The National Register.
London, England, 1814-12-18 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

peered by the evidence of two pilots, who were walking ell the tel.er
aide of ife rivet, that about twelve o'clock he was standing near the
water's edge, on the embankment, examining the mirk ; the tide at that
time about half ebb, and`eunning out with great rapidity ; and as every
thing About him must have been extremely slippery, from the great
deposit of Mime in this river, especially at spring tides, amid as he has
not been seen since, there can be no doubt of his fate. He was a
respectable member of the Society of Friends-=-a man of great ingenuity,
and of a very benevolent mind ; astd having, sumne years since, retired
Imei business, he was ever ready, by kind ofliees, to serve his neighbours,
wl.ich has rendered this melancholy circumstance a subject of uttivetsal
regret in the town, and of sympathy with his afflicted widow.
A serious affray took place the town of Sliepton Mallet, on Sun-
day night, the .27th ult. It appears that a corpor:l belonging to e
parte of horse soldiers, which had halted there on Its march, had been
etre:king to excess with some of the lower orders of the town's people,
aid about midnight a quarrel and a fight took place. The patty sepa-
ratet.t, when the corporal repaired to time baggage guaid, nt another
pert of the toatir, and three or tour of them set off to revenge their
comrade's ill ireetineet ; they seen stet two of their objects of search,
J. Yeates, a stmentalier, and John Burge, a weaver, whom they vio-
lently attacked ; the former they dreadfully beat with the socket cud
of their bayonets, whilst one of (hem stabbed Burge in the breast, who
lingered till the ‘Vednesday funny/114c, when he expired. A coroner's
jury sat ott the body ; -but as no circumstances trawpired which could
tend to identify the murderer, a verdict was given of " murder
agains.t some person unknown." Sir C. Hippesley was applied to,
who, with his usual promptitude. wrote to the Secretary of State's
Office, and to the Commanding Officer of the troop. on the stiliject ;
the consequence was, that three men were sent down on sespicion,
and, nu undergoing a strict examination before the snide wrothy it.ro•
net, two of them disclosed such Each as led to the immediate cemaitttal
of the other, of the name of John Bomb.
On Saturday, a shocking discovery was made in time Harrow-road,
Paddington, at a small tin shop, kept by an elderly man and his wile,
framed- Aytott ; who, generally esteemed iii the neighbourhood
as a quiet ineensive couple, where on Finlay night heard to dispute.
The shop not being opened at the usual hour, some of the neighbours
were induced to enter the house, when they hound the woman itch her
tl roat cue, and otherwise dreadfully mangled, and her husband hanging
to time bed ! The bodies 'were still warm, but life was extinct.—The
fe:lowing is some further particulars elf this dreadful catastrophe :—Mr.
and Mrs. Ay ton, it appears, lived together about fifty-two years happily ;
they kept a shop in Padditigt3n, on the Harrow-road, iu the tin au
br. zit ry lute, tor twenty years, and were esteemed by their neighbours,
and sins s foremost in benevolent offices in the parish. They had one
son and six dauehters, one of whom is in S. Luke's mad•house, and her
situ:it:on, it is said, affected the understanding of her father, and of
ite the neighbours had heard many disputes between
wife. On Friday seninight they ruse higher than usuel,
.01 d ahont five
o'clock the next morning a rustling noise was heard in their shop by a
lod-ger next door. At nine, the shop being still shut the neighbours broke
°pee the door, when a dreadful sight presented itself, the fhtor covered
with blood, and Mr. Ayton t.auging the shop with his cloths nn, hji.
CM. to the windpipe. and Mrs. Ay ton in bed, with her throat c
in-
pletely severed, and one of her lingers cut off; a knite, a razor, and a
chopper were in bed, and an old sword by the bed side. With time latter,
Mr. ingleton, the surgeon, thought the horrid deed was perpetrated.
To suspicion at:aches to any person, as on the iequest there was no
d Ott of Mr. Acton having murdered his wire, and then destroyed
himself. They were about sevei.ty•two years a Id.
A few days ago, as Lieut. Hooper, of Ttirp int, was amusing himself
with his pleasure boat at the entrance of Ilaniaoze, accompanied by a
fine youth, about sixteen years old, apprenticed to Mr. 11's father,
heving four sails set, and the sheets belayed, the boat was suddenly
struck by a squall, which capsized her before the sheets could be cast
off, and sunk, within sight of several boats. The nearest of them belong-
ing to the Foxhound in which were several officers, used every effort es
*itch the spot, and arrived just in time to re eee Laeuteilitut li. frm) the
waves ; but too late to save the boy. Lieut. 11. by proper cafe, was
soon recovered to existence..
At an early hour on the evening of Sunday last, a party of armed men
Wria to a person named Ilely, ferrymen of Dunmire, county of Water-
ford, and tenant to W. Foley, Esq. swore him to seciesy, and compelled
hint to conduct them across the river. They then attacked the house
of a farmer, and robbed lam of what money lie had in his possession.
The fernier contrived to detain them till he had an opportunity of
sending intelligence to two neighbours, who aimed themselves, and
proceeded to the place, joined by the neighbouring peasantry. Teo
pf-the assailants were taken, another got into a small bust, which was
and he is supposed to have been drowned.

DEC. 18.

TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.

AIIMLRILTY ownee, Drc. 13, 1814.
Rear Admiral Griffith has transmittfd to John Wilson Croker,
Esq. a letter from Captain Sir George Collier, of his Majesty's ship
Leemder, giving an account of Its having, on the Bth of last month,
raptured, oft Cape Sable, the American privateer schooner General
Putnam. of eight guns and tirty.seven men.—Hei gnus were thrown
ovetboatd during this and a Immer chase, the vessel having been
pursued by eleven that 'scut uisers previously to ker being Callen
With the Leander.
And also a letter fi om Captain Stanfield, of his Majesf'4 ship
Bacchante, repo' ting his having, on the Ist of November, takei the
American brig privateer M'lloneugh, of five guns and seventy ooe
men, and .(24 hours lion' Portsmouth.

BANKRU PTs.
J. Swallow, of Oxfordshile, corn-dealer, Jan. 2, 3. and :4, at
ten, at the An lint, Reading. Attornies, Messrs. Jenkins, James,
and Abbott, New
1). Pitt, of Fencluneh•street, hosier, Dec, 17, 24, and Jan. 24, at
one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Noy, Mincing-lane.
G. Grimes, late of Burtowere,ceut, Tavistoek-siptare, merchant,
I)ee. 17, at tell, 21, and Jan 21, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attot my,
Mr. Martindale, Gray's-Inn.
A. Newman of ‘Voadstock, Oxfordshire, shopkeeper, Dee. '3.
€2 I, and Jan. '2.t, at eleven, at the King's Arms Inn. Attoraness
Messrs. liallachev and Bridger, Angel•court, Throgmorton-street.
P. l'ovey, of (;Hester. victualler, I)ec. o', ‘z /1, and .lan. 21, at
eleven, at the Hop pole lam. Attorney, Mr. Faalkner, Chester.
W. Pillicar, of Pickering, Yorkshire horse-dealer, Jan. 4, at four,
5, and at eleven, at the Sun Inns New Malton. Attorney, Mr.
Hicks, Gray's Inn.
Spicer, of IVeeden Beek, Northamptonshire, shopkeeper, Jan.
6, at live, 7, and '!4, at ten, at the Queen's Head Inn, Daventry. At-
. Ganes, Messrs. Frowd and Rose, Lincoln's Inu.
' R. Baxter. of the Talbot Inn Yard, Borough, iron-monger, Dee,
'O, '!4, and Jan.ll, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Humphreys,
Barnard's
F.. Glover, jun. of Bitterswell, Leicester, horse•dealer Dee. 17, '24
and Jan. 24, at twelve, at (IMMO!. Attorney, Mr. Gray, Ty,oo-
- Kingsland-toad.
J. Brown, of Candltiird. Devonshire farmer, Dec it*,, Jan. 4, and
24, at eleven, at the Old London Inn, Exeter. Attornies, Messrs.
Anstiee ausl Wright, Inner Temple.

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