The National Register. — London, England, 1812-01-19 00:00:00

• JAN ! •I9. • THE ,NATIQN4I,, REGI S TER. mittee that his Majesty's mental health is now worse than it was after the paroxysm came on in July ?--A. I think iris. s Q. Do you mean to confine your answer to that question, merely the appearance within the last three days ?—A. No; nothing has taken place within the last few days to increase the mental symptoms. The mental symptoms have regularly increased since July; they have never diminished. Q. Has there been no abatement of symptoms, at times since the be ginning of December ?—A. No abatement of the essential symptoms. Dr. 13.AtLux admitting his experience in complaints of this kind to be limited, said, that the only person whom be had known about his Majesty's time of life, whose mental health was deranged, did ►:ot recover. - - Dr. EIF.BERD EN considered that there had been a slight improvement since the second week in December, which consisted in a greater power of conversation, and in having aid aside some erroneous notions with which he bad before been possessed; but he had thought his Majesty's recovery highly improbable since the latter end of August. Dr. Mona° said, that his Majesty had no symptom of fatuity, and that it was rather a favourable circumstance. Dr. F. SIMMONS declared, that though he thought his Majesty's reco very improbable, yet he had known many cases of recovery of persons as old, and older than his Majesty,and that after several attacks they had died of other diseases than insanity. That his Majesty appears to retain consciousness of his regal state, which makes the case rather more diffi cult to conduct. That his Majesty's blindness is rather unfavourable to recovery, because he cannot be guided and managed so well as it he could see. His Majesty's health is as good as a man of sixty ; his per ceptions, with respect to objects presented to him, correct ; but he has a Dumber of ideas floating in his mind, which are extreraell erroneous. Last Tuesday, Mr. W. CavendiSli, MentMeritir - rti Orly; frii Otit shoot ins, at Holker hall, near Cartmel, accompanied by a Mr, Smith, and lila brother. At four O'clock they all threelot into a gig in the park ; they had proceeded •but a short way, when the reins broke, and-the - bort:e ran away, when Mr. W. Cavendish was thrown out and ?itched on his head : it is suspected he received a kick on his head from the 'horse, as he never spoke more. A most daring robbery was committed last Sunday afternoon. The premises of Mr. Cakebread, shop-keeper, in Latten-street, near Harlow, Essex, were broke into and robbed of upwards of 3001. consiving ot HO guineas and Bank , notes, a check for 101. and one for fi ve pounds.—. It is supposed by a single thief, who watched Mr. Cakebread and his wife crcssing the fields to Potter-street meeting-house. lie must have known the premises well, as he entered by a small back window, and immediately made his way to where the money was always lodged. He did not attempt to go into the shop, nor disturb any thing but a few papers which were in an adjoining trunk. A man was seen about the premises by a neighbouring cottager; and if he had continued his observ ations a little longer, must have seen him enter the house. The family only consisted of Mr. Cakebread and his wife, who had accumulated their property .by the greatest industry and economy. A fellow was taken up about a fortnight ago, near Strabane, Ire land, on a strong charge of a*footpad robbery; and bzing committed for trial, he was found next morning suspended by a handkerchief, ire his cell, quite lifeless. On the wall of his cell he had written in chalk, " Is not this better than bothering a Jury ?" Last week, a shocking outrage was committed at Alton, Hants. A young woman, who had been with two children to school, was re turning with some liquor for the family with which .she lived sere vant, when a gang of gypsies, known in that country by the name of the .Stanleys, stopped her. A female belonging to the gang first stripped all the clothes off her back, and left her exposed to the inclemency of the weather. The poor girl in that situation begged heed for some part of her clothes to cover her Itkedness ; but instead of compliance with her request, she received from the brutal ms 'creants several severe wounds in different parts ot the Body. One. of the wretches threatened to cut off her breast, and actually inflicted a deep wound for that purpose. After remaining there in a most thork. ing state a considerable time, she was discovered•by some servants be , longing to a farmer, and by them conveyed toiler abode in the tiei. nity of Alton. ' Saturday scti'night an attempt to rob, accompanied with circum stances of ferocity, occurred on the Sturry-road, near Canterbury Soon after seven, as Mr.. Smitthett Spain, was on his return towards his home on horseback, he came up with two men :whited as soldiers, near the end of Meadow pasture-land; they were divided on each side the road; and the one on his right, without any previous cknianci to stop, fired at him with a pistol,• which wounded him on the right side. The flash and report startled the horse, and it sprurg forward and threw Mr. Spain on its neck, who in the impulse dropped his hat and whip, but the horse continued its speed till it reached Scurry; where surgical assistance being obtained, on examining his wound it appeare4 that a ball had entered between the right side and the back, just under the shoulder-bone, and traversing the ribs obliquely under the arm, had lodged in the right breast, where it was perceptible, and from wher.ce it was soon after extracted; he was not pronounced in any iinnu.diate clanger. Information was communicated to the cliff• rent barracks in the vicinity, and parties ordered out to patrole, but the offenders had escaped.—Two soldiers had been observed lurking about that part of the road for several nights preceding; and on Friday night, about the same hour, stopped two persons ; the one a poor woman, from whom they took a shilling, the other a l a bourin g man, who had nothing to lose. PROVINCIALS. HORRID MURDERS IN CIASHIRE • A eorresponlent, near Congleton, in Cheshire, .i.n. a letter to a Gen tleman in London, the facts of which are entitled to full credit, gives the following account of two horrid murders near Congleton miser:ants called at a farm-house one evening at the beginning of last week, and requested refreshment, as they werg benighted, Mid- a'so to be furnished with beds, ace. which they would pay for. Their •:ippear ance was respectable, and the farmer's wife, in the absence of her husband, offered them accommodation in a warm barn, which was accepted. The mistress sent the servant maid with blanktts into the barn; soon after which she heard bee groans, and alarmed for lux own safety, she concealed herself under a large tub in the house, leaving an infant child sleeping in a cradle. The assassins returned to the house, and lamented that the woman had escaped, and ininiediateiy . cut the throat of the child. The mistress of the house had heard the assassins say they would meet at a certain public house at a certain hour, and there the husband, on his return home, departed for and secured them. The servant was found murdered in the barn.. Eytrart of a recent letter from Nottingham.-..t' It is painful to state, that the frame-breakers seem to increase in aud.icity, upwards of twenty lace-frames having been lately destroyed in this town and its vicinity. The rioters are even in a state of armed defence, and threaten those of the constables who attempt to interfere: it is supposed, however, that they were somewhat daunted by the civil and military authorities, since they decamped to New Radford, where they have demolished some lace-frames. They now obtain money, by hawking about trifling things, . which are bought up by their abettors, under the rose, at any price put upon them. Hitherto the law has been foiled in laying hold of the rioters. Eleven of them were presented for trial, at the Quarter Sessions held here, but no bills were found against them, anu they were dis charged." Mr. Joseph Tilney, of Writtle, Essex, lately had in his possession a sow of the Chinese breed, which produced in 15 times farrowirv, 301 pigs, 177 of which she brought up. This fact clearly demonstrates the superiority of the 'breed. Ti/luantits AT CRATYIELL—Having been assured, from undoubted authority, that most of the circumstances communicated to us last week were void of foundation, and particularly that part which re laced to the son of Mr. Carter, who is now living at Wortwell, and who, in a recent examination before the Magistrates of Earsham, did not appear to be implicated in the murders, we took immediate steps to contradict it, and to prevent it being copied into other papers. Other accounts have since been circulated relative to the apprehension of Thrower, Head, and Smith; but as the parties actually charged wit;: committing the murders will shortly be put on their trials, we shall, for the present, abstain from all farther observations on the subject.—(Nor folk Chronicle.) William Smith, of this place, formerly a gipsey, who was appre bktulel here last week on suspicion of being con egned in the murders at Cratfield, has been proved to be entirely innocent, and has conse quently been liberated. A person of the same name has been appre hended in Norfolk, and is now confined in Norwich castle, and two other men are now confined in Ipswich gaol, ott suspicion of being Con cerned in the murders.(aembridge Chronicle.) TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. This Gazette contains a Proclamation from the PRINCE REGENT, in appointing Wednesday, the sth day of Febru ary next, as a day of General Fast in those parts of the United Empire _ called England and Ireland, that the PRINCE " and his Majesty's people may humble 'them s-ives before ALMIGHTY GOD to•obtain pardon of our sits, and in the most devout and solemn manner sent iip prayers and supplications to the DIVINE MAJes - ri for aveqing those heavy judgments which our manifold pro. vocAtions have most justly deserved; and for imrloring his bleLsing and assistance on his Majesty's arms for the re storation of peace and prosperity to his MAJksTY and his dominions ;" and the Archbishops and Bishops ,are ordered to compose a form of prayer suitable to the occasion. Another Proclamation appoints. Thursdy, the 6th day of February, as a day of Generitl Fast for 'Scotland. BA:SICJAVITS; William Ltisliington, sen.aff s iXil s ta,4 l l).. p.m. of \Tar': 4 N 1 II L i~