The National Register.
London, England, 1814-04-17 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS AND 0 EFENCE,S'.

A rewsrd of Off, guineas is off:red in last night's Gazette to any
person (except the perpetrator) %slo shall discover am! convict the of-
t: rulers, broke open and mitered the filo? of Mr. Morley, of
tilt dill, Greece', Nottinghamshire, and destroyed five stocking
rate:, w itll the work that was on them.
On the
El ult. Tho Kellfull, of Ni'hittlesca. farmer oft e.‘re.
mitted to Ely gaol, chargcd with the wilful murder Rebecca
Atkin.
MURDER.—On Tuesday last, two Sheriff's Officers went to the
hou. eof inert) Francis, at Banham, rear Launceston, to 1 an exe-
cution on his goods. On stating their business they were violently as-
sao!ted by Francis (who is an old man), his *ire, and family, who
t-eing armed with sticks, knives &re. cni»pelled the officers to with-
draw. after an ineffix7raal attempt to discharge their duty, in which
they were both wounded. Having procured the assistance of some
constables of Launceston, the officers again repaired to the house,
where they found the door shut, and the family armed, and were told
that whoever dared to enter should lose his I.te. They, however,
forced an entrance, and having seized the old man, were about to
arm him, when a.fow ling piece was discharged at one of the constables
named Jory. and its contents having entered his side, be fell dead on
the spot The whole of the family wcre taken into custody.
At Gloucester Assizes, en Saturday, came on the trial of Thomas
White, alias Rich. Williamson, alias Wm. Whitfield, alias Wm.
Whitmore, charged with forging and utterieg a bill of exchange,
with intent to defraud Job Thatcher, of Newnham. The prisoner is
the person who has so often assumed the clerical character, and par.
formed the functions of that sacred of ee in various parts of the king-
dom. It was during his residence at Newnham in this capacity, that
he passed the bill he stood charged with forging, tor ;301. which he
pretended was due to him, as a quarter's stipend for the living he held
of Bally poreen in Ireland. He was found guilty.
Sturman who was executed for the diabolical crime for setting
fire to his house, in Half Moon-street, made a full confession of his
crime and the justness of his punishment a few days previous to his
execution, and acknowledged that he was in the house at tile time
the servant girl returned home, and if she had staid till the time
allowed her by her mistress, which was about an hour later than she
came home, the house would have been completely in flames. lie
concealed himself behind the window curtains from the servant
girl, and was dressed in his wife's clothes at the time.
Astlett, formerly assistant cashier to the Bank of England, and
who was convicted in 1803 of embezzling one hundred thousand
pounds worth of Exchequer Bills, the properly of the Bank, has ;1,-
1 ceived a pardon from the Prince Regent, on the condition of re-
maining for one moo": Oniv to adjust his affaira in England, and
utteFt.s.tre.: to income an exile for life.

MARRIAGES.
At Islington Church, Mr. John West, jeweller, of the Strand,
Lond(.ll, tn Mks Shand, of Scot's-place, Islington.
At Bath, H. Fitzgerald, Esq. to Lady Charlotte Rawdon, sister
to the Right Hon. Earl Moira, Governor-General of India.
On Wednesday evening, by special licence, at her mother's house.
in Upper Brimk-street, by his G race the Archbishop of York, Lord
Viscount A lthorp, to Esther, only (laughter and sole heiress of the
late Itich4rd Acklam, Esq. of Weston Halt, Bawtry, Yorkshire.
nice f the kali of Bangon. Atter the ceremony, the bride and
bridegroom left town for the seat of the Earl of Sesbwough.

DEATHS.
On Wednesday the Mb instant, at his Chambers in the Temple,
in the 54. tn year of his age, Mr. Blandtord, Solicitor, of No. 9.
King's
Bench Wa.lk.
At the hocse of the Hon. Cecil lenkinson, in Portman square, af-
ter a very shots illness, the Hon. Mrs. Cecil jeakinson, sister to the
Earl of Liver" 1.
On Tuesday last, at Chelsea College, in his 88111 year, the yew
table Dr. Burney.
At Banbury. tip: widow Butcher, aged 100 years. She retaindeaed
lt, a
parfeet use of her faoolties till within a few weal her
Whit:ll 4cceemcd the tat: severe WCather•