The National Register. — London, England, 1815-02-26 00:00:00

FEB. 26. WI WI T a esi'ay lastithe wile of Mr. Metters, a farmer, of Whitellurchwas auadcrea by her servant man while Mr. Metiers was attending Ply mouth market. The wretch struck her on the heed with a sound hook, and afterwards conveyed the body inks the out-(Muse; and co%rred it with loose straw ; he then plundered the house of m oney and some silver spoons, with which he absconded. Lie was soon afterwards apprehended at a public-isous at Dartmoor. Thursday the cith inst. a most shocking murder was committed on cue Mdrgaret Junes, a young woman of about 1 0 4 years of age residing with her father and brother, in the township of Brymbo, near Wrexham, North Wales. It appears, t h at upon her b rot h ers etnr home Irons Ids work about hint- o'clock in the evening,the found sister weltefing in her blood, with several violent fractures on the head,—The Coroner held his inani-ition on Sattuddy, and strong su , p i e j o ns, from the eeideuce, tilling upon a ' : yonne mass of the TIMM" of Saaillti Humphreys, he was taken intoeustudy, and, it is said, has sisiev confessed the murder. Friday se'noight an inquisition was taken at the Light Horse, Oraoge•cotirt, Leicester fields, upon the body of a man whose I:2Me is supposel tone Kendrick, who was found dead, w ith his head rut, in Hanover-street, between twelve and one o'clock as Thersdav morning. He la a well-looking man, dressed in a blue coat an d pantablous, which are a little repaired between the legs, toward Donu, a watchman, deposed, that a little after twelve o'clock, on 'llinrsday morning, be seas going his sounds; saw the deceased 'war the end of Hanover-Mt-yet, about ten yards from Long Acre, with his head towards the coach-way, in ilse kennel. The witness requested two gentlemen, sviso were passing, to assist him, which they did. The witness thought that the dc.ceased was only intoxicated. lint, upon lifting him up, discovered that he wag almost hitless. The witness sprung his rattle, and other watchmen cane ; witness put the deceased up by the watch box, and placed some straw under him. The witness &en took the door of the match box, and put the deceased neon it : tie was not spike dead at Oil time. but was unable to speak. The witness and others took him to St. Martin's vvatehhossse. When she witness first dis covered hint, he found his head cut and very bloody ; and a pro- Itidon of blood was running near the kennel. Mr- James Mackintosh deposed, that be was at tte watchbouse wh eie rh e deceased was larought in by the watchmen, is the situation - Isere described by tinnier witness. Upon searching him, a sem toun of a fetter was foetid and two keys. The letter appeared le come thorn a relation at Bath, and is dated 40th January, Mr., the eAtvr part of it was written iu figures, and, according to the in terpretation of a 4;entlemau present, his nowt appeared to be hembick. " Ailiter Mary is come home, and settler: in Bath, her low hand gone to efmetien : alas! kvery body looks forward with hopes Gut ire, who have no cheering prospect br-fore me; She fear of !eating poar child unprotected breaks my heart--if 011 See Costicer—respects to them —tell her my Jaw— Szc. These Were some of the intelligible !tarts of the letter. Mr. Richard Simuunis, a surgeon, arias -sent tor about a quarter rat one o'clock to examine the hods• of the deceased ; he was quite drali, arid very bloody; had bled much kom the nose and ears. ?eerased appeared to have some bruises on The head, but he heirs vite dead, witness did nuteramdise the body more minutely rntil elmett Airlock on Thursday mortsinsr, when witness funntl k Laettire, about two inches in talent. on the right side of the frontal hate of his bead : thkre was also a Gssio about the same e‘tent, sin it,clt! ' t4;a-s the other fracture. Witness bad no doubt but the de ceased came ley Isis death iu consequence of the frartures. but sakether She fca:•tures %tete itillieted fir a blow, a fall, or any thing cilniog in contact with him, with:4s4lmM not say; his death, how. tVer, must bast town occasioned by great violence. :.ir.•Wes. 'littera, of No. In, I lanover.al reet, came libme about half p:s.t twe!ve a",elott. white knocking at the door, a coach drove on in .n.“t far . : e: raauo cr ; lb° colebman wag whipplosis the horses vies !iv, ahs! they were in a cull gallop. Witness did not hear or the death of the deceased until Tlaurselav reaming--witness; was Cranly 01 hv i def tl.;tt the deceased came , by his death in consequence of the coach, it being Lear the time deseritsid, and there being tier post at the corner of (losaver-street, is The .(9ry eleltberated f 'rat citae, and returned a cer(,ict of Ac -471 1, .„,td them,h t ' se deceased having beeu 'gaud with his skull fractured '.':arsower•streer, but from Whit caster w u 11111.11(11111. On Saturday senitight, -- Bailey. grraotu to Mr. Weller, of Chi_ 'tester, was timid drowned in Dell Hole-liond„ near that city. The ionfrirtunate man was in a gig, and had driven into the pond with a view to give the horre drink ; belt getting into a deep part cf it, he and the atiiinal t.vnitnoc fee. lior4 IVA', worth IV; oirt3s. O . .~ .... • , . .. • 14j SING ULA R nriN CP.—A young man was detected, on Friday se' Wield, in the nit of Drury-Line Theatre, in the act of cutting oir ifte .Litt, ut Gentlemen's coats, and Ladies' pelisses. While the itdivi. duals, whose c'othes he thus tangled, had their attention closely eli ected to the piny, he was actively employed in curtailing their gier 'Henri with n pair of large INifor's scissors. his' had passed front woe remity of the pit to the other in a very short spate of time, seta t o tal l y, on rising and examination, found themselves very hare of to rertng behind. "he dresses of several Lodi, s wore much injured ; the gowns E petticosts, and even theitskem 01 some having been cut, but f >r- Innately no injury was done to their persons. 'llse offender was par ried to the Bow street Police Office. His name proved so be Thome" Harris, and his sister, a respectable female, appeared, nod stated, that hr was titllcted with mental derangement. The Magistrate, howeve!, thought it !Kuper for security lo the public, to loguruit Liar until tic should Lod bait on the charges. AT On Tuesday se'nnieht, nt Sevenoaks, Mr. G. Pitt, bnteher, to Mrs Pnenis ; and Mr. Edward Flunk, of Westerharn, to Mr'. Condon:no, of Sevenoaks. 'l'i►e united ages of the above two.coupik mooed to 268 y4'llll. D!FD. Last Monday, at Woolwich, aged 26, DaTi:d Tlionvimn, RI. tt cetith man of toiconin ((((( worth, genius and talents, in whom the three aister arts—poetry, music and painting, tound a most assi. (limos 4,31(1 saccesstill votary, DEATH OF THE DUKE OF DORSET.—An express arrivel at very late hour on Thursday senight, at the house of Mr. Secretors - Peele, in Starthopc•street, May.fair, from the Lord Lieutenant t;f Ireland, with the nielanclioly account of the accidental death of Lordship's the !Niko of Dorset, by a fall front his Lom e in consequence of he was killed on the spot; and on Fri morning, a letter was ree1•11/(11 by the Speaker of the Home of Gins moos. from Dublin, confirming the regretted intelligence. His Grace was born Nov. 1:;,179`3, and consequently only cone of age in November last, which was celebrated with great rejoicing both at Buckluirst in Sussex, anit Ktiolo Park. in Kent. His Graer was educated at Harrow, and his hcquiremenes afforded the promise *f splendid ahibtie. throngl, life. lie succeeded to the title on lie death of his father, John Frederic, formerly Ambassador to the Court of France. His 4;race is sneeeeiled by his cousin, Viscount Sack vine. By this event, the large properties of the Dukedom of Dorset income united with those of Saekville and Germain, which by his Grace's death, will probably amount to 40,0001. per annum. The Noble Families of Tlianet, Glandore, Li verpork Cower, and gtatford, will have ro go into deep mourning for their amials:c ielatise. His Noble Mother and Lord Whitworth are icconsoialele. Nn 1, noi.noßN nAns. S. PERRY beg, to argioaint his Friends and the Ptit)lip. Omt to is nOVI . 1 irketa and Shares in a gyro variety of Numbers for. the MU . ..51...N1' 1.0 FIERA", wi,ict, I?rawing on the ;.011 APRIL, UTE SCTIENtr CONTAINS. ... ... 3 (boast Niles of :i0 0001. also 5 of Piot) thiineas each, to he paiti in Gold, without any deduction, soon as Drawn, and cuttsists of Only 15 0410 Tickets. PERRY, at his truly Fortunate (tfice, No. 1, Holborn Bars, 1:21 the lilea•ure of dividing among his Friends, in the Last and Preceding Lotteries, the following Capital Vrizr. :- 8,383 - - Lto,oo ), v,9:11 -. , L 5,000 10.4113 - • 1,000 3 7 , 11 • - 1,000 9,140 - - • 500 5.434 - • :-,00 13.-4,1,.. several Of 30 01 0. Q M.. &r. &r. in One Kendra awl Eigti tven Shares. MAGNETS EXTRAORDINARY! PIDD'ING and CO. No. 1, CORNIIILL, inform tlottir Frimvls that tle isrp•ent I.ottere. to be Drawn the sth ot A I'M L, cattalos 'DIRER STUPENI)OUS PRIZE'S-o( 3f) o'ol., also Five Prizps of 1,000 (,(' I. NEM; each, alibi' last FIDDING and Co. undertake to .poj IN GOLD withoat any Itatever.. PIDDING Milli Co. sold 01,4114 rize of 20.0c01. in the 1 ref Let.• • tery drawn in April, a Proof th.d it is an auspicious !M on th for thrtr Office. and in the Lottery just linisheil, No. 1.3;i0. a Vitae of SOOl, tin.,l Nb. 4,516, a 4001., %Vt 3(:. :ad at titeit Lucky N,.„ Ctoulkill,