The National Register.
London, England, 1816-07-28 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Anna Nicholson was brought before the sitting Magistrate on
Tuesday, at Guildhall, charged by a whole neigh bouihood with
riotous conduct. The charge was completely proved, and she
was sent to Bridewell fur the 51st time! The Officers stated,
that she had been taken fourteen times on Blackfriar's Bridge;
where she appeared to make an effort, each time, to throw her-
self over ; that she hail been loand, almost nakeil, in the kennel
twenty times within the period of three months ; that she had
shammed the cutting of her throat with a rusty knife In times,
unit had beaten watchmen and potrolcs en their duty times out
of number.

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WL•ilnesday J. Kirby, one of the patrole of Aliersmatf Ward, ants
el larger( with assaulting tind falsely imprisoning Mrs. Millen :ind Miss
Mira ltidler deposcd, thtt on Saturday evening, about nine
o'clock, she was going down Aldelnate-street, aecomptuired by Mrs.
Iltillen and a boy ; when, ha., ing oceabion to send the latter home for au
article which had been forgotten, and stopping a few moments, the de-
fendant tlguaantictl w kaow where they Itatl stint the Iwy. The hats

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replied, they had sent him home ; siiitn the defendant *asserted, that
they had sent him to pass bad money ; that they thetas -Ives were had
characters, and venders of base coin, aid teat they inuat ~pa to the watch-
house. The complainants assured him the boy had been sent hem: on.
a niesaage; and, to convince hint of their respectability, he was welcome
to accompany them home. Tina, however, he declined, and insisted
upon their going to the watch-holise. Miss Ridley, terrified, now at-
tempted to escape, by running two or three times iato a shop ; but the
defendant called out to a gentleman parting to aid him in the King's
name. The gentitauan having rential, he then called upon a cobler ;
when the complainants, finding resistance and remonstrance vain. ac.
companied him as prisoners. Upon their arrival at the watch-house
do it, they found it clo ed, and they remainal some manems in the
yard ; when, finding that the watch-hattae-keeper had nut arrived to
open it, the defendant told the complainants they might go about their
business. rhia, however, they now refused to do. and, at the instance
of some gelid:men who had collected in the crowd, insisted upon know-
ing for what purpose they were detained. The defendant now attempted
to retreat, but was brought back ; and in the 111.2.111 time two Qffieers,
named Lawrence and Taylor, arrived ; when the defendant reiterated
his charge, that the complaintutta were bad characters, and had been
passing base money. and desired that they might be searched. The
Officers, having investigated the transaction, could not discover the
slightest ground of complaint; one of the ladles (Mrs. Butler) they
had known as a respectable housekeeper more than go veins. The
Oilizers, therefore, rum dintely dismissed the charge. Mrs. Bullen
fully confinnal the above statinnent. Mr. Alderman 'l'. Smith enquired
it' the defendant was intoxicated; when the complainants replied in the
affirmative, as did also the two Officers. The latter gave him a good
character. The Magistrate said, that previous good character could he
no extenuation of the offence of winch the defendant had been guilty
on the present occasion—a crime rendered not the less atrocious by hav-
ing attempted to add to an assault and false arrest the charge of a gross
inisdemeanour against two respectable and defenceless fanales. The
crime was, if ble, more flagrant, at Annie when the whole country
was fermented by the exposure of the conduct of certain individuals act-
ing as Police Officers ; and he could not but consider, that however in-
toxicated the defendant was %aid to have been, there mast have existed
a motive of the worst nature—whether the extortion of money, or what,
he could scarcely imagine. lie felt it his duty, therefore, not to let the
matter pass unpunished, and wished the complainants to state how fur
they meant to proceed. Mrs. Bullen, Miss Ridley, and Mr. Bullen, on
the part of the former, did not wish to pries procetnings against the de-
fendant ; and, on account of his having a family, and being (as they be-
li-ved) in n state of intoxication, they were willing to accept of a public
apology in the Newspapers. The defendant bowed, and, having ex-
pressed his contrition, promised to sign most readily any hist ument to
the effect proposed. The Magistrate said, he could not but dunk the
lenity the complainants manifested was too great. The conduct of the
defendant ought at Least to be reprasented to the Alderman of the
Ward.
M A RLIIOROUGH-S'IREET.

Thursday, W. Conk, landlord of the Artichoke public-house
at Kensington, was examined at Marlbnrongh•sti eet, on a charge
of stealing porter-pots from other publicans. It appeared, that
the prisoner had sent 15 pewter-puts to a pewterer's, in Skinner-
street, Ilishopgate ; who, on examining them, observed, that
out of the whole only one was marked with his own name ! In-
formation being given of the circumstance, his premises were
searched; when a number of others were found, an.l also the
prisoner, in the act of defacing the owners' names on them with
a file. lie was ordered to find good bail for his appearance at
the Sess!ons.

T. Hembrew, Sarah Turner, and Jane Slipper, were charged by
Mrs. Welling, residing In Park-place, Upper Biker-street, with unlaw-
fully conspiring together to injure her in her person, by doing her mine
bodily harm, under the following circunista•wes :—lt appeared from the
statement of the complainant, that since the month of February last,
front some unknown cause, some evil-disposed persons had made it
their constant practice to annoy her by bending anonymous letters and
parcels, the contents of which were of the most vile and obscene nature,
tin at length they became so numerous, that she was under the necessity
of desiring her servants not to take in any letters that might come by
the post : the party finding themselves thus toiled, and that they could
make no impression on her by sending those kind of letters, pursued
another plan ; and on Monday sennight the complainant's house was
beset by a vast number of tradespeople of all description., amongst
which was an undertaker, who had. received a note desiring him to wait
upon her immediately, tar the purpose of removing one of the female
servants, who was stated to be dead. Atter the hoax had been thus
played off; a letter was brought by the twopenny-postman, which the
comrlainant at first refused to take in ; but observing that it had been
put mm die post-office which is but a few doors from her own house.
she took it. This letter also proved to be anonymous, the contents of
which were, that if the persons who wrote it could meet with her, they
would give her a good beating. The complainant, who fur some time
past, has had suspicion of the defendants, who are near neighhours,
happened to mention the circumstance to a Lady living des • by, who
informed her that her servant had been a letter which was directed to
her put into the post-office on Saturday evening by the girl who lived
servant to the defendants Ilembrow and Sarah Turner, the woman with
whom he co-habits, and this led to the discovery of the whole of these
practices. The defendant Jane Slipper being asked by the Magistrate
where she got the letter, stated that she had received it trom Sarah Tur-
ner, who denied any knowledge of it, as did likewise the defendant
Hembrow, till the :Magistrate desired that he should be sworn to that
fact; when he, though apparently very reluctantly, confessed that he
had written the letter, which he had desired Sarah 'f rimer, " his house-
keeper," ar he called her, to have put into the post. The letter in
question was of the most indelicate nature, besides the threat it con-
tained, and appeared to be in the sane hand-writing as the notes which
had been sent to the different taadespeople. The Magistrate said, it
was high time that an end should be put to such unwarrantable pro-
ceedings, and ordered each of the defendants to find sureties to keep
the peace, and be of good behaviour.

Saturday. John Warren was chartml on the oath of John Millard,
with having robbed him of 1351. and his watch, and with attempting to
murder him.

Pmsecotur stated, that he had been accustomed to sleep in the lime-
shed., in the New Cut, Limehouse ; that he went home to the shed be-
tween nine and ten o'clock on Tuesday night last ; got his supper, and
went to bed between nine and twelve. In a few minutes he heard sonic
persons walking about the yard; he got up, and went out, when he saw
five then walking ;about ; he asked them what they wanted, and one of
them said he would very soon let him know what he wanted. Prose-
cutor knew the man's person, but not his name; the same man said to
another, " It is he, I am sure it is he ;" anti Bill Ike (one of the five)
also said, "1 am sure it is he." Warren then said, "1 am sure it is
he ;" and told them to fasten on. He immediately came tit, and
grasped his throat with his hand, when they all pressed round him,
shoved him down, and some of them lay upon him ; they then dragged
him into the shed, and threw hitu down on his hawk. His watch-
pocket was cut off, with his silver watch in it. 'They cut his breeches-
pockets off; and in his right hand pocket they found a 301. note and
seven lOL notes ; and out ur his left hand pocket they took a sol. note,
a /oh note, and aIL note. They also took away Ids tobacco-lAA, and
in it were also two IL notes. The first man said, " U—n his eyes, cut
his head off:" prosecutor begged for mercy ; there were two nwn bold-
ing him, at the time. Ile was held by the legs, ataprisoner's
baat him dreadfully about his face. Prosecutor thought that John
Whitcratt, not present, was the person who tied his legs; and he also
thougiiit that the said John Whiuindt was the man whom he called pri-
110Mf a son-in-law. His legs were tied with a luindkerchief, and the
men were with him near half tat hour. Prosecutor further stated, that
he criedout "murder" several times,and that after they had robbed him,
they threw him on his head in some lime in the shed and left him,
where he again cried out " munler." as well as he could ; in a few mi.
antes after they Mlle back again, for the purpose of killing him quite,
and they beat hint in a most dreadful manner idiom the head with very
large sticks, and lift ldin for skald, Pruaccutug believed it was their
tentim to inaulcir Inm

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Patrick Dalt.r, shopman to M:. Swift, stop.,ella, of 1i0ur.J.01..,
statA, that on IVednesday last the prisoner Warren came to their
and yurc.iayed :t hireL•ches, a waiateoat, stockings, handkcrchiers,
&c. which came to 3L 14, ; he gave wit less a 301. note to et changed,
which lie Fare to the porter, V.io b.. ugh; the change in a few minutes,
an.l that me clothes produced were Lic wines which he sold to the pH-
tuner. _

Wednesday, in conrqumee of a description given him of the pri•
samm Wa, ren, Mr. Miles, a tientleman r: siding in the neighbourhood
of Limehotts?, having m A the prisoner, had him taken into custody,
and brought to the above offix ; when a private examination took place.
which was in a short time adjourned to Saturday, in cons,:quence of
the dangerous state of the prosecutor, but who was on Sattutlay thought
well enough to give in his deposition.
The prisoner in his defence said, he had earned the money by his
own industry, which was, however, proved to be false.—lteulandcd.
Walt renders the above ease mast distresshig is, that the prosecutor
is a pour man, who had earned the above money by many year; Lard in-
dustry ; always earri xi it with him in his pockets, and had likewise
slept in the shed fur several years, to save expence.

On Monday an Inquest was hell at the Spread Eagle, Milbank, on
the body of a woman who was found drowned in the river. J. 'ripper
deposed, that, as he was going to work, he perceived a person opposite
the boat-house, apparently walking in the water. In a few niMutee
after a man requested his assistance ; saying, a woman was drowning.
Ile instantly assisted in bringir.g her on s-tore, apparently qitiee dead.
B. Beveridge was on Itanelagh Bridge, and observing a person -ting-
eing on the surface of the water, he called for assistance, and pulled oil'
his Clothes, in hopes of getting her out; but not being able to reach a
boat, he was compelled to go to the boat-house, and with a-s.sisuince
brought the deceased on shore. A surgeon was instantly sent for, but
he did not come. Witness believed when he first saw the holy it was
alive ; but no means were tried to restore life. W. Boyc and Baker
continued the foregoing evidence. H. Clark searched elle body. She
had no property; Lut had a letter, signed " J. Franklin:" the re-
mainder could not be read. The Coroner lamented that the means
commended by the Humane Society had not been tried; and the Jury
returned their verdict—Found Drowned.
Tuesday an Inquest was held at the Rose and Crown, Park-lane, ea
the body of Mr. E. Pitman, a saddler. R. Hart, journeyman to tit.:
deceased, detailed several instances evincing a derangement of his (the
deceased's) mind; and stated, that about one o'clock on Sunday morn-
ins. he insisted on his going to his cottal.e. at Brampton, to see ilia
children, whom he said a soldier was killing. Witness accompanied
him, and on his arrival at the door, the deteeased grasped his hand, and
fell dead in his anus. Mr. Fuller, surgeon, of Piccadilly, stated, t.net
a few days before the fatal event, die deceased laboured under stole:it
nervous irritation ; and, from his observations of the body after his de-
cease, he had no doubt his death was occasioned by the rupture of s
blood-vestal. Verdict—Died by the Visitation of Cod.
Tuesday an inquest was held at Holloway, on the body of Frederick
Crane, a child three years old who was scalded to death. Louisa Willis.
of Cornwall-place. deposed, that the deceased was walking about the
floor, and she took no notice of him until he had laid hold of a coffee-
pot which was on the fire, and spilt sonic of tile coffee on his breast;
she immediately sent for niciliad assistance, but it was ineffectual, and
the child lingered in excruciating pain until 12 o'clock the same day,
w:ien lie expired. Verdict—ilecidratel death.

BIRTH.
At Brussels, Lady Thurlow. of a son.
NIARRIED.

Major Angelo, of the 21st reg. to Pauline de Choiseul, dau. of the
Marq. de Choiseul.—T. Cotton, Esq. to Miss Richards, of Dudley
Grove House.—Alfred Thorpe, Esq. of Walthainstow, to Louisa, eldest
dau. of late Sir Wm. Plower, of Snaresbroolc —At Florence, at the
holm of Lord Ilur,, thersh, Claude Alexander, Esq. of Ballyarnyle, so
Miss Keatinge, eldest dau. of Col. Keatinge.—At Stirling, Capt. H.
Littlejohn, to the dau. of Provost Littlejohn, of Stirling.—T. Cotton,
Esq.late of Curacoa, to Miss Itiehanis, of Harrow-road.—G. Rich,
Esq. son of Sir C. Rich, Bart. to Catherine, clde-t da.u. of late D. Lof-
tus, Esq. of Killyon, Westmeath, niece to Earl of Arran.—At Edin-
burgh, Lieut.-Col. Duncan Cameron, of 79th Highlanders K.C.B. to
Catherine, eldest dau. of late Lieut.-Gen. Be illic, of Rose-hall.—Capt.
Henry Elton, R.N. to Mary, widow of late Peter Touchet, Esq.—
Capt. Paxton, of third foot guards, to Frances, dam of late H. Halsey,
Esq. of Henley Park, Surrey.—Dr. Sherson, of Bridge House, to Miss
Fisher, dau. of R. Fisher, Esq. of Reading.—Eari Paula, to Lady
Smith Burgess.--The Rev. .1. Ruekland, of Hampton. to Francis,
dau. of late Wm. Amr‘ltl, Esq. of Isle of Wight.—At Reading Rev.
John liornbuckle. to Arabella, thin. of Wm. Andrews, Esq.—lC.lot.
H. R. Mason, R.N. to Miss Osborne, of Chifton.—At Guernsey, the
Rev. I'. Maingy, A.M. of Ila:npton, Oxfordshire, to Maria, secsind
dau. of .1. E. Tupper, Esq. and niece of the late Major-Gen. Sir Isaac
Brock.—Wm. arshleigh, Esq. M.P. of Cornwall. to Caroline, eldest
dam of H. Ilinxman, Esq. or Wilts.—Mr. C. R. Harman, of Wine-
odic...court, solicitor, to Miss Harriet Dunn of Islington.-110n. and
Rev. T. L. l)undas, to Mary Jane, eldest dam of Rev. Jas. Bortsquet,
of Hardingstone.—Hake Seward, Esq. of Greenwich Hospital and Cra-
vea-strset, to Alin, Katherine Reachcroit, of Lambeth.

111 ED.
11. A. Leicester, F.sq. brother of Sir J. F. Leicester, of Tabley 11a11,
Cheshire.—At Welwyn, Hens, aged 77, Capt. Hugh Barkie,
Aged 7s, Mrs. A. Nleyriek, dau. of Lady Lucy Merrick, grand-dait.
of Earl of Londonderry.—At. Mid. Temple. suddenly, Robt. Poolcy,
Esq. barrister.—ln Ireland, Capt. Perrott Sinwock, R.N. of Gravel-
hill and Ellesmere.—At lave cry, Sir Alex. 313 c. Lockhart, Bart. of
Lee and Carnsvarth, in consequence of f.lling ()Wins carriage, and the
whed going over his breast.—At St. Poi, in France (in consequence of
being overturned in his gig), Henry Egerton Marsh, Brevet Major of
the Royal Art.—The Hight Rev. John Skinner, Primate of the Episco-
pal Church of Scotland.—Miss Dared. dam of flayed, Esq. of
Shutly Camps, near Linton, Cams. She was amusing herself by the
side of a fish-pond, when she fell in and was drowned.—At
John Down, Esq.—Ren. Wright, Esq. of Clapham-common.—At
Norfolk, America, P. Forde, a native Of France. During a residence
in that place of probably to years, he continued in the occupation of a
retail grocer, upon the most limited scale, his stock in trade never ex-
ceeding too dollars; yet in this inconsiderable way, it is o—erted that
he accumulated upwards of 50.000 dollars ! One room served bins for
his store, parlour, bed-chamber, and kitchen : and the whole expense
of his household would be over-rated at 100 dollars a year. About
_steer dollars were deposited in the banks, 13,000 dollars he had 5,1171 C
time ago remitted to France, and about 10,000 dollars in gold, were
tryidostally found after his death, deposited in the false bottom of a
wooden chest, under a quantity of old eloatbs and rubbish ! The ex-
traordinary weight of the chest led to the discovery of the tren.buret
He has left a brother in France, and requested that all his effects in this.
country might be remitted to him. ( Ainfolk Pape France,
James Stephens, E of t7arnerton. near Rath, Just. of Peace for So-
merset,hire.—ln Ireland, Edimuld Nagle, l: q. an unrivalled per-
former on the pipes.—ln his 2;th year, Mr. J. B. Woodham, only son
of Mr. T. V. oixlham, newsman and stationer, of Holborn.—The
Rev. Cooper Willyams, Rector of Kingston and Stournionth, Kent.
—Mrs. Hoare, wire of Henry lloare, Esq. of Mitcham (;rove.—Her
81st year, Mrs. Graham, widow of T. Graham, Esq late of Edmond
Castle, mother of Sir J. Graham, Bart. M.P. for Carlisle.—Wm. Hall.
Esq. of Beverley, senior Alderman of that Corporation.—At Camber-
well, agcd 75, James ilea, Fifeshire, Mr. Hugh Grtualison
Bar, late of Gray's fun.—At Tumworth. in 80th year, Sam. Cooper,
Esq. formerly of Southamptombuild. Chaneery-Linc.—Near Glasgow,
in 75th year, James Dunlop, Esq.—At. Maidstone, Wm. Alexander,
Esq. of the British Museum.—Near Canterbury, in 85th yeEtr, Mrs..
Anne Pyott, relict of It. I'. Pyott, one of surviving daughters and co-
heiresses of Sir 11. Sandys, Hart of Northlone-court. Kent —Mr. R.
Vaughan. 15 years the well-known coachman of the Canr‘ridge Tele-
grao. He dined at ruckeridite on Sunday. and in the evening set off
in a gig to rrturn to Cambridtie, but had only procecel.sl about a mile.
when he either fill or was thrown out, and coi.vcycil hack to Puckericge,
where he expired on Wednesday, upwards of to years of age—Aged
65, William Smart, Esq. of I luckney.—M rs. Ty :idale, rtlist of du: lide
G. B. Tyndale, L'sq. of BathfOrd, Someaseiaire.