The National Register. — London, England, 1819-10-03 00:00:00

OCT. 3: Mr. Harmer.—Yes ; at leant GO more. Coroner.—What are they increasing ? Mr. Harmer.—lsideed, they ore ; the accumulation of numbers Is still going on. 1 4111 determined to brier/ for a aid etitly alloys& that knows any thing of the trausse lions of the kith; especially since I think I perceive OWN On intention to produce emitter) evidence. Coroner.—l think it would be as well to close it. Mr. Harmer.—Not till the fullest evidence is given. At this moment Mr. Buckley. just us he hail left the witeess'a chair, and was proceeding towards the door, tinned soddenly round and said, '• I secognise here oue ut the Yeolll4llll GIS 4ily." Mr. Harmer.—tl hat is his name? Air. Iliickley.—l don't know his name. liermer.—Did you see him aintieg the Yeomanry on the Ilith? Mr. Buckley.—Yes, I did ; I observed him telling them oil to right and left before the charge. Mr. Harmer.—l demand his name, and charge Win with w murder. Corotter.—Teke down his words. Mr. Hartiser.—Every Yeoman that was active on that day I charge o itli *Biel murder. A person who sat opposite to the Coroner. and at the same table, (au attorney, we undetstood), stood or, and addressing himself to Mr. Harmer, said, with great keen ness, "Speak slowly, it you wish your words to be taken down." Coroner—(looking towards Mt. Harmer, who was pre paring to repeat his words-mute slowly.)--liave yths any thing inure to say ? Alr. Harmer.—Read what has been taken down. Coroiser.—Youir own clerks can tell you the words. Mr. Vernier.—l am addressing myself to yon, Sir, as Coroner. I sildtess the Court, by wliuse orders my words age taken down, and I desire to hear what bas °ern so. taken down read to me. Mr. Cottoter.—l have only taken notes, and these •are not coerect. [Something wettest:it on this occasion by the Coroner respecting genileineu hum Lusiduir, we did MA hear with stiflicieut accuracy to report.] Yost have four (desks of your own who have taken your words more accurately. [Allusion was lsere distinctly made to the person who writes this report ;. but unambitious as he was of conteuiling with a Mauchester Judge, he resolved to he silent.] Mr. tiarmcr.—Take down what I mean distinctly IS say. I mean to say. that 41,13 member of the Yeomanry corps, who made the charge on the 161 h, without any cause ur procucattem, I charge with selyvt mar.er ; mai if the person 1104: in Lae room mica as one of tiara, I chat ge him with wilful marries*, and trace Ms Same. Jilt. Coroner.—No man is bound to criminate himself. Mr. Hornier.-1 cad upon you to get Isis name, and to detain hour in custody upon site charge I have uttered. (After a considerable pause.] DI AS easy one kuuw his name ? Mr. Harnier's Cietk.—l know his name; his name is Willis. Ciregson ; 1 served Lieu with a strhprenit, to etterni as a witness. Nlr. Has mer.- I .i. meet remark, that it is strange that Mr. Coroner should prevent a easel' y Yeoman hoot welt/411a name.—Call Janie!, Riehartison. Cutoner.—You are awes. that we can proceed no far. thee to-night ? Mr. Ilaroier.—l have called James Richardson to show that he Is nut sit Attendance. I IMlzsl 110er hive tory tot 1111 l toots fur him, and also tor %Voltam 11 itallitley, NMI told Me that he would not attend. 'the Court was HON, at to o'clock, adjourned till :1 next moron);; but in cotedilei atom tit hest day heilig market-day in Manchester, the iidit/11111111Citi was extended till Wednesday morning. LIST OF THE. CORONER'b JURY. John Jackson Henry Woulstonholitte toseph Dixon Tho...Wolfandon Thomas Bing:i *rhoiuss Dsaeu James Coates John Kay John Newton George Dixon George Booth John Ogden. The proceedings tit the Inquest at Oldhain on the third day, (St ethiesday,) erre wimpy' taut as regards the facie id the case—Simon Shaw, Punter, of Manctiester, inns ex amined and confirmed the evidence forced) , given by Mr. situttlenoith and Mr. Buckley—Shortly after the cout- IlleliCeieelit Of the business tin Wednesday, a Barrister na med Ashworth, came its is the room, anal lit ge.d the.Coroser to conclude the Inquest, by refusing to hear Bit evidence of the witnesses, which Mr. Harmer had in attendance—this teamed advocate further asserted that the Coroner had been wrong in declaring it wit open Com t, and t idled upoo him to prevent mite-taking ; the t' • • nitric tert the (intim publication of the notes till the In q uest was finished, stud the exasnimitiou continued us wed as at could under the re buked but frequent and impertinent interruptions of Ash• worth, who if Ile had not been callous to those feelings we henoer. would have kissed tile rod and been (poet niter the & vere though gentlemanly castigataiin whien w.O aumiul stead to him by Mr. Harmer. On Thursday night last, the cellar of Colonel Sullivan, of Hillingdon, Middlesex, was broken open and two dozen of wine stolen thereout, with which the villians got clear otf—The same night the School of Industry for girls, at Uxbridg,e, was broken open, and a number of articles stolen there. out—the work in the progress of making up, the clock belonging to the school, and the girl's bags, with their contents, were carried away. A dud took place on Thursday morning at Child's Ilill, near Hampstead, between a Gentleman of the name of P. and a Lieutenant S. The parties had been on the most friendly terms until a dispute origi nated between them relative to a Lady. The panics exchanged shots, when the Lieutenant was grazed on the right side, and the affair was adjusted. Not long ego a Gentleman of the Napkin applied to a Lady, residing near the Banks of the Thames fur a situation as Butler in her fatally, and stated that he expected to receive sixty guineas a year The Lady, expressing her astonishment at the im pudence and exorbitancy of the demand, raid, that it was more than many of the Curates in the king dom received fur the pertbrmance of their important duties ; when the ti How w.t!i great sang froul, ob • be boa ► w s Oted those 1991 t Gentleman." THE NAIIONAL REGISTER. ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES. ........- Thursday night between eight and nine o'clock, as Mr. Rickets, of Prospect-place, West-square, Lambeth, crossing Intel the Oh•lisk, St. Ccurge's Fields, in he. way home front the City, when near the dead wall by the side of the Fitilautrophic Institution, he sec ived a tremendous blow on the back part of the head, which knocked him down, and two men seised him and rob bed Odin of his watch, a 21. note, some loose silver, and his umbrella, with. which they escaped before any alarm could be givrit. Altsore.—A letter receive:lon Tuesday, from the Parish of Hayes, Middlesex, states, Mr. T. Kite, maltster in that parish, who is exceedingly respected, found about a month since, pasted on his premises, a most atrocious threat to bunt his malt-house, &c. which was partly put in execution late on Sunday se'nnight, by firing the roof of the floors, but by the great exertions of his neighbours and hituself, it did not spread farther than the kiln. The alarm had scarcely subsided when a second attempt was -made. between 12 and 1 o'clock, on Monday morning last, which succeeded in injuring the malt-house, and burning great past of the dwelling-house furniture. It was fortunately got under by the assistance of a number of Mr. Kite; friends, and by the engine from Uxbridge, there being plenty of water on the spot. The incendiary ur incendiaries must be well acquainted with the premises; but it is hoped they will 80011 be discovered. NIIRACOLOUS ESCAPE.—Oa Sunday afternoon last, as Mrs. Thorpe, wife of a gentleman of great respectability, at Chelsea, was on the wall of Grosve nor bridge, near Sloane square, with her infant, only four mouths old, in her arms, and which she had just taken from her servant, she overbalanced herself, and Tell backwards into the common sewer, being a height of upwards of sixteen feet. Happily there was no water, and upwards of a font deep in mud, which broke the fall, when both Mrs. T. and her Want escaped unhurt, with the exception of the former being slightly bruited on the back part of her head, and both much inconvenienced by the filth. They were instantly taken from so unplea sant a situation, anti conveyed to a neighbouring house, where Mrs. Thorpe remained some time in hysterics EXTR.VORDINARY A celoom—Yestertlay after noon about one o'clock, a poor Irishwoman, who was selling apples, while wheeling her barrow on the foot pavement in Lucas-street, Brunswick-square, the street-keeper cattle up to her, and laying hold of the barrow, threatened to take it to the Green yard ; but as he was crossing thy street with it, the pavement sunk under his test, in consequence of the stones falling in, and he was engulplied to his neck, and in attempting to get out, the earth en each side kept pouring in, until he was buried in t above his waist. The poor woman taking advan tage of his awkward situation, laid hold of her barrow anti escaped. He bad to remain there near ball an hour, during which time it poured down rain in such torrents that the hole filled with it, and he was in water to his neck ; he was at length dug out, half dead f out the wet and cold, having received no other injury than some slight bruises in hie legs. Oct Friday evening last, Mr Pitman, jeweller, of Spa road, Bermondsey, hail his pocket picked in '!'coley Street, Southwark, of a morocco -case, con taining valuable rings, &c. to the amount of upwards of 601. A CAernast To SERVANTS... man, dressed as painter, with a basket containing his -brushes, called at No. QO, Canterbury-row, Kennington, soon after 7 o'cluck, on Monday morning, saying he was desired by the master to varnish the street-door, and begged the servant to get him sonic water. — During her absence he made his way to the sideboard, and took from it silver table, gravy, and salt spoons. The fruit market at Guildford, on Saturday, was supplied with an immense quantity of tine grapes, which bola briskly at about Id. per lb. Several tons more were sold on that day, than at all the markets of any former seasons together. The Neilston band, who played " Scots wha htee wi Wallace bled," at the late meeting at Meikle riggs-muir, were all seized very early in the morning of Thursday, and conducted to Paisley, under an escort of military. Mrs. Wilson, of Northampton, met with an alarming accident last week,. in returning trims the From some with four other ladies, its a sociable. Front some unknown cause, the horses took fright, and one of them ran with such violence against a post in the road as immediately to kill himself. The ladies were all thrown out, and much hurt; and Mrs. Wi lson so much so, that doubts arc tottertuithxl of her recovery. On Friday night some malicious person or per sons rut the Engineer Margate steam-yacht from her moorings off the Tower, whereby she became exposed to 'the most serious damage. The owners have Okra a reward for the discovery of the per petrattirs. MILA NC et.) Y Aver Ult v —On Friday a Coroner's inquest was held at the Birdcage, nu Stamford - hill, over the body sof rijou.nry man plumber, who lost his life w Mir work ing 1111 the estate of a gerttria:in Pained Osborne. by fib• imprudent use of charcoal tire. It appeared from the cal deare adduced lief ire the jury. that the deceased had been employed in soldering a lea ten pipe at the bottom of n 180 feet deep, which w s star to in a garden be mixing I , Mr. Osborne, and had lighted it charcoal fire inside the wet fur the purpose it melting the lead, am bent it g his irons.-- The tire burnt briskly, w ben tile deceased I the well some purpose or other, and afterwards returned.—A. frimi:e servant belonging tel the house was stisrtly afire parsing by, when eurtostsy indure4 her to 10.1 k down, at Al she perceived that the light wits out, and at lie same lilac beard a noise somewhat re...embling the groan of a permit iii great pain, but from the great depth of the place, could not hear distinct! y. She Alin perceived a vapour of a augural Inc smell overlloa in; the mouth. lieu% mach *shunted, she rail for assistance, tool letiolued wit .1 a young Mail, Who vi..a about to descend auto the wi It, hut 11311 not guar tlaut niany uurepa before he sprang out, fr II down, and was dre.id• fully cinivalted. Hy this time unlimber of perstm; had cid lected round the spot, lanterns were lightethand to lug suspeod• ed by a string, were lowered into the well ',tab a view of ascertaining the situatiim of the tlaufttiliStt 111011, a t0,,,w expiring struggleesseris now heard very plainly ; but nu sooner were they immersed into the well, than they were instindly extinguished by the noxious vapour, and the hy-stimilera w ere hi the peakst perplexity, as noi.e dared venture duos or knew in what manner to act, until a passengee it ected thrill to make use of the only stlectiii4l int asure wkt Is can be used upon swell occasions fur dissipating, the impure gas— • namely, by throwing down water, w hurts was immediately done, and tile young mut who had fir-t sent tired to descend, again went down wait a rope. The vitirour, however, was mit entirely guise, and Upilu re:Lanus !he bottom it was will. great difficulty' that he could hold his breath long enough to affix the rope to the body of the deceased, wh he touim lying upon his lace. The body was instantly dragged um, mid every medical endeavour was used to realis e aminatiti, but without effect. The Jury, after a patient enquiry 11 the circUlliStaliCes, found a verdict of Accidental Death.— l'he deceased, tie are informed, Sm. telt a wife and six small children to nwurn his lota, in whose behalf a robeerip r tits been rased; and we are sorry to 114111. that the viieue Wan %%Ito So CiAlfilgeoUsty ventured lofts die wed bas es. , *mess been see sly indisposed front the Orem of toddled the gas. scaxx.—On Monday afternoon, about (01;1 O'ClOCk, one of those occurrences which are anise a dr 1.1 to human nature, as to cis ililat toil, took place in finolluLe,n. AB ill-looking diminutive te.low, of apparently low prodigate habits, entered the market, letithilig, by a hat.. round her neck, he wife, and followed by a numerous ca ossd of persons. Tile poor female, who evinced some •hanie at this Vile exposure, was must ular, as Como ,red to her hus h:vial, am ! possessing ail advantage of lit arty two feet in height lie:.ond bcl dhartivii enimianion, her ountenume aso4 - foamier betrayed evident signs of water seineviiid decency.-- The wretch placed her 'woe tne Ram-inn, and there, rimiest the disgust of moue, and the laughter of others, put her op for public sale. lie immune time attempted in Valli to Obta,o a building fur his wife, until, at length, the stun OEI, dd. taing fleeted, the sale gradually ineteased as high as less. At ti.ei nionleut the multitude had considerably increased, and the 'wise, disgust, and laughter excited drew to the spot some of the city olicrie, w ho speedily tafMilltard the herby. - rods scene, by seizing the m ire. wstuistinz the halter front • • about her neck, itlld l'llllvey 'mg her away to tt Weer of safety. W hat coat [ululated to the atrocity id flaystianieful ex hibl ion, was the cireutiotalice of a gilod•looking young woman, the daughter of the wife, standing. or rather ^lingiag tot her mother, during finish:tearful spectacle. Tie resit:er the th•og still more atrocious, the parties, it seerits, had•been married years ! The monster escaped amidst yells of disgust And nbborreuce. The VlbeerS *tumid have seised the man, who is punishable fur a misdemeanor. MFtANCIIOLY OCCL'It at:N E.—On Monday last, the two ehle.t boys of C. A. Elton, Eat., (Abraham and Charlet. about 41 and 13 years of age). who, wail the rest of the faintly, were spending some time at Weston-super-Mare, went to a small island near the bathing spot, called !limbs:cit. the pa , 414, , e to which is dry at low water: here the young gentlemen were auming theiosclves by searching for small usli-diells, etc., • when um tide, which steals round the idand almost imperctini bly, overtook them, and formed a junction, which cut off their retreat. In this situation they were seen by a young lady, who made sig..a to them of their danger. and gave an alarm. In their attempt to reach the shore, the youngest was carried out of his depth, when the eldest, who WU nut in to much danger, stripped and dashed to the resells of his brother; the tide, however, • (which in this piaci:n.4o.* like a ntill•pontl), was gaining rapidly on themt, and in spite of every exertion, they is.rekaillttiveloped in the halo!. Tilsit bodies have not yet been disezvered ; await' the jacket of the eldeat has been picked up. tiwitrut.twes.---Thursday morning last, a tall young man, 0f sallow aomplexion, dressed in the extreme of the fashion, went to the shop of a watchmaker in St. James's-street, and having to ', c ud a v e ry expensive go!tl watch anti appendages, he Faye a check for the amount on Greenwood and Co- army agents, signed. • .* I'. W. Bligh, Captain CeWstream Guards." From his Sazzling extetior, no susricion was entertained until the check was pre• seated, and declared to he a forgery. There is a Captain Blikh• ia the Cultist:cum whose name, it seems, this swindler had as sumed on several other occasions. The tradesmen, in his inqui ries, ascertained that the pretended csetsin was nothing but a dandifiedjaiurneyrnan " Information WaS given at Larolveth.strect, Police Office, on Friday, of a young man, of gentlemanly ap pearance, who travellet. iu a single horse chaise with a berr ant along with him, haring passed let eral torged tive pound Bank-r.otes at different public house, in the neighbonrhood of Balking, in Essex. He first called 2t the Greengate, and I tt - cl a tivi two bottles of wine, passed a forged five-pound DOM In payment, and got the change; he neat called at the . Abbey Arms, and had two, bottler mote, which be took along with him, gate another forged five pound note, and got the change.— li e su b seq uently called at the Britannia, Wlltre he had wu bottles more. and got the change He passed up wards of tw my noun of-the same de-cripuon attliffe•e, , s public houses in that neighbourhood; all the Sallie Jay., and in a similar mantles ; *octal of time nag:els are in , puma of him. Caurtus.—There are some fellows hawaing applea about Peauotiville, and the neighbourhood, with an vi and cart, who take an opportunity of twisting off the hells at the front of the houses that have a garden before them, and thieving them. A case occurred on Friday,. when, on pursuer; than, the hell was found at the 'act at t f the cart, hid under a sack. I I 1 .~~