The National Register. — London, England, 1811-02-17 00:00:00

Ile " A most shameful hoax was put upon a number of trades rse:ple in this town early last week ; receiving letters (purport to be written by the housekeeper of a most respectable "milder and timber merchant, at Newport, by liana: Robert Miller), acquainting them that her master had unfortunately bwig himself, and requesting their attendance at his funeral, last Friday. To carry the infamy further, a Jury was convened to sit on the body, when, on inquiry, it turned out Mr. Miller was never in better health." DISCOVERY OF A MORDRR COMMITTED in 17.130! A titan of the name of John Oughton, formerly a resident in Kenil worth, hut who has for about the last fifteen or sixteen years been employed in a brewrey, at Coventry, was examined on Tuesday, beiore C. G. Wade, Esq.and committed to the County Gaol for re-examination, charged, upon his own confession, on a violent suspicion of having wilfully murdered, at Kenliworth, one Rtchard Whitton, (a young man of irreproachable character, and of respectable coxnections,) on the 20th of October, lno.— Charles Lee, late a resident of Kenilworth, and who, our rea ders will recollect, was sentenced to fourteen years trawiporta ition at the last assizes fur Coventry, for having forged Bank of England bills, first made a disclosure of this lamentable, and hi therto niysterou transaction. We understand he has ho en de tained from sailing with the other convicts from Portsmouth, for examin atitu PLY mov . rn, Fts. 12.—Last night the person who was appre hended on suspicion of being concerned in the extensive ► ob bery eq . the Falmouth Dank underwent an examination before the Mayor and Town Clerk. After conic hesitation he offered to turn King's evidence, and being admitted to do that, he told the Arayor where a tin-box, containing a quantity of bank -notes, Was biuriesl. At one o'clock this mornin:T Mr. kivett and Mr. EptAr , ., liow-street officers, accompanied by the Mayor, Mr. Sweeter, with Pardon, and two police officers, procelded to Pennycoinquick field ;'the spot was then pointed out where the box was buried. The police officers being provided with pick axe and shovels, began digging on the spot (,f ground she pri soner had mcntioned to them, and after turning up a qoantit) of earth, discovered a tin-box, which on opening, contained !Mi. worth of hank-notes and Falmouth notes. The prisoner and the box were safely lodged in Mr. Sweeter's lock-up house. It is said be will make turther discoveries. sundae morning, .about one o'clock, the Liverpool - heavy coach wits ov , !rturned on Apple-hill, between Maidenhead and Menke, by the wheel going into a hole on the road. We are sorry to state that a woman, an outside passenger, was killed by falling under the coach; and a male passenger is SO much hurt - that he is not expected to live. _ r .After weathering w dreadful storm on Thursday, the 31 st ult. his Majesty's revenue cutter Defence, Captain Fishley, in cruising the next day .on the coast of Anglesea, discovered a wreck near the creek of Cambyr. After the most minute in ydry, Captain Fishley could only learn that her sails (or sonic remaining part of them) were Marked " Robert Ritson, Sail. - raker, Maryport," in a circle. She had apparently been from Dublin, in ballast ; and the remains of her spars and rigging in dicate her to have been a fine, stout, well-found vessel. One of her unfortunate crew was scen(by the people on shore) floating for a considerable time on the quarter-deck ; end nine others were seen to perish. She bad struck on a ledge of rocks at some distance !i - oinlhe shore. No bodics had then been found, Dar any thing to trace what she really was. N 0.15,326, a Prize of 1,0001. No. 9 !?,3G, a Prize of 50n/., and . No. 3,8'22, a Prize of 5001., Were Pohl by I lornsby and Co. in the followin:z Shares :—Two Oti..rters, Five F.ightlis, and Thirty Sixtee:iths. The Holders of the said Shares are respectfully acquainted, that they may rect ive their Prize Money imme diately, at their State Lottery Offices, No. 26, Cornhill, and 6t. Margaret's Hill, Borongh.—February 15th. The New Regent's Court is expected to be extremely splendid, and the Fair Ones, on this occasion, will apptar with matchless fascination and heauty ; it is not therefore surprising that so (oc tant and fashionable an article as Hubert'► Roseate Powder should now be in great demand, as it immediately removes all superfluous hairs on the face, neck, and arms, and also tan, sun . burn, &c. rendering the skin most delicately fair, soft, and IGyely. Nlay be had of the Proprietor, 23, Russell-street, Covent-Gar den ; Rigge, 3.5, Bond-street ; Luonett, 3, Cheapside,; and of all Perfumers, price 4s. and 7s. I,ondt,n Printed and Edited by P.OOl IE, and PubliAtt:d by JOHN FISHER, No 5, Pickett -street, Strand, ne;:r and forwarded by all the Newsmen, the Cleritsof Roads,. and Acooki4;ll4l4 tiao4ll9ut ti:tl.ll,titc6t f.:;,0 of p(A, tilt Louutatat Um. ha. ina. quarter,. TlTr N PROVINCL " West Cowes, Isle of Wight, Feb. 11. , REGISTER. WTS AND On Tuesday evening, about eight o'clock , the son of a respectable butcher in Wandswoi the Wandsworth Road, on his way home, live footpads, one of them presented a small p then draped him into a field, and knocked ; from which they afterwards ',tilled him out ceeded to rifle his pockets, and then robbed They next pinioned his arms back with his cause he looked at them he received violent After they had fastened his arms, one of them of a horse pistol to his nose, and told him to which he should have in him if he looked them. He remained in the position in whit about three quarters of an hour, and thee vent and walked to the Britannia public-house, what had happened, and got his arms released. were all dressed like Gentlt men's grooms. short time since, two of ti►e old swans, the last year, whose feathers were about turning stolen from the Serpentine River in Hyde " -rk, were found tied to trees, without the skins an, have been traced to a Jew who resides in the Oxford street, through his sending them to . he dressed. The Jew has been taken into custod dergone several examinations at the Public Office, The skins and feathers have been identified b' in the Park. Yesterday the Jew underwent and was ordered to find bail for having stolen possession, without being able to give a satisfac: he become possessed of the skins, nor to produce whom he said he purchased them. Thursday morning, about tive o'clock, an n•it in the premises of Messrs. Craven and kers, in Church-lane,Whitechapel, which burn' as to endanger the whole neighbourhood, and the whole of those buildings, together with hut by the timely arrival of several engines it clued. EXPRESS, 15TH FEII. THREE ()Timex, drawn a Prize of 2 000!. was sold in One Quarter. and Six Sixteenths, by Lucky W. Turner, 1, Snowhill; likewise, No. 2, 763, in a whole Tick, of 5,0001. drawn, was sold by the same Luck-' BIRTH. On Friday last, at West End, Hampstead ; Cary, Esq. of a son. MARRIED. At Bath, Thomas White, Esq. to Louisa. Robert More, Esq. of Linley Hall, Shropshir Edw. Bullock Douglas, Esq. of Devonshire-place, Harriet, youngest daughter of the la% e Rev. Dr. BullocJ of St. Paul's, Covent-garden, and of Streatham. DIED. On Thursday, 7th February, at Norton-pi John Harrison, Esq. *e father of the Lad' Cliolmeley, Bart. of Easton Hall, in the had served his country in four successive twice returned for the Borough of Great Grim cout.ty, and twice for that of Thetford, Norfolk. On the Ist instant, at the Rectory-house, Mrs. Courtney, wife of the Rev. John Col delivered of a dead child the day before. daughter of the Rev. y. dtnund Ferrers, Rector Hants. PRICL•' OF STOCKS. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced .6 6g1 3 per Cent. Consols 651 '6e, 4 per Cent. Consols B*, 133 5 per Cent. Isisivy Annuities... 9Piai Bank Long Annuitiei , 1713-1 f imperial :3 per Cent. Ann 6si 61. India Ponds . 265. 245. South Sea Stock 711 Fxc'.":•gt:er Bills, ed. 4s. 6s. Uranium 411 dis. Consols fur Account 66ii 'ENCES. , as a young man, forth, was passing on he vv:.s stopped by I pist(l to him—they , d him into a fiLtt.h, )ut ; they then pro- d him of his coat, s neckcloth, and be- t blows in the face.__ hem put the muzzle ) smell the conteats, d after or pursued aich they left him fi r ntured into thr road, L., where he related eased. %Übe robbers and four of those of .urning white, were Park. The bodies and feathers, which to neighbour hood of i a feather dresser to :ustody, and has ma- Office, 4?..0w-street a . by a man employed t a final examination, :olen property in his ;factory account how )roduce the man of n alarming fire broke Bowman, sugar-b.t• burnt with such fury ind whieh consumed the valuable stock, it was at leugsh sub- :, P.M.—No. 6,812, carter, three Eighth, 1, Skinner-street, Ticket, the last Prize sky Turner. , d, the lady of John isa, eldest daughter of tire. ishire-place, to Miss r. Dr. Bullock, Rector harn, Surrey. t-place, near Lincoln. ady of Sir Montague e same county. He • Pai liaments, brill' Grimsby, in the same in the county of , Sandersteaff, Surre-v, ourtney, having been . e. She was the only Rector of Cheriton, 247 245 914 651'4f 5i $ 83f, 83 9PiRi 1713-16 65i 65 265. 245. 255. pin. 711 4s. 6s. pm. 4ii dis. 'ad, rac: - :r Tcapic-Eor. ft. of postage, intik T