The National Register.
London, England, 1817-07-21 00:00:00

LANMETH-STREET.

Tuesday Mr. Thomas Swan, a young gentleman, twenty
two years of age, and of prepossessing appearance, whose
father is a very respectable sale-merchant in the city, was
brought up, charged with the wilful murder of Anne Bourn.
It appeared in evidence, that a few days ago a large party
of men and women were assembled at a dance, at a politic-
house called the Star, in Well.street, Wellclose•square, nearly
opposite the Theatre, amongst whom the prisoner unfortu-
nately happened to be one; a dispute arose between two.
young women, Elizabeth Warren and Anne 800111, the de-
ceased ; they fought, and had some knock down blows ; the
prisoner, who was drinking in the tap-room, and in whose
company Elizabeth Warren was, was seen to stand up from
his seat, and struck the deceased on the head with a pint pot,
when she was heard to say, " Thomas Swan has eut my head
with a pint put." The prisoner then quitted the house, and
secreted himself, and the deceased became delirious, and la.
boured ander the effects of the blow until last Monday even-
ing, when she expired.
The charge being sworn to, the worthy Magistrate, Sir
Daniel Williams, addressed the prisoner in the must feeling
manner on the enormity of the offence with which he stood
charged, and regretted to see the prisoner, whose father was
a respectable man, placed in a situation in which his lite and
reputation wore at a stake; and he was surprised.so respecta-
ble a young man would resort to so infamous a house, and mix
with the most reprobate and abandoned characters, which
placed him on a par with the worst of them, that of an accus-
ed murderer. The Magistrate concluded y expressing that
he felt it his painful duty from the nature of the evidence, ter
commit him until the result of the Coroner's Jury was made
known.

An inquest was accordingly held on Wednesday, at this
White Raven, Whitechapel, when it appearing, ►rom the
statement of Mr. Cobb, house•surgcon to the London Hospi-
tal, that she died from a suffusion of blood on the brain, OCCit.
stoned by over exertion, a verdict was returned accordingly*
and Swan was discharged.

FIRE. AT UFFINOTON Hotsc.—The following particulars
respecting the lite on the Ist instant at Utfington House, the
seat of the Earl of Lindsey, near Slit:llford, are copied from
the Stamford Mercury :—" The Marchioness of Downshire,
with her daughters the Ladies Hill, hail arrived on a visit to
the Countess of Lindaoy, on Monday night; being fatigued
with travelliag she retired early, and the whole of the
family at the Hall were in bed by half-past 12. At about
two in the morning, the Earl being indisposed, his Countess
got up to administer medicine to him ; and on passing into the
next room was alarmed by the smell of tire. She called iipx
the housekeeper, who descended into the kitchen, and dis.
covered that a large table' standing in the middle of the
apartment was on tire, and several of the di ewers partly
burnt. With miteli resolution she procured water,and its
a short time, with assistance, extinguished the fire;, but on
looking up she perceived through a window which commands
the kitchen ftolll the 110am:hatpin's sown, that the latter
apartment was is .a•blaui ; and on entering it, the curtains
were found to be on tire ; and a large closet, in which a
quantity a china and linen were deposited, was greatly
• damaged. This tire was soon subdued, but the cause of
it and the extraordinary circumstance of its breaking,
out in two distinct apaitinents' remains a mystery..
--The damage done, we iniderstand, does not exceed •-* or
5001. principally in linen and china. When Lavender had
left Udington, nothing was discovered Raiding to convict
the perpetrators of a tire which there is every reason to
believe has been wilfully occasioned.
The Boston paper says,—" Au examination took place be.
fore the Alagi4rates at Bourn. on Saturday last, of a young
spun,' suspected of having caused the above.fire. Ile was a
suitor of nue of the home maids, and u carpenter by trade.
We understand he Iles confessed the crime. After taking
leave of the young wumau, when the family retired lie re-
turned to the house, gut into a kitchen thiotigh a window,
atal finding seine tire in the grate, scant reitit in the drawers
of the large kitchen table, and threw some into the house-
keeper's reoin : he (hil retired; and but for the providen-
tial illness of the Earl of Lindsay, about halt' an helm after-
ward.', the house and inmates would soon have. been de-
stroyed.
PUNCTUA.LTT T.—The late 31r. Scott, of Exeter, who dled
a few days ago, travelled on business till about Su years triage.,
Ile was one of the most celebrated charact:as in the kingdom
for punctuality, and by his methodical conduct,
.I:rine...l-to mia.
form diligence, lie graditally amassed a large fortwae. For
a long series of years. the proprietor or every inn ite tie.
quelited in Devon and Cot nwall knew the day and the very
hoer he would arrive. Sotue time since, a gentleman on a
journey in Cornwall stopped at.ttsmall 11/11 at Putt IS/13C to
dine. The waiter presented AIM the bill of „fare, which
he did not approve of. Olisecving.n. tine duck.criasting,
has e that," said the t veller.—" You cannot, :•ir,".replan.l,
the landluid ; " it is foi 3lr. Scott, of Exeter."—" I know
Mr. Scott very well," rejoined the gentleman ;.," he is nut ie.
your house."—" True, Sir," rutid' the landlurd; " but site
months age, when be was Lure es', lie ordered a duck to be
reedy for him this day., precisely at two ii'Lsuch," and, to Ike
astimisbnient of the tra‘ viler,. he saw .1 hi. nal‘gelithrnan on his
/tatinnnfe, lotting iiitathe inn catd about minutes bcfote
the appoii,ted Wax.
A woman. aged.b7, a tenant of J. B. Bruce, Esq. of Aber.
• dare, Glamorsaasbire, drove the oxen and held the plonk
tor nine hours, on the •17thailt. This may be considered a St
AMAMI* isolate of lektuti aid extrtiou.