The National Register. — London, England, 1822-12-02 00:00:00

~ MII..4NCHOLY SHIPWRECK. The brig Georr, Capt. J. M'Alpin, sailed from Quebec with a eat gu of timber, for Greenock, on the 12th of September last, with a crew consisting of nine persons, be.ides three passengers. Early iu the mor ll ioog of the nth of October, she was overtaken by a violent storm, which was continued without intermiseion during the day —towards silo-set the gale increased, and the vessel be came unmanageable. At two o'ctuck the following morning a tremendous sea broke over her, and swept away three of her best hands, with the companion, binnacle, cable, and boom, and grea • tly damaged the lini; all hands were then called to the ;mint); but only three were able to render any assist ance. At six o'clock they found the vexed to be water logged; nothing them seinained but to gain the main-top, which with it 1111 l ense difficulty they accomplished, carry iug with them one bag of bread, about right pounds of cheese, two dozen of wine, with a email quantity of brandy and Mill. Before theylliad time to secure themselves in their peril. oils situation, the vessel fell till her beam ends; but within half an hour the batches blew up and she again righted. Their scanty stores were now examined, when to their utter dismay, all had been washed away except the bag of bread. At this period a distressing scene occurred in the midst of their efilictionx; one of the passengers had his wife on board, and a chill fifteen mouths old, which he carried in his Innis ; the inland, however, he was cont. pelted to abandon lir the meicilea waves, iu the view of its distracted mother ! The mainsail wus now let down to screen them from the severity of the weather, which continued tempestu ous Willi Fliday, the Ilth, they were able °ore inure to go upon the deck. Their thirst had now become exces sive, and nothing but salt water to be procured. Having found the carpenter's axe, they cut a hole in the deck, hear she where cask had been stowed ; but, alas! the cask had been stove, and nothing was to be found either fur suppoit ur couvenience, but au empty pump-can, Ilia they carried with them to the inaiu-top. That night the female passenger become insensible, and next day, Saturday, the Nth, she died. The poor woman, whose name was Juice It.e, came with her husband from between Belfast and Lassie, in Ireland. 'flue unhappy survivors were now reduced, by raging thirst, to support nature by steeling the bluud of their deceased companion, and, shocking to relate, the miserable husband was ne cessitated to partake of the unnatural and horrid beim sage. Their sufferings ' however, met with little allay titan this temporary but dreadful rebel; they were now assailed by the onset acute and ungovernable hunger, and to preserve existence were compelled to distribute the flesh of the deceased among the famishing stir visors ! W bile in the very acme of their xufferines, a Snip hove in view; but this joyful sight was 01 . short duratiun, fur it being nearly desk, they senteiued Impel ceited by the vessel, which cositsisued her own course, and was soon out of their reach. This fresh InislOrrillie threw them into greater despair than they had yet experienced. From this nitric to the 23d, the hollowing died:—John Lamont, a buy ; Julio ItPliay, carpenter; George Ali'llowell, pas senger; Colin and the steward, Gilbert Weiilvray. Part of the flesh of these wretched sufferers was also devoured like that of the woman. The whole umiber was now reduced to the captain and one 011ie seamen, w ho, by the help of the mantissa, mid the can already 'mentioned, contrived to supply themselves with water till the lath of November (having been 38 days us the wreck), when they were pi evidentially disco vered by Capt. [Nilson, of the Auliossi, of Carlisle ; but they were yet fated to suffer 11110111er shipwreck, though or minor importance. On Tuesday, the 19th instant, thus vessel, whilst sailing off Beekfoot, on the Cumberland coast, it blowing a gale, broke her Chain cable, when she drifted too near Maryborongli, and was considerably da maged, but all hands were saved, including the two u fortunate sufferers, who arrived at Allll4ll On Wednesday the 20th, and, what is very temarkable, apparently in good health. NEGOCIATIONS WITH THIEVES FOR THE RE COVERY OF STOLEN PROPER] Y. Upon this subject, which, since the Ipswich mail affair, has been much talked of, Mr. Halls, the magistrate at Bow-street, took occasion on Tuesday to make some st•ong observations. — A Mrs. Seale, in whose house in Rosemary-lane about 1,0001. worth of property, which had been stolen by burglars from the warehouse of a Mr. Emerson, in Watling-street, was found on Tuesday se'unight, was bought up for re-examination, when Mr. Andrews, as counsel for the prosecution, begged that the he again retnanded,io give time to procure further evidence. Mr. Halls said be should not object to delay is a case of so •uch importance as this. Now, however. t hat the solicitors on both sides were present (Mr. Isaacs attended for the prisoner), as well as all the parties concerned, he felt desirous of making • remark or two upon another subject. It had come to Lis knowledge, that, of late, where extensive, and indeed, enormous robberies had been committed, negociations regu larly conducted had been entered into with the robbers, for the restoration of the stolen property, mum the payment of stimulated smog and other conditionus ; and he was very sorry to add, that men in the profession of the law, or at least practising as such, land lent themselves to these negociations, and bad been indeed the go-between in disgraceful trans actions of this kind. There were men who had often been professionally employed in that very ()Mee, and been ad mitted as a matter of courtesy to the Bench, who had been ne gotiators between the robbers and the robbed. What was to become of the justice of the country if its course was to be thus obstructed by men whose duty it was most peculiarly to aid it in its operations. Bat let these i•ttividuals take care ; they should not he suffered, as bed been the case, to tarry shoot stolen property in their blue hags, suit stipulate for the price of its restoration to the law ful owner. Such per sons might shelter themselves within the limits of the oily, but let them, or any of their clerks or agents, take care how they did any thing of that sort within his jurisdiction, fur if it came to his knowledge, they might rely upon his pursuing the severest measures which the law would authorise. lie was not to be understood as asplying these remarks personally to any individual then present; they were thrown out generally, and he hoped would be attended to. Mrs. Scale must bo re manded - - Ou ‘Vedneaday morning, the Peterborough coach, going down Baltlock-hill, sitifonimately upset. and we are awry to add, the guard was killed on the spot, and the coachman also much hurt. Isikruc of the passengers suttaiued any injury. 'HE NATIONAL REGISTER POLICE. -......•..-- BOW STREET; UNNATURAL AND BRUTAL CONDUCT or A MOTHISR Tuesday nem gA.Frs►tcis was brought bet ore the sitting magistrates (T Halls and W. Beckett, Dirs.) charged with having cruelly treated three of her children, of the ages of three, four. and six sears, whose appearance in the office bespoke the total neglect of their unnatural pa rent ; they appeared in a deplorable state of filthiness and starvation. _ The office was crowded with the woman's neighbours, whose feelings of horror and disgust occasionally vented themselves in a manner the least unequivocal. The following depositions were taken,—C. Bower, beadle of St. Giles's stated, that in consequence of juror. minion he received from a man named Clipperton, who lodged to the adjoining room to that occupied by the pri weer, he ende.svoured to gain admittance into her apart ment (the Lark garret of a house situate at No. 40, Great st. And, ew.streei), at about one o'clock on Monday, bat lie found the door fattened by a padlock, and on looking through a hole in the 'lour, saw three young children lying upon some shavings in a corner of the room ; they were completely naked, and the only covering they had was a small piece of dirty CiIIIVASS ; being istiwilliest to break open the door when he went away, and returned again at about h tlf-past three u'clut k, when the dour was fastened on the inside; he then knocked, and was answered by the prisoner, whip told Ilion he could have no business there, hut he eventually succeeded in persuading her to let him in; the children were still waked, and were crying very much ; he told the woman to give them souse victuals; she fetched some breath from the cupboard, which witness gave to the poor children, and the voracious manner in which they devoured it, convinced him that the inforna• lion lie lied received of the one' conduct of the mother, in starving her children, was not exaggerated. John Clipperton said, that he had resided in the front dj ' g the prisoner's room, since the Ist of March; the prisoner was then living its the house; a man lived with her, who was not her husband ; both of them frequently beat the poor children its an unmerciful man ner; they used to go out between eight and nine o'clock in she morning, and return sometimes at three, and fre quently at seven, and even at tin o'clock at night ; &dog this time the children were left alone in the room, gene rally without either victuals or 6.e ; their cries were often dreadful; the key of the p.•dloek ethic's fastened the door, was pin in a cupboard on the landing-place; he and his wife frequently opened the door, and gave the children something to eat ; but they welts themselves very poor, and could spare but little. The woman's brother, a ser vant out of place, used mien so b.ing them some bread and cheese, but lie hail nut It en , o the house for many months. Wise prisoner soul btr male companion won't' sometimes have a hot supper, but the children had cried themselves to sleep with et NN tt S . ollldells ; and they never participated in the food of the M 1,111114111 and unfeeling wretch who gave them an existence, whiels she appeared desirous of In hitting to aim nurimely and hurt id chose. The witness mimed many interessitig but disgusting circnnt stances, which plotted utter depravity and heartlessness of this exception to humanity and maietstal affection. The woman has Inr months received parochial assist ance from three dill sent pas iSPS, Mr. Halls, after expiessing himself warmly in depreca tion of the unnatural mother, and in praise of the conduct oh Clipperton and wife, said, that he would sign an older for the removal of the woman to her parish, and also for that of the children, and particular directions /11014111 be given to the palish office's, in order that proper care should be taken of the poor children, who would require inure than ordinary attention in the restoration of their health, if the neglect they had expeliesced had not been continued to a fatal length. A case, involving the disputed points between Hackney Coach Masters Illbei Short Stage Masters, was brought be fore the Magisti ales of this office, on Saturday last. Mr. Alley stated (heeds!, and bye witness proved, that on the 25th October last, the defendant, Mr. Cleveland, propiietor of the stage coach bill. 42J5, not only stupt at the White Horse Cellar, in Piccadilly, but went so tar as the front of Devoushise-house to wait fur passengers, and toasted remit' again to the White Horse Cellar, for the same purpose; and the learned Gentleman contended, that uottaithstesidiug the Acts 54 Geo. 111. cap. les. and the 3d Geo. IV. zap. 9i, repealing former laws on the sub ject, no stage-coach hail a sight to rale up any *rewriter flour the sheets, without being subject to the usual penal ties for such intlitsgeinent upon the pris ilege of the hack- airy men. Mr. Andrews, for the defendant, and Mr. Sykes, for the Stamp Office, strenuously contended, that the two Acts of Pat'lament above quoted, gave complete power to the stage coach-mamma to take up pasamigers oil the stones, anal to carry them to their places of destinaliou, if they were within the fine of road tor which ally stage-cormh was licensed. Mr. Alinahuli, with whom Mr. Halls coincided, deter mined that the 12th sectiou of the Ath Geo. 111. cit. 161, completely empowered stage coaches to take travellers up on the stonea, and not off the stones, as contended by Mr. alley; but as proof had been given that the coach in question had turned round, after leaving the house of call, tor the purpose of picking up 'passengers, a fine of M. was Minted upon the proprietor thereof. On Thursday last an inquest was held at the Sun Tavern, Newington, on the body of Mr. James Tucker. Mr. Bennett, a stager''', stated, that he was scut for to the deceased, who had taken something poisonous Ile found him in agony ; his extremities were cold, and and in a death-like perspiramm. He complained chiefly of burning pains in the cheet. lie questioned the de ceased at to the cause, and with difficully the young man said—" On Saturday morning I went mat on butints, and as I was passing along Blackman-street, Southwark, I picked Up a blue paper containing a white powder, which I thought was medirine„and thinking that it might du me good, a short time ago I swallowed it ; the the blue paper anti the bill that was with it is in my waistcoat pocket." The deceased was unable to say more ; his pockets were searched, but no blue paper or bill was found. He administered a strong emetic, but it had no good effect, the poison was so very powerful.— He did not know positively what it was, but he believed it was white arsenic. Verdict—" Died from taking de leterious ingredients as a usediciue, tie% knowing that it was pu4sou.", -- i A ~. r ~ ~~::° "•' i 1 , ;, 1 I t' . I t. . - - _ 3113 DARING OUTRA.II.—.AII Mr. Chall.Williallkiol3 and his wife were, late on Saturday evening, returning to town from Highgate, they were stopped nearly as the bottom of die MU by a single fii , ,spad, armed with a !miry bludgeon. The fellow se zing the rein. of dia horse, anti uttering many sum:Swig impseeatunis, de mantled his money ur li.r. .slr. W. ho.vever, jumped out of the gig, and is , ng Sit? n s liis lady's hands, manfully ats ekt- , t'ito i 0,411.0 wit the bi:tt-end of a whip. Tne slaaiu i• costa ;hiss roughly dealt with, roared ow, woe's two ‘,..se- roffirtis came running up, and bet. ;de Mo. W! Laolsoo, with tearing her clotdes, boa tit..gad:g tier Cl , va.: and scarf ofi her shoulders; tier sit:. is s bruit. us Mr. W. to her assistance, alter ir:ohos Ilse r .41 oppo:ed to him. He now lu c kily tin tiown•otic us toe tidier villains. who. • h o ldi ug 1, 0 , t by u . s co..t. otward nos prevent his wife being bris: ally 'oi. ed ua. the ve:i.eie, and canted through a S(J;,I ui :.se sic ote e . .,10 by. tar.witintantling her criea and issis. suet. A,: I •St3llt, a cart cattle down the hill *An no.s in it. Hcastiig the disarmers scre:'s.ss of a woos to. they cried " We are coavni; I we sa.e ',shed sip, leaped out, and tau up to t 61g. suss{ ruaaii Mr. W'tiSitousoss !calv ing on the N'IOI tate rein: to his ham's, qtt:te ex hausted. Tsiie : • 1,, A :so mil:, tkw to the lady's re lief; they so os .I.3CONere3 tier tit a fainting state. con- • veyed her iminvo.a:en: to toe cat ftisge, placing Mr. W. with her, an.: silt 6,1 of inea way to a chynsiet airs droggist in K,l6,ii-town, venue s,ie was relieved. Mis. W. lost het ci.salt, szar and one shoe; her ons- • side dress and petticoats were witch cut and torn, has she most fortunately sustaiiied sin material hurt. Tne villains made weir escape across the fields on the fist alarm. Mr Adkins, the governor of the House of Correction. Coldbatii-fields, died on Friday morning, after a long illness. Vickery, the senior principal officer of Bow street, waited upots Sir R. B.rnie in the course of the day, to inform him that he intended to become a candis. - slate for the vacant situation, which is- in the gift of Ilse Middlesex Nlagistrates, and to solicit his sanction and support. S:r R. Birine • (timely promised both, and took the opportunity of bearing testimony to the intelli gence and activity uniformly shewn by that officer in the performance of his duty. He had been 25 years in the po"ice, and 13 years of that time a principal officer of Ma Bow street establislxnent, and he hid several times been desperately wounded in the execution of his duty. Upon out occasion, in endeavouring to apprehend two- ' men charged wail murder near Finsbury-square, his scull was fractured, several of his fingers broken, ansi be was left for dead.--A recut ..... endation to the rest of the county magistrates, on behalf of Vickery, was imme diately signed by Sr R. Biritie, G. R. blinshull, T. Halls, and W. Beckett, Esqrs. the magistrates on the bench ae the time. BersToL MAIL.—As this mail from London on TursJay last was changing horses at Frosfield, owing to ' some altercation betw, en the coachman and horse-keeper. the horses set off without coachman or guard. An out side and inside passenger were injured, but two-gentlemen (Mr. Ricketts, of Wino!, and Or. Somers, of Mendip lodge,) keeping their seats escaped unhurt. The horses went On at a steady quick pace, till they reached the gale at the entrance to Marlborough forest, where one of the leaders struck against the gate, and broke from the rest : the coach was dragged by the three renting horses into the forest, and brought to a stand-still among the trees; in about Ott minutes a Bath coach came up with coach , - • mail and guard, and with proper asaistatice the mail•pro. ceeded ; the coachman not forgetting at the end -of the stage to ask for hisfeefer titeitlion. On Thursday night last, about half -Oast ten, as Mr. John Morgan, lxnsholder, of Tunbridge, was on his • return from Maidstone. where he had been to convey a prisoner, he was stopped on the road betweee'filtibridge and kiadlow, near to Green Trees, by two footpads. one of whom was tall and the other short, who immediately' • attacked hint, and after beating him in a most inhuman mouser with thick pieces of hop-pole, robbal him of: property, consisting of one half-sovereign. 15 shillings um 2.ilver, a meinoratidom book in. a marble cover, con- • taMing some appraising accounts, a receipt for the afore said prisoder, a steel shot charge with powder in it, and (M organ thinks) likewise two t I. notes of the Tunbridge • bank. There is a new plan beginning to develope itself, of ruffians assembling and threatening persons who prose cute thieves to conviction. 'the metropolis swarms with ' housebreakers, and it is forsooth considered a great of fence by these villains and their connections, if persons do toot stiffer themselves to be robbed and plundered with; impunity. %Viten fellows are loured assembling (or the purpose of injuring or insulting those who proseuee of-- . fenders, we hope to find the police officers on the alert, and that niffians an conducting themselves will be dealt with according to the utmost rigour of the law. EIH urctrioN.—An application of attaffecting nature was made to Sir George Foram, at Marlborough-street, by the sou of a gentleman in consequence of his father's corpse hem.; disinterred. The gentleman stated, his fattier was buried a (lay or two since in a church-yard its the country, and the same night Re body was removed from its peaceful habitation by some resurrection men, who had been seen in the night coming down on the road front London in a light cart, which they had driven into a field, while it is supposed they plundered the grave of his lather's remains; every article whirls was pl ace d in the coffin was left, and the shroud, shirt, Bcc. were• taken from off the body. The gentleman had bpplied to several eminent surgeons, anal had been. admitted to many dissecting rooms, but could not find his father', body among the many which he saw;, his object was to procure an order from the magistrate, and the assistance of an officer in searching the premises of those surgeons who resided immediately within the district of the office, The magistrate gave him a letter, and dispatched Jeff reys, a very intelligent officer with him, btu hitbette the search is unsblCClOlul.