The National Register. — London, England, 1808-08-14 00:00:00

AUGUST 14.‘ assomorse--. children likewise. app.*** Middies; ter asibisabblei • aid t hat the Noble Lards thereby appoiated, ware, to all intents and purposes, nardians of the children. It was altos sated, that her Ladyship war taken by sarprise, and bad not been terr a with due notice. The Learned Advate urged the hardship which the latter appointment would occasion to her Ladyship, who, by such an order, would he ileprived of the satisfaction of having her children under her own immediate superrinietid-• enec, and that she might also be liable to be called on for pay ment of the sums advanced on their account, shoitial the order be confirmed: The Lord Chancellor, Isowever,.wns of opinion, that the or der should be conirnied ; for, as the Duke of Sussex was bot legally atithorised to appoint a guardian for those children, it was incumbent on the Master to direct the appointment of legal guardians. The Master was of course bound to examine-all tbe parties concerned in this matter, upon oath, in order that pro per guardians might be chosen for such trust. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. Po arsuourti, AVG. B.—Last night, the Pluto, IS, Captain Jan ern, came in from Gijon.—The lion. General Meade -is ar•• ..rived to go nut in the Decade, 36, Capt. Stuart, to Madeira : -- she is taking en board a million of dollars for Oporto.—Yester day. the 1-'slla, with the 18th Dragoons, cemposinga pail of ravioli - . of the Expedition, arrived at Portsmouth from the Do‘‘ns, and this day Brigadier-General the Hon. C. Stewart, - accompanied by Captains Dash wood and Wade, 'Aids-de-Camp, ... 'embarked on board the slocip of war, and sailed from St. Helen'S. —lt is understood that Brigadier-Gen. Stewart is to command. +, a 111441 to of Cavalry iu the Expedition. . . . Inc Eliza Aun, Of Landon, W. Smith, Master, strived of .: • Port-mouth on Monday front Rio : Janeiro. She sailed from thence ni the 12t h June, and left there the following men of war, viz, Foidroyntit, 80, Sir -Sydney Smith ; London, 98; Slarlhorough, 7.1 t . Monarch, it; Bedford, 74 ; Agamemnon, 431, and Surveillante frigate; and the following merchant-vessels, Friends, Brilliant, Invention, Kingsinnor, Adriatic, Venps, Vulture, integrity. an-I a lugger belonging to London"; Pitt and il3dra transportS.; Prince-: of Wales, and a brig belonging to Liverpool, and two brigs from St. Helena. . Pr.v SMUT'S AUG. IL—Arrived this forenoon the Morning Star Cartel, from . , ,tiorlaiv., to which plaie she carried two French Ladies and tan Gentlemen, with their servants, by vir tueofpa.ssports Irmo toe lirilisli Got erninent. ' The Cartel stood into rtlorlaix 1. 1 .;:r4!.ur, and was hailed from the Outer Battery, tin t sh . mu.t immediately/ tuck and stand out to sea, as none of the pas er:,:ers would be suffered to laud. This order was forth seito..complied with, wad the Cartel stood out to sea, but the - Captain from the pressing solicitation of his passengers again 'lacked and proceeded fur the Harbour; when she got within range of the ,uiss, the Battery opened its fire, and the Cartel was compelled to stand off too sea; one of the Frenchmen, how ever, with his servant, by persnissioin'of the Captain, took the Cartel's boat, and persisted in going -onshore, which he did,and when within reach of the gum, it was observed on board the Cartel that the Batteries opened their fire upon her, but of ,her fate they were unaequainted, as they last sight of her as soon as 'lse: entered Oa harbour.. The other passengers are all eeturneds , it: the vessel. • ...1 - -- • - . POLICE. • MYSTICS ROOM, GVI LOH A t.L.—TIIP rt,SIDAY, AVG. 14. David A p., Atkins, a 'Cambrian gallant, and porter of Mr. 'William Wright, eheesemottger near Queenhithe, was brought heforealte Magistrate, charged .sv it h ' having embezzled a certain P e rtion•of hiemaeler's kitchen /antidote, called a servant maid ou.nonday last, of whom nothing was since heard,'and of whom the prisoner refused to give any account. The master stated, that the girl in question was about 22 years ^f age, and " a•.pretty pl uni piik kirul o f body;" that she had He'e'd some time in his service, and having some anxiety to visit her friends, slieleft his house on Mouda) night for the purpose, the primmer lisit"*" itig to carry her box with her to her aunt's, in the Surrey roads instead of which it was found he carried it elsewhere, to the lodgings au person nearW h i tec hope', • end l rut since carried it away f rom t h ence , no person cou ld te ll , , tither I . t h e g i r l was last seen in his company on Tuesday, in 1 oley-street. and no account had since been heard of ber, the p , i,om er re f us i ng to give any explanation; besides, - be Wad a m ifs' and child of his own. llpe prisoner, in his defence, told . a very i n c o herent s o rt o f 6 slur ' , is which he denied positively that he knew any ;in; of the girl. Still, however, it appeared palpably s he had .. .. . . . ••-• • • - . • . a I 'I" S 444 with him, and to defeat bagTb l yl i Vigil changed lodr lap twice since Sunday. The Magistrate obseried; -that it 'appeared the girl, though ant very discreet in this matter was. yet come to years of discre tion to act for hermlf r isaltherefore be could take no enigmas, of the allay • . . • • •It happeaml,howaver, that a ham had eh-Waked from - the Ma. ters shop millets-about the same time with the girl, and lherefosa • he denianded, a search warrant to .overhaul the prisonef's lode-: v lags which lie promised to point out. A Peace-officer - Was im• mediately dispatched for the purpose. ( . • • . - - • ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, Re.- • ' • Yesterday at Marlborough -street, a handsome young 1101111111 of-the name of Moulde, exhibited a charge agai n st an artist 10 1 '4. Mary-le-bone, of assaulting her person, and making a breacift, of promise. It was 'slated with considerable reserve by At e ' complainant, who is a tradesman's daughter, that she had knowll4 the defendant the Itst six wombs,. and had frequently accompaa vied him to public pitices. The consequence was, he had made frequent attempts to seduce her, and heuecomplished his object fortnight since at an inn at Hounslow ; the wedding day ha/ been fixed on, however it had - turned out, that the defendant was -married. On Sam wieltions being put to the complainant, it did not appear that any degree -of violence had been used, and . _ consequently it wr -ot re- action - law being the onl: Last Friday, a chit-road; wept oa half old in - Plak tub of water and frantic. On Tae, lay last the Coroner's Inquest sat at the Stone Kitchen in the J'ower,on the bodies of Mr. Thomas Cooper and Mr. George Payne, two young men, both in the service of Mr . Golding, of cor o hill. The circumstances attending the death of these young gentlemen, are singular and 'distressing.—They were living together upon terms of great friendship ; and on Sunday morning between seven and eight o'clock, along with anothee friend, walked down to the Thames to loathe. When alley got to the water side, Mr. Payne objected to go in, sayiag, ha had a realm; for changing Ms mind, which he did not chase to state. Mr. Cooper went in, and after be had been in the water about ten minutes, and was preparing to come out, Mr. Pityne suddenly again altered his mind, undressed, and juniped ht. At this time they Were a'short distance from each other. Neither_ of them being aware they were on the edge of a place that con tained ten or twelve feet water. It unfortunately happened at the same Instant (for it does not appear they had time to speak to each Other) they got out of their depth, and neither of them swimmers, were both drowned within a re , - Their compauion as soon as he saw their e assistance, when Mr. Cooper, in a very e'• hold of his wrist and pulled him under time it was feared by a number of pyrs( Lion they were in, that he had shared tio luckilyte got extricated from Mr. C.'s ; difficulty reached the shore. A boat, as oft' to them, but too late to render them pit mlirtvtd at the fatal spot time enough f( been caught hold of by the head, but the hair was so short t. waterman could not keep his hold, and wits obliged to let bins go again. Mr. C. was taken up in ten minutes, Sir. P. remain ed under water near half an hour. • livery assistance was pro. cured on the bodies being brought on shore,- and every possible means used under the direction of several medical gentlemen for their recovery, but withoilt success. Mr. C. was in his lin year, and Mr. P. in his 19th, both worthy young men, and de- • servedly esteemed by Mr. Goiding,„who with their relations itnd friends, lament their untimely fate with thedeepest distress. • DIED. Lady Diana Beauclere, relict of the Honourable Torino. Bestswiere, and sister to the Duke of Marlborough, and the Dowager Countess of Pembroke. On Saturday last, in Lower Grosvenor-street, Lieutetaint- General Churchill. • tiainedalk at Sutton, Yorkshire, the Rev. John Sarraude,lato -fellow of Exeter College, • • On the 6th instant, at Clifton, Hugh Muck, Esq. of Friday street. • Lately of the yellow fever, at' Trinifistd o Mr. Thomas Ele a of the Iffth foot. • -- 1111 I ~ • : , ■ ~y I i~ 'I ~r.i f; i '! f was not recofniaable in this court, an action at oly.realedy. • as a poor wgeum in Ifolywei . I-street. Cvaanser- ao left an infant two years and a Lidt during her absence, the infant fell into* d was drowned, which 44%1 the woman absent few feet a each ather. r distress, *cot to their. exhausted state. caught • water, and for :isobars inns who saw the 'situ's- fate of his friends grasp, and with great as Amu as posbable, a any assistance, though for one of them 10 ,have e hair was so short the Pe - ~, D. ir - • : e 41 ' .. 1 il -1 , r , {~ ,r ~~~ ~: I ; I. 1 MI ~~ _ ~, Ilt