The National Register.
London, England, 1811-08-04 00:00:00

E NATIONAL REGISTER.

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They went to Covent-Garden Theatre together that evening•
On the Wednesday following he went to the prisoner's lodgings
again, when he found a horse and chaise at the door. The pri-
soner told him they were his, and asked him to take a ride with
bim, which he agreed to, and they went to Hammersmith,
where they had some refreshment, which he paid for. They
'returned to town, the prisoner telling him he had ordered din-
ner at a tavern in Fetter-lane, having a gentleman to dine with
and invited him to join them, which he agreed to. They
diced together, but no gentleman came. After dinner the pri-
soner ordered two horses to the door, which he said were his.
'they both rode to Paddington. and called
ta
on a Mr. Hogg
prix.-ner invited Mr. H. to a tavern at Paddington, to ke some
wine, where the prisoner told him he had no money, and bor-
rowed et. of him. On their way home they stopped at the
King's Arms, in Oxford-street, when it being very late, they
staid there allnight, and breakfasted there iu the morning, and
then returned the horses to Nelson's livery-stables, in Fetter-
lane. In a day or two after, the prisoner called upon him to
.boi row some money, saying it was to pay for some shirts when
at Oxford. He could not make it convenient, but went and
borrowed the sum for hint. Not seeing the prisoner for some
-time atter, he found hi:n out in Green-street, Grosvenor-square;
lath, n, on his preEsinq him for payment of the money, he with
much assurance confessed that he was not Rector of From ;
that his •father was not Recorder of Exeter, but was a little
Jarnif-r iu a village called }ew, near Exeter. He acknowledged
that the whole of his statement to him was false. He had been
si writer at the banking-house of Flood and Co. at Honiton,
Devonsiin e, and by that means he knew his family and friends
by liight only.—He was again remanded.

in which were himself and the two Miss Somervilles, of the
above place. The fellow had no weapon but a large clasp knife,
which he thrust into the coach, and swore he would stab Mr.
Morris if he made the least hesitation in delivering his money.
He gave him two 51. notes and 45. He had nu sooner done with
the Gentleman, than he said—" Ladies, don't be frightened;
I never did the least injury to a woman in my life, nor never
will, dam'me ;as for your money, keep it yourselves—all that I
shall ask from you is a kiss a-piece—if you grudge me that, I'm
sure you are neither sensible nor good-humoured."—He then
took his leave very civilly, declaring that it was the first rob-
bery he ever committed, and should be the last. He had spent
all his money, he said, very foolishly, and that sum would
carry him to his friends, and then he should have plenty. The
whole transaction lasted near five minutes, yet no passengers
came up. There was a footman behind ;he coach, but no
attempt was thought of at the time, owing to the fright, for hav-
ing the fellow secured.
SWINDLING.--A genteel dressed elderly man, accompanied
by a girl about 15 years of age, whom he repreents as hiss
daughter, has committed divers frauds and felonies lately about
London, and particularly at some of the principal hotels where
he resided, and at most of which he obtained money by artifice,
and at others decamped with portable articles. The offender
called himself Sir H. Harding, Ctsionel Kinton, &c. under
which assumed names he has fraudulently got possession of dif-
ferent articles of tradesmen's goods, most of which were traced
to have been sold at a mock, or rig auction, conducted by Jews.
l he swindler drove about town in A green-bodied chariot, which
he got at Oxford, where he passed for an Under-Secretary in
one of the Government Offices, and which was never Raid for.
His visage is long and sallow, but his address is fluent and com-
manding.