The National Register.
London, England, 1817-11-23 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

BRUTAL ASCAULT.--iliCTlßelii:aley, a watchman in
r Ises parish, was ou Thursday charged by William
Painter, the night constable of the same parish, with beating
Judith Buckley his wife, in such a dreadful tarot:er that her
life is despaired of. _ , .

I'44nm:said, that on Wednesday night he was on duty►
when About seven or eight persons came running towards
him, and begged him to come immediately to the prisoner's
house, or molder would be committed. fie went directly►
And found a mob of about lOU persons assembled in front of
the house ; with much difficulty he forced himself through
the crowd, ant got.into the house, where he found the prison—
er's wife lying on the ground nearly covered with blood, and
bruised in a dreadful manner. She has not been able to
leave her tiled since.

Buckley was coinitted for want of bail. • •
Tuesday r,seniug as Mr. Durant, a tradesman,oftted Croat
Street, Borough, was spending his evening at the k'atk Coffee
house, in the Borough-road, a Mali, dressed in sailot's chitties,
solicited charity. Mr. D. refused to give into any ! h ing, and
desired hint to quit the room; he then went away unmet ing. •
A Shari time afterwards he returned, went holitty tip to Mr.
D. laud charged Min with assaulting him on Manday night, in
a calMage held at Peckham, with all intent to coonnit an
ainamitsahle crime. Nll D. requested that an might
he sent for, and collared his accuser; who proposed to him,
that if he would give him a sow ut money be would hush the
matter up. May. the Otticer arrived, and Mr. 1). insisted
that a:I parties should go before a Magistrate ; and they ac-
cordingly atteaded before Mt. Serjeant Schou, at the above
Odice. The man said; that his name was Mr. 'fliompson,
that he was a sailor, and had served under Lorti Ehtlioulli off
Algiers ; be repeated the charge, and persisted Itt the truth
of it. The circtuustance was 114 suunur known its the neigh-
bourhood ut Ntr.l).'s resid.•nce (where he has been for hi
yea.s), than the °dice was tilled with respeetairl.., tradespeo-
ple, who t 4.11 c to speak in hit timer ; many of Mem tendered
their evidence to prove, Matsu the tune when titeUtiellee was
said 10 be committed, Mr. D. was at his own house; and
001,1.3 stated, that tiwy had transacted business with hint at
the very thile mentioned. Ott being closely questioned,
Tli.anisson admitted that he had no other illeililb of obtaining
a livelihood than by ; that he had heeti a pauper it
Lambeth Woo khouse anti ran away about a fortnight ago;
and that for the last week he had every 111411 t slept in the
open air. The Magistrate said, that he was perfectly seas..
tied that the accusation was au infamous attempt to extort
money. Ile should therefore commit Thompson, and order
him to be brought up ou a future day, when Mr. Durant would
adopt proper measures to punish him for his nefarious at'
trm t

3lontlay Mrs. King was chard by Capt. Cook, the proprietor of
a cmuiderable number of houses in St. George's.fielcs, with keeping
house of ill-tame at No. I, Alarket-curet. file Captain said, that he
had cleared a whole street (Gun-street), which, betore he purchased
it. was occupied wholly by bad characters, without a farthing ex.
pence to the Par6h, or a single indictment. The magistrate ordered
Mrs. King to find buil; which not being able to uo, bile WaS cote.
muted.

Capt. Conk also charged a man with one arm, nantLd Richer, wits
threatening. during the complaint against Mrs. King, to cut his
throat the first opportunity. to kick him, and to use other personal
violence. The Magistrate ordered Richer to enter into sureties to
keep the peace towards the complainant.

TheComilless of Aloermathv, whose death we announce in
our present number, was the early friend of the lamented Pt M.
cess Chalk/tie ; and is most probable that the shock to her
kelings, on receivin(the ititediaeuee of her Royal Highness's
death, following the ellcet of the dreadful that hap•
petted in her own faintly brought on the p.cuuture labour
to which she tell a v lei mi. The following is an extract of a -,
letter trout which relates tine fatat'vveut :
" ilolkhatn, Nov. tans 1817.
" About three o'clock on. Friday morning. at this place, Lady •
Albennarle was taken wit:i the puns of pretnatwe Loam'', and in 17 .
limns from her first attack she was n cerise. Slit:had the best me-
dial assistance. all of which, twin Ut O4inning. declaral use.
ICS,. Tile miscarriage was followed by suchckhilitating circum-
stances, toat nothim could save her, and sne expired:a near nine
o'clock on Vriday evening, proJsing• 11;:r Imshaud's hand ac long as
sit: could it t taut had at IALA Just power., of utterance enough to
pra., God to pour (town his blessings upon the head of her MAIN,
ulna tLusa of all her children, and immediately breathed tee
Lest. Lady Alhermarle WWI about 4'2 yetusoul, or laud:: in 'ter4f
Out ut 13 clultiren which s'ae had, there remain Li to deplore
her lobs." ,

Hoikham Rothe, at the time of t'ais melandialy event. was felt
Oi company, anna.g wilout were tom,: of Lord Albermiul.fs deareal
friends. .

Siquiprd .Ifercrtry of la-t week Notwithstanding the
nattin:3ll.lll,nlity (which was felt, we will venture to say. es scvitrely
here its in any town in the kingdom on its hist inottiul4titu). the
uuutrd carnival of a bull running on Lie 13th of Auveinoet, *34 not
forA•one yisterdity, but was ptir,ted with all the tumultuous glee
winch is usual in this characteristic sport of c;tainford.
whilst we consiim this para.traph av the intset ; but us faithful Clite:„
nicicrs of thew:inners of the nines, we must not utuit its"•