The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-22 00:00:00

POLICE.

COIfrOUNDTWG FELONY.—A titivate hearing took place on
Tuesday, before Sir G. Fai rant, at this office, of a else of the
above description. As it wi'l shortly be b; ought before a higher
tlibtintil, we shall avoid any thing that might tend to prejudice
it, and merely state the outlines. It appeared that on .he day
of Mr. Hunt a last procession a gentleman mutual Cotton, who
was robbed iii Pall Mall otitis watch, rid two mew tone a non
rious character, named Marks, a Jew). and the outer named
Martin, were taken into custody, but the watch was not found
upon them ; Mr. Cotton, however, and the c aisinbles who took
titztri, were positive as to their being the persons who committed
the rubbery.—A bill of indictment was ptetehied against them ;
but in the interim Mr. COMM had his watch reunited, and he,
together with tile constables, pre such unwr.isfactory evidence
beforc the Grand :Ivry, that the bill was thrown out. Sir G.
Farrant, who was on the Bench at the Sssions, suspected some-
thing wrong, and thieved another bill to be pieteued. Tins
second bill was Mond ; Marks and Martin were convicted and
transported for lift:.
Mark's w ire and Martin's si ;ter now came forward and accused
the three constables concerned, 'fitylor, pia.. is, and Ahl'ngsby, of
havaig accepted money to the amount of 161. to ptoeute the
i'irowing out of the t 5 at &11, end that to obtain the conviction
money, they gave such testimony on the second as induced the
Grand Jury to thid it.
Mrs. Mark swore positively to her bat :ng paid the above sum
into Taylor's howls, at the Fleor-de.lis Kobe. house, Hounds•
ditch, and Mat sister co..oboratal tier testimony. Taylor a
First denied bating been :here, but on the lani"ord of the house
If wing Olitt lie saw Vila thereon the evening in question, he then
seknOwledged the fact, and said he bad b.ien requested by a Mr.
lloniain, a :delta of Mrs. Marks, to go with them, for the pur-
pose of IA: s'ng a Bench wet .ant in that nal:east:who:o, and that
he owl no doubt it was a trap laid for Min by the Jews to get
him thine, in order to give a colour to their charge.
Taylor and the other two constables solemnly declared they
had never received a fa ishing, and flint it was a mere conspiracy
tame on account of tne evidence they gave.
"Sir G. natant thought, hone ate prevatteztions of Taylor,
and the whole appearance of the case, that it required further
investigation.
The constables were ordered to find baiL—Mr. Isaacs attended
for the complainants.

A darind attempt was main by the resurrection fellows,
on Saturday morning last, between the hours of twelve
and one o'clock, in the burial gt ound of the Parish of
S. Mary, Lambeth, Surrey ; but the street watchman
iturnethateiy gave the alarm to the 'ovum, who, without
loss of time, went to the g ((((( lid, tviiiiotit loss of 111 l e,
went to the ground, with every hope of taking these
fellows, but they, having milllldlloil, made a precipitate
reheat, leasing behind them the implements for their
purposet,, namely—two bags, W-t P-3, two shovels,
one marked It. T. in ink, and rite 4/the( shovel a ruble
out, acid a ours liallCi.

ATROCIOUS CASE OF ADDUCTION AND FEMALE!
'tin:metelos I—A lout twelve o'clock on the night of
lelentlay, the 9,ii insiant,Dailiel Sullivan, a farmer who
resitice at lluitutigitill, near Carrignavar, within a few
miles of the city of Cork, heard a loud knocking at the
door of his house, and, oil Myth the cause, was
formed by the ienties outside that they watned anus. Oit
his replying that he haul none, one Of the aesailants was
braid to call to tile Captain far the sledge, when imme-
diately the door was forced open,twtive ruffians entered,
some of WllOlll were armed—a blunderbuss and musket
were seen. The daughter of the owner of the house.
ry Sullivan, fled hi terror to her nio; her's lied, wilt nee
she was dragged by one of the party, a Mall named
Forde, who omen avowed that it was her they wanted.—
The speed with which they hurried the poor girl away
did nut leave her time, as sae said, " to tighteti on her
eliallee." When talsets outsale the house, she was
placed on a I orse before Forte, and rapidly carried off.
several of the party being left to keep watch, Lott any
alarm should be givett. fobs unfortunate female bait
not been brought any very considerable distanc.e when
the p fly was juined by a stint minted Latireoce Contiell,
who resides near Vhiitechurch, and who was not with
the pang when they came to Sullivata's house. This
Connell told Mary Sullivan that sue must marry him.
She was conveyed to Forties house, at a place called
Arthatuathaite, about two miles front where her tether
lives; and betne there under the influence of ram:tete
terror, in comiequence of the must violent threats, she
yieleej, and went to bed with Commie When she ruse
in the inoritine„ Forde and his wile conc. teed her in a
coek•loft. Justin M`Caothy, Esq. of Cerrignaver, a
„,a6earate who is ever foremost in the per:Mena:tee of
those datteercus and difficult duties which the present
timer impose, proceeded with a piny of dragoons and
iniautry to rescue the unfortunate girl, and, if possible,
to take into custody the ruffians by wheat the outrage
had ken perpttreted. Oa Tueiday night she was
found, and brought to a piece of safety. Forde and his
wife were taken into custody by a constable acting under
a warrant from a magistrate, and after a long ell 11l ill a-
tints before Aldermen Newsow, were fully committed
for trial.
CORONER'S DIQUISST.—Ao inquisition was held on
lucid ty afterhooto, at the Laiigbourn Coffee-house, in
Fenciturch-stree., before T.Shelion, req. oil view of
body of Nit.. Luke John TllOll/ 43, aged about 27, late a
clerk to his brother, a respectable solicitor in Fetichtirch-
streci —Samuel 'Plumber, waiter at the Langhourn
Coffeehouse, brio; sworn, deposed, That the deceased
came to the Coffee-11018-e about a quarter past eleven on
Monday morning, and asked at the bar if he could be
accommodated witls the use of a private room, for a short
tinte. Witness shewed him into the room in which the
ho ly was now viewed by the Jury ; and on his seating
himself there, he called Ito a sheet of paper, which he
went down stairs to fe•ch, nut at his return, on entering
the room, w.re terrified at beholding the gentleman lying
weltering in his blood ou the floor, and having his left
arm, which was all over bloody, extending from him.
The deceased was then in the last agonies of death, and
expired shortly after. lie heaved many deep sighs.
‘Vi:ness heard a strange noise just as he went for the
paper, but did not at the time consider that it was the
report of fire-arms.—Mr. John Miles, who had been a
fellow-elerk of the deceased's about eighteen
.years,at
No. 3, Fen-court, Fenehurelt-street, was (11-11111111241, and
he gave such evidence as to the general indisixisition and
coutluct of deceased, particularly of late, 115 to warrant
the Jury, without hesitation, to pronounce 151111 insaue.—
Verdict, 'l' hat the deceased put a period to his existence
by shooting himself, being at the time in a state of
mental deratigentent.
FIRE IN Tile WEST INDIA Dotes.—.Abollt one
o'clock 011 Sunday morning a fire broke out on board the
/Vi/Mani and difted, West Indianian, burthell 600 tons,
lying in the south side of the West latdia Export Docks.
As soon as it was observed messengers were despatched
in all directions for fire engines, and in the interim the
whole iwighhourhood, as well as those employed in the
Locks, were engaged in cutting from their moorings
and sending adult the different vessels lying alongside.
Soon her main mast and rigging were burnt down.—
Twelve engines were ushered into the docks as early as
could possibly be expected, and, without delay, com-
menced playing on this extensive floating body sat fire.—
The flames, I 'ever, raged with unabated fury, anal
Slid having consumed all her internal works, and burnt
bier to the water's ed.le, she sunk. The fire caught tile
Sliaruion, which lay close by; but she was saved, and
experienced only tritlmg iijury.
Sunday evening last, some daring villain entered the
st dile of Mr. Newton, fanner, near Market Definite,
Liecalushire, at the early hour of eight o'clock, and stole
thereout his nag mare, with which the villain rode oil
in view of the man eervant, whom he threatened to shoot
if be made any distill ()mice ; and his threat so alarmed
the man, that lie dared hot pursue the thief. In the
course of half an hour. the mare returned all over dirt ;
it is suppoted she threw the rider, and by that means
got away from him. The servant, hearing lien in the
y aid, went out and repiacial her in the simile; bet yet
strange to relate, she WaS again stolen by nine o'clock.
watt' Mr. Newton Cc/Whig home, inissvit .he mare, and
istithediately pursued the reliber. It et stili;.asol that lie
was close at we villaiii's heels, as the mare was It ft tied
to a hedge about a mile from the premiers. MeNewunt,
replaced her in the stable, and kept watch against lair-
leer attempts eurina the night.
P. DREADFUL SUICIDE.--011 TlltllS‘Liy morning. last,
between eight and Mee u'elock, the itoey of a mom hew-
Lag every ete:earuuce of a *cameo, was discovered I) int
on hie lace in a field near the Iforse alit! Groan, at
Streadtem, jn Steacy. So Jett:endued Ras the
hurtle wan on self•ilesiroction, that he bail at litst a:-
templed to hing himself front 'a tree, but the cold is
suppmed to hate broken ; he thee ielleeted two deep
wounds in his throat, winch had the elli:ct. The hotly
was removed to the Ilene ind Grown, public-boos:, at
Streatham, for the purpose of awaiting the verdict of
the Coroner's Jury.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

My. R. Goody, of Wily, Wilts, and whose name has
50 often appeared before the public, attended the twig's-
hates of Sallsbury, on Tuesday last, to obtain an order
fur a weekly
F maintenance merit the overseers of his pa
rob. lite court, :tweeted by the novelty of the ulne,
was very much crowded. Mr. Dourly attempted to read
the nature of his application, hot was not perttmitted.—
rl was 'maimed, containing a letter Iron
hint, in which he said it was not from irecessity, but
from choice, that he had thrown himself upon his pa-
rish. lie pistil-ied the language it contained, by saying,
that " having gained a settlement at Wily, he did not
sec why he should at all become burdeLsoine to his
friends: he had no doubt but amongst those lie saw
around tom lie could raise 101. but this was not what he
wearied, he watitcd labour—he del :sit wish to eat the
bread of idleness." On being interrogated as to his hay-
tag property, he said that " there were 1,50 th. invested
in tile hands of trustees, hot not for his Work, and
over which he had no controul." lie denied Itavinguity
1),(),:fly. magistrates paid him that respect which
hits taleitta and integrity dent .nded, and made the most
ample ;thaw slices for those eecentrici ies which have
proved a source of misery to and to all hits con-
nections. lie was eventually allowed 3s. Ire: week—
and the once opulent inhabitant of Deptford Cottage now
labours on the roads torougo the day, and reposes at
night wider the roof,of a pour-bonse
SPURTING MATCH r-Tite great Sweepstakes Trotting
Match of '4O mites, hew', en Ca pt. Foilesters's brown
mire, Mr. FJiqualurson's gelding Glory, and Mr. hun-
ter's grey gelding, took place on Saturday over a 4-mile
piece of ground, in ',mood Palk, for lily sovereigns
a side. Glory was toetelied to do lb miles in one hour
to November, and winning it easy ; tie was hacked at
nearly even on this occasion against the other two. The
horses went off at not inure *bill at the rate of 12 miles
all hour, the mare lexiiirz. Tue first lour miles were
done to 19 minutes 14 seconds, the second iu 22
mi-
ttu 2 seconds; the third in 23 minutes IS seconds.—
la the 17th the grey gelding was ow far behind to have
a chance of winning, and the rider pulled • up.—
Tue race now became neck :out neck, between the mare
and Mr. Farquaharson's geld tie, told the last tour miles
were done by the mare in 24 imontes and 4u seconds,
beating the gelding by about too yards, she having done
the ground in one hour, 23 nuinites, and four seconds.
The mare was fretful, and broke into a canter thrice
during the race.
FATAL ACCIDENT —A few days ago, the wife of a
man of the name of Taylor (a iabottret, at Croome,
Worcestershire. and the hither of eigot children) was
entreated by one of her buys, a foie child about fa years
of age, to be allowed a lire :n an upper apartment for
himself and brothers and sisters, or they atonal be starv-
ed with col I. The mother, occupying the fire below,
complied with his request, and lighted one accordingly
its a room upon the first floor. She had quitted the room
but a few minutes, and was engaged dressing an infant
in arms, when the boy in question, who had set his
clothes on fire iii lighting some straw to iin•tate his fa-
ther (as he told die other children) smoking his pipe,
presented himself to her on the stairs, enveloped
fl ones. The terrified woman rushed to his assistance,
and in her alarm, loosed her hold of the itilant, which
fell to the ground whit much violettee,and was stunned.
She, however. picked it rip again instently, and clasping
toe burning boy to her, in the endeavour to
the flames, set herself and the infant on fire. The poor
woman, as she herself relates, deeming the destruction
of herself and children inevitable, its a state of frenzy
exclaimed, " Oh, Lord, if it he thy pleasure, we three
will burn together," and swooned away I Moat provi-
dentially at this crisis, some of the neighbours entered
the house, and found the three helpless beings in the
situation above described, their clothes still burning.—
Having pot out the flames, and recovered the mother,
surgical aid was promptly obtained, and the unfortunate
sufferers received every attention, which skill amid the
best feelings could stiagess. Happily the mother receiv-
ed Ito injury of a serious nature; her hands were notch
burnt, but her life is spared to her Family; and the in-
fant, although much burnt in the face, it is hoped will
do we I. The only fatal victim of this calamity is the
innocent originator of it ; the mischief he sustaitted was
beyond the reach of human skill to avert. After lan-
gusihing through the night, the poor boy expired.
A most daring robbery was committed on Monday
evening last, at the strop of Mr. Wilson, Ilinlington
Arcade. It is a doable shop, one part for haberdashery,
and the other a grand fancy shop. While Mr. Wilson
and his shopinan were in conversation at the fire in die
former, a young 111111 walked into the other, 31111 carried
off a.writat desk, value five guineas. On the same
evening he offered it for sale at a shop of the same de-
scrietion in Regeot-sheet, which. unfortunately for
happens to be kept by his brother, who immediately
recognised the desk, and had him taken to the Arcade,
where he forma they had not even missed the property.
Mr. Wilson having recovered the desk, from a very nits.
taken lenity, he allowed the prisoner to go at large.
Novae. SEIZURE Poe RENT.—.I few days ago a gen.
denten reeding in the County of Carlow, went to pay a
mornieg visit to a friend at 3 few miles divan- ; he stop-
red to take some refreshment, and to give his horse
(attach drew a jaunting-car) a iced of oats ; while this
w 35 going on. two saes a.f Agrippa, who had been sent
to distrein for rent, seized tile gentleman's horse and
Car, witiei arc detained, togedier with ether eniuls
and oh antes, and which it is ',voluble may be broutila
to Ow hammer in a few days. The question arising (IA
of this ciretimaauce may prove very intereciog to Land-
lords and tr name, as well as m the public at lame, and
if iii favour of roe seizure, is likely to put a stop to a
great many inaroireg visits!
A melancholy aXiir happened at Leicester, on Mon-
day afterno m. S x boys, on their return from 6CIIOOI.
won to slide on a pond near the itifirmary. when the
ice broke and let skein all in, and four of the number
were drowned.

40t

BOXING-
BATTLE BETWEEN GRANGER. vie NAVIGATOR, AND MAT•

VIEWS, Tilt %V AII3IIINATER MAN.
This match for 20 sovereign a side, took place
on lleazely Common, six miles from Strathfichlsay,
Hants, the seat of the Duke of ‘Vellington, on
Wedne.sday afternoon.—Some enemies having bivou—
acked at Evers!ey, the spot first fixed upon, who,
it was known, nmint mischief. The men had proved
themselves good twelve-stone ruffians, who only
wanted some of the Fives-court tactics. Spring
was waited for to second Matthews, but he did not
come to ti,:te, and young Bhekhorse supplied his
place; 13,tliatny, the cricketer, picked up Granger.
A very merry spying battle fldlowed.
In the first round both spewed much gaiety, and their too
great anxiety fur lloot-ing pretreated misc:def. They threw -
their blows away, and Granger was thrown in wrestling, at
witich both were expert.
2. Matthews was hit hard with the right baud, whioli sent
bin away, lint he did not go down. 110 recovered himself, •
went boldly up to hit alverstry's Item% and drew his cork.—
The riatnt flew meriiiy, and Granter kit, as if to know
whether lie had lost we promiaent feature of his head. This
was a symptom of the white feather, but he won put that idea

on one side.
3. A gay fa;liting round of nine minutes duration, with equal
altanta;:es until the last a it. Give and take at the scratch
Mal the order of rallying, until hAlt wire bit to a drunken
stand still. They separated, and, after piping a bit, they un-
muszied agvin, and contended tor the scratch inch by inch,
until Mattbew• was floored by a heavy Llnw on the throat,
wbizh tinned the fi;lit roll 9 to 1 in favour of Granger.
4,5, end G. More slirmishiug and wealth); fur second
wind.
7: Another hard fought round, in which Granger led, and
floored his adversary ugein by a body hit. It, was Father
Thames to a duck-pond.
ilia Sth round Matthews made a gallant rush in the forlorn
hope, and laid his mlversary's left e)e-lash open, hut it was
too late. Both down from rt close.

8. Matthews was knocked down at going in.
9. This round settled the bailie in thirty-six minutes—. •
Matthews was thrice repulsed at going up to his advorsary's•
head ; at lengi!, he was dropped by a blow on the temple, and
was beat out of time. Granger, although the winner had quite
enough fsr a game one.
On Thursday morning a most determined battle
was fought in one of the illmpstead-fields, between
two men of some note, named Fowler and Harris,
for a bet of' 51. Twenty-five stand-up rounds were
conteAed in thirty minutes, when a severe blow
placed by Harris on the face of his opponent won
him the battle, and he was loudly cheered by his.
friends. Both the men were terribly puniftted, and
the amateurs 11;;;Itly gratified.

FUNERAL C! ThomAs IItCxMAN, THE GAS LIGHT
AlAN.—'lne remains of this unfortunate man were re-
mits ed front t to house he had kept (the Adam and Eve,.
Jos in-street, Alders:ate.strcet,) on Thursday, and in •
terred in the burying ground of St. Anne's church,
Little Britain. The throng of persons upon the occasion
was very great. It was a walking funeral; and the pall
bearers were, first, right and left, Joshua Hudson and
Shelton ; second, Belcher and harmer; third, Rainfall •
and Turner. The mourners followed, in nine couple :
first, the father and brother of the deceased, and other
relati‘es ; next, aiver and Purcell, Serogains, Parish,
&c. Pierce E4au, Bagster, W. Waters, Sze.; and others
followed, out of mourning. The grave in which. the
body was interred was more than 15 feet deep. He was
Q 7 years of ae, and his weight was about twelve stone
Gilts. As a man of talent in his line, Gas, to say the
least of him, stood third. His fame, in beating the ce-
lebrated George Cooper, a first-rite boxer, stands on
record, and in his second battle his work w is mere ;slay.
Cooper beat Shelton at Ninulsey, on the 27th of June,
WO, in 32 minutes, which proved Gas far the best
Mall. He conquered Oliver and others with ease, and
was StlppOiel: to be the best matt in England, moil Neale
snatched the laurels from hint at litingerford last year.
His methyl' of ruining was in the style of Tom Johnson
—a tearless rush, with a right banded hit, which, front
quickness, was rarely parried, but often avoided. Whin
it told, it sent an adversary to sleep. He was a man of
rue courage, who would have caused much play in the
ring. He realized a thonsand pounds in his battle with
Neate not to try to wit. He communicated the same
in his hacker, who protusi:A him me like sum to win,
and he did .0; so that one thousand pounds was his at
any rate. lie is supposed to have died worth nearly that
sum, w support a wife and two children. Like most
men, liquor altered him ; but his general conduct was •
civil, and a jovial companion.

Tom Cub met with an unfortunate accitlentaboot
nine o'clock out Wednesday evening. lie was ritlitw at
the time, perfectly sober, through Stockwell.lane ; but
in consequence of the darkness of the night he was
thrown into a ditch, and remained senseless for some
time, and it is said a medical person, who was passing
near the pbtoe,tlbl not afford hits assistance. A surgeon
was sent for, who reached the spot in about twenty ml.
tittles, and bled him, and soon aster he was pin into a
coach, which was procured in the interim, ana he was
carried home.

Wt Tuesday morning, exult two-o'clock, as a watch-
man of Alarylebone was proceedintz:his rounds throncli
Oxford-street, his atteldiun Aar attracted by a Mall lytilLe
on the ground weltering in his blond, and on being
mired iv he evinced no syturonts of life ; nn
takinr lion to the watchhouse, s large wound was dis-
covered in have been inflicted across his head, from
which the blood had oroceeded—he so far vrcovered as
to give his name " Haaltes" hilt nothing more what-
ever. Whether he was knocked down tor the purpose
ut being robbed still reinainoa doubt; but lie %VW.. how-
ever taken to St. Georges Hospital, where he now lies
ill a liallZdIOUS USW.

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