The National Register.
London, England, 1809-08-06 00:00:00

4CCIDELVI'S AND OFFENCES.

A curious circumstance took place on Friday at Union Troll,
during the e.xs►niivation of a woman on a charge of bigamy.
While the first husband, named Facia, ens giving evidence in
order to substantiate the charge against her, a Lady, who was
in the office, rather mnt7a-pr;
.!os for t witness, came forward
and addressed the Magistrates, as buying a claiM to his hard
prior to his having entered into the holy Rate of matrimony
with the prisoner. Under these circumstances the Magistr►ite
thought proper to commit both the witness and the prisoner for
trial. The witness indeed demurred; hut the Magistrate eb-
se r ved, that, having prLna facia evidence in the case, Fe wail,
determined to adhere to his resolution of committing, both.

CON() N ERS'S INQUEST.—An inquisition was taken yesterday
at the Robiuhood public-house, six miles from Watford, on the
' body of a Miss Marchant, whose death was occasioned on the
preceding day, by the overturning of a chaise. The, circusn-
stances of the case were awful. The young lady, who was in
her 20th year, was on the point of marriage with a ()tong gen-
tleman of the name of Howart, who had gone Cron! Loudon to
fetch her home from a visit in Hertfordshire. Whilst making
way for a waggon, the near wheel got into a hole. The wheel
f,lhe waggon having caught that of the chaise, thellatter vehiclo
kvas upset, t.nd the lady received 1 contusion on the bead, which
ficcasioned her death in a short time, but the gentleman was
oht ht:rt. Veidict—Accidental death.
t, t) Srr:A t.t Nc. On Friday afternoon, the servant maid
of Mr. Podriek, of Baker-street, was walking along the New
Road ;41 ilie care of three children, n hen Ike was accosted by
a's elderly woman, who stated her,cie to have bee;; the earl},
nurse of un oae of c:r children, About thr:•;,, years
old, aid for ir loon she affected a particular
Issdcr this imptcssion the servant imps udently consented to
the child fro into an zuljtoiDing stt ees, with she mt range womaal
w;i.) %vas lint s• en ”ir:tin, loft the ehtul, 31 Fier vine, bee&
viripped, of 'her cluatlitir, • was found in Baker-street, at tem
o'clock, clad in a piece of filthy rug.—Thus (lid this wretch)
wno is not defected, for the sake of a few shillings, ruin the
io.rvant and agonize the feelings of the child's parents to dis-
aactioo.

STATE LfITTETLY, with OR iy bf PK) Namberx.—Scherne-4 of SVO,OOII
4 of 15000, 4 rfLAY:to, 4or ,r1411:0, I'2 016E500, besides 11(4), &e. all to bet
dravvii is oat, Dty.—SWIFT and CO. respectfully inform the Puhlic, that
'fivkets and shares are. on Sale at .their Oakes, No, 11, lAoi;itrj ; No. 114 .
; and St. A Id7ate Sche lie of the praskhit btatt
tratery is new, and ailorck the Ad-e-ottt.ee an opportunity of guiaingthe
sum of -r--1,41,000!!! which m•-ty hr ohtaihed by purchasing the whole of a
Number, or in proportion for any p,i;.t. Ticks fs aad Share: will be higher be..
fore the Drawing. Pre:..tat Price.—T;cket, 121 Ils.; Half, 411 ; Quarter,
cib 135.; . A-4.! 1n..; Sixteenth, kl fts.

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Thursday se'nnight, Mr. ' Ake Wilkin, of Chordean h ail,
near Gateshead Fell, farmer, aged O. Without any previous
indipo-ition he dropped down in his hay-held, and instantly ex-
pired.

Laiely, aged 19, John Dawes Worgan, of Bristol. lie had
been for some time domestic tutor to the sons of Doctor Jenner,
ho discovered his brilliant talents, hut whose sagacity alwapt
predicted an early „rave 10 this specimen of premature genius.
Thursday se'nnight, Mrs. Comp), wife of George Cowyn,'Of
Ashgrove, county of Clare, Esq. and sister to the Right lion.
J. Fit we ral
On 115th ult. at Port Royal, Martinique, after on illness of
four days, of a violent fever, Miss Ramsay, aged 19, only
daughter of General Ramsay, Adjutant-General to the forces,
Laaward and Windward Islands.

On Friday last, at Ennismore House, county of Kerry, Mrs.
Hewson, relict of the late John Hewson, Esq. at the advanced
age of 91, sister of the late Knight of Kerry.
On Tuesday morning, at Southend, near Bromley, in Kent,
the Lady of Lieut.-Colonel Charles Frstser, in her 43d year.

YESTERDAY'S PRICE 6.14- STOCKS.
3 per Cent. Coosa' 69111--5 per Cent. Navy 99i,9—India
Stock 1831-4 per Cent. Consul 84H-11 per Cent. Reds►ted
68i—Omainin ly pin.—Eschecitter Bills, 30 per day 9,13
—lndia Bonds 20,21—Consols for Account 0S ii.