The National Register.
London, England, 1823-05-04 00:00:00

CITY' BUSINESS.

A Court of Aldermen was held at Guildhall on Friday
last, which was attended by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen,
the Recorder, and City Officers.
His Lordship having made report of the election in
1:04;6mm Ward, John Key, Esq. attended by several
of the Co.r.mon Cooped, and principal inhabitants of the
Ward. was introduced to the Cunt in due form, and
took the oaths and hiaseat.
The Lord Mayor then reported the election is the
Ward of Farrington, when John Crowder, EN.. .was in
like manlier attended, and presented, and took the uatial
oaths and his seat.
Mr. Johu Jackson was admitted, and sworn a coal-
meter in trust for the city.
The Court were oreopied at considerabledempin upon
a report relative to the appointment of Reeeiverof the
Orphans' Dues on Wine, and Mr. Ald. Cox was ap-
pointed to the vacant situation.
Precepts for a COIIIIIIOII Mall for the election, of offi-
cers were directed to be issued.
CourttolConservaney were appointed to be held for
Esse,' and Kent on the 12th, and for Surrey 3 anl Mid-
dlesex on the 20th of June next.
Presentments were made of mitosis premises in Ald-
gate and Cripplegate Ward, stud the Am of Parliament
directed to he main execution.
The Chamberlain repprted, the biste of the orphans'
fund, when 13,4001. of the outstandingdebt wag-dimmed
to he paid off and discharged.
Sundry brokers were sworn and allowed.

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On the night of Monday last, some wretches entered
a sheep told on the farm of Mr. Tanner, of Urchfont,
Wilts, within a few miles of Det izes. and, with the
fold stakes. beat the poor sheep in such a brutal manner
that four of them died on the spin. One was loupe'
with us heed nearly severed from its hotly, apparently
done with a hatchet; athers•on the following morning
presented a moat pitiable appearanee,being nearly pierced
through with the sharp ends of the stake,.and many
were otherwise dreadfully manned and cut: the greater
part of the flock, however, effected their escape by
lireekiug out of the fold. On the same night a large
plaatation belonging to Mr. Tanner. 'nettle on Web-
foot Down. was cut down and destroyed, scanrely a. tree
remaining standing. Unsatiatcd. the wretches then
chopped a plough, also the property of Mr. Tanner, to
pieces. It would be difficult to discover a motive for so
woman and atrocious an outrage, Mr. Tanner being a
ntostiworthy man, beloved and respected by those who
know him.

THE NATIGHAL REGISTER

APPREHENSION OF Till MORDERRRS OF MAJOR
Ham—Patrick and James Minnane (brothers), from
the commons of Rathkeal, whose comrade (the not°.
rinds Oliver Firagerald) was apprehended last summer
at Quebec, in America, have been found at the house
of a supposed respectable wealthy farmer, named Wm.
Power, of Cragyard, near Shanagohien ; and most ex-
traordinary to relate, they were concealed between a bed
and the sackcloth bottom, and two females, one a fine
young woman, lying on the bed over them. On being
taken, they were immediately recognized by the con-
stable. Patrick (the elder) is rather a well spoken fel-
low, and on his way to Rathkeal, and in the very streets
of that town, he harangued the mob, desired them ne-
ver to despair, that he was true, and would be true to
the last. • These two men, with others, are charged with
the murder of Major Hare, at Mount Henry, in the
county of Limerick, last year, and many other outra-
geous offences
A Gnus FortToul-ratrAut..—On Thursday morn.
ing last, an ill-looking old woman wem into the shop
of Mr. Burton, baker, Great Portland-streetand bought
,a penny roll, which she stood eating till alt were gone'
sass, except Mr. B'aton's daughter, who had the care of
the shop, when the old wretch hued her eyes on the
girl for some time, with-grew- attention, and at length
told the girl that bythelines in her face site could pore
ceive that she was born to good fortene, and if she
would give her a shilling she would direct her tea plate
where there was a good des) of hidden treasure cone,
eealedi accordingly the girl gave her a shilling; the gip.
se), looked at the palms of both her (the girl's) hands,
and after pretending to examine them, she directed her
to go into a certain corner of the cellar, and dig up the
' earth, and at the depth of a few inches. she would find
a stone jug full of silver and
,gold coin; and she hoped
when she flunk' it she would give her a piece of it its
addition to the shilling. The poor simple girl went as
directed, and after searching some time and finding hes
expectations disappointed, returned to the shop, when
she discovered the old woman was gone, having stolen
silver watch with two gold seals and a key, a silk shawl,
and other articles out of theinside room ; fortunately
the till, which contained' wine nsoney, was locked.—
'The young woman ran immediately to the Mike of
Sussex- public. house, and informed Mr Forrester, tlw
landlord, of the robbery, and he, with some persons
who were in the tap-room, followed in pursuit; but,,
although she and her dress were very remarkable, she
had effected her escape. Ale. Burton, in the course of
the afternoon, gave information of the robbery at the
police office, and a description of the old gipsey fortune
teller; and we expect froth the vigilance of the police
officets sooty to hear that she is in custody. She appear-
ed to be between 40- and 60 ream old, middle size,
rather that,. very black hair, and wore an old rusty
red cloak, an old ragged black straw bonnet.
DARINO BIIRCALART.—Oit Friday night', between
test and eleven o'clock, a most daring burglary was com-
mitted in the house of Mr. Masada, Coventry.street,
Piccadilly. Mr. Nnsada keeps a shop for the sale of
valuable and curious antiques, but does not occupy the
upper part of the hove, and on the night In question be
locked up the shop, and went out foe alenet an hour.
On his return he found that thieves had entered 'at the
back window of the first fluor. nude their way down
stairs, broke into the shop, forced all the drawers and
glass caws' and carried off a large quantity of property,
consisting of ancient gold watches and stitaboaes, one
beauttful enatnelled boa of gteatvaltte, gold chains and
seals, a beautiful coal miniature of Boonaparte, upwards
of 40 intaglios in gold, curious Greek and other coins,
end various other property, amounting in above 2001.
apprehension of tempo-mm.los the Robbery of the Bel-
fist and Derry ettaih.—Ten of those said to be con-
cerned in these et %nog robberies have been apprehended.
On Monday mot last, Mr. A nnstrong. chief constable,
was dispatched with a warrant, accompanied by Lieut.
Ellis and a party of the Meath Ptolice. They succeeded
ie apprehentliteg Richard Dowling, a publican, who
a few slays 'duce, passed a-balance note eta distillery its
Dublin, which was afterwards stopped at the Bonk of
!Arland as one thathad been-robbed limn the Belfast
Mail, when attacked last wittier. Dowding said, that
he bad received the note from a matt named Gcrron,
whom the party apprehended near Anicath. Gerron
said he obtained the note from a man named M. Toole,
Pot Garretstowit bog. Toole turned approver, and gave
informatiom where the rest of the gang were to be found,
Mr. Armstrong was again promptlY dispatched• in pur-
suit, and at one o'elock arrived at Dulleek with a gera
meant and twelve of the 4th Dragoon Guards, where
Lieut. Ellis, with Isis police, was in readiness. The
dragoons and the mounted police were stationed on the
different pastes-leading from the bog,while the infantry
reir;th Mr. Armstrong and• his assistants, commenced the
I search- Scarcely were the horsemen placed, when OM
sof the robbers, named Janie.- Kelly, was seen runuing,
through the fields.adjoining the bog in his shirt; several
rtitots were fired at hint, and he was at length takers after
I a omit of neatly half a mile, by Carpotal Wed, of
the Dolleeit party, who preferred the honour of arrest-
ing him to- that of shooting hint. Toole the approver,
pointed out where the anus wese concealed its a bug-
hole.
On Wednesday afternoon last, as LientaG' al. 'French,
of Bolton, was Mutt* down the Haymarket in a tilbury,
turning the corner of Pall-mall, his horse unfortunately
struck Mrs. Coxe, of Little Cloisters, Westm)nter,
anti knocked her down, broke her rib, and otherwise
bruised her : the Colonel immediately got out of the id-
bury to assist her, and put her wider the care of Mr.
Fisher, the surgeon, of Greek-street, who happened, to.
be driving by at the time, and pulled up to offer his pro-
fessional assisunce ; and while in the act of 111/ doing,
his-pocket was picked of his instrument-ease by a pick-
pocket among the crowd collected on the occasion •
Pecorosser g inquest was held' on. Friday lasts before
Thomas Shelton, Eeq. at Guy's-hospital, on the body of
a man unknown, about (10 years of age, who had cot
his throat near We Blue Anchor-road,. Bermondsey.—
Verdict—" insanity."

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Fiat.—An alarming fire broke out on Monday morn-
ing, at twat:l:clock, at a linen draper's; the corner of
Harper-street, New Kent-road. The watchman first
observed the domes, and immediately alarmed the in-
mates of the house, who with considerable difficulty
saved themselves from destruction. Several engines eery
shortly arrived upon the spot, and although every effort
was made by the firemen to stop the flames, it com-
pletely burnt the house to the ground, and materially
injured the adjoining ones, but happily no lives went
lust. The property, we understand, is insured.
Tstorrino MaTcuss.—Mr. Hindsoifs two matches-
to trot his two horses, one three miles in I I minutes,
anal the other sixteen miles in one hour, took place as '
M lay, on the Ashford Road, Middlesex, over a three
mile circle. The three miles match was for a hundred •
sovereigns, and the sixteen for two hundred, with plenty-
of hetting.—Both matches were lost by the horses
breaking from the trot. Betting was 6 too on the horns'
winning the second match.
EXTRAORDINARY Arras.—A great sensation has
been excited at Brighton during the last week, by a cir-
cumstance unparalleled in the annals-of the town. A. •
gentleman who has attained great celebrity by the acts
of fanciful philantlimpy with which his name is asso-
enter!, and who has been residiug at Brighton for about
a week past, in consequence of information given to '
the police, was brought before Sir David Scott, on •
Saturday last, together with Archibald Robinson and his,
wife, keepers of a well-known house of ill-fame, anal"
as many as fourteen or filteerr remelt-s of abandoned '
character. The above gentleman. it appeared, had with
that eccentricity which at all times distinguished his
conduct.enteted Robinson's house, where he distributed
money anal clothes to these poor creation; the noon of
which spreading far and wide, he had soon a ninnetotis
list of applicants for bounty. Amongst these was one •
young girl front Lewes, and another from Devil's Dyke,
and an this manner he presented as many, we • les-
stand, as 0 with a sovereign each, and to the greater-.
part of them, besides, an order on a linen-draper for
goods to the amount of tea. It would have been well
if this intercourse with than had terminated here ; but
when it became known that scenes of the greatest inde- •
limey were taking place, it was judged necessary to in-
terfere, and prevent the repetition of these outrages on
' decency and morality. A good deal of -difficulty was .
experienced by the officers irt getting admission to the
house, and they were obligtst to have recourse to strata-
gent before they could succeed. The disgusting fact*
have been, satisfactorily esuffilisfied; Mr. ---- was •
bound over its heavy recognizance* to 'be of good beha-
viour, as were also two sisters of Robinson's wife. who -
had been privy to what was gpotrog forward, and shared
in the vile profit exacted hydrant: unprincipled creatures
from the objects of his misdirected bounty. A prose-
cution was ordered to be instituted on behalf of the
pariah against Robinson- and his wife, who gave bail, •
themselves in tool, anal two sureties in 7SI. each, for
their appearance at the Seisionit, to answer the charge; •
so that an establishment which has, we understand, •
existed in drightonsto -lass doh I'7 Years:will at length
bed edly broken up. We are in possession of many
paniculars, such, however, as we must forbear to de- •
tail; but we cannot refrain from expreastitg cur regret,. •
that a person who was formerly a headborough of
'Brighton. should havegistainformation to the keepers
of this brothel of the nseasureswhiett were being taken •
against them.
Mumma in SPA-THILDS•On Ffidny afternoon, Si
three o'clock, an hay • • ion was taken before Thomas
Stirling Hut. coroner, at the three Kings Tatern.
Clerkenwell-green, on view of the body of a man' '
unknown, who was found dead amongst some straw,
with a ber of marks of violence in various pans
'of his body, denoting that he had been murdered.--•
.The jury returned a verdict " that the deceased hail
been murdered by some permit or persons urikilown."—
• The parish of St.-James, Clerkenwell, have caused large
placards to be posted, offering 4 reward of but, for the •
eliscovert of the murderers.
Ties BULLOCK AND' THZ OITICIR.—A letter from "
'Schelestatt (Bas Rhin), dated April Is. says—Yesterday.
at one o'clock in the afternoon, our city was the scene of
an event which might have produCed the most 'lnfiniti. -
nate result, without a strong instance of courage and
nig frau, stn the part of a young Quartermaster of the
Ist regiment of dragoons. A-butcher's boy leading out a
hillock in a halter, found. in a street called the New •
Road, the Ist regiment of dragoons drawn- up for re-'
view. The bullock taking fright at the' ound of the
'drums, broke from Isis conduCtor, and ran furiously to-
wards the ramparts. his bourse be overturned all •
that stood in his way. Antony the Unfortunate who
were struck by the enraged animal were two children,
'one of whom-was killed, and the other received several.
dreadful wounds. M. le Bon being on duty, saw the
fin-ions animal running towards him, anal placing him-•
arid' close to a post, stood in a firm position with his
lobes drawn. At the instant the bullock came towards
ltii, with a strong and sure arm he plunged. his sabre
tip to the guard in the breast of the animal, who fell-
dead a few paces from him.
Sttoccisis Ace:Den-n-0n Wednesday afternoon•
u the carriage of Mrs. Loftier; of Regeni's Place, Tot-
Without Court Road, was passing along Prccadiily, the
hews took (right at some ntisehievous boys waling a
and went off at a gallop.. anal in their course ran
over a youth of the mineral Arnold, who was crossing
the road, and the off wheel, broke his thigh, besides .
being nnich• bruised by the tread of the horses. Two
young laliev who were in the chariot were much bruised•
„by iss being merturned. . .
Mosnaoows —The following simple- and easy me-
thod is reco 11111 l ended for trying the 'Kalil of field
mushrooms an onion, and strip the outer skin,
and boil it with them ; if it remains white th:y are
good, but if it becomes blue or black, there-asecertaittly
dangerous ones among then:.

Cucumber. were sold to the Brighton minket. a few
days ago. for one shilling each; and French bears at
eight shillings a.pottle.

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