The National Register.
London, England, 1809-09-17 00:00:00

SEPT. IY.

Wright; carpenter' of Mile End, with whom the deceas-
ed had lodged for opwards of two years, was examined as to
the state of tbe mind of the deceased, preiious to the melan-
choly affair.. He described him as having been collecting clerk to
an eminent brewer in that neighbourhood; that he was* %Mom,
er with three children, the eldeit about eight years old--that his
,age was twenty-uine---that his wife had died in child-bed peat ly
two years and a half ago. Since that time his .mind had been
in a low desponding state, so much so, that he frequently, on his
return home' at night, would retire to his hed-coanfaad shed tears
for an hour or two ; at *other times he would exclaim--" Oh,
Mrs. Wright, 1 have pet ,ife; I have no comfartable home,
what Ahall I do, what will become Of' my children." `.Mr.
Wright declared, that he had no doubt in his own mind that
the unhappy gentleman's malady' Ita,ti increases!; he had.been'
to Margate, and returned to town on the Sunday eveuilgrevi...
ous to his death. • • •
A gentleman lo the profession of the law, who was, greatly
affected by his feelings, beinga friend to the relative to whom
the letter found was atidrissed; stated the substance of that let--
ter, which recommended his children to his kind protection
when the writer should be no more, and 4eclaratory of his de-
serminatiou •not to exist any linger," as life war become a bar-
then.
. • The Brother-in-law of the deceased, in great agitation, stat-
ed, that on several occasions when at his house the deceased had'
exhibited• Very strong symptoms of a dkUisiered mind ; that his.
Melancholy was so great it was impossible to rouse him, or to re-:
cal his recollectivefaculties. ' •
It further appetved (in answer to several qiestions put by
the Jurymen), that he was rather emharrased in his private pe-
cuniary codeerns,' but that his accounts with his employers were-
!Clear:tut! gorrect ; that he bad received assistance from bis bras-•
Aber, but that .the great cause far despondency, and which ope.
rated most powerfully on his feelings, was the loss of a beloved
And affectionate wife, that at length, perhaps; in a Aliment of
complete mental 'derangement, the unfortunate Gentleman rushed
into the presence of bis Creatqr.
The Coroner (Mr. Ge 11) observed to the Jury, that if they
were satisfied with
.the
.evicfeaci they must find a verdict of
Lunacy.
Several of the Jurymen were of a different opinion, and then
it.hecame necessary fur Mr. Gell to coiled each one's opinion,
when out ofsixteen persons itnpannelled, nine of them con:ider- •
ed that the unfortutnite Gentle-Men had committed self-murder,
and seven that he was in a state of mental derangement when
be put an end to his existence. The majority of two, therefore,
niade it imperative on the COroner to record a verdict of Self-
Juni-tier, or Feta de se.
In consequence or this verdict, of course, the unfortunate
Gentleman was interred without the pale of the church, in un-
saneti tied ground!
SW LINIpt.INp SET Tp Muste.—A country looking-man lately
called at a haberdasher's shop, with a fiddle under his aril;
and after purchasing and paying fur some trifling article whicti
he pretended to want, asked to he ollowpd to leave his purchase
and his fiddle, till he did some other business through the town. *
had scarcely gone when in comes no neconaplice•(as it turned
out), who:observing the fiddle takes it up and tries it, and is
Otte charmed With it. " This is the most charming fiddle 1
have ever met with ; is it for sale ?—l'd give fifty guineas for
that fiddle." He was told it was not for sale, but belonged to a
countryman who had just left it there tilt he should make some
other calls.--:" When he comes back for it, try and buy it from
him—make the best bargain with him you can for yourself. but
whatever yott buy it at, I promise to give you fifty guineas for
it, and will call again by and by." By and, by back comes the
countryman for his fiddle: " Will you part with that fiddle,"
says the haberdasher, " I have taken a fancy for it ?"—The
man answered, he had no intention of parting with his fiddle,
hr knew it to he a very good one, and did not know if he
could get such another. " I'll give you fifty shillings for it,"
said the haberdasher. " No, no. " Five guineas for it." said ,
the haberdasher. I'll not take twenty," said the cOnntry
Man.--Iu short; after a deal of chapinanship, the haberdasher
gbt the fiddle at forty guineas; and a happy man was he, as
}Waking he had made ten guineas by the bargain. But he has
been allowed tq keep the fiddle, to solace him-elf for the loss of
Otis money. The fifty-guinea merchant never returned.
On Sunday evening as Alt. _Cooley, of the Pavement, Moor-
.w4ireturqing oriborseback from Edmouton.owing to the ;
aarkness of t ha-flight, he came ik contact with the chaise of Mr,
bishop; the shafts of which penetratedl his body,. He was
. .
flol 0)4 to the iitOst house; oltepded by o Cloticmou of..

be Faculty. He however died a few hours after in the greatest
tagony.—Coroner's Inquest-diecidental Dedil4.
Last Saturday morning two 'fine boys, Apparently not more
than six months old, supposed to be twins, were left at the
door of .a gentleman resid login the aeighbourhood of Battersea.
The little foundlings were discovered by the gardener, fast
asleep, carefully wrapped, up lohlankets, . less neat cradle, a4d,
Navin with them aqaataity alines) ofditrerent descriptions.
Wednesday night, about eleven o'clock, as Mr. Holt, Serge,"
was returnincin his gig to his haute Ott .Walwortb with his wife
and itifaut, owieg to'a kap of .gravel being in the road near tbs.
Asylum, St. Georges Fields, without a light, the horse fell,
overturued the chaise, and very seriously hurt Mrs. Holt. It id
notoriouslhat several accidents have happened from theAlsata
'inramous negligence.
Female, of pastel appears we, bas.been too, successful ist
obtaining access to the parlours apd drawing-rooms of several re-
spectable families in diderent.parts of the town. 'rhenium she.
has adopted k to 'knock at the door with some considerable con.
sequence, and to inquire Waite master or mistress is at bonne (wilts
whose name and residence she appears very familiar). On being
answered in.tbe negative, she ;streets to he extremely disappoint.
and reqnests, ei she has had a long and very fatiguing walk, •
that the sefvaut would permit her to sit down, and favour her
with a glass of table beer: While the servant is gone to tha•
cellar,,she is looking tar
.the spoil. intimate frieudship
or kelAtion .the family, is always professed, ,and as she is sir
much fatigued, and so extremely disappoiitted by her friend
being Out, she solicits the servants to indulge her with a cup of.
Jets. If, daring all this time, Opportunity has not served a', cleat
the Artw.ers of the side-board, or visit the Lady's bed-room,
which she much wishes to do alone. it has answered her purpose
to state that the mistress (her relatimi) bad promised to lend
her untie table iptions, rite. as she was going to have company.;
and the poor unsuspecting servant fearing 10 disoblige her
mistress's supposed relation, bas absolutely been prevailed uposi
topart with her master's plate. This trick has been played of
in severalAmilies within this few weeks, and the visit has ge.'
nerally heen .made on .the Sunday afterunou, when there is.
greater probability of .sttcess.

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An American teasel from Smyrna, supposed to be the Globe, Williams, is ta-
Iwo and cerriod into Corigo.
' Foer of the vessels from Archangel, stated In the last List to be emptured, are
re-takes._

• The Risk, Thompson, from St. Uhe's to London. was captured sth instant off
the Lizard by a French privateer, which took out the Master and all the crew,
and deserted their prize on the appearance of two vessels. She arrived at Ply-
Mouth the next day, by the insistence of some pilot boats.
The Duke of Kent, ----,fret Martinique to London, put Into Aniliu- a, 4th
August, with six feet water in the bold, aid loss of mehsentast in a gales—Cargo
'landing. •
• The Thetis, Clark, from Cagliari, hits been take* by a French privateer; 're-
taken by the Grasshopper sloop of war, and arrived at Gibraltar between the 4th
and llth of August.
The Enterprise, Rall,feont Ipswich to Liverpool, put into Milflord loth instant,
with damage, Devine been run foul of. She must unload to repair.
The Dispatch, Kirby. from Sunderland, with coals, was lost 3dlastant.--Crew
fived.
The Hull Packet, Adamson, from Leith to Hall; was en shore tear Huntley
Fort, 4th inst. •
The Esperance, —, front Mosarnbigne; and the from the
Isle of Bourbon, taken by his Majesty's ship attired at the Cape of Good
Hope 13th May.
al'he Jean Dart lugger privateer. of 4 guns and twenty-five men, bekvnging to
• maloes, (out five days from the Isle of Bag, and made no capture), was
taken eth Instant off the Start, by the boats of the Nasian man of war,
• Sentax, SIiPT. 4.—A brigefrom Mogidore to London. was taken this day M
eight of the Island by a French schooner privateer. A Portuguese frigate arriv-
es from Rio Janeiro in 38 day.. with.dispatehep, rte, •
The Aladin, Pearson, from Clyde to Malta, it takes by a French privateer,
Mel carrel into Tunis.
The May, Brown, arrived at Liverpool Caen Buenos Ayrtra, willed 2ad June.—
Spoke on the .10th Aut.:. hie alaiesty's ship Tidies, who informed them that
(bey spoke the Jaren lea fleet in lat. 44.7. long. 44. 30.
The Galatia, arrived at Falmouth Rh inst. famn Charleston, spoke the Pearle,
P itterson;fnott London to Andrea, la lat. 49. Inn 9.30.
Tba Scout sloop of war put into Giaraltar the raiad le of !turret to repair her
iletuages, vunta:ned in an action she had in the Gulf of Getroa, with two French
privateers, one 420 the other of 18 guns. The Scout had leer master and five
men linked, and afi wounded.
The lotrepid M. W. whi,a, arrived at Ply Mouth en 10th inst.. from the Lee-
wincl Islands, parted front the Beet of ft sail, which left St. Thomas's 31st July,
an convoy of HMS Captain, on the 17th ult. on the 27111,streesperfenced a
mast violent gale, aced was obliged to throw' her quarter-deck guns overboard in
smother galepn the 31w.
The il' et which sailed from Jamaica 20th .idly, consisting of 33 ve twels. under
caneoy of the Favourite sloop of war, Ras dispersed is a violent gale 27th eh. in
which many of them received damage.
• The Javan Preach lagger-privateer. of 6 enns aid 42 men, was taken Ist inst.
by the Helena SW. and arrived at Cork. bite had been out 26 days front Bay-
• eine, hut raarle no capture- •
••. The:loop Ch rrlotte and Governor Beeirwith, were captured in July off Dona-
alca,•'ey Breach sew beats; and carried-Auto GaadaktaPP- * • •
'The Endeavour, Hee, from Cork to Leaudos, with* -was on shore war
Padstow, itas been got offend arrl..ed la Padebsw harbour. Nearly all the cargo
saved.
"The TraanlbakPines,fromGrenadato Londou, is lost at Grenada:with her cu-
rd. Crew saved.
A large schnoaer, bound toLisbou, with provisions. was captured 4th Inst. near
Scaly, by a French privateer.
The Laurel, Salter, from Loudon to Martinique, we; captured 17th July by a
French row boat privateer, and carried into Guaaaloupe.
The Salentine —, bound to the West indite, ran onshore on the Shingles
ern Wednesday. but was got off yesterday without mucb damage.
• The Fru Lac rentin, 3/ tnderost, from Lancrona to Newcastle; ana the Frude-
guitlina, —, from 'Maker), were eapteral by a Vanielkprivateet, off Gottenhurg,
loth alt. The former carries into Jodie&
The fallowing East Indiarnen. which sailed from Portsmouth 224 February.
were on the, 17th April last in lat. 315.33. S. long. 28. tn. W. all weU,
True Britos, Neptuue,Scaleby Castle, Cumberland, WarrenHastiags, and Lord
Melvi I le,
The American schooner Luey, —, was retaken 19th July. by the Sanrpion
liW,aocl seat lute Martinique. She bad been taken by a French privateer off the
Pearl Rock.
An American schooner captured by a French privateee, was tarried iutoGua-
debtape lith July.
•.Tbe Wining San, Holbrook. of and from Boston to Oporto, upset in a gale
::Stir ult.; the master, mate, supercargo, and one seaman, picked up by the 'a-
steel Barnett, arrivera at Portamnitth from Jamaica.
The Rik ti, llotley. from Bristol and Gibraltar to Ova Brazils, teas lost on a.
minket) • rock at the Cape de \lards, 25th July. Crew and part of the cargo
say eals. •
The Cyrus (wheter), Went, etas well on the coast of Pnat 3d Jannarv.
Three brigs (supposed to be transports), and a ship (supposed e Prussian),
were captured on Tuesday morning off Dover by two French privateers. The
barenviestee tarried into Cttla is, Ilia the ship-into Bouloane.
Tire Newry, Reilly, from ~ewry to London, is towed into Cork harbour, dis-
maateet, by tie Rigby of Liverpool.
The Brunett,--. from Malta to Liverpool. has been taken by a French pri-
vateer, retaken by *Maltese privateer, and cnrried into Malta.
Whe Farley, Dutton, front Water Ford to Chlehester, was ou shore near Pad-
stow 11th just. and it in feared will he lost.
A Danish privateer °fie guns and 7.! men, is taken by the Snake SIV. and ar-
eyed at Leith.
Metre Nettie, Patently. feom Liverpool to New larunawick, is put back leaky,
and Las received damage in the Magas Road Desire.
The Diana Rus•elan SW. which was detained and sent into the Cape of Good
Hope, escaped from Si won't' Bay in the night of the alth May.
The stoop Resolution, from Antigua to St. Vincent's, is taken and carried ,
lean Guadaloup“.
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IT X BRIDGE.
coaw MISPICToR's
P. •• ie
Wheat, per load • 29 A a 3-2 11) Beam
11,Lrley, per quarter 2 2 a * 5 Beans (nld) 2 14 a 3 0
Outs 1 16a 2 2 P

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PRICE 01: TIO#S IN ?HE BOROUGU. •
LGS X a . X P. POCKETS r I4X A.
Kent • 3 TO a 410` KeJt 4 6 a 5 14
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Sussex 3 5a 4 4 Su.:Qex 3 JO a 4 $
Essex 3 10 a 4 10 Farnham. I 0a 9 0