The National Register. — London, England, 1815-04-09 00:00:00

APRIL P. were will' him in the hott.h. Hh Olen Cited a variety of authorities' !regality of resisting the attack of a lawless mob on the pro. proving tile pertv o f an inclawiziwil. epon the plait of the other *ea prisoners, written paper - Wag al a i. in It Wag stared, 'that they had *been called cut to tv,sist iu protecting titeleagage. arid - nil Which, they had done impact out of the c atitciong' - digeliiraie of their duty. They asserted, that even in tiring shot, they hiscli 4 alhe it with's view of intimidating the - mob, and bad tio 0,1 1 ro Iterirße eny 'hniatin being of life. The Attorn.-y-General said he was ready tacall witnesses on the part o f t, e pri.i.inera, if the Jury should think it necess6rv. Th e j ur y, however, eller a short considerati:in t *declared the'rnselves sett4ied, atidiletirritted the prisoners ATTEMPT TO STEAL THE CROWN. Ft:PTHER PART icutAns. Abent two o'clock on Friday. an attempt WWI Made by a respect • 2 ye lo,•king woman, to steal the Crown train the Regalia at the 'Tower. Alihoot!' the railing fronting the public part of the chem. H. is made of strong cast iron bars, she had the temerity to make a .!,itch at it, and sucreeded in breaking off Some of the jewels, d to a groat amotiot ; but in consequence of the precautions v l,ich have been taken since Colonel Blood's similar attempt, she was unable to escape, and was conveyed to prison. On Wedne , thy, the prisoner underwent examination at the Lambeth-street Police (A r c. nix. Eloise Stackling, deputy keeper of the regnita in the To , .er, deposed, that, on Friday last, about one o'clock, the !Il•i- . some asked to see the regalia. She proceeded in the u s u a l wa y, pn came to the crown ; this is contained In a case. and•is never taken out ; she opened the ease, anti held it With bath hands, on the ale of a table, except when she was obliged to disengage one halo!, to pint out particular jewels. She bad just been describing the "olum minura, a jewel of great value," when the prisoner thinst het hand through the centre bar 'of the grating, and seizing hold of the centre bow of the crown, pulled with great violence to draw it forth. Witness put her hand at the top of the bow and bottom of the crown, to preset se it, wliiic the priso;'er kept struggling with greater violence to get it away. This'struggliog•continued for about five mlnutes,"abd site at length gut the crown from her grasp. She then pat the crown at a distance behind her, tdipt the bolt at the entrance, secured the prisoner, Ind called for assi(tance. When help wavolifained, she sent for the Governor ; but the Warden bay. iii conic in, a Constable was Rent for, who took the prisoner iflto custody. She was scotched, and about 5!, in money was found upon her; there were'also some papers. In the struggle there were two boas Ofthe CrOwn bt oken from the socket; a string of pearls was al , o lmiken which rolled upon the door, some intitte the railing, and some outside, where the prisoner was. They were eimsequently picked up . 1.,) the witness, assistt d by the Governor.—The prisoner being called meat for defence, said that she was a widow. residing at No. 3, tilioti-stet et, Apoll Gardens; she was a olik-woman. Being asked by the Magistrate why she came so fir from home. she replied, she very alien went to Thames-street to buy salt herrings.—Then, said the Magistrate, what in , lncesl you to go to the Tower ?—A. I went 04 Friday purposely- to see the lions ; no one ssas with me ; I then went to see the crown.—How came you to snatch that Wick from the keeper ?—A. I thought it a pity that so valuable a thing should remain there, while half the nation was starving for want of broad ! I wished also, at the time, fis take the %%lode of what was there, and give it to the . public ?-I,V ho told son to do this, or Y% Ito was it Put that good thought into your head?--'t. I heel no adviser what. ever. —J. Brett, .a constable, deposed to having taken the prisoner into custody. Wh-n he was conveying her aseay in a coach, he a ked her why she had made 811 attempt to suite on the crown, soil why She ought not as well Wife laid hold of one of the lions? she said, she Was not such a fool = she knew better titan that.--A remark being made by . another Officer, that it was treason to steal or destroy the Crown ; she said. in return, no one had ever lost their lives vet for attempting the life of Inc King.:--Upon being asked by the 711agis• trate to state more particularly who she was, she said she was a Welch woman, from Cirmorthenshire. AbOnt ten years since. she parelored some ground trom Mr. Hooper, of the Apollo (hardens ; sad abort five years ago built a small house. in which she resides, aHd which had 'Arcady cost her 1201. She was to have paid 1501. ifor ot:ier houses anti property wore stolen tom her by ejeetinents, exe rulious, &c. and her losses amonnted a least to 5001. ! She lievt r lawl ally idea of stealing the Crown until she saw it, and then was only herdhal by the motive already stated. Drles toot recollect that she (.;r thought of providing for the poor mitil aeti.---Nlr. Swift, the 1.-vprr of the Jewels in the Tower, being oat of town, the prisoner remanded.—She is generally suspected to be iLsave. nEG ACCID, r ----rr . • . 'S AND OFFENCES. DrtettAcwp►UL OUTRAGE.—About five o'clack -en 'Wednesday evening, Iwo of the Greenwich stages, on their way floras town, rats a rare 'Mtn Westminster loitire, regardless of the screams of the passengers, who became so alarmed at their perilous situation, that trentleman, an outside passenger, on the first coach, at the imnti. tient tiM: of his lite, contrived to h.t himself down, and felt into the road ; Ire fortunately escaped with a few slight bruises. Another nivi, we.. leaped oft ifie . top atilt other coach. was not so fortunate. lie till on hi fate avain.t the glare! with shell force that him note Was flattened; his' forehead was cut in a moat dreadful -manner, as wore his hands and Leers ; 1r was taken up, and carried ii-to eft apot aecary's. nearly farina the Female Atyluin , where his wounds were dressed, and lie was afterwards taken home in a hackney coach ; the stage was stopped by the populace, and the.difaet taken i:t;) custody, and delivered in charge to a coindaiale, and I leiliteir person sent home with tl:e roach. A ve4 , rl was Willa at Deptford on Tuesday night, said to'be Ilitt Olive Manch. A Otimer.—liturday week a gentlemen's servant was entrittfOned before the Police Court, Edidnirgli, on a charge of having propa gated a report that a honk in Jamalca-street was haunted by righost. and there by preventing the liott.e from being let, to the 'damage of the proprietor, 6,:e. Ilium being called to plead to this heinous `i'dtence, the defetiderpossitively averred that lie had 'seen the glio-r "upon two several occasions, fi n d hi. lisdeouveried with it, that it was of a copper colour, diessed in. a red night cap; but what the Mitiire of the conversation was, the defender refused to revedl, bay -Ing been enjoined t, secrecy. The Sifting lisgiAtrate oidainert the "defender to fled security to keep the peace for a year, tutcfer the penalty of five ;tomtits; before teasing Ike bar the defender begged Ileave to ask the Magistrate if he w.is at liberty to converse with tire ' ' ' n'host in Wore, as ate ItadproMised to Ste him ergot»; and to partake i of his hospitality ! ... BIRTHS. The wife of a 'Notary, of Nogen'-stir-Seine, was safely duliviled, on t2d of March, afire tine children, who were all doing well. DEATHS. On Thursday. the 221.1 of Match; in Hertfordshire, oceasioared by a 'disappointment in love, filisis Lney King. a young lady of rare qualities and a very genteel torrone. 'the left a legacy Of 3001. to the Cbruyinan to whom she was so mulch attached, who expressed his asloni , lanciit at the event, 114 )le had Duly been twice in the con,. pony of M:sS'K. and preached twice in the parish where she re. sideJ. She had not commonieated her deep rookscl at taelneeet till a few day* previous to her dissolution. Ike Hero of Militia, Sir 'John Stuart, we are sorry to say closed his mortal career at Clifton on Saturday sennight. All the THREE 50,0001. nomEs remain in the Wheel, Three of One Thousand Cnineas each to he paid in Gold must be drawn. NEXT SATURDAY, APRIL li. UN DRWN TICKETS and SHARES are selling by PERRY No. 1, Holborn Bars. Who Sold in the last Lotteryand those inane , diately proceeding, Six Prizes of 50,0001., 5,1401., 1,0001., btol. &o. 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