The National Register. — London, England, 1822-10-13 00:00:00

35.1 MELANCHOLY CASE OF POISONING. • Saturday night. at eight o'clock. an inquisition was held ',a fore Thomas She Lon. li q. Coroner for the City of London. on Cie_body of Mr. Thomas Baker. tmodwiii. a nape:table jewe.ler. The jury were suimmine4 to meet at the late residence of the de:se:veil, No. t, Skittner-street, Soowliill. The jury took a lima the body in the first instance. A re lative of the deceased wisaed that the wile use deceased might but have her feelings lacerated My being exiun.uctl, but tile jury thought her evidence indipensinle. The feat witnest mat a servant in the family. Hannah Wic • king being sworn, stated. that her oia•ter, tae tieeeased, waa a go'dsmith and jeweller. el rculay nir he b..!rezii nine and ten o'clock, her master c mum home. it a had Lees out duriag the whole of the day. Ater supper he caned out or her to wring aim ..dtline hut water, as he womed to take some alts. Willea its thought would remove a violent pain that he his StalWaCii. She bronght him souse water, and she saw hint mis same runt and water. which was very weak. He used only pat of toe hot-water fur the ruin and, the rest remained i,i we jug. Sou did not KW iiiin lin: tile ohs. Alter he had drank tile tam and ...dater he went to bed. Auout Dee o'clock nest muutiag sac • heard her unstress solemn very vio.enety. and being aitaineu. she ran *tit stairs to see what ales the smatter, and saw her MtatieSe wringing her hands in the greatest diere:s. She saw Mr master lying on the 6 sir, at the loot of the bed. She heard a kind of railing in his threat ; he sighed once or take, and men nere were no appearances ut the Waal {ll hi, tiavinl; Leen sick or unwell. lien mistress immediately sent oil tar a *medical gentleman. Mr. Gcarge Mason, surgeon, Skinner -street, stated, that he was called, at halt-past live that to attend the deceased, Mr. Goodwin. He found hem dead ; ii:s lainds and .eel were - - - cold. Ile had been lying on the ground a quarter of au hour ; iid, front the stattment of Abs. 0., he wits ui 00.1100 that lie thed at soon as he fell on the ground, lie hail not brim :nk.— F.om the app arance tit vie hotly at tile time, he (Whims.) could rut say What was the cause of Ins death. In less than mall an Lour arta welds he found, in the deceased's room, is a pape-, about an ounce of oxalic acid. The paper hail b.:rn o,ren‘d anti foaled again, and lie thought at first part of tile acid hail been taken oat. On looking at a glass in the room, an inerustaiion ems found at the burro .1 of tit this was, at first," supposed by him to be sugar : and he thought some pcison had been winking st•irita and water, and bud put inure sugar in than had Mist:rived: but, upon his tasting the sediment, he mound that n was strongly impregnated with oxalic rcid, aryl very pungent. Ilesides tile incruturtion, there wi.s a spoonful of liquid iii the glins and lie was snre nat. it was soiutinn of oxalic_ arid. The 'Lily lied been subsequently openi,l, and appeared in every respect litahliy, except the stomach, eh: inner coat of which was completety destroyed. The appear nice or the stonetli were such, as would be caused by tile taxini: of oxalic acid. Tito clieunc tl agency ut the . poison had raintiiinsd its edict utter death orlon the stomach, an i rethietd it to a black pu:p; in fact, oxalic acid was so very subtle when swallowed. aim its etKcts were the instant destruc tion of human life. Oxalic acid so niurli resembles salts, that it coinot be distinguished Ruin it, without a clue inspection. Mr. (i eusge Ilurlock, surgeon. hi. CIIIIICII yatu, sworn. /I is opinion accorded enurely atilt Air. Mason's evitienre ; he was pres.bt welt him during the opening of the body. TiieJury consulted fur a snort taus, and returned a verdict Died tarn taking oxalic acid in mistake tot Epson) salts." It was proposid to add to the verdict, •• and whicu said oxalic acid wail sold to the dereaseti by mistake tOr Epsom salts;" but the propusni,n was rejected, t., no evitlence oat related to the purchase til the article had born btougut tot ward. DREADFUL ACCIDENTS.-Oil Friday an afflicting acrid in happen. ti no Dieke-street, Grotoenot-sgitare.— There are two ad j oining houses there underguitig repa r of punning, and a pole liked the wall to support the seatrilning of one, mileitunattly gave way, acid preci pitated a poor young man (one of the workmen) from th: height of um scCootl story He fell on tie lamp pit, tt lush he brut, and fr thence he pitched on his head on clue trot' spikes, which they laid open in a viockiii: Hamner. So ;peat was the force of his tall that the Italic cat of psi in it as btu: en oft the sp . kes in set era I plan s. lie was taken to St. George's hospital, wnli no ItoptA of b.ift :t mg.. On the same day, ii some brirk layers lalgoirets were employed in pulling down three old liotts..s its Poker-street, Drury-rime, two of toe teen who were pudilig down the roof, from a beam on %emelt they stood bteakitig, fell from the top Into the cellar, a !Reignt tat four stories; the boards on each floor being cripped oil, uothisig remained brit the lath and plaster; the unfortunate men passed between the joists, the lath and plaster its a great measure break tug hie (ince of their fa% tlt.ir fellow-labourers rata and dog client out. They were buried tinder a load of rubbish, consisting of nun tar, dust, and old laths; they were taken tip apparently lifeless, mid carried to the 'King's Arius public-house, where they received every 1111111a.le assutatice from Mr. Rol inane, the landlord. 1 hey were washes 1 and cleaned from Wood and dust with which they were cut red, and miraculous as it may appear, 'wittier of item had a Lone brukeu. 'Try were 'aviry stilkic;.ted 1 v the dust, and recened sortie contusions, and Tort a treat id blood ; .kur good car: and attention they, with some assist ance, were able to walk home in the evening. j)iiiiel Davis, Esq. of Lanbadoek, near Usk, shut A very p' p woo..cock 00000 lay the tgid sve.giting 14 ounces, winch he sent as a present to the Duke of under whom he It iii served in die F.atitisula and at Waterloo. S our persons are of opi t.i.os that when these birds snake their appearance so very early, it indicates a hard winter; dos, however, can toe au titian:dale rule, for Mr. Davis, to beating over the same ground the followitig day, discover, d nest with two )(mug woodcocks, had Flown, whirrs ate now alive and in bus possession, and are likely to live. So great a ettr;o‘ity are these birds, that 'natty lomdreds hate visited Mr.l)at is's tiospitaLle mansion to see theist. —There is only one instance on record of young woot's rocks being taken oot of a nest in tills eta y—tlity lived some time, and were in tile possession of Mr. Stiltbs. of C..riliff Er.RAORDIDART POTATOF. GROWIIIIII.—.Mr. %V. 11:Ct.ardwil, 01 Csoorle, look tan last weck. oir.vardi 11.11 00c hundred alltl twenty sacks of fine potatoes front one acre of Crowle Yorkshite NI ors 5. commonly known by the appellation of YorAitire Waste, and wine.' has been it•ted as a turhary, Iron. 140 e inimeinorial ; and to walk login whicit ground duce years ago was lint hes itate. Tile Lod out planted the last Friday in May. Various circumstances have :ended to create a general exit, cianoti of a long and severe winter; its confirma tion of tt hies we may notice the early appearance 01 large I:timbers of winter birds.. Flocks of lichltares are eto.titatally observed, stapes have also beets stvitt THE ,TIONAL REGISTER A CAUTION AtLUSTS? Svninttaas..—There u a fr.mil d e of great boys and girls, with their 'intended mother and grun illUtlitf, assuming the title of lathes t the children are reported to he minors, and when of age they are to have 2.3001. each. These depredators are in the Intuit of taking genteel houses in the vicinity of London. which they furnish, and ia a ,l.ort time establish credit with all tradesmen. When bills are delivered. one pretends no knowledge of the matter—others that they belong to her ladyship. and she is not at Inane. When the visnrrs h.come warm upon the anklet*. the swittolers travel by n'glit, and elude detection. Croydon. 3liteliatin. Ileuington, and the intermediate places, have more or less contributed aoitiubt (licit wills to support them. At Clapham, the lady of A. (holdout. esq. of • son. 'I 11, I.to) of J. ltialt.p, ta.i. of Youberm place, I.mmll &goose, of • dani.hter. MARRIED. At Feteharm Sir J. Brenton, bast. tk C. 8., to Harriet. the youngest (insight, ot the late J. swims, esq. of 1141441, Nova scum*. A. 1.cw11.14a.n. 6. medley, mei. of Kenos/soon. to I.lirahrlh , eldest danghtes of O. irk, east of Shams neat s•r.vesseshi, Ar o n. Ai • t. Dlal Un its the kilts, Air. J. Si. h 1%00.1 announcer, of Wimpole street, to som Alice Nitaidtlit LOC, of Lung AM. itt .n.,e. I Wei y 11t.11400, AI D. of 7.0w0r Prank Wert, In Aiorearet, daughter of J. Loidwell, esq. of Lloley wood, io 11. • a.lll, At st. lino, gels llstatover motors.. Charles chart, y onngcst inn of T. Its Xl,lO, enl. of hay, to Aisne. daughter so the tate (tight hon. to:tn iteres.us al, ALI'. to the count) of 45 aterfurd, *ad one us his .si.jes4's Vsiky t mown. At of. laoscs's, Piccadilly, W. C. Poyd, esq. only son of the it. C. Puy 41, sad Acconsplissi if Ms tsaj sty's Pasterns for ocusinsul. lac Louisa Liiaabeth ItieliAledsun. of Upper oeynsour ailed wesiola.vglilet os the late Capt. Tou s le, It.N. and widow us William esq. At L.pmetts. Mr. J. J. Dando, of Fiscblerobnry, and Clapham road, Snssey, to Lydia, eldest daughter of the L,le S. Ltinuinglisiti, esq of iteddisil New toad, Clapliiim. At tottenhasn, J. Ammo, esq. of Claplon, Aliddleses, to Filen, yotowst slaughter of Wm. Hobson, es 1. act PitAi k6rld, Totsmshasn. J. esq. of Peittionille, to Caroline. 'molted Uanglitei of T. !Muth, es'. of Loner w tilleefulte strtet, Crippiugsite. I ucsosy moraine at SI. Jittilkii'S clinielt, Visciiiint Mandeville, son of toe Dole 01 Al.lalel.Vbier, In Vile, 3p.ificite, 0445) dau , h,cr act Laity •I. • pus ow. 1 eillialei) alter the C.ilutuuy, the happy pair art on In a I,ratithal chariot and tonie nutlet fur Lord 1 . ..wh01e oral, South where they will WWI Lae ) At VI. latothetb, 11. I.lickso lies+ tiff:scat Sly rey Wert, to Tana I 'dia. eldest 11401,,h1ee of J. Labor, . • Awls sassy, banker. At the saran place. dlr. A'. Cowley, act Arnoisigtoo gluey, to Lliaa llJoitlitel VI G. Al. Leslie, eel. of ller.sim'collatx. Al SI. John's, %Vesticinster, A. Diekiii3Oti, ea i. of the [louse of Common., to Elsza, youngest daughter us the late Wm. Allen, es.i. of Lew moans, Newt. At L1,.. 1 / 4 1111, T. F. Marton, es I. of Newington, to Mary Anne, eldest slaughter us .1. W. buckle, es I. of Nas k taae. At Fad Winstead, Susses, Mr. I. suasion, of t hespilde, Lonslota,to FAisnbella, eldest dangsder so J. Alorrh, esq. of the isomer place. DIED. At his honse in Cumberland place, N eve road, a•in. Diekin•ou, esq. fortueoly of antikh on t - ., 'nye, near hen ask, 1\ uniughautshite, and one u, ins qajesty's .le,t.. 0. of tile Peace. Jo ....t til. meet, I'l•Likiutecli, K. Cerium, esq. aged 80. At I ect.haiti, in the 631 yea ut Ida age, la. aawuel 1 hu,ley, of the Pun tr). •sepoey, J. D. Hustler, esq. in his 69th year. At V Ao d sauudi. Su, ey. , Aar. Cawe.suc ') ker, aged 80 sew.. nt her house at 7 , tooth4.lte, In the Wilt year ut her age, A4's. Viten Fuscluat, elites[ of tile late L. kuact Ott, es I. of 1131th:flits, its the Wait hiunqg ut l orktilire. At isensi.gtutt, to her to.tt year, Mrs. Leifebild, relict of John Leitthild, eget. thi lie Bth h,atant, In lbe City road, aged 20 years, Edwin,yuongest sun 0. the late Nh. John sishday last, at Margate, U.. Frookr, tor many yenrt an estenrive glass lualitioictilier 111 the Jti atoll, 01111 .1.1 y., kllOl%ll as the C 11.111111.31 eildseCiet.ll). Ul the Visstintoster tAnilltlittee for the Curtly ut F. 10,41011. ins noose in Great UM./ street, Bedford ruse, Mr. W. DMlllel. Al hl. Ma* bmnr , al.paue street, in the 71.1 tear m his age, aiguor Catio ..... At I britenhain, in the 17 h year of his nee, Wil'lsm Erskine, only fCllll.4l.lhil /1.1 ul Ute It. :V. 11. er,ser, Al. t WOolVtleh. Al ( snob, We.l, AMOis to I. mt.'. 13-1. KITCHEN RANGES, &e--Tice Nobility, Gentry, and the Public, are respectfully solicited to inspect Jos. CIA and CO.', !loyal Patent Swam Kitchen flanges, which, in addition to Cooking, will heat a flail or Staircase, NA water in washing Tubs, and dry clothes in a Latmdry, at a (finance of sixty feet. The Patent cousists of a simpte up right flue in the boiler, over which the oven is placed, by that means it cleans itself, and heats the oven and boiler much quicker than any plan yet offered to the Public, completely doing away with die horizontal flues which give so much trouble, particularly in the country ; the ranges arty mane to suit all silted tallithim, and may be had with the oven and boiler only. The saute patent is applied with the greatest success to Slop Stoves, and and cooks with far more ease and less fuel than any other plan ya tlistotered ; and has the nieaas of making Irian 20 to 2(10 gallons of pule fresh water from sea water, in toe course of one nay. Tile principle to be seen in action every Tuesday and Friday front it: to 6 o'tioek, at No. 10, Long Ac.e. Ilegi-ter and other Stoves, Fo.den, }ire-icons, &c. of the newest ..nd most elegant patterns. so, STRAND. A NEW SHAVER; OR, SECOND EXPERIMENT. A MONIKEY.-,WhOrbavinArfint tried on himself And cutting hitjow/..--the mischievous elf Ilesolv'ti to embresconporttinity rat, Amioperate next on the heard oldie Cot! The place Ma mirror adapted to suit, There stood in the room theo a high polisled BOOT, In which WA r rtF.renJet 40*pm-eminent hue Display'd the .ie forms of reflection to view,_ Now seizing poor to the bright BOOT he bore b. The ilonkrp her shadow then gleaming betory her, And answer tl her striles with chant: and Wows, tier phi:, wbile he sottp'd from her ears to her nose! Time Cat, thus essaying in rain at resistance And mewing, in pititul plaint, for assistance, With wonder time sirne oreratine now saw Pt:dinned in, or &hewn by the Jet of eclat! lu front of the BOOT Men, as it to explain it The method if shaving, how best to attain it, Tne act of interspersing with grin .and grimace. The Apceleured the Car of eacit hair on her face ! And strange though it ~eins, yet the frolicsome elf Was much tuoresuceesatul with PI4 sr than himself, Time Sitavettatlroitlyconclutling hit:scraping.— The SUAV . I) with the lossof her whiskerseseaping!—. The Monkey in triumph the parlour now sought, And Cat and hal,ht BOOT to a company brought, Who saw what Cilia Barber had then been about, And haii'd his essay with a rapt urousshotit Of mirthful surprisc;—:hestrange incident backing The UiletitS Of WAR It U.N'S unparalleEd Blacking. This Lai Mining and Brilliant BLACKINo, Prepared by ROBER'r 30, Strdid, London; and said in evtry Town in the Kingdom. . Luau ID, in BOttits6d. lod. 12.1. and Ind. each. Also PALI FILAca Na. in Pomba. ltd. 141. e.icli. A bottling Put of Paste is asual to Four Is. ituUles of Lui.ml. ...Ask tut WAlt it N's Blacklng. PRICE TWO PENCE. Jest published, No. VIII., containing 16 closely printed l!tre pages of fiIHE 'HIVE ; or WEEKLY REGISTER of 2. Remarkable Events in Domestic Occurrences, Literature, the Arts, Menufactures end Commerce, the Drama, Public Exhibitions, Life, Manners, and Amusements, in 31 closely Arinted Columns, containing on the Average, from 60 to 100 Distinct Articles of present Interest and Amusement. To he continued Weekly. CONTENTS.—Canine Madness, method of preverding.—Dien cription of the Island of Scio—Poputar Review of Books—The Steam Boat, with pleasing Extracts—Marquis of Londonderry, Evidence before the Coroner's Jory—Description of the &sot tish Regalia—Extraordinary Rile Shooting—Seam Navigation —Reinukable Police COMO—Horrible Murder in Fran's— Curious and Extraordinary Anecdotes—Natnerous Lit rup Scraps of Curiosity and Intereet ; Facetire, &c. Fat Cattle.-- Daionets and Kuights—Anagranis—Learned Anituals—Fire-- English Rarer Snews—the Appel/alien Dog—Literary Industry —Decapitation—Men of Straw ra 11—Maritiin e Piracy —lce Navigation—Popular Review—The Effigies—Funerals —Physichns and Apothecaries—Royal Simone—Miseries of Shipwreck—Hunting the Chamois Goat io the Moantains of Switzerland—The Discovery of the Island of Madeira—The Chamelinn—Anecdotes of the florae—Bile of Mad Doge— Earthquakes—Deaf and Duiuh--Glass--Painting front Nature —'l lie Devil Personified—Beauty and the Dustman—Witch and Attachment to Auiluale— Peerage of Ea„land-- A Tulip Faneier—Pun—Saving Lile--Stuue Doublets—lila kenny Cats, &o. hr. tee. Publixlted by Blunt and Co. 53, Paternoster row, aid my be had of all Buokeellere and Newr-renders in the United Kingdom. LONDON MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, Mawriar, OCT. T. • The fresh supply of Wheat and Flour this day was rather large, but there is no variation in the price: tine Wheat here been solo at our last quotations, but the sales of the general sample s have been heavy, although no reduction has taken place. There was but a small supply of Barley in the market, which ocessioned this grain hilly to support our former statunent. Oats were moderately offered this day, and the tine samples obtained an advance of is. per qr., with brisk sale. Beans were also ls. per qr. higher, SIM White Peas obtained better prices by Is. to Zs. than on Monday lust. The market this day looked rather better, puriicularty in Oats, Beans, and Peas. CORN EXCHANGE., %Vr.mtEstraor, OCT. 9. • The supply of Wheat this day at market was very moderate. consisting ut only a few Lind samples, and the fine►t qualities could nut obtain inure than 46.. per qr and at that price sales were exceedingly heavy ; for the inlet tor samples their was na demand aliment'. Very few Oats were in the marker, and the demand wits brisk, at an advance of from Is. to :fit. per quarter. Barley was rather better in sale than or. Alonday, and fitly sup ported the prices ut that day. In ►leans and Peas there is no variation in price, and but few sults have been etli:cted.—The market was but thinly att.:inled by buyers this 'lay. and the bu siness done has been vary limited, Oats wily being in request. COILS EXCHANGE, FKIDAV. Ocr. 11. Our market this day was rely baicly supplied with all grain, and Wiieut Was soy uul; hi sale, indeed supporting with great difficulty out gouiations of Vs etinesd.w. In Barley there is no unation, but very little btlbillemS vas &Ate. Outs were likewise heavy in sale at tile aryl nee ot last Wsdnistlay, and but few h:litb were elk:veil. In Beans and Peas there is no alteration, but bil;Cb were very dud at our last prices. Tau market, upon the whine, was very neuvy—but little business was dome in any nixie of grain, and buyers were scarce. CU I:i.k.N I'lllll l'er aucli ..T.S OF OW esier Illeawre . 1 NOISDA Y. 11. 11. 21 a 44 MS a 40 i 42 a 4S 1 20 a 22 IIN Wit 'rah IT LEK, of Eight llithlt,l% WILOhLNI). ENID* Y. S. I. s. S. Y 4 a 4: 24 • 44 38 a 45 I 38 a 45 4. u 4.; 42 a 441 28 a :2 20 a 28 —a a 21 a 32 23 a 30 50 a 56 I 54/ a 56 19 a 24 18 a 24 24 a 26 22 n 21 a 15 21 a 25 0 a 28 25 a Yi t. 6 a 29 I 26 a 29 42 n 34 31 a 34 ' 28 a SO I 28 a 311 20 1 . a 221. Vol. a 221• Old Wheat New Red Wheat New 11 awe uu liar tor Buck .....•• Vale .tl;,lt red (Ea , dre%t ri du New rick lie Oki (11110 Ni.+ i's:emi ditto Pease (.ley Hapewed iMer laud a '23 a 32 SO a (Ai 18 a 23 '2O a 21 u 2fi 23 a 29 u 32 a 31 28 a 201. x UV. A\ tt...t.F10t..E. OF CORN, Yer Quarter, of tins *f *es • As Ai-statue lisistroctf. of I.:NOLAND ausl WALLS, fur ti • 11rti. eutlsog Oct. bib, eitrAtteu Irma Satusde) VBcc t t e Wlicat... 40s 11.1 Barley... 27. 011 Berns 24+ lid Rye .• .. utis OJ I . li. 0I I Prat ... d BROWN On All , :,CoVAut) sUGAK._ Average l'rie; lions Ike Heim us mode in tine Week ending Wednesday last. 995. 110. per cwt. exclusive uf .sJi LTD FI ELI) 111,411 K ET. FRIDAY'. OCT. 11.—The supply of Prangs at market this day was not huge, and Bed was tat good tieutand, at an advance of bd. per stone. Tile supply of Sheep and Lambs was but mode_ late: Allmon is about Go., ind Lamb 4d. .per stone Marti., Pork was also a trifle higher, having but few Pigs at market. The uzual supply tat C, Is t s wo- ollettd. but no variation in rive has taken powe w the price of Veal. Upon the whore, bu►tr.ts. was brisker this day Oran fur route time psi. 1 he itolual11,; la a COffuel.aldwi.l%-til v. tit, prices and numbers at Riati.et:— PH ICE of MPAT, exclusive of the Otlal, which consists tilde, mud is wus to about I J. pt r pound.— l 'el stone Iff blue, MONDAY. Beef 2. 4il to Ss OJ Aiuousi s 4d to Sa rod Lam!, 2. 8.1 to Ss 4d Veal 36 Oil to 40 OJ Pork :ts Otl to Xs SJ Head of Cattle at market. Beasts Scarp aud Lambs . V 0,420 FRIDAY, Beer 2. 6 , 1 to 3t Ii %mut. 4tl to- 96 40 Lana) 34 Od to 3, et. I Ss 0.1 to Ud York 3. I.od to 4. ui Ilea.' of tattle at Mil , • Itt• 1-ts . . 7:0 and Looths 6,6(0 1'144 MIVPR N.•/• Calves LONDON: Printed and Published hyena l'oprietor.JOHN .Vb the , L I T -; • at 16 e 0 1ace.7 6 . FloctStreet.whers. all Laws: t• Q•lor t (PostPaid) wart neadttresactl. r