The National Register.
London, England, 1812-03-22 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS ANn OFFENCES.

MR. SKEFNE.
The unfortunate Mr. Skeene, who on Wedne;day forfeited Ills life
to the !aws of his country, at the Old commenced his e2te,l
iniquity at the age of ses.entero, wh...ui h. ctrried off the Countess c..
kite, Upon a divorce taking place, her Ladyship bromic the wife 4
Mr. S. by whom she had four chiAreu. The el..tst, a klan,hter,
ritd, and some time afterwards destroyed hert.lf. The three 011)i r
children died prematurely, and Mrs. S. met In.r death by falling into t!..:
fire, and perishing in the flames. So dreadful a history requires
comment,-13ut that which adds to its singularity is, that this wretclud
man was the heir of an old gentleman pessessed of 10,001. per aunt: a,
which estate will now devolve to the late Mr. S.'s brother, a captain in
his Majesty's navy, a man of highly respectable character.
Mr. tikeene had powerful frienO.s, and no exertion was Fparcd, on
choir
part, to obtain a reprieve, but in vain. His was nut an offeace
mitted in the wild inexperience of youth, but in the cool sea'oa of
na-
may. A wan who has passed his fortieth year should hay,: su waned
with his ImiC.oPs as to guard against their effects by disrtrming their vio-
lence. 1 died with resignation, and it is some consolation for his
friends to think, that the pitnishravnt which has overtaken him in this
world, may leive tilled up the measure of divine vengeance, and have
left him nothing but peace and felicity to enjoy in tho Next.
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On Monday morning \,Villiam Ctindal and John Smith; convicted oi
high treason in the Isle of France, were executed, purstiant to the
tence of the law, at Horsemonger-lare. They Seemed to be laity
sensible of their guilt, and conducted themselves with becomingfiitilde. :after their bodies had been sulk nded the usual tire, the; wire
beheaded, and their remain, ::orosigned to their friends fl,r intern lit.
Rrcoxricit's Rtroa-r.—On Friday the Recorder r.l::(,=R ,ort to
ei
the Prince Regent of the folloW:ng prioliers capitally convicted at tae
last Sessions, viz.'—William White, fgr returning from trans:)ortati,n ;
David Dickson, for stealing goods in a dwellingehouse ) James Setrce,
Charles Wheeler, alias Walker, and Edward Drouet, for stealinom-
g
heifer ; Robert Green, and John Parton, for burglary ; Thomas T
kips, alias Ekin Britten, Elizabeth Buckley, and Jane Badger, fur steal-
ing goods in a dwelling-house; and Benjamin Hitchcock, for stealing a
letter containing Batikolotes.,When they were all respited during Li,
Royal Highness's pleasure.
0u Saturday last, a Coroner's Inquest was held on the body al-Tar-
n-1h Miller, who, ou the Thursday preceding, was shot by the 10-v.
W. Brookes, of this Borough, which, after a long and patient Pao*
Ption, returned a verdict of Wi/jii/ AfirrtLn. niut s p•ca
iiar delicacy we have forborne to enter prematurely into the deta:l
this nicaanclioly itansaction. The great :ilia awful quest; sth vvi4
hut t;
he determined lyfot.e a competent tribunal, when the trial leng
..ianstriunicated to out P.eatlers.—( Iffuetricic Paper
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Tuesday se'nnight, a party of gentlemen, for a considerable het, st t o 1
from the 6eorge Inn, Portsntouth, in Billet's baroushe ;Ind four, w.,
reach i.ondon, a distance of seventy-two miles, in seven hours alit.*
thiee quarters, which, to the astonishment of both parties, was accort-
plisheu in five hours and thirty-one minutes, being two hours and for'
teen minutes less than the given time, averaging about fourteen unit:
an hour.
'l h. erection of the new Gaol, Town-ball, &c. for the countY t+
Kent, is gone on with some degree of briskness at Maidstone;
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estimate of the expense Is 160,001. l'he county of bent is certa;nl).
opulent and very populous, but a, nutnber of the le..ser farmers
al 4
others, dread the clemands coming round for the increase of rates the
1 buildings must occasion; and think this is not exctly tae 011ie 1g
cile!ne sgcli all envAllsir: V1;14,11444.