The National Register.
London, England, 1815-02-26 00:00:00

FEB. 26.

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Taesi'ay lastithe wile of Mr. Metters, a farmer, of Whitellurchwas
auadcrea by her servant man while Mr. Metiers was attending Ply-
mouth market. The wretch struck her on the heed with a sound
hook, and afterwards conveyed the body inks the out-(Muse; and
co%rred it with loose straw ; he then plundered the house of money
and some silver spoons, with which he absconded. Lie was soon
afterwards apprehended at a public-isous at Dartmoor.
Thursday the cith inst. a most shocking murder was committed on
cue Mdrgaret Junes, a young woman of about 104 years of age
residing with her father and brother, in the township of Brymbo,
near Wrexham, North Wales. It appears, that upon her brothers
etnr
home Irons Ids work about hint- o'clock in the evening,the found
sister weltefing in her blood, with several violent fractures on the
head,—The Coroner held his inani-ition on Sattuddy, and strong
su,piejons, from the eeideuce, tilling upon a ':yonne mass of the
TIMM" of Saaillti Humphreys, he was taken intoeustudy, and, it is
said, has sisiev confessed the murder.
Friday se'noight an inquisition was taken at the Light Horse,
Oraoge•cotirt, Leicester fields, upon the body of a man whose
I:2Me is supposel tone Kendrick, who was found dead, with his
head rut, in Hanover-street, between twelve and one o'clock as
Thersdav morning. He la a well-looking man, dressed in a blue
coat and pantablous, which are a little repaired between the legs,
toward Donu, a watchman, deposed, that a little after twelve
o'clock, on 'llinrsday morning, be seas going his sounds; saw the
deceased 'war the end of Hanover-Mt-yet, about ten yards from
Long Acre, with his head towards the coach-way, in ilse kennel.
The witness requested two gentlemen, sviso were passing, to assist
him, which they did. The witness thought that the dc.ceased was
only intoxicated. lint, upon lifting him up, discovered that he wag
almost hitless. The witness sprung his rattle, and other watchmen
cane ; witness put the deceased up by the watch box, and placed
some straw under him. The witness &en took the door of the
match box, and put the deceased neon it : tie was not spike dead
at Oil time. but was unable to speak. The witness and others
took him to St. Martin's vvatehhossse. When she witness first dis-
covered hint, he found his head cut and very bloody ; and a pro-
Itidon of blood was running near the kennel.
Mr- James Mackintosh deposed, that be was at tte watchbouse
wheierhe deceased was larought in by the watchmen, is the situation
-Isere described by tinnier witness. Upon searching him, a sem
toun of a fetter was foetid and two keys. The letter appeared le
come thorn a relation at Bath, and is dated 40th January, Mr., the
eAtvr part of it was written iu figures, and, according to the in-
terpretation of a 4;entlemau present, his nowt appeared to be
hembick.

" Ailiter Mary is come home, and settler: in Bath, her low-
hand gone to efmetien : alas! kvery body looks forward with
hopes Gut ire, who have no cheering prospect br-fore me; She fear
of !eating poar child unprotected breaks my heart--if 011 See
Costicer—respects to them —tell her my Jaw— Szc.
These Were some of the intelligible !tarts of the letter.
Mr. Richard Simuunis, a surgeon, arias -sent tor about a quarter
rat one o'clock to examine the hods• of the deceased ; he was quite
drali, arid very bloody; had bled much kom the nose and ears.
?eerased appeared to have some bruises on The head, but he
heirs vite dead, witness did nuteramdise the body more minutely
rntil elmett Airlock on Thursday mortsinsr, when witness funntl k
Laettire, about two inches in talent. on the right side of the frontal
hate of his bead : thkre was also a Gssio about the same e‘tent, sin
it,clt!'t4;a-s the other fracture. Witness bad no doubt but the de-
ceased came ley Isis death iu consequence of the frartures. but
sakether She fca:•tures %tete itillieted fir a blow, a fall, or any thing
cilniog in contact with him, with:4s4lmM not say; his death, how.
tVer, must bast town occasioned by great violence.
:.ir.•Wes. 'littera, of No. In, I lanover.al reet, came libme about half-
p:s.t twe!ve a",elott. white knocking at the door, a coach drove on in
.n.“t far.: e: raauocr ; lb° colebman wag whipplosis the horses vies-
!iv, ahs! they were in a cull gallop. Witness did not hear or the
death of the deceased until Tlaurselav reaming--witness; was Cranly 01
hvidef tl.;tt the deceased came, by his death in consequence of the coach,
it being Lear the time deseritsid, and there being tier post at the corner
of (losaver-street, is
The .(9ry eleltberated f 'rat citae, and returned a cer(,ict of Ac-
-471 1, .„,td them,ht'sedeceased having beeu 'gaud with his skull fractured
'.':arsower•streer, but from Whit caster w u 11111.11(11111.

On Saturday senitight, -- Bailey. grraotu to Mr. Weller, of Chi_
'tester, was timid drowned in Dell Hole-liond„ near that city. The
ionfrirtunate man was in a gig, and had driven into the pond with a
view to give the horre drink ; belt getting into a deep part cf it, he
and the atiiinal t.vnitnoc fee. lior4 IVA', worth
IV; oirt3s.

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SING ULA R nriN CP.—A young man was detected, on Friday se'
Wield, in the nit of Drury-Line Theatre, in the act of cutting oir ifte
.Litt, ut Gentlemen's coats, and Ladies' pelisses. While the itdivi.
duals, whose c'othes he thus tangled, had their attention closely eli-
ected to the piny, he was actively employed in curtailing their gier-
'Henri with n pair of large INifor's scissors. his' had passed front woe
remity of the pit to the other in a very short spate of time, seta
totally, on rising and examination, found themselves very hare of to-
rertng behind. "he dresses of several Lodi, s wore much injured ; the
gownsEpetticosts, and even theitskem 01 some having been cut, but f >r-
Innately no injury was done to their persons. 'llse offender was par-
ried to the Bow street Police Office. His name proved so be Thome"
Harris, and his sister, a respectable female, appeared, nod stated, that
hr was titllcted with mental derangement. The Magistrate, howeve!,
thought it !Kuper for security lo the public, to loguruit Liar until tic
should Lod bait on the charges.