The National Register.
London, England, 1813-05-30 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.

Sonday morning, between two and three o'clock, as a news-vender,
named Newstead, was passing the end of Essex-she( t in the Snead, he
was attacked by three fellows, one of whom gave him a viiiient blow
with a sick; they then seized and threw him dawn, and having sin& d
his mouth with hay and mud, took his pocket hook out bola his cost,
containing 71. in notes, and various memorandums.
On Tuesday evening a daring rob!iery was committed in the
reigbourhnod of Clare—market, upon William Chater, a servant in
the employ of Lady Slater, who, between nice and ten o'clock was
forced into a passage in St. Clement's—lane, by two footpads, who
ant open his breeches, and robbed him of his pocket—book, eontain-
hig bank-notes to the amount of 61. &e. His cry of murder brought
some persons to his assistance ,• but the robbers made their escape.
From the deseriptioa of the villains, however, one of them was soon
after taken into custody, by Humphreys and Cave, belonging to
Bow-street office, and was on itiednesday examined before Mr.
Nitres, at tic office, identified, told committed for trial.
The daughter of the Postmaster at Ste)ning has- iieen committed
to Horsham goal charted with Wahl stolen notes to the amount of
151 out of letters sent through her father's office.
Friday se'tieighr, an eminent tradesman in Newgatestreet was brought
for final examination before the Lord Nlayor, under suspicion of forging
the indorsenmets to two bfilsot exchange for upwards of 4001. each, with
intent he defraud Thomas Cobb, or the Governor and Co.e.piiny of the
Bank of England. The- Lord Mayor's Clerk read over the evidence of
the witnesses, as taken at the former examinatime, which they signed, and
swore to respectively. and the prisoner was full committed.
On Friday, the i lilt inst. 1 honing Masters, 'a labouring man,
working in the turf grounds in the Hamlet of Wimblington, Cam-
bridgeshire, was struck dead by the lightning. The man was tumid
the next morning by two of his children, with his bread and cheese
in his hands. His feat had a hole in it, and it appeared that he was
struck above the ear; his cheek and beard were much scorch. d.
He has left a wife and six children, whose daily support was front
his earnings.
On Friday se'unight, a Coroner's Inquest was had at Hainford,
by the Corum r of the DuChy of Lancaster, on the bodies of Dinah
Maxey. aged 60, and Elizabeth Smith, aced ?2, her daughter by a
kriner husband. Atter a minute examination of witnesses, and the
bottles tieing opened by an ambient surgeon, the Juror's verdict was
—Killed by poison being admihislered by a person or persons unknown.
It appears, that on the Thursday morning poet eding, these unfortu-
nate victims breakfasted at their usual hour, and made their tea
from water out of a kettle which it was their custom to till the
evening berme, and place in a closet, and into which arsenic, or
other corrosive poison, had been infused. The young woman ob-
served the water being white as it was poured out, but took no
farther notice. She was soon after taken soddenly ill ; the mother
was atfackeil in the'same manner, and a few homes terminated their
existence. No clue has yet been given to discover the author of
Allis horrid catastrophe.
FonnEo Cil A n Ar I 1. HS --••• A. man of the name of Green was hired in
a gentleman's faindy in Saville-row, .s lout MAI, about three weas since,
who described himself as having just kit the service of Mr. M.:ntague,
at Briaol, and on reference. to character rg•ea bl e to the addiets, a very
favourable answer was returned. After Green had been a fortnight in
his new set.% Ice, he decamped wi!h gild and slicer articles to a very great
ainomit, and has not once been heaid of. it was then discovered that
nu such person as Mr. Montagne coulei be fiboul at the stated address,
and that the letter was altogether a fabrication. Ai:other trick of the
3I me sort was played off *llion one of the Foreign .Il.ba.sadors a short
Itime since, which also led to the robbery of the hoarse. This was also a
character hung Bristol, purporting to Lave been written by • At.
i Ballot:L.