The National Register.
London, England, 1818-10-26 00:00:00

TIM NATIONAL REGISTER.

Mr. Shadwell isysnred the (Slacistrate, that ha had never
intended the least harm to %hiss Drotiet, nor had he even ex-
pressed himself to thatetfeet, but on the contrary, had treated
her with the greatest civility.
Mr. Bart ows.—" I do nut consider that the charge is prov-
ed. Let the warrant be discharged."

QUEEN SQUARE.
EXCBLLENCE or TIIE Ga LAWS.--Mr. Willmott, of Ham.
mersimth, appeared to an information sootier the Game Laws,
for sporting upon his own ground. It appeared from the
evidence °IT. Daley, that himself and the informer had been
in company with the defendant; that a hare started, mid the
party being all provided with guns, defendant tired at it first,
bit Daley fired also, as quick as he could. The hare was
killed, and picked up by a third person. The penalty is not
less than 51. nor more than 101. There was some doubt as to
who had tired first ; Daley admitted, that if he had kdled the
hare he would have taken it home. The Magistrate, properly
considering that av the informer and his witness were then,.
selves of the party, and one of them having actually fired at
the hare, they were equally guilty of offending against the
Statute; cousequeutly, the information was quashed.

WORSHIP STREET.
3. Nicholas was folly committed for stealing a quantity of
wearing apparel, the property of two lodgers at the Camden's
Head, iedinal Green, at which house the prisoner himself
also lodged, The landlady observed him to go out with a
bundle under his arm, and suspecting it was stolen property,
she sent her brother after him, who took him back; when he
said he was drunk, and knew not what he did.

UNION HALL.
W. Edmonds was brought up, by E. Pedder, beadle of Put-
ney, charged with attempting to murder Mary Edmonds his
wife, Mary his daughter, (a child of seven years of age), and
Sarah Dyer. On Monday the 12th inst. as Mrs. Massey, of
Putney, was passing the prisoner's house, about eight in the
morning, she heard a cry of " Murder!" Site was afraid to
go in, and went past the house. A woman, named Dalton,
then came running out, in a state of agitation, and informed
her that Edmunds was murdering his wife and child. She
was going fur assistance, when the prisoner's daughter ran
out, pursued by the father, who overtook and struck her a
blow on the neck with something he had in his banal, but the
distance prevented her from seeing what weapon it was.—
He pursued the child fur several yards, and then fell down.
Mrs. Massey.carried the child to the nearest house; she had a
dreadful wound on the back of the neck, from whence the
blood Mowed in torrents. Mrs. M. then went fur some per
son to secure the prisoner. She met Mr. Stevens, of Putney,
who went immediately to Edmonds' residence, where he saw
the prisoner on the ground, fast held by Mrs. Edmonds, and
1 young woman named Dyer. He held a clasp knife, opened,
in his right hand; and alter much difficulty they disarmed
hum. Mrs. Edmonds was then bleeding very much, from a
wound on the neck,and was carried into the house exhausted.
Besides wounding his wife and daughter, the prisoner had
inflicted two dangerous wounds on Mrs. Dyer, (ar elderly le-
mated one in the neck and the other oo the back part of her
head. The prisuuer's conduct was indescribably outrageous,
and Pedder put him into a strait waistcoat. The parish offi-
cers, were informed of the transaction, and considering that
his conduct bad been occasioned by a fit of insanity, they sent
hint to a mad house at Chelsea. Subsequently receiving infer'
:nation from the keeper that lilt conduct had been steady
and rational, and his mind apparently composed, they ordered
the beadle to conduct him before the Magistrates. Pedder
stated, that the wounded parties were still in a (luges out
state, and unable to attend. The prisoner, in defence, said,
he was perfectly unacquainted with the transaction ; he Was
sab)tCl to fits. He was remanded for the °pintail of medical
men as to the state of his mind.—(hi Timidity Mr. Shillito,
the surgeon, who has the care of the sulkier., gave it as hi.
',pinto'', that the wife and child of E.IOIOIIIIA are doing well,
aud out of danger. h seems also, that Mrs.. Dyer (who is the
wife of a very respectable market gardener, residing at the
back of Edmonds' cottage) is also goin.g on favourably, but
from the complicated 'were of the wounds upon the head,
cannot ire consideied safe for some time. It was solely by
the determined courage and exertions of Mrs. Dyer, that hie
lives .it* the wife mid child are saved—attrarted its/ the screams
oldie family, she horst lino the house, and iound Edmonds
with his wife under his arm, and deliberately cutting het
throat, the blood flowing profusely. its a.. instant, MI•.
Dyer seized Edmund* to rescue the pour woman from his
hands; she struggled with him mud had her halal Oil by his
knife. The wife escaped, Mat Edmonds succeeded 111 kisitek
ing down Mrs. Dyer ; he then cut her through the Ales
.of this back of the head to the bane, causing a deep and exten-
sive wound ; in the 111C4111 nine, one of Edmonds' children tan
interesting little gill tit about eeven years of age) ran out of
the house, crying for assistance. Edmonds then iefi Alm
Dyerotitil overtook his child, whom he also CIA through the
muscles urthe back of the head to the extent, in length, of
three inches dial a 11111. At this moment Mrs. Dyer, althorgh
bleeding very lunch from her first wound, again seized him t
save the child from tieing aaaaa tiered, when he struck at her
with his knife, and inflicted a wouthl of three inches in length
on 11w tell mile ill the need, lasing bate the skull, mail divid•
lug the art ; witty his exci nuns lie fell. iltitt the husband of
MIA. Dyer, air` the other orisons mentioned, coming 10 her
assistance, they 'meted I • down with the knife
his band, bun sticking in the ground, must his hands and is. e•
were tied, and lie was completely secured. Edmonds is Oa
39 years of age, and has the character of having heel' a sees
quiet ia,itellaiVe man, when well, and nut at all addicted to
drink ; lie has always supported leis , and Mon gilt up
his minds en, without any parochial assistance, uy ha. mug um k-
eit as a jonbing painter in the neighbourhood, and b, the pro.
mire of two or three cosi s. which lie MSS kepi on th,• comae fill.
‘V hen very young he was in the na.s, mai Crum some lint t lie
received in the service, lie has for tunny years complained
of a distressing pain in lain head, which in spite art/coy assist-
ance ended in epilepsy ; lately he has been very sombre and
rchglotis Om the morning of his &pailful attempt to mug.
der iiis family, he Was break lasting; with his wile and
children, and reading the Bible, whcu he suddenly
wititout any provocatiou, hig dreadful determination of iacri-
tieing tilt
I i consequence of information given at this office on 'fuss-
tias , a oarrant was issued for searching the premises of Mt.
WimailiGuoilliiiigh, baker, lietinington-row. The intorina-
tiou set torch, That, Bonn the genertil appeatttore of the Mead,
he suspected and believed that such bread was :4(lllllen.itC,l
Witii al, in, or other min- boles ttttt e ingredients: anal dim there
was "hen in the passessiou of the defendant a quantity of
alum to oilier unwholesome ingredients, for the tint pose of
adultet..ting the purity of meal flour. About fi.r o'clock n.
the aft. union, Locke, the officer, wesitsto the premises elate
ilefeliti,nt, to put the warrant into execution. Strict search
vas n ale throughout the bake house, but no into hulesome
or improiter -ingredients were found; the parlour also uutlerl

went a severe scrutity, but nothing was discovered to support •
the allegations in the information. Harris then made an
attempt to ascend to the upper part of the hone, but in this
he was violently opposed by Mrs. Good'eigh, who declared
that he had no business to go up stairs, and she was deter-
milted to prevent him. Two women Lame to her assistance,
and forcibly held Harris, while Mrs. G. ran up stairs in great
haste; he however disengaged himself at last, arrived in the
garret time enough to observe Mrs. G. throw something out
ofthe window, which lodged on the tiles of an adjoining house;
he recovered it, and discovered that the articles consisted of
about twelve pounds weight of sal. nunnuniac and seven
pounds weight of alum ; he took possession of them, and pro-
duced them before the Magistrates. The defendant pleadett
guilty to the charge, and was fined six pounds and costa; tliC'
ingiedients wet e condemned.
On Friday Joseph Horton, an officer of the Baud of Excise.
and surveyor of the district of which Camberwell forms a part, was
charged by Mr. Abraham Buckland, tallow-chandler, with fele.
namely stealing a number of candles, about 3 pounds in weight.
whilst in the execution of his duty, as an officer.of Excise.
It was stated by Mr. Buckland, that he carried on his business at
Camberwell. The prisoner, as officer of the district. frequently came
upn his premises to make a survey, according to his instructions.
from the Board of Excise. Circumstances occurred which excited
a stopicion in his mind that the prisoner had frequently robbed
him, and he determined to adopt such measures as would probably
lead to his detection. On Thursday night the prisoner went, as he
had frequently done before, to inspect the workdrop, and take ass
account of the stock. Mr. Buckland secreted himself. in order to
observe his motions in such a situation as he could observe every
proceeding without being discovered. The prisoner, after making
his survey. opeued a chest which contained agreat number of candles,
and took out two handfuls, wrapped diem in paper, placed them in
his pocket, mud went away with them having previously shut the
door of the workshop. Mr. Buckland followed instantly, and ob-
served him throw something overthe garden wall of Mr. Penningtoo,
the next dour neighbour. which was afterwards discovered to be a
paper parcel containing about 3 pounds weight of candles.
Upon being. closely interrogated by Mr. Sergeant Sellon, Mr.
Buckland sahunted, that subsequently to running after the prisoner
when he came from his place of concealment, he went to tine of his
shopmtn. and inquired which road Horton had taken . • that he
afterwards despatched the saineahoptuan after him to bringhim back,
and that the prisoner returned with the shopman on being told that
Mr. Buckland wished to speak to him. and previous to any mention
being made of the robbery. It also appeared that when Horton
went from Mr. Buckiand's house he took the road to the left hand,
whereas Mr. Buckland pursued him to the right. Mr. Buckland
admitted that the prisoner shut the workshop door after him, and that
he lost sight of him for a short period.
On the part of the prisoner it was contended, that Mr. Buckland
could net possibly have seen him throw any thing over the garden-
wall of Mr. Bucklanifs house; Horton having shut the workshop.
door after him, and Mr. Buckland having to come from the place of
his conetielinent in the shop, open the door, and follow him to Pen-
nington's wall. before he could have seen what he stat d in his evi-
dence to have taken place. It was 9 o'clock at night when the eir-
cuinstance transpired, and it was reasonable to suppose that if Mr.
Buckland felt so certain that he had been robbed, he would have
seized the prisoner at the moment he had observed him throw some-
thing over the wall, and not have returned for the purpose of inquir-
ing of his shopman which road the robber had taken.
The prisoner Sail, that the whole business was a conspiracy, fire
the purpose of effecting his ruin. He had been compelled. in the
course of his duty as an Excise officer, to prefer an information to
the Commissioners of Excise against bur. Buckland for making and
removing a thousand •weight of candles without giving notice to the
proper officer,. The case was then pending before the Board, and.
if decided against Mr. Buckhuid, he would have very heavy penalties
to pay; he had no doubt that the candles were thrown into Mr.
Pennington's garden by Mr. Buckland himself, for the purpose of
enabling him to found upon the circumstance a charge of felony.
The Alagistmte said, that if the affair Ives what the prisoner had
alleged it to be, it was indeed as shameful a conspiracy as had ever
been formed. Under these circumstances he should require the
prisoner to give bail for his appearance at this office on a future dale,
and directed that the transaction should be male known to the Com-
missioners, and that the solicitor to the Board ghouls' be requested to
attend at the next examination. _ _ _

The priioncr ua, been 12 years in the service, and always boa an
excellent character.

On Tuesday last, the Maidstone afternoon coach was overturned.
while going down the hill from Melling into the turnpike road, at
the same place waere another coach met with a similar accident a
few weeks ago, and where the road is very dangerous. The con-
sequence was, that some of the passengas received very serious in-
jury. Mr. Morgan, an eminent engineer of London. had his arcs
broken, a Mr. Greig received a contusion of the brain, a femile
servant going to her serviceat Facningham was so dreadfully bruised
as to be obliged to remain a day or two.in the parish of %Vest Mil-
ling, and the coachman was vet), seriously injured. The fracture of
Mr. Morgan's arm was a simple one, and we are happy to hear that
he is going on well. Mr. Greig was taken in a state of insensibility
to the Swan. All the injured parties are in a tair way of natovery.

On Thursday, a man. about 70 years of age. named Robert Shep-
herd, a shoemaker from Rockford, fearing his apprehension on a
charge of committing a horrid offence, hung himself to a tree in
one of Mr. Joseph, Marriage's fields near Chehnsford.—Vattlict.
Fclu de se . . .

A few days since as a person was amusing himself with his gun
near Barcombe, his dog put up a moor• hen, which he shot at and '
killed. 'I he bird falling in the centre of the fiver, his dog was pro-
ceeding to fetch it out, but before he had ►wam half way towards it,
a voracious pike ascended to the surfers:, and to the astonishment of
the gunner, seized the moor-hen, and plunged into deep water to
gorge his prize.
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A line is now mailing out for the laying of an iron railway, to
communicate between the Glainorganshice Hills and the Bristol
Channel, for the purpose of facilitating the transfer of coals, with
whichritose hills abound, and to receive which a depot is to be
forms! near Ewenny Bridge.
A few days .tare, a farmer, at the White Hart, Lewes, offered a
stack of hay for sale, at sixpence the clioic foot, which was imme-
diately accepted by a per,on in company ; who, howorer, soon found
he had made a bad bargain, for the stack, On tieing measured, was
found to contain tat square fret, amounting to !,71. and sixpence,
and for which he had refused, only the day bcrore, to give forty
guineas.
A potter employed by Mr. Rain.. p.tfinner, Ilear.street,
[w icestetsqu:u e, I►cll soddenly Isk. n ill, Mr. R began to
suspect he had been ta•tiw; •'"utrlhine in the cellar, which he
at first denied; hilt being (lowly pres.s d, he owned that be
had. It seene., atirmeietl by the ..•eht ht the ~.00,„" of a
(twat bout., he 11.141 drank at lels: (tor toittees uI oi! of cassia.
Sonic sweet oil wts Administered, butt the symptoms •een+ing
1,1 thrraien his lire, lie was sent to the Middlesex hospital. lie
is now, however, n a lair way a recovery.
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few days ago a pike, weighing 2811). was taken inst pond
on the estate of Lord Erskine. at Homiish, near Horsham.
In vt .1, sent to Brighton, at a Fest ill to Mr. Coultas, the hauler,
who is Altill411111114(
Box tNG.-4 pugilistic combat look Owe, Wednekiav, on
Ciaintaist C4M1111.111, ht.l weeit a oosterniongcr' known loy the
name of n•axmly Jack, and Bole:14n Ornildtord boatman. It
was a hod tight of tiny seven intunits, Cori stake of lost
seoubs 46 Winger.

Ore THE NOTICE RENT PEON THE HINT TO THE lIANICI.Rs
WITH THE NEW CROWN PIECES, REQUESTING THE IM-
PRESSION WIGHT NOT lIE DEFACED.
The Bankers of London, Lex: for loyalty known.
By Tire!Way are thought mat disloyally grown i•
For 'ti. hinted to them on a bit of a scroll,
To take care of the Crown—lie, perhaps, moult the Po'e.

On Friday a middle aged man, whose appearance
bespoke the character of a reduced tradesman, was
found in Hyde-park, with his throat cut in a most
frightful manner ; the blood flowed in a stream from
the wound ; there appeared little signs of remaining
life, and he was carried by some passengers, who dis-
covered the unhappy man, to st. George's Hospital,
where he was recognized to be a person of the name of
James Guy, who resided at ltt, Carrington-street, May-
fair, and was formerly in good circumstances. A short
time ago be lost his wife, and was left with several
small children, without sufficient means of support,
which has lately reduced him to a state of the most mi-
serable
despondency. Having expended all J►is money,
and drained every resource, he resolved to commit the
crime of suicide, and leave those troubles his mind was
incapable of bearing. Friday morning, with the last
twopence in the world, he purchased one pennyworth
of milk and a pennyworth of bread, and having divided
it amongst his children, he kissed them, and in his
mind having taken a last earthly farewell, he hastened
to the l'ark, and with a razor committed the above act.
He now lies in the Hospital without the least chance
of recovery.
On Friday last, a female child, apparently about a
month old, was found in a hedge alo►►gside the high road,
between Sheerness and Minster, by a little boy. Mr.
Kitt e, the Clerk of the Survey of the Dock-yard, was
passing at the time in his gig, and he took it to a poor
seaman near the place, who carried it to Sheerness to
the Overseers, and they ordered the child to be taken
the greatest care of till some enquiry was made. In the
afternoon the unnatural mother was discovered in one of
the passage boats going to Chatham ; she was imme-
dietely brought on shore, and the next day taken before
A. H. Bradley, Esq. who passed her to her parish, at
Camberwell. The child was well wrapped up, and
two or three changes of clothes were left with it. Mr.
Coleman, Surgeon, has examined the child, who says
It cannot live long, as it has got a hurt in the back.—
Caftterbury Paper.
Three new caravans, on an entire new construction,
.passed along the Strand on Friday, with the following
inscribed on the footboard—" Association for the Relief
of the Manufacturing and Labouring Poor." The in-
scription excited much curiosity among the spectators.
An article from Auxerre, in the French papers men-
tions, that a young man and woman, in the Depart-
r.►ent of l'Gonne, who were much attached to each
other, being unable to obtain the consent of their pa-
rents to their marriage, adopted the desperate resolu-
tion, on the 14th ult. of killing each other, which they
effected in a forest not fur front the place of their
residence.
An eminent Quaker visited a Lady of rank, whom
Le found six months after the death of her husband,
sitting on a sopha covered with black cloth, in all the
dignity of woe ; and gently taking her by the hand,
he thus accosted her ; " So, friend, I see that thou hest
not yet forgiven the Almighty." This reproof had
such an elect upon the person to whom it was ad-
dressed, that she immediately had all her trappings of
grief destroyed, and went about her necessary avoca-
tions.

The helmets of the Life Guards are shortly to he
exchanged for large hair caps, similar to those worn by
the Grenadiers of the Foot Guards. The present hel-
mets are found to be particularly inconvenient, and
more especially in windy weather. It is said, that when
this change has taken place, they will thenceforwards
be nominated " the Horse Grenadiers."
Last week W. Cock, a carpenter, was committed to
Thetford gaol, for breaking into the counting house of
Mes,rs. Gills, merchants, in Thetford, on Sunday
morning. Rlr. J. Potter, who is in the employ of
Messrs. Gills, slept in an adjoining room, who, on
hearing a noise, went to the counting room door, where
he heard a person striking a light ; he took a pistol in
each hand and rushed into the room, where he found
Cock, who was then removing some halfpence from a
desk which he had broken open ; he presented one of
the pistols at Cock, who seemed to have surrendered,
but on Mr. Potter's turning to see where the breach had
been made, Cock seized held of one of his arms, and a
long struggle ensoed ; Mr. Potter fired off one of the
pistols, the ball front which just passed Cock's head.
Air. Potter again got the advantage; when Cock threw
up the sash ; Mr. Potter pulled the other pistol three times,
but it missed tire; the villain observing this, threw
himself out at the window, fifteen feet from the ground,
leaving his hat, a hammer, a tinder box, matches,
and eflixted his escape ; but was taken the same day.
We hate tee, ivrtl intell,gence lion Qait,ec and Montt CAI
to i,f the Wth nit. On the Ilth the Phock of AI.
earillittAP %'I% It It at Qiik Itte, 41. lie the• flie tOOMI'
fainh hi th not ti,e.:o-4 of that rit. If is suit cbctits>ll ae kw-
lug bet•n *l.ll‘rientl% I •ci 110 rall.. ft iletilUltitil4 01011011 of
the whol..v • ..t• the hoases,od
Ott 'We Itrl 1413, it ut tnnl. 51111111 .4,1 ru ,i'rlor L, it en, prides.
nnett•a Clturrh Ciareeliateli-
ilitelb Id! (sent the ccaguldihg; ht. use taken up 'ltalie dead.

ID s tocrtpt.

MONDAY, TWELVE OT4OCK.

State of' the Queen this day.—
" Kew Palace, Oct. 26.
" The Queen's complaint Aloes not slate ; her Majesty bag eept
well. (Signal) " F. MILLMAN.
" FL HAL POND."

The Sovereigns of Russia and Prussia have at length
taken their departure from Aix-la-Chapelle, leaving the
Emperor of Austria in sole possession. The staff of
the two former monarchs arrived at Valenciennes on the
2 tst. Two British camps, it is understood, were to be
formed immediately after the review—one at St. Omer ;
the other on the plaits of Marek, at Calais. As the
troops embark *ma the latter port, others will replace
them from &. Omer ; and thus the whole movement of
the Slimy will be accomplished with less embarrassment
to the public service, and with more regard to the com-
fort and convenience of individuals. The English
transports have been collecting for some sime past.

The declaration or address of the Allied Powers to
the French people, on the retiring of the Army of Oe.
cupation, has not yet been agreed to, and delivered to
the Duke of Richelieu. The discussion that took
place in one of the conferences that immediately fol-
lowed the signature of the treaty of evacuation on the
9th, is said to be of an animated nature. The Minister
of Prussia is reported to have proposed the continuance
and consolidation of the quadruple alliance, and to have
strongly urged the policy, if not the necessity, of such
a measure. The Duke of Richelieu opposed the pro-
position, as uncalled for in the present state of things,
as indicative of illiberal and unwarrantable suspicions
of the conduct of France, and as menacing to her im-
portance among the nations. The Duke is reported to
have uttered his sentiments on this occasion with great
energy.

A Frankfort letter states, that if the proposition of
the President he adopted, for the military organization
of the Germanic league, the Confederate army
will amount to 1 per cent. on the gross population of
Germany; or, according to the latest estimates, about
300,000• men, with a reserve at' half that number.
This is apparently a great force ; but it is in fact a
militia force, and applicable to purely defensive pur-
poses—if, indeed, an army of such a various and com-
plex nature can fur any purpose be rendered effective
and complete.

Newmarket,w•hich at the beginning of the meetings,
n ore but a gloomy aspect, compared with former times,
has recovered its spirit and attraction. More company
has attended it than has been seen for marry years.—
There was much sport and diversion of various kinds.
That respectable veteran, Mr. Smith, so long an orna-
ment to the London stage, though in his 90th year,
could not resist the enjoyment which the meetings have
so often afforded him. He was nearly seven hours in
his chaise a witness of the animating scene, and was
able to ride on the course.

On Saturday, J. Ward, a young man of decent ap-
pearance, was fialally examined, charged with stealing
a Bank of England note for 401. The circumstances of
this case arc very curious. The prisoner was in the
employ of Mr. Simmons, tuibr in the Strand. On the
i3tit of September, a man, named Morris, came there,
and having purchased a coat and waistcoat, presented
a 401. note in payment Mrs. Simmons. not liking to
take the note hertelf, said she had not change, but
offered to send the prisoner, Ward, to the Bank to
procure it. To this Morris agreed, and Ward took the
note, but never afterwards appeared until a few days
since, when he was taken into custody at Narrow-wall,
tambeth. In the interval between the disappearance of
Ward and his apprehension, it appeared that the note
in question had been stolen from u lady at Chelsea.
Morris was in consequence applied to, and he said he
was employed by his brother to pass the note. The
brother was then taken into custody, and after several
examinations, was tnlly committed fur trial, for stealing
the note from the original owner. • . re. Simmons, and
the brother of Morris now attended, an:l repeated their.
firmer testimony. Mr. Simmons stated twit the pri-
! saner had been more than II years in his service, and,
up to the present charge had borne ii•most excellent
character, and had at various times been intrusted with
property to an immense amount. Ile could h..ve
absconded with .1. or f)001., rind they had the fullest
confidence in his integrity. Mr. Hicks, the sitting Ma-
gistrate, recommende.l Mr. Si mons to mention this
circumstance at the Old Bailey. The prisoner was
fully committed fir trial.
A Peons)teisti6, Virmet states, that " the iiater in which
Potstves are sprinkled over grain i,r ee,il-
PietelY dePtroys all inaects tu every stage of esisteuce, from
thv egg to the

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.
Computed from the Returns made in the reek ending Oct. ill is 4,44.
2d. per cwt. exclusive of the fluty of Customs paid or payed'
hereon on Importation thereof into t;rcat !Britain- (.
Getz, tic.)