The National Register. — London, England, 1811-03-17 00:00:00

, sQme covered.—Loudonderry Journal. LAW REPORT. COURT OF KING'S BANCH, D'EGVILLE V. JOHNSTO . The plaintiff, a ballet-master, well known sbught to recover of H. Johnston, the Proprietor 'theatre; Dublin, .1381. - the amount of a bill - by the defendant on Mr. Morris, in favour.. also sought to recover 1421. lls. 6d. for a week hi; pupils, and a further demand for travelling red during his journey from London to Dublin. ant, to give his . 111eatre an advantage over street, engaged the plaintiff to perform, with during five weeks, for the sum of WOOL 1)* arrived in Dublin in 1809, and exerted interest of the Theatre ;.but the success did not answer the ex pectaLioas of the Manage:. D'Egville, after receiving several small sums of money, took the hhl in questiou for the residue of the demand,.but never received the amount. fi was contended on behalf of the defendant, that kir. D'Egville had broken lila contract by not producing a sufficient number of dances. It Was also stated, that the.defendant had been a loser by the eontracti *as there had been no overflow of honks, which the plaintiff suggested would be the consequence of hit performance, and made the foundation of his demand; after au able charge from the Judge, the Jury retired, and were lOcked up for more than six hours, when, at nine o'clock, they returned a verdict for the Ainotint of the bill, without interest. It was peoved on the trial, Chat the loss sustained by the theatre during the seasonatnouUted to 1494/. 3s. 3d. ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES. Bow-STRZT.—Friday a footman in the service of Lord Eliot was ordered to had ban for abusing and bolding up his ht in a menacing way at one of the Life Guardsmen who was on duty in Charles-street, St. James's square, on Tuesday last, at the. time of the Prince Regent's Levee, to reg'inatethe carriages. Escrows Gatas.— 'The Mo ther of A'SITE the drum-boy who was executed a few days since with Hr PBURN the ensign, died of a broken heart the day saloseessfat to her son's untimely end ! She never left he bed after having taken farewell of the, culprit on the evening previous to his execution. The father of WUITZ is. an industrious mechanic in the utiLbhourhood CI St. James's-market. HORRID MURDERS. Ts r.LAND.—The following diabolical and mysterious act of atrocity is of so shocking a nature, that we would shrink ftom giving it publicity, if we had not the most unquestionable au thority for its veracity :—Wednesday morning last, near Bally- More tustace, the body of a pour peasant, of the name of STZ• WHEN REV NOLDS, was discovered outside his cabin-door mangled in a most shocking manner. It appeared that his skull had been fractured, his eyes forced from their sockets, his throat cut, and five dreadful wounds had been inflicted on various parts of his body. The murder of his wife had been also accomplished in the same spirit of savage wantonness. Her throat had been cut across, and a wound appeared on her breast, so deep that her lungs was visible—and other wounds were also inflicted upon different parts. An unfortunate beggarman, who had on this dreadful night been admitted to share the protection of this ill-fated roof, shared also in its calamity;. he was found in a similar situation with his host, his throat being cut across, and several stabs had been made upon his body. The only sur vivor was a little girl, about nine years old ) the daughter of the owner of the cabin. We trust that her life has been providen tially preserved for the purpose of her being the instrument of tiringing the sanguinary villains, guilty of such infernal deeds, to the punishment they deserve. We understand that a man, principally upon her evidence, has been apprehended, anti is .now in KilmainhatnJail.—(Saunders's News Leter, 11). A circumstance of the most horrid and atrocious barbarity oc curred at Glanahulla, near Icijdorrery, in the county of Cork, on Wednesday night, the 16th tilt. About the hour of twelve on that night, a villain broke into the house of William Riordan, and proceeded to the bed where Riordan and his wife lay, and demanded money. He immediately received as much as they were possessed of, which amountet, to Mi. After laying the in junction of death upon them not to stir, he searched the house, and destroyed various articles of furniture, which he could not remove. When he bad completed the work of robbery, he pre pared to leave the house, but he told Riordan, that previously to his departure he must wound him ; he would not, however, he said, kill him. After this declaration, the sanguinary ru ffian discharged the contents of a carbine loaded with sks at the unfortunate man, by which lie wounded him, wal that mortally. The wretched sufferer lived but a few days, and expired in great torment, leaving a destitute family, consisting of a wife and six chi_Pren. 'The horrid murderer hitherto remains nadiscovered. We have seldom heard of a more dreadful and diabolical murder than the following :—Two female servants belonging :a a farmer who residesnear Castlefin, asked leave of their mistress DIED. Tits Dv al 0 T Git A TTO N.—This venerable and much-respect. ed Nobleman departed this life on Thursday night, at Euston hall, Suffolk, where his Grace had been long in a declining state. He was in the 75th year of his age. By his death , there become vacant the Chancellorship of the University of Catnbridge, and a Ribbon of the Order of the Garter. His Grace is succeeded by his West son, the Earl of Euston (now Duke of Graftcter), in consequence of which a vacancy takes place in the Parliamentary Representation of the University of Cambridge, for which his Lordship was one of the Members. On Thursday last, at Romford, in the 88th year of his age, Otho Hamilton, Esq. of Olivestob, North Britain. The forty best years of his life were professionally devoted to the service of his coun*y, ih the 40th and 59th regiments ; with the former he was present, amongst other 'affairs at the taking of Louisbourg, under Lord Amherst, and of Quebec, under General Wolfe, en• joying his confidence and friendship to the hour of that great and good Officer's death. At the taking of Martinico and St. Lucia, under General Monkton, and of the Havannab, under Lord Albemarle. In 1772, he purchased the Lieutenant-colonelcy of the 59th, commanding that corps throughout the American war; at Boston, under General Gage, and at the battles of Lexington and Bunker's-hill. Never having been once absent from his post till he sold out, about the year 1778, he sustained, during the whole course of his active and honourable duties, the wile merited reputation of, a religious, benevolent, and honest man, leaving many to lament his loss, and no one to traduce his cha racter. At Colemore, in Hanta, in the 75th year of his age, Anthony Chase, one of the few remaining veferans who fought under the immortal Wolfe, and was within a few paces of that gallant her? before Quebec, when he received his death wound. At Verdun, where he had been six years a prisoner of war, Lieut. R. B. Cooban, of the Royal Navy. After a few hours illness, the Rev. Charles Walters, mail years Curate of Bishop's Waltham. On the 26th ult. at Wingham, Kent, the Rev. John Tuck" Rector of Gravesend and Luddenbam. • I'It!CE OF STOCKS S per Cent. Consols .....65111 5 per Cent. Navy Annuities... 971 97* Imperial 3 er cent. Annuities 64 Imperial At:n. for 35 years 6l India bonds 18s. 244. pm. 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Next morning the girls were missed, on which a very STON. general and minute search was mad! for them through the country. and one of them was found in a ditch, strangled with known to the public, her own handkerchief ; the other, we are sorry to ray, could oprietor of Peter-street not be found. Suspicion having been attached to ch., young all of exchange, drawn men who left their master's house with them, they were taken )ur of the plaintiff, who into custody and confined in a house, from which one of them week's performance by made his escape by leaping out of a window, .but the Other - has veiling expenees, incur- b een sa f e l y lodged in LifFord jail. It is generally supposed that. Dublin. The, defend* ' these villains' intentions were to debauch the girls, 2nd not being 'er the House in Crow- able to effect their purpose without force, they preferred corn- !lib his pupils, in ballets, ' mitting murder, rather than fall in accomplishing Omit desim. D'Egville accordingly The other girl, it is supposed, has been also murdered, ind biinself to promote We , thrown into some hole or river, where she still remains undb , - AIA irked. ••• 111 itiffar fill PM. ____ _I r —_a_. _ - J ....--... r.......... 1 ~ 176 ► I ,s g l• t r `f 1' lit