The National Register. — London, England, 1817-07-28 00:00:00

IA ri;44.. qt.-. 1 seem. , J 1 NiN.llinatilit!ll, Cll4lll, 1411!Iler. 118111, card Jam, ail- cape,,l;i indicted for the .t.ltni tone de r Flizam•tu Shepherd, at Swim' in Armielit, Ne•ltenehantshile, Iry s.iiking her on the head wills a vermin hedee-stake. 'fter psi ner it lir , l pleaded entity ; I/111 having on the ,ttotestion of II Jadge, wet kdrun she, ph•.., the trial pi oceerted It ;wet,' ILA front tae evidence, neat the deceits d, Ettaabeth Ha 'Meta, an interesting girl, about 17 years of age., ant dam:liter of a vromaa residing .t Pitplelewick, hail left home for Slanstie.d io ',tonere for work. Having succeeded in tia e•lije et or' her J ourney, she was on her !risme loan,• in its. 4'41'1.1114, and, when about twit mi:t's f.t ,1 her r other's 11.1.11 di ort., a as .net be the pi homer, w hit, without wt.. nee a word, inllllllll4llq knocked her &au wi.ii a herl4,-stake, and did na cease his arrest-outs cruelly, till lifc was extemi. Hr. Ile. e. Tilled her of a parr of shoes, and ret um ieetea, a -A threw Mangled body into a dim°, where I; was 1./1111.1 neat morme._ Shortly after pelpetrating this a:luscious uteri, the murder. passed 011 lill` road Mrs. Shephetul, tree mother of this victim. w hit bad route wlt to meet her I hie:Alter. When the Moly a 144 1 . 1111114 it was in .2 dreadful stalt maim h a d pro', tide I Dom the skied, awl tine eye knocked ant of the 2.1.1.4.1.1. seed rested on the cheek. The prisoner was upoeidy piel.reed, and overtaken. To one Benjoiria Slimes is erdestaide who took hien into custody, and Who endeavoured to keep 4 4 craa.; by which he AA its; surround.. NeVel mind ; 111.111 et/Illt• I 411 guilty of , he crime,. and nlll/.1 antler the 1'4,111. eof the law ." litanies afterward- aerompameut the primmer to the scene of the murder. He them peviiiieel sht the •pot from wheeler he said the st.tke a 4% lasso. lie said he ell• 1 , 1 1101 tete what lead possrsed lion ; hr never -peak. to to r. ads nu the left sole of her, awl on en wing up lie attack her on the ha ad. she fill, and he re.ieated hi- awe tan or three tints. fie then dragged leer to the ditch where she a .us funnel; he turned her pockets inside 1411, Inn 21.112N1 214;111114 6101 111119rell her Flat. , thinking she might hare 11/I.lll' uruucycunrralid there, hue be found fl 11V that he look away her imeorella, and shoes, and that he lett the shoes, at Red Hill, lie could not say what possessed bens, for he had 1 , 4 X shillings in his pocket. The Jury f f the filename Carley, Ihe Judge ordered biro to be eta-rated the. day. The irriserieer Is a 6110 . 11 mall with an overhanging and of a liasigivatit cast of it-attires. lie stood perfectly colleeted daring his beat, and seminal to have revunciled himself to the di eatlfetl fine which aw.sited hire. He was dressed in a mote smock frock, and st.,te,l Ia have hi Cll a sissor-grinder try turtle. He stood unmoved during the passeng cf lei. sentence. Muitivest. —At the Assizes at Hertford, Daniel Munn, a small tanner, was indiettel for the wilful murder of John Payne, a sack earl left() and from Hemet Hempstead 11141 kit, on the lit of May last, at Studelam. The treat excited deep tattiest, the evidence against the prisoner being almost ail eireunistritelial. The decea , ed it appealed, had been ac• cuatoeued to Cal ty the core of farmers to Hemel Hempstead market, and retrain With the empty sacks. 'the market was hews mi Thursday, and for thirty years he had tem.er missed atleaSding it. On these occasions he 11141411,, tail a large sane of looney ahont hint, On the Saturday preceding Thiersul;:y the Ist of May, when the murder was committed, the pa i roner matte an appoint meet to ow, t the deceased on the Thous ey evenmg at the Kea Lion, at Miami. When the cart stopt there, the deceased was found lifeless—his throat having mese cut from ear to ear. His side pocket with his pocket book was gone : but forty three rands was fbund ire his breeches pocket. One Gurney, a labourer in the prisoner's employ, on the saute day ouserved his master fasten the back door, tbongh it contained nothing. Having occasion to go in there, lie thought lie heard a rustling among the straw. loragin lag it to be a rat, he got a thing fork, turned up the straw. and f I the pocket Aml pocket book of the deceased. The resumer was taken into custody. On trial, his allegation of having gone to Sll'4l'l4Bl', to pay a rate, was proved to be false. It was provrd that he had beeu seen near tlee spot where the mender II Ms perpetrated; that lee haul borrowed a large ham mer, which viand not lie fatted; and with which it was sup posed the d, ceased had received blows on the ilsetH : his smock frock and breeches betray eel blood stains—the neffot his bine coat was Ilkll cut 1/11; 101' w birh lie could ant in.conwelt. He had the same day uorroweel Ys. of his own servant, the deceased's pocket not containing money. Ile was found Guilty, and or dered to be executed this day. blettnatt.—Eneabetli Ware iner was tried at Lincoln for the wilful der ofJohn Wareitter, her step-sou, in the pa rish of Smiley', in that county by ad ttt ill blether; poison to him. Mr. Jnsitee liolroyd stemmed up the evidence with great clearness and pee specuity: and the „I itry, after a short delitiera tioo, found the pristmee Guilty—Dealt'. '1 he wretched whtllan protested her innocence in the most solemner manner, 1111L2 seemed deeply affected with her awful situation. 111 r, Justice liolroyd immediately procceriod to pass sentence he the most impressive manner, and directed that the plisoner should be executed on Saturday morning, and that her body should be afterwards delivered to die surgeons for dissection. The moonlit the prisoner heard that her IV. vas so soon to Le forfeited to the of f ended laws of tier country, she jumped by Irmo the. Hour in the a/stalest agony. wrung her howls, and e shinned other sytnptons of distraction. Howe% r her )marry commisserated, there dill not seem to be an indisidual in Cant who was nut filly tnq.tesscd with the cer. tatuty at net guilt. The Southwark twitter reqnires lint two piers in the river, bavitig only three armies. Both piers ate now ahuvt• water, and the wankmeti ale forming ihrsouthernuwiat arch by plac ing togilhe r tit.• is u HI% m. that s been east 6.1 .t. Wl,ett the Southwark Midge shall be completed, the Cot - - Titration of lie city of ',motto' are espected to close the past sage over Lootion iiiidgy for a tune, during whieh a 1110/4 important repair of that fabric toil take place. Seseral nt the ramie.. a ill ue (I, and thus, it is hoped, the great tall of water wilt be prevented, and lives be no longer eutia..- gereil by it. The lottehinentmonnted in front of Ni. intim! erlandimusc, in cmuiti.romrdtimi of its fate worthy and beneficent owner, is of roe noi.t superu ft is placid in I . l'olll 01 lilt , circular projecting window, directly user the great wow,. and she% • the anion tat :teal lugs of the illustrious House 01 Nortlintitherlmul, and the family of (iwydir, emblazoned in the littlest style. 'l',n• Archbishop of York held a confirmation lam week at Doncaster, at which above 3,:0r0 per•ons rt ceived the bctie diction. !i.s Grace attenaards livid a vi•itation of the clergy. and tiw mmutog consecrated the new elwirels at Swinton. its Grace . a ithin the pi eseitt mouth, has confirm. ed, of 1)011;1 sexe•l , ;warty 21,9im per-cos. An nuliviclual who signs himself '° A Friend to vernment," ha seat the C.:ancel!or of the Exchequer 10Q1. in a Bankop-r74 bill, which is to be appropriated 1.1 C.r• THRNATIONAL REGIS ACCIDENTS, 014 ENCES, It is with treat concerti, wr have to atate a heavy Ins, whteh ha,. lately atee rased to two 11111S1 11 1 41 , 1.1 table inilistittell. —All. Moore. and Mr. liloonsfo Id, *f Wareham. in NJrfolk, occasioned by a terrible sale ot wind. con •ider. aide mimber of sheep and lambs, the prolog ty of these gen equeti, had Leon tinned upon the salt marsh..., *lnch %Aro e suddenly overHossed by the sea. in onor pierce of the uniteu e ' er is the storm and a hizli talc', and althotr.:lt e%ery es• croon way promptly made 1,1, do iolt.tiotools i; re.eue• the NM' animals. ab out eleven score Lehi. I s Mot'. .•11 4.S 411 . Mr. Mottle's, and between 60 and 70 of Mr. [Loom field's. ere inifor,loidtety lost. Ine sheep 11.1 1 , 1 nl: 1/V441 11101 n •orly the wt t k before, were so plettly bentt.ob .1 in then iiinti v ihnt the erne' ditty of them were al•uost ineap,,ole of .04111 e. 'En 11114 rire1111151a1•• • r lilt carry , te difficulty of e% 14 IC:01/0// eVrTI tti.•,te 'ha. were 1.4Ve1 is Cifiefly U. he atilt (I•te of‘lr. Moot e's shepltehts, atter using the mu .n.tat•le rAerti , inr to cave hie uha• p. 01.11 ty, was talre •lit or the water, nr rly 1.'411,14111(.4 : sad the poor ma ...o,sine.l only a few ininntes tomer, he t hale beet , I r w net!. 013 We Liesday evening a fine soon: loan, 31)4.111 18 year. .rett.P, the .:on of Mr. Chill., eil truer, in itt.chestei.tow, ':.ie1.;144, was 1 1 1111 , 1014 01 , P Or 111!•• xt11%201151 011 the 10.1 , 1 .c. 01102 10 Vaueh,ttl Itridee,‘Nkenoli ar nit tout of the I) ridge, %elide •itt rig on one of the slide..., rig horses took trii.ht and d:dia pc-I off. The sudden Jut k 4•l' the vtaeg..n threw the volusig lean tlont b s seat, and tile %%heels passing user his .o ,h Le was killed upon the spa. A fro days ago, a child ht longing to Mr. White, of the tm`d Nelson into the Mt dwav, it Mason's What I. A poor wan, qttildint at some litti.• distance, who sow the acei•tent, immediately joinped into the tit re, rind succeeded in securing the child, and swimming with it to the shore, there it vas soon coinidettly reeovert d. --T:ie poor fellow who rffeeted this deed of chat ity was `• clothed iu rags," but the compa , ,sionate by-stande rs in stately entered into a sobscricnion, and raised a sum sntli" dent to procure him a decent Shit ref clothes, with which they presented him as a reward for his beineaoity. An imfbrtunate accident has happened at Sacerness dock yard. Three men, as essettel, went down in the ditinrbell to work at the foundation itt the new works. In descending some of the tackling went wrong, amd the poor fellows imme diately sonde tter. signal to t e hank d up again: this 111% either not understood, or could not be etVeeted by the men in charge of tbe apparata., and two out of the three were in stantamsmesly drowned. The tided escaped with great ditti rutty firm the bottom of the hell. All attempts to restore intimation to the two persons drowned were fruitless. William Whitehead, carpenter, of Easton, near Stamford, barged with setting lie to tittintoon House, Lord Lindses's seat, near that town, has been committed to Lincoln Castle, to take his trial lor that oil, nee. William James, of lienerglyn, near Aberystwith, aged 60, is committed to Cua digan Gaol, cliargt d with the murder of his wife by poison. Ills nwn children, of whom he has seven, will be the principal evidences against him. Scrtasty St.ssloAc.- Friday, Jauu•s Grey, a soldier, was tried upon an indictment elr•tr„ine hint with stealing a 11. note, the property of J. Suwyer.—Guilty.--Ile was again in dicted for stealing two guineas and a seven shilling piece in gold, the property of the same prosecutor.—Acquitted.—T. Norris, an old offender, was indicted for stealing of b; eon, the property of Mary Curry.—Guiity.—He was sen tenced to sewn years' transportation. YouNo WATbliVg ESCAPE.—The following singular ac count has appeared in several papers :--"The junior Wat. son, after his escape from Higate returned to London, and ' received protection front numerous persons, until his final departure for Attie'lea ; and it is a singular fact, that not withstanding the large reward tittered for his apprehension, his retreat was known to eighty individuals, many of whom were in indieent circumstances. One family in particular, in order to conceal him, dismissed their female servants, and the young ladies themselves performed all the domestic of b abd (Glutei ry of the house. lie was told by his friends, that miless lie had snflicient nerve peisonally to apply for his passport, and expose himself to any scrutiny, he could never scope, on which he offered to go instantly to•Bow.stiect, and converse with the ()Ricers. He shipped MI board the Venus, in the name of Dudley, disguised as a Quaker, his clothes Isere stiitled so as to give him a cot potent appearance, and his face was distigniPd, by being purposely burnt with caustic, and he was called by his fellow passengers " the proud farmer." lie went on boat d on Tuesday in the river 'fliames, and remained mild the following Saturday at Gravesend, du iu~ which time he went to the Alien Office and obtained his passport, and conversed frequently rispeeting himself.-- It is also a singular fact, that the ship was (Mice boarded and searched by two Magistrates, several Police Officers, and a man who knew the younger Watson extremely will ; but al thongli he was very conspicitotis on the mister, he escaped detection, and he never for a moment lost his self possession. Watson, on all occasions, most soh.nnly asserted, that the pistol which worm led Mr. Platt, went iitt accidently in the scuffle, and that he had not the least intention to commit pvr siond injury." EXTUAMIDINA R FITOR A Tinla e— Monday morning about seven rs'elock„ a young man, mono d English, who iesides at No. 3, King-street, Golden•smiate, was loathing with two friends, 3lr. A miclii, of 112, North Row, Grosvenor.square, near the top of the Serpentine Ricer, they left Min swimming in the 'Diddle, and begat, to dress themselves. They were part dressed when English called to theta, " help, help!"— they supposing lie was pretending to be drowning, for the purpose of gelling them into the water again, dista gorded Os cries, till they sass httn sink several times ; they took cult • heir clothes. e.scriit their stockings. and rushed into the .eater, hot !raving iliirty yaitls to swim hi fore they got to Min, he had disappeared before they got to the spot They vest I,llly died shout the place tier some tune. Logan cattle Iu contact with Englisli,aiiit brought hint in surface of rue water. They alternately swans with him till they got hint to the hank of the river. dressed themselves, and called let assi4- ' lance. Half au hoar had expired befoie was carried to the Humane Society !louse by his companions, and JaheN a Row street officer. Mr. Crome, the house sui aeon at M. 1 George's Hospital, was sent for. I.revions to his a l Bates., Esq. a Krum-man present, put Litglish now et ii • warm blaukets, moil got the NAM', bails ready. ,vlr. Crone on his arrival bled hire, put loin in the bath, and used tlmse ' means which have proved successful on similar occastons, when moms ition has not heed so long sisspended, and hey Then ext..li, us had the pleasure of resv•rme the tilimrt'l 7 teY 7 •1e.t.l body tub life and to lit the course of a kw uuuta he was cotary ett home by his comp:A:Woos. .V . 2g; STRANGE ATTEMPT AT SUlCllin.—Sß33ity morning 3. Wei6ollc A. young mart a:iont 20 years of age. a L.:ll+ u. ol triek e and living in a three pair front room, at 83, Drury-lane, near the corner of White H trt-yartl. hiving some trifling dispute, as was usould, with hi• wire, as they sat at brensfast,br swore he would Ink an coil to his existence, for which purpose he very deliberately took his garters, and linguini; a running knot ai l them, tied them r. , 1 his neck whilst Pitting on the chair, aa.l taking an end of it to each hand, he pulled it with all his might, in oilier to strangle himself. The cord ran so tight, .I.a t it soon deprived him of breath ; and ho felt appal ently lifeless on the floor. 'flc poor wife, %%din is only 1G years of age, in lie flight in cutting the rope, which was very tight, .::tided a wound on his neck. A shoemaker of the name of , )*Brien, who lieu, .n the adjoining room, being alarmed at ilie cries of the wife hastened to the sine, where he arrived to tiaie to save his life by cutting the cold. He appeared nearl,, lifeless. foaming at the mouth, and his ie”.s starting their socket.. After some time he recovered, and was rc unthankful fur the service rendeted Wm, eaptessing his determination to street his purpose by other means. BIRTHS. At Naples, the lady of Earl Compton. of a daughter.--The lady of the Right ilon. E. Thornton, late Mini ,ter at the Court of Sweetien. °fa son.—The Right lion. Lady Elizabeth Smyth, of a daughter.— Tha lady of ti lion. and Rev. IL C. Cost, of a daughter.—At Ge neva. the Couneess of Minton, of a son.—Lately in cellar at Man. cluster. Ann, wife of J. Webb, a poor stay maker, of three garb. which were soon after baptized Elizabeth, Ann. and Maria. and are all well. 'file father it above 65, and the mother 37; and he has Lail by this maniagc six children, and by a former wife twenty one. Bodere, near Lyndhurst, the Countess Er.oll, of a son. frIAItRIL3I). At Tuns. Lieut. Colonel Holmes, of the 3tl Dragoon Guards, to Ehaaltetii Jemhno. eldest dau. of Sir Egerton Bryil,ces, Bart. M.P. —The Kyr. G. Stoncitrcet. Chaplain of the Coldstream to Mary, youngest dau. of IL Sheilika, Esq. of the Isle of Wight. —Major P. 1.. Grant, to Anne, dau. of G. l'owney, Esq. of Gros venor-square.—At Madras, Capt. J. Mayne. of the Honourable Company's ship Batavia, to ales. T. H. White. widow of the late Capt. J. IVhite, A,sistant Commissary-General on that Euablith ment.—Oliver Ilargreave, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister at I Aw„ to Miss E. Betray, of Ashford, Kent......alajor Gen. Sir .1. Buchan. K.C.T.S. to Laura, only data of Col. M. Wilke, late Governor of St. Iklena.—Capt. F. Colvile. of 3.1 Post Guards, to Mary third dau. of J. H. Leigh, Es+ M.P. of Adlcstroy, Gloucester, and Stens Leigh, %Vat wick. At Bath, aged S 4 years, the Right Hon. .1. Evertrd, ninth Lord Arundel!, of Wardour Castle. and. Count of the Sacred Roman Em pire. Ills Lordship was the son of the Hon. 3. Evetard Arundel). of Asheombe, in the county of Wild.—At Southgate, Mts. Burlap. widow of the late General liotham.—Suddenly, at his house in So merset-street, Mary-le-tonne, Sir W. Parsons, one of the Magistrates at alarlborough-street office.—At Malvern, aged na years, the Rey. J. St llinaihat, forty-five years Prebend of Worcesti r.—ln her (49tli year. Mrs. Franstone, widow of J. Fran:tone. and sister to the late Admiral Sir R. Curti::, Bart. G.C.B.—At Egli:igloo Castle, amid 7 years, the Rignt lion. Hugh Lord Moritgomei ie.—At Clapham. Common. w;ed 23, Louis., fourth dau. of F. E. Luttrell, Esq. Com miseioncr di his Matesty's Custouts..—At Herta, Capt. W. Fothergrill, R.N.—At Bath, Col. J. /toques, late of the Sat reOmmt of foot.—At Bantry House, Leay Maria White, only dam of the Earl of Bantry.—At Compare, Major E. Conte, of the 14th regiment.—At Char ton Rings, aged 64 years, P. Alpin Esq. Ad :turd of the White. LONDON MARKETS. CORN-EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, JULY 45. The Wheat trade has been declining hirce Nforday, and there is a considerable qui.ntity ni inferior, for which scarce an offer caa be obtained.—Beans and Harley cororAcrteed better prices, say Is. to 2s. per currier.--And in the Oat trade there ass more briskness of sale than we have observed of late, and we quote it Ys. er quartet dearer than Monday other articles there is no alteration to notice. MONDAY, JULY VI. There being a small supply of English Wheat this morning, the fine samples were taken oft at rather higher priers tlam on iriday last--alout .35. per quarter chtatper since List Monday ; Lou every other description remains on hand—Barley. Malt. Mans, and Peaae, were each dearer—Fine freth Oats being in dctinuul, were from is. to te dearer than this dry week ; the inferior sorts and elm nut of condi t ion w er e very d n a in sal;.—The New llape.ietd aprears of a good quality ; in Linseed but little doing. • . a. s. Wheat GS a 92 Fine tlitio 6rl a Ita) Jive 42 a 44 Fine Hurley. a 46 alt GS a 4t a. g. IVhit,!rease4l; a Si Grey Peale 4+ a 4% Bea: ; s 59 a GS I'ieks 7:t a 41 Oats E. s.l Poland Oat% t:9 a 40 l'ntatoe ditto 36 a 40 Fine Flour ;to a 93 , Seeond ditto $5 a 90 Haw Seetl33l. a 361.-- PRICE OF BitF:AD. The Ili:chest price of OW boil Wheaten flr tropolis, ty ►tutcli by the Baker: to be &Cid Soule Bakers s•U till• Quartcyn I .oaf fnor. itl ad throughout the ire the Quo tern Lout to 50. linker. AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN PLR QUARTER. T ENGLAND AND WALES FOR TIM WEEK ENDIN(i 19. Whcat. I Rye I Barley I I Oats Ben Pe::se 100 0 61 3 I 49 3 157 3 34) 1() 43 1 PRICE OF MEAT, MONDAY, JULY 21. EI% GATE AND LLADENTIALT • Carcase a. S. tl. Reef 2 104 4 Mutton —3 0 a 4 Vtal 3 0 • 4) Yuri• 40•64. Lamb 3 4 4 SMITHFIELD. s. d. s. ti. llrurlv of Cattle at Ceef 3 6 a 4 4 Sin 'tiff , hf. I littun 6 a 4 4 Beasts, about.— tolo Vest sh a 4 Thsl i) 2:/1410 Pork 3 a 5 0 Calves 3lO 1.anib...3 10 a 5 0 ........ 360 HAY AND STRAW FElt LOAD. X. 16 d. £ it. d. Aver. .r. s. 1. __ (Hay 2 * 0a 6 6 0 4 10 0 SMITIITIELD Clover 7 7 0a 0 0 0— 0 0 0 ,Straw oooaoo 0 0 0 0 i tiay 300•S15 0 4 7 6 ST. JAMES'S Clover 5 0 0 a 7 10 0 6 5 0 Ftsaw 1 IS oft 2 S 0 1 10 0 I Hay-. sooa6oo—spioo WILITECHAPEL CIUII2 6 0 0 a 7 0 0 6 10 0 tStraw ilitoagov—oto I'RICE ON STOCKS. Bank stock ''f,3 3 per lent. Reduced soil 791 3 per Cent. Con.olt NO ;t.411 4 per C. 961 3 per Cent. Navy to-ti !nein Stuck 9 Ditto Rut.tin t 3 r ct Ce4.t.). INS inn pm. Exchequer Dills, 21d. per Day 31 35 1411. , Conoals for tu.e.i I.ong Annuit:er 2u4 . I.oNtrom tPrinted and pothliihed by It. Wit.Ka. No. 115. S 3 11AND. o r robite Exeter 'Chang,. ; and torw4nhtl into the Couotry by oil Newauren, aarlibookeeLtra Clerks or Hawk., the 7111