The National Register. — London, England, 1811-08-25 00:00:00

On Friday Edward Simpkin was brought to the above Office, in the custody of Homer, charged with feloniously stealing a gold seal, the property of Air. Fisher, a goldsmith and jeweller, in Leicester-square. It appeared, from the evidence of Robert Warnes, the shep *tan, that the prisoner came into the shy, and asked to look at some gold seals ; he showed him several, and' at the time the prisoner was looking at them, be observed him put one into his breeches pocket ; after that he bought one, and paid for it, and was going away, when the shopman challenged him with hav ing put one into his pocket, upon which the prisoner ran away, the cr • of " Stop thief !" was raised, and the prisoner was taken in Lisle-street. On searching him other gold seals were found, and two silver tea-spoons ; and it is supposed he has been in the habit of going to jewellers' shops, pl:rchasing small articles, and exchanging others he had stolen at different shops- He was yrammitted for trial. 542 TIDE NATIONA L - BOW-STREET. whet Hon MARLBOROUGH-STREET. - Zewis Towers, a journeyman painter, who s4ood charged with a burglary and robbery, in the house of Mr. Raymond, Ca dogan-place, Sloane-street, where he was at work with others, was yesterday finally examined. The evidence against the prisoner was altogether circumstan tial. It was manifest that the house was entered by some person► who was acquainted with the circumstance of a win dow bar being unlocked. The prisoner too had been absent en the night of the robbery, as he stated, at Camberwell Fair, and his not appearing to his work the next day gave rise to sus picion of him. It was also proved that he suddenly became possessed of more than ordinary cash, but a groom proved having lent him 21. ss. 6d. within the last few days. Under ail circumstances, however, the Magistrate committed the priso ner for trial. ACCIDENi:S, OFFENCES, On Friday se'nnight, the ta of a very respectable looking van was discovered by one die pew-openers in the new Ca tholic Chapel, in Clarendole.square, Somers Town. 'the body wis removed in a shell to Pancras Workhouse. It is supposed ex..: he bad died during I..ervice. en Wednesrtax Sunday, during divine service at St. Clement's Church, h the Strand, an elderly woman suddenly dropped down dea d. The awful visitation occasioned a great consternation amongst the congregation, and the service was suspended until the body of the deceased was remov. d. A fire bro'se out on Wednesday night, about eight o'clock,-in the premises of Mr. Dobson, a dealer in hardware, the corner of Finsbury-street, Chiswell-street, by which the premises and nearly all the stock in trade were consumed. Mr. Cluny, a hair dresser, in the next house, had his thigh broken, from some furniture falling upon him. A most diabolical attempt was made a few evenings since to murder Mr. Brtovem, of M.:id, r head Thicket, a gentleman unkersally respected. About nine o'clock in the evening, two men knocked at the door, which Mr. BRAWN opened, and in stantly received a blow from a millet on his forehead, which at the moment prevented him making any re , istance ; he, how ever, retreated into the parlour, and fwaened the door, and Mrs. BitowN ran up stairs and gave an alarm; the thieves then robbed the house of five candlesticks and a pair of shoes, with which they got clear off. A reward of 1(Ol. was instantly offered for theirapprehension, which had the desired effect, and they are both now in sate custody. Upon searching their lodg ing, the candlesticks were found secreted in their bed • and two valuable watches were found sewed up in the chair cover. By the exertions of Vickery and Lavender, the Bow-street Officers, the fellow who shot the Earl of Spencer's game-keeper, has been apprehended; the particulars are as follow :—On their arrival at Wimbledon, on Saturday afternoon, they found, from the best information they could procure, that a man of the name of Wm. Holt, who had come out of Hampshire, to work at the harvest, was the man suspected, and that he had been etn3loyed by a farmer, a tenant of Earl Spencer, to cut a field of barley, in conjunction with another man, near the place where the gun was discharged from. The officers lost all trace of him for six or seven hours, but at length pursued him to Hampton Wick, through Kingston to Hounslow, and from thence to Farnham, Pk - London : Printed and Edited a nd -forwarded by all the Ne th e Country at lOs. 31cl. per tr REGIST CR. iiere they foun... him at a public-house, called the Waggon and Horses; they learnt that, after he arrived there, he discharged a musket in the yard belonging to the house. When the officers enquired of him respecting the musket, he said it did not belong to him, but to a soldier. Thr officers TIM being satisfied with this account, searched the house by permission of the landlord, and found in the cellar, behind a beer barrel, a gun, which proved to be the same that Earl Spencer's gamekeeper went out with. This took place on Wednesday evening. They took him into custody of cote se, a; d on • Ihursday he was taken before the wounded gamekeeper, who is not able to speak; he was prop ped up in his bed, but by strong signs identified the prisoner as the man who wounded him : he having his perfect hearing, his evidence was taken before Major Fleming, a Magistrate, which will be made evidence on the trial. The witneses•to prove him on the spot were examined by Major Fleming, and two other Magistrates, on Teursthy, .at the Spread Eagle, at Wands worth. The gamekeeper is near 70 years of age. BIRTHS. On the 19th inst. at Tunbridge Wells, the Lady of Patrick Stirling, Esq. of a son. On Sunday last, at his seat in Wiltshire, the Lady of Charles Henry Rich, Esq. of a son, stPl born. At liadminton, Gloucestershire, Grace the Duchess of Beaufort!, of a daughter. On Wedne.day night, Lady Charles Bentinck, of a daughter. At Greenwich, on Sunday last, Mrs. Charles Pearson, jun. of a son. MAR RTFD. On Monday last, at Warton-le4)ale, Lancashire, by the Rev. Edmund Stringfellow Radclifft, Francis Richard Price, Esq. of Bryn-y-Pys, in the county of Flint, to Susanna Parker, eldest daughter of the late Thomas Townley Parker, Esq. of Cuertien Hall, in the county of Lancaster. On Tuesday, at St. Botolph's, Aldeate, Mr. Thomas Reid, of Charles-square, Huston, -to Sarah, eldest daughter of Mr. Readet Wilkinson. of the Minories. On Monday, the 19th instant, at Merton, Mr. E. Armstrong, of Watling-street, to Miss Miriam West, of Merton Abbey, Surrey. • DIED.. • • .Agcy 77; 7. Dien ):frti. of Bourn, Linea hire. The pert& rims niati:.er in which 11,: lived accorded with Vie immense property he has left, which is supposed to be little ahort.of 200,00(1. At Carlisle, aged 92, the Rev. J. Hudson, D. D. one of the Prebendaries of the Cath"dral Cliurcla of the Holy Trinity, in Carlisle, and Vicar of Warkw.orth and Newburn, Northum berland. On Wednedav morning, after a long and painful illness, Mrs. Gillies, wife of Wi: iam Gillies, Esq. of Swithin's-lane. On the 15th inst. in an apoplectic fit, the Rev. Wm. Dennis Denny, Curate of the united parishes of I'udslay and Capel, in Kett. On the 16th inst. at his house in Parliament-street, John Pain ter, Esq. in the 80th year of his age. On Tuesday, August 9.0, of a malignant fever, Mr. Thomas Hood, of the Point: y, 13ockst11 , r. On Monday last, at Bro:idstairs, aged 63 year', Francis Coop per, Esq. of CLpton, Middlesex. On Sunday last, much lamented, at Rempston, in Nottingh hamshire, the !eev. Dr. Pearson, Master of Sidney Sussex Col lege, in the University of Cambridge. On the iCehinst. in the 54th year of his age, Major Robert Tutt, of Alsop's-buildings, New-road. PRICE OF STOCKS. Bank Stock 0.7g1 —,..? 3 per Colt. Ite•ltyced (33 , 74 4 3i 3 per Cult. Cor,,oli 63 Ali 4 per Cent. Consols 8:1-,Ii 5 per Cent. 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