The National Register. — London, England, 1808-12-25 00:00:00

1 Ct. 1 • - ..•• . - r Vtl 32 IH] POLICE. Carturaskit.. ThursdaS, the infcirmationiagainst Mr. Wdodfalli printer; of Pateruostersrow, came on to he heard; agreeably to adjourn ment, before Sir Matthew Mitcham. This information was to recover a penalty of 20!. for not printing his name and place of abode to a certain paper printed by him, or supposed Id be printed in his printing-house. It was* large ptiSting-hill, eon= taiuing libellous matter. The Duke of SasseX attended, to give es idettee as to his knottledge of this MB and of Mr; Woodfall. lie declared that he never saw Mr. Woodfall till that day; that e knew nothing of the hill ranted, hoe the handLw riling of the cover ; this hill having been sent under a cover directed to a Mrs. Item. The only proof to substantiate this informatiou was the evidence. of the Compositors and Pressmen in the employ of Mr. VVoodfall, who could not swear that the hill proddced was the same printed in raeir printing-office ; whets, after mtich al tercation between the Counsel on both 0(164, the Magistrate de tided, that the first information was ditt t,toved, and dismissed it. it being then past four o'clock; the Informer desired per mission of the Alderman to postpone the hearing of the other in formations, as some of his witnesses oetre allsent. The flambee bearing tsars by mutual consents poatponed to the ItOt of Jana ai:T;tiimatagalialasaut ACCIDLNTS AND OFFENCESt l e ' PacrirtrirtsTlAL ESCAt&i. — A theifitleholy etent ntetirfed Thursday at Pimlico, accompanied with very. •extraordinary eircumstances. Mr. Man, a hair-dre4er, who resided in Kane 14h-street; had, in consequence of is domestic misfortune, stif feted mental derangetnent ; but being; by medical:lid, recovered, he some time since resumed hit occupation , Thursday morning he atteirded, as usual, to dress and shaveseveral gentlemen in his beighbourhowl, by whom he was touch esteemed: He had, in nil, dressed and shaved nine of his eustomers, the last of whom was Mr. Palmer, of Drury-lane Theatre, Immediately upon his leaving Mr. Palmer, he returned home, w ithout attending Id any of bib other employers, and cut his throat with one of his visors. The wound was so deep and extensive, that he died in a few moments , The gentlemen with whom he had been, al observed something very singular in his conducts and there is nol doubt that, during the whole of the morning, he Was labouring finder the terrible malady which induced him to put a period to his existence. Each of the nine has reason, therefore, to be thankful that the fatal razor was not applied to his neck before the unfortunate maniaeraised it against his own. An inquisition was taken on Wednesday, before A. Gen, Essi coroner for Westminster, at the house of Mordecai Levi, a.lew tioathets , man, in Brydges-street, Covent-garden, on th e body of Mrs. Popham, who died by poison on Saturday evening. o f appeared by the testimony of Mr. Pophatn, husband of the de ceased. who is a gentleman of fortune, that Mrs. Popham rind himself were in the habit of taking lau danum; and that on Sa turday evening Mrs. I'. sent her servant to procure two ounces --she drank about an ounce and a halt' of the liquid, and died in agony in four hours afterwards. Messrs. Stanton and Cavell, Surgeons, were called in, and every means wete used, but in vnin.—Verdict, Accidental death. As Mr. Monroe; the Portuguese Interpreter, was coming down the side of a ship, near the Cust -House Quay, at Pi}- mouth, he slipped t his foot, fell into the water, and was drowned. MARRIED. Last Sunday, the tßth instant, at Christ-Church, Liverpool, Mr. Stixotti, the celebrated Rope-Mower, to Mist. Cabanel, IJaughter of Mr. Cabanel, Vauxhall, Loudon. ... On the 19th inst. at his house in Sloane-street, Patrick Home, Esq. of Weddriburne, in the comity or Berwick, many years Representative in Parliament for that county. Wednesday -e'nninglit, at the age of 81 years, Hugo Meynell, Esq. so, well known on the turf and in all the fashionable circle..., for half eniury past. lie had been repeatedly attacked by puralyt trokes. Ile has left a large property behind bins. -4 .~.~._ N, MA . • DEC. 25, 'S. 'qua d Ssarnyt EL D. g. d. s. d. Beer Mutton Veal Pork ' 5 0a 6 0 Lamb 0 a 0 01 HEAPS OP C.411'1,1 FILIDA v. --;Beasts. - 800 — Calves, - ten— PRICE OF TALI s, d. s. d. Stuff Soap, yetlow 0 aIOS ---- mottled 0 all 9 0 -- curd a 122 Candles, r . tfoi..— 0 a 15 0 mould, do. 0 a 16 0 Tallow at St. Janie;•, Sd. I ss. 94. —Ai•erage 54. W, PER CWT. d. PRICE 0 tntnAY. s. d. W)lntn - 56 0 Kenton - - 56 0 liebbtttn - - - - 57 6 Heaton - - - - 57 6 Wi f s End - - - 57 6 59 6 Ben's Ditto Peale - • - z . - Ships at Markt% sale vb. Ai. • '" , .. CORN EXCHANGE. kin:taw, Dec. 28' ...;•We hod a very short supply of Wh ea t to-day, and we". Nob arrivals of any oilier Grain, owing to the navigatitia of the Thames being partly stopped: Very fe.. hales Of Wheat. Uoiley, sad Malt, were ttinde, rind tnese only afford log a nomirtal price. But few White Peal, which were dearer: Oats. In teleiatile supply, aid about Is: per tinorter dearer. s. Wheht Fine ditto - 96 a 95 Rye (New) - -40 a 60 Batley Malt (11/ew) 70 a 82 White PCses;hollets 140 a 150 1. R. Grey Pe -i - • 52 a Beans Old) - • - 6o a 84, 'rick ditto - - - 50 a It; Oats Poland ditto - - 45 a 4d Rapti teed X 46 a zit) I, none sailed, 21 loaded. Prince ntl•Published by and for J• B. HELL and J. DE CA I‘ll', at the ()thee ni , , may►. Mr•••r•i•••• An 11. Cath►•rine-atrret. Strand • •►nit mat. , he ha 4 of nil in the United 41V14.V(:E ORlbli OP ChNIV PER COASTER, la Great admit), fur the 'Week claim Detember 17. Eat; or Wales. s. d. Bng. ar lirear6. s. t. *host . e 9d 2 Beans - • - - 6516 Ry e z 58 5 Pests Bade, = ► :- - 45 0 Oataledl a- h Oats - - - AVERAGB Pit ICE OF SUGAR, Cdratinitla from the retdrns made fot tht itetk ending the 214 of Dec. 1808, is 21. Os. sl. per c*t.. exclusive of the ' Duty of Customs paid or payshie theiebti iib the impotlgtid d • thereof into Grrat Britain. ME-1T: NEW t; ATE & I.EADEAII.4I. I . Careate. s. d. d Beer Alutldti Veal Pork • 5 0a 6 0 Lamb 0 0 a 0 c AT SMITHI'IIiLD• -Sheep and Lambs, 3,550 -Pigs F. el. Town Tallati -:- 0 a9B 6 usAkido. 0 a 15 White, do: - 0a Soapi ----- on-- 0 Gravrs - - —oal4 1 1 Good Wert 0 a 14 I lare,ss. SO. and Whitechapel, id. per stone of 811). COALS. FitIDA Y• $. Bourn Moor - -55 0 Eden - - -- - -55 6 (1 Conpen a . 56 Walker ----- Primrose - - - 51 6 - PRICIA OF S'VOCKS YESTERDAY. India Benniq 4, 5 pm.-4 per Cent. Conc. 811 j---3 per Cenr Iteclueed 651 —Long Annuities 18 1-16—Minium 1, 170 n,. Exchequer Openingeliequer 6 111 8 11i . 3, 6 pni.— Lottery Ti c k e ts £3O 10 ,— for We are again esmpelleil to omit a part of our fUstomary State ment of Markets. The niost important are, hoverer, is% sertcri. t I,e Beau Illonde ; or, L i tera ry and lathy's- ( i i' . I' • I