The National Register. — London, England, 1818-10-18 00:00:00

334 MOST MELANCHOLY CATASTROPHE. Charles Fielding FitzgeralJ, Lieutenant in the Royal Ear gineers, being on a visit to Colonel and Lady Charlotte ' Strut!, at their seat, Terling.place, Essex, was, on Thotraday last. requested to accompany Captain Tyrell, son of Sir John Tyrell, Hart. of Boreliainhouse ' and Captain Stuart, of the &I Dragoon Guards, (nephew of Lady Welthons,) in a sporting excursion on the Colonel's estate. :laving met with good sac. Cells, they halted al t three o'clock, to take some refresh ment, a short distance from 4 I,n2e pond in the Colonei't park; and whilst partaking of their repast, one of the eine made to the pond, and swim..., a wi:d duck, which Mr. Fits gerald presently shot; it fell nearly in the middle of the wa ter, %shack covets about an elle of land. Mr. F.( being an excellent swimmer) was about to it miress.himself and go in for it ; but being warned by his companions of the danger of so doing, and particularly by Mr. Get.rge Tesler, who had accompaitied them, and was well acquainted n ilk the depth of the pond, he was induced to relinquish his intended project, upon Mr. Taylor setting off for a dog that had been used to the water ; but, becoming very impatient, he again renewed his intention of going in for it; and, Although Captains Tyrtll and Stuart again very properly expostulated se ith him upon the probable danger of so doing, he still persisted, and begged they would not be alarmed, saying, lie was nut atraid of the water. He sit tick off boldly hone the head of the pond, where the water es deepest, and was 'WOO within a Yew yenta of the bird, but feeling himself is exhausted, hail the reso- Intim' to return without veistriring farther; and having got within about thirty feet of the place where lie entered, lie made a sudden stop (bring probably, seized with the cramp, lot, as is conjectured, broke a blood vessel, his stomach lie. tog very full, *vet having bled profusely after he was got (mlO arid groaning twice, "Oh ! Oh!" sunk, to rise no more alive!! Captains Tyrell and Stuart were, of coarse, eye witnesses of this tragical and an ful sight, and it were lit vain to attempt to picture the distress it occasioned them. When an event so truly awl ul as this occurs, a beholder is apt to be overcome with terror, or may be induced to plunge in immediately, without proper precaution ; and although Cap. Lein Stuart did acne:lily jump in at the moment lie saw Mr. Fitzgerald sink, lie formed the prudent resolutiou to return immediately, and lie and Captain Tyrell were quite collected. The former then hastened to Teiliug - place, fur Assistance when John Strut,. Esq. sou of Colonel Strati, i 111 l ately set off for a surgeon. lit the mean time, Captain Stuart had procured assistance; and having fastened a tops to his body, spiung into the .eater, and he lector au excellent sw river, exerted himself in every possible way to tied his ttilloi • !wrote companion, but wilhoot slice, ss ; and tt Wili with considerabie difficult) Captain Stoat t was rescued. the pond being full of weeds. Alr.haker, of Mi.ridox Hall (will. h is a sport distance from the pond), and has son, Mr. William Baker, of Chairmen; Ongar, who was on a visit at his friend's. hearing of the de* eident, hastened to the spot, where Colonel Strait had joist an eased, inn the greatest distress. Many other persons had also, bs this time, an i verl. Mr. W. Baker,anxiously hoping, it the body could be got. Wit immediately, Isle might probably lee restored, and having iinziressed the rope being fastened rmutl inn , ventured inlo the pund, but his attempt proved altogether inetlectual. A third person also went in, t w i n , : a coal ewimmsr ; hut front the extreme coldness of the water (it being a silting pond), and the obstruction arising tram the ss eeils, was also unable to effect the touch wished for object. lr. 'lluinkiits, surgeon, at Witham, %Ito had been scut for, had by Ibis lime an ed. Recourse was then bud to drags; anal the body was foetid, but not till after the elapse of two hours since he stink; and every menus that the superior abilities of Mr. Totukins could de site to restore hie were f ur several hours persevered in, but without success. Thus was a young man, of rank and talent, in life's full prime, suatched, in a few moments, (ram this world, and hurried into the presence of his Maker, without an opportunity being afforded him of taking leave of those dear comiections he had the happiness of bring allied to, or eel reconciling himself to the will of the Almighty. An inquest was beld on the body out Saturday, when the Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of Acoideutally Drowned. Lientenaut Charles Fielding Fitzgerald was born on the 21st of December, 1726. His father, Lord Robert Fitzgerald, wassuu to the thou Dnke of Leinster, the father also of Lady Charlotte Strum His mother was the sister of Earl 1t inelselsea. Lord and Lardy Robert Fitzgerald are sow at PAM. On Friday se'nnight, about one o'clivelt in the morning, a fire wit., di.covertrl in a hay stack. in the parish of Kennington, h.:long ing in Dr. Breton ; information was inimoliately dispatched to Ashfonl, Kent, from whence the engines arrived, and a goal , upply of water enabled the persons present to confine the devouring clement to the stark where it commenced, %Inch was entirely convittned. A bye-stander *mostly interrogating a boy present, drew from him a etedosonti that his tuber and another man set the stack on fire ; in ennsermence search was made for the inecnthariei, and one Rile taller) wet traced to Northam, where lie iva, taken into eti , tody on Monday evening, and on Tuesday brought to Ashford for ex amination. tht the .2ist ult. a bey, who had been keeping hogs for Mr. J. Mamma. of Gluon-lull Farm, near Ilartford, suddenly disappeared ut noon. Much search was made after him in vain, until about Whir o'clock on the morning of the v.td, the boy's mother, who was still emptoyed in looking for him, fancied she heard a noire in a Bulk hole. She went to the mouth of it, and calling loudly, to her great deli t ;ht, was amok eral by her son, who said he hail fallen into the hole, but was not Mitt. '(lie wtronu. immediately got acsi•tanee & id a rope bring let down to the boy, he ii‘ed it round his body, and was safely taken out from a depth 01 between 30 .uxl to feet. On AVethiesility night about eight o'clock, a gang of fellows went to th h onk! of 7.1 e. Crowder. hatter. in Union -street, and while one of them evicted the stop awl endeavoured to amuse Mr. C. by ,tat lug to hi m , tha t he wanted his hat iiew trimmed, his contractor' ,ariie a :era! hats than th•throisind made off: Mr. Crowder seized the man whit had addressed him, sent for Mt. Mau. the ornstabie, anti gave hint into custody. and Watts was prweetling with hint to the watch. hou..te. when he was sttat.heil by the other past of the gang. who rescued the pri-oner, and beat the constable to a most inhuman manner. When picked up. samba minutes elapsed before any sign o;-life appeared. Friday morning, about eleven o'clock. Mr. Wm. Taylor, currier, of No. WI, litownlow. street, having placed some bird-Ilme on the tileirof his work gimp. tOr the purpose of owning birds, in Celp.• q• senceuf one of Otent entangling in the lime, Mt. Taylor to attempt. ing to emit, on the. tiles and Oa a rotten water spot, which bMite,. and he Omits' headthreistaist to tlie F.remtett of the yard, by wtdeit his sku.l eau; fractured in tome. tlistrent plaers; be was carried into his how. iu to insensibility, and a surgeon who was pmcurialt dressed i.oitad,t, and he now ties in the greatest pain whhout hope et recot ery. • it wo , den Friitnv ectettnittetl, at 1. 7 1101441. that no Benefit so°, eddy had a to afrif,re th„...lirtairea allowance toff member, per w.• ,, %. the . eich a r.-v•ontsiti of the insjoi+y;.litikpresiously submit rod to tht.Mairietrater, at ti.rar ZAttet Semiutet eta lip. THE NATIONAL REGISTER POLICE. GUILDHALL. Edward Jones, a man of respectable appearance, way; brought before Altlertnau %Vaithniau under the following cir cumstances His wife said be was a law stationer, and had been married to her ten yeals. They had two children. notwithstanding which they were wet y unhappy in earth other's company: aed after many separations, the emoutpience of his violence, they filially parted 4113111 two years since. Her husband did not impiove in Isis temper by absence. Ile became almost fero• cious, traced her to every dwelling to which she went Ihr llsge, and threatened to take away her life. Her tears were in particular excited by the fellows attitudes in which be ap peered r for it was not unusual with him to order tier to pre pare fur another world, and at the same time hold a case knife to her throat. It was also his custom to put a penknife limier his pillow. In one of these fits, lie cut his own throat. and was in consequence confined it St. Bartholomew's bospi. lel several mouths. After this she did not see him fur many mouths; he, however, traced her to her t esidenee in Ang e l. street, St. Martin's-le Grand, and acted most mitt ageously, nn pretence of a desire to see Isis children. The assistance of the police became necessary. He submitted to theca on condition of being allowed to see his eitililren in at day. 11C Came again for that purpose, and acted rationally until they ap peared. He then 'seised the elder child, swore he would take her away, and that lie would minter the witness if she in. trriered. He rats with the child into the street, and threat ened destruction to all who should attempt to oppose him.— Au officer, against whom lie was about to use a large stick which he brandished, got hold of him, and the child having been thus rescued ran to her mother. The complainant was not indebted to her limiliand for soppoi t. His means were good, Wash.: had been anode independent of him by her mo ther, who advised her on her death bed to avosd him. Alder man Waithmata itsked Mrs. Jones whether she thought her husband was sane or not. The complainant mentioned this conduct of the unfortunate man as a proof of the contrary. A gentleman in the office said, he knew the prisoner had in a fit of passion or madness cot his throat two years ago. The prisoner said, lie loved his wife and wished to live with her. He loved his children too, and was anxions to watch over their interests. Alderman %ratline:le, hosing consulted with some persons as,pistinted with the ',likes, said, he never knew a case of greater aggravation. ils re, he said, was a woinau of great respectability, seppm Jim; and educating her children at her own expense, while her husband, who had ample means, never tendered them the slightest assktailee. The wile was irreproachable, if there was no other proof of it than his wish to live with her again. How then could his conduct be accounted fun ? The Alderman thought the niost advisable course would be to send Mr..lones back to the Gangster to undergo medical esainitiatioe. One of the Poi-tuts of the Mlle sasage inn was fitted 20s. and costs, on his own confession, fur the overcharge of a parcel die erted to Mr. Bartlett trout Farnham. The charge in the way bill was ts. The defend:tit fahtieatedt a ticket. and charged Is. Sd., porterage 3d. Alderman IVaillinian said this was a great evil. He liesisated whether lie should not order the pi opt letors of inns 41111 coaches, in cases of this k hid, to he Input:ld before him for punishment. In the pre. sent ease, however, the proprietot had made out a lege' ticket agreeably to the act, and the defendant had feloniously alter ed it. Mr. Hai mei, for the defendant, prayed the mercy of the Court, which was bestowed. lle swiss dismissed, after au admonition which lie will nut be likely to forget. Joseph Smith, who was appri heeded on a charge of having embezzled considerable sums of money, the property of Mr. Fagg, of Holborn, was committed on the following case : William Rue, guard to the Exeter Auxiliary coach, stated, that on the 19th of September lie paid to the prisoner the .111111 of 121. Ids. Oil, as appeared on the face of the way hill, for which Smith gave hint a receipt beari.ig his initials. Mr. Fagg said the 'summer was the only one of his servants who am:minted to I for cash. 'Dime was no sloth entry as the 511111 jlll.l mentioned in the cash book on the I9th of Septem ber : on the contrary there appeared opposite the name of Rue the word 0 nothing." Mr. Andrews, counsel for the poi_ soner, seemed surprised that the prosecution should go for ward, Mr. Pegg having formerly declared that he did not intend to press it. Mr. Fagg sunlit hail been his intention not to piosecute, if the dchesency had not exceeded 5001. ; but since that deficiency had been admitted by the prisoner, tip wards of 2001. more were unaccounted fur. 110 W STREET. Two persons, who some time since had bailed a girl of in teresting aapearance, named Catherine Barlow, tin. a common assanit up.w another eta I named Harcourt, peest toed them gels es beiore the Nlagistrate, and through the medium of an officer stated, that al t a fortnight ago the person fur whom they became bail had liven charged, with atiothergh I of the name of Elisabeth Smith, with an assault upon Harcourt. Elizabi-th Smith mold out pi arum bail. and was non in the House or C.,rreetion ; but they (the bail) having become 411.11erable tot the appeal anee of Catherine Ballow, and having tii.derstood that the as moan upon w hem the assault had heel; committed, was since dead, they felt it their duty to sur render her for the Magistrati 'it disposal. Catherine Barlow now piesented herself—she is youthful atilt possesses a Vely interesting counte.iance, and W 4. al ##### t to enter into a • jnstiticatiou of her conduct toward the de ceased, when the Alagistrate interrnpted her by observing, that he st be first better acquainted with the cirrunt. etnnees of the case, and lie begged Mr. Woods, the clerk, to rotes to the iiiiii ales of evidence taken at the time the charge was exhibited. Woods accordingly sefeired to it, and from the statement ola witness it appeared that the deceased was met by Barlow anti Smith, iu the neigh' knot of Hog turd Street, Fitzroy Square, nittl that Smith went top to her (whether from any previous quarrel did not appear) and knocked her down, and that Smith followed tip the assault by kicking her when she was down. _ . Mr. liteks enquired who held the warrant, and shortly afterwards Edwards appeared and produced it : hr stated that the get I I larcum I) WilA at the tune in a pregnant stale; that he had been subwipecnely removed to the Queen's Lyiug•in Hospital, where she died, hut had been pre ionsly brought to bed ; and lee lee stood the chili survived the •aatber chant ten days ors fore night. ks enquired if a Cep metes inquest had been held ou the body ?—Edwards repo, d that lee believed not, as he outlet - Aimed that she had been Misted onStoplay last. • Mr. Hicks tellMerVed, that the itra.itnet's tape might hr in solved in the death of the de% awed . he could not, therefote, idatil hrr to hail, until be erei%ed a rertitieate fruits home u g,•uttetuen who atientled her. She intht there tore be etminiiticiftil:f.itell t•rrtitiratr u.t• procured. 4“1:4 übtaiti...il a !curt' pro:i•.lional gen;:e,i.aia n.uttud gonif.4, Woo opene,l her batty , it Wit% ad. OCT if dressed to,%ir. Hicks, unit, we understand, stated that the yourg wl/111.111 died (nun fever, and ma by the kirks or bl ows inllicted oe her by Catherine ilarlow or Elizbacili Smith. The parties were consequently discharged. John Carpenter. ati old offendei, was charged with basing uttered a bred 51. note to Alr. le win, who keeps the Grapes public-lionse in i)nke Street. Lincoln's Inn-fields, and he was 460 Him ced with having a forged 11. note in his roe-session, knowing it to he forged. It appeared by the evidence of Mr. Irwin, that the prisoner came into his house, had something to drink, and observed that he had an aged infirm neither, and that be would take a pimple of bottles of wine for her. They were delivered to him, and his whole reckoning amounted to !is. I Id. in payment of which he gave witness the SI. note in question, with direc tions to put his name on it, which he said was" John Coniley, Fox Court, Gras's Inn-lane." Mr. Irwin did so, bat r oun d nu such person there; and upon apprehending loin, , the officer of justice found upon his person a li. note, which, to zether with the 51. proved to be longed. The prisoner was remanded. Thursday a meagre looking man applied to the Magistrates, J. E. Conant and F. Skeichley,Esgrs. for advice. He bided an old coat, which had as many hides in it as it wool,' if It had been visited by a shower at' aqua lot 'is. The owner said it had been for a considerable time deposited in a paw"- broker's shop—it originally cost 31. ss. which lie pawned far seven shillings—althongh it was then as good as new, he would not take but seven shillings on it. Magistrate.—" How long is it since you pawned it." Applicant.—" It is about three years. but I have always kept up the payment of the interest, and I think the 27th section of the Act will make the pawnbroker liable to the in- Mr. Sketchley.—" Why, my friend, I don't know how far the pawnbroker is liable to make good any damage done by these unavoidable intruders, the moth—l don't think it is wilful negligence, but here is a gentleman (Mr. Williams the Solicitor, being present) who is very conversant in the pawn broking business, and perhaps lie will tell you more about it." Mr. Williams reterred to the Act of Parliament, the 21th dance of the 40th of Gco. 111- chap. 99, which set forth— " that if such goods were tendered of less value by the de faith, neglect or wilful misbehaviour of the person with whom they were pawned." Mr. Sketchley, upon reading the above clause, observed, that the question in this case would depend on the degree of negligence exercised. Mr. Williams asked the applicant who was the pawnbroker, and was replied," Mr. Essex, in the Strand." Mr. Williams said, he slid not know whether, or not, Mr. Essex, jun. carried on the business of his father, who had been sonic time dead, but he was a strictly luniourabile man, and lie had no doubt would do every thing that was right. Mr. Sketchley recommended the applicant to go to Mr. I:4. sex, and beg his attendance at some convenient time, when the matter could be fully explained. Mr. Philip Salter, a baker, of Clare-street, Clare-market, appeared to two informations exhibited against him by ward Barrett, of No. 23, Holles-street, fur on the xth and 12th of the present month, two qaartern loaves short ut' weight. The defendant pleaded Not Guilty. The informant called his witness, Mr.Williain Birry, a shoe maker, at 25, Holle.B-street—blet Ireful e lie spoke to the fact, 111 r. Williams, the ho attended on behalf of the de fendant, wished to put some questions to him relative - to his c iiipeteney as a witn es s--aoul iu being examined, he said he did not expect any remuneration, he did it for the sake ut the public ; but upon being asked if lie did not expect the six shillings he had paid for the informations out of the penalty, provided the defendant should be convicted, he said he did, and if no conviction took place, he did not expect to be pa id the six shillings. The Magistrates held that he was clearly an interested wit ness, and therefore incompetent to give evidence. The second information was then entered into, and to prove it an interesting little girl, of eight years of age, named Mary Ann Walsh, was calied, and the Magistrates, by ques tions put to her, being satisfied of her competency to receive an oath, she stated, that cm Thursday', about • week since, she went to Mr. Salter's shop, by ti,e directions of Mr. Barry, and purchased a quartrin brick, fur which she paid lid. and that loaf she delivered to bon, but she could not say whether the one produced wit. the same or 'lot—indeed she believed it was not. The isiforination was immediately dis missed. A few days ago as Hooker and Jotter, of this office wens, passing up Wyeh Street, they observed two men under cir cumstances rather suspicious, one of whom was carrying a lower parcel, %%Well the officers suspecting had been disho nestly obt.iined, took them into custody, and the contents of the parcel Rimed out to be four new cloth table coven.—The Magistrate committed them for re•examinatiau. M IRLI101:01 1 0H STREE C. Randall, the celebrated pn;ilist, by way of finish to a night's spree, was charged with tiisui derly con:lino, early on Wed iieeday 'naming, with others in St. Giles's. There was no mischief dotie„ nil the defendant said he had been Ill'illk;114 With Some friend., who 114,1 kept him out late, and he and soine other genilenit n were first abused. The case was ills.. e ut ged. Jelin Teather was brought to this office by one of the officers of the Society tiir the Seppression Men dieity , charged with begging in the hold. at manlier from every pc!. who passed him in the Hampstead road. It appeal upon examination. that he had more than 5.., pence, in his pocket, the fruits of his dab's begging : lie had till lately been a silk-stocking weaver; hot the trade failitiche could not obtain any but interior workoi hich lie relinquished in favour of the more lucrative employment of begging. The prisoner hail two children. one in arms, evidently fur the pm , 101,4 e of %citing compassion, which were transterreil Icy the officer to the mother, anti the Was committed by Esq. fur I 1 flays, to Tothill.fields Itiidewell. The Rev. Mr. S•1111;111, who l'ormerly performed clerical ditties at St. Anne's parish. and also at St. Paid's, Shit I %veil, .vas eltereeil by Mr. 1 eivi•. Vestry Clerk of St. Aisne's, be fore G. Portant, Esq. with riotous and disorderly conduct, in knocking at the doors of the inhabitants, and ties:ging. Mr. Davis stated, that the defendant had formerly performed , I.e burial /WRIST at St. Anne's, hut of I ite had given way so mulch to drinking, that he was not only an annoyance to the elerey of the parish, from whom lie had at dales •nt !i:iies ie. rived sums of money, but to the whole of the riodaaris. He was continually knocking at their doors a. k ing eleiri.y, and he even went so far, 55 to advance into tht it pat lout., and rather demanded relief by Ilninl the names of uio cie poen of the parish and others in office. He had been times very troublesome at Mr. D.'s house. and h Comlb,s WAS such a house in Soho- qii ire, on W editesila that tie 1%:1S biked to the watch-liousu in a druulsen atAtC...•