The National Register.
London, England, 1818-11-16 00:00:00

conosEirs INQUESTS.

On Tuesday afternoon, an inquest was held at the Duke of Argyle
public house, Great Windmill-street, St. James's, on the body of
Sarah Pearce, aged tt, who came to her death under the following
melancholy circumstances :
Mr. James Pearce, of No. :8, Great Windmill Street, stated, that
the deceased was his daughter, and halgial at a friend's house oppo-
site his own. She was addressed by a young man. named John Hill.
who is a harness maker,working at the corner of Soepherd Street anti
Oxford Street, and who lodged in witniais's flume. On Sunday three
weeks, lie told her that lie was going to St. Ann's church, to pnblith
the butts for their marriage. She sent a female friend to the church
to ascertain the fact, mid the folloanng Sanday went herself, but
found that her name was not called. Sue returned home quite me-
lancholy. and was observed to be in a state of dejection. trout that day
till the hour of her untimely death. On Sunday fist the deceased
was with witness and her mother all the day ; auout the afternoon
11111 came home, bringing %vita him a young woinao, whom he
desired his landlady to tell tile deceased was his intended wife ; and,
as it further insult to the poor girl, lie kept the femme to tea, during
which the deceased was IM a state bordering on frenzy. Witnexi
detained her in his house till near one o'clock in the morning, trying
to south her, but to no erKet. Neu morning .)Irs. Junes, with.
whom the deceased lodged, same to witness, and said she feared
something had happened. as she could not make her hear when she
called ber. Witness, full of terror, ran over; the door was locked;
he forced it open maanilv , and ran to toe berg; no one was there,
nor had it the appearance of having been siept in. Thinking she
had waadereil out. he was about to retract his step., but as he turned
round, was horror-struck- to see her hanging by a silk iiandixrelner
from a railing against the cupboard. Snatching up a kuile. that Lay
on the table, he cut the body down, and then ran into me street, not
knowing what he did.
Mr. E. Dixon, of 6 i, Wardour Street, surgeon, stated, that about
teu o'clock on Monday morning he was called to see the deceased.
There was a deep inatk rbund the neck ; the tongue protruded, and
was much swolu. The body was quite cold, and she had been dead
some hours; consequently he did not attempt to administer any re.
medics. She had alt the appearance of a person strangled.
M r..lones, of No. 2n, Windmill Street, with whom toe deceased
lodged, deposed that Site worked at stio.-bunling, mud that on Mon-
day inorniug some work was sent to her from Mr. Puzey's, is Picea-
dilly. Witness went to call her but received no allWer. (This
witness here confirmed the evidence of Mr. Pearce.) She was a
modest, prudent, good natured girl, and much respected ; but lately
her conduct has been that of a lunatic.

On being asked by the Jury to give his opinion at to the cause of
her meLincholy, Mr. Junes said, •• I have no doubt but that rascal of
A fellow (I fill) deceived her."

The Coroner briefly summed up the evidence, and the Jury,
through the medium of NIL Savage, their foreman, returned the lid
lowing verdict :—** The deceased hanged herself in a lit of insanity,
produced, in the opinion of the Jury, by the culpable, and they add.
etiminal conduct of John Hill."

The London Dock Company have taken down the house lately
occupied by Mr. Hurt, which fronted the basin, on the outside of the
Cofer-dam. With the exception of a slight raihnt; fur aoout twenty
yards along the margin of the excavauon, the whole, as far as the
river, is destitute of any defence, and the materials and rubbish front
the house have raised the ground upon a level with the railing ; so
that along the whole line there is a precipice, front which an indivi.
dual in time dark may meet with immediate. destruction. An inquest
on the body of Esther Dutton was held on Thursday week, who was
found dead in the basin on Wednesday. H. Angel, the minister of
brig, heard a plunge tow time water the preceding evening, but imuki
see nothing; there was twelve feet of water. J. basun, surgeon,
saw no marks of violence to occasion death. Other witnesses were
examined, and the inquest adjourned; but it was impossible for the
Jury to ascertain whether the deceased met her death by accident
or suicide. The Coroner said, the facts should meet the eye of
those immediately concerned. Verdict—l'otuid dead, apparently by
drowning.

Lord Chief Justice Abbot has male the following new appoint-
menu—Clerk at Nisi Prius vice the lion. Cuarles LiWCAll6l.)l:l4te

and Marshal of Causes, vice W. Jones, Esq.—Cryer" tits; lt.
Esq.—Clerk at Chambers, vice Thomas flat.. Esq.—Clerk of the
Errors, vial: It. Smith, Esq. The names of the Gentlemen who have
been appointed to succeed to these °dicers Loos dismissal by me
new Lord Chief J usher, have not yet transpired, nor the /caroms as-
signed for their removal in a way so unprecedented.
FATAL. ACCIDENT Turtotrun Poison. A shocking accident
happened to Mrs. Richardson, landlady of the Three Compasses, Little
ttsiltl.street, Lincuin's Inn Fields, in consequence of tier taking
oxygenated salts, for Ep.on. She had desired her husband to take
the salts from off a tlwlf in the bar and mix them; when he, un-
knowingly, took those used fur boot tops, and sent them up stair; by
his daughter. Mrs. It. swallowed the whole, and shortly after ex-
pired in great agony.
Cl/41i.acteriatic Trails.—Every nation has its traits; the Spaniards
aleep on every affair of importance; the ltaliiimifiddle upon every
thing , the tierinms smoke upon every thing; the French promise
every thing and do nothing ; the British isliuiders eat upon every
thing; and the windy saliyeetsof American colocracy, folk upon every
thing !
Mr. Duet. according to his address to the people of Westminster,
is determined to stand the contest at the ensuing election.
Mr. J. Roghurst, of Itochester, has been actively employed in
hay-making for the la,t fortnight, and on eaturday week finished the
making and sucking of upwards of 50 acres of meadow-hay, in
very lair condition.
An apple-tree in the garden of D. Sutton, Esq. at Kensington.
opposite Holland !louse, is now covered with a ibeCtillii crop of apples ;
and there are several others in the sane garden which have also 114(1
a second produce this year, though not in such abundance.
'There is now in the garden of Elden, at Fulkstoite, a months
cherry-tree, which bore fruit at the tumid period, and has agent
blossomed and bears five small cherries.
Report says, that a great pnpui :ion of the discharged Black
Soldiers will be sent to .tfriea.

It is perhaps unknawn even to the commercial world,
that two vessels at leaA are completely laden annually
on the coast of Hampshire, near Lywington, with a
tine red gravel, for tile purpose of supplying the me-
tropolis with that article, to strew on the bottoms of
bird c.iges. This, like other articles of trade, has fre-
duently had a considerable rise, in consequence of the
st:pply not equalling the consumption.
The fine estate of Clietden, on the banks of the
Thames, with the site of the ancient mansion ail two
entire wings, came to the hammer on Thuralv, and .
was knocked down for the such of 39,50.01.4

On the 11th instant the remains of Sir Samuel
Romilly and his Lady were interred in the f►mily vault,
at Knill. natr Prestcign. 'Fite mourners were his
Bother and Nephew, with his Brothers-in-Law—Mr.
iiittaker. and Mr. Davis. The bearers were, Lord
Linsdown, Mr. Brougham, Sir Harford Jones, Mr.
Frankltmd ,Lewis, Mr. Richard Price, Mr. Whishaw,
att.l Mr. Allen.—The Rev. John Grubb, Vicar of Wig-
Inure, performed the funeral ceremony in a most int-

pressive manner.
Lord Castlereagh did not attend the Concert at Aix-
la-Chapelle, on Saturday, the 7th inst. ; nor the party
of the celebrated Madame Lafont on the following night.
His Lordship's absence was attributed to the melancho-
Iv event of Sir S. Romilly's death, the account of which
Lad been received but a very short time before.
It has been erroneously stated, that the family of the
late much lamented Sir S. Romilly consisted done son
and five daughters. He has left one daughter and six
sons; the eldest is a student at Trinity College, Cam-
bridge, and three were at Durham-house Academy,
Chelsea, but are at present with Lord Holland, at
Kensington.
The Morning Herald has made another match for
Westminster :—" Lord John Russel, (it now says) who
is lately returned from the Continent, intends to be one
of the Candidates in the ensuing election for Westmin-
ster. lie is supported by the Whig and Burdett inte-
rest. It is not yet decided whether Mr. Douglas Kin-
mini will again start for Westminster.
The town of Portsmouth was on Tuesday thrown into
the utmost consternation in consequence of Godwin and
Co.'s Bank having stopped payment. Such was the
confidence of the inhabitants in that firm, that there is
scarcely an individual in any sort of business there that
dVs not hold some of their notes. _ _

All the Masters of vessels at the port of Bristol, on
Friday sc'nnight hoisted their colonrs half-mast high,
in memory of the death of the late Princess Charlotte of
Wales.

The aggregate averages of wheat that regulate tie
importation of foreign is for this week 80s. to 83s.—
The best informed cornfactors are of opinion that after
next w• ek the ports will be open for the importation of
wheat from all countries.

The new street 9eading from Waterloo-place is now
thrown olx•n into Marylebone-street, and the founda-
tions for some of the intended houses are marked out to
the north of Piccadilly.
Yesterday morning, about five o'clock, as a boat was
conveying a man from Billinsg►ate to Cotton's Wharf,
with a ba:let of fish, it ran across a ship's hawser,
which upset it, and the poor fish-man, named Gun, of
Rotherhithe, was unfiniunately drowned. He has left
a wife and two children.

Th-.......- _ .....
c chimney-sweepers of Leeds have carried the
praxes:; of adulteration to its utmost extent. They con-
trive to mix their soot (which they sell to the Knitters
for manure) with a !are portion of dry dye-ware dust,
the refitse of the woollenos manufactories in that neigh-
bourhood.

A correspondent to an evening paper suggests, that it
would be of great advantage if a transparent dial plate
were affixed to St. Dunstan's clock, and lighted with
gas ; likewise if all the parish churches which are in
copious situations had a similar apparatus.
A corresixindent makes the following remarks on an
occurrence which took place a few days ago in the Court
of Chancery :—" In the journal of yesterday I observe,
that the Lord Chancellor has drawn the attention of
the public to the extraordinary fret of there I,eing '290
judgments for delivery, for which the solicitors have
not thought fit to apply. I know of no step that could
be taken by his Lordship, by which the public suitors
in the Court of Chancery would be better served, than
by his Lordship ordering a list to be published of the
names of the causes, and the a dicitors on both sides,
with the dates when the judgments were ready. I think
this exposure would do more than a hundred hints from
the Bench."

The following melancholy event took place at West
nendred, near %Vantage, on the evening of the 30th
ult. Mr. Edmund Coventry, aged "20, son of Mr. Co-
ventry, thriller, of that place, having had some dispute
with his parents, retired into the sitting room and lock-
ing the door, took down a short double barrelled gun,
and applying the muzzle to his temple, discharger-the
contents into his head, and instantly expired. The
door being' }breed open, he was tinind weltering hi his
blood, and on the window scat lay a paper containing
the billowing address, which appears to have been
written after he had retired to the room in which he
committed the fuel act :

Dearest Friends. I wish you well. I ant now going to suffer. I
net sorry you s'npuld blame me so falsely in things you did. I should
wish you to speak sell of me when I ant Fine, and pray for my
sins. Don't make a fuss after lam gone. i'ell my poor sister Bet-
sey I should like to Note seen her once more. Give John l'etit nor
• rionet. I was horn a poor unlucky filow. I owe no our any
eing as I can think of. I am sorry my mother was so set wzainst
me. I hope w,7 lien meet again in II nven. I love and forgit all
Faresull for ever. I.et ,'en foe all y,amo turn t„
oak, . ,arn.n.! hy. Father. prove that story a, you tram was
time you will find it was f:.lse. Dearest friends, farewell !'

....•
A come.-r's sAt on the body the following
day, anclafter i:111 invcs:igation of the circumstances
attending this melanchi.);.y event, raurned a verdict
of—lnsanity..

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

postcscript.

MOND:II% TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Yesterday's was the most favonrable bulletin that
has been issued for several days : the following is a
copy :--

KCW Tablet. N0v.15.
" The Queen has had some good sleep in the last night.
(Signed) " F. MILLMAN.
" H. HALFOHD."
The Prince Regent went to Kew in the evening to
pay his personal respects to the Queen.

It is reported that the French General Gottroud
was on Saturday arrested by a warrant from the Se-
cretary of State, and the whole of his papers seized.
' The arrest of the General is said to be in consequence
of the late despatches from St. Helena, respecting a
plot for the liberation of Buonaparte.
Letters from Amsterdam mention, that the Bank
of that city had given notice to the merchants, that
owing to the great domand for money, they could no
longer discount bills for less than 5 per cent. interest ;
the former rate was Si per cent. At Antwerp cash
was more scarce than in any part of Holland; money
was worth 74 per cent.
NEW JUDGES.--•-lt is stated that Mr. Sergeant Best
and Mr. Richardson are to be the two new Puisne
Judges in the Courts of King's Bench and Common
Pleas. Mr. Sergeant Copley is to succeed Mr. Sergeant
Best as Chief Justice of Chester.

Tree STOLEN CIIILD.-It was ascertained on Satur-
day, by a letter from Mr. Horsley, that Charles Bennett
and the child had been at the London Inn, Dover, and
had thence embarked for Calais on Tuesday morning.
Taunton, an active officer now in France, had the most
ample commission to use all means possible for the dis-
covery of the thief; but up to a late hour last night
no tidings had been received of the apprehension of
Charles Rennett. His wife is committed to the House
of Correction as an accesmry to the felony. Yesterday
her sister was allowed to visit her, by virtue of an order
from Mr. Birnie. It is understood that since the dcci.
sion of the lawsuit against Charles Rennett respecting
the estate in favour of Mr. and Mrs. Horsley s family,
he had threatened to be revenged of them ; and that
they should feel his revenge most. keenly. In the course
of Saturday morning a lady inquired at the office, who
reported the proceedings in the morning papers ? as
she said all those accounts which charged Charles
Rennett with being the person who stole the child
were gross, infamous, and scandalous libels; as he
was her relation, and she would prosecute the authors
of the report.

Intelligence was received on Saturday night at Bow
Street that the Queen's Palace had been broken open.
Townsend and Sayers were dispatched thither: but after
the must minute search, continued at intervals till 2
o'clock yesterday, they could not discover any traces of
the thieves, or even guess how they entered or how
they had escaped. The alarm had been first given at
half-past 9, on Saturday, by Sarah Buckland, a house-
maid, who on going to dose the shutters in a room
adjoining the Queen's wardrobe, fimnd the windows
open, the room in great disorder, and the drawers
forced open. It is not yet ascertained whether any
thing has been stolen.
A few nights since St. James's Palace was broken
open, and the apartments occupied by Miss Wrottesley,
the maid of honour to the Queen, entered, and a box
broken open, and its contents and other property packed
up; but it is supposed the robbers were disturbed, as
they had retreated without carrying off any booty
They had entered the Palace by St. James's Park.
Accounts from Calais state, that the English ;roops
were accompanied on their march by an extraordinary
number of French women—of whom the unmarried
ones were committed to the gendarmerie, who had orders
from the Magistrates to reconduLt them to their homes.
—of women who had become the wives of English
soldiers, there had been embarked, up to the Bth inst.,
nearly 1,500, with above 1,800 children.
Three sloops came into liamsg-ate harbour on Tues-
day evening, having on board some of the 1 !th Hussars
and their horses, and sonic of the 12th Lancers.

On Monday last a general meeting of the Members
of the Norwich Union Fire and Life Insurance Society,
was held at the Angel Inn, Norwich, fiir the purpose
of taking into consideration the conduct of Mr. Thomas
Bignold, sen. and of adopting such measures respecting
him as the members should see fit, when, after going
tl►ruugit the various cases which have been of lute be-
fore the public respecting his conduct as Secretary, it
was unanimously carried, that Thomas Bignold, ben.
be removed and di:anissed from his office.
• A superb service of Church Plate, with a Bible and
Prayer Bunk, richly bound, have been presented to the
Church, ut Sierra Leone, on behalf of his Majesty.
'rite venerable Bishop of Durham has just entered
the 50th year since his consecr►tion to the episcopal
office. His Lordship was thrincrly Bishop of Salisbury.
Letters Juan Petersburgh assert, that on the first
opening of the new itassum loan, 30,000,000 of zoo..
bles were subscribed to it.

NOV. 16

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The merchants of Cadiz, perhaps despairing of pro.
tection from the Spanish Government, have set on foot
measures of self-defence against the South American
privateers who infest the coasts of the l'enimula. They
have accordingly built four vessels at Bayonne, which
they design to equip as cruizers, in the hope of cheek..
ing, if they cannot chastise, the audacity of the incur.
gent privateers.
At the Commission of Oyer and Terminer in Dub.
lin, on Saturday, the 31st ult. the Court, after wait.
ing a considerable time, sent to inquire if the County
Grand Jury had found any of their bills. The Sheriff',
on his return, informed their Lordships that the Jury
had gone away an hour before, and had taken the bills
of indictment with them. The Court ordered their
names to be called over, and fined each of them 101.
The slave trade of the Spanish ports in the West
Indies is carried on with scandalous perseverance and
success. One ship only is represented to have carried
728 of those victims of inhuman cruelty, whose market
price was calculated at 300,000 dollars.

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BIRTHS.
In Welbeck Street. Cavendi.h Square, the lady of R. Deane. Esq.,
of a dau.—Alrs. W. Kew, of New Palacelard, of a dan.--kin.
Laing, of Doughty-street, of a son.
MARRIED.
_ _ _

The Rev. R. Birch, Recier4.iiiiirringeon and Bradwell. Essex.
to Ebt. second dam of the late W. Webb, Esq, of Great James.
street, Bedford-row.—lt. Perry, Esq., of Ely-place, London, to
Harriet, dau. of .1. Cobbold, Esq.. of Holywells.—Mr. W. H. Sim.
bon, of St. Martin's-lane, to Sarah, eldest dau. of the late Mr. T.
Goodall, of the same place.--Mr. W. Tate, eldest son of Mr. Tate,
of Salisbury-street. Strand, to Eliza, second dau. of Mr. Widdowsoe.
of Lincoln.—At Kintare, Staffirdshire, the Rev. Dr. Booker, Vicar
of Dudley, and Chaplain to hi. Royal Highness the Prince Regent,
to Elizabeth, only dam of the late J. Grant, E.q., of Westgate.
house, Pembroke, and niece of the Right lion. Lord Milford.

DIED.
At Flint !louse, Boit.hill, after a long and painful illness, J. Ful:
ler. Esq. of Faxadilly.—Mr. J. Wyatt, of Hatton Garden, aged 66.
—Mrs. Gilchrist. (widdw of the late Mr. Stirling Gilchrist. of Twick.
enham). aged. 75.—Mary, the wife of Mr. G. Cooper, of Holborn.
hill, aged 55.—At Southwood House, near Bamsgate, Charlotte.
I)owager Countes.. of Dunnior,.—Sir H. Maclean, Baronet, of Mar •
varen, North B itaiii,—At Mr. It. Taylor, marl year,
principal door keeper to the neu.. • of Connote.—At Row.
Lambeth, J. Prime, Esq. of tl!'i 's.icmalling Office, Somerset House.
aged 60.

LONDON MARKETS.

CORN-EXCHANGE.
FRIDAY, tiov. 33.

The arrival of English W.leat since Monday, has been moderate.
chiefly from Suffolk, but the tral!e to geo-ral is dull. and for all but
superfine parcels rather e..eaper.—H:e ing had a gocd t,upply of En-
glish Barley this week, the .ales are heavy, at a tiecliiit; of full 1,.
per qr.—Means are very unsalable, but Pease remain without
ation.—The Oat trade is not brisk, hut last Monday's priers are fully
supported.—ln other articles we have no variation to notice.

MONDAY. NOV. 16

There was a liberal supply of Wheat this morning from Essex
and Kent. w: ich experiencal very dull sales. at a mita ton of several
shilling, pet qr. since last Monday.—There was a considerable sup.
ply of Inglis;: and Fitteign Mirky ; the sales were heavy. at a detlin•
of front 2-. to 3s. pet 9r.—Hyv, Beans. and Peace, were each cheaper.
—Fine fresh Oats maintained hat Friday's prices.—Rapiced and
Linseed with little variation.
s.
Wheat 6B a 731
Fine ditto 74 a KY
Rye 3O a 51
Fine Barley 37 a 72
Malt 7B a 9.5

I. s. I I. a.
WhitePease74 a 80 Polar(' Oats 34 a4O
Grey Pease 68 a 72 Pota oe ditto 36 a it
Beans 63 a6B Fine Fleur 63 a7l
Tick, 65 a 70 Second ditto 60 a(5
Oats . 52 a 36 Rape Seed 46L— SOL