The National Register. — London, England, 1816-03-18 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS" COURT. Saturday, on opening the Court. Mr. Seeteant Rurmington, alluded to some observations which fell from an Hon. Member of Parliament (Mr. Lockhart) on Thursday night, relative to the operation of the Insolvent Debtors' Act, from which the public might he led to soppo•c that many of the insolvents who had been discharged, had succeeded in attaining that object by means of and, amounting in fact to felony. He now called upon the bar to declare whether or not, in the course of their )tractive or observation, they bad known the discharge of an insolvent when there had been even a semblance of felony upon the face of his transactions. The gentlemen at the bar, with one general expression, declared that no such circum 110111Ce had, to their knowledge occurred. James Davkon, commonly called Captain Davison, who married Miss Duncan, the actress, was then brought up to be discharged. He wan opposed by Mr. Smith, on ;medusa of a debt of 2501. due to a Mr. Gardner. Mr. Pollock, on behalf of the insolvent, applied to the court to allow his cli e nt a di, charge, on his admission and acceptance of the debt.--Mr. Smith,agreed to comment to it. But the learned serjeant having viewed the prisoner's schedule, cross-examined hint as fidlows. --Q. I see by yonr schedule that your debts amount to &MI. Have you no property iu the world? A. None, but some debts due to me, which I have returned.—td. Have you a wife? A. Yes, but she is in a distinct situation: she is an actress.—Q. What is her salary? A. She has no tised salary.—Q. Are you separated% A. At present we are, (a tough.)—Q. I mean, have you a deed of separation? A. No.—Q. What is the average amount of your wife's salary? A. If she is ill, she does not re ceive a salary: I was not aware I had confront over her sa- Liry.—Mi. Serj. R. Yon should hose put it in yonr sche dule. What clothes had your wife?—A. She had no clothes bur what she used in her profession ; many of the clothes belong to the theatre.—Mr. Pollock. If she do not play, she is not paid. I should wish to hate the opinion of the court, whether the pro duce of her labour is such part of his property as ought to ap pear in the schedule?—Mr. Serj. H. You and I, as lawyers, most know, that for the intermediate time of his being in pri son, it ought to appear iu the schedule ; and no matter how :in quired, the property belongs to the husband. This is one of those eases I don't like to see.—Mr. Pollock. It was not any wish on the part of Mr. Davison to have been so.- -3U.Serj. R. Were the debts incurred berme your marriage A great part of them.—Mr. Serj. H. I shall not finally remand you ; but you will be brought tip again on Monday week; ih the mean time you had better amend your schedule. On Saturday evening late a fire broke out in the house of Messrs. Mimes.; and Co., No. U, Great Shire-lane. It is attri buted to a quantity of varnish taking fire, which had been left in one of tau rooms, and is used in their trade as accoutrement makers. The hue had got to a considerable height before the eagines arrived; and it was discovered that Mr, Harris's house, neat door had caught fire also : every exertion was used by the tiire•mcn ; but both houses were quite destroyed by the devour ing ek•meot before the Cones could be extinguished. Yesterday there Has a gang of upwards of ten notorious rob bers, among whom were 'Fit Shields and Bob Barnes, assembled near the ruins, robbing the persons whom curiosity had attract ed there. Saturday On selmight, between seven and eight o'clock in the evening, a dreadful fire broke out at Mr. Waterhouse's stables, at South Mints. A large stable, in which were twenty six horses. and all the buildings on the sumo side of the pre mises, speedily fell n prey to the devouring element. the horses above mentioned, and those on the opposite side of the premises, were in number about 711, which, we are happy to say, throngh the exertions of \lr. J. Waterhouse and the fore man, Win. Drover, were extricated from the flames, and turn ed loose into the fields. MURDER IN OXPORDSIIIRE.—On Wednesday night, a most barbarous murder waireommitted at a lone house near Shah bitigton Wood, Bucks, a few miles from Titanic, in this county. Thus. Reason, who wa s committed in December last to our gaol for sheep-stealing, hot discharged at our assist's for want of evidence, called at Mrs. Yorke's, an elderly widow lady, who was attended by a female about twenty-three years of age, a dis tant relation, about seven o'clock in the es ening. He entered into conversation with Mrs. Yorke on various subjects, and at length said that he wanted money, and hoped she would furnish him with .nine. She said she could not give him any. He then drew a large clasped knife, and immediately attacked her, and cut her throat at first slightly, in consequence alter resistence. The girl dill every thing she possibly could to prevent his nefa rious design, and et It !lath succeeded in taking the knife from him; but unfortunately he espied a large knife in the room, which was nsed for killirg pigs ; this he seized, and with it al most separated Mrs. Yorke's bead from her body, in coast-. quence of which she instantly died. The villain also struck Mrs. Yorke several times over the head with a wooden bar dm inc the contest, so that her 'kali was fractured. He then at tic keit the young woman, and cut her throat in two places, and wounded her severely in the head with the bar. Each cut in her throat is more Cum five inches iu length, but fortunately did not sever the w in.lpipe, Her skull is bare in many places by the violence of the blows fiom the liar, and she was left, as Reason supposed, completely it , ad. He then went up stairs to rifle the rooms, well knowing whore the property was kew. In the mean thaw the girl recovered her senses, and escaped from the house to Mr. Griffin's, on Oakly-common, where she made known the business. She fainted several times on the way, and with great ilitlictilty art iced there by an unfrequented path, in order to avoid the possibility of Reason's tivertaking her. As soon as hhe got into the horse she again fainted, and on her re covering Yee senses she related the horrid talc, and several persons were got together. They proceeded to the house, o here they found Mrs. Yorke in the aitoat ion a e have described. In consequenee of the information of the girl, they then went to the house of Reason's father, which is about half a mile from Mrs. Yorke's, and inquired for him. The father said, he did not know where he was; but they made strict search for hint, sold at length found him up the chimney. They intineiliatel took him into custody, and he is now confined at Oakley, until the Coroner's luquest is taken on Mrs. Yorke's body.— Mr. King, surgeon, of Brill, was scut for to attend the girl (Eliza!), th Hawes), who intuit diatcly sent for Mr. ilitehings of 0 %ford, who did every thing that could be done for her. She is now in a very dangerous state, although hopes are entertained of her recovery. Reason has since declared, that two other per-ons were concerned with bin in the inutile', who are in enstody ; bat Sinn the evidence of the girl, and other circum stances, this does not appear at all probable. 011 Saturday an Inquisition was taken at the sign of the Ba ker and Baski.,,in Worship-street, tin Mrs. Mary Walker, who, on Friday last, was hanging out clothes to dry on a line, at tier lodgings, in ba.g-tilley, and over reaching herself, fell from the window upon the pavement, and was killed 911 the spot.--Ver dict—•Accideutal Death. POLICE. —moo— mAssuei tiou•,4E. Saturday, H Philips was brought up and underwent a se- C4)1111 rsaminatiou , charged on suspicion of having stolen silks, Iron the warehouse• of Messrs. Popeham and Co. oft7beap. side. It appeared, that on Tuesday morning last the door of the prosecutor's warehouse was broken open, and an immense quantity of goods, of the description mentioned, carried away. NN trace of the depredators could then be made; but on the same day the prisoner and another person went to an inn hi Aldgate, where thoy requested leave to deposit a number of• packages. The prisoner being known to the innkeeper, the latter suspected his conduct, and having sent for an officer, lie was taken into custody t and an enquiry having taken place, the whole of the goods proved to have been the property of the prosecutor. The prisoner having made a communication to the Lord Mayor, and requested to be again es :mined with the aid of his Solicitor, he was again remanded. LONDON MARK ET.S'. CORN Ex( trtN6v, movnikv, mAnrn We bad a fair su pply of Wheat this moniinz, and having many buyers, that of fine quality ►old per quarter higher; Anti all other descriptions fully supported the prices of t h is day week. Barley sold tit cly, at a tritlling advance. Beans are Is. per quarter dearer. Oats were brisk in sale, and tine samples per quarter higher. In other articles there I 4 little or no alteration. •. S. I. a. 43 411 a 3' tit a .;43 14 • - - 11 a2l Wheat - 44 aso White Peale Fin, ditto - 4i aGI Grey Pease e . . NO •12 Kean. . • War ey 2. • eti Tithe . . Ma as aMS Oats a. a. Pa'And Oats - PO a 1 relalec ditto '2l a /4 Flue F nor - VI a 11a becood (flip, • 411 a be Mere ' , eta • 961. a tat. THE NATIONAL Itrawres. GUILDHALL. Saturday, Joho Pankhurst was .hawed with stealing a quantity of money, from time to time, the property of Mr. Joh*, of Fleet Market. The prisoner, it appeared, was in the service of the prosecutor only two months. and into which he had entered in rather a distressed state. During the time men tioned, however, his appearance and means bespoke a sudden improvement; and a quantity of money Ining missed from the till, suspicion fell upon him. Another person, who had been in the service of the prosecutor seemsl years, having an oppor tunity of observing his conduct, watched him Inure narrowly. He stated, that in the course of the week he had missed several dollars, three shilling pieces, and other silver. On Friday after- noon he put two dollars, and three tokens flie three shillings each ia,io the till, and having left the shop about ten minutes he found his return two of the latter gone, while no person save the pi isomer could have approached the place where they were. The latter was immediately secured; a quantity of money, amounting to more th4n 151. all in silver, together with several snits of S% raring apparel, were found in his possession. The prisoner was remanded for further examination. Oats PRICH /4 LAGAR, Computed from the Returns made in the Week ending March IS, is 525. 7d. per cwt. exchisis c of the I)nty of Citsloms paid or payable thereon on the linportatioa thereof into Great Britain. (From Saturday's London Gazette.) UNION HALL. William Graves a Hackney Coachman, was brought up by Col lingbourne, charged on suspicion of stealing wearing apparel, the property of Miss Brown. It will be recollected, that a statement lately appeared in our paper, of a young lady has ing been robbed by a Hackn.yr Coachman, who set her down at tlio corner of Ivy-lane, and then drove off with her trunk. On Thursday last information was given at the other, tbat a young woman had offered for sale a valuable pelisse and lace rap at a shop in the Borough road. The young woman was appre hended, and on searching her lodgings, two gowns and a hand kerchief, marked Ann Brown were found. The prisoner who lived with her was apprehended. On being asked respecting this property ho said he had found it in Holborn. Miss Brom berg, is at present with a noble family in Scotland, a female friend who attended, identified the property. The prisoner was remanded for a cilium examination. BOW-STREET. Tuesday, H. Fuller wits re-examined, charged with stealing books; when, in addition to the former charge, Air. Egerton, of Charing-Cross ; Mr. Carpenter, of Band-street ; Mr. Wood, of the StrandHighley, of Eleet.street ; Mr. Priestly, of Holborn; and Mr. Cuthell, of Middle-row, identi fi ed a great proportion of the books prodnced by the officers, as stolen from their shops. Mr. Wood's sou positively identified the prisoner as coming to his father's shop about a month ago, and in a day or two after the books it ere missed. Mr. Carpenter, after having identified two valuable book., left the office, de clining to prosecute. The prisoner was overwhelmed in tears (luring the whole of the examination. He delivered in a letter, confessing his guilt ; but there appeared every disposition on the part of the booksellers to treat hint with as lunch lenity as the nature of the case would admit of.—He was fully coin miltud on the charge of Mr. Setchell. BIRTHS. Lately. Mrs. Ashlin. wife of Mr. John .Ashlin, grazier, of Firsby, near Spilsh. at the advanced age of 64, was safely delivered of t win female chil dren, which, with the mother, are likely to do well.—Boaton Paper. MARRIED. Rev. T. Woodmoffe, A.M. Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford, is Mary Ann, dau. of F.. Woods, F. 9. of Shopwick, Sussex.—.l. P. Atli:, F.sq. of Swaffhain Howe, Cambridgeshire, to Maria. dau. of the late J. Panloe, Esq. of Low Layton, Essex.—Lieut. Harriet, of the Royal Veterans (son of the late Capt. Bartlet, of the Engineers, and grandson of the late Gen. Spry). to Sophia Agnes, only dau. of W. Boucher, Esq. of Salisbury.—qtr. J. Doubleday. to Sarah Maybe, of Bedford -street, Covent.garden.--At Dublin. the Marquis of Sligo, to l.ady Hester itCa therine De Bourg.—The Rev. H. Townle ~ to Catherine, niece of Jas. Townley, Esq. of Ramsgate.—G. P. Bri over, Esq. M.B. to Miss M. L. eldest daughter of E. Leake Leech, :sq. of Hampstead. lV IDZi. PlilCi: OP a. d. .. d. .. d. s. d. Brat Fieif.& Steers. {assail" 4a S 8 Market Calf, each 0 0a a • Middlings 2 0• • S English Horse - 11 0a 14 Ordinary t •I 10 alarep skins, Downs . 6 0 a u PER LH. PRICE Or d. d. d. d. tufts, NI to ,Ribs each • 19 aII Crap Hides, do al to sn bs. t a a9O Ditto, 96 to 06 bs. each . 14 alf Calf Skins, 30 to SO In. • 21 a 93 Merehaws' fucks - ill al9 Dressing Hides lb al7 .70 to aolbs. - 43 ain ►ine Coach Holes 17 asy Tanned Horse Hodes a Crop Hides, lb to 401bs. fur Small Seals (Green and) - 34 a 13 tatting • la al7 Large ditto. per dozen • 110 s. to 1604 Ships MONDAY, MARC!! 11. /AL MARKO'. rket. SI I. d. i V Neqese.lle •• him , e 0 • •:, • • untlcrian.j 2 ...wee— a • • -- • WEDNESDAY, EAR. IS 114 Newcastle t.: .w........ Iso0• 4S I 3 Sunderland 1 I . --- SA 0 • a' • e 0 ~ Newcastle l6 I— I 1111 x • 46u I• I Sunderland 9 I .-...—.. IJSOa 56 0 IS,. advance on the FRIDAY, MARCH lS . De:ivered price. DIED. I.ately, Mr. Reinhold. a celebrated Composer. Ile was brought over by Handel a boy front Germany: his favourite ring, with an intaglio head of that great composer. he has left to Jas. Curtis, Esq.; and be queathed 31. to Sir Win. lilizard, on express vendition that her/4144,d the windpipe of /.is throat before his interment, lest he might be burial alive; an operation thst was duly performed.—At Ilrighthelmsione, aged 31..lostph de Mendoza Rios. F.R.S. a native of Spain, and well known for his writings on nautical astronomy.—At Seremby !frill, near Spilsby, Chas. Brackenbury, Esq. Justice of Peace for the parts of Lindsev.--In Camberwell-groye, in his ;Ist year, Vice-Adn.iral Sir William Mitchel. K.C.R.—Litut.-Gen. Sir Wroth Palmer Ac land, K.C.R. Colonel-com. of the Ist batt. bath foot..—At Islington, aged 4sl, Thomas Atkinson, Esq. of Corbet-court, Gracechurch-streeL —At Terling-place, , sea, in his fiat year, .1. Strutt, E5q....-In Size lane, Duncan !linter. Es;.—'fhe Rey. 'l'. Bedford, Vicar of William stead, lledfordsifire.-11. Gray, Fag. many years his Majesty's Secre tatty of Legation, and Charge d'Affaires at iirewien and Berlin.—Nov. 3 1 r: a t Grenada, in his 59th year, Sir Charles Shipley, Governor of that islaiaL Sir Charles was a Major-General in the army, and eldest Co lonel of Engineers, in which corps he received his commission at the rally age of 1h; SS years of his honourable career wlire passed on a fareign station, during which period he frequently obtained the thanks of his cormtry in approbation of his senices. It must ever be remem bereil with admiration, that lastly b!tiplcy ninny years tun., by the most heroic exertion of female fortitude and conjugal affection, obtained the release of her husband, then Major Shipley, from a French prison.— Fe'v. 21. in his old year, A. Fr rguson. raq. LL.D. formerly Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh.—ln liaker-street, in his 79th year, J. Tasker, Eaq.—At Neil ington-green, F s I lebden, Esq. late of Lawrence-lam., Cheapside.—ln her (*With year, t :imitate Elizats.th, wife of R. Storks, Esq. of lkaa;lity-.treet.—Lately, at ('res burgh, ag.4 it, Field Stanfill Baron ile \ V impfen.—Mr..lolin II night, of Santon, near Ifeigate, aged sh. Abio his wife Eliz. Knight, aged 74. tio:;art Ifouw. in Ina ;out year. A:bioa, Countess Dowager of ItuAinghlunsiiire, eldest ilatvliter and co-lairess of the Lon' Vere Bertic, and relit t of George Earl of Buckinghamshire.—Mr. W. Wal ker, the catboat...l Asurnnni.:al Lecturer : the I...atonal/lion and re leStiltil were invented by his father, Mr. Adam Walker, and were ably APB usefully illustrat.xl by bib sun. London : Printed by It. WILK4. at No. $9, Chancery-lane, Fleet-street, and forwarded into the Country lay all Newsmen, Clerks of the LicAttls, and Iloolusollars, fro* of rootage, at Ils. per quarter. MARCH VI. CUItitENT PRICE. or gums. S. P. Kee Covcr (r.)«+ • 10 Ditto Los .sh to u a) White dote* en a lit Turn'''. White Id d 31 Rae( cabs lai.p.bo $0 AVEIt-tt.t: PRICK OP COHN, rEit Ql' ASTOR, 1111 t WEEK ki•Ditati 9 . Log and & Waifs. Scotland. .. • Tied and Green OS • IS White 111n.tard 7 • II Browndittn • Id aid Carrimay Seeds do a ii 3 Coriander *reds d • I* S. .. chive ruin 411 Trefoin - • In x 51‘ ('ausry . . Oil ( - 131. Its. Wheat . . liyr . . . Martel" . 4. 41- d. Si • 46 • S 3 4 - 2i) I I 24 • - 21 3 17 S - 17 '2 England is Ws's.. Scotland. s. rt. s. d. Beans - • 9J • - •s P•tae 3t 3 - • Oatmeal .4t It. 14 c Beer or Pis, 0 - go t CURRANT PRICES OF RIG Ito. So ti 11. Antigua - 114 Pi 21usco. or Brunel 100 Dom. Nev. &Tursl g Grenada Mu.cov Bo N Joanna brown a 2 81 Food 110 98 line 97 100 from to Sl.Kitta & Mont. $4 100 Tobago S: St. Vir N 7 IP Surinam & Dem. $0 N 7 St. Ts tnstlail • Is 9 00 Eat Ind". -40 74 Ground tips -$2 tuc faces - us from to Lps brown 120 PiJ One - 11.1 iw Sing.ica brlslit.:•, •.1 - best I 114 Powder loarrsii4) IK Hambrci do. 13, Mo vases .2 . 4 40 110('I Jaw) Beef d () . • ' ; d t; Mutton - a oat I Veal - - • ti Pork - • 0 • a • Lamb • uao 01 UP FIEAI ', MONDAY Heade of Caul. at Snuth/1.141. Rea•ts • about et'V sheep and lambs le p 0 calves . . 100 IAY AND STRAW PIM LOAD. L. a. d. L. a. d. Average L. a. d. Hay - 3 10 0 • 3 11 U • 0 • ST. JAMP3 . II. - 0 0 • • 0 0 0 0 0 • •traw - 1 11 I ■ '2 5 0 1 17 • Hay - • U 0 a •14 0 WiIiTLCH4rEL. S Cl•vtr - :p 10 oall /0 0 6 1/ • I Straw I II 11 • 2 U • I In • _ . _ Hay •••7io o a 4 o- 119 ... Z SMITRFIELD. Clover - 41 J o • 514 0 Oh # *troll • - 1 It Clatuo 117 PRICE 01 •. d. TA LLU W. hi 0 1 Good Dregs • 34 0 YelsouSeap 0 0 1 Monied St 0 1 Curd - • • 40 0 I Pam If • Candle., per dos. IS 0 1 Moulds .. , St. James'sMarket Is. nd. TALLOW • / Clare Market os. od. Average is Id. Wlutechapel Market Is. Od. per ,inne of alb. Town Tallow . . Tallow Ruyan . White ditto boap ant., . ;\ 'akin! 'tuff • . Dille - - . s. d. 10 0 . 911 • . yo • • 94 tt - 104 • 10 • II 11 tXleit e., impresses L. i. L. s. I Wheat. per raid • 11 10 al7 10 Beams • Barley, per quarter - 1 7 • 1 I Nye • Oates - - • • I 0 a 1 is Pease - Retane—March 14. PR ICL OF HOFF I Arced,. L. .. L... - ti 16 a 10 0I Kent . 5 15 a 8 0 MINIM • 10 0a 15 0 Essex Kent Sumer . Farnham L. a. 1.. a. I Hal I: • - • oao • • 11:•I IT THE bOROEGH. .81111. Ls. L. s. • - 5 o• a • - 4100 7 0 - • 7 0 X 10 8 PRICE OF STOCKS NOR THE WEEK. Monday. Tuesday. iVetinys. Thum I Friday. Bank Stock ' 3 per ct.lled.'- 3 per et. ' on.* 61 61 611 iv.l '6ll .vper rt. Con.!- sp. ct.N. An.i9oll 604 9041 9i;/ 1941 9O Rank 1.. An.lls§ 15-16 (Saturday . , 1111.3p.c.An.1- -- I -- , -- 1 ri,h 5 per cr.l _ —..— I-1 ; India Stock 1— '----. 1 —.----- India Bonds 4s 5s pm. i in 41 pm. 4s pm. !Sr 58 p• i par. 1 3 s pat. S. sea st o ck —.66!, Ex. Hills ...'4l Is tl.,i LT Ss p. '34 dlrp. 3s d p. 14 d p. 13 d 1 p. I Imnium ... 18 17 !I;!•7,17i 18 p 17; St. Lot. Tk. Ye 70 ---.-- i —,---- Cum for Ac. 62 62 1; i 6211 .1 WI ; 41 )64 11 62 114(11 14. Nergett awl fßodentA4ll. ( areas' a. d. a. d. flcer . . ♦ s a Mutton • - 3 4 a 4 • - - 4 • a 6 • pork - 9 0 a o Lamb 0 oao 40