The National Register. — London, England, 1822-01-20 00:00:00

-4• L THE NATIONAL REGISTER POLICE. MANSION-HOUSE. SINGULAR CASE or ROBBERY.—William Watson was charged by Mr. Miller, of Lower Thames-street, upon suspicion of having committed a robbery on Thurs day night, under circumstances of rather an extraordinary nature. Mr. Miller's evidence was to the following effect : He has a cut glass and earthen warehouse in Thames street, but dues not reside there. On Thursday he found that thieves had been on the premises, and he supposed that on the previous evening some one of them had hid deal himself behind the packages, and remained till all was quiet, for the purpose of giving Admission to his as sociates. The thieves, however, did not get much, but while they were in the house they enjoyed themselves.— They lighted a fire, and paid a visit in the wine-cellar, front which they took three bottles of wine, and three bottles of perry, which it seems they drank warm with sugar ; and Mr. Miller received a very polite note from one of them, acknowledging the obligation they were under to him for the excellent beverage his cellar had supplied. Upon examining other ports of the premises Mr. found Allier that his iron chest had been forced open. — The instrument (a large chisel) with which the feat was performed, was lying on the premis s, and a dark lan thorn. The petty cash dra wets of the iron chest lay open empty, but when he left the warehouse there was a sum perhaps not exceeding 21. The bills and papers were not t tken away. SOGIC silver cruet tops were taken, but the cruets were left behind. The letter, which was written in a good hand, began with the word " Attotett,' mid stated that they (the writer and his friends) had called ; regretted that there was ho " Wassel in the lob," (money in the chest) but expressed the highest opinion of the wine ; begged par don for disturbing the papers, and expressed how happy those who drank it would be to visit the premises upon a future occasion. There was a postacript, stating that an iron chest would be of no utility where the visitors might think proper to go. Upon examining the letter, Mr. Miller was of opinion that Watson, who hail lived as li servant in the concern, and committed sonic dishonest acts, for which he had been lately imprisoned, was the writer. When the prisoner was apprehended and charged with the offence, he suddenly turned round to the ser vant of Mr. Millar's brother, and charged him with having been concerned in the robbery. With the view of having the matter as clear as possible, Mr. Miller cued the servant to attend the justice -runt, and be confronted by Watson, although convinced that there had been no intercourse whatever between the prisoner and the servant, and that the latter was a person of integrity. The servant declared in the most solemn manlier, that he knew nothin , r of the robbery, and that to the best of his knowledge he had never seen the prisoner since he had seen him tried at the Old Bailey, until the morning after the robbery. The prisoner was remanded for some days. HATTON GARDEN•.. On Friday two licensed victuallers residing at Hamp stead, appeared to answer informations brought against them by the officers of the excise, ior selling ale and spirituous liquors without an excise license. It appeared that the defendants had allowed the time prescribed for renewing their excise licenses to elapse upwards of three months, without paying the necessary fees, and taking them up,Ly which negligence they subjected themselves to a penalty of fifty-pounds each. The magistrates mitigated the penalty to the lowest sum prescribed by act of parliament, namely, four pounds each, and costs, which the defendants paid and were dtscharged, on renewing their licenses. MARLBOROUGH STREET. Martha Bettelay, servant to Mr. Atwell, of the Edge ware rout, was charged with robbing her master ul 1101. contained in a box. Mr. Atwell went out on Sunday se'nnight, and on his return he foubd two doors broken open, and a chest con taining the money, in a small box, from which it had been taken. The prisoner, who was kit in care of the house, with a young child, said she had taken a walk, and the robbery was then vomit-tied. She was suspected and taken into custody, and by the vi s ilance of some officers belonging to this establishment she was traced to have carried the box, containing the treasure, to the Golden Cross, Charing-cross, On the Sunday afternoon, and at her request the clerk wink a direction on it to her sister, and it was sent Mt. 'lllia !ed to an additional clue, slid the prisoner still denied any knowledge of the robbery, until the box was ex hibited before her, when sbe gave a piercing shriek.— Finding the prisoner was in custody, the box was re tnmeti io the owner by some of tier ific.itis, with Got. iu it. The prisoner was remanded. Another instance of the unhappy mistakes which arise from the similar appearance of oxalic acid to Epsom salts, occurred on Tuesday night, the 16th inst., but hap• ply without those effects which it has so often been our painful duty to record :—The coachman of Mrs. Mount, of Forest Farm, Winktield, on retiring to bed, had mixed what lie thought a dose of salts, to be t..ken in the night. He awoke about three o'clock, and swallowed the draught. From the acute pain he immediately ex perienced, he became convinced of his mistake, and recollected that he had half au ounce of oxalic acid in his possession, which he had taken. With great pre sence of mind, he immediately got up, and saddling a horse, rode at full speed to Windsor, a distance of lour miles. lie was fortunate in obtaining assistance without delay, from Mr. Chapman : who, by the most judicious treatment, succeeded in saving him lrom the °Minot) , effects of this dreadful poison. Mr. Chapman prescribed calcined magnesia, and having succeeded in producing copious vomiting, afterwards took V•t , ounces of blood front his affrighted patient, who is now doing well. CORONZR'S INQUESTS., On Wednesday afternoon, pursuant to adjournment, an inquest was resumed at the Barley-mow, Mount street, Grosvenor-square, before A. Gell, Esq. coroner, on the body of a female infant that was Initial floating on the Basin, Hyde Park. A woman at Marlborotighttstreet, was charged on suspicion of having disposed of her child under suspicious eircumstances.—Clements, the officer, received instruc tions to :nake every inquiry, in the hope of ascertaining how the child was disposed of,—and, hearing that a child answering the description of the prisoner's had been found in the Basin, in Hyde Park, lie attended the inquest on Tuesday night, and caused an adjournment, for the attendance of material witnesses, who were then absent, it being strongly suspected that the deceased was the prisoner's child. Nathaniel Ellis, of the Engine-house, Hyde Park, Was the only witness examined ; as it was his usual custom he went to examine the Ba'.in in Hyde Park on Monday night, when he found the body of the deceased floating therein ; it was wrapped up in flannel ; there were no marks of violence on its person, and he took it to the workhouse. After the adjournment Clements returned to the office, Marlborough -street, and the prisoner underwent a second examination before Mr. Conant, she being ignorant of a child having been found. On being furtherquestioned, she stated to the magistrale that she would tell the truth. Ott leaving Mr. Huntley's lodgings, in consequence of not being able to pay her rent, she was under the neces sity to wander all the night about the streets. She sat down on the step of a dour, nearly famished, when her child died in her arms. She knew not what to do with it, until she at length determined on laying it near the gate at Hyde Park Corner, that some one might pick it up. She laid it down and remained at a short distance front the spot, and she saw a gentlenhin pick up the child, on which she fainted away in the street. Mr. Conant informed her, that a child hal been found in the basin. The prisoner answered—" Sue had not thrown it in the water." The otlicer attended and stated the above facts to the Jury. Mr. J. Howship, surgeon, stated the deceased to I.e three weeks old, and was perhaps dead three or four days; he would not state whether the deceased had been thrown into the water when alive or dead, nor could he trace the cause of death. There were no uaarks of violence on the person. A flannel wh ch was wrapped round the deceased resembled one which the deceased used to wear. Mr. Hurley, who kuew the child, was not in attendance. The Jury returned a verdict of " Found dead in the Basin, in Hyde Park." On Thursday afternoon another inquest was taken at the Britannia, Golden-lane . , Barbican, before Thomis Shelton, Esq. coroner fL or ondon and Southwark, on the body of Charles Stephen Hickson, a tine boy, only three years old, son to Mr. Hickson, currier, of Golden lane. The deceased having got hold of a bottle contain ing some sulphuric acid, unfortunately swallowed great part of the contents. Mr. Gower, surgeon, of 35, Chiswell-street, said he attended the deceased shortly after the accident had oc curred ; opened the body after death, and found the stomach, throat, and other parts much inflamed and cor roded. lie was informed, that front what remained in the phial, the deceased must have drank about an ounce, but half a drachm would produce death. Verdict—" That the deceased came to his death from his having accidentally drunk sulphuric acrd." DREADFUL AcciDENT.—On Thursday night at seven o'clock, an Inquest was held at the Crown, Duke's court, St. Martin's lane, before T. Higgs, Esq. coroner, on the body of Elizabeth Branch, 45 years of age, house keeper in the employ of John Hearne Tremayne, Esq. M.P. of New -street, - Spring-gardens, who came to her death under the following circumstances : George Beckham, of No. 14, New-street, Spring gardens, stated, that on Wednesday, about one o'clock, his fellow servant called him out of his master's house, its consequence of a body of stroke issuing from the upper part of Mr. Tremayne's house. The family were nut of town, anti the deceased had beets taking care of the house ; and witness being aware that there was no one else in the house, suspected there was a fire, and endeavoured to gain admission into the premises, but could receive no answer. The shatters were closed, which Was 110 t US(1.11, and he alarmed the persons in the next house ; he theta I)lmi:tilled to the roof of the house; the place was very hot; the ' asset window WlS fastened and he broke in the glass, wiz en the flames rushed out ; by this time the Phcanix engine had arrived, and the flames had considerably increased ; the honses adjoining were in a dangerous state; about two o'clock he heard that the body of the deceased was found, and on going up stairs he saw tier lying at the side of the bed, burnt almost to a cinder; there was a lamp lying near the deceased, but the cotton was not all hunt: out; the fur niture and upper part of the house were completely destroyed. The house appeared to he in readiness lot the reception of the family, and witness did not conceive that thieves had been in the house ;mt searching nothing was missing. The Jury returned a verdict of—" Accidentally burnt to death." The great increase of houses of ill-fame, and of prostitutes parading our streets, have induced the committee or the corporation, to whom it was re ferred upon the petition of '2OOO respectable inha bitant householders, to consider the subject, to turn their attention to the practicability of introducing a bill in Parliante•tt to ficilitate their conviction by some more summary mode of proceeding than the present laws atlitrd ; for which purpose they are about to confer with his Majesty's law-officers, to obtain their sanction to a measure so highly de sirable to every well-wisher to the m 'rats of the rising generation. PI. • 'I d Duets.—A duel was fought in Dublin, on Saturda last, at three o'clock in the afternoon, between Mr. O'Meara, on the half-pay establishment, attended by Mr. Crooke, also of the half-pay, and Mr' M'Loughlin, of the Treasury, attended by Mr. Bayley. On the second lire both shots took effect. Mr. O'Meara was struck on the side, but the rib bone offered sufficient resistance to prevent it from entering the body. The wound is severe, however. Mr. M'Llatighlin was less fortunate. The ball of his antagonist entered a little below his hipbone, and has nut been extracted. NVe state, with much regret, that the wound is considered dangerous. He is attended by the Surgeon-General and Surgeon Kerlin Mr. O'Meara is attended by Surgeon Roney. It is a lamentable circumstance, that this is the thing duel Imagist during the last week, arising from the sante original cause of quarrel. The first was on Tues day, in the Phoenix-park, between the same principals. Alter exchanging shots at fifteen paces' distance, the parties and their friends quitted the ground without any adjustment having taken place. At the moment of quitting the ground, some altercation arose, which pro duced a meeting on Thursday afternoon, in a field ad joining Lord Charlemont's demesne, between Mr. O'Meara and Mr. Clarke, also on the half-pay, who acted as the second of Mr. M'Loughlin in the former case, when, on a discharge of shots at ten paces, Mr. O'Meara firing in the air, the affair was amicably ad justed. The third duel was fought on the same place, between the original principals, with the unfortunate result already stated. They stood at the distance of 12 paces. The saute gentleman was second to Mr. O'Meara in the three duels. PEDCSTK IANISM.—A match of 1Y miles for SO guineas Wig run on Friday morning over a mile piece of ground at Horton, near Chertsey, and it was a fine treat to 'the spectators. The contemporaries were a Capt. Griffiths, and a gentleman of the name of Harrington.—Each two miles were performed as follows: M. 116 First 2 Griffiths did in 11 2 M. s. Barrington ... ll 2 Ditto ... l2 2 Ditto Ditto ... 13 23 Ditto l3 32 Ditto l3 44 Second do. Third do. Fourth do. l3 26 Fifth du l3 SO Sixth do. Hour 1 16 32 1 Hour 1 16 44 It was one of the closest matches that has taken place for years, by about sixty yards, gained chiefly by strength in the last half mile. Mr. Barrington was backed at even at starting, but it was 2 to I against hint after doing the second mile. Riot at Fronse.—A few days ago the master clothiers of Frome reduced the wages of the weavers from I6d. to 13t1. per yard ; this caused a considerable agitation, all the men immediately refused to work, and assembled in the streets in so tumultuous a manner, that the ma gistrates, very prol:erly, caused all public-houses to he closed. The men, however, in a day or two again re turned to their work, and nothing serious occurred.-- The knowledge of this was soon circulated among die weavers in Trowbridge, and the adjacent manufacturing places; and, on Saturday, the town of Frotue was COM pletely filled with weavers front all the surrounding country, who came with the intention to deter those of notate front peaceably pursuing their employ at the re- - &Iced prices. This immense concourse of people con tinued to crowd the streets of the town mail about three o'clock in the afternoon, when the Riot Act was read, and some few of them soon departed. The town was still, however, crowded at the time our informant kft at four o'clock, and the magistrates had just ordered the public-houses to be closed, fearing the consequences which might ensue, in case the populace should become inebriated. I'he following extract is from a communi cation of our Frome correspondeut, dated Saturday even ing, six o'clock :—" Acts of violence were prevented by the timely interference of that worthy magistrate, the Earl of Cork, who was as usual at his post. and by a suitable address to the deluded men, in which, in the manner, he expressed his determination tp keep the peace and put the laws in force, tbel left the town and returned to their respective homes it is bin jusere to add, that there appeared no disposition in theroivit weavers to join them, or to s.lllCtioll their proceedinks. We thiuk it should be paiticularly impressed upon me minds of ibis nselul class of society, mat to get any grievance redressed. is n o t by breakiug the laws of their country, which thank (Jod, are at this Moe sufficient to protect all classes." SURREY Sess otas.—The Court were occupied, durin,r, the forenoon of Friday, in hearing parish appeals. The case of Ilford v. Langlord was argued at considerable length by Mr. Tornio, fur the respondeuts, and Mr. [lead), for the appellants. It was a case of considerable interest to parishes, and one ou which the Judges of the Court of King's Bench were divided in opiniou,and had referred back to the Sessions for a re-hearing. The ques tion was, whether hiring a servant at monthly wages was a general luring, that entitled the pauper to a settlement in the parish where she had served on such hiring for upwards of a twelvemouth.—The Court consulted for a considerable time, and at length decided, by a majority of one vrece only, that hiring by the month was a good sees ice, that entitled the pauper to her settlement at - - A remarkable occurrence took pl ce a short time ago at the Oldfield Colliery, Staffordshire : happening in the night of Sunday, none of the men were at pork, one 311 Y person near the place, except a young man at tending the engine to work the pump, who at that time h a d laid down by the boiler, and was asleep. About two o'clock in the utorning, a tremendous explmsion of the hydrogan eas ',me pl, ce in the pit node' neath, which agitated the earth to the surface so as to cause the man to roll over ; it shook the inhabitants in their beds at some distance, creating a fear that their habitations would fah on them. Had it happened on any other night oto , t likelf the lives of many of the poor collets would have fallen a sacrifice. - - ' ~►- • a