The National Register. — London, England, 1815-02-05 00:00:00

86 A few drys ago a little girl, about twelve years of age, walked deliberately into the sea, near Sunderland pier, and attempted to e:row a her.elt. A pilot observing her, rushed into the watery dente' t. ro:d brought her ••Itle ashore. On questioning the child as to the came o: her attempt at suicide, she declared that U. was in consequence of her mother in4,ting upon ber leorxing to write, and obliging her to p-ovide money to pay for her instruction, by gatihyring and belling atickt.! A great number of burglaries and other robberies have lately been committed in Hertfordsiiii e, partielarly in tlie neighbourhood of 11,,ekerel and Bishops Stortford. Vickery and Bishop, of Bow street, Office, were in consequence engaged by the Gentlemen of that pal t of the country, to endeavour to detect the robbers, which they succeeded doing at Bishops Stortford, where they appre hended Thomas Turner and William Pratt. The officers proceeded to search their bowies, where they found a large ti uss of broad cloth, a large quantity of stationery goods, and also ironmongery and otl►er articles, w Inch have been examined by the different parties whose Louses have been broke open and robbed, and who indentified them a!!. as part o the goods stolen froin their premises. There if: re also found on their premises by the Officers near one hundred skeleton keys of all descriptions and sizes, a number of dark lanthorns, and various other kinds of implements, which were recognised to be used in horse-breaking; several loaded and unloaded pistols. After the officers had taken the men into custody, they were recognised as tUo notorious poachers in that part of ;i►e country. They have been examine:l before the acting Magistrates of the district, and fully cennmtted for trial to Hertford gaol. About one o'clock on Sunday afternoon, two men went to the house of Mr. Merrington, fanner, of. Bntsbury, Essex, during the absence of the family, and asked the female servant, who was left at home alone, for something to cat; but she told them the family were gone to chapel, and therefore she could not give them any—at the same time she very prudently kept the door closed. The villains then proceeded to enter the house at the chamber window, by means of a ladder, and immediately began to break open all the bureaus, drawers, hutches, &c. that they could find, wherein they found a coasiderable booty, with A% hich they made a precipitate retreat. While the robbers were busily employed above stairs, the servant ran to Mountoes•ing church, a distance of amile and a half, and gave an alarm of the robbery, when parties were immediately dispatched in i iTeriast d'rectiot s, and the villains wore soon after taken in a field near the above church, in the act of packing np the spoil.—Monday they underwent an examination at Chelmsford, and were fully com roitted fur trial. - One of the villain►.•, when apprehended was in the act of Mari ing a loaded pistol from his breast pocket, which he had woltai in the same state from.lllr. Merringtotes, and which there is no doktrt he intended to have dischareed at the constable who secured h:in, but who tortmiately caught hold of his arm at the moment. A third man, who was seen in company with these villains, and who is supposed to have been employed as a loak-out, is in custody. We hre *terry to announce that a horrid intirder was on Wednesday conanitted'on James Nbirrloch, a shopkeeper, at Latidgric, a small village, near Whitbitro, Scotland. The following are reported to be the circumstancei : . This poor man was, we understand, visited a few days ago by an old acquaintance of the same name ' who was a soldier, and itely discharged. This person had been hospitably entertained by the deceased, who kept house by himself ha that lonely part of the cuuntry. The neighbours were surprized that the shop was not opened on Wednesday - , as usual, and in the afternoon several of them assembled and forced open the door, when, to their astonish ment, they found the visitor and pretended friend, of whom they etiqnired what was become of the deceased, and were answered, that lie•had gone to Whithurn, whence he would return in the evening. This answer only raised their suspicion. They rushed forward, when they mere presented mall the awful spectacle of the murdered body ! The man immediately attempted to make his escape, but was quickly overtaken, and secured. The weapon with which this barbarous act was perpetrated, was, it is said, a carpenter's adze, which nearly divided the head of the deceased. The man, when taken into custody, bad the watch of the deceased, and some Bank butes concealed in his clothes, and some silver in his stockings. lie wits immediately conveyed to Liqlithgory jail, whence be was: . brought last night, on a warrant from the Court of Justiciary, under the charge of a mater of that Court, and Serjeant Major Inglis, of V.° Edinburgh Police establishment, and lodged in the Tolbooth of this city. It is thou ht will bo Lott:lei this dity to stand ifiaL—(Ediabvres Paper. lIMM O THE NATIONAL REGISTER. I . FEB. TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. BANKRUPTS. T. Tack, of the Haymarket, victualler, Feb. 4, at ten, 15, at eleven, and March 14, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Child, King street, Borough. E. Gwyn, late of Neath, Claniorganshire, corn•factor, Feb. 13, 15, and March 14, at eleven, at the Ship and Castle Inn, Neath. At- Unifies, Messrs. Gardales EA Young, Gray's W. Lewis, of Cwmgwrelach, Glamorgarishire, grocer, Feb 1.1, 14, and March 14, at eleven, at the Ship and Castle Inn, Neath, Glamor. ganshire. Anomie., Messrs. Cardailes and Young, Gray's Inn. T. Salt, of Leeds, iron founder, ieb. 8,9, at eleven, at the Bull and Mouth hin, Leeds, and March 14, at six, at the York Tavern, York. Attorney, Mr. Baitye, Chancery lane. E. and E. Buckley, of Delph, Yorkshire, cotton-spinners, Feb. 13 12, and March 11, at ten, at the Mosley Arms Inn, Manchester. At tornies, Messrs. Sheppard, Adlingion, and Gregory, Bedford-row. W. Sykes and T. Shackleton, of White Lion-street, Norton Falgate, seed merchants. Feb. 11, 14, acid Match 14, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Clinton and Carter, Saint Thomas's-street, South wark. J. Mayo, of Overbury, Worcestershire, miller, Feb. 17, 18, and March 14, at eleven, at the Northwick Arms Inn, Bengworth, Worces tershire. Attorney, Mr Taylor, John.street, Bedford-row. D. Keene, of Clark's-place, Islington, cabinet-maker, Feb. 4, at one, 11. at twelve, and March 14, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Williams, Ctirsiitir-st.reet, Chancery lane. S. Moline, or billiterrlarre, merchant, Feb. 11, 14, and March 14, at eleven, at Guildhall. Atturnies, Messrs. Buurdillun and 'Lewitt, Little Friday-street, Cheapside. SATURDAY'S LONDONSAZETTE. BANKRUPTS. J. Johnston, of Paradise-street. St. Mary-le-bone, slater, Feb. 79 1/, %id March 18, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Carlon, High-street, Mary-le-bone. W. Maclean, of Upper Maryle•bone-street, and NVigmore-street, cabinet-maker, Feb. 7, 18, and March 18, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Davie and John, Holborn-court, Gray's Inn. W. Cookesley, of Cross sit err, Islington, wine-merchant. Feb. it, 18, and March 19, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Rubins, Bloomsbury-square. I'. Newman, of Cheltenham, common brewer , dealer , Feb. 13, at six, 14, and March 18, at eleven, at the Plough Hotel, Chelten ham. Attornies, Mr. Meredith, Lincoln's Inn, New-square ; and Mr. Gwinnett, Cheltenham. J. Wilson, jim. of Seincoaltes, York, mahogany-merchant, March 6,7, and 19, at eleven, at the Dog and Duck Tavern, Kingston upcits Attornies, Mr. Williams, Red Lion-square ; and Mr. Hugall, Kingston-upon ull. W. Piper, of Bristol, cheese-factor, Feb. 17, 18. and March 18, at twelve, at the Commercial Rooms ' Bristol. Att o rnies, 111essrs. Poole and Greenfield, Gray's Inn ; and Mr. Livett, jun. Sinall-stree t, B ristol. J. C. Hopkins, of Shireltampton, Gloucester, cattle-dealer, Feb. 15, 16, and March 18, at twelve, at the White Lion Inn, Bristol. Attornies, Mr. Evans, Chepstow; and Messrs. Poole and Greenfield, Gray's Inn. J. Hackworth, late of Gedney, Lincolnshire, butcher, Feb. 4 . 3 , In. and-March 18, at eleven, at the Peacock Inn, Boston, A!torney, Mr. Rushworth, Halbeach ; and Messrs. Wordsworth and Addison, Staple Inn. S. Hill, of Norman Cross, shopkeeper, Feb. 20, at five t 21, and March 18, at eleven, at the Crown Inn, Stamford. Attorney, Mr. Clay, Stamford. J. Gallimore, pm. late of Bain:lent, Stafford. coal-master, March 8, at four, 9, at ten, at the Crown Inn, Slime, 18, at tvv elve at the Vine Inn, Stafford. Attornies, Messrs. Berridge, Hatton Garden ; and Mr. Ward, Burslcm. J. C. Wood, of Liverpool, merchant, March 1,2, and 18, at one, at the New Globe Tavern, Li arpool. Attorney, Mt. Harrison, Austin-friars, London. J. Holbert, of Bristol, merchant, Feb. 10, 15 and March 18, at one, at the London bin, Bristol. Attornies, Sir S. Wbitcombe and King, SetieantlAtin, London ' • and Mr. Fraukis, Bristol. IV. Oakley, of flails, coach-master, Feb. 6,1?, and March 18, at eleven, at the Beds Taxersa, Idristel, At tonics, Sir S. Whitcombe • awl Eitig,:ierjeukt'o Inn, Loudon i 444 Mr. frapliik,