The National Register.
London, England, 1812-01-19 00:00:00

THE ,NATIQN4I,, REGISTER.

mittee that his Majesty's mental health is now worse than it was after
the paroxysm came on in July ?--A. I think iris. s
Q. Do you mean to confine your answer to that question, merely the
appearance within the last three days ?—A. No; nothing has taken
place within the last few days to increase the mental symptoms. The
mental symptoms have regularly increased since July; they have never
diminished.
Q. Has there been no abatement of symptoms, at times since the be-
ginning of December ?—A. No abatement of the essential symptoms.

Dr. 13.AtLux admitting his experience in complaints of this kind
to be limited, said, that the only person whom be had known about
his Majesty's time of life, whose mental health was deranged, did ►:ot
recover.
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Dr. EIF.BERD EN considered that there had been a slight improvement
since the second week in December, which consisted in a greater power
of conversation, and in having aid aside some erroneous notions
with which he bad before been possessed; but he had thought his
Majesty's recovery highly improbable since the latter end of August.
Dr. Mona° said, that his Majesty had no symptom of fatuity, and that
it was rather a favourable circumstance.
Dr. F. SIMMONS declared, that though he thought his Majesty's reco-
very improbable, yet he had known many cases of recovery of persons
as old, and older than his Majesty,and that after several attacks they had
died of other diseases than insanity. That his Majesty appears to retain
consciousness of his regal state, which makes the case rather more diffi-
cult to conduct. That his Majesty's blindness is rather unfavourable to
recovery, because he cannot be guided and managed so well as it he
could see. His Majesty's health is as good as a man of sixty ; his per-
ceptions, with respect to objects presented to him, correct ; but he has a
Dumber of ideas floating in his mind, which are extreraell erroneous.

Last Tuesday, Mr. W. CavendiSli, MentMeritir-rti Orly; frii Otit shoot
ins, at Holker hall, near Cartmel, accompanied by a Mr, Smith, and lila
brother. At four O'clock they all threelot into a gig in the park ; they
had proceeded •but a short way, when the reins broke, and-the-bort:e ran
away, when Mr. W. Cavendish was thrown out and ?itched on his
head : it is suspected he received a kick on his head from the 'horse, as
he never spoke more.
A most daring robbery was committed last Sunday afternoon. The
premises of Mr. Cakebread, shop-keeper, in Latten-street, near Harlow,
Essex, were broke into and robbed of upwards of 3001. consiving ot
HO guineas and Bank, notes, a check for 101. and one for five pounds.—.
It is supposed by a single thief, who watched Mr. Cakebread and his
wife crcssing the fields to Potter-street meeting-house. lie must have
known the premises well, as he entered by a small back window, and
immediately made his way to where the money was always lodged.
He did not attempt to go into the shop, nor disturb any thing but a few
papers which were in an adjoining trunk. A man was seen about the
premises by a neighbouring cottager; and if he had continued his observ-
ations a little longer, must have seen him enter the house. The family
only consisted of Mr. Cakebread and his wife, who had accumulated
their property .by the greatest industry and economy.
A fellow was taken up about a fortnight ago, near Strabane, Ire-
land, on a strong charge of a*footpad robbery; and bzing committed
for trial, he was found next morning suspended by a handkerchief, ire
his cell, quite lifeless. On the wall of his cell he had written in chalk,
" Is not this better than bothering a Jury ?"
Last week, a shocking outrage was committed at Alton, Hants. A
young woman, who had been with two children to school, was re-
turning with some liquor for the family with which .she lived sere
vant, when a gang of gypsies, known in that country by the name
of the .Stanleys, stopped her. A female belonging to the gang
first stripped all the clothes off her back, and left her exposed to the
inclemency of the weather. The poor girl in that situation begged
heed for some part of her clothes to cover her Itkedness ; but instead
of compliance with her request, she received from the brutal ms-
'creants several severe wounds in different parts ot the Body. One. of
the wretches threatened to cut off her breast, and actually inflicted a
deep wound for that purpose. After remaining there in a most thork.
ing state a considerable time, she was discovered•by some servants be-
, longing to a farmer, and by them conveyed toiler abode in the tiei.
nity of Alton. '
Saturday scti'night an attempt to rob, accompanied with circum-
stances of ferocity, occurred on the Sturry-road, near Canterbury
Soon after seven, as Mr.. Smitthett Spain, was on his return towards
his home on horseback, he came up with two men :whited as soldiers,
near the end of Meadow pasture-land; they were divided on each side
the road; and the one on his right, without any previous cknianci to
stop, fired at him with a pistol,• which wounded him on the right side.
The flash and report startled the horse, and it sprurg forward and
threw Mr. Spain on its neck, who in the impulse dropped his hat and
whip, but the horse continued its speed till it reached Scurry; where
surgical assistance being obtained, on examining his wound it appeare4
that a ball had entered between the right side and the back, just under
the shoulder-bone, and traversing the ribs obliquely under the arm,
had lodged in the right breast, where it was perceptible, and from
wher.ce it was soon after extracted; he was not pronounced in any
iinnu.diate clanger. Information was communicated to the cliff• rent
barracks in the vicinity, and parties ordered out to patrole, but the
offenders had escaped.—Two soldiers had been observed lurking about
that part of the road for several nights preceding; and on Friday night,
about the same hour, stopped two persons ; the one a poor woman,
from whom they took a shilling, the other a labouring man, who had
nothing to lose.

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