The National Register. — London, England, 1818-10-19 00:00:00

534 MUST MELANCHOLY CdTdS'TROPHE. Clmtlei Fielding Fitzoral.l, Lieutenant in . the Royal En. girteets, beim( on a visit to' Colour' awl Lady Charlotte &rim, at their seat, Terling-place, Essex, was, on Thorstlay lasi. requested to accompaily Captain 'l'yrell, son of Sir John Tyrell, Hart. of llorelsaiiiiimise t isnd Captain Stuart, of the 3d Dragoon Guards, (nephew of Lady IVidiliam,) in a sporting excursion on the Colouel's estate. Having met with good sm. com.they halted about three o'clock, to take souse refresh anent, a short distance from a large pond in the Calonei's park ; and whilst partaking of their repast, one of the dogs made to the pond, and apt nag a wild duck, which Mr. Fitz gerald presently shot; it fell nearly in the middle of the wa ter winds cove's about an woe of land. Mr. F.l being an excellent swimmer) was shunt to tindress.lihnself and go in fur it; but being warned by his companions of the danger of so doing, and particularly by Mr. George TA, ler, who had accompanied themond was well acquainted with the depth of the pond, he was induced to relintinish his iittentled project, upon Mr. Taylor setting off for a dog that hail been used to the water ; Lot, becoming very impotient,lie again renewed his intention of going in for it; and, although Captains Tyrell and Stuart again very properly expostulated with him upon the probable danger of so doing, lie still persisted, and beirged they would not be alarmed, saying, he was not afraid of the water. He struck off boldly from the head of the I'ollll, where the water is der Pest, and was soon within a few yards oldie bird, but feeling himself much exhausted, hail the /caw Intion to retorn without venturing fat Hier ; and having gut within about thirty feel of the place where lie entered, he made a sudden mop (being pi obahty, seizes! with the cramp, •r, as is cum( rin.-eti, hilOke a 1110011 vessel, his stomach 'm ail very full, and having bled profuse!y after lie was got tint,) and groaning twice, •• Oh ! Oh !" sunk, to rise no more alive! ! Captains Tyrell and Smart were, of course, eye witnesses of this tragical and awful sight, and it were in vain to attempt to picture the distress it occasioned them. When an ascot an truly awful as thisocenrso beholder is apt to be overcome with terror, or may lie induced to plunge in immediately, without proper precaution; and although Cap tain Sillal t did actually jump in at the ',tomcat lie saw Mr. Fitzgerald sink, he funned the prudent resolution to return immediately, and he amid Captain 'l'yrell were quite collected, The former then hastened to Tenting-place, for assistance, when Johni Stints, Efq. son of Colonel Struts, immedi. ately bet Of for a surgeon. Ili the mean time, Captain Stuart bad procured assistance; and having fastened a rope to his body, sprung Into the dater, and he being an excellent swim. tiler, exerted himself in every possible way to find his sulfur- Musk companion, but without Illiert as ; and it wits with considerabie diftimilty Captain Stuart was rescued. the pond being full of weeds. ali - .l.laker, of Maddox Hall (wlti• It is a sltort distance from the pond), and his son, Mr. William Baker, of Chippitig Otagar, who was on a visit at his friend's, hearing of the ac cident, hastened in the spot, where Colonel Strait had just arrived, in the greatest distress. Many oilier persons had also, by this time. arrived. Mr. W. Baker, a lux twisty hoping, if the body could be got out iiionersiately, life might probably be restored, and basin,: sintliessed Isinisell, the rope being fastetied pined brio , seta hied into the petal, but his attempt proved altogether Med - emu:it. a third person also went in, being a good swimmer ; but ti mil the extreme coldness of the water (it being a spring pond), and the obstruction arising limn the weeds, was also unable to effect the much wished for object. Mr. i'oliskins, surgeon, at Witham, who had been sent fur, had by this time drilled. *lit.C.oBl - st• Was then bail to drags ; and the body was ;It length found, but not till after the elapse of two hours since lie sunk ; and every means that the superior abilities tit Mr. Torukins con d de vise to restore Isle were for several hours persevered in, bat without success, Thus was a young man, (drank and talent, in lif e 's pilule, snatched, in a tow momenta, from this world, :aid hurries into the presence of his Maker, without an opportunity being afforded hint of taking leave of those dear connections he had the happine s s of b e j og allied to, or ot reconciling himself to the will of the Almighty. An inquest was held oil the body of S3llllslay, when the Jury, witho ut hesitat ))))) , tetiiritcd it verdict of Accideul4ll3, Drowned. Lieutenant Charles Fielding Filzgerald was I,uru on the 21.1 of December, Mb. Ills rather, Lord !tuber! Fitzgerald, %op bun to the then ink of Leimtet, the father also of Lad) Charlotte Strut t. Ilis mother %,43 the sista.. of Earl Winehelsea. Lord and Lady Robert Fitzgerald are now at Paris. On Friday ae'nnight, about one o'clock in the morning, a fire was discovered in a bay stack, in the parish of Kennington, belong ing to Dr. Breton; information was immediately dispatched to Ashford, Kent. from whence the engines arrived, and a good supply of water enabled the persons present to confine t:.e devouring element to the stack where it commenced, w Mill was entirely consumed. A bt - •-stander jocosely interrogating a boy present, drew from him a confession that his father and another man set the stack ou fire ; in consecioente search was made for the incendiaries, and one (the lather) was traced to :Northam, where he was taken into custody on Monday evening, and ou Tuesday brought to Ashford for es, amination. On the flat ult. a boy, who had been keeping hogs for Mr..l. Donna. of Girton-hill Farm. near Dartford. suddenly disappeared about noon. Much search was made after him in vain, until clout nine o'clock on the morning of the 2.td, the boy's mother. w:to was sell employed in looking for him, fancied she heard a noise in a chalk hole. She went to the mouth of it, and calling loudly, to her rest delit;ht, was answered by her son, who said he had tallen into the hole, but was not hurt. The woman immediately got assistance ; a d a rope being let down to the boy, he fixed it round his body, and was safely taken out from a depth of between so and 60 treL On Wednesday night about eight o'clock, a gang of tellows went to the house of 'dr. trowtkr, hatter. in Union -street, and while one of them entered the sat" anti endeavoured to amuse Mr. C. by stat ir.g to hint that he wanted his hat new trimmed, his contrail s stole s eral hats from the door and made off. Mr. Chowder seized the man t. at had addressed him, sent for Mi. Watts, the constable, and gave f.n. into custody, and Watts was ptoceeding with him to the watch boa e, when he was attacked by the other pact of the gang, who rt setual the pri otter. and beet the constable to a most innuman re-inner. W , hen picked up, several minutes elapsed before any sign o life appeared. Friday morning, about eleven o'clock, Mr. Wm. Taylor , currier, of No. Y. 3, lintwolow.street, having placed sonic bird-lime on tile tiles of his work shop, fur the purpose of catching birds, in conse. (pence of one of them entangling in the lime. Sir. Taylor in attempt ing to c.inth on tne tiles trod on d rotten water spout, which broke, and lie pite.ied headthremost to the pavement of the yard, Ly w:tich his skull as fractured in three different places; he was earned into fits house in a stale of mitensininty, and a surgeon who was procured, dressed his wounds, and lie now lies in the greatest pain without hope of recovery. it was ..n Fridn detemiined, at Union-ha/I, that no Benefit Fo ks-As teal a right to abridge the stipulat.d allowance to a member, ' • week. unless suck a TotOillilo3 of the mdiority had previously • -uhmitted to the Jlagistiates, at their Qiarter bC3biollllo ap -4 of by them. TITE NITIONAT, RECTSTER POLICE. GUILDHALL. Edward Janes, a matt of respectable appearance, was brought before Alderman Waithatau under the fellaswiug err. cumstaitees : His wife said he was a law stationer, and had been married to her ten years. They had two children. notwithstanding which they were very unhappy in each othat's company : sad after many separations, the consequence of his violence, they finally parted about two years lame. Her husband did not improve in his temper by absence. He became almost fero cious, traced her to every dwelling to whirl' she acid for re fuge, and threatened to take away lier life. Her fears were in particitlxi excited by the furious attitudes 111 which he ap petered ; for it was not intenitel with him to older her to pre pare fur atiother would, and at the sante time hold a case knife to her throat. It was also his custom to put a penknife cinder his pillow. In one of these fits, he cut his own throat, and was in consequence confined it St. I.l!•rtletloinew's hospi tal several menthe. After this she did not see him fur many months; lie, however, traced her to her residence in Angel street,St. Martin's-le-Grand, aud acted most mittageonsly, on pretence of a desire to see his children. The assistance of the police became necessai y. He submitted to them on condition of being allowed to see his children next day. He came again fur that purpose, and acted rationally until they ap peared, lie then seized the elder child, swore he would take heraway, and that he world 'der the witness if she in terfered. He ran with the child lute the street, and threat ened destruction to all who shoulil attempt to oppose him.— An officer, against Will,lll he was about to use a large stick which lie brandished, got hold of him, and the child having been thus rescued ran to her mother. The complainant was not indebted to her husband for support. His means were good, but she haul been made independent of hint by her mo ther, who advised her on her death hail to avoid hint. Alder• man aVaitlonan asked Mrs. Jones wit. then she thought her husband was sane or not. file complain int mentioned this conduct of the unfortunate mast as apt oaf ot the contrary. A gentleman in the office said, he knew t I,e pi isoner Iced hi a fit of passion or madness cut his throat two years age. The prisoner said, he loved his wife and wished to live with her. He loved bit children too, and was anaions to witch over their interests. Alderman Weinman, having consulted with some persons acquainted with the patties, said, he 'lever knew a case of gi cater aggravation. Hi re, he said, was a woman of great respectability, supporting awl educating her children et her own expense, while her hashatol, who hail ample means, never tendered them the slightest assistance. The wile was irrepruachable, if there was no other proof of it than his wish to live with her spits. How then could Iris conduct be accounted for? The Alderman thought the must advisable coarse would he to send Mr. Jones back to the i Cumpter to undergo inedicel examination. One of She Porters of the Belle Savage inn was fined 20s. and costs, on his own confessien, for the overcharge of a pat eel directed to Mr. Bartlett from Fartilietn. The charge in the way bill was Is. The defenelait fabricatedt a ticket, mid charged is. lad., portetage 3d. Alderman Waitinuan said this was a great evil. He besisated whether lie should not order the proprietors of inns and coaches, in cases of this kind, to be brought before lain for plinialiment. In the pre sent case, however, the proprietor had made mat a legsl ticket agreeably to the act, and the defendant had feloniously alter rd it. Mr. Hat met, for the defendant, prayed the merry of the Court, which was bestowed. He was dismissed, after an admonition which be will not be likely to forget. Joseph Smith, who was apprehended 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, gnatd to Site Exeter Auxiliary coach, stated, that on the 111th of September he paid to the prisoner the sum of 121. 16s. 041. as appeared on the face of the way bill, for which Smith gave hint a receipt bearing his initials. Mr. Fagg said the prisoner was the only one of his servants who aceonoted to him ter cash. There was lio such entry as the sum just menttoned in the cash book on the 19th of Septem hes : stn the contrary there appeared opposite the name 01 Rue- the word .• milting." Mr. Andreas, counsel for the pri. sone,. seemed sun pulsed that the prosecution should go for ward, Mr. Eteg having fornita Iy declared that lie (1141 not intend to press it. Mr. Fagg said it lia , l been his intention not to wove( ate, if the deficiency bed not exceeded 3001. ; but since that deficiency had been admitted by the prisouer, up wards of 2001. inure were unaccounted for. BOW STREET. • Two persons, who some time since had bailed a girl of in teresting appearance, named Catherate Barlow, for a common assault uI another girl named Harcourt, presented them selves before the Magistrate, and through the medium of an officer elated, that about a fortnight ago the pee yon for whom they became bail had been charged, with mother girl ni the 11411Ie of Elizabeth Smith, with an assault 111,011 Harcourt. Elizabeth Smith could nor pi ocure bail, and was now in the House of Cerrectiou ; but they (the bail) having become answerable for the appearance of Catherine Barlow, and having imilerstood that the woman upon whom the assault had Isere committed, was aiuce dead, they felt it their duty to OW. resider her tbr the Magistrate's disposal. Catherine 13.11 . 101 N now presented, het self—she is youtlifill and possesses a vecy interesting counteaataae, and was 400111 to enter bum a justification of her conduct toward the de ceased, when ilie Magistrate interrupted her by observing, that he must be' tiest better acquainted with the circuit' stances cif the case, and he begged Mr. Woods. the cierk, to rater to the minutes of eviciestee takeu at the time the charge was exhibited. IL. Woods aecordiegly ietirred to it, and our the atetement ofit witness it appear,- d that the deceased was met by Barlow and Smith, in the neighbourhood of Hert tor (1 Street, Fllzroy Square, and that Stalin. went up to her (whether from any previous quierrel slid not appear) and knocked her down, and that Smith followed up the assault by kiekitig her when she was down. Mr. !Lek s empire ed who acid the warrant, and sho t uy *net a eras appeared and produced it : lie awed that the girl (Haim t) was at the time in a pregnant slate; that she had been subsequently removed to the Queen's Lying in Hospital, where she died, but had been previously be (mein to bed ; and he uncle, stoad the child survived the mother about ten days or a fertnight. Mr. Hs ks enquired if a Cott/110'a inquest had been held on die body ?—Falwards replied that he believed not, as be undo stood that she had beim Miried on Smiley last. air. Hicks obser ved, that the prisoner's late Wight be in• voted in the death 111 the (lee eased . he ellllll.l mut, therefuse, admit her to (rail, until lie received a certificate 11'0111 some u. the medical gentlemen who attended her. She must there lure he rnmuuttrd till such certilica me was procured. E mania has since obtained a letter from is professional gentlethau 'Jawed Stone, who opened bur body it was ad• OCT 11 ' drneed to Sir. !lief s, mt, we rtuderstand, slated that the tome woman tied inun fever, and not by tlia kicks or Mime on het by Catherine liarleyt or Elizhaeth Smith. The , parties were eg , iliegllClttly discharged. . John Girpeillen, MI old offender, was cbareed with Inrylne tittle eil.l foreeilal, note to Mr. Irwin, who keeps the GI aleas pliblie-lion-e in Duke Street, Liiirolies Inn-tieals, and be teas also charged willi having it forged 11. note ie his possession, knowing it to be fore( d. , It appeared by the evidence of Mr. Irwin, that the prisoner came into this house, had something to Mink, and observed . that lie had nu aged infii in mother, and that lie would take it . eon ple of bottles of wine for her. They were delivered tc and his whole reckoning amounted to 9s. I lii. in pay meet of %%h elt he gave. witness tl:e 51. note in question, with (lit cc times to pm his Hanle On it, which he said was" John Creeks,. Fox Court, Gray's Inn-lane." Sir. Irwin did so, bet found no such person there; and upon apprehending him, the officer of justice found upon Isis persou a li. note, which, Is:tether with the SI. proved to be forged. The prisoner was remanded. 'Thursday a meagre looking man applied to the Magistrates, J. E. Cuilant and F. Sketchley,Esqrs. for advice. lie eNlii bited an old coat, which had as many holes iH it as it would if it bud been sisited by a shower of aqua fortis. The owner said it had been for a considerable time deposited in a p broker's shop—it originally cost 31. ss. which he pawned tar seven shillings—although it was then as good as new, he would not take but seven shillings nis it. Magistrate.—" How long is it since yon pawned it." Applicant.--" It is about three years, but I have always kept rip the payment of the interest, mid I think the 27th section of the Act will make the pewnbroker liable to the in jury." Mr. Sketchley.—" Why, my friend, I don't know how far the pawithrokr r 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 referred to the Act of Parliament, the 24th clause of the 40th of Geo. 111- chap. 99, which set forth— " that if such goods were rendered of less value by the de. fault, neglect or wilful miabeliat iour of the person with whom they were pawned." Sir. Sketchley, upon reading the above clause ' observed, that the question in thi s case would depend en 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 did not know whether, or not, Mr. Essex, jun. carried on the business of his father, wltu bad been sonic lime dead, but he was a strictly lionuurable man, and he had no doubt would do every thing that was right. Mr. Sketchley recommended the applicant to go to Mr. Et. sex, and beg his attendance at some cuuyeaient time, when the matter could be fully explained. Mr. Philip Salter, a baker, of Clareastreet, Clare-market, appeared to two inferrnations exhibited against him by Ed ward Barrett, of No. :15, Holles-street, for settee:, nu th.- 811 1 and 12th of the present month, two qttarterst loaves short of weight. The defending pleaded Not Guilty. The inibrinant called lois e item, Slr.Willtam B irry, a shot - - maker, at 25, Holles-street—bitt befoi e lie spoke to the fart, Dlr. Williams, the . ;•••olicitor, et Ito attended on helialf of the ite• Etonian', wished to put some questions to him rep tlive to its c tupeteney as a it itness.—and in being examined, lie said he did slot expect any remuneration, lie did it for the sake of the public ; but upon being asked if lie did not expect the six Shillings he had paid for the itiformations out of the penalty, provided ilia defendant should be convicted, lie said lie did, and if no conviction took place, he did not expect to be pa id the si a shillings. The Magistrates held that be was clearly an interested wi:- ness, and therefore incompetent to give evidence. The second information was then entered into, and to prove it an into eating little girl, of eight years of age, named Mary Aim Walsh, was called, and the Magistrates, by gees. (ions put to her, being satisfied of her competency to receive :at oath. she stated, that un 'Fbersday, about a week since, she went to Mr. Salter's shop, by the direelimis of Mr. Barry, and purchased a quartent brick, for which she paid lid. 1 anti that loaf sh e d e li vere d to 101 l she could n o t say 1 whether the one produced was the same or loot—indeed she believed it was not. The information was immediately dis missed. A few days ago as Hooker and Jones, of this office were passing up Wye!' Street, they observed two men tinder cir cimistauces rather suspicious, one of whom was carrying & paper parcel, which the officers suspecting had been disho. nestle obtained, took them into custody, and the contents of the parcel tented oat to tie four new cloth table covers. —The Magisttate committed them for re-examination. MARLBOROUGH STREET. Randall, the celebrated pnr„-alist, by way of finish to a nirlit's spree, was charged with distil deity conduct, early on Wed iiestlay mot:oriole, with others in St. Giles's. There was no mischief done, and the defendant said lie had been drinking with some friends, who kept hen out late, and he and same other gentleman were tint abused. The case was c gad. Jnlui 'feather was brought to this office by one of the (drivers of the Society fur the Stipp , ession of Mendicity, charged with begging in the boldest inaimer Irons every per omn who passed hith in die Hatupstend•road. It appeared upon examination, that lie had mire than halt; petite, in his pocket, the Ire its of Isis day's begging he had innately been a silk-siockint; Weiss er; bet the is ads could not obtain any but interior uork,n hien lie relinquished in 14 wool. of the more lucrative employment of begging. 'l•be prisoner had two children, one in arms, evidently tar the pur pose of exciting compassion, which were transferred by the otf,ccr to the 'wither, and the man was committed by li.daker, Esq. for 14 days, to Toshillitielsk . • The Rev. Simnel, who formerly pm formed clerical duties at St. A .'s and also at St. P• 17. 1 .4, was charged by Mr. D.Lvis. Vestry Clerk of St. Anat.'s, !.fore G. Pao - rant, l'sq. with riotosis and disorderly candur t, in knocking at the *lours of the inlianitants, and verging. Vr. Davis stated, that the defendant had formerly reaffirmed dle burial service at St. Anne's- ba: of late had given way so mock to driiiking, that lie was ,:0i only an aIiIIOIICC ro the r!eruy of the parish, from whin de 114t1 nt differ. nt !illt.S re' dived f4ll us of moniev, but to the %inane of the a a riNntotiris. He wit{ continually k .iockim.:, at tutu doors ak ing rli an y, and be a veil Went s., 111, as It) AV/trier III:1? their pal S, and rather demanded relict' try ti , ing We Dames of ilie lieu:pawn of die pa rivh alld others in office. fir 11.4 biro alit n times vary tionblesuine at Mr. D.'s house, and I. a conduct was such ;it a house in Sohn- qu ire, on Wertsiesda., that he was takoa to the watch-house an a drunken 1,111(C.•••