The National Register.
London, England, 1816-12-16 00:00:00

R. W. Gylion, an officer in the army, was charged witb
stealing Burti's Poetical Works front Messrs. Leigh and Se,.
theby's a....tion rooms, in the Strand. Mr. Sorliehy stated,
that about one o'clock be was selling books by auction, when
he was informed that the prisoner had put a book in IC
pocket. Ile immediateke asked hint for the book he b
taken. The prisoner was theta in the act of taking it out
ids pantaloon pocket, and witness laid hold of it. 'Ma pri-
soner said, he wanted to purchase it, and inquired the price.
However, an officer was sent for, and he was given in charge.
Mr. S. Hayes, a bookseller, stated, that he saw the prisoner
plat the book under his great coat. In e.efence., the prisoner
stated, that he took the book up for the purpose of porches.
ing it, and went over to the table to ask the piice of it, and
in handling it lie might somehow or other have pot it under
his coat, but Isis certainly had no pocket in his pantaloon
which would contain it. He then returned to the shelf, and
was putting it down again, when Mr. Sotheby made the pre.
sent charge. Mr. Rogers, an attorney, stated, that tits pri.
stiller was a man of some property, and of the highest inter.
grity; and he hoped that bail would be taken.• After some
hesitation, Mr. Birnie consented to take bail; which was
soon produced.
W. Ballet, driver of the hackney coach, N 0.183, was charged
with obstructing the way in Hassell-street, Covent Garden, in
such a manner as presented a gentleman front approaching
fa:s own house In his carriage, on the Sid ult. The filet was
fully established, arid he was fined ss. and ss. costs, and ie
default of paytnent was committed for la days.

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The eheinsstatlcat.elbo tins were shortly liras is neketway
every afternitt. Wittrandenen at allow Aka in the city are
going to dinner, for • af 60 r*
the pavement. by the
.EAp.. coach angss aim
for the puipose entire readily , A povnat
engaged die coach No. 1,018. Irak lid the asaCtliiith
was toll to wait by the Royal E et Aka lyewty sound.
Wl*. 'waft*. with liks conch epai, lib In
qtrimoa. who had hes arnassekoriarap. aid set him de fads.
is Its me rasher dud, bs Naas • vial wastikst to
hiun by art ocia4L-ra le his g=re whoa
the cork wee Shindy •
and also got in. dime they dam An=
silly ordered the coach, armed Nal Mott
union, however, they ogee(' tool{ COMM.
ingly On' the conclunoes- the gegticipta.V
down, he woukl only pity tad 'bat thit -
apply to the persons ,Ais
motile? of his fare, few bibli lif2llraltlAZl ilk
payment of this remainder ( ts.) that the eteknlin-Inis
Mr. Birnie having declared that it wsishiaispidat dbrldteAckelliin
n stepping into the coach stepped toe iheskieerf thi. erWheirliket,
be remainder of the fare was atemoded is 0 surchlik. Ira arm
imataineunt
ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, 4v.

A most distressing accident oechrred last week near Ltem:
nelly, in Camurthenshire, by the falling in of a pit of a colliery
in that vicinity ; three or four workman were entombed
every exertion was making to relieve the unfortunate moo
from their dreadnil situation.
DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF WATCHMEN.
An inquest was held on Thursday afternoon, at M. Odes%
Workhouse, upon the body of a murnitkooorn, who was
&mid, on Tuesday morning. on a step in High Street, gloom.
bury, as died before he coutd be taken to the sratebluntie.
—D. Hogan, watchman of High Street, Illoonisbery, eel
in my bozos Tuesday morning, et shoat two o'cleek, I WWI'
dm cry of " Watch t" He asked the deceased which hW
melte ffitea•. he answered, its a very feet masnetthat handle&
from Poland Street : that haWas a waterway'. I kavi
Mat why be diddiot get beak sooner and sober, be • *dr
ig:Sold drank say ligelit Mat day, nor earned a'
si
-ninalbs. toe 611 let work to do. I
Solismt, marpartaer„ to "Mid Male takiiag Musa the
kotolitt.ere MIMI him so aistordy he appeared
so ifeskthet be Wald. as* eleint• I wad my
=WVthe Watebdmismo, and we met a
a ',Lean's; be aim* WWII we wet,
to telds deeimesd.: I mid Mlle • watell-betese SP •
_beitaW we wen Awls to Wen titrakb with
told %
apt! Ws iset Ibe dleweeead , IN
rid the Odds of Idadry pelting WSW tba Imre* 44111 Pen-eras ; I and my partner pet bin se Mr. Clonefe Web, sad
be carried MO to 12InteltOr's Cdintt. the COM* of Totteohans
I ColorROM; be laid bins Miles dal MR WM there. *port-
' aor,eimiiiirroo.soote time eflerwis„ and told me title be.
diblitlittllk deceased was ingrelit ilerreleyerbidi Whited NM
to go to bb e :. I found that be weevers* Neale Wm Whets
I Wore saw him • I spoketo hen but be-vias doable to an-
swer me ; part:see put him oat my buck loamy his to St,'
Giles** I-Ladled as the way, tad I tool him to tbii
workboase ; be was not cold whoa we get tbore.—Thatelel Stab
lino, watchman, •in High Street, Bloomshaity, I
_wed
standing en nty boa between one Mal two atehisk,maTireeday
morning, when the deceased was cattied byte, Wallehmed
of the parish of St. Ana's, Soho, into St. Wines pan& twee
' called by Hogan, my peewee., tomeist bide to lbw waseiblimmit, •
when Mr. Uoney met us, and called es lbalrtat bartbeeies
the parish with him ; we pot him en Clettera Sack, lima be
took Mat hito the perish of St. Patients. • ghee litomesiro.
moved, amen armed hint (the deceased) *OM Mop. hot be
could not eat it, be was.* ill foe the west Otteed;ll moot op&
Won. He said, that lie had not earned a poesy ms'stiodn,
and that he wanted to go Bin's, Geotge want
be lodge& I inquired at Rift's home to day, sod- by" the -
description they tee* hies ; ink not by acmes he bad Indeed .
theta some !weeks, and was in very great distress. The Coto-
, nee tessdred He comfort of Clancy, mad the watehmer of St.
Ana's sad St. Giles's (the witnesses), liar Marries, the do.
ceased in such a sitranon, mod add, that they were subject
by law to a considerable fine :and if diem were violent marks
on the deceased, liable to be indicted fur usionier. 'llse Jury
took a view of the body, and footed slight marks upon Isis had
and ellen, which they were of °plaice ire vast have received
by a fall.—The body was quite emaciated, a mere heap of
bostes,he had appearance of dying for want. One °Me
said--I think that he died for want. Mother Jaryssek
—lf we bring in a verdiet that he died for want of Mod, It
will be a stigma rpm' thc parish. Coroner —lt eemetaly wMI •
be a slur masa the parish, sod there is no evidessee that -he
was starved to death, he hail food-Erred his, and could sot
eat it; besides, such a repo...Mould be theagreeabre. The
FOritt444 thew gave a verdict—Died by the visilatiMs of
lied.
Lest week, three privates of the 1117th regiment, belismciag
to a party raided out on revenue duty, were loot in the lake
seer EnNiskillen, is consequence of the boat spooling, en
their passage (men the main lead to Sow ishmod, where a
seizure had beer made. There were fear rare es board
the ar , bat OW Of them. al corporal,
being an dhislite,timelber three want
drowned. • sof, 2