The National Register.
London, England, 1822-05-13 00:00:00

SERVICE OP PLATE TO MR. ALDERMAN WOOD.
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A small but very useful, and indeed elegant,
Service of Plate has been presented to Mr. Ald.
Wood.—lt consists of 44 pieces, weighs about
1,400 ounces, and cost 6001. It is manufactured
by Messrs. Green, Ward and Green, of Ludgate•
hill, and on the inside of one of the covers is the
following Inscription:—
To AI ATHEW WOOD, Eggs
Alderman of London.
kid one of the Representatives in the British Parliament,
This Service of Plate was presented
in the Year 1822,
by his fellow Britons.
Ls a Demonstration of their Respect, and Admiration.
For his manly, persevering, and disinterested Exertions,
in the cause of,
C AZOLINE £*xe.lA ULIZABETII Or BOUNSWICas
QUEEN cosmos-L. or GEOFIGE IV.
whom lie conduced to the shores of Britain,
and afforded her the Shelter of his Hoof,
when the Gates of Palaces were closed. against her;
and to whom he continued a firm and faithful Friend,
and Protector, to the latest hour of her eventful Life :
And also
for his useful, benevolent, and patriotic Conduct,
as .Aiderman, Sheriff. and Twice
Logo Maros
a the CITY or LOIDOIL

On Thurso:i9y last Mr. Wontner, the late City
Marshal, entered on the profession of his of ice aa-
governor of Newgate.
On Friday night last, a daring attempt was made to
plunder Woodbridge House, the residence of J.Creuze„
Esq. near Guilford, by three men, two of whom came
down the road on one of the Guildford coaches, and
the third on a horse, provided with 9.1(1(1k-hags. Their
intention was happily frostra.ed by the prompt informa-
lion of a woman, who beard the villains settling their
plait of action in London, and immediately set off for
Guildford by another coach. The party on the watch
gave the alarm too soon, and the thieves escaped, leaving
their saddle-bags on the premises.
The exportation of potatoes from Penzance to Cork
has been carried on for several weeks. On Sunday last.
the Ellen, Oats, master, sailed with a third cargo of po-
tatoes from the former to the latter port. A considerable
quantity of potatoes maybe obtained in Cornwall, with-
out any inconvenience to the inhabitants ; fine new po-
tatoes are now selling at•Penzatme from ts. to ls. 4rl.
a gallon.
On Sunday last Mr. and Mrs. Bowles, the unfortu-
nate persons, whose child and sister was killed by the
fall of one of the houses in Budge-row, Caution-street,
and who were themselves dreadfully bruised in the ruins,
determined to attend the body of their infant to the
grave on Sunday. It was with difficulty they hobbled,
to a neighbouring church-yard, where the funeral was-
performed. Dining their absence from home some
thieves broke into their apartments, which were stripped
of every thing valuable,. before the two poor sufferers
reached home. It is supposed that the thieves expected
to find a great booty, a report having got intacirculation
til4l sow. the property of Nlr. Bowl -s, had been foutil
in the ruins. The nitesvy that had been found, how.
ever, pouved to be the property of another person.
the little articles of' plate whiten were recovered from the
ruins, and a Inch were the lady thinat of any value re-
maining to the unfortunate couple, were taken by the
• Metes.
Torre are a number of well-dressed thieves prowling
about town,. who knock at the doors of private houses
under pretence of hating business with the master or
mistress of the house, but if the servant has the lolly to
leave mein m the hall or parlour to deliver their mess ige,
they carry whatever is portable. Not a day passes with-
out numerous frauds of this sort being comitriaed.
As a cart laden with timber was turning in Peet-
street, on Monday evening last, one of the beams, about
forty feet long, came in contact with the front of Mr.
Vale's tow shop, near Bouterie-street, the end of which
shattered the door and window. ate of the wheels of
the cal t being injured, the latter could not be removed,
and the timber stretched nearly across Fleet-street, for
hours obstructing the pa'sage.
On Alonday morning last, a duel was fon;ht at day-
break, on Old Oak ham Common,hetween two gentlemen
of the names of Loeksl.y and Billinghur-it, to conse-
quence of an altercation and challenge by the latter gen-
detain, at the Op.ra Bogie, on Saturday main. To,:
`antes fired twice each, aria in .the second fire Mr.
Locksley was wounded to the pistol arm, which the hall
passed through. A sargeon in attendance dressed the
wound upon the spot, which was nut .' ingerotis.