The National Register. — London, England, 1808-04-25 00:00:00

APRIL 45. . By some 'of our cruixert from off the coast of France, we learn, that within the last fortnight, two more sail of the line have been added to a strong force assembled in the outer bar boar of Brest, which seems in a complete condition for sea, and reads for a start the first fair wind, or any such as may oblige our bloCkading fleet to quit its station. Ponvsnocrn, APRIL 21..—Arrived this day the Stasis frigate, Captain Bromley, with Mr. Rose, the English Envoy L'Otraordinary to the Government of the United States, from North Anterica.—This gentleman landed at Lymington this af ternoon. Also arrived the Satyr, Johns, front St. Domingo; riled comp/oy with the Betsey Sophia, Shaw, from Surinam, off Scilly, on the 19th inst. POLICE. . . - PVBLIC-OFFICE, DO W-STRECT. hn Monday a young man went to the Cecil-sfreet Coffee house, in the Strand, dined, and drank a bottle of wine, and in payment gave the waiter a counterfeit 10!. Bank note. Mr. Cox, the landlord, desired the waiter to ask for a smaller note, when he replied he had none. Mr. Cox then sent a porter to Mr. Burnell's, a grocer in the Strand, who discovered it to an swer the description of one that bad been traced to him by the lasFot tor of the Bank, a few hours before, and which had been altered from al/. to a 10/. This circumstance he communicated to Mr. ('ox, and pointed out to him the alterations which had been made. They then informed the gentleman of the fact, and proposed that they should go before the Magistrates at Bow street, to which he observed, that he had an appointment, which be wished to keep, and promised to meet them there, after he had attended to it. Mr. Cox, however, urged him to go then, at. which he appeared displeased, but at length went. On the charge being mane known, Anthony searched him, and found a pocket-hook, cuataining a Ave, a two, and a nre pound Bank notes, with three seven-shilling pieces. While Anthony was searching him, he appeared to have an impediment in his speech, and the officer desired him to open his mouth, which he refused to do, on which Anthony seized him by the wind-pipe. forced him to open his mouth, and took from it a parcel of paper, which proved to be four notes of a similar description to stint he had erred to Mr. Cox, but in an unfinished state. fie the* underwent an examination before Mr. Read, and the note which he uttered tsar produced : it had been cut in two through the word " one," at the top of the note, and joined together by a thick piece of paper, and three staters—one of them was put .on the part where the word " one" was at the top of the note, to prevent any obliteration of the word. The Inspector of the bank called upon Anthony oo Monday, to give him information of the note traced to Mr. Burnell, and described the. man who was supposed to be uttering them. Anthony finding .the 'owr to answer the description given by the Inspector, was the cane of his searching him in such a particular manner.—Mr. Read asked the prisoner what he had to say for himself? lie said hit name wa: , Richard Holmes—but declined saving what he was, where he lived, or making any defence to the charge—but offered to find unexceptionable bail to any amount, which of course could not be taken, and, upon a re-examination, he was filly committed for trial.—lt is suspected that he has not given his real name, and that he is of a respectable family. MANIACS. Windser Cattle has lately been much infested with Maniacs. .4 genteel man, who has every appearance of an Officer • and also a w • uman, have been using various stratag ems to get into the Pal ace , to ga i n adm i ttance to His Majesty, under pretence of their having business with him. Mr. Read. the Magistrate, being informed of the eircum et ante, sent directi ons to t h e res id ent P ol i ce Officers at Windsor, r,) apprehend the Officer; Edwards according ly went to the tit • ndsor Ca-tie b i n, on T ues d ay l ast, wher e the person de scribed was li v in g i n gran d style, and apprehended him. Ile was brought to London, and - underwent examination; he was ordered to be kept at the Brown Bear public-house. Bo w - strret, until it can be ascertained who he lc, as he refuses to give any other accou nt o f hi mself than that his name is Hone. 'I he woman has been about Windsor for some time past, and has made many efforts to get into the Palace, but being ditap- Pninted, she went to Cumberland Lodge, in the Park, und titer,. contrived to gain admittance, a few mornings since, and concealed herself in the coachman's room. It not being cus tomary for him to lock his door, she entered while he was 44 '9, but w.is discovered, and taken into custody. She uu au examination before General Harcourt, who Ordered an to be conasCd in W fa . _4ot Haut. _ %kl NATIONAL REGISTER. • SU ICI D ES. The month of April has proved more fatal than any other month within our recullection. No less than four persons put an cod to their existence last week at Deptford, one of them the wife of a publican, cut her throat ; and on Tuesday morning a respectable tradesman on Holborn-bridge shot himself. Sunday moruing last the inhabitants of Islington were much agitated, in cousequence of the body of a respectable-looking man being found in the fields, near Copenhagen-honse,'supposed to be murdered. The deceased , was conveyed to Wagtail Church-yard to be owned, and the Parish Officers were exerting themselves to find out the murder; but, on examining the spot where the unfortunate man was found, as well as the field ad. joining, they had every reason to suppose that he Lad in dicted the mortal wound in his throat, with a knife, which was found near him, and that he got over a bank and stile into the next field, where, from the loss of blood, he fell and expired- • About noon the body was owned, and the deceased proves to be Mr. Mcnizice, a furrier, in a respectable line of business in the city, who, we understand, had unsuccessfully applied to some of his creditors for pecuniary indulgence. A Coroner's Inquest was held on the body on Wednesday last, when the evidence tended to corroborate, that the deceased had died by his owe hands, labouring under fmnac:i. Stephen bailey, of Ifigham, on returning home from labour last week, fi;und his wife suspended from an iron hook over the fire; all her clothes were in a blaze, and she burnt in a most shockinl-Mamier. lic had given her money to pay some debts in the place, which having applied to other purposes, she took the fatal revolution of destro)ing; herself in this dreadful manner.• A foreigner who has resided in this country many years, and who had acquired considerable reputation as an artist, yesterday put a period to his existence by shooting himself with a horse pistol. The hail entered his left ear, and passed through the top part of .he head, which, however, did not cause immediate death—he languished more than half an hour after having com mitted he rasa act. . ACCIDENT, &C. . . . Tuesday a servaut maid in St. James's Park, entrusted wits the tare of two childreu, incautiously suffered a little boy te ride upon the back of one of the seats, when a cloud of dust sud &oily blowing in the child's face, he loosed his hold to rub his eyes, and falling backwards, pitched upon his head, and free tured his skull. This is a very common way of amusing chil dren in the Park, and it is to be hoped the above accident will prevent it in future. Pica POCK rlTS.—One Saturday se'nnight, about 1a o'clock. as Lieut. Kelly, of his Majesty's ship the Triumph, was passing along Holborn, he was surrounded by one of those daring gunge of pickpockets, who still infest the streets of Loudon, and rob bed him of his pocket-book, containing Bank Notes to the arnaunt of 450 f. and naval papers of considerable importance. It is supposed the villains effected the robbery in the following mnuner:.--- 7 Qne of them trod upon his heel, and on his turuing about, appeared .very politely to beg his pardon; while this p , etelided Apology was making, it caused I.ieut. Kelly to stop a little, and he foond himself surrounded try four or five men, and soon after missed his pocket-book. The papers it contained cosh sisted of the testimonials from the different Admirals he had served under, letters of recommendation, his commission, and, other papers of importance. Ile has been in a very low des ponding way ever since, in consequence of the robbery. BIRTHS. InWelbeck-rtreet, the Lady of Roger K vuaston,Esq. of a sort. Berkeley-square, the Lady of T. B. Lethbridge, Esq. M. P. of a daughter. ;WARBLED. On Tuesday, the 19th inst. at Aske, in Yorkshire, the Rev. William Wharton, to the Hon. Miss Hondas, daughter of Lord Hondas. On the I.6th instnnt, at Kneesworth Hall, the seat of Sir Charles Nightingale, Bart. James Murkland, Esq. of the 6.id Regiment, to Miss Nightingale, eldest daughter of the late Sir Edward Nightingale, Bart. DIED. On Friday evening, in the 80th year of his age, the respectable Mr. Hull, late of Covent-Garden Theatre. lie was the Father , of the Stage, Hod the founder of that institution whi c h p rov id es subsistence or decayed Actors and Actress's. The Principals of the Theatrical Fuud, sae understand, have requested pormis tion to bear the expelices his funeral. At Stone/100"w, Nit., IsahellaLangtau,daughterofthe Coutdcz•lt ofitu!!;e:. ■ 1111 1 \t. 6