The National Register.
London, England, 1820-10-09 00:00:00

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Bo‘v sTREET.
Saul-nous liANDßlLLS.—Saturday evening a simple
looking county lad, named Geotiety Aldet held, who
Awed himself to h a waiter out of place, was brought
before the M..giNtrat,s, S:r aride, and
Mr. Nllll3illlll, by Bacott's party of vlitote, charged with
distributing sedmotts and inliJittmatory haritthills among
the peop:e.p.weituled in Parliament Street on that day.—
The hut:did:ls to Sues lint purported to be au address
from appointed to tuditagee tide subscrip-
tion fora screwy of plate tor her Al.tjesty to the pith
and cer,antly a more atrocious publieation 1;: ver issued
fr he press. It cbtuanieu use most open and und.s-
glinted incitements to rettellinit„ and ptufesbed to het op
the Queen in upposittou to iila Mojealy, itsinial cquaUti

entitled to the throne of this country. There was ato
printer's name attached to them.
The prisoner in his defence, said, that being out of
employment, he was standing at Charing Cross, looking
out for a job on Saturday morning, when he was accost-
e I by a respectable looking elderly man, who asked if
he would earn a shilling, to which he replied " most
.willingly." The gentleman then called a coach, and
they got in, and the coachman was ordered to drive to
bitehall, but they had not. gone many yards when the
stranger pulled out the handbills in question, and de-
sired him to distribute them plentifully amongst the
people in Parliament Street. lie gave hint a shilling,
upon which he (prisoner) alighted, and the coach drove
with his employer.
Mr. Minrhull, who was the presiding magistrate, said
the prisoner must pay a fine of 201. for distributing bills
not having the printer's name affixed, or go to prison.—
The lad cried at hearing tins infotmation, and Mr.
Birtne pleaded for him, observing, that he was evidently
the tool of some crafty knave, sod was certainly but an
object for rigorous punishment.
Mr. .linshull remitted the fine, but observed that he
must detain him for the crime of sedition.

Mr. Charles Pearson, the Solicitor, said he attended
officially as S,ctetary to the Queen's Plate Subscription
Committee, .and stated, that at was the third attempt
that had been made to put forth papers of this kind, as
oho:liming front the Committee; but the magistrates
must be convinced, from the language this bill cou-
ld:fled, that the Committee must base been madmen to
send such an address as that to the public. They sus-
pected these papers to be the production of a person
whom, he had sonic hopes. with the assistance ul the
magistrates, lie should he able tO find.
The magistrates assured Mr. Pearson that he should
have every assistance front them, and the boy, alter giv-
ing a particular dereription of the man, was taken to a
watch-house until inquiries could be made.
At Mr. Pearson's suggestion the depositions were
taken in a private room, the particulars of which we
are not acquainted with but a warrant was granted,
and Vickery was despatched to assist Mr. Pearson in the
apprehension of the party charged.
We are informed that Mr. Pearson having traced the
party home to his country residence, about four wiles
from London, early on yesterday morning, he returned
to Vickery, and they both set oft together at a very early
hour, and surprised the gentleman it) his bed. He has
been brought to London, and lodged hum safely at How
Sheet.

It appears that the person charged is a gentleman
of family and independent fortune. In the present stage
of the business we dare not state the reports which have
reached our ears respecting this most mysterious trans-
action.

SEDUCTION AND ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.-011 Sa-
turday a young gentleman attended at this office, before
It. Hanle. Esq. the slum,' magistrate, with the night
constable of Si. Mary.le-Strand, won brought the charge
book Irons the watch-house, in which was cotered," A
gentleman enatges a lady with attempting to drown h.rr-
self in the Thanks:" In explanation of this, the young
gentleman stated, that on the previous evening, at rather
a late hour, as he was going down Catherine-stteet,
Strand, lie heard cries as of a woman in great distress,
and saw a young woman standing in a court, crying most
bitterly. lie, spoke to her, but she continued crying;
and while he turned fur a ritornelli to speak to some
persons who were with him, she ran off into the Strand,
acid flown Norfolk-street. e pursued, but she ran with
uncommon speed ; and when she got to the bottom of
the street ; she attempted to throw herself over the iron
railings lino the river; but fortunately her clothes
caught the railings, and she was suspended by them
unit he came up, and with the assistance of a watchman,
extricated her from her perilous situation. She was
taken to the watch-house, where she was extremely ill,
and the constable humanely took her to his own house,
and his wife watched her all night. In the morning
she left her for a short time, having, as she supposed,
removed every thing dangerous front her reach. On her
return to the room. however, she was horror-struck at
'hiding the wretched girl attempting to destroy herself
by sueatibt pins in her throat I Even in this singular
manner she would have effected her purpose but for the
interierence of the constable's wife. lie had beet) to her
this mording and she staled ic I that her family
highly resirectable, and that she had been seduced by a
"certain banker," (the name was handed to the WA..
giStralej who soon deserted her. Her Ii tends relosed
to no ice her, and she was put into the Guardian Asy•
lum, lon they still continued i:1•,-xotable, and at length
in an evil 11101112 in she listened to the persuasion of
womau to gun the Asylum, which she did, and went
to a house of ill-fame near Catherine Street. Here,
however, she had only beau two or three days, disgust-
ed at the depravity she witnessed, and despairing of a
reconciliation with her hiends, she determined to end
her ni series by suicide, and had come out for that
purpose when tie Mood her crying. Site gave refer-
ence to her family, who were of considerable re-
spectability. She was about eighteen years of age, ex-
ceedingly handsome, amid appeared to have been well
etloc,.tvd- lies of in appiying here was to know if
ally thing could ue done with tier until her Iriends could
be pre%.liled upon to receive her, or she could be placed
bUllle proper asylum.

Birnie• Warmly complimented the young gentle-
India loi h:s Intwaiwy, and, Liner smile Cu)merbanom at
W. 3.1 arranged ht it tinnappy girl mould remain at the
C1)11,1:1Iiie'S Milli rile ileet'SSJIN seeps could be taken Ibr
her Future pru%lsinu, the slowly 111.1gISI rale pl DIIIi 111 11l
all in has power in furtherance of the twalevolem, ‘leu
of the applicant.

,LONLION &'riuted' and Published by the I'mprietor, JOHN
TWIGG. at the Office, 76, Flee. Suet, where all I.cttet.
the Editor tte. (po►t I•aid) Mal be Lithe/bed.