The National Register.
London, England, 1812-02-09 00:00:00

FEB. 9.

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES..

Yesterday, Bawler, the clerk, underwent a private examination at
Bow-street Office.
ESCAPE FRoM TILE HOUSE OF COARECTION..—It was statcd yesterday,
that four prisoners, of the names of Cole, Dotan, Hawkins, and 'fucker,
escaped from Cold-bath-fields prison on Thursday evening.—It appears
upon inquiry, that the prisontrs were what is termed fines from New-
gate, that is, men convicted of trivial felonies, whose el: fences ate not
visited with transportation. Ihe prisoners were not securely fastened
In at locking-up time ; and before nine o'clock, they picked a padlock
which fastened two ladders, near thtk lodge, and ascended the wall, from
which they let themselves down by a rope. Doran was taken next day
in Short's-gardens, by Humphries; and on being interrogated, he said
he meant to return. This escape verifies the assertion of the notorious
Roberts (for whose escape, Aris. the late Governor, was dismissed) that
it is the easiest prison in London to escape from.
Tile LATE Mu an R s.—Hart, as well as Alblass, has been discharged,
there being no evidence against him.
The Magistrates of Sbadwell, have compounded with the creditors of
Mr. Vcrmilloe, and ellected his release from prison.
On Thursday night, the house of Capt. Hay, In Woburn-place, was
broke open and robbed of several articles of value.
To-morrow, the trials of the twelve men for high treason commence
at Horsemonger-lane. Mr Brougham is to be their Counsel, and Mr.
Harmer their Attorney.
Thursday, at Guildhall, two well-known characters, named Stewart
and Cooper, were fully committed for trial on several charges of uttering
firged two-pound notes. A number of other forged notes and counter-
feit tokens were also fottud on them, when apprehended.
Wednesday, a young roan, namedJostph Thomas, was committed for
trial from the Thames Police Office, on a charge of forgery, having pass-
ed a fictitious bill for 941. drawn on Messrs. Nlacdougal and Co. in pur-
chasing a chaise.
On Sunday night, Mr. Philpot's shop, in Turnstile, Holborn, was
attacked by a gang of robbers. Their noise awoke Mr. Philpot, he got
up, looked out of kis bed-room window and sprung a rattle, which alarm- ,
ed the villains, and he saW three men run away from his shop. On cx-
amining the shutters, it was ascertained that they had been tried in 12
places, but they had forced an opening below, but which proved only to
lead to the place where the shutters are kept, and not to the shop.
A young woman, respectably dressed, was found drowned on Tues-
day,
about one hundred yards below Westminster bridge. Hand-hills,
describing her person, dress, &c. were distributed, and she was owned
on the following day. Her name is MESSA tt, and she had lately left
the service of a family, in Parliament-street. She was in a state of preg-
nancy; but for want of evidence, a Coroner's Jury returned a verdict-
RAMC' Drowned.
Friday afternoon, as a Gentleman's carriage was passing at the rate
of nine miles an hour in Mary-le-bone-street, the hinder wheel bounded
against a post in giving way for other vehicles, and was overturned
with the utmost violence. It was understood to belong to a lady of the
name of Weller, in Bryanstone-street, Mary-le-bone ; there were only
two persons inside, an elderly lady and a youth about eleven years of
age. The coachman was so seven-ly hurt by a wound on his head, that
he died on his way to Middlesex Hospital, and the youth within was so
much injured in his arm, that it is feared amputation must follow.
POACHER s.—For some time past, 0 •terley Parks, the residence of Lord
Jersey, and its neighbourhood, about Brentford, have been infested with
numerous poachers, some of whom were apprehended on Wednesday
light, after a desperate resistance.

MR. REYNOLDS'S New Operatic Drama.—This D'ay is Published
by C. Chapple, Pall-mall, price 2s. 6d.
THE VIRGIN OF THE SUN, an Operatic Drama, in Three Acts,
founded on Marmontel and Kotzebue, and forming the F:rst Part of
Pizarro.—By FREDERICK REYNOLDS. Also New Editions of
the Boarding House at Brighton, by Beazley, price 9.i.; Darkness
Visible, price 25.; Killing no Murder, price 25.; and Music Mad, price
is. ad. by Hook ; Day after the Wedding, price ls. 6d.; Plot and Coun-
terplot, price 2s. and the Wanderer, pried Ss. 6d. byCtlarlds Kemble ;
Bonduca, price 2s. 6d. Colman ; Two Faces under a Hood, price 2s. 6d.
by Dibdin ; and The Dramatic Mirror, in two volumes, 12mo. with
seventeen plates, by Gilliland, price 11. in extra boards.

A CARD.—LINNEAN GALLERY, No. 1, Hinde-street, Man-
chester-square, December 1, 1811.—DOCTOR THORNTON having,
at a considerable expense, fitted up the LINNJEAN GALLERY, the
Grand Prise in the Royal Botanical Lottery, invites the Nobility and
Gentry to do him the honour to examine an unique Collection of Em-
blematic-and Botanical Paintings, by the most emir( nt Artists, which
he flatters himself are worthy the notice of
.a discerning and liberal na-
tion; as also to view the Works of the Royal Botanical Lottery. Fires
are constantly kept up in the same, and a Gentleman attends to explain
the Gallery, who has an assortment of Tickets for disposal at only 21. ss.
eack--Doctor Thornton takes this opportunity to advise his numerous
friends to an early purchase, as from the nature of his Lottery the price
of the Tickets mutt be unavoidably advanced, from the number and
Ve•lt value of the Prizes, there being as many Prizes as Blanks. The
kiets.are also selling at all the Lottery Offices in town and country.