The National Register.
London, England, 1817-08-25 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, ctc.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Wednesday night, as Mr. Richards, the engineer and stir.
T. Nathan, seemed of defrauding his niece, who Is deaf
v
and dumb, was on Monday examined, when the proseetitrix,eyor enuder Mr. Rennie) of the new dock, in the Chatham_
by expressive motions, amain explained the nature of the yard, was, with his son, adjusting the cylinder at the strain
engine, he had occasion its so doing to suspend by a rope the
fraud. The Lord Mayor asked whet:uT there was 4/IV other
cap or covering, weighing about five cwt. and while the son
witness to Kaye that the complaitiant had been in the pos.
Witt performiug the necessary operation with his head over
session of a lame stun °intones. ;when several persons stated,
the edge of the cylinder, horrible to detail, the rope broke,
that report had given her the character of being wealthy—
and this massive weight falling, needy severed his head from
that she was industrious, and remits kahle fur the frugality of
his body ; the unfortunate youth was thus, in tlie presence of
her life; and that she was as incapable of dishonesty as of
telling a falsehood. The Lord Mayor observed, that he was his lather, instantly put out of his existence.
between the hours of la and 11 o'clock.
Minitlay mornam,
fearful of the inefficacy Mall lie ha I seen or heard to bring
a .young 11140 named Carthy, who was employed in some re-
home the guilt in the minds Ma J .ry ; and the matter, after
pairs ahuut house of lt. Lawrence, residing2s6,
!wick dkcitssion, was by the ads ice of Mr. Alley. agreed try
cootTottertham--road, fell from the third dour to the grouud.
all parties to be refeer'etl toile: a• oitration of the High Priest,
the Parties being Israelites.
Ors being taken sip, he spoke a few words; and no blood ap-
Wednesday a mate of a French Packet, was chatiged by eyarilig• it 11,111 supposed that no material injury had metaled.
n
Mrs. Roby the a ife of& baker, with having had in his posses-
e was conveyed to the Middlesex Hospital, where be expired
sion a bank note for 201. which she hail lost in her shop On iu less than the minutes. The lamp-post in front Mille helise
the 6th inst.. An attempt was made to prove that the mate was muck bent ;as he complained of excruciating pain in his
had been in her shop, on the evening on which the note was stomach, it is conjectured that that part came in contact with
the post, and was the occasion of so sudden a death. His
lost, and that he had changed the note at the ship of a ale
bead and limbs received no injury. The accident 0 its mess-
Williams, in payment law some cloth. In opposition to this
siuned by the neglect of a person inside, who had peen ap.
several witnesses proved, that the packet was- lint up the
pointed so support the other end of the plank ors aim It tie
river till some hours after the note was paid.—The Lord
deceased stood outside of the window for the purpose of •
Mayor did not think a case hail been made out, but ordered
the matter to stand over. cleaning it. He has lett a poor aged mother, who depended
Mary O'Brien, aged 10 years, and Mary Ann (kende'', solely rerhim ha support.
Ora Friday se'nnight, the wife of Mr. Wickham, of Chatham.
aged 11, were charged with begging in the streets. It was
in estate of derangement, threw herself out el tine upper room
ave.' mined that they belonged to that class who earn a miser-
window of the house; she was taken up with her anus broken,
able subsistence by prostitution ; and it was also found th•st
and otherwise dreadfully injured : she is past recus er y.
the emirie Willi in this instance a !rested from choice, and not
alooday W. Hoar, a shipwright, had his head eiterally
from necessity. They were condtioted to the Counter, where
dashed to pieces by a beavy beam, whilst working on boat il
they scented to be totally inclitlerent to the-remonstraisees of
their parents, who had been.ileteleli Med with the circumstance, the Elephant, at Portsmouth.
or to the threats of-the keepers, of punishment. They were A few days since,as B. Pugh, Esq. Clerk of tl:c Indictments
also both diseased. At times the eldest of the two eried ; but on the Oxford Circuit, was proceeding in las chariot from
Hereford 'assizes to alonsirouth, aucourpaeied by his Lade,
her tiara were-quickly succeeded by loud and unfeeling bursts
part of the box on which the coachnian was seated gave way,
of laughter. She complained of being ill-treated at home,
and falling on the horses' quarters, they set off at speed, and
and said she most either beg, steal, or go with gentlemen to
support herself, and she preferred the latter alternative. boon threw the coachman oft the box. Mr. Pugh, with as
much haste as possible, opened the carriage door, and jump.
This et:dement was denied by her mother, who said the child
bad been taken every care or ; but she had got into bad coin• tug alit, WAS followed by Mrs. Pugh. 'lliough the coactrinul.'s
kg was much bruised, as were also the leg and foot of Mr. .
pany 1 and, upon every occasinn,when sent out with a younger
Pugh, so as to occasion (we hope only temporary) lameness,
child in her arms, she. associated with the most depraved •
wretches iu the nelghbonriemd. The mother hoped the we rejoice to state no bones were broken, mid tbatalrs. Pleas
Lord Mayor would punish her infamous conduct, and de- was but slightly bunted in this trial of peril. The horses were .
closed, that if his efforts did not succeed, all hope was at an soon afterwards stopped ; bet the carriage seas reudered use, •
end. The youngest of the two has been for some time known less, being torn nearly to pieces.
to the officers as au irreclaimabk thief. She was bat a short Ou Sunday, as two children were playing npon the Quay at:
time ten discharged from Tothilllields Bridewell, where she Bristol, they unfortunately precipitated themselves into the
had Antlered imprisiinment for a robbery. The Lord Mayor river just at the time that the tide was at the highest;. the.
said lie could perceive that the most strict hand was necessary little innocents sunk, and manypersons who saw the accident,
to keep down drat spirit of rebellion against morality, which and were rendering all assistance in their power to rescue the
seemed to actuate the conduct of the young deiinquents. children in vain, had given them up for lost, when a sailor lad
The mother of the youngest girl hero declared, that her in. brimming to one of the vessels in the harbour, plunged in and
terference was utterly useless. When she spoke to the child brought tip one of the children, which be fintened to a rope
on the subject, the answer was always a laugh of derision Outran out for that purpose, and dived three times after the
and contempt. She was r tterly beyond her power of re- other before his (audible exertions were crowned with success,
claiming. The Lord Mayor ordered that they shotild be con arid he came on elsorionearly exhausted, to beheld the happis
veyed lathe Hospital, to get rid of the bodily effects of their iress.and receive the counties of the agonized parents, 14114
were eye-witnesses of the accident. The age of the lad was
criminality, and he would, in the interim, arid oat some means
of employing them. only 14 •years. Au immediate sulmeriptiou was entered into
BOW-STREET. to reward him.
On Tuesday last, a man went to the agents for the-Belfast Strict DEC—Monday a respectable tradesman in White Lieu •
Linen.Contpany, Great Russel.strcet, Bloomsbury, and said street, Norton Falgate, shot himself through the bead. Ho
he was sent by his master, Col. Collet, for two pieces of Irish was abont 60 years of age, and had been married to a woman .
linen, which he desired to lie sent to Slaughters' Coffee-house, much younger than himself, now in a state of pregnancy. Of
St. Martin's lane, with change for a 201. note. The ageut late they were heard to have frequent quarrels. After break-
sent the linen and taw change, by one of their Abopmen. The first on Monday morning he beat her most unmercifully, till
man accompanied the shopinan to Slaughter's Coffeehouse, she was obliged to fly fur shelter, and hide herself up stairs.
with the cloth and the change, which amounted to 101. 18s. The report of a shot from the house brought lof the
leaving the Bhopal:tit at the entrance ; and after remaining neighbours, as well as the passers by, to the door, where the
some (ine came out, and desired the shopn.an to get a re- first object to be seen was his body lying near the street door,
ceipl. When-be returned, the man had decamped with the with half his bead blown to atoms. He was by trachea shoes
change. On inquiry at the bar, die shopmasi found the man maker, each was well known in the parish malty years.
had left the linen there, saying it was for Colonel Collett. A few days since, Sir 0-Webster observed on the brink of
one of his ponds in the Abbey Park, a man's bat; he got the
The bur maid not knowing iamb a person, declined taking it
in, till he said the Colonel would call for it. Jle is a young pond dragged, by means of which the body was found, and
man of fair complexion wore a blue frock coat, and had much proved to tse.that of .a young man, a collar maker, of Battle.
the appearance of 3 groom. I kis supposed he bad laid two hours in the water,coneeqamety
no hopes of resuscitation could be entertained. Disappoint-
meat us a love affair is supposed to have driven him to the
rash act.

POLICE.

A meat melancholy accident happened on Thursday, the
14th inst. off Yarmouth, in the Isle of Wight :—ln the after-
moon, a waterlines), named Benger, went off to We ship Mary
Ann, bound to New York, with 250.passeugers, and took into
his boat about 20 persons, whom he landed at Yarmouth,
where they remained some time, and then returned auto the
boat to proceed on board Hair ship ; but, owing to a strong
wind and tide, the boat struck against the cable of the ttlary
Ann ; a rope was immediately thrown oat, but so many grasp-
ed it to sate themselves, that 17, and the waterinan, were lost.
The following are the names of sixteen of them :—Mr. 'Tay-
lor and two sons •carpenters kit a wife, pregnant, and our
ul children, on board ; Mr. Faulkner, four
children, married three days before
coming on board, left his wife, about 10; Mr. Webb, left his
wife, a son 17, and a daughter 43 years of age ; Mr. Malony,
coach-maker ; Mr. Adlenian, French priest, left his neiec ;
Mr. Bradshaw, cutler; Mr. Prendergast, Mr. M‘Mullins,
surveyor, belonged In the Society of Friends to Liberty ; Mr.
Wakeford ; Mr. Coati, farmer; Mr. Casey, Mr. Williatus,
Miss Anderson, and the %merman.
DA RIM,/ STREET ROBBER Y.—Abont twelve o'clock, on
Wednesday night, as a gentleman residing at No. 15, Fitzroy-
street, Fitzroy-square, was going through New Cavendish-
skeet, Oxforil-sliest, on his way he Hie lie was stopped by a
gang of thieves, theee or four in numbly, who demanded his
money, obsersirg, feat lie had better give it quietly. The gen.
Helium from wolves of fear, took tour or five shillings, bring
all he had, out of his pocket, and offeried it to the villaius, who
seemed highly olicuthd at such& trifle, and ituniadiafely began
to assault him. They knocked him down, kicked him sescial
times, and notwithstanding the watchman, attracted by the
gentleman's cries, was approaching, they staid until they rifled
his pook-ets of all then contents, and then went away. They
,ire supposed to be part of a horde of robbers, known as the
" James-street garg," who nightly infest Hyde Park and Ox-
ford-street, and of whom Crockey (now 111 der .senteitee of
sleuth tut a rubbery nod atteupted minder, au Hyde Para)
was the leader and pi incipal.
Chairs lialtnnt.t.—A chain Bridge is just finished at Dry-
burgh' fur the convenience of feat passengers across the
River Tweed. The appearance of this bridge h uncommon-
ly light and elegant, and, connected with the five scenery of
Drybourgh, it is beautitirl and interesting. It untwist.. of a
platform of wood, supported by chains, rut the Wight of hi
feet :move low water, and bas no support under it. The pas-
sage is easy and level, and has very little vibration. The span
between the points of s.ispension is 201 feet, being the great-
est span ot'any bridge in We kingdom

THE ErFECT-0/ A WORD IN Season.—Lately at St. Mary's .
Church, Wallingford, while Dr. Barry, toward the conclusion
of his serenonywes making a forcible allusion to some particu-
lar circumstances in the character of a poor convict, whose
execution he had attended ou the day before, and was admen- .
ishing his very crowded auditory against the dreadful conse-
quences, which sooner or later would be sure to overtake the
profane and dishonest ; a young seaman was seized with such .
strong convulsions, that it was with much difficulty she could
be car, led out of church, and cony din thein the greater
part of the night. On enquiry into the cause of her being
thus overcome, she frankly acknowledged, that in the address
of the Preacher, she was struck with alarm and geief of her
late habits of her irregular and dissolute life, and was deter-
mined for the future to turn away fram them, and follow the
paths of religious duty.

MADAME OK S. :Art.—The Gazette. of Lausanne
contains an interesting- account of some particulars re-
lating to the interninnt of Madame De Steel, and to
the latter periods of her life. The well-known iiitimaey -
of that lady wish M. De Rocca, a young Swiss gentle-
man of talents, and great personal beauty, had thrown
suspicions on the nature of their connexion, which, by
the opening of her will, have been satisfactorily re.
moved. It appears, that Madame de Stael, without as-
suming his name, had been the wife of Rocca. By her
will she authorised NI. Do Stud, and.ber daughter, the
Duchess de Broglie to prodaim their marriage to the
world, and to present to thir relatives a son, who was
its othpring. We recollect to have heard, that about
three years since, when Al. de Rocca, as it now.appears
in bandinage, was.bcf4)re a company of familiar friends„
pressing Madame de Stud to make him her husband, ,
she replied " Nun, mon .cker Rocca ; vondriez-vorga
vaeje vous sacrilicrais we nom vrainient Eurapea?"
" No, my dear Rocca, would you ehave me sacrifice to
you a name that belongs to Europe ?" This speeat
ihrows light on the concealment of ler mairiage.