The National Register. — London, England, 1814-01-02 00:00:00

THE NATTONAREGISTER. POLICE. Cy it Da AI t .—Friday severel applications were made to the sitting Alderstree at Guildhall concerning old Tower halfpence. A poor tradesman temp.:C.ord of his employer giving him five she lbw in half pence for work (bete, amongst which eere two-and-tliteepenee of such halfpence that he could not gt t any person to take them. He had repeated applications to his employer to change them, which Ins o . atesseen relesed to do The poor men was desired to summons Ids ene player to the court of Requests, when he would xeceive redress. Another was by a Gentleman, who sheaved threepence of good aid Tower halfpence, which had been refused, aed wished to know bow he could enforce the law. The Alderman at last told him that he must go to the solicitor of the Mint, at No. 10, Liticele's Inn square, and I y an informatien against the person refesmg the good coinaue of the country uttered by prnela- Manna. This the Gentleman said he would do if it •cost him fifty pounds. . Bow Ml:FT.—Lavender, Vickery. and Taunton, nearly lost their livos on Thursday evening at the east part of the town, while exerting themselves in apprending a well known character, in company - with a gang, of thirteen of the most infamous fellows, at a public hen.e. They had got their man out from them, without env opposition, ipto an adjoin ing ritem, to search and secure hint, u hen seven Of the gang rushed outs amid swore their companion should not be taken away. Taunton presented a pistol and swore he would blow any man's brains out who attempted to interfere, which caused them to dtaw back ; hu . wever Vickery unfortunately left the house, and went to procure the assistance of watchmen, petioles. &c. which lacing observed by the gang, they followed hie. and knocked hint down, cut his head open its five places with a pekete broke one of his fingers, and otherwise hreised and wounded bins so as to leave hint for dead : the gang then made elf, tt e are sorry to say, wit huut detection. The re t ort last evening, of hii sate, was of a favourable nature, and hopes are entertained of his recovery. le:vender and Taunton brought off their Prisms-1 . , and he was coin itted for further examination ow Fiiday. A young man of the name of Ro-ts, who was Purser's Clerk on board his Majesty's skip Poictiers, received leave of absence from the slsip fur a few days, while the sf ip, w,os lying in Portenouth harbour, but-was to sleep on beard, and in consequence received a great variety of comed.sions treat most of the crew. He absconded with the whole r►f the money, to the anemia of several hundred 'mends, and the con jecture was tlest he had g oti for Londoe. Infortnation was then sent of to the Admiralty, e here the act was considered of at more hens ous nature than if lie laid made off wills King's stores. On Thersday morning Mr. Borrow, the second Secretary to the Admiralty, sent a communication ef the circumstance to Mr. Binsie, the Magistrate, wish lug that Ruses might be taken if possible. Mr. Birnie, in consequence, no time in using every exertion to obtain the object, and directed Peat kes, the•oilicer, to pr-ceed in the ,ursui', who managed it so ju diciously that he had got Roots in cis•tedy by Wednesday evening, so that be was in custody in London within /4 hours after lie had ate sounded fromll'ortsmouth, and Perirkes found upon bins the doubloons, ami other cash entrusted to him I.y the crew. :Friday he underrate art exainitiaalisn before 11r. f,lie, %%Ito ordered Prerkes to take his Prismser to Portsmouth. Ile admitted himself to be the wan alter he wes taken. Mr Ruff, the King's AL ARc eve lit at his "louse in ['milk.° on Saturday morning se'uniglit.ilis niece. a 'rely amiable vot,ng woman, was killed, taVtai wiudow, three stories h igh, on, Saturday nimiiing. Mr. R. being -a widower. she kept his house. 51r. R. got up at eiOit O'cltick on. Saturday morn ing, and in a few minutes after he went down stairs, he heard a seq. heavy tall into his yard, he went instantly to see what it was, and found it be a female body, wire nothing on but is shift and hightcap. with her skull heat in, bum failing, on a window cell, the blood flowing in a huge stieinn, a7.d the body lifeless. Re had no conception it was his niece, till on inquiry. •A• child, five years of age, was lett in her Led, a stranger to what had •happened. How the shocking accident happened, rcnosios unknown and a mystery. 15 ii•••sr - - 4 :essenger, expelienced a very disti awing ACCIDEATS AND OFFENCES. Thursday morning, John woes, of Essex-court Temp!e, tt respect able green-groeur, ith a wife and four children, having lost a con siderable law of money at cards in a public hou.e the night previottg, rose from his lied ; went down stairs into th , !..cellar and hanged himself ; his wife bound hull when she got up, suspended end quite deed. Last week, a child about four year, old, belonging to a labouring mon in the parish of W3e, Kent, being lett at play before the fire, while the mother went to break the ice of a pond near die house,. was so dreadfully burn, d, that on her return, the corpse of her only child pre se•nted itfell to her view. consumed almost to a cinder. On Thursday leinnight, a party of lri.lt labourers from St. Giles', and Saffron-hill, consisting of Munster mid Connaught men, who were assembled drinking at the Duke,. [lend, Moninnoith-court. Seven Dial., having quarrelled, a violent contest and uproar ensued, which' 11l r. 'flumkas Leonard, the landlind (a minister-man) endenvouring to ap pease, lie was personally attacked by the Connaught patty, and received n from one of thew from a. quart put, which laid open his skull, bild of whic i lh he died. The Coronet% Jun blis brought in a vetdiet ul wtJfui tuitr.tler artmet the lrithnsen, and two of (Leal are now is. custody. MARRIED. At 131111, T.eiut.•Colonel J. P. Hamilton, 15:id reelment, to Miss C. Fane, second daughter of J. Fane, Esq. Member for Oxfordshire, and niece to the E►rl of Macclesfield. At St. James's Cliu►ch, the Hon. E. Law, M. 11. eldest son of Lord Ellenhorough, to Lady 0. Stewart, youngest daughter of ti►e E,►►l of Londonderry. it. Spankie, of the Inner Temple, Esq. Barristtr at law, to Mits daughter of J. Inglis, Esq. of Mark-lane. PIED. • At her hriuie in the Cireint, Bath, the Hon. F Hamilton, relict of the Hon. C Hamilton, uncle to the present 11argiiis of Abercorn. Aged 81, Mr. K. Lemon, 47 years Chief Clerk of hi 3, Majesty's Record Office in the Tower of Lmidou. • LARGE NEWCASTLE COALS, tirs.. PER CII4LDRON. The Original CITY COAL COMPANY beg to inform the Nubility, and .Public in general, that the present is a favourable opportui,ity is buy Coals. us they are Pow Selling Best at the reduced price of tiffs. Ingrain with five:chaldron, for prompt payment, free of expellee, eieelet shooting and metage.—Orders receired at Messrs. Head's, N. 150. New Bond-street ; Mr. Aldard's, Wax Ch.ndler, No. 7. Pall-mall ; Mr. Coupe's, Sid ier, No. 71, Sun-street, Bishopsgute ; or by their Agent, IViliiiim,Ward, A VALUABLE DISCOVERY, with a SAVING of FIFTY IkER CEN'I. IMPROVED LAVENDER WATER. fine, subtle fluid, being trebly distilled, with very little heat from the recent flowers, k more fragrant and refreshing thane any other preparation or the kind, produces the pertnatient eff:'et of a 'novelty of the fresh fIoWCTS ; and being extremely volatile', is speedi ly flitfusecl through a spacious apartment: instead of discoloinia ; , it actually increases the whiteness of linen. Prepared and sigufd by the Proprietor, 0 Joncg, and s•old mb;l l .e , sale and retail, at Watson's medicine WarehOUse, 22. Seuthaaipi..ll - S;ran . l, price 34. in plats, or 30s. per dozen : %%here al , o is sold Jaint's's Irestimable Peruvian Tooth rowder; iu bouts of is. acid i s. till' each. GREY cir CARROTTY WHISKERS are a great disfigurement to Gentlemen.—Ladies and Gentlemen making trial will be convinced of the utility of Prince's Dye, being in improved, that no doubt cow re mains making Grey or Carroty Hair dark or black immediately.— Observe, there has been many attempts to prepare articles fora simi lar purpose, bet have failed. Several Ladies have declared, tiod for years titey had been obliged to wesr false hair, althongh baying tolerably good hair of their own. but it being g-ey at an catty age, they welts recommended to make It lair trial, and in a short time, so great WAS the addtine, that they lea eff the false hair, and has made their head of hair have the \ oatliful appearance as when twenty years of age.—Ask for " Prinkie . 6 Dy price Hi:l . -a-guinea a bottle, or a dozen bottles 51. P!aia directions are inclosed in each bottle, by which any one way dye their hair themselves with case and pleasure. Sold by the Proprietor, Prince, D.-ntit.t.—ilibserve, it is not a Shop —exactly opposite No. 7. ; the Numbers are irregular in Johu-strvt t, Oxford-street.—lle wheeler, as petty shops sell counterfeits. Sold also by Hendrie, Perfumer to her Majesty, Titebbtrue•street ; Cattle, b?, New Bard street ; Harding, BQ, ; Wet" 150. Oxfot d-street ; Davison, 59. Fleet street ; Rigge, Citeupelde ; ton, Trill, Royal Exchange ; and try must ptincipal Perfumers Or Me dicine Venders As there has been great cemplainks in the country they cannot get Prince's genuine Dye, therefore, to necomm-date Ladies and Gentle men that reside itt in the country. hs enclosing a 11 note in a letter, directed to Mr. Ptince, Dentist, John-street, Ottfrad street. London, will receive by return of coach one gaineu's worth, or I'2 bustles fur Ss '4l • '4 - : .. JAN:4. , 0,.