The National Register.
London, England, 1821-10-01 00:00:00

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Studio.—The body of John Irwin, an unfortuate
journeyman baker, who is supposed to have committed
suicide, was found on Thursday morning in a ditch near
Green-lake, Stoke Newington, with his throat cut florn
ear to ear. The rash act is believed to have arisen from
the profligate conduct of a young woman to whom he
was attached. Some few months back he formed au
acquaintance with a female who lived servant to two
foreign gentlemen in Finsbury-square, and he was re-
ceived as a lover and as her intended husband. Within
a few days past it was insinuated to him, that she had
been carrying on a criminal intercourse with one of her
masters, and that she was in a state of pregnancy. This
intelligence so affected his mind, that he became me-
lancholy, and appeared quite dejected. About 6 o'clock
oil the evening preceding, he called on his faithuleas in-
tended, and remained with her till six o'clock in the
morning, when he left her, and proceeded to the place
where he committed the dreadful act. It is said that
overtures had been made to the unfortnnate man by the
master of the young woman, that he would give him
fool. as a portion with the young woman if he married
her in the state she was in, but this he indignantly
refused.
This season, w family of young sparrows, four in
number, quite white, were observed, scarcely fledged,
in Bothwell parish, and immediately given chace to
In the eagerness of pursuit three of this unfortunate fa-
mily were killed ; the remaining one was caught, and
sent to a gentleman at Glasgow, where it died on Toes-
day se' 'gin, but uttfortunately in an unfit state for
preservation. Thus has the beauty of this family bean
the cause of its ruin
A tremendous storm of thunder and lightning, accom-
panied by the bursting of a water-spout, occurred at
Holywell, Fun shire, on Friday. The water came down
torrents from Pen-y-ball, bringing with it immense
quantities of atone and gravel, and cat tied away a house
and store-braise, at Greenfield, filling up the pool with
stories. The pavement was forced op, and holes made
in the new road four feet deep. The picking-room
belonging to a cotton factory, and a shop, were en-
tirely destroyed. The water broke the windows of the
Old NH', carried away the wall it the hottoin of the
garden, and floated the beer and liquors out of the cellar
of a public-house. Biles of cotton, household furniture.
&c. were seen Homing about, and a hay-stack was car-
ried away some distance. The roof of the rolling-mill
belonging to the copper-works was also carried away ;
and the smelting-house caught fire, in consequence of
the water breaking into the furnace; a great part of the
yard was carried away, and In tolls of copper lost. The
garden of I). Pennant, Eal. sun of the celebrated tourist,
was nearly destroyed.
Ilubterm.—Ori Monday night a most daring robbery
was comiuitted in Wmtechapel-road, on the person of
Mrs. Fitx,, a respectable widow lady, reading in Glou-
cester-terrace, Commercial-road. Site was seized, while
walking, by a 'Allan, who thrust his hand into her bo-
som, and with great violence tore a mittature, set iii gold
and pearls, to which was suspended by a chain round
her neck, and which was attached two gold seals. The
thief made off, but was sulnequently stopped and
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cured; lie had previously conveyed the property to his
associates, with which they escaped. He was takes' be-
fore the Alagistrates at the Police.offiar, in Lambeth.
street, where he was reco,plizud by the officers to be the
notorious Jack Lynn, who is the head of a most foruti.
chide gang ill fiddlers, that hate for a considerable time
infested that quarter. Ile was folly coinnutted fur trial.
DitEADPIL OCCURRUNCL.—Io further aceumullt on
of the horrors itscident to the slave trade, we have to
notice the fate of the Spanish ;laving schooner arida,
which sunk a few days since off the Gsllinas, with a
full complement of slaves un board. The Cart,ta sailed
from the Havannale, and w.is found at the Ciallmas by
Sir George Collier, in ltis voyage down the coast. The
cargo of the Cgirkis was on shore. with every appearance
that it was ill the course of barter for slaves. The Com-
modore took her down as par as Cape Coast, and after
atittlelitlealliig some papers to slmw the illegality of her
voyage. allowed her to depart. Sue returned, it appears,
to the Gallia:is, and there took in 250 slaves, with whom
she sailed Iron the Coast; but dreadful to relate, before
site ha I proceeded far she was taken unprepared by a
tornado, overact, and sunk, and all on board perished,
with the exception u! twelve! The intelliasuce of this
horrid event has been brought to the colony by three
Spanish sailors belonging to the vessel, who arrived a few
days in a set), small boat in a wretchedly exhausted
condition. Tory were imnotliately placed in the mili-
tary hospiul, where, notwithstanding the greateat anew.
tion and kindest treatment, one of them h .a since died :
the other two continuing sofl in a very weak state.—
Sierra Leos Gasame.
L.XTRAOKDINAKT FOOTPAD —About dusk on Tues.
day evenitig, a piling lady rt•soloix at P.iiiiico.a. Capt.
Wdlis, were takitig the air in St..lainea'a Park : they
Sat for some time on one of the beaches, and ultstrvtil a
furious looking fellow pass them ses eral Dines: The
piling lady observed he had the lo k of au assassin, and
sue t nougat he Was holkiii4 hill hi. prey. The Captain
only lati.died at her toooloy. She, liotviNer, hint
to quit that spot, and they walked ono the Greco Park.
Woe!' they arrived about hall way titer saw the same
Icl:utv approach thrill 1,0111 the 'Mimi, and when hr Cattle
tip to thrru lie pulled out a Loge kinfe, declaring with
dreadful imprecations, he would murder them hoth, if
they dud uutd, liter Lilo their WalChes and itt,rnev. The
liapiximil to earn clunk, awl !nailed n fiwn
under his co t. The lady screamed, wlist.ii attracted
the MI(1111011 of some gelitlessorea tit the Mall, who tau
op, but w liellier Mat, or the appraratier 01. the dirk lei-
wird the robber, he took to tits het la, and reached Pie
cadilly, and escaped. A proper dinaniptiou is 'nett ao
die police.

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There have been illuminations and other rejoic-
ings in different parts of Portugal, in conmegnenee of
the abolition of the office of Capitati-Mar, which
was last occupied by Lord Bert,:tutd.