The National Register. — London, England, 1815-04-30 00:00:00

APRIL 0• A commits George,. Field., tradesman of rss, ret thilny with having assaulted him, and robbed . h i tt , t o his gul,) watch 00 seals. The complainant stated, that he had tuifortutPtely a daughter who had been seduced from his protection, sa d he had reason to believe had for some time past been living by commo n prostifition, He had sought and inquired for her in vain ; but in the Course of.his search he had casually inquired of one of the pri. loners Tie described his daughter's person, and mentioned his name. The pri•oner said she knew her, and if the complainant would go home whit her, she would give him some Information respecting his lost child. Wi.ll this invitation the unhappy father joyfully complied, and having h and all she had to say, which was very unsatisfactory, lie offer ed het lg. 6d. for her trouble, this she refused, a quarrel ensued, which broughl fif te en other women into the room, who all abused the prose cutor most grossly, and the two persons proceeded to blows, the pro secutor attempted to escape hut the door was too strongly guarded by the women, and he found all escape impossible th at way , he the„ at tempted the window, but in attempting to escape that way, be broke the hlied, and the prisoners then insisted on being paid the damages he had done, and not lumina money about him, they insisted on his giving them hi.- %Retell and seals as a security, when lie was suffered to *- put, they havine first sent for a pawnbroker in the neighbourhood and pledged the watch. The ptisnners denied the truTli of the greater part of this statement , and said the complainant had not come home with them for the pin pose of enquiring after hii daughter—but that he had solicited and re ceived certain favours from them, and tendered an eighteen•penny piece. they demanded mare, and he not having any more silver, offered volinuarily to leave his watch rind seals till next day. The Magistrate after fully investigating the charge dismissed it, and libetatel the prisoners, THE NATIONAL • CASP —Two dashing Cypriaaa, well known in St. of w ef t. hrolel t before Mr. Evance by Goff, charged by ACCIDNI'S AND OFFENCES, A melancholy instance a selftlestruction occurred at Clifton, Saturd.ty se:night. A gentleman, named Stuart, from Bath, was funnel on the decrivity, of the hill leading from the river to the turn piKe, quite dead, ha vin2 discharged a pistol kill through his head. The deceased had left his house at Bath the preceding day, and on his arrival at Clifton. wrote to his Wife, that " before the reeeipt cif the letter she would be a widow;" in consequence of which a ser vant was dispatched to Clifton, but before his arrival the nnfortu nate man had precipitated himself into eternity b —Coroner's verdict, Insanity—The deceased was in independent circumstances, of an amiable disposition ; and the sad act was the consequence of taking some violent medicines, disordering his head. A melauchOlY occurrence took place soon after the Lord Wel lington had left Shoreham harbour, between eleven and twelve o'clock Saturday night. Four &lota, and two of their friends, who WM: on board, in descending from the packet into their boat, which was alongside to receive them, incautiously brought their whole weight to press on one side of the skiff, and which instantly upset it, when, dreadful to relate, five of the six nun, in defiance of all efforts to preserve them, were drowned. The violent storm of thunder and lightning on Thuraday, the 13th inst. Wag succeeded next day by a terrible gale at sea, which has (Tone much mischief on many parts of the Eastern coast, --The Leeds Inteliigencer of Monday last says, " On Friday last, great alarm was excited on the East coast, by a most dreadfid storm arising ins' as the fishermen were approaching the shore; not a eable-reached the destined haven, and all on board were lost. From Staines, near 11'haby, tZ7 fishermen perished, many of whom have left large fami- ' lies; besides th ese , severa l f rom Whitby, S car b o rou g h, 6:e. met ' a like untimely fate. Several vessels were, at the samg time, wrecked, and other damage sustained." A young man, named Stapleton, a waiter out of place, went into the Menagerie, Exeter 'Change, on Wednesday evening, to see the wild beasts. The keeper cautioned him not to approach near the cage, but in d e fi ance o f a ll remons t rance, h e ['mist his hand through the bars of the cage, containing a fine leopard. The animal thus annoyed, seized the unfortunate man by the arm, which he lacerated in a snacking manner from the elbow down to the fingers' ends. Lie flesh laid bate. He was sent to Bartholomew Hospital. The Nottingham Paper says—" The depressed state of trade in this town, Ive are sorry to say, has again thrown a number of operative ma n,iiiscinrers so t of employment. A placard was shirt: op on the out s,..ris of the town un edutsday, inviting a general wetting, of those oat REGISTER. ___ 237 of employ, in consequence of which n number of workmen assembled on )utton Lees in the evening, and from thence proceeded into the mar. ket.pleice. The generality of them conducted themselves very peace. ably ; but some disorderly characters, consistii.g. chiefly of boys, took advantage of the circumstance, and broke the windows of several bakers in the town. On the appearance, however, of a panty of dragoons fr(ro the barracks, the whole dispersed without committing anyliturther 11111. chief. Two boys, we understand, were taken into custody." 131 RIFE. The Right Hon. Lady George Bereaford, of a daugh!er. At Calcutta on the v. Ith of October last, the Lady of Arthur f!Jgue, Esq. of a colt and heir. DIED. At Lichon, the celebrated Engraver, Bartolozzi; he was born at Fla• rence in 1713. On Monday, Bryan Crowther, Esq. late of Boswell-court, Carey. steel, surgeon to Bethlem and Bridewell On Monday tie 17th inst. at her cottage, in /16Ckinchamshire, in the Btst year of her age, Mrs. Jane Curtis, relict of John Curtis, a day hourer. The gratitude of that good woman ought to be recorded. A few days previous to her dissolution she sold her cottage and some acres of hind for 3001. which she left h her will to a clergyman in Hany. shire, whose judicious advice and kind admonitions had greatly trued to the benefit of her family. Iler two daughte - es, the one marr;ed to a gentleman of fortune, the other to a gentleman farmer in Northampton. shire, had offered to settle on the clergyman 1001. per annum during :114 life, which he refused, and therefore the old lady said ►hat she could do nu less than leave him that sum. LADIES' RIDING HABITS, either plain or richly ornamented, made in the most eleolit and fashionable fiirms by experienced rues:, ►t•ho work on no other garments, which nosy be seen malit►g to the va. nious order; of Ladies of Distinction, in beautiful new and engaging colours of his own dying, and being the manufacturer of Oleo), he Is consequently thereby enabled to charge the Habits much lower "tl►aa can he made at any other house ; likewise manufactures all description of WOOLLEN CLOTHS for Ladi-s' Habits, Pelisses, Dresses, SI awls, &c. in the greatest variety, and sold in any (remit), for those I tirpuses. Scotch Plaids, and real Welch Flannels; TABU: COVES every size in superb variegated new designs of his own forming, and never ha. fore submitted to the Public.—G. FOX, 28, King- street, Covent-garden, —N. B. Leslie's' Chaise Coats, Children's Clothes, a►d Servauts' ve►ics un the lowest Terms. HEALTH AND HAPPINESS. 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