The National Register.
London, England, 1809-10-08 00:00:00

PROPINCI ALS,

MAIL ROBERY.—A person, who had much. the appearance
of a gentleman, was taken into custody at Arundel, in Sussex,
on Thursday Just, fin stealing a parcel, containing bank notes to.
t very considerable amount, out of the Pea worth Mail. The
fender had taken his 'passage by the mail. as an inside passer,.
er, by which means he got possession of eke packet containing
.hetiotes; part of which Were traced to him. lie has since been
recognised as an old offender.
“LoversTrn, OCT. 2. Ott Tuesday sennight Charles Buck-
.n4hain, Nilus Cowper (both of notorious. character) John
rhompion, and James Payne, who were all capitally convicted
tt Our last As4izes, but whose sentences have been commuted
for transpor:ation, were sent from hence hy the London coach,
-.I order to their being conveyed to the hulks at Woolwich, pre,
"armory to their embarkation for Botany Bay. The four pri-
, 4toters were ironed, chained together, and hand-ruffed ; and, thus
tecured, were placed inside of the coach, accompanied by two
.unrds sc ithin, and one on the roof, well armed. On their ar.
rival at LI abridge, bet ween five and six o'clock on Wednesday
•norniog, whilst !topping for the purpose of changing horses,.
one of the keepers came oat to procure some water: he had
-rarer! V entered the Innlyard';' when Buckingham, Cow per, and
l'hompson (having contrived- to unscrew their leg-irons during
:he night) jumped out of the coach, and ran of; the remaininti
vtard, who was inside, being prevented following them for the

women, by PaynP, who it was aperwards discovered had not
u d din getting rid of his irons. An alarm, howeler, was,
•iitstantly given. and they wer,. followed by the keeper from the
roof, and the one inside 0% to quickly extricated himself from
!laNne bin, although the whole three were still hampered.
.v it h donhle hawk-tills, they out-stripped their pursuers, and got
clear off.

A v. ell, 166 feet deep, wa: lately dug at Neysden, in the parish
of Wilsden, Middlesex. The first stratum, fur 38 feet down,
yellow day. In this day many shells and other curious
were found ; at the diAance of 84 feet, in a stratimt
if blur (la\ , a large piece of wood was taken ,up, which at first
.pprared like ‘ilver, but -upon being exposed to the air, turned
,lack, and cracked into small pieces.
Friday se'nuight, as several soldiers returned from Wal-
ohereo, Nere pas,ing through the town of Leicester, by a stage
on their w to Nottioigham, the ph ce of their birth,
laying a fsssiou2;h grnititti :WM to si-it their friends, and for the
re4irat ion of -I heti. Iteal:!i,- one of thvin exclaimed to his coin.
rade, in a very joyous manner, that he felt himself quite well
all at unto; but almost instantly afterwards dropped do
dead,

OCT. 8.

The body h young woman, named Betty Eckee ly,
Lyinm, Cheshire, was lately found sewed up in a bag, with a
large stone tied thereto, weighing about half a hundred, in the
canal near Lymm ; and T. Donne, a young man ~nly t wenty-w:t
years of age, is in custody as the supposed murderer.
Eleven men belonging to the Tennant, who set off in a boat to
.join their ship at Cawsnul Bay. at melt- ..u.nek, on Cie
of Sunday week, were all drowned on the rit4,e of rocks
runs from Drake's Island to Mount Edgecumbe. None of the
bodies have yet been picked up ; but several of the oars, and
some spars belonging to the b.;at, have been found. The practice
of suffering men to proceed in bad weather by this dangerous
passage cannot be too strongly reprobated. Last year Lieute-
nant Foot, and sixteen seamen belonging to the Bartleur, were
sacrificed on this very spot, having been sent inthe ship's launch,
on a very squally day, to convey three men to the Salvador, in
Ilanmaze. to be tried oo charges of which they were afterwards
unanimously acsuitted:

On Thursday last, a mad dog ran through Shalmsford-street,
Canterbury, from whence he was pursued by several persons to
Rhode Farm, where they overtook and killed him. The ani-
mal bit four hogs at Ends-end farm, nod afterwards hit a horse
and several pigs at Rhode farm ; ns he came from the latter
place, une of the pursuers missed a blow he aimed at the dog,
ho seized him by the shoulder, from which he took it piece of
flesh, hut was secured by his opponent, who caeght him by the
throat, nod with the assistance of his companions succeeded in
killing him. The man who was bitten, bad the lascerated part
cut out afterwards by a surgeon.
A vroman of the name of Youngson, drinking is company
with two men at the Peace and Fame public-house. in Ply-
mouth, a few days rego, being accused by the landlord of purloin•
ing a drinking-glass (the men having previously left the room),
made use of the most horrid imprecations, wishilig her arms
might drop off, &c. in denial of the charge; but, on rising to
quit the room, the glass was perceived to drop from under her
clothes, and before she bad power to reach the door, she fell
down and fractured her leg in a dreadful manner.
In the night of Tles(!iv list, between the hours of twelvennd
one, the house of Mrs. Tollast, shopkeeper, at Broomfield, was
burglarious'', broken open by two villains, one of whom, dis-
guised Kith a black crapes, entered her bed-room. and, with
violent threats, demanded her money; she told him it was in
1/Pr pockets. hut not satisfied with their contents (there being
only four shillings and sixpence in them) he (spelled a chest in
the room, and took from thence bank notes and cash to the
ninonnt of Tit. andupwards, after which he proceeded to search
the other boxes, but not boding any more money, went down
stairt, and with the other, who stood at the bottom of the stair-
encl., made off, taking with them from the shop a small parcel
•f tea, and a few halfpence from the drawer its the counter.

On Saturday Joseph Cremeiler, a boy of about 14 years of
age, caught a hawk at Hayling Island,llampsiiire, which, as is
the custom in the country, he was shewing about at the houses,
to obtain a trilling reward for having freed the inhabit:int% of a
foe %hid) is so destructive to their poultry, &c. George Cole-
brook, another lad of about the same age, f a passionate mali-
cious temper,. forcibly attempted to take the bird from him;
and after knocking him down, he knelt Upon hint with such
violence, that Cresweller died in two hours afterwards : Coro-
ner's verdict —Ma lAaughter.
Eagle Fire Insurance, London.—Policies of Insu-
rance expiring at Michaelmas, should he renewed within fifteen
days from that period, to prevent the Partied' interest ceasing
therein.—Payment of Rent is guaranteed in case of Fire.—
Farming Stock insured without the Average Clause. at 2s. per
cent.—Merchnodize in the London Docks insured at Is. 64. per
cent. for three months.—Large Abatements on the Ptemiuin and
Duty of Insurance for more years than ooe.—Engle Life Insu-
rance. This description of insurance is of inestimable import-
ance to all persons holding annuities, leases, or offices. depen-
dent on lives, or whose incomes cease with life. Maniple: A
person thirty years of age may, by the small annual payment of
1.3 1. 7s. Id. secure 5001. to be paid (to kis family, or other-
wise, as he may direct) at his death. Any other sum may be
insured in like manner, r:,4 at any other age. One person may
insure another's life, to the amount of any interest lie may have
in the continuance thereof. No Entrance Money or Admission
Fine required. No. Charge far Policies or Certifiraies °rite-
nrwai. No Registry of sAssignatests required. A large Com-
toi,Aon allowed to Solicitors, or other poisons Vermin *IVY-
Witev.—W.ol3 CTIIA.M..SCC7V4sI••

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BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
Samuel Mather Tomk.tni, of Stanton Saint John, Oxford,
dealer.

BANKRUPTS,
Ana and John Chadv.ick, Bradhury-green, Chester, ballet-5,
to surrender Oct. 16, 11, aril Nov. 14, at eleven, at the pog
Tavern, hlanchester. A ttornes, 7.lesrs. llaiste,l and Ains-
worth, Niatichrster;
.IVlesrs.• M line and Parrj.
Richard Hollis. Readinz, grocer, Oct. 16. 11, ru Nov. 14,
at eleven. at the Angel Inn, Reading. A tioti.ies rein. Vines,
Reading; Messrs. Jenkins. James and Abbot:, New inn.

NVni. Parker, Bocknall Ironworks, Stad%Jrcl, iron-founder,
Oct. 23, 24, and Nuv. 14, ftt twelve, at the jrrningllom Arms
Inn, Shitroall. Attortiev, r. Pt itcliard, Shropshire.
Johlt Willinins, Cadox tun, Cilaroorgan, iron-inon,,,er, 0:1. 1,2,
13, and Nov. 14, at cloven, at the Mark viorth Arm, 1 co, Sivi:n-
ben. .Attornics, Mr. \V illia in Phillips, Swansea; !Icssrs, Wil-
liams and Brooks, Lincoln's Ino.

Thomas Mather, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 01i111811, Oct. 18,
19, and Nov. 14, at eleven, at the !Mick Swan Inn, Coney-
street, York. Anoraks. Mr. Edge, lustor Temple; Mr.
Heaton, York..

Joseph Harrison, of Southwick, Durham, ship-owner, Oct.
26, 27, and Nov. 14, at eleven, at the Bridge Inn, Ili-loop
Wearrnouth. Attornies, Mr. Kidson, Bishop Wearmouth; Mr.
Hartley, New Bridge-street. Blarkfriars.
Niel M‘Neal, London, merchant, Nov. 2, nr six, 4 nt eleven,
and 14, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, r. rlifrd, Throw,
morton-street.
Richard Ball, East Brent, Somerset, mercer. Oct. 16, l i, and
Nov. 14, at twelve, _at the Woolpnck Inn, A Abridge. A 'wi-
llies, Mr. James Parker, Market-place, Axbritige ; Metarii.
Blnkeo, Cook's-court, Carey-street.
Joseph Browne and James 'Powell. Liverpcol, merchants„
Oct. 30,31, at one, and Nov. 14, at three, at the Globe Talc+ oi-
tiverpool. Attornies, Mr. Woods, Liverpool; Air. Elack-
stock, London. _ _