The National Register.
London, England, 1818-04-20 00:00:00

T Fri NATIEWAL REGItzTER.

On Saturday, the Anniversary Festival of the St.
Patrick's ikorevolent Institution was held at the City
of London Tave,n, his Royal Highness the Duke of
Kcut iu the chai,.. The Royal Chairman was accom-
panied by Lord ( astlereagh, the Duke of Leinstcr, the
Marquises of Ilc alfirt and Dowashire, and several of
the Irish Noblent m. The Royal Chairman took occasion
to enlarge on th merits of this benevolent institution,
without reference to their particular opinions. Lord
Castlereagh, in proposing the health of the Royal Chair-
man, congratulated the Meeting on having his first as-
sistance on his arrival in thi:: country. The Duke of
Kent, in returning thanks, did not know that he might
have the pleasure of again presiding at the anniversary,
and took that opportunity of proposing as President, in
tliture, a Nobleman Avert qualified to the office, the
Duke of Leinster.—(Loud applanse.)—A large sub-
scription was made in the room, and the Meeting con-
tinued to .njoy convivial intercourse until a late hour.
Lord Glentworth has declared his intention of offer•
ing to represent Limerick.
Kelly and Sp' he two boys sentenced to death
tbr br.ving fire ;l Bank notes, but whose exec-odor) was
r:.spitifif in consequence of Finney being suspected as
enticing them to commit the act, are to be transported
to New South Wales. They, together with Chapman
the resurrection man, are now on hoard the Retribu-.
tion einviet ship at Sheerness, waiting the arrival of
the Glory transport, to convey them and several others
to Port Jackson.

REctinnett's REPORT.—Oat Saturday the Reconler
made a Report to his Roy;11 Highness the Prince. Re-
gent of the following convicts under sentence of death
in Netvglite, viz :
R. Clayton, for stealing goods in a dwelling horse ; C.
Pringle, for a like offence; Keefe, for burglary; W.
Dickens, for a like ()Weiler ; R. Bishop, fur house breaking ;
J. Rain, forstealiog in a dwelling house ; J. Ward and Harriet
Skelton, for oat ering forged batik notes; T. Cope, for stealing
goods in a ditching house ; J. Dogherty, for burglary ; M.
Ready and T. Gessip, tier stealing in a dwelling house ; and
J. Miller, for sheep stealing; when J. Ward and Harriett
Skelton, were ordered for execution on Friday. The rest
were respired dining pleasure.
Maria Rehm). was left an orphan when only three ;cows old.
She was brought up in a respectable family till her teth year, when
she emered service, in which etatinn the continued till her marrirge
ssith Jolla Skelton, in 1410, a housepainter her husband soon prov-
ed himself a most abandoned aril vicious character; for six years
she had to bear every thing malice or barbariity could inflict,
when finding hitivelf unable to maintain his wire and indulge
his propensity to driaktog, he I,lt her totally destitute, in
lodgiuos, in London, wi:h the fixed determination of never
seeing her again. At this juncture, elm accidentally met her
brother, Mr. Goodlock, si ith worm Mr. and Mrs. Skelton.
had been lowg at variance. On hearing her story, Mr. Goodluck
offered her a comfortable asylum with him, upon condition she would
entirtly abandon her husband. This she refused r alleging that her
duties as a wife required her tad° nothing to exasperate him. whilst
there remained any hope of a reconciliation, being unable to endure
the thoughts of a total separation from Mr. Skelton, whom al: along i
she tenderly laved. Determined to make one more effort, she fol-
lowed him to Rauh:bridge, where he was at work. She only asked
him toallcw her ss. per week. though she well knew he was gaining,
at that time 555. weekly : cut this he peremptorily refused. Mrs;
Skelton had now no resource left but bet brother. and to him the
went. about 1816 ; he by degrees unfolded a anfatairry of which she
had previously no suspicion ; and she discovered Mr. Goodluck to be
a n „ler passer of forged Bank of England notes; he arncstly en -
treaoll her to unite in her fatal traffic. For ten months shedisregarded
his warmestisolielutions; but in November, 1617, her brother hav-
ing contracted a debt of 601-. which he was unable to pay, told her
plainly, that unless she assisted in passing notes, lie must go to pri.
sail. tool she woulit be leR destitute. as before. This shook her
virtue; :eel Mrs. Skelton. not only began uttering forged sows. but
also opera:it her tunic for the receptiou of luose characters. in the
hopes of raisin;; rite neetssary sum.
Tuesday evetine, a` at half pe.o. seven o'clock, a fire broke out
at tle lone of Mr. Iliges, Wahher-row, Gt. Surrey-street, Black-
friars-toad, wh'eh. limn the wart a a plentiful supply of water. ((tw-
in:: in some alterations being made in the road near the Cobourg
theatre) threatened at one time to prove very destructive to the ad-
jettling homes. The flame was en rapid, that it was with the great •
est difficulty ten infants, one only six, and the other ten months old,
were saved Imin the devouring element. by being thrown out of the
window. It apps ars that Mr. Diggs is a hat manufacturer, and had
taken a large cm', r ler exportation. with which he was proceeding,
and hail every part et his little dwelling full of the name:facture used
in hat making. Towards the close of the day. himself and journey-
m:
n left off work, and they bad all qui:ttel the house, lows his wife
up stairs undressing the children to put ditto to bed. She found the
smell of fire. and with her infant Miter artne went to the workshop
h wait to a -certain the cause. when on opening a door, the Yount s
burst with dreadful violence on her; she dropt the infant in the pas
!owe, and flew up stairs to save the other two. whom she natal no: a
moment before left ; hut the flames and smoke followed tier tv't't
omit rapidity, as to reinter the attempt impossible. She was lost in tire
and smoke, and on leer regaining the paoeige she (mild not find her
infant, and with the greatest difficulty readied the street, where, ia
an almost frantic state, she told the sad tale. A young man who
heard her, instantly rushed it , and returned with the irtfaant, who wi.h
himself e drentliully burnt ; the tonne: is not likely to receiver, and
the voting man has been wail to an lite:rite!. After be fad -:avetl the
Fre done kllow et chime. lie learnt that trio miter children were still
in the house, and, ha't he not be n restrained by the lookers on, he
weed', have attempted to save their lives; hut by this time r o deob;
existed of their having been taunt to death, so rapid were the titmice.
The bodies of the tins children. the one six, and the other four vests
ef age, have been dog out in' the ruins. 'flue man who saved the
child is a sailor.
W'ellneaday rooming. between twelve and one &clod: the slam of
fire resounded through the town of %V Melon. Drums in thc barrarke
beat to arms. The house of Mr. Fowl., in 'fit:ante-street. was dis-
covered to be Ott fire. and tow entirely consumed. loge then with the
adjoining haute.. occupied by Mrs Cooke. Grunt prime is due to the
ittilhary fr their exertions With their engines firm) the barracks.
Tut olay morning, chi lt half past five o'clock, a fire broke out at
Mr. ('larks s, nil end colour .::n, in Skinner.etreet, Somettonati ;
and owing to the different articles contained therein, it fin a short
time motel most furiously. threatening destruction to the lonises ad-
;flieieg eastward, and thoaeor the ol.po.ite sides: but by the arrival
of the engines, and the exerriens of the firemen. the devouring the.
mend we.. corttinri to Mr. elarke'e. anti the o.er part of thee adjoin.
in 4 to etc. Mr.Clerke's altscat rrevidentrally r:sped through
thebeek part of the prerniees, leaving the v.hole of their poverty to
thedestructien of the therm.%
Uotin a more geneul surv7 of Northeimberleod Douse. it has
hetet found necessary to take down sad rebuild the ht.atera Tower, 117
t!;,lt Or the N cat.