The National Register.
London, England, 1818-07-05 00:00:00

THE KING V, MANN.

The defendant is a wine merchant, and on the 25th of April,
he was asked to send 109 gallons of wine to a Mr. Meat*,
who resided in the next street to him. While it was convey-
ing from tile defendant's premises to Mr. Mears, the officers
discovered it and seized it, in consequence of no permit being
with it.

J. Briar., clerk to Mr. Mean, proved that on the 25th of
April he had written a requiry for a permit, of which the
note was in the book belonging to the counting-house. It
happened to occur un Saturday, and as hits business required
him to go collecting on that day, he put the reqiiiry into his
pocket with all intention of procuring a permit t'or the wine
in question. On going for the permit he islet a man who was
to pay smile money, and having forgot the reqniry, which re-
mained in his pucka, he proceeded through different parts
of the town collecting.
The book was produced, and it was proved that the notea
reentry for the permit was made prior to the seizure. The
wine was therefore ordered to be restored.

'f he following publicans were convicted of having in their
possession spirits, which being under proof, were forfeited :
J.l'. Alacaldry, who resided in Smithfield T. 'f split], who
keeps the sign of the Ship, in James-street, Covent-garden ;
W. Irby, of the sign of the &tapes, Duke-street, Lincoln's
lnn•tieWs ; an4l S. Paruey, who lives at the Bull's Head, in
Whitechaptl.

TITE KING V. NICOLI.S.

The defendant was convicted of having an unlicensed stilt
in full work in Markes-street, Islington. lir: was ordered to
pay a 'nullity of 501.

Pats GREENWICH Miiitornmts.—Tuesday evening, as some
lal.ourers were cleaning out a pit at the back of Mr. Litton's house,
in Greenwich, they found a large non hammer, corresponding with
the description of that with which Mr. Bird and his housekeeper
were murdered. It was brought to Mr. Biguell, the aolicitor, who
took it to Mr. liirnie, at Bow street ; when an order was given that
every exerin should be 'nude to find outtdte owner.

nit EA lits r Symms: "am ATTEstrr—Thursday morning.
about one tr`olseek, the attention of one of the beanies, stationed
on the Varela Bridge in St. James's Park, was attracted by tv-o
females. who were crying. conversing, and shaking hauls with ova ii
other, and in a very thstressed condition from their ap-
pearance : he took no farther notice of from, and marched backward
and phrward on the bridge, till at length he saw than salute each
other and part ; one of them went to one side Of the bridge, and
the other mot:ceded to the opposite side, and, climbing oa the balus-
trades, hung by their hands ; the sentry instantly ran to the ore
who was the nearest to him, and laying hold of her whilst suspends 1
from the outside of the balustrade, effected his purlieu: in sating her
lire; during diis interval, the other woman threw herself into the
water and was slrowned : the soldier gave the idatm. and `ODIC per.
sons came to his assistance, to whom he related the ease, and with
difficulty the unhappy woman that was saved .tat conveyed to the
workhouse. Drabs were immediately provided, and in about half
an hour after, the body of the unfortunate woman was got out,
but way quite dead and was carried to the workiu use for the
Corona's inquest. The woman who was saved gave the follawing
account of tht cause of this melancholy circumstance :—She stated
her wane to be s.lary Carpenter, and her husband is a soldier in the
Guards. The other woman's name is Awger. and het
husband is in the same regiment; that the deceased and she were
companions, and brought the greatest distress on themselves by
drinking, in consequence of which their husbands would not let than
come near them and maimained their children themselves. They
had been out drinking all that dry ; and not having a 'edging to go
to that night, and not being able to procure one, they agreed wish
one another, OM the purpose of ending their miseries,) to drown
themselves. and procei led to the Pagoda Bridge for that purpose,
what, after shaking hands with each other, they parted ; but the
sentry oh.,erving their intention, ran and prevented her frcm throw-
ing herself into the water, while in the mean time the other effeacd
her purpose. She Nitta that she was stall determined to carry her
intention into area, as soon as ever she had her liberty. She seem d
in the greatest disttess. having no shoes or stockings on. and mily a
gown. handkerchief. end bonnet ; and about 30 years of amt.
Tuesday as the melt employed in puffing down the workshop of
Mr. ‘Vilsun, situate oa the west sale of the M'aterloo-bridge road.
new the Strand, were proceeding in their avocation. a heavy chimney
fell sawn with a droullisl trash, broke through the roof beneath, and
had well nigh proved fatal to several of the labourers ; fortunate.).
only one ofthem was seriouslc injured, his kg being fractured ey oat
of the beams falling on it. the accident occurred through cutting
away the joist which supported the chimney, of which eircumstunce
the men were not

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A few days .hire the tire damp exploded in a coal-work at Pcn-
oingten m bluopa:dre, and L.m taco acre ataaly burnt to
tkatla

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