The National Register. — London, England, 1817-03-31 00:00:00

MARCH 31. ;,t(1 as to the rest, he (lid not know %%here lie got them. The I%tagibtrate sent-for the City Solicitor, \VII°, upon reading the ucpooitions, said, the charge did not amount to felony. 'flu , TI igistrate immediately eumuutted Harrington to prison for the Assault. _ _ _ UNION HALL. Dennis Coleman. a pauper, upw.irds of 70 years of age, ar.d who has Cir so:r.elime pest been in Rotheillithe Work- house, was brought before Mr. Chambers by the Overseers, on a charge of Isastarily, preferred against him by EliAabeth Smith, a pauper mitlcr 20. in the same workhouse. The child being likely to beeoine charge:Ode to the parish, the hlAgistrates ordered him to find serarities to indemnify the Officers, and not being prepared to du sit, he was committed to the House of Correction till the Sessions. WORSHIP-STHEE'f. . . B. George was charged with a most atrocious assault on two females named Cullom (sisters), on Sunday evening, in Brick.lane. A gentleman, on interfering in their behalf, was knocked, down by George, who was at last secured by the watchmen.—The Alagisti ate ordered him to find bail. During Divine Service on Sunday. a mob of about 1291 men and boys assembled in Hare-street Fields, Bethnal-green, committing varions breeches of the peace, in defiance of the Officers. - About a dozen of them, however, were taken, and committed for want of bail. Cr. Crew, W. Greenwood, and Gurley, who have been repeatedly examined ft.r robbing their employer, Mr. Dessauges, silk•ionnu Witmer, in Wheeler.street,Spital-lields, of to the amount of 20it were brought up ; when thr charge being made out to the satisfaction of the Magistrate, they were fully committed. PRO I' 1 NC 1.1 LS. --4.-- On the llth inst. a charge of blasphemy was exhibited Before the in4;istrates at East Derehani, against Henry for publishing a certain hand bill, entitled " The Great .-Iss?..:e." This is the same person who published the Loral Brunswick .9a Register, with a view to coun teract Cobbett . s 2d Pa:uphlct. MANCIIERTER litorias.--On Friday, fifty three of the persons who had been taken were discharged from the New Bailey. The whole number originally lodged there amount ed to two hundred and tifty-one. Of these live were sent t., London on warrants from the Seetetary of State. Nine arc committed to Lancastie Castle for trial upon the 13th of Chas. IL cap. a , " for conspiring with other persons, to the timber of .3000 and upward+, to proceed in a body from Blanchester to London, and to repair to the Prince itegeut, upon pretence of presenting and delivering a certain sedi tious libel, pnrporting to be a petition, com:rlaint, and re monstrance; and for having, in pursuance of the conspiracy, on the 10th of March, assembled, with several thousands of other persons, at Manchester, with intent to proceed toge ther to London, in such excessive numbers as greatly to drs bleb the peace of our Lord the Kin, and to cause terror and intimidation to his Majesty's well-disposed suOjeet4." This is the charge against nine. Many others .I.e bound by then recognizanees to appear at the Se-.slow. Same arc dis charged on engaging not to be concerned in seditious practices in future. Others ou a recogisizaece of 401. to keep the peace for twelve mouths. And ot het s were required to find bail, to answer at the Sessions for their misconduct.—in dischai ging the fifty-three already mentioned, the Chairman stated, that though Government, taking compassion on them, hail merci fully ordered them to he di:charged, yet their five mono:whom who had been won to London, would probably answer fur their conduct with their lives. _ _ . Tuesday sennight a numerous Meeting of the Freeholders and Inhabitants of the County of Cornwall took I.lace at Boil min when an Adtlress to the Prince Regent %vas im intmously •oted, expressive of their alitio:Tenee i. Om late imiterous attack on his person. The li.glt Sheriff hail refused to the Meeting, because the Inhabitants were. included in the Requisition sent hint. Those who signed the Requisition, however, sent round an invitation to the Freeholder , and In hsibitants generally, and the abuse Meeting was accordingly held. SELLING A WlFE.—That most scandalous and disgraceful priteefid practice of,selling a wife, with a Millar room' her neek, was witnessed on Saturday last in the public market place of Kingston•npon-Thames. The husband bought a new halter fu• Is. 3d. with which he led hit fair rib to the l'own-hall; and having paid 2d. for toll, 0.1 right of selling, she was knocked clown to a catintryin4n at the price of ls. who led his very valuable prize off in triumph with the halter scnnil her neck.—Onere : have not the M mistrates a power of punishing the perpetrators of such disgraceful transac tions. Tin : L-iceiter inured says —" Oa Tuesday night last, about half past ten o'elnek, a large barn, with a stable :adjoining, situate in the fields betwixt the villages of Otd Daliy and 14 dloughby, in this county, and in the occupation of Mr. Jellings, a respectable farmer' of the former village, was totally destroyed by fire, together with about fit e or six quarters of maitre - dit al wheat, nearly the saute quantily of eats, which ',4ppened to be in the barn. and the gearing fur four horses, which hung up in the stable, besides seine row cribs and farming implements, which were in and about the bitililings. There is too much reason tar helierieLf the eon, tlagrat:on to have been occasioned by some wicked iiicen• diary ; for the horses that hail been left tied in the stable, a: the 11'1131 hour on - Tuesday evening, were tionaci in the adjoining fields, after the fire, with their halters round their wicks, as if they had been released prior thereto., owing to same compunctious visitings still appertaining to the diabolical mind of the author of It. The farm upon which the beddinga stood, is, we understand, the property of Co: Earl of Radnor." A few days since five voting women, accompanied by several ehildra it, went front Alfristom in Sussex, to the sea-side, for Ithe purpose of getting limpets among the rocks; het before they had been long in the poranit of their object, they stutnhled upon a keg of brandy, which they contrived to broach, and to sip.of AO plentifilily, that they soon became tipsy, and so bewildered, that they knew nut how to retrace their steps back, and did not reach home until between 11 and 14 o'clock at night. One (Attie yentn. ladies is notyet who:ly recovered from the effects of her imprudence. —am.— CORONERS' IN VESTS. A few days since, before 1). Green, Esq. Coroner of the Soots of SomerAham, in littntingdonslore, an Tnquert nits taken on a body found on the foregoing Saturday, in a small wood or coppice at Ridley mini Fetatm, m ar St. less, with a hat l lug on its face, as if in a somnolent state, with its arms Cl derly folded arts.", rotating a pillow for its heart; but which, on a closer inspeetiun, preseuted the most offensive THE NATIONAL REGISTER and korritic spectacle imaginable. An empty, emboweled trunk, a skull hare, bleached, and dissevered from the neck, hands from the arms, arms from the shoulders, legs from the thighs—ill having, hum exposure to a summer's heat, a wiater's cold, and the ravage's of rapacious insects, animals, and hilt's, melted down and totted asoir ler, leasing no traces of the• once pleasing anxious being Ouch animated them all. Neither es et e there letters, papers, or ;trope ity of any kind (saving a silver hunting watch, and two razors, cased), found upon the hotly; but by the initials "C. B." on a pocket handkerchief, and stocking top, and the aid of one witness, it was soon identified, and pt eyed to be that of the late Chas. Blake, age*, 26, and reeentiy the unfortunate occupant of a farm near Peterborough, front whence the pressure of the present times precipitately drove hint, about 18 months since, to tin obscure lodging at H noinvdon, which he wandered from early one morning in the month of MAN' last, telling his host, with apparent cheerfulness, '"That it' he returned not to dinner, not to expect him until seem" Returning, however, no more, it was supposed he had tied to America, being never mote seen or heard of until the sad day above mentioned, which discovered his remains on a well known spot, part of an estate once fondly occuried by himself or family, and on the identical spot where a father had some years past similarly perished; and also a spot close to the residence of a beloved object, comptiled on the very eve of a marriage to discard him ; and a spot, %%here, alas! being obviously broken in fortune, bereft of all friends, and" crossed in hopeless love," it is most reasonably presumed, that, in the absence of all hope, and in a parczysin of despair, he destroyed himself by laudanum, a small phial of which was found Ding by his ,tiff. On Satin-day last an inquisition was taken at Bury, nn the body of William I'.atfoot, of Thetford, who was found dead in the snow on the preceding morning. He was 60 years of e, and had beet. to Bury to accompany his son home, who Met just been diseharghd from gaol. They had stopped at the tolrgate inn, on their way home on Onirsday afternoon, and proceeded on their journey in the evening, in on intoxi cated state; that the son being scarcely able to walk, his fa. titer had prevailed neon him, when they were About 5 miles ou the road, to ride his dickey ; fiat the son then left : is fa ther, and, after proceeding to Rymer, took shelter in an out house at a little distance front the real, where he remained all night, lint did not interest himself about the fate of his father, whom he had left behind. The poor old mute, after proceeding about 4 mix!' alone, fell d amid seas 10 , 111 d in the morning covered with snow. Verdict —Died through weakness and the inclemency of the weather ; and having been inhumanly left in the road by his sou. Wednesday an Inquisition was taken at the Salutation Old Brentford, on the body of J. Snelling, 70 years of ago, J. Benton stated, that the deceased and himself were riding in a waggon from London to Brentford, the deceased WAS stooping over the trunt of the 'waggon and fell headlong on the grum.d. The wheels passed user his hody, and crushed it so dreadfully as 1.1 curse his death the same evening.— Verdict—Accidental Death. Another Inquest WWI held the same day at the Anchor, at Acton, on the body of E. Essex, waggoner to Mr. T. Wellia, of Acton. The deceased was riding on the shafts, and tieing intoxicated, he fell off under the wheels, which forced him before it several yards before it passed over him. lie was conveyed home, but died next day. Verdict—Accidental Death, u ith a Dcodand of Is. ou the wheels. Wednesday an inquest was held at the Mitre, Broadwall, on the body of C. FusCer, a tny tor, but whiv hail been out of work most part or the %sinter ; and since lalt Christmas his parish altoued him 3s. per week, which was the sole support of his wife and two children. Last week, his wife wasbroneht-to-bed, broneht-to-bed, and the parish Mei eased his isension on that account, to is. which he went to receive on Monday ; but was so weak, that a woman who attended his wile in her lyiugt in, went out of humanity with him to the workhouse, and having received the money, they were rethrititte. home when he dropped down in Gravel lane, and expired on the spot. He had a sixpence in his pocket besides what he received as above ; and it is remarkable, that a difference of odinion ex isted anions the Jury, sonic being for a verdict oi—Starved to death.. it was, how ever, at length decided, in consequence of his havin7 money in his pocket, that he died a natural death. A Verdict was accordingly returned—Died by the Visitation of Ga.l. An inquest was held last week at Ketley, Somersetshire, on view of the body of E. Lloyd. On Saturday sennight the unfortunate man left his house at Keticy to go to his other house at Dawley, promising to return in the evening. Be tween nine anti ten his dog returned, which alarmed his wife, who, accompanied by a female, went in search of her hus band. On their arrival at his house at Dawley, they were :old he left that place at seven o'clock. On going back again, ut Bill's Hill, they found Mr. Lioyd standing with his back against a gate, close to the road. He said he was almost murdered ; that he hail heon robbed of ?Dl. and some by two men at the top of the hill.—He described one man to be much taller and bigger than the other. lie was taken , home about twelve o'clock, he vomited much blood, and expired soon after. This was the principal evidf'nee. Several persons have been examined and discharged. The Coroner's Jury adjourned the 20th instant. Monday evening, about nine o'clock, an accident happened in lii.hopsgate-street, threatening the most melancholy con sequences. A child, about eight year; old, was locked up by its parents in the front room of the first floor, and by some means set the place on fire. The crowd collected to the spot, saw the child ineffectually endeavouring to opea the window, till a poor, bat resolute wan, foi col open the dune, and res entail tie child, ss Ms its (loathes then a blaze. The fire, by the exertions of this man, and others, was eventually sub. tined, destroying only tile furniture of the room where it began. • There is reason to think that Lady Don:las, whose lament , able death was mentioned in the public paperS . , did not die by the actual effect id ii:2I)ICS, bat of a alarm, upon finding that a part of her dress had caught fire. The boat' was only discoloured and scorched, not di,ligut et! in the least. H er Latlysuip sus quite dead Witte tht surgeon could arrive, from only the opposite side of the street ; and by all the es silence that appeared, the surgeon gave it :IS his opinion, and the verdict t r the Inquest was brought in accordingly, that her Ladyship died by fright, and not by fire. It %v., proved, that live minutes was the utmost exteut of tittle front the commenectnent of the accident mita her Ladyship drop ped 1110:1 the door, without one sign of life, idol before the tire could be e‘tinguislictl. Her dress was not of a tine tex ture, but of black satin. Her littsband and nephew were both in the dining parlour. as were two men servants; and the} all, with het Ladyship's woman, alto was ;those stairs, instantly assembled in the drawing rood', stud gave every . • L asskt:lnce, but life was totally extinct, even before they could reach her. Wednesday afternoon an Inquest was hell at the Spotted Hog in Strand lane, upon the body of Mr. J. Hall, foreman to Air. Wyat, the (milder, who died in consequence of having thrown himself down the area, opposite the Audit Office, in Somerset-house. After hearing the evidence, the Jury ca pressed their entire satisfaction of the mental ineaparlty which influenced the unhappy man at the time he committed the :let; and they repaired to the house, and viewed the body; after which they returned to the Spotted Dog, and found a verdict—That the deceased was in a temporary state of derangement at the time he threw himself into the area, by which 4.ircumstanee his death was occasioned. Monday morniag Capt. Lightfoot, of Country-place, Kent. road, shot himself through the head with a pistol bullet. Sunday morning a young man, who had applied for a bed the preceding night at the Golden Anchor, Limit r East Smithfield, was found with his throat cut in a most shocking manner, and a large knife lying near him. He was conveyed to the aindon llospital, without hopes of recovery. On Tuesday evening one of the Oreenwich stages upset • at Charing•cross, in consequence of one of the hind wheels coming off, by which accident the driver was precipitated on the pavement, and broke his leg. There were no passen- - gees either in or out at the time. IMPOSTER.—For so - ne (lame past a man genteely dressed, and who stated himself to have been a tradesman of the higher order, bnt reduced through the general distress, has been making applications at the houses of several Gentlemen at the west end of the town, and 'wing, of a good address and prepos sessing manners, he told so piteous a tale that it seldom failed to procure him money. This person was apprehended on satmalay in the act of begging at the house of a Nobleman in Grosvenor.square ; and on examination before Mr. Baker, one of the Magistrates for the district, it appeared that he was a gross impostor, whose name is on the Chelsea Pension List at a shilling per day ; and that lie has received lbs. per week from a Benefit Club since last April. ASSAULT ON THE OFFICERS OF THE THAMES POLICE.—.J. Craigie, one of the Surveyors attached to the Port Mahon, lying off Queenliithe, attended before Capt. Richbell, oh • Saturday, and stated, that on Thursday evening last he left the ship, arcompanied by four waterinen, and rowed as far as Vauxhall, and returned by Lambeth, where he was abused by several persons who were standing on the shore. He canto down within about 100 yards of Westminster Bridge, when he crossed over to the north shore, and proceeded towards the bridge. He went through the second arch, and as soon as lie gut ft rim tinder the bridge, four large stow es were thrown at him from off the bridge ; three of the stones felt astern of the boat, and one fell close to the after oar. Mr. Craigie stated. that he had no doubt if either of the stones had Mock the boat it would have sunk her. ATTEMPTED ESCAPE FROM NENVGATE.—A prisonernamed BOWNI, who had been capitally convicted and reprieved, made an attempt to escape on Monday evening from New gate. On the exclusion of strangers from the prison, Le Rei, one of the turnkeys, had his suspicion excited by a very tail person in remade attire, who was one of the first to get into the inner yard. The dress was a black gown, and a bounc ing French bonnet. Le Roi communicated his suspicion to the principal turnkey in the lodge. The lady made the at tempt to pass into the street with others, when Bishop recog nized the features of the prisoner Bowen. He told him ho should not like to he 'twitted to a lady, but it was his duty to ( Hain her. Bowen was formerly valet to a noble earl. At eleven oclock at night he was sent off in the Caravan, with 2h other convicts, for Portsmouth. With the exception of two or tin cc, these men hal been ail respited fi ton deat!i. RIOT IN ST. Gicts's.—ln consequence of various Gentle men giving information of their h ring been attacked and forcibly robbed of their property, the Vestry of St. Giles's issued peremptory orders to authorise the watchmen to ap prehend all women found loitering at the corners of streets,, as it is throng!) their means stolen property is generally made away with. To put this order into execution, some of the most active and expel ienced officers, comprising Roberts, Putman, Clarke and Whets, formed themselves into a bode, and with a number of watchmen sallied out on Sunday night. In the short space of ILI minutes they apprehended 1.12 pros titutes, whom they were escorting to the watch-house, when' they were attacked by a formidable gang of thieves, armed with sticks, who, in a short time, rescued the prisoners, and would in all probability have murdered the watchmen anti (Avers, had not some of the most respectable parishoners come forward and lent their assistance. One watchman, ironed Crawley, who has lateiy made himself very active in the aepreltension of these villains, was marked its a par ticular oirject of their vengeance, mil was most brutally as saoltcd. One of the villains was apprehended most diead fully lacerated and lodged in the watch-house. On Monday , he was taken helot a tne Magistrates at Marlborough-street, where he was immediately recinznized as a highway-robber, and committed to prison fur want of bail. MARRIED, John Twetidale, Ezl. M.D. to Mrs. E. H. Durrell, of Goltling. ham E‘sex.—At Altlgate Miceli. W. IL Even, Esq. of the Custom House, to Maria, eldest dallghter of Mr. G. Nimmons, of Little lladilow, Essex.—At Paris, Litutinant Thomas Lillie. 23rd Royal Welch Fasileers. to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Robert Hunter, Esq. of Kew, Surrey. DIED. At Ilitchin. Hots, the Rev. Mr. Williams, a highly respected Diss, sting Minister at that place, aged 53.—Mrs. Wnite, of the llermitaie, near Working, Surrey, relict of Joseph White, late Solicitor of the Treasury.—At hi; house at Heighten, Robot Robinson, Esq. late of :utter, Surry, aged 67.—At Woolwich, in his 44th year, Lieut-Col. Fop, Royal Artillery.—At Sierra Leone, R. G. Hogan, 41. 1..1.. 1). Chief Justice of that Colony.—At his apartments in Jesus College, Cambridge, the Rev. Robert Tyrwhitt. formerly Fellow of that College. His thtber was residentiary of St. Pail's, and grandfather, on the mother , . side, of the celebrated Dr. Gibson, Bishop of London. With thcai and other connections he had every reason to exp.xt high preferment in the Church, but his conscience forbade hint to mike use of such advantage, and he re. bigmetl his Fellowship, and all his expectations from the Church, on the deliberate cons iction of his mind, that on , God only—who is emphatically stil,sl in Scripture the Father—and the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, is the only o!iject of religious worship. On the resignatiatt of his Fellowship be was reduced to a very cairow income ; but by the death Of 11;s brother, Clerk to the 11011i2 of Commons, he cameinto possession of a property which enabled hint to act up to the dictates of a genzrott. heart. His Nephew, bia Thomas fyrwhitt. is now the hi ad of the family of this natre.—At Rath, agid h 5, the Hev. William I) iniel, M.A. Vicar of Stutto upon I)ansnwre, ‘Varsickshire.—AtWidtech, William llardwicke. aged 2:, only son of Col. Itardwic.ie, Bowed Artillery.—Capt. Martin Dentay, ot . Colkins, near Faversham. Kent.—At the ed raneed age of 105 yeats, Mary Nightingale, of Hare-street. lints: shy retained lice faculties to the last.—Aged 47, Ann, only da tgl tar of James Ray, E.g. Wake:, of Clue, Sunk