The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-10 00:00:00

1111'roN GARDEN.

ANOTHER STOLEN CiilLD.—Patrick Moran, a poor
man, 'chiding un Colle;.;e-court, Cow-cross, gave infor-
mation that a child oi his, just ten years of age, was
stokn or eutickd away from him in the followin4 man-
ner:—About eight o'clock on the evestin,.; of Fri,ay, the
24th of last month, the child was seen by sonic per-
son of his acquaintance in company with a country.
looking man, supposed to be a dealer in horses, front
having two horses with him, on one of which the child
was seen riding, facing the ltain-inn, in Smithfield, since
which time they had no tidings of hint; that he made
every enquiry, but to no purpose, and that he was con&
dein that man had taken him away; that the child when
taken away was dressed in a green jacket, corduroy
trowsers, black stock ino, half boots, and a plain shirt,
without a frill. The officers told him that notnitiz could
be done for him, and he and his wife left time office in a
state of distraction.

DREAueur. SuicruE.—Ott Tuesday night, Aug. 28,
a man I Edward Jones, one of the light-fingered
gentry, who had speculated on the King's Visit to Ireland.
and come from Lombok to Dublin to see what the! c0.d,1
pick up, put an end to his existence by fall ng ou .t
sharp pointed sword belonging to one of the wa.cn
'wrote, which was hanging in a room where he was
confined. The sword went through his heart, after
which he never uttered a word. A watchman who had
been placed as a guard over him had been speaking to
hint one minute benne the melancholy occurrenve took
pl..ce; 'le was to all appearance a respeetaule man, and
possessed a good address. 11 is s.ii.pose the effect pro.
duced on him by the appearance td tile Bow-street offi-
cers, Vickery and Bishop, who reciunis. d him as sac old
off.ditler in London, and the dread 01 certain punishment,
were the chief causes of the shocking act which he com-
mitted. Wednesday mornintt a coronet's inquest was
held on the body, bef.tie Alderman Jones, and a respect-
able Jury, who proliounced a verdict "That the deceased
came by his death by a wound iiiffficted by a sword at,
tiniuselt in a fat of insanity." A quantity ttttt ey
having, been found on the person nrAmi Jones, wife to the
deceas2d, site was detained irons day to day for exa ttt ilia-
tam until Wednesddy morniug, when the underwent a
bloat c3.11111114i1011, and the unhappy woman was com-
mitted to Newgate. A hackney coach was seat fur to
take her to prison, and as slag was about to go into It site
was accidentally interrupted by a 111.111 bearing her hus-
band's coffin into the watch-I t where the body lay.
A inure distressing scene cannot br iina4inc I that' eiisud.
The wretched woman screamed loudly and tainted;
when she had recovered use cause of tier sorrow was
renewed. A third per-on of the same party, a _male, who
haul lifikst also colitittA out snspiciois, Was discharged oft
Wednesday g for want of proof against her.
From an account of the quantity of sheep and
lamb wool imported into Greet Britain, it appears,
that during 1:: years prior to the year 1814, the
annual average amount was about seven millions of
pounds, and during the seven years subsequent to
that period, it was no less thou fifteen millions. lit
1819, the quantity imported exceeded twenty-six
millions of pounds.

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