The National Register. — London, England, 1811-09-08 00:00:00

'664 Drs. Faruharson and Giesie wee also of opinion, that the prisoner w a s of a melancho ll ly p tempera r ment, inclining to hypo chondr iasis. He was found guilty of kit the woman While he laboured Under a state of mental dera ment ; and the Court delayed de livering their judgments till t e 14th of November next. PROVINCIALS. The Society of Methodists have purchased the superb man sion and grounds of Apperley Bridge, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, late the residence of 'l. Clapham, Esq. for ding of of a public school; this institution is to be founded on the model of the school at Kingswood, in the neighbon pod ot Bristol, and is to be on a sca'e sufficiently large to acco odate 400 boys, principally the sons of the Ministers ot that c tmu nit y.—Leeds Mercury. Lo SIGEVITY.—The following persons, each of whom resided within four miles of the dwelling-place of Old Parr, at Alber bury, Shropshire, have died during the last month, at the ages annexed : Sarah Smith -96 I Mary Chandler - 97 Richard Jones - 80 Name unknown - 97 A man is now living in the neighbourhood upwards of 100 years of age, and several others at about 90 each. Thursd ty last, a writ of inquiry to assess damages was exe cuted before the Under Sheriff of Norfolk, between S. Barber, a small farmer, at Owanton Morley, and Mr. J. Maris, jun. to recover damages for the loss the plaintiff had sustained for the seduction of his daughter, by the defendant, also a farmer. — The defendattt had been acquainted with the plaintiff's daugh ter for nearly five years, in the character of her lover, and hav ing triumphed over her virtue by promises of marriage, he de serted her, and married a widow at Birmingham. The Counsel for the defendant contended that the plaintiff had not been suf ficiently digilaut over the conduct of his daughter, and was only entitled to small damages., But the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff--Damages 801. A curious circumstance lately occurred at Winchester on a trial respecting the right of property in a sloop. A difference of opinion existed among the Jurynten, and after being locked up from three in the after noon to nine o'clock at night, they were still far from coming to a decision. It now grew dark, and not being.allowed candles or refreshment, and none ot them having taken any since the morning, they began to get dissatisfied and uneasy. A few minutes be tore nine it was discovered that one of them had made his escape out at a back window from the water closet; the remaining eleven then grew more and more dissatisfied, and importuned to be discharged, which they were, without coming to any decision whatever. The individual who made his escape at the window is a respectable tradesnian near Winchester. It is understood he will be heavily fined far his in trepidity. He, by sonic means or other, as appeared afterwards, procured a person in the yard to hoist a ladder to the window, and by this means decamped, leaving his disconsolate fellow sufferers to settle the verdict at their leisure. A few days ago, a woman went into a druggist's shop in Li verpool and ordered some medicine for a child, which she pro mised to call for in a short time. The medicine was made up according to order, a: d placed on the counter ; but on her re "turn the person in the shop being very busy, did not observe that . she took yip a wrong bottle, which unfortunately con aiued lau danum, and of which she gave the child so large a dose that it died in consequence. A few days ago, as Mr. Cropley, a farmer, of Burwell, near Newmarket, was returning home from Cambridge market on horseback, in a state of intoxication, he was unfortunately droa ned in a pond near the town through which his horse was accustomed to pass. He was in the habit of riding the same horse for the last twelve years, to Newmarket and Cambridge markets, twice a week; being a free drinker, he was frequently tied on his horse, who used-to take him Safe hofrie. Whilst in a state of intoxication on the night he met his death, the animal stood still in the water till the following morning, which led to the discovery of the body. Ihe horse would not leave the spot till his master's remains were taken a-shore. On Wednesday se'nnight, Mr. Gibberd, a farmer, of the Hill House, Chalcomb, near Banbury, Oxen, being much in liquor, lost his way and fell into the Mill-tail at• leanbury, which' it is supposed, killed him instantly, it being almost dry , and he was found the next morning a shocking spectacle. Thursday la , t, an inquisition was taken at Yazor, Hereford shire, on John Verry, waggoner to Mt. Ridgeway, ' of that place, who died .in consequence of kick he received froth his master's horse, ss hilst 'wantonly beating it hi a •rrost bar barous manner—a practice much too frequent., and to which the deceased was greatly adtficted.—Verdidt Accidental .Death. ATIONAL REGISTER. CITY OF LONDON POPULATION, 4-c. The Census for the City being . completely ar. ranged, we have subjoined the Estimate for 'West minster, and of the Divisions contiguous. Inorder to show the number of Inhabitants, the Returns laid before Parliament as taken in 1801, of the same districts, are added, and the increase of the Popu lation more minutely stated. The effects of war and emigration may be ascertained in comparing the number of Males to the Females, and the same disproportion is equally general throughout the kingdom, notwithstanding in the registry of Births within the Bills of Mortality, it has been generally found that to 105 Males, there are less than 100 Females born. The Parishes conspicuous for its accession of inhabitants are noticed. By an estimate made in 1754, Dr. Brakenbridge states the popti. ! lation of London at 751,812 ; and Sir Wm. Petty, in 1682, expected London would go on constantly increasing till the year 1800, at which time he thought the population would amount to five mil 7 lions. The Public will find by the Returns of 1801, and the present Census, that it has not arrived to half the number. _ _ CITY OF LONDON. 57,01;2 um—Males 59,693 Females Total 116,755 This statement includes 105 parishes within the walls, and as no document of the population of 1801 was registered in most of the parish book', the statement is not added ; but from the observd. tions contained in the respective reports, it appeals that a number of dwelling-houses having been con. versed into warehouses, &c. the population has not much increased within the last ten years. CITY OF WESTMINSTER. Males. Tanaleg. Total. 1811--74,530 87,543 162,077 1801-70,986 82;286 153,272 8,805 ' Increase— 3,544 5,257 iiputonN DIVISION. 1811-96,264 127,815 224,079 1601-79,035 101,787 180,822 Increase-17,"29 ' 26,028 TOWER 1)1V1SION. ISII-8( 1 ,7 4 8 14..3,121 1801-77,:;66 94,619 --- -- 44,267 $11,659 171,985 Increast— 9,382 30,509 FIN SBURY DIVISION. 1811-44,202 5%383 1801-35,535 39,683 Increase 10,677 12,700 THE BOROUGH. 32,590 2.9,924 39,884 96,645 73,‘268 1811-28,579 i 801-26,761 61,169 56,683 • - 4,484 Increase .1,818 2,663 SURREY DIVISION. 1811-64,219 81,346 145,56S 1801-47,499 99,831 107,330 Increase 16,7`.10 21,315 38,233 MIDDLESEX DI VISION. 1811-34,177 46,770 80,949 1801—‘ 1 27,364 35,191 62,555 .......... .....,-- —,---y . Increase 6,815 11,579 18,392 Total Population of London 1,099,104 Increpe in tea years