The National Register.
London, England, 1815-09-17 00:00:00

SEPT. 17.

They all then went to the watch-house, and although the prisoner
at first said he had only a few halfpence in his possession, on being
searched, in one of his side pockets the prosecutor's handkerchief
and notes were found. The prisoner was kr consequence com-
mitted.
The prisoner in his defence said the money had been given to him
by the prosecutor to take care ot, and called a girl of the town to
prove that fact.
In contradiotion to this, however, Jackson, the officer of the
night by whom he was searched, was examined, and he stated, that
when the prisoner was before the Magistrate, he denied ever having
teen the prosecutor's money.
The prosecutor and prisoner are both men of colour.
Mr. Julice Le Blanc having summed np the evidence, the Jury
found the prisoner guilty—Death.
SHOPLIFTING,
Peter Berni was capitally indicted for stealing a quantity of
rings and jewellery, of the value of VOl. in the dwelling-house of
Mr. G. Fielder, in Greek-street, Soho.
Miss Fielder, the sister of the prosecutor, deposed, that the
prisoner came into the shop of her brother to ask for a diamond
ring. He afterwards asked to see a broach which was in a morocco
tray in the window, which also contained a quantity of gold rings.
After looking at this, lie begged to have one something plainer.—
While witness turned round to get one, the prisoner darted out of
the shop with the tray. Witness, however, cried « Stop thief;" he
was pursued, and taken in Sutton-street, with the tray iu his pos-
session. _ _

These facts were further corroborated by other witnesses, and the
prisoner was found guilty—Death.

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENbES.

ALARMING FIRE ON EPPING FORIST.—EatIy on Saturday morn-
ing the inhabitants of Woodford were alarmed by an immense body of
smoke issuing from the Forest, which was instantly succeeded by
flames. On arriving at the spot, (about SOU yards north of the Wells),
it appeared that some persons on their way to Holly Bush Fair had
kindled a fire for the purpose of enjoying a rural breakfast, and had
imprudently left the live embers, which communicated to the trees,
and threatened destruction to the whole Forest. Mr. W. Rounding,
who first discovered it, collected the neighbouring villagers, and
having procured several water carts and garden engines, after several
hours exertion. succeeded in extinguishing the fire.
Elizabeth Carroll, a young woman of interesting appearance and
amiable character, 24 years of age, who was assistant to Miss Reilly,
fancy-dress-maker, Mortlake' was missed from home on Monday se'n
night, in the evening, and on Saturday she was found in the Thames
near Fulham. A mutual attachment existed between the unhappy
girl and a young tradesman in the neighbourhood, but every endeavour
to induce tier friends who are respectable inhabitants of the neigh-
bourhood of Tower Hill, to consent to their union, was ineffectual,
and the melancholy catastrophe above recited was the consequence.—
On Monday an inquest was held on the body, before Hodgson,
Esq. Coroner for M iddlesex, at the Sivan;lnn, Fulham, when a verdict
was given of Lunacy.
A melancholy accident happened on Sunday afternoon, in Hem nail
Wood, Norfolk :—Henry, the youngest son of Mr. Thirkettle' of that
village, with two other boys, in passing through the wood, deviated
from the broad path in search of nuts, when unfortunately the youth
touched the wire of a spring gun, which went off, and lodged its con-
tents in the upper part of his thigh, and some of the shot en'ering his
body, little or no hope is entertained of his recovery. 'this is the
second serious accident that has happened in this wood by the explo.
sion of a spring gun.
Friday evening, a fine youth about ten years of age, was run over in
Fleet•street, by a hackney chariat, when both his legs were Broken.
He was con'veyed in great agony, to the house of an adjoining apothe-
cary, and fro ii thence to St. Bartholomew's Hospital.
Tuesday afternoon, a bricklayer, mending the roof of a house in
Tottenhatn-courtsro,-:d, to shew his activity, jumpted up tolsetch a
Irite by the tail, which some boys were flying, and which happ.ned to
pass over the house, when he unfortunately over-balanced himself, fell
off, and was killed on the spot.
A child of Mr. Newman's, of Kennington-Cross, died on Thursday,
and the death of an at her is hourly expected, owing to being poisoned,
through arsenic being mixed in same gruel given them for supper.—
The servant girl losing part of the money given her to purchase the
grits, had not sufficient, and some arsenic being missed from a cup-
board, it is supposed she mistook the arsenic for flour, and put it in ta
thicken the gruel.—The servant is in custody.
A oarbarous and atrocious murder was last week perpetrated at
Leominster, Herefordshire, by a blacksmith of the name of Cad-
wallader. who, after a series of ill-treatment, st tangled his witi, by
holding iii throat till life was extinct ; he then threw the b')dy rat the
unfortunate victim on a holge Adjoining his gaialea. An snqu:-.st was
held, and he stands fully cvnunitted tor the Murder.