The National Register. — London, England, 1818-04-20 00:00:00

ir•or• I tzj R :ate Sir ki..haril Croft by his will appoints his wiri l) tans Margaret Craft, Matthew M. I)., and lhonies Ueumun ehecutors- The personal pro..-rty ltss been proved tinder the stint of Pi,tkli.)l. which he had t freehold estate in AViitshire. The codicil to his will is (kited February, 1815. Admiral Iltinglas, previous to his departure from reeeived a vi,it frosn a native who is rejarili.l as the ratr - .1 of the ishunl : he is 14:i years of age, anti in so •good health, that on tlart day he waliked from his house (which is on the Hope Fie:ate) t , tile Admiral's resi dence and back again—about 11 muss. lie was never off the island ; the great earthquake. there, in 1687, is yet impressively remeinhereti iti:n ; he was then a stout lad. The Admiral was so highly gratified by the complhaient, and the venerable ntn's intcresting eii pearance, that he brought bona.: c v:rrcct likeness of him. which, we understand, he intends to send to the Exl.ibition in London. SeciitTMO.—STIIING AND Ram - mi.—On Tue i lav cveinng fortZ 4 4 ;.7inea% were &posited, at the Cagle av‘re, Hi - Magri, between the above first-rate pugilists. and articles of ligreement entered into, to ieeet, oil the 7th day of August next, Mr 100 guineas mil= of London ; and, in conseiquence sef the accident Painter sustained in his late battle, the Ting is to be made with only eight starts, instead of twelve. Betting, 6t04 nn . Thursday Lieutenant Bouifant, lite flag Lieutenant t , ) Vice Admiral Pitlnore, arrived at thc Admiralt seith dispatches, announcing the death of that officer at l's....wibundlaml, of which settlement he was Goveraor mel Commander in Chief. The Admiral's remains have kleu brought home in the Fly sloop of war, after a passage of 2 days. The winter at Newfoundland has been very severe ; and it was not till after a labrwious eaertion of nearly three weeks, that the Fly could be got through the ice to sail home. The Princess Elisabeth packet, which has just ar rived from Rio Janeiro, was captured on her passage by a Spanish ship, in consequence of the commander of the latter not having understood to what country the ea..ket bee aged. The passengers were plundered of t: is r'uney end other effects ; but, as soon as the Spa captain was made acquainted with his mistake, and vas assured that the vessel and passengers were Eug ii.,h, he ordered all the property that had escaped the ra7acity of his sailors to be restored. All the despatches except one parcel of papers, were thrown overboard and last. The parcel that was saved hail been entrusted to thy care of Colonel Ouseley, one of the paavngers, by the King of Portugal. in order to be delivered to hi Ambassader in London. When this was thrown everbuard, the iron weights attached to it fell off, and ti.e parcel floated on the surface of the sea. Colonel )useley then picked it up, and in opposition to the t!.reats and iajores of the Spaniar.ls, gallantly succeeded reservie„ , it. On his arrival in town, yesterday, he la:l.:tea on the Portuguese Ambassador, and executed th Commission, with which he had been entrusted. .1 rumour is in circulation of a matrimonial alliance between the sister of the much-beloved Prince Leopold and a metnher of our Royal Family. Should this event be browrht to the desired . co:id:I:ion, Prince Leop ld is said to have signified his intention of relinquishiur; a ran of the princely income which he owes to the litte r...4w of this country, towards improving the situation of his favourite sister and her Royal Consort. The Carlisle Journsl g:ves the following Recount of the spirit of emigration prevalent in that quarter : We understand that not fewer than 14 families are Fcparing to emigrate from Caldcwgate alone, one of the outAirts of this city. During the week a great Lumber of men, women, and children passed through Lae for port Aunan, thenco to proceed acres the At- Ipntic and it is coujccturetl, that the vessel which will convey them, contained upwards of 40 tinnilies from this neighbourhood and the adjacent borders of Scot land. In the last vessel which sailed front Dumfries to America, 165 individuals voluntarily expatriated tbernaelves to avoid the eatremity of human distress 'which assailed them at home." It is said, that a settlement of accounts has been re quested with a gentleman, who sometimes received the si.lary of the late Mrs. Jordan, at de: Treasury ei 1 )rary lame Theatre. iSlissSkpliens shortly leaves town for Dublin, where Mite is te,gsged to sing at the theatre for a braited num- L::r of nights. The management of Drury-lame have at length given Ll:iston aa engagement. Ide is to perform a certain :lumber of nights in every week for the remainder of the season. Mr. Kean only arrived from Scotland, •a Monday evening, at Drury Lane Theatre, just in time to dress for lie:/surd tide Third, having performed at Edinburgh on the Thursday night preceding., told travelled the whole of the road from thence to London without Jesting. in a post chaise and fir. Yesterday, Mr. James Williams, printer, of Fortsea, who bail bean sentenced to a year's imptisonment in our gaol, and to pay a fine of 1001., for publishing of parodies on the Litany, was releaaed, lw un erder L. In the Sacretary of State.—/Imarshiie U~7'f:• ~,:y' r'"A` - ` T Fri NATIEWAL REGItzTER. On Saturday, the Anniversary Festival of the St. Patrick's ikorevolent Institution was held at the City of London Tave , n, his Royal Highness the Duke of Kcut iu the chai,.. The Royal Chairman was accom panied by Lord ( astlereagh, the Duke of Leinstcr, the Marquises of Ilc alfirt and Dowashire, and several of the Irish Noblent m. The Royal Chairman took occasion to enlarge on th merits of this benevolent institution, without reference to their particular opinions. Lord Castlereagh, in proposing the health of the Royal Chair man, congratulated the Meeting on having his first as sistance on his arrival in thi:: country. The Duke of Kent, in returning thanks, did not know that he might have the pleasure of again presiding at the anniversary, and took that opportunity of proposing as President, in tliture, a Nobleman Avert qualified to the office, the Duke of Leinster.—(Loud applanse.)—A large sub scription was made in the room, and the Meeting con tinued to .njoy convivial intercourse until a late hour. Lord Glentworth has declared his intention of offer• ing to represent Limerick. Kelly and Sp' he two boys sentenced to death tbr br.ving fire ;l Bank notes, but whose exec-odor) was r:.spitifif in consequence of Finney being suspected as enticing them to commit the act, are to be transported to New South Wales. They, together with Chapman the resurrection man, are now on hoard the Retribu- . tion einviet ship at Sheerness, waiting the arrival of the Glory transport, to convey them and several others to Port Jackson. REctinnett's REPORT.—Oat Saturday the Reconler made a Report to his Roy;11 Highness the Prince. Re gent of the following convicts under sentence of death in Netvglite, viz : R. Clayton, for stealing goods in a dwelling horse ; C. Pringle, for a like offence; Keefe, for burglary; W. Dickens, for a like ()Weiler ; R. Bishop, fur house breaking ; J. Rain, forstealiog in a dwelling house ; J. Ward and Harriet Skelton, for oat ering forged batik notes; T. Cope, for stealing goods in a ditching house ; J. Dogherty, for burglary ; M. Ready and T. Gessip, tier stealing in a dwelling house ; and J. Miller, for sheep stealing; when J. Ward and Harriett Skelton, w ere ordered for execution on Friday. The rest were respired dining pleasure. Maria Rehm). was left an orphan when only three ;cows old. She was brought up in a respectable family till her teth year, when she emered service, in which etatinn the continued till her marrirge ssith Jolla Skelton, in 1410, a housepainter her husband soon prov ed himself a most abandoned aril vicious character; for six years she had to bear every thing malice or barbariity could inflict, when finding hitivelf unable to maintain his wire and indulge his propensity to driaktog, he I,lt her totally destitute, in lodgiuos, in London, wi:h the fixed determination of never seeing her again. At this juncture, elm accidentally met her brother, Mr. Goodlock, si ith worm Mr. and Mrs. Skelton. had been lowg at variance. On hearing her story, Mr. Goodluck offered her a comfortable asylum with him, upon condition she would entirtly abandon her husband. This she refused r alleging that her duties as a wife required her tad° nothing to exasperate him. whilst there remained any hope of a reconciliation, being unable to endure the thoughts of a total separation from Mr. Skelton, whom al: along i she tenderly laved. Determined to make one more effort, she fol lowed him to Rauh:bridge, where he was at work. She only asked him toallcw her ss. per week. though she well knew he was gaining, at that time 555. weekly : cut this he peremptorily refused. Mrs; Skelton had now no resource left but bet brother. and to him the went. about 1816 ; he by degrees unfolded a anfatairry of which she had previously no suspicion ; and she discovered Mr. Goodluck to be a n „ler passer of forged Bank of England notes; he arncstly en - treaoll her to unite in her fatal traffic. For ten months shedisregarded his warmestisolielutions; but in November, 1617, her brother hav ing contracted a debt of 601-. which he was unable to pay, told her plainly, that unless she assisted in passing notes, lie must go to pri. sail. tool she woulit be leR destitute. as before. This shook her virtue; :eel Mrs. Skelton. not only began uttering forged sows. but also opera:it her tunic for the receptiou of luose characters. in the hopes of raisin;; rite neetssary sum. Tuesday evetine, a` at half pe.o. seven o'clock, a fire broke out at tle lone of Mr. Iliges, Wahher-row, Gt. Surrey-street, Black friars-toad, wh'eh. limn the wart a a plentiful supply of water. ((tw in:: in some alterations being made in the road near the Cobourg theatre) threatened at one time to prove very destructive to the ad jettling homes. The flame was en rapid, that it was with the great • est difficulty ten infants, one only six, and the other ten months old, were saved Imin the devouring element. by being thrown out of the window. It apps ars that Mr. Diggs is a hat manufacturer, and had taken a large cm' , r ler exportation. with which he was proceeding, and hail every part et his little dwelling full of the name:facture used in hat making. Towards the close of the day. himself and journey m: n left off work, and they bad all qui:ttel the house, lows his wife up stairs undressing the children to put ditto t o bed. She found the smell of fire. and with her infant Miter artne went to the workshop h wait to a - certain the cause. when on opening a door, the Yount s burst with dreadful violence on her; she dropt the infant in the pas !owe, and flew up stairs to save the other two. whom she natal no: a moment before left ; hut the flames and smoke followed tier tv't't omit rapidity, as to reinter the attempt impossible. She was lost in tire and smoke, and on leer regaining the paoeige she (mild not find her infant, and with the greatest difficulty readied the street, where, ia an almost frantic state, she told the sad tale. A young man who heard her, instantly rushed it , and returned with the irtfaant, who wi.h himself e drentliully burnt ; the tonne: is not likely to receiver, and the voting man has been wail to an lite:rite!. After be fad -:avetl the Fre done kllow et chime. lie learnt that tri o miter children were still in the house, and, ha't he not be n restrained by the lookers on, he weed', have attempted to save their lives; hut by this time r o deob; existed of their having been taunt to death, so rapid were the titmice. The bodies of the tins children. the one six, and the other four vests ef age, have been dog out in' the ruins. 'flue man who saved the child is a sailor. W'ellneaday rooming. between twelve and one &clod: the slam of fire resounded through the town of %V Melon. Drums in thc barrarke beat to arms. The house of Mr. Fowl., in 'fit:ante-street. was dis covered to be Ott fire. and tow entirely consumed. loge then with the adjoining haute.. occupied by Mrs Cooke. Grunt prime is due to the ittilhary fr their exertions With their engines firm) the barracks. Tut olay morning, chi lt half past five o'clock, a fire broke out at Mr. ('larks s, nil end colour .::n, in Skinner.etreet, Somettonati ; and owing to the different articles contained therein, it fin a short time motel most furiously. threatening destruction to the lonises ad ;flieieg eastward, and thoaeor the ol.po.ite sides: but by the arrival of the engines, and the exerriens of the firemen. the devouring the. mend we.. corttinri to Mr. elarke'e. anti the o . er part of thee adjoin. in 4 to etc. Mr.Clerke's altscat rrevidentrally r:sped through thebeek part of the prerniees, leaving the v.hole of their poverty to thedestructien of the therm.% Uotin a more geneul surv7 of Northeimberleod Douse. it has hetet found necessary to take dow n sad rebuild the ht.atera Tower, 117 t!; , lt Or the N cat. APRIL to Th!! neighbourhood of Carter-L:ne, Tooley-street, was on Thurs. day thrown into great confusion, i)y an attempt made by a man, named Michael Kirby, who resided in Cartes-lane. to murder his four infant children. On Wednesday morning Ise heat his wife in a dre id. ful manner, and ou Thursday repeated the assault so violently, that she was obliged to leave the house. and fly for protection to the neigh bours. A few minutes after her flight, screams of a licart.rending nature were heard to proceed from the children; several persons rushed in,..and made their way to the apartment whence the cri proceeded. The door wasfastened on the inside; they broke it op en , and on their entrance di scovere d Ki r b y, w i th a knife in his hand, in the act of applying it to the throat of one of his children ; he was. immediately secured' by Kinsey and Welfare, officers of the Town I all, who had been sent for by some of the neighbours. The terrified infants stated, that when their father fastened the door, he swore he would murder them all. Six prisoner,: cOt;in - ;;Cted to Norwich gaol. on suspicion of house breaking and rob!;e7y, effoetud thuir escape a few daym since. Flye of them, at the time, were heavily ironed. Throe of them have iin:e been retaken. BIRTHS. At raris, lady Cenrge Wm Russel. of a danghter.—The lady of P. Mackay. Esq. cf a sun.—Mr. . of Walthamlow, of a rm.—The lady of 11. Austteick, as daughter. MAHRt ED. Lieut. Col. Dick, of the lloyal II ighlanders, to Eliza Ann, dint. of f. Macaribb. Eaq. of Arthurstone, Pertshire.—.l. flughts, F:sl4. of Oriti College, (hind, to Elizabeth, &a. of 'l'. V. Cooke, Esq. of Hertforl-ztreet„ Clerksait. M.A. of 'rrinfty CO.. lege, Censi.:idge. to Miss Boma), of Ftothertield Peppard. Ifeolr - on-Thartics.—The Rev. J. Lowndes. Rector of Okelerd Fitapais, Dorset, to Charlotte, dam. of the Hey. M. 11. Bartholomew. Het-tot of Ecl;4enot, Nerthremr , w‘shire.-I,V. ,*teirilen, Esq. to Willielmitts. dao or captain miller. canrk, Esq. to Mary Anti, eldeet d m ,. of J. Clues. Kl. of livorstusa.—.T. Simmons, E,q. of Ho, ehe,ter. to Elisabeth, youngest date of T. Fielder, Esq. of Dora. plate, Sarre;.—Mr. J. Bloomer, to Sties M. A. Atlerton. DIEU. Sir R. Ganunon, Bart. uncle bathe Marchioness of Buekingharn. —At Bricknell Manor, the Rt. lion. lady Olivia P. Duaeombe, den. of the Earl of Cavan.—ln Jamaica. Grace, dau. of the Hob. Geo. Pinnock.—Mrs. Browne, relict of Col. Browne, of Glcnnagary, Ire- Spalifili,g, in the act of reading a chapter in the Bible, in his 7sth year, Mr. H. Barrett, a Dissenting , Minister.—Admiral Ferguson, Esq.—At Dublin, Sir Richard Musgrave, Bart.—Error Countess of belianiont.—T. Howerbank, Ex. of I.othbury.—At Sidtnouth, Dr. J. Clarke, late physician to the Nottingham hos pital.—Mr. A. Ilitchin. Gerrard-street, Soho.—At Dundee, Mr. F. Whetstone.—Mary, the wife of Mr. T. F. Bristow, Monkweil strcet.—Mrs. Mary Scott, wife of the Rev. J. Scott, of Barthomew lane.—Elizabeth, the wife of the Rev. J. Smith, Vicar of Bieetterwe- J. Lawson, Esq. F.R.S. Director of the Machinery of his Majesty', Mint. LONDON 41/4/IK.E.2Y. CORN-ExciIANGE. FRIDAY, APRIL 17. The Wheat trade has been dull since Monday, and Dale/ also does not meet so briNk a sale, though offered from Ys.is . pr? cheaper.—Peatis and Pease fullysupport th,ar price, and Oats sell on full as good t?ruis.-13 other articles we have no alteration to notice, MONDAY. APRIL so. There was a liberal supply _ of Erigliall W * Wheat this morn. and Upwards qUareave of same day week • tidied a decline of several shillings per quarter sur ee last Monday—Barley and Malt were each Onager —'fick Beans were dearer, likewise Boiling and Grcy Pease—Fine fresh Oats met a ready sale at last week's priers s the inferior sots were cheaper--Rapeseed and linseed with little variation. S. S. S. S. 4. P. Wheat 56 a In WhiteFeases4 a6O Poland Oats 26 a 35 Fine ditto 72 a 96 Grey Pease 48 a 54 Fotatoe ditto 25 a2O Rye 52 a 35 Bc.ins 45 aSG Fine Flour 75 abe Fine Mirky 38 a 56 Ticks 46 a 56 Second ditto 70 475 Malt 56 aB4 i Oats . 32 RapeSeed4sLa PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of the best Wher.ten thro•r;hout the me• ropolis, is stated by the Bakers to be 14d. Qtr..r:em Loaf.— tome Halters sell the Quartera Loaf from Id. to 3d. lower. AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN I'ER QUARTER. IN ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THC Vretk CH Di NG APRIL :1. Wheat. I I Rye Barley Oats I Beans I Pease 19 10 I 53 8 5l 1 I 32 1 1 55 i 55 2 raicr OF MEAT, NiONDAY, S)IITHFIZLD. VI Wt:AVE s. d. f. d. Ileacir of C,lttk at Reef-- % 0 a 5 4 Sntit Afield. Mutton —4 4 a 6 a 6 o Pork 4 0 a 6 0 Lamb— 6 0 MIL O. NI) LEADENIIALI Carcase I. d. licef 3 6 a 4, • Mutton-4 S a .', • Veal k 0 a 6 tr Pork 4, a 6 I.zmb 3Sa ZN Dw•ts, about—. 2330 Sheep 1.3C0 Calves Figs HAY AND STRAW PER LO.tU. d. d. Avrr..f. s. d. ilrty 4 0 0 a 5 15 0 4 11 6 Sml - .1:EILI.0 -('lover 4 0 a 7 0 0— 310 u ( mum 1 16 0 a 3 0 0 1114 4 4 0 a t's to 0 3 7 0 Sr. JAMES'S CIOWL7 0 n Aa 0 0 0— Yttaw 3 0 0 a 3 9 0— 5 4 6 _ - _ 113 y 5 5 OaG G 0-3 WniTEc 041/PEI ( . I.)Ver ti 6 0a 7 7 0 G Ds Straw 2 18 01. 3 3 0 5 0 AVERAGE 1'It1C1?. OF SUGAR. Cornputedfrom the Returns nytdo in the week ending April 15. tr 111 iw.r cwt. exclusive of the Duty of Customs paid ur pa) able ti tenon on Importation thertrof into Great Britain -1 Sorrow: Is 471zettr. ) nitre ON STOCKS. Baal: Stock ... 3 per Cent. lteitneed . 791 3 :orr Cent. Controa 7 9 0 4 rr t't :It. r. prr Cont. Navy 1fr,31 1:0:Ji Stock 1 litta Brads (5 1 , 41 Cont.) Si r 8 rr E x chooscr Bilis, it - 1.1.a Day 18 20 pr C orsols for BCii LongAtiLuitic .9-:6 Imrcr , f :—Printed rubliphed by H. Vl'', wF. lin. RS'. ft. I.ctucen st. tiunetan''s church and Fetter ) and' torn 3r41.(1 irto f u , l utyy by a n N ew initr, Bocac:llcrs, rata of du: Bowl, frcc vs ivbuyt. *■n : 1 i'. -- NO, uor and thn toa isle not but to i lro; wi