The National Register.
London, England, 1819-01-10 00:00:00

AFTER: TERM:

Saturday. Feb.- 13 Monday February 15
fly a C9t,i, it Letter of th. lia instant, the Emperor of
1il•11.a has ceiderr. d lite Cross 01 lite Order of Leopold, on
Su 11 %Inn Clow ter-Al a•ter Generel of the English Con•
tingent of the Army of. Occupation.
A duel was fought on Thinsday morning, on Finchlevs
ttttt ion, between Air. H—v--y, a Sai gem), and Captain
which arose in cmiscii nem e of 4 dispute annul Mrs.
refeurated beauty, nas:.ing in high lite. The Capt.
was einelitly wounded.
The ON.Cllbitit• cut neinill of Alessi s. limner and Drake, near
Wakefield, in Voileshire, was I.ort week consume d by ;we
the lion is estimated at from 0.0:01. to 10.0001, rhe accident
is supposed to have been caused by the f.ittion of the
utechioely.

By a talc Act of l'arliamon.l,Cletrrytiten, non.resident, by
reason or their residence ois iiaty ()tins benefice, are subject
to a penalty of 291 if they do not make the 'aloe known to
the Bishop of tis.• diocese within six weeks hosts the tat of
the piesent month.

The foreign trade of Bristol has increased more
than one third in the past year ; and there has been
an addition of one fifth itishe coasting trade, during the
mine period.

The tallow speculators have " burnt their fingers"—
that etammxiity.is reduced more than 20 per cent. and
the sales dull at that rate.

Families who have yearly accounts with their trades-
people, would afford beat relief to many au industrious
tradesman by prot.Ttly discharging their bills at this
season, and, in u great degree, remove that pre•sure
which has been sensibly lett by the Lite stagnation of
our internal commerce.

Sir Murray Maxwell, according to report, is deter-
mined to tight another wade at the Covent Garaen
!instil got.
The Lord Chancellor has signified he shall not sit in
his Court till further notice—it is reported Le is pr:p::r-
iog to lean from Office.

JAN 10

THE DUOPPED CHILD.

' An Inquest was lull on Wednestley, for the primate of
ascermittitig by what Illealls the child Komi in 'Cash Street,
stud which att. resat (Is dird iti the worklioure. bad come to its
death. 'floe evidence welt to pro se, that the child, when
first found, watt evidently !Minoring 'miler the effects of some
atipinitic 1111:11irilie j but it was the opinion of Dr. Dennison,
that the quantity was neither sufficient, nor probably intended
to produce death. No en conistance transpired which could
lead to the di,covers el the mother, whose licentiousness
stadia Absolutely to nothing, wheat emigrated with her barbs.
Pity ill cutlet iag the infant to he exposed, on a fi troy night,
I in the open Motets : hut the deposiiiim of the folluwing niter
netts explains the whale 0000 with this exception :
Elizabeth Whiter sworn. About two 11101il4s ago, being
In want of a noise eltild, I applied to Mrs. Ann Symons,
midwife, residing in Kirby Street, Hatton Garden, fur a child
to nurse, my own having died; she desired me to call ip a
few days. as a lady who was fur advanced in ;ire:m.lll(4, tie
soon a. mom:lit bed, would put the child 'out to muse ;
but that it isoalti be only for kw days. I refused to take it
for so short a period,and told Mts. Symons that I rented owe
fur r length of time. Mrs. Symons torn. aid, that her -sister,
Mrs. Evans, who lodged in the same house with me, wood
Luke the child, awl I should have ;mother to dt y muse. •
ltd n,i! see Mrs. St Monti again unto sitcr the dect;ii,ed was
brought by Mr.. White, sitter in Id* In Alril.Sylijo.j. to
noun! %shoe I lodged, to be given to Al. a. Evan's, hrs. Sy.
1110 15's sister ; it was hooolo4lll on dots, the 12th of 11...
ermuer last, too tveeit 14 and I o'clock, and as Mrs. Evijus
was Hoot at liaise. I Lind low rare ur until Toesday
Sat,ritity m •tn:itg, Mrs. White, the person tato
hi ought Me child to me, came and said, she mast lake it hack
to Nits. S) molts, as it was lea to he sent to wet tintse on
its father's estate iii the country. The child was perfectly
healthy Miriam the 111114. it was with me, and lived on milk and
art-ow root. It was nut above three hours old when it was
brought to me on Saturday. I dressed the citation Tnestlay,
and carried it to Allis. Symons, in Kirby Street. end de.
livered it to her at 4 o'clock in the afternoon ; she paid me
seven sidling, for nursing it, and informed me that it wits
going to its father's country Seat, about 2i miles froinUond on,
to be put to nurse. Whilst I had the child Mrs. Symons ad.
sited me to get same poppies, And give them to the child, as
it would keep it chuNtatitly quiet, and was an excelleut thing
to give a child that was cross. On Tuesday evening, tlir
lath of December, 1 heard of a child being dropped in Tash
Street ; I went to see it from an impression ill my mind that
it was the same child I had taken to Mrs. Symons the saint
att.:Timm ; 1 saw it at the wuridionse, and knew it trout two
red pimples um one sbuultlrr, 11,1t1 the oil4:k of red wine,
which I suppose the 'nether reedited whole pregnant of it,
luring between both its eyes. The tii eel the thud wore,wheti
delivered it into Mrs. Synions's hands, was a new and
heatitatil lee ,s ; and that now produced is mean mid dirty,
not the same dress except the shirt. It lied very black heir
I ant sure it was the Sallie child ; I saw it again on the follow.
ill` morning, and was c tilt suinethin,,,, bad been given
to it improperly ; it was ail much aitered in its appeatance
that I should not leave known it but from the marks I have
already descuibed. It was drowsy aad statpilied, all the
41ilroor lull' inc it lird been so ever shire she had it. Had the
child rem•uoed will, me, I feel satished it would have beets
alive. at this lime. 1 advised the mesa in show the child to a
doetio : 1 visited it six times in the workhouse, and it gut
wutse every lime, it was a very piercing cold night when
the deceased was dropped. I never learnt from Mrs. Symons
woo the mother of the thud was.

here the evidence closed, when some of the Jit, y pro.
posed to examine Mrs.
_Sy , elro was present, bait our
uf the Overseers stated, that it Mould be highly improper to
examine her who we, intended to be prosecuted as a party,
and who wasISOW ander bail to ati,wer fur the offence, aud
th.si they coin(' nut call on her to criluitsale herself. Here
the count was cleared.

.1 ne Jury, aftei a satin, of seven hours, and a consultation
of tun buurs,i i cumpliune.: anti the opinion 4.1. the Doctors,
returned a verdict—Died by the visitation of God.

CAUTION TO AUCTIONatINS.—Severat anctiwicers at-
tended at the Excise Orlice to answer to inforiu.stiolis flied
against them, fur nut making a declaration or the 'milt of
suinesales in which they had been eligageitovithin the period
prescribed by law. It its, pea haw, but gruel ally known by the
iewitibei-s of that calling,that if this declaration be nut utak,
the pal ty failing to make it is liable to a penalty of spy sum
truht 10,.. to 501. A reyectable auctioneer was tined in 4
mitigated penalty of 30s. fur nut giving ill the requisite Ir.
two on three different occasions crud w.s told by the Con..
iiita.iwieis to be noire carelal in fulure, as they could have
filled hinilsol. it they had chosen lu he severe. Mr.ftobins was
also ;tined for the 1.4111 V default in a of tu•. ; lie said
that it 411)4e from ft sill his pail : the sale was a sale
cruder an ClitClllloll. 411.1 in making fit retutU
of its result ti) the sherttl, be had satisfied hue clause in the
Ail of 4..liament.

We t...gret to say. that the 1411 month 111% proved 1/3111c1!•
1414 Ws:141113113 to Ihr •114;tpitig al Ply 'numb. No I.
lour have liven lost &title; 11141 pet tut', 4101 we lie sorry to
stale thgt to u of thorn ni se rygoo.ef 114.1e1 -,ll4ving
eattves In heard, the property of time li.oty %moo us Ply ..... orlt
•1111 Ole lleighhool tog too us. The (ohoo1114: air hie ilmoits. of
the littfortottAle se.irls : - Loilly.Tlttooae, bush 3i,.%.1•1, 41111
the Floe at, Pshtter, front Lts ocituul, both uottutl 11/ I'lyloun.n,
with general C.IIIIIICA the L iusl: leoce, Po er, flutis 1)1y-
alootilli to St. I'*lit,ll4a., in 1).);I•to ; .led doe Elibil, 13a111,

tit the luni.au blanti., In Lis 141P.11 wills hull. 4'o 114;$
au 1411C1i0iy 104 t %t• hale lug. 411.1 the Ih.. t.l the 31111 r Ulla, ut.
P1)1110.4111, LAO injite!, iu the Guivu uS St. Li ottme.., irt
Novi:miter ; anti Sue :%t pun t., Aldo co Pt, alum'', Witeuu, to*
toe iwiattti uf Neu I..midland, at the/11411C i init•.
...

The Alcildiihe t% iii lati•veci.llo Piyutonth
1)0ek-,ortl, saw • silty repo., tog, a,.d b oh the *ciatold
to./.lpitle. he be. root.tl n hnuaaer liu 1. It soti.• rtgat
411 d Jt ove • copper Mall. 'roe tiv•4 kt
1.. note. itticei " 121.11 Wait "
;" Ito A.t.J, •Jiirti,
ill your ..t.gotsess cone coin i"
ehligrh CISCO...O'I)I4h, vilto %%,.r ludoil (Gull), at the Itrq
Leol As...•ev for turlt.hlrr, of the %Idol ~,,, c,set pt Lis sow
11..11 u. eu Irillovt•li Smt ). I,e
holm, the little ut. the C 1,.. ,11,.M.01.
Ilic• e.

•
0,1 61111111d1, •I!'Ille ••:•,,r perootts were rioplo)14
in wit tirg NOM.' 111gg,14r ill 1111. L{sCl 1101,i 111.111 4.10 401,Upp•Site
I Yu • °dive., w LumUktiii 511 I, wmr itri•uu ui prtmoilA
syted tit roli it of SPltisil icc44 of kite's wllllu %%Vie
lllnd •10 UEI eL 41Ad Edjel44l4, rYilb winch ttoe gut e ht4r

lAN. 10

POLICE.

MANSION HOUSE.

I.aar• Levy, a well known 'latter, was brought on, antler
the following novel elm' of felony:-11r. Stone, of
S:teer, Snow Hill, said, that he kept a teddy-made clothes
warehouse, and that on the littli of I)eceinber the iwistmer
cainit into his shop. 'tressed like a sailor. He asked if lie
carnet have a few tSllksna to put on his 141
.141441 8, Mille*
seen 80811* Aetvice. The prosecutor replied, yet,
ith,o priscner turned some halfpence. out or Sets pocket to
pay t.„. them. With the roppee, however, these fed about
t'w roomer, as it hv accident, some small pieces of metal re.
semliiiitg gold. The pi (weldor took one up, and aer•ing
characters cut upon it, asked what coin it was, Ilia weign,
sattsit log him it was gohl. Die prisoner answered, that ii
era, a is.woi . • • is owl if weight, was worth 6.. till. lie added•
t., it he should have no objection to part with all lie bird, about
SO or SD, fur other money. The prosecutor said lie would
'Ouse him a fair price for them if they were good,aand the
prisoner might wait some articles in his line. Toe laver
r •1,, that lie was in want of a gee at coat, and chose one fur
:1, The prosecutor, not to be imposed upon, dispatched his
141411 It/ Cox and Merle, refiner., in Little Britain, to *Keel'.
tail alt^tht r the pagodas vette good, tend w hat was their value.
persost having cursorily viewed and handled a few pro.
nosincedthilm genuine. and said, if 101 l weight, they :Wald
go fur U.. 6J. On this She peosiTtit'ir agreed to take then'
from the pri•oner, on his mak Me an abatement in the minimal
value. The prisoner ace" did, and banded over the pagodas,
which, at the rate they had agreed opOn, its. 3d. each,
amounted to opera' 'ls of 111. The in isuiter was then paid 81.
in cash, with the coot. He thee, sailor_like, remarked, that
it was " rather a bard bargain tits poor Jack 1" and peckish'
lip hit coat, wali,ed away 50011 after the prosecutor became
anxious about the pagodas, and ag4ill W`lll 1111. M 141 Cox and
Merle's to be assayed Having bean tried by aqua fortis,
they peostd in !te but brats gilt. ''bey were, in fact.
notions but what are called " Birmingham pagodas !" r•
WOW .11 was given to the Police Officers, a lin watched for ner'r.
ly three week+, w! en, ou Fri Jay sentsit.itt he prom enter saw
him at thr ember of Phil's Buildings, Housisilitelo, and he was
appi Their was no propel ty found upon hint. The
prisoner, in his defence, called tiod to witness, " dat Ire
thought the pagodas vas gold. He look them in payment for
two watches, being al•etistonitel to go about and • ell slogs
beneath iii the strew t."— Ile 81-1818 11-111•41111*41 Tnesda,, wisest
the Lord Mayor, who was not pi esesit at the former examina-
tion, asked itim, whether be could show that lie bad received
the spurious pagodas in a lair and open tmniner ; he replied,
that lie had taken them Iruin al*** WllOlllll. diJ not know,
at the East India-30mm, in exchange for two wat•-hes, which
he bad sold bill,. As he could not in °dove the slightest proof
(rt. his ass.-rtion, his story was disbelieved, and the matter
,p ruceeded.
The prisoner was attired in a carter's frock coat, and had
the 11151.1.411.711145 e of n Hat honest rovtie. rather than of a sharp
knowing Jett ; tint on the 19th 111 December, day on
which he den-ended 31r. Stone, hue was habileol in a sailor's
jacket aml is owsers, and i iiii tilted " poor Jack's" phrase so
completely, as to deprive the proseco 1r of all suspicion of
any tialtiluteut design coo his (the Jew's) part. Had he known
the pilsoner to have Anvil a Jew, (of which he did not exhibit
much appearance,) he would gate bees up to him, 181141 would
hare looked notch more sharply after hint.
The fond Mayor here said, that from the statement of thin
transaction iiimasited in the different tewspapets, lie was in-
.elisseet to ask Mr. Stoue, what i•eavin hail induced hint only
,to give els. li.l. ter a coin, WI/Wie 5*111:: WAIL fere/A:lSt-
r.l to ad.

Mr. Stone in reply observed, that a complete misstatement
of this part of his case had been given so the world; and he
was glad, fur the sake of hir own character as au honest and
respectable tradesman, that his Lordship had now piveis hint
an opportunity of contradicting it. Ile never had been told,
as was stated. that these pagodas web worth Gs. Gil. each.
Cox And Merle had sail that a pagoda was worth Os. English
turrenvy ; but as he wished to hare other opinion on the blab-
jret before lie parted with his money, he till not feel very ens'
jOll4 to take the pagodas, of who.e worth he knew nothing.
The Jea , however, offered to exchange your of them for one
guinea r this viler he (Mr. Stone) accepted, teiling the Is:
Tactile at the same time, that Kite would call on him ilieSil.Xl
day, he (Mr. Stone) would refund the overplus, if the pagodas
should turn out to he worth more thou is. 3d. each. Mr.
Levy, however, very cat efoliy forget to call ou him for iwlur-
-0151104 11141 subject.

'lle Lord Mayor then observed, that this was a very gross
ease of fraud ; but that it was lINCI43Ity, before he could cons.
suit tire plisoner, that home jeweller, actin:tinted with this
kind of coin, should attend, to swear that the pagodas pro.
dared were nut worth niece titan so many brass ',MMus. Mr.
Thomas, of Luriihill, was therefore sent for, A 3,1, sun as, elm/
two of the coins paid to Mr. Stone, said that they were mere
counters, Oi W 11446011 IraguilAsi but still they were the best
4) the kind that lie had ever seen, and were calculated to rte.
ceive vies the best judges on a cursory lAilittilliitlllll. It
being, honeser, sageested by the Lord Ague, that the ea-
eamiatiaa of two pagodas Wag not Seib:alit to prove thle
whsle to be iinpudars Mr. Stone went and fetched the re
inani.ler of thus which he had received, alt of which on in
soeetion weir declared to be a: great forgeries us their pre.
Tile proof against Levi being thus 'node conclu-
sive, be Was 43:14011ited to Newgate for trial.
CAUTION Ti) Poni.icaNs. —.Finlay, several publicans

illitared to me,wm auulnwu,ea which h•d het u gait/tied
oltatitst them, for permitting tippling at no r4rly hour on
:54M4y Imo 111117. Net, in ir trip uteri. Immo:4. Agaiu,t
rumr of them tor prm.f*.lN det•ntr d isrmilicieut, hut agaitart

(IVO n was deemed conclusive; and they were ace°, slingly
hued ill the malgated penalty of llli. eAck. Lord Mayor
toad them to beware how they offended stt a 14111114 r 1114 tiorl
i 4 11111414 i because, it he had enlist., to press the sere' ity of
ttr Iry a antis them, Ise coi:o;al h4vc pie vented them ltoot
keepos4 ally publ.c house dining the nest 3 years Has
Lording, west telerred to all Act of Pethalurtlt, VI James 1.
c 11. •. I. whichas to be found ill Barn's Llloittee, Vol.
P. .141,1 which contains, among others, the following
ctansr : —" It Any alehouse-keeper ilsa.l sutler any person or
persons to continue drinking or tipplma iu tie house," except
under specifications which are previonsay escritied algrcrii
length, '6 no shall he incapacitated room keeping any taverh,
isINII4/11%t• &C., fur the space of tin ee years next etisotug."
114 Lei dssup then added, 11$41 he 511.P11141 lair officers,
tliv) dlaCuY erect any pu ssue.sts w,lll los hustieops

al oulussiss4 4usist, to report tt iu uso Atio.neie. uu P.smAls-
Muosiay, stud lir Isiomeit %tumid Itsen us,s kis tsidest%utar. taut

iltlitstitteu4 should be propvily punished by this loss of
Ills license..