The National Register.
London, England, 1814-07-17 00:00:00

OLD .BAILEY.

Thursday the Sessions ended, when sentence of death was passed
on Charles Smith, alias Chapman, for returning from transportation ;
John Mitchell, for forgery; Joachim Boaz, Moses Roelitoz, for
stealing privately in a warehouse ; Joseph Payne, for stealing Ili-
vately in a shop; Francis Stnrgess, for highway robbery ; Michael
Maroney, alias Maloney, and Jelin Ashton, for a like offence ;
Thomas Wall, for housebreaking; James Miller, alias Josephs. for
highway robbery ; Ann Williams, for ste;.!inl in a dwelling-house;
John Fisher and Charles Hollingshoad, for like offences ; Charles
Wilkins, for stealing a gelding; John Roberts, for stealing in a
dwelling-house ; and Win. Elliott, for maliciously cutting James
Hall.—Eleven were ordered to be transported for life—Two for
fourteen years—Thirty for seven ears—Five were ordered to be
imprisoned in the Home of Correction at Clerkenwell, for two
years—Two for one year—And fifteen for six calendar months
each—Nineteen were crdered to be imprisoned in Newgate for
various periods—eight t.; bo ”rivattly whipped—Six fined one
shilling each and discharged—Aim were discharged by prOelatna-
tion.r.-Sessions adjourned to the 14th Sevicuiber next.

JULY 17.

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.* -

On Saturday afternoon lava, a tin tube, filled with powder and
frill, «its► a match at the end, was found introduced into an air hole
or the powder magazine belonging to the barracks at Ayr. contain-
inc, at the time, about three hundred barrels, with a design, it is
supposed, to blow up the same. A candle was also found at a little
diitanee by the sentinel, which it is conjectured, was used in at.
teml►tintt to kindle the fatal match, but fortunately it had gone out,
by which many wain:Able lives, and much property have been happily
saved. A reward of 3U guineas has been ottercd for the discovery of
offenders.

A young man-of respectable appearance, about eighteen years old,
was found in the Regent's Park, on Sunday morning, dead from the
discharge of a pistol through his heart, supposed nom his own hand,
as a pistol was found near him, discharged.
INQUEST —Au inquisition Was taken on Montilay evening, at the
Red Lion, Grosvenor Mew., on the bully of Elizabeth Pitcher, who
was shot by W. H. Hollins. The only part of the evidence which
is not already before the public, was that of surgeon Heaviside, who
stated, that on opening the body, he found a quantity of small swan
shot, amounting at least to 100. Ott proceeding further. be timid
in the cavity of the omentum a* many more. There was a large
quantity of wadding and extravrised blood in the thorax. The
wound was betwixt the eighth anti ninth ribs. A verdict of Wilful
Murder was returned against Hollins. He has been examined at
Itow•street and folly committed for trial.
following extrlet of a letter dated Ctudiel, July 3, is from a
Cork paser This mornio!. abont tunr o'clock, Captain Long,
of Longfi.lll. (within three miles of this city) a respectable Gentle-
man. aged 73 years, atter c .up hi• family, far the purpose of
going to the (loth v Mountains. where they were to have a fishing
virty awl it cold dinner, with several others. Captain Long went
ant, an l well hat a shout tinie trout his house when his tinnily were
alarmed :ty the report of two shuts fired, at which they %vent in
scare!: of him, and discovered him in one of his out offices.
dead, with his cloaths on fire.—One of the shots which shattered
his arm, is supposed to have been fired through the window are
house where lie lay ; aler whirls the d.lur was broke open, and is
blunderbuss was discharged, the contents of which passed through
his belly—his skull had also minks of violence, supposed from re-
peAted stroke. of the butt end of the blunderbuss. Captain Lon.;'s
eon (a lad about fifteen years of atm..) saw two tllows, armed with
blunderbusses, crossing the lawn of his father': house immediately
after the alarm was elven, who arc supposed t 4 be the perpetrators
of this horrid taunter."

OH Saturday semiight, between seven and eight •oselock, two
men, who had been drinking together in a tap-room in town, var-
y( Iled jolt Vtillle leaving the house. A ►ioittlle ensued on the top of
the stair, which is on the outside 41f the premiwo, in which the one
person having driven the other against the milling of the stair, it
tpifartanately gave way, and they both precipitated into the tiara.
The one dropped directly upon the ether, and the person who fell
owkrinost was so dangerously hurt, as to render it necessary to
e,irry hilts immediately to tlic Infirmary, where, we are sorry to
all, he died yeiterdAy morning. The other, we utideraand, has
been taken into cuitody.—(Greennek Paper. )

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

APPRiINTICES

465

SCHOOL OP INDUSTRY, PARISH OP ST. JAMES, WESTMISTER.

Several strong, healthy, well disposed boys and girls, brought up iw
the above school and educated in rearing, writing, and accounts,
are now ready to be placed out apprentices in addition to being
educated as above, many of the bbys have been tinder instruction for
nearly three years past to learn the trades of Shot makers and Tay-
lors, under proper masters, and will be found of peculiar advantage
to persona of those trades.

the Girls have been taught household work, sewing, knitting, and
other useful domestic empl,iyment, and the greatest attention has
been paid to the monis of each. Small premiums in money, with
double suit of cloathing, bible, and prayer book, are given with each
Apprentice at the time of bindinm• Further information may be had
at the Parochial office, Poland•atreet.