The National Register.
London, England, 1820-09-25 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

`lest AUPUL
OUTkiktio.--Tioubday night) oda een
eight and nine o'clock, as Mr. Walk lin, of Sutton-strict,
Borough, was walking through Queen's-place, Saint
George's-lields, he was alai tiled by loud female shrieks,
followed by a confused noise, and the sound of heavy
blows. Hz iiStelled 41 short time; still the groans and
the tither indications of violence were repeated, and hav-
ing no doillit that ;;11.11 play was being exercised, he
appro aches; the house from whence Lite mind ptoceeded
and knocked at the door. Oti lint there was a partial
cessation of the but atilt the door Was Lin closed,
and Boise within refused to admit any one. Mr. W.
and another broke it open slid entered. In the parlour
they beheld 11111.411 And woman, who were standini:. over
a female form that lay on the ground, almost drei.cned
in gore : they were aimed with some dangerous weapon,
and only seemed to have been interrupted in their
bloody work by the unexpected knock at the door. Mr.
\V. It bar up, whilst de was holding her in his
arms, the woman struck her across the side of the head
Wilt a pair of tongs, inflicting a deep wound, and scat-
tering the blood about the Boor; and she was going to
repeat the blow, when a constat.le entered, and then Mr.
\V. gas e charge of her, but the 111311 made his escape.
Tile wound:al winuatt was CO:lVeyed to St. Thomas's
Hospital, where she lies in a dangerous state. Ou Friday
the assailant to tiler %Vela an examination at the Town
I gal!, and was remanded, till the situation of the wound-
ed woman could be :theertaitiell.
In the storm o.i Titursil.#l: last, two vessels were
driven on shore at !Ingham', and one of them was com-
pletely wrecked. She was thriven on shore opposite to
Middle-strict, her sides broken in, and all of tvatet.—
The toaster and et...Ay were saved, but in an instant a set
of ruffians st tto vs ork to plunder the wreck. and they
had carried off every thing that IV3i portable, and were
busily employed in carrying off tile coals, winch was
lacy cargo, when Mr. Justice Bates arrived, and sent for
deg. c Inbuilt of troops to disp:rse the molt, vvinch lie
happily effected.
Between seven and eight o'clock, on Saturday morning,
the neighbourhood of Ilowing-pin-alley, Chancery-lane,
a ere alarm d at the cries of miirder issuing (unit a house in
I hat place, a here it Si as Stilted 1 nal It Mall had been mur-
dered by his 'c ife. William Widow right, a poi:re-officer,
residing rat 37, Carsitor-street, %V/14 erul for by some of the
neighbours to enquire into the cave, and take the woman
into custody. It appeared that a man named Jeremiah
a.coril-lsraecr, cohabited for above two bears with
a human of the town of the man e of Niarvret (Barker, aho
passed as his PS ife. Whilst ',Whig at breakfast together, they
had Pt ma high words, when on a sadden she took a kiefe off
the table, und made a desperate stab at him in the side; the
knife tortuaritely came seainst one of the ribs. which pre-
vented itsentering the body, but with each force as to slit
and penetrate the bone. The wretched woman was secured
and brought before the Sitting Magistrate at Ibittomgaiden
for examination. Tie star was brought ton surgeon where
he had his wound dressed, after which lie was enabled,
with touch difficulty, to proceed to the police utfice. The
complainant being aware that the charge against the vivo-
tier was capital, hesitated fur some time, and at length,
after obtaining a promise from her that she would never
come near him any more, refused prosecuting her. The
woman, after receiving a severe Ventre. was discharged.
Col3o3lilell INenn3T.—An Llyunition. on Saturday
moraine, was taken before It. Guile, Esq. Coroner, on
view of the bully of Thomas Payne, lying dead at No. 9,
Garden-row, London-road. Aim Longman stated, that
the deceased 6%-st came to lodge a Ws her about six weeks
ago; lie was about 70 years of age. On Friday, Sept. I,
after taking tea, Ice went out between seven and eight to
walk, and at halt-past eight the same evening he was
brought Immo in a chair. John Birch stated, that be was
manning at the door of his home. in Lambeth-road, %ilea
be saw a pony run away in a chaise, and throw opt two
gentlemen no. the toot-path, close against his door; heel
ran after it, and the 'deceased was about twenty doors',
onwards knocked dual' ; he was picked up by some pee.
ple, and placed against the pailings. He took back the
potty sod delivered it to the owner, who was perfectly
sober, and offered to pay any expences incurred The
potty was tone tingovei stable, and believes it did nut
arise (ruin neglect, but 'rum accident. The deceased
was taken to • surgeon, when he sioniplained of a pain in
one of his thighs, and he ilNAliitt d in cal t y ills him le.ine.
Two other a i blesses confirmed this statement. 'floe Jot./
expressed theinseb es perfectly satisfied without tagging
Ally further evidence, and returned a verdict—that his
death was OCC4•IOIIC.i by itcraitilit, and oat kola any evil.
lid neglect on the part of tut doter of the pony with ilto
chaise.