The National Register.
London, England, 1816-09-09 00:00:00

TIM NATIONAL REGISTEIt.

ACCIDENTS, 4c.

A letter from Buenos Ayres, of the Bth of June, com-
municates the followingvnedancholy circumstance
" The cutter belonging to his Majesty's ship Orphetis;undtr
the command of Mr. Fleminst, midshipman, with 12 mt n, sad a
sloop, used at tender to the said ship, trader the command of
Mr. White, midshipman, also with lit nreiyhore been lately lost
in this river, and, melancholy to relate, all on board were
drowned. The Orpheus was at anchor off Monte Video on the
sth instant."

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A young woman named Fletcher, who resided at 'Burton
upon Trent, was frilly committed to Stafford gaol, on the 14th
ult. for the stiffed murder of her illegitimate infant child. The
particulars of this horrid ease- Me as follows:--Abort nine
days ago, as a boatman and his boy were coining down the
toning path of the canal, near Burton, with their boat, they
passed by a well dressed female, sitting Close to the canal, with
a child in her lap. A respect for her appearance induced
him to lift the rope, and pass her without inconvenience. (In
reaching the neat inn, they mentioned the circumstance, hint.'
ing a suspicion of the woman's design. A very alto, t time after,
they saw the same female coining down the path without thec.
child, and meeting her, asked her what she hail dune with it?
She replied, that She had left it a farm-house. Another boat-
man coining down the canal shortly after, by the spot, saw
something v.bite In the water, and throwing in his drag, hauled
it to the path: it was a pillow-case tied up, hi which a young
child was thsteued. The iufant was then quite dead, and ap-
peared to be about six weeks old. The female was then fol.
toned to her home, and found at tea, but trembled so, that she
could not hold the cop in the saitcer. She stands committed,
fur the supposed 'murder.
Fifty female convicts have been sent to the Penitentiary on 1
!Milbank, and it is expected, that this place of confinement
will shortly be in readiness fur the reception of more. No per-
sou is ullowed to see the prisoners. lu litture, all convicts,
sentenced to seven and fourteen years' transportation, ate to be
sent there,at the discretion of the Secretary of State for the
Home Department. Those sentenced to transportation for
life arc to be sent to Botany Bay as usnal.
CORONER'S INQUEST.—OR Saturday an inquest was held before
Mr. Unwin, at the Cumberland's Head, us die City-mad, on the body
of Hannah Doggett, aged between to and 11 years, the daughtv of a
tradeenwin near Finsbury-square.
Mr. Thunnan, a box-maker, deposed he was passing through Fine.
bury-square on Wednesday forenoon, when the deceased ran past hint.
She stumbled forward a few paces, and fell upon the pavement. Her
right elbow was slightly grazed. The wind ruffled her doilies, which
she put down with her left hand. She not tieing, wiusess lifted her up,
and thought her in a fit. He sat down on the steps of a door in the
square, and placed her on his knee. He opened one of her :lands,
which RSA clenched, whilst a straeger opened the other. Spring water
was applied to her temples; but that having no died, he carried her
into the shop of Mr. Leese, a surgeon in the square, wins examined
her, and mid. she was dead. She did not survive mom than ten minutes
after the fell.
Mr. lone stated, the deceased was brought into Lis shop on Wed-
nesday forenoon by the former witness; lie examined her, and found
she was dead. There were no mark: of violence on her person, and he
had no &Wit hat death was occasioned by a spasm of the heart. Ver-
dict—Visitation of God.

PREFERRED.
The Right Reverend Bishop Greig, L.L.D. F.R.S.E. F.A:M.S. is
appointed Primate of the h:pi ;copal Church in Scotland, in the room
el the bite light Reverend Ruh%) Skinner.
The Duchess of Dorset 'has presented her Domestic Chaplain, the
Rev. G. Gervis, to the living of Kemsing.eum-Seale, Kent.—Rev. E.
Roger,, A.M. to Vicarage of Bisbopstone, North Wilts, vacant by
death of Rev. G. Wakeman.—llon. and Rev. F. Deuvervic (son of
Earl Radnor), to Prebendary of Netherby, in Salisbury Cathedral.

BIRTH.

Mrs. Walter Lower, of the St:tg itrewhouse, Pimlico, of three girls,
who, with the mother, are likely to do wal.

MARRIED.
Thursday, the Hon. John Frederick Campbell. eldest seat of Lord
Cawdor. to the Lady Elizabeth Thynne, eldest daughter of the Marquis
of Bath.

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James Martin, Esq. to Maria, dau. of J. Walker, Erg. of Argyle-
street.—Mr. W. Hanson, jun. of Besthorpe, to Miss Sarah Lee Lowe,
dau. of the late S. Lowe, Esq. of Southwell.—Themes Walker, Esq. of
Stockton-ott.Tees, to dais. of John Sayer, Esq. of Winchester. —The
Rev. Rohr Fiske, jun. Rector of Wendon Lofts with Ehndon annexed.,
in Essex, to dim. of John Fiske, Esq. of Saffron Walden.—Dr. Whit-
ing, ofTavistock-place, to dam of late Mr. T. Kitson. of Lambeth.—
At Isle of Tluinet, A. K. Molitor', Fsq, to Miss Steward.—Col. Henry
I'owk'tt. to dau. of C. Peile, Esq. of Bath.—The Rev. Wm. Webb,
1).1). Master of Clare Hall, Cambridge to only child of the late Rev.
T. N. Gould, Rector of ',anthem, Sufltilt.—At Greenock, Licut.-CoL
Douglas, to dau. of G. Robertson, Esq.—Major Hector Matlain, only
dau. of th..! late M. Osborne, K 9. of Kington, Gloueest.—Apsley Pal-
latt. jun. Esq. of St. Faun Church-yard, to dau. of G. Evans, Esq. of
T. L. Stanger Leather, of Kennington, to dau. of
B. Brown, Esq. of Oakingliam.
DI ED.

J. Pierce, Egg. of Wedhampton, near Devizes.—ln Montagne sup
James Tone, Esq. of Snydale Hall, Yorkshire.—Suddenly, Mr. Cur-
wen Gale, of Tower-hill, merchant.--Iliett Hancock, Esq.—At St. Ca-
therine's, J. Dixon, Esq.—At Kinghill, I.icut. John Newell, ILN.—
At Traniore, Ireland, 'Robs. l.yon, Esq.—Mrs. Ann Fol,t, lae of
White the pulpit, in the middle of his
sermon, M. lturlereaux, Curate of the parish of Notre !lane, Aar-le-
Due.—ln his kfith year, Sir Citaloner Ogle, Hart. senior dnrital in
Royal Navy.
(now Sir Charles) Ogle, of the ('lenient, Er,. of Broom-
leuse-lane, near Fulham.—J. Colli ri. Esq. late ('aimitarider of the
Warley.—At Huntingdon, bademiy. .51r. G. Gibhs, of Peterlsorou&t.
—Last Friday in his With year, r.ail at his house in llelgrive-
place, Pinehts, sir. T. Clark, one of the lien sininder and well-known
characters which this great city exhibited. was the prisprititor of
Exeter 'Charier ; and occupier! with the of cutlery, turnery,
alwit one halt of that extensive ranee of ;aiilifing.-1 e his dealings
were marked with the utmost integrity, and here ,:e al a tortune
said to be innuensc. What he sold wefts ierod; the asked was in-
variably the price thken; and this excellent rule, add the modera-
tion of his profits, secured him digit rapid r tail custom which filled his
coffins with the fruit of fair industry. Hut se liat perhaps increased his
wealth still more, was the moderate, we may say penurious nature of
his habits. F.viry day be dined with his plate on the bare board, in his
little closet, and probably the expense el his meal, with his pint of
porter included, never reached the tuin of one shilling. After dinner
he was accustomed to take one Ours of spirffs in water, at the public-
house opposite the end of the 'Change, and thence returning, to re-
ramie the business of the day. Among the anecdotes told of him it is
reported, that when the lovame Tax was imposed, he gave in his
schealuk at fossil. The Tax Collector returned it to him for amend-
ment, under the supposition that lie had returned (and over.rated too)
his whole stock, instead of hie annual income. Mr. ('lark hitched on
another thousand, and assisted the Collector that lie wits sure it was the
full amount. Aye, but (sniel sic other) I want your laconic, not
your property ."—.• Are you content?" ..Yes!"—" So sun I," replied
the old merchant, and wished the astonished Collector a brief good
morning. It was only on Thursday that Mr. C. was taken s•riously
ill. In his will, we hear, he bowie-in:named all his frienda and faith-
ful screams is a bautlaowe. lawman