The National Register.
London, England, 1818-10-19 00:00:00

WORSHIP STREET.

Two collectors of tolls on the appeared at this
&lice on Thursday, to answer to informationtexhibited against them
f..r taking toll of a respectable inhabitant living in Shoredhch, of the
name of Parka, not being authorized by the Local Aet of Parliament
to to do. It appeared on the evidence of Mr. Parker, that on two
several nights passing through the gate on the said road, with a
common cart laden with potatoes, which he was going to deliver to a
customer, the collector demanded night toll : he stated, that his was a
cart of burden, not a carriage of pleasure, and therefore, according
to the Act of Parliament, had no right to pay night toll. The col.
lector refused to allow him to pass without p.sying sispence, which lie
was obliged to do. lie exhibited an information against the collector,
and en the hearing the Magistrate considered that as it was a toll
imposed upon yersons who travelled fur pleasure, it could nut apply
to the present instance, es it appeared the plaintiff was solely on
businois. Upon this case he must convict the defendant in the
penalty of 40s. and cos s for taking the said toll, lie not being
authorized by the Act of Parliament so to do. The defendant said
he should appeal against this conviction to the Quarter Sessions.

A very singular case "of sudden obliteration of the deepest ire,pression occurred in Oxford. somewhat later than the middle of the
last century. It was narrated by the late Mr. Wyndham:, and the
fact is well known to many persons yet living. A woman. who was
there exevuted, was restored to animation. She completely recovered
her health—married—bore children—and conducted herself reputably
through life. Hut the effect produced on her memory by the shock
which her bodily frame had sustained was most extraortlinary. She
reaolltscted every Ciing distinctly cp to the day of her trial ; but
from that day she recollected nothing ; and the period between her
tri.ll and execution for ever after reivained a blank in her memory.
She had behaved in prison with great composure and resignation—
had partaken of the sacrantent on the morning of execution—sung a
hymn on the seaffold—takena calm farewell of her friends—and be-
trayed no symptoms of terror. Ductal these scenes were for ever
effaced from her mind—nor had ehe ever afterwards the fiitite,t
glimmer of recollection that she had been placed in such jeopanly.
lice ne mnry with regard to every thing else was unimpaired. It
'stolid teem in, if the ideas that possessed her mind during her im-
pcsoninent, and were uppermost'on it, had literally been all wiped
away.—/Fackwoori's Edinburgh Magaziae.
Thursday morning, about two o'clock, a watchman observed the)
garden door !open belonging to Mrs. Luaus, Trafalgar Place, Kant
Road, and going in perceived a man getting over tho wall into an
et:joining garden. lie sprang his raule, and occasioned con.ade.able
alar.a in the neighbourhood. One gentleman tired at the robber
from his chamber, as he was proceeding from garden t0..-,-;artlen to
t fts.t his escape. but missed Min. Nett ly twenty.othettr;entlemen,
.11.,:f dressed, pined in the pursuit, and foilowe.! the depredator over
the walls of their neighbours' gardem. The thief ,e one time at-'
tempted to get through a ile.-p muddy ditch which separates Cie
garttens frem some meadow lend, but finding herself in *longer of
suffocation. lie reurned and renewed his end...your,. to aseope by
climoing the garden walls in saccess;on until ke arrived at an (yen-
iAg. lie at last secreted himself in an outtouse belonging to C.:pt.
Thompson, of Dow- Place. Kent Road. where he was di waverer.
and tstecn into cust.xly by tie pursuers. :'"it afterwards apoe.red that
he h:al swim a 'last number of brass rocks from the waver butte
_bactn.ging to tbe.o.ues in Trafalgar./ ijice„