The National Register.
London, England, 1818-11-22 00:00:00

Kay llh Coleman, but nut as to KitiaPy. titiserving. that he
did not see ally thilly Vii•oll2 in bii euti.hiet. ku to Kay, the
nits% of eontradieti!lili aid itieunsisteiteter, as to linen and
place*, tittered by hint. exceeded any thin; he had evet
heard. The Maci.drate expressed Ititn•elf at a lons to account
for the convir.:ey, except its object wer the life of Mr.
Cooke, the poisoner, who was of course discharged.

It was hit determination no withhold his assent so slip 11111'1'N
suit a satistamory escplauat• had been made to Into on the
subject, and reasonable cause assigned for privitsg she poor
prisoners of one third of their allowanee. The officer said,
he would endeavour to find out the re.isini for the alteration,
unit surmise Ilse Magistrate.
J. liart was Olaf Keil %VOLlittering forged 11. notes. On the
.7tli inst. the prisoner passed a nine to Mr. Kell', landlord of
the king's !lead, Gravel-Lute. Ou she tills lie repr,s till the
offence; and on Friday week he attempted to pass a third
mite ; had Mr. disrovevrd those esbu•b lie had
previ 111 l sly uttered stere Gngcrie., detained him when he
dined to the tire-place, and thrust a paper into the fire,wld( it
was instantly con-owed. Mr. Grrgory, a hosier, of Black-
friars.' mid, ktated, that the prisoner sin Friday applied at his
shop to por•hase is pair of glov.rs, and while Mr. G. was gone
for change, he quilled the shop, leaving the note in Mr. G.'s
possession.— Fully committed.

STOLEN CHILD.--A report haying been circulated on Thursday,
that Ale Horsley's child had beeu discovered, and that the robber
was in custody, u crowd was attracted in Bow-street, and in the office;
it tweed out, however, to be another stolen child. who had been re.
covered; a woman named Mary Anne Gregory having been bnitigia
to the (Ace, charged with stealing Mr. Iledgway'a child, only 19
months old, from Kent-street, in the Borough.
William Nisbet, the street keeper behmstine to St. Clement
DAM'S, stated. that on Thursday afternoon about two o'clock. hetet-
serving a crowd of people assembled in the Strand near St. Clcuteet's
church. and going among than, found that the prisoner had been
stopped in consequence of her answering the description ..Wen in a
hand bill of her having stolen a child ; and on his reading t .lw minted
bill he also suspected her, and took her into custody, When she con- in stint of the proceedings at the Mansion House, a house
fessed to hint that she had dropped the child in Chuncagy.lene, and
on searching her he found a bead which she confessed to belong tea is Mated toe actocthav Ls:linseed to late worthy etl lerman. are
litt;liorind to say,e
that -the lateaAldernien(swe' lbe( iter-e —was We
noe til--&
necklace which was on tlre chill ife soon after learnt that the child person alluded to.
had been found in Chancery lane.
Mrs. Plush, the wife of Mr. Plush, a plumber, in Chancery-lane, SUDDEN DEATH OF ALDERHAN GOODBEHFRE —About
three o'clock en Weelnesdey atternoon. Alderman Good. be. here re-
stated, that on Thursday afterneee between one and two o'clock se- turned to his house, China Terrace, Lambeth, in apparent good
venal persons were collected about her house. whish she discovered to health, to dress as lie was going out to dinner, and hirnmediitely
be inconsequence of a child having been left in her passage, the went up stairs. Soon after the servant heard a violent noise, aa if
street deer bong open. The child was nearly dead with cold. She something heavy had fallen ; she immediately ran up, and found her
wrapped it in a blanket and laid it before the fire, and in a short
master lying on the floor its an apoplectic fit. Medical aid was im
time it began to recover, and shortly after a woman entered her house, mediately had r rse to, sod Dr. alatoo. of Spring Gardene. ' 'ted-
claiming the child as her's ; she was, however, determined not to him twice in the course of the day. An express waa also.-
sent for
part with it till she described it properly, which she accordingly did,
and the infant, on hearing her voice, raised himself.and knew Ina nom Dr. Bankhad, to Brighton, who bas been five someyears the phy i
they, who had been distracted since Tuesday afternoon at thetas of ea' to the fa il ; but before the latter gentlen s snivel, 14-
sfonrehi, Magistratenly had breathed hie last. He died in the afternoon,
him. The mother stated that she key
a lodging house in Kent- at. worthy
past three o'clock. Dr. Bankhead honestly returned to
street, in the Borough. On Tuesday ftfternoon she sent her ion, le Brighton to cominunicute the sad .intelligence to the lady and son
years of age, out with the child, and the prisoner met hint in the. of-the dec. eased. both of whom, we are sorry to learn, are there in a
street, and obtained die clitid from him by a false representation.— very delicate state of health. Alderman Goodliehere had been for
She, her husband, and a friend were out till four o'clock the following nearly thirty years a distinguished member of the Corporation of
morningin search tit the child; they were out again at seven, and London., and represented the Ward of (heap. Ile acquired a eon- •
had been in pursuit of her and the child nearly ever since. They sides-able for ti tie by um:mined industry anpersevertince in bust-
had frequently heard of hey in St. Giles s, Westminster. &a The ness. and was justly i
etteetned for integrity and punctuality in all his
child had been robbed of its shirt, boota, petecoat, feather from the. dealings. Mr. Goodbehere has left a widow and a eon his only
hat, and necklace, only the frock remaining; and the feet, alleles, and child, about twenty.
years of age, who is a member a the o University-
legs were a most shocking spectacle from scars and blisters. From of co'lobggi.,o.
what cause these were pnitliteixt could not be ascertained, but it was Another 'account says—it was in the morning just after breakfast.
supposed they had been occasioned by excessive cold. The prisoner that he fell down. A female servant heard him tall, and seeing him:
was committed for further examination. gasping for breath, ran for Mr. Hyde, the surgeon, who immediately
HATTON GARDEN. attended. The worthy Alderman so far recovered, that he was able
R. Cooper was finally examined end fully committed, on to walk up stairs to his bed rani, where he was cupped. Every
suspit•ioit of' stealing 100 bottles of wine •from the cellar of thing that skill or attention could do was tried, but a secood attack of
Mr. Fulferd, of Cute brook-ro w , leliagton. apoplexy was fatal, and he died about three o'clock in the afternoon.
Short us the interval has been since thealeinise.of the worthy Alder-
MARLBOROUGH STREET. man, a most active canvass has commenced for the proseseion of the
A singnlar charge of robbery Was made on Monday against vacant civic. gown. l'here are no lose than serge candid/ow...among
Maria Cornish, servant to lie. A. Thelcber. ot Edwa ril-st rein, wheni we Notice the names of Sirs T. Bell. G. Alderson. F. Derange*,
Portman-square, by her master. Mr. 'l'. staled, that he was and R. Kirby, Esq. (late Sherifflo, and Alesera. Bothwell, Tltotsp-
front home with his wife on Sunday eve ' g,antl Miss Stewart, eon, and another. 'F. Wilma, Esq. the new city member, hasbeen
kid lodger, lied gone out also, desiring the prisoner to keep a become
upon ene most respectable citizens, who invited him to
good fire in her room ; and on her return, about the same Extracat candidate..a letter received by a geademan of Rath, dated ledtb. .
lime as witness, the lire ordered to be kept tip was Ont.— Nov. 1e.—“,1 yesterday witnessed the most heart-rending scene I ever
Nothing wet said about the house having been robbed that' beheld. The passage-twat. while crossing to Fife with twenty-five
night ; but in the morning the prisoner alarmed the family by passengers on board, at the distance of about a mile and a halt. upset, .
statute. that she hari found a Initeltel'a cleaver at the door of owing to the obstinacy of' two boatmen, who were drunk, crowding
Miss S.'s dining room, that several places had been broken too much saiL Though so near shore, and generally suds shallow
open, turel also her box, front which several articles had been, water, the aea an 60 heavy, and the gale was so strong, that no as- .
takeo. Air. 'F, found his wine cellar had been broken open, sistance could be.allivided.shem, and every soul on board perished"
and three bottles taken away, and nuotherliall drank. On A young Newfoundland deg, belonging to apaseenger. swam ashore.
Miss S.'s gel deg top, i
p, she missed several articles of little value I cannot detail the particulars of who were in the boat, my fright
being so get: indeed I scarcely know how to describe my feelings,
out of her drawing room, and two mlniateries. Her dressing
whether they the excess of joy or grief, perhaps both combined;
case had also been broken open ; but there was on mosey, for 1 purchased my ticket as a passenger in the boat, but owing to .
and the articles had been car deity ri•ld4eed• The enly. the evident intoxication of the men, I would not venture. 'I have
appearance of an -entry was at the landing place on . this moment learned that a Nesse' beating down perhaps to assist the
the first floor, where the mortar had been removed ; .anil the unfortunates, a Newcastle smack, struck upon ale bar Minch Koife.
-street door. whirl's had been barred and bolted, the prisoner and upwards of forty poosons perished ! We have heard continual :
said, was lointel open in the snoraing. There was no alarm tidings of mischief for this last week, it blowing tremendous gales."
in the course of die night An Officer examined the place, The following is copied from a Chester : About; four •
and was of opinior, that it was only an appearance of .robbery. years ago, a man. possessed of very considerable property, died. ho-
He was convinced no person had eructed the wit:time room eueadung his effects to his daughter..in exclusion of Ms son arid "rife. .
whence the mortar wee torn. flail any thieves been there,. His wit!, it seems, fell into thehan ft; olt:ehtnis.wife,ettertiullnwtolee7. the sonthe .
' they would not have troubled themselves wills the servant's favourite; and
iwpreventtittowhatm mdse her value& papersehe Id collat.
box, when plate untoutited was. lying about it. The prisoner buried fit,
in the coffin with her husband. A few weeks ago, being on bar •
pleaded total ignorance, and acid she had no followers, eke.— death bed, she confessed the pariculars to a female friend, enjoining
Sae wall remanded, until the mystery shall be disclosed. her rot to disclose the fact till after her death. The widow is stow
'QU EEN SQUARE. , dear), sad application is making at Doctors' Commons to take up the
C. Smith, of Bennen'e-conrt, Drury-lane, appeared to an' deceased man, whielldt is understood will be granted.
information, charging him with having sold a quantity of fire. A letter was received on Friday at the office in Bowetrest, from •
works on the ant tilt. which subjected hint to it penalty of 51. Goodwin, the constable, who is employed to pursue Charles Bennett
of Mr. Horsley, act:outputted by Mr. Horsley ,nephew,
that 'ercuse-examination of the informer's witness, it turned out and tehnet el i
ifyildlie child. The letter is dated trout Calais, end sates nu;
that lie was persuaded to go to the defendant's shop solely for to
they had Charles "Sennett and the child, who hat! arrived at
the swerpose of purchasing three squibs on the day mentioned. Calais on the Wednesday ae'nnight. and that he had taken ha place
for stritivis he was tO receive las. The Magistrate ow this in the Diligence for Dunkirk
weedier' the information. On Wednesday afterunon, Nov. 18, an inquest was tekeri at the -
W. Burn. was remanded. on a charge of embezzling 181. Green Gate, City-road, lit Luke's, before .1. Unwin. Esq. on the body
with which he had been sent by his employer, Mr. Kemp, a afJohn Sunday, shoemaker, aged 75, of White doese-couttawho put
baker, at •Chelsea, in outer to give change to a neighbouring art end to his existence by hanging himself to a eupboard in his .
pawnbroker. He wee taken liter Bath; when he +aid he apartment; when it appeared in evidence that the deceased had been
. bad lost the money. in a deranged state for some time, through drinking. tiridalia t
stint. as had been reported, as it was proved by the foremainw,trct .
LA MRETH STREET. produced duplicates to the amountof 21. asatal. of articles that had
Monday G. Andereon was charged on suepicion of otteeieg lem pledged in eight days, together with ;is. ed. per wee.k Allowed
a forged note to .I. IVakety, A cheeeemonger, in East Smith. b)II the pansh.—vertlict. Insanity.
field. When %Fidgety asked Anderson his address, he gave it
t Coroner' 'rluest on Friday returned a verdict of manslaughter
at the home of a,person who knew him, but where he did not ag 'nst a Mrs. Hill, who, by her cruel treatment of her niece, an in- ,
lodge. He also stated, the; he received it of Hoorymaii, tent child, committed to her care, had caused her death, accord-
& carpenter, for whom he had worked. Hoileymett, when ing to the declaration of several witnesses. She was committed to -
applied to, denied that he had ever paid the prisoner a note. Tuthill-fields.
Appearances, therefore, were against the poor fellow; when A letter from St. Thomas's, doted Sept. 1.2, saye—m A few
Honeyman appeared in the office, with a Mr. Lucas, and days ago arrived here, Captain Brown, of the ecititoner Elias,
stated, that he had paid Anderson a note, which he had re- of New York this schooner was bound from here to (tin de
ceivell with seven others from Mr. bleat, ere had at first le Hatcha or St. Martha. Near the coast-she wee overhauled •
denied -having paid the wagoner a note, beettitee it was tons • by a Royal sipanish.privateer, commissioned by the governor
pleasant to have a !breed nine traced to him. Honeyman of Rio de Is Hatches, sa Ito wantonly tired iisto her, after having
was reprimanded, and Anderson dischaiged, the Bank-Sulk:is taken in an sails While the captain was in hula boat, ;tiling .
for proinisiog to pay his expenees. front his schootter on hoard the privateer, they were ; ing
UNION HALL.' vollice of mosketi yat him, and on board the Eltlta; ewe of this •
Application was made to the Sittind Magistrate by owe of Spaniards deliberately tuck Him at and shut a Mr. %Villain«,
the officers belonging to the alarshalseb Prison, for his signs- part owner of the Eliza, through the heat t. They then
-tune to several orders, addressed to. Mr. W. F. Hope, the plundered the vessel, and CAI fled leer into Roo de IA Dale 114, .
person appointed muter the Statute 53 Geo. 111. cap. 13. to where Captain Brown made a protest, and pat atm tof lice
distriteite certain monies to the poor prisoners in the King's things stolen Ilion hint restored ; Ina 4ellOnner was so tom to .
Bench and Aloe shalsea, requir:ng him to ;say the sum of 4d. pieces that he lied to sell her. I mules easel Captain lit owls .
per day to each of the prisoners named in the orders. By the has stunk the proper commuriieatiotts to the President tit 4,11.
•
Act any ps•istmer ronfitted in the alershalsen, upon making United states,. and I hope suds a toed der will.oot be
-oath that he is not wortiu 101. and that he valued snbsist with- millet ed to pees oithout proper satialactron heiug given, mad
out assistance, is entitled to an allowance not exceeding nil. the injury, as far as possible, redressed to Ile fatuity of this
per
it° Y' to tie pa" °pun the prwinelion of en order signed unfortunate man."
by a Magistrate, and atlikelisci to the pc. Non appointed uncles A genuine Bank of England elate, without any clerk's sig.
the Act. For a coendarabln time 'past the emit of 041. was stature, has lately been found in cireclutiou ; and below us
paid ; bat receinly an alteration has taken place, and tie roam gentsinetwes.weis &seta 'anted at the Bank, the ;miaow. to ivies.'
eifnel subente tett. 'Flue MitgiS; I ate refused to blot] the orders it had bee, paid los labour (Hap:vs and others uf Paildiug ton
in their .present foie', issieming as his Evasion, that no cense 1 wharf) wet e delaMed As priennersonsou 4 energy of attempt-
deadliest; Asusvii to-Iliat sell the Alb/Mt:Me alumni be reduced. - nig, to,pstes ',vital was crtosormorlyvonaisliexads 'Urged note.