The National Register.
London, England, 1809-04-09 00:00:00

TIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

APRIL 9.

EAST 17.0.11:01A HOURS.--The following ships were thus sta-
tioned and timed, viz.
Henry Addington, Captain Kirkpatriek, Bengal direct, to be
afloat the 14th of April, sail to Gravesend the 30th ditto, stay
there 30 days, and be in the Downs the sixth of June. -
Charlton, Captain Wood ; Windham, Stewart—Madeira and
Bengal. Lady Lashingtoni Nicholls; Sarah Christiana, Mac-
keson ; William Pitt, Crowder ; Sir William Pulteney, Chris-
topher—Bengal direct. Union, Gaillard ; Northampton, San-
ders—Madeira and Bombay: To be afloat the SOth April, sail
to Gravesend the 11th of May, stay there 20 days, avid be in
the Downs the 9th of June.

The three regiments of Foot Guards are, by order of Sir
David Dundas, the new Commander in Chief, to be reduced
to their original complement of six thousand men ; the
battalions which are doing duty at Chatham; &c. are to be
called in, and likewise all recruiting parties, and the whole
corps is in future to be confined, as to duty, to London and
Windsor.
General Brenier, who was taken prisoner in the battle of
Vimiera, is either gone, or is about to take his departure
for France. The exchange of General Abercrombie has
not, we believe, been yet effected, though there is some
ground for hoping that the proposition to exchange him fo.ii
Brenier will he accepted. General Abercombie is now at
Verdun, as has been stated in most of the papers. Ile was
arrested in pas.ing through France, at the period of the
last rupture, but he has been for several years in England
on his parole.
Yearly the whole of the foundation of the late Drury
Lane Theatre remains perfect, and the immense archways
are uninjured, which will be a very considerable saving in
the event of the re-building a new Theatre. The materials
now on the ground are estimated to be worth 12,000/. and
the workmen are making great progress in piling the
bricks and removing the rubbish.

POLICE.

Ms tt T.nostottotr-STa ET.—A man of fashion, whose name
it would, perhaps, be imprudent at present to meution, has
been 'several days in confinement, on the charge of having been
guilty of a disgusting crime in the Park, about ten days ago.
He yesterday underwent a second examination. The witnesses
against him were two persons of good character, who saw the
transaction. A soldier belonging to the Guards was the pri-.
soner's companion at the time of his detection ; but the former
escaped %k ith the aid of a bludgeon he held in his hand. The pri.
sinter carefully hid his face, yesterday, during his examination
w ith a handkerchief he held against his forehead, so that no
one could possibly identify his person. He was committed.
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Another charge of a different nature was heard a few days ago
which will furnish matter for a Jury, highly disgraceful to the
accused. The charge is against a person in good circumstances
for violating the daughter of his friend, a child twelve years old,
and in the lonise of her parent. The offender is the child's god-
father, a circumstance which adds to the enormity of the offence.
Bow-STREET.--A woman has been in custody for several
days, on a charge of uttering counterfeit shillings, at Ilford and
its neighbourhood ; and after undergoing several examinations,
she confessed that she became possessed of them by purchasing
them of a man of the name of Bowles, who resided in George-
street, Bethnal-green, at the rate of 10s. for 11. ; and it being a
principal object with Mr. Towel, the Solicitor of the Mint, to
admit her an evidence for the Crown, he employed Humphreys
Limberick, and Jones, to lay a scheme with the woman to
corroborate her testimony against Bowles, which they accord.
iogly did. They gave her ten shillings with marks on them,
by which they could identify them, and sent her to purchase
twenty counterfeit shillings, on Saturday evening, to Bowles's
house. The officers waited on the outside of the houses, and, on
her coming out, and learning that she had made her purchase,
they knocked at the door, and having gained admittance,. they
searched Bowles and his wife, and found upon her the ten
marked shillings, which the woman had paid for the purchase
of the .counterfeit shillings, and 160 counterfeit snillings. On
. Bowles were found several counterfeit shillings, In the house
was found the copper trimmings of the shillings, and cream of
tartar in an earthen vessel to colour '
were examined before Mr. Read, any

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