The National Register.
London, England, 1818-11-01 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Monday NirisElicalretit Walker was brought before Mr.
Alderman Riodneliere, on the charge of Mr Hill, a tailor,
who described Win...WWl residinL, in Fig-tret-rourt, Barbican.

The complainant. it appraised, had been dining at the west
end •of the town on Tuesday the 113th inst. On his return •
homewards. hr o as accosted by Miss Walker ou Ludgate-hill. •
The prose:gni or offel til his services to the lady, and retired
ssith her to the Dolphin Tavern to pi sumer some refi eshment.
ert sapper was orilei ed to be prepared, and sent with the lIPCPS.
airy accompaniments of wine and ale, to the lady's apai i-
ntents in Dolphin-mum, %%hillier the looser-mos and the lady
proceeded. The supper passed off very pleasantly ; but a quar-
rel afterwards ensued, and the lady aecissed him of tieing. a
dressed up Dandy, and desired him to leave the house. Tile
watch was called, lint the Constable of the night dismissed the
lady's charge, and she left the watch-bonse with great celerity,
'seemincly much pleased at getting rid of he•r companion. Az
soon as the prosecutor had recovered from his surprise and
disappointment, lie missed his purse, containing si. sir seven.
-11. notes, and which tie remembered having in his possession
when he paid for the supper. Search was immediately made
lei the lardy, but she was nu whets to be found. Resulvcd to
have revenge, not only for the toss el his money, hut also the in-
sult and di,appointinent he had i ecitiveil, lie had wisiehel fur
her every evening sinceostul un Sunday night hail the gratifica-
tion to lodge her in the watch-house. The lady, un I'm part, ac_
knewledged the meeting and the supper. She said, ft (3111 his
appeal mice and .conversation, she thought he was a fuse
gentleman, and was much ditrippointed ; she denied taking
hts moi.ey. As uo part of the property was found upon die
lady, and complainant could nut swear la thie sates if traced, .
she was disiniased.

BOW STREET.
Lady Bruce was on Turgidity, atter a third examination,
completely diseharged, none of the transactions which were
imputed to tier as felonies anionoting to Inure than simple.
debts. A clerk of Messrs. Hording owl Co., of -
received intimation that he would he prosecuted.; lie having, •
it WiWI alledgeti, taken tilos( raotilistary pains to intlivelP,,
the dadent tradesmen of Lady Bruce to prefer against her
diorites of swindling. (hie July, a halter, of 111 unit-street,
who had preferred a charge of felony against loor un Friday,
did not attend all Monday, and the wiiie.met chant now with.
drew his accusation, saying, that ke had been provoked to •
make hiactiaige of felony against Lady Unig.v.becaue Lady
Itruce's femme slervatit had insulted litio. The proceedings
hive had the etiret of pi wincing 9ttersof immediate payunine
to all the trislesineti. tier Ladyship left the office amidst ,
the Inizzas of the crowd, who, probably, would have evinced •
etptal eittliosiassh, hal tile est 1,1 been ilitlisreot.
It did not (grail, appear whether Lady Ellice ie the person
she ass 1111 l es to be. Om: person said toot lie knew Sir Stewart
Bruce, and that she %Cis his wife ; but the evidence Hut lierer... •
the best utt <tit It it point, was 1101 taken. The vehement dept 7,
uf Messrs. Harding swine that a Odour] Huth) had claltived.
her US 111:1 Wife, Lott this lie,o-soy dc.laratiod xll. :rcl ,con-
sidered admissible. Her Ladyship hail ehtioied neo: ioititotteo
With the. Rail of Harrington and vv ho, however, .
&tiled all I,:wwledge of Stall a person.
STREEI'.

Mary Carr ehateett with rubbing a woman warned .
Carley, of a 51. uate. The pva.ectitrix Aekolowletlgrel Lt.
she had es:embleti a ;mitt ter Ihr patpuse at trroc„
ing them with gill. lily ti)ettuan,as She saitir
to a -Oveirsul ()Meer, inavisla givan her 4.11. note un Saturdaf. •
Stver...l pint% Ms gin wire had ill, awl at ktegth Met..
Jooii. so th link, Ibat s! le ivat her tee,lheetion. MI «re.
Nal. lig pretence it, ch.tote the ptiAmt.ct ; and en a quc3tioll
fro.o the M.;,ti•to ate, whither r•hi• vraa eettattt Ova .ac had
" ,
not used the itnie to right bee pipe, she replied,
1,,,rd. ether Ladies 40..14%1. aiaukeilr but I did out."-Dir,.•

Titanic/ay au applicatiou of rather s singular nature wart
made to the M.tgi-tiaies at this °dice. The An 'leant atatt(ly
that he appeared on behalf of Win. Northitl,, Esq. ^aid"
that Nentlityr cart hail bets) takeu front Ilia 'bur by tbs.,
I:.qiiector of PA earcuts, U:cabse llta &Ann Willa. sti

esertliey'shanse were about to be conveyed to en estate ot•
that gentleman's 111 the country. The Magistrate said that
by else late Act of Parliament ori one could use their own
&Aiti•A ; they were the property tit' the eontrac•tur; sisal if any
person attempted to remove them, they were li;ble to the
penalts of The Magisto ate added, that the Earl of
(:ov.•utry, Marquis of Worcester, and oilier ruble Men. lead
bt!eN sia,ilaily striated, and upon inquiry they bad found it
necessary to comply with the provitions of the act. The
applicant paid 101. into the heeds of the etc, k to await the
coueictuw, aid the cart was ordered to lit restored.
Herbert Dickinson was charged by Mr. Rodwell, book
seller, in Bond-street, with stealing a number of valitalile
honks from his watchcase. The prisoiser called at Mr_
T'urner's, a pawnbrut•er in lirewer.sireet, Goldeit-'llllllc,
and offered to pledge several a oil,. of Greek, classic neilinrs.
Mr. 'furrier sae-peeled lie loot not effille by them honestly.
and detained the pi isimer. prisuuer denied the robbery,
but adwitte•d tliat a person, riot yet in custody. and whose
name he rehiseil to declare. hail called at .Ir. Rodwell's, to
• obtain some sheets to prrfi•ct some bout', and while the
shopman was looking fur these, lie took the Greek t lass es
and Cave them to the prisoner, who offered hi pledge them
at )Ir.Terner's. %s there were reasons to suppose many
other booksellers have been plundered by the saute pasties,
the prisoner was reuramied.
UNION HALL.
•William Funnell wns charged with Inirglarionsly entering ,
the dwelling-honse of Mr. Ti tttttt as Richardson, of Clialvini•
ton, in Sussex , mitt stealing bt•lween .10 and 60 watches. The
following are the circuiustanees which were detailed in the
evidence :
On the 19th September last, Mr.Rieliardson, who is a watch.
milker, discovered upon rising'st an early hour, that his shop
had been broken open the precedieg night, ny means of ;firer
of the lower s,piai is of glass being taken entirely out. Upon
further search, lie liereeived that a bureau, a chest of draw ere.
and a desk, hail been titled of their contents, consisting ul•
between 51) and Mr to atelier, 0041 niimerotts seals and chains.
Two tia•.tsulutequent to the robbery, Charlie. Colwell. a I .ani•
belt constable. passed the pris,ulcr in Prinee's-streci, Lain.
boll, coming towaids London; but hearing a jingling noise
mitred him, he reined after him and desired In', to stop ; he
then searched him, and in his hat found tive was flies, iu hi•
trowsers three, and in a pocket.handkerchief rt hich hi
cat vied in his timid were seven, together with several chains
and seals. He took him into ct study,and upon application
to Mr. Richardson, that gentleman rattle to town, .11111 1111011
first sight of the property identified it as pert of ihst Villiell
be had been relined of.
l'he pristine' declined saying any thing in defence. He
was formerly a private in the (;ilitrds, he liel)ei led from his
regiment, and [alio ly oinked about eltalvitigtou as a labour-
ing man. He was fully c •tted.

A man of the name of Senltliorpe resides in the parish of
Middleton, in Northamptonshire; he is se6 years of age, of a
most penurious disposition, scarcely allowing hinwelf common
necessaries for exietener.although it is well known he is worth
sisveral thousand pouuds. He resides in a small house or
ertttage, accompanied only by his sou, who is of very mild and
harmless habit*. and about 50 years of age. On tin- night of
the 10th boa. his house was attacked by a desperate gang,
consisting of See fellows, armed with bludgeons, wills their
rates blackened. and in tither respects disenised, to avoid
'being recognized, as it has turued out they all reside in that
neighbourhood. The old man was awoke between nue aid
two o'clock in the morning. when he ilistoveted three men in
his bed room. They were armed wish bludgeons, and with
herrid threats and oaths demanded his money and proper*'
—The old man hesitating at telling them where to find his
wealth, the villains attacked hint must barbarously, heat I
oil his heal, and other parts Gt his body with their bludgeons
till he became insensible. 'Elie noise of the robbers in the old
rentleinati's bed room awoke lils soil, who slept in an adjoin.
in; room, and who hastened to his bed room, when he was
knocked down and ill treated by the villains, and threatened
t he 1111 l tiered if he attempted to make any alarm. Among
the articles of property they helped themselves to, were two
hid' 'mumbled gold coins and Bank notes to the
amount of 1601.; also vat ious bonds for money. leases lur
houses and heads, notes of hand, and promissory notes. It was
above half an hour after the gang had lett the house and pre-
mises before the sou attempted to move from where they left
him. lie being afraid to stir, they having used such horrid
threats to him of nettle niug to murder hint if he made any
alarm. It was for sonic time feat ed that the okl gentleman
was dead ; bitt on examination, it proved that his hiseusibilits
wire 'from a quantity of clotted blood which settled in his
fie. noising from the wound he had reeeis eel on Ids
licatt, tee.; and WI proper assistance being given him lie
meeovt•red. In the course of the followieg morning, the boars
in rebid, hail been the gold eoies, Bank notes, mid valualle
dotminente, arse foetid in a field pear the house, bin without
any of their contents. The robber) making a great 'wise itt
thi• neielthoitillooti, an application was made to the public
eller Bow-street, for nn active and intelligent ofricer to go
dawn and investigate il e ;sines:. Lavender was ensile; rhed,
sod in a short time saw r .*son to •mpect live person:; tt itli
ettraw-rlinary celerity and resolution, he apprehended the
ee bob. at' them : one haS muted King's evidence, and the rest
well be tried it the next Assizes. 'the enmity Absgiste,,te,.
in admiration of the zeal, intelligence, and courage of La-
vender, have resolved to give. him a very handsome tewarti.
A man of the name of W. Staaliuot was totem into eienoilv at
Grimsby a few days ago for forgery. A opper plate, anda iltai,.ilaer
of hupressions, in imitation of slalton Ilank:neites,evre immil upon
lle hat been in Grimsby and its neighbourhood for pearly
three years. mostly ;wog. it is said he broke nut of prison in I.ols
don and Hull, and that, he is a notorious had cliaraet.r. Ile EA in
his bed-room a double barrelled gun and a brace of pistols.

A seandalons fraud has been discovered in the CM.
19:11-1101NC at iiverpool ; the landing, waiters the re have
been in the prtctiee of taking fe::s of the American
captains t m fte;litate the early clearing of their vessels,
anti then soliiT time hulk of their 'cargo to be landed un-
examined. Ihe Dowd in London have sent down
officers to do awry Cis aim c ; and they ore also endea-
vouring to abolish the system of fixing officers both in
town and country, which is generally and r perly
done by persons to get their business accelernted.•
It is inteaded, we understand, to remove the statue
from the urea of St. Jatues%square, and to substitute a
martnrilicent jet d'rum' in its stud. A great number of
workmen are n car busily employed in lavint, out the
. . • b
walks and bold:.

A NEW PA TE N'r 1 I AT, at only EIGHTFEN
Siltl.l.tncs' G F.01{(;17 FBA Nliti and Co. have to ofrer to the Pub-
lic a SILK IIAT on a 131... X \ILK BODY. combining every requi-
site a Hat ought to VOSSeSS : it is superior in appearance to the
finest and most ettpetisive Bearer, is equally light, and will wear twice
as long and is of a better s!lare, which it retains to the last; it will
never change its colour, which is of the most beautiful black, if worn
for ymrs ; no weather will injure them, they being water proof; they
arc a touch superior flat to those imitations offered by other Houses
at 2f.5.--GEO BG E F BAN K Sand Co. Manufacturers, W EI. LING.
TON HOUSE. Corner of Redcroas street, Barbican.—Merchants,
and Dealers who wish fir superior Hats, will find it to their advan-
tage in noticing this insertion. Be particular as to the Address.
N.B. No unpaid letters received.

FRAUD PREVENTED. •
To counteract the many attempts that are daily
made to impose on the unwary a spurious comp:shim:instead of
the Genuine blacking prepared by Day and Martin 41teyareindue
ed to adopt a new Label in which theiraddress
97, HIGH HOLBORN,

s placed soco n nocuously , that they trust an attention to this, and
the diferen cent thetype, which is unlike all letter-press .wille nable
purchasers at once to detect the imposition. The Real Japan
BLACKING, made by DAY and M A HTI N. 97. High Holborn,
will in future be sold in Bottles at 64.1. Is. and t b.fitl. each. ar.d a
coor of the Label left wan all Venders
DAY AND MARTIN, 97, HIGH HOLBORN.

BURGESS'S ESSENCE OF ANCHOVIES.
wmumousE, 107, STRAND. CORNER OF THE SAVOY
8 TEAS, LONDON.

JOHN BURGESS AND SON being apprised of
the numerous endearoars made by many persons to impose a spuri-
ous article for their make. feel it incumbent on them to request the
attention of the public. in purchasing what they conceive t., be the
origiaal, to observe the name and address corresponds with the
Above;—the general appearance of the spurious descriptions will de
(Tice the unguared. and for their detection, .1. It. and Sons submit
the following Cautions; some are ip appearaince at first sight • the
genuine.' but w tiott t any mu ne or address--sonte • Burgess's F.ssence
of Anchnvics'—ethers • Butgirs's,' and many more without address.—
.1011 N BURGESS and SON having hem many year honoured
with such distinquished approbation. feel every sentiment of respect
towards etc public, and earnestly soliett them to irspeet the labels
previour to purchasing what they e mceive to be of their make. which
they !bye will pur:ent many disappointment.—W A 11E1110(3SP.
10i, STRAND, CORN Ell of the SAVOY STEPS, LONDON.

NOV. 1

On Monday night, het ween Wand II o'clock, the Windsor,
ea•tlo, pot,lie.hetise, in the City diard. was robbed to a eon.
sidera isle anomie, in the following manner :—A lighted steals
was thrown into a room where el en•npnny of gentlemen
were eisembled, onhirll (4:lived area conl•nsion ; while the
landlord was code:wow ins; to find out the person who di•.
charged the squib, OtOrne person or persons went intr. him bed-
room, mad twit:elMil a trunk which contained 1191. in llas.k.
notes, 2 guineas, 2 sovereigns, and 301. worth of silver; ti
silver tea-spool's, 2 silver sa;t•spoos. I AIM' 11111,1:11d.spoolt,
marked " R.E. a." in a cipher ; 2 large gra vy•spnons, a large
silver parr.spoon, 'narked "5.11," in a cipher; 2 gold brooches,
an.l a topaz. and a quantity of old gold, with which the
thieves got clear off.
By the activity of a Gentleman in C'heshire, a man of the name of
Thompson wcs apprelantle•.! fir addressing inflammatory A id sedi-
tious language to some zoldiers at Stockport, at a time ah en the
disturbances amongst the spinners and weavers were at the height. Tlie
man has been convicted et the last Quarter Sessions, and sea.
teaced to six months' imptisonment in the Castle of Chester.