaten to nail every monien , . The who!e of the evening the labourers coutiniteil removing the rubbish, and recovered other persons in a lacerated state. It was said the houses were sold piece-ore il, and probably the want of skill in the pert4nis employed in removing the fits occastiniecl th: accident. It teas 'Wall/it:R:111g, at limes, to hear the groans of those cot ered with the reiii•, smite 01 whom were resell:11 Iron' their perilous situation, and others perished. St. Jaiites's•street was crowded the whole of t tile day, .ind thus, hardened tni , ereattis the pickpockets ' committed numerous robbei CI: the melan- L t , CCaS,med tits spectators to assemiele. Yesterday etehtitir, ail 111(itilSilio:1 ors held in the f..:iniiiitatee. mum, St. J atues's work-Rouse, before Mr, mtg., Cormier, mi the bodies of B. Wyatt and W. littant, who were killed by the falling of the houses in S. James•streer on Friday last. Verdict—Accidental 1...)...,111.-I)..odatid Is. on the cl 'es. Ott Saturday lan au inquest was held by Mr. F. Hon. ard, coroner of Yumutouut, ott the body, of Nla , y Ann ‘A'atlge, the wile of James ‘V.itlge, a custom•hoiit.: officer, who put a period to her ex stence by swallowiug a quantity of yellow arsenic. It appeared in evidence that the deceased and her husband had lived in a state of domestic strife* for some time, and that they had a quarrel on the morning or her taking the poison, during which W;lge struck her several times in the face; she was seized with great pain, itccompaniad by violent voinitims„ and OD bring asked if she had taken ally thiatt she declared that she had taken nothing that would du her any harm, and in this' she persisted till the last IDOITIcut of her life. She gradually grew worse, until at six o'clock to the evening, when her istimil sent for a surgeon, but it was too late to render tire any professional aid. The body was opened, and a lame quantity oh' arsenic found in the stomach. Verdict —1 .:sanity.—She was 32 years of age. During Sunday night sonic thieves entered the house of Mr. Smith, SimCimil.rr,Of thelt -gent Circus, by forcing 0, enthe area gate, anti stole a great ll Uilllttr of hoots and sl.u-s, with winch they got clear off iiiiiihserved. The ititly did not sleep it the 110,1;;;-, in consequence of its unfinished state, and on tel g the street door on the follownig wire not a hale surprised to find the shop completely cleared of the valuable stock which it contented on Saturday. Information was given at the . Marlborough-street police office. -_ ~-- THIS HAZARD and Co. the CONTRACTORS remind the Public, that the Thawing of the present MONEY LOTTERY will commence on the 30th of this Month. They have the greatest pleasure in acknowledging the repeated testi monies of approbation bestowed on the Scheme, which combines all the points that the Public have so long called for. There are THREE OF £80,000! THIRTY OTHER C APITALS ; —All Sterling Money.—Not Two Blanks to a Prize ; No Classes ; and No Stock Prizes. HAZARD & CO. have already had the pleasure of Selling ALL the 10,0001. Prizes in One Lottery. and hope to repeat their good fortune in the present Lottery. They Shared and Sold in the lust Lottery 15402, a 21,0001 ! and 6,054, 15,0001. at their old and very fortunate (Meer. 93, ROYAL EX- CHANGE ; 26, CORNIIILL; and 3tt, OXFORD STREET. CAUTION. SALMON, ODY, and CO., most respectfully CAUTION the Public against the many bungling and inferior imitative TRUSSES now offered for sale. The true PATENT SELF ADJUSTING TRUSSES have " Salmon's Patent" stamped on the front end of the spring. THE PATENTEES have the honour to supply the Army and Navy, the Naval and Military Hospitals, the Dock Yards and Ordnance, the Marine Infirmary, the Honourable East India Company, the City of London Truss Society, the Marvlebone, Wiveliscombe, Bristol, and Denbigh Infirmaries, the fsliddlesez Hospital, &c. &c. &c. •.• Persons residing in the country sending the circumference of the body across the hips, may depend upon being accurately sated. 292. STRAND, & 86, CORNHILL. OP The Trade supplied on reasonable Terms.—Letters to be addressed to the STRAND. Birtbo. At Bath, the lady a T. P. Western, esq. of a son. In Foley Once. Mrs. F. Ne4ll,vl a son. In New 11111inius Nr. i C, Nl's. S. Ilabington, of a &insider. At Prospect place, LAI k halt lane, the lady of F. 11. Ito..ter, . . . . . dicitur. ut a sum lu t.oilturd sited, Mrs. Philip Martmean, of a son. I II Gower street, Bedford square, the lady of W. hrodiick, es+ of a snider. At Tottenham, the lady of C. !libber!, es I. of a daughter. Mrs. 1, light, of Wood grave, Tottenham, of 4 son. edifier. At Marylebooe church, B. It. liagdon, esq. historical painter, to Mrs. Ilyroon, of Stonehouse, Dcrori. 11. Derle, esq. of Altutia, lo Denmark, to Sarah. widow of Mr. T. Hearne, Jun. and si.tu . to Mr. 0. Stapleton, Whitefrims. At Hastings, Capt. Margoty, of Upper Berkeley street, Portman square, to Ann Grace, only daughter of Win. Wlusiford, esq. of that places At St. John's, Clerkenwell, Mr. 11. R. Booth, of Red Llon street, to Catherine, second daogliter of F. Search, esq. of Clerkeuwell green. In the British chapel at Leghorn, Juba Christie , esq. W lloddesdon, Ilerts, to Caroline, eldest daughter of J. falcons", esq. his 11, itannic Majesty's Consul Georg al fur kuscAily. At St. Stephen's Coleman Med, Mr. J. C. Hose, druggist, of Little Friday Greet, to Sarah, only daughter of all. J. Judge, oflemau sit eel. At St. Laurence, 'I hind, the Rev. James Elburoligh, of Thetford, Norfolk, to Anon, eldest naughty . of W. Box, us Ramsgate. At Gillingham, held, E. James, esq. of Jamaica, to Mu. White, relict of the late E. N lute, esq. Dup. At his how, Halsteads, in the West of 1 - ot ksbire, the Rev. I'. li. k uxcrof t, tert.r of Beauchamp Itoodiii;, At hennfultuo , so the 34th year ui her ago, JMIC, r epel or Nathaniel Tuekel, M.U. late of 'lull. Yorkshire. At Reading, In the 431 yea. an his age, U. Guoilmin, mid. of the loner lempie, London. At Claplllllo, Mrs. kmtalitth Newbery, aged ii , widow of Mr. F. Newt/try. formerly of M. l'aal's chin ehyard. Christiana, the wit.: ot J. Lome, ram of Assembly row, Mile end. On Friday I tsr, whilst ,Icing from bed, Abs. Bitten, relict of Janus Finch, es+ late ut rabic Ile.liasham, Eases. At Nizelles, near uremioaks, Kent, f . ►'union, esq. aged 7.1. At Chelsea, in the Pith yuat an ins age, Homy, futon' sub of W. F.X , fallow , esq. solicitor of his Majesty's Customs. At I‘resitt, tiloocomussiiire, It. ISMlsarst, es+ late of BenAal, aged 34 year.. At relitotisille, Mr. J. Cutting, solicitor, of Bartiett's buildings, Holborn, aged lA. iLonoon iroartur6 CORN EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, Oct. 12. Oar market continues abundantly supplied with Wheat, but the demand is far from being brisk cur the samples of new grain ; the old sainphai obtained Monday's prices, hut a reduction of per qr. may be quoted fur the interior descriptions. Barley is very dull in aisle, and only the tincet sample, imam:tined Wed nesday's prim.. In thus, Pea, !icons. nix. there is no alters; tion. AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN, Per Quarter, of the l xrl , Maritime Metric's of ENGLAND and WAGES, for the Week euding October tith, extras:W.l !runt Sattutiare Gazette. Wheat... 4-it 7J IS, 21 RA:m*4 --ISt 94 Rye.... al , I lid Oat, 221 lUd I l'e,t. Sai 84 'MOWN Olt MUSCOVADO KAIAK. Average Price from the Returns wade in the Week re il;hg Wesluesdav last.los. yid. per cwt. exclusive a da.y. • MONDAY, OCT. market was well hupplird with prime Beasts this munting, as well es with Muttot., but the demand not being very brisk, the prices were lower. Pork, Viol.. and Lamb were hill as dear as last week.—The business lathe flay-marina was brisk, and our last prices fully supported. The following is a corms statement of the price, and numbers at market:— l'1( ut MEAT, exclusive of the Offal, winch rimsiats of Head, &limit-, and Hide, and is worth about la. pis: lit.—Per stogie tit alb. INUNDAY• mime'. tleef tle 6(1 to 4. 2(1 Beef 0.1 to 4. 4(1 3lutton 3s 4d to da ud Nltium. S. 44 t.. 4s 20 Lamb 4. Oil to 5s Oli Leash Or MI to 0. u I Veal 2% IJd lu 4. 10th Veal S. 10J to 5. 0i Pork Ss 44 to 4. 04 Pork 54 04 to 5. ill Head of Cattle at mwkel. I Head of Cattle at Market. Brash Sheep awl:A:Hirt . 21,3)) Slater and Lavish* 7 . 114 100 I Pigs Calves H:\s'-MAKKh:i. Hay Cluvcr - - - 2.1 4 0 tu =J 0 11 Strap - . - . S U to LI I 5 LON 'JON r Printed •rµl rublmlied by the Propristor,J(J 11 N TWIGG. at the Otlice, Ili. Fleet Stre,-t, when. ail Letter► t the &hum, (post paid) must be addra►ed.' , -"S