The National Register.
London, England, 1811-02-17 00:00:00

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" A most shameful hoax was put upon a number of trades-
rse:ple in this town early last week ; receiving letters (purport-
to be written by the housekeeper of a most respectable
"milder and timber merchant, at Newport, by liana: Robert
Miller), acquainting them that her master had unfortunately
bwig himself, and requesting their attendance at his funeral, last
Friday. To carry the infamy further, a Jury was convened to
sit on the body, when, on inquiry, it turned out Mr. Miller was
never in better health."
DISCOVERY OF A MORDRR COMMITTED in 17.130! A titan
of the name of John Oughton, formerly a resident in Kenil-
worth, hut who has for about the last fifteen or sixteen years
been employed in a brewrey, at Coventry, was examined on
Tuesday, beiore C. G. Wade, Esq.and committed to the County
Gaol for re-examination, charged, upon his own confession, on
a violent suspicion of having wilfully murdered, at Kenliworth,
one Rtchard Whitton, (a young man of irreproachable character,
and of respectable coxnections,) on the 20th of October, lno.—
Charles Lee, late a resident of Kenilworth, and who, our rea-
ders will recollect, was sentenced to fourteen years trawiporta-
ition at the last assizes fur Coventry, for having forged Bank of
England bills, first made a disclosure of this lamentable, and hi-
therto niysterou transaction. We understand he has ho en de-
tained from sailing with the other convicts from Portsmouth,
for examin atitu

PLY mov.rn, Fts. 12.—Last night the person who was appre-
hended on suspicion of being concerned in the extensive ► ob-
bery eq. the Falmouth Dank underwent an examination before
the Mayor and Town Clerk. After conic hesitation he offered
to turn King's evidence, and being admitted to do that, he told
the Arayor where a tin-box, containing a quantity of bank-notes,
Was biuriesl. At one o'clock this mornin:T Mr. kivett and Mr.
EptAr,., liow-street officers, accompanied by the Mayor, Mr.
Sweeter, with Pardon, and two police officers, procelded to
Pennycoinquick field ;'the spot was then pointed out where the
box was buried. The police officers being provided with pick-
axe and shovels, began digging on the spot (,f ground she pri-
soner had mcntioned to them, and after turning up a qoantit)
of earth, discovered a tin-box, which on opening, contained
!Mi. worth of hank-notes and Falmouth notes. The prisoner
and the box were safely lodged in Mr. Sweeter's lock-up house.
It is said be will make turther discoveries.

sundae morning, .about one o'clock, the Liverpool -heavy
coach wits ov,!rturned on Apple-hill, between Maidenhead and
Menke, by the wheel going into a hole on the road. We are
sorry to state that a woman, an outside passenger, was killed by
falling under the coach; and a male passenger is SO much hurt
-that he is not expected to live.
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.After weathering w dreadful storm on Thursday, the 31 st
ult. his Majesty's revenue cutter Defence, Captain Fishley, in
cruising the next day .on the coast of Anglesea, discovered a
wreck near the creek of Cambyr. After the most minute in-
ydry, Captain Fishley could only learn that her sails (or sonic
remaining part of them) were Marked " Robert Ritson, Sail.
-raker, Maryport," in a circle. She had apparently been from
Dublin, in ballast ; and the remains of her spars and rigging in-
dicate her to have been a fine, stout, well-found vessel. One
of her unfortunate crew was scen(by the people on shore) floating
for a considerable time on the quarter-deck ; end nine others
were seen to perish. She bad struck on a ledge of rocks at
some distance !i-oinlhe shore. No bodics had then been found,
Dar any thing to trace what she really was.

N 0.15,326, a Prize of 1,0001. No. 9 !?,3G, a Prize of 50n/., and
. No. 3,8'22, a Prize of 5001., Were Pohl by I lornsby and Co. in the
followin:z Shares :—Two Oti..rters, Five F.ightlis, and Thirty
Sixtee:iths. The Holders of the said Shares are respectfully
acquainted, that they may rect ive their Prize Money imme-
diately, at their State Lottery Offices, No. 26, Cornhill, and 6t.
Margaret's Hill, Borongh.—February 15th.

The New Regent's Court is expected to be extremely splendid,
and the Fair Ones, on this occasion, will apptar with matchless
fascination and heauty ; it is not therefore surprising that so (oc-
tant and fashionable an article as Hubert'► Roseate Powder
should now be in great demand, as it immediately removes all
superfluous hairs on the face, neck, and arms, and also tan, sun.
burn, &c. rendering the skin most delicately fair, soft, and IGyely.
Nlay be had of the Proprietor, 23, Russell-street, Covent-Gar-
den ; Rigge, 3.5, Bond-street ; Luonett, 3, Cheapside,; and of
all Perfumers, price 4s. and 7s.

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