The National Register.
London, England, 1812-04-05 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTF,II.

POLICE.

MANSION-HOU,E.—On Thursday William Thomas charged John
Olifnnt, before the LORD MAYOR, with violently assaulting him with
a red-hot bar of iron on Tuesday List, by which his left arm was consia
derably burnt, and his head cnt. Both these parties were fellow jour-
neymen blacksmiths at a Mr. Bailey's iron foundry, in Lower Thames-
street. The complainant was a Welchmari, the defendant an English-
man ; and some altercation taking place between them relative to
money matters, in the course of which some national reflections made
by John Bull exasperated Taffy to use some opprobrious epithets against
his adversary, he, in a monient of irritation, drew a red-hot bar or iron
from the furnace, and struck tiim on the eft arm, and burnt !din se-
verely ; he next struck him on the head, and cut him so severely that the
blood gushed from the wound in great quantities. Notwithstanding
this, the Welchrrian stood his ground until he gave his antagonist a good
drubbing, being the strongest man of the two. On the part of the
complainant, one of his brother journeymen (an Irishman) came for-
ward to give evidence ; but he delivered himself with such violence
and incoherence, and in so peculiar a dialect, that the Lord Mayor
could not comprehend him, and he was ultimately ordered to retire.
Mr. Bailey, the master of the litigant parties, stated that Thomas was
of a very turbulent and troublesome spirit, and had provoked Olifant
by the most violent and opprobrious language. Under these circum-
stances the Lord Mayor recommended the parties to retire, and en-
deavour to settle the matter among themselves; and having consulted
a part for some time, the parties again appeared at the bar, when it
was intimated to his Lordship that Olifant had offered to pay the com-
plainant 41. but this the latter rejeated, as a very insufficient compensa-
tion for tke loss of his time, and two quarts of his precious blood.—His
Lordship, however, thought it a very fair compensation, and dismissed
the complaint, referring the complainant to the Sessions, if be should
think proper to prefer an indictment.
FORGED NOTES.
The subjoined Account of the total value of the Forged
Notes presented at the Balk of England for payment,
and refused,from being fyrged, for the eleven years, from
the Ist of January, 1801, to the 31st of December, 1811,
has been laid upon the Table of the House of Commons,
in compliance with an 'Order of the House :
The nominal value of the Forged Notes, presented)
for payment, and refused, within the above-mention- £101,661.
ed period, is • . . . •
H. HASE, Chief Cashier.

(Signed)
Bank of England, March 26, 1812.
N. 13. The above Return includes all Forged Notes, supposed to have
been fabricated on the Continent, and presented within this period.

Proes.raiAxism.—Tuesday morning, for a w 51. a young
man, a breeches-maker, of the name of Watts, underells t on
foot from Westminster-bridge to Croydon, and back agaia' WO
hours, the distance of ground being 19 miles. lie started at six o'clock.
stopped twice on the road to bait, reached Croydon six minutes before
seven, and appeard so much fatigutd as not to be .able to pursue his
task ; but after taking some refreshment, started afresh, and completed
his wager in two minutes less than the given time ; but so much ex-
hausted as to drap down, and was obliged to be taken home by his
friends in a coach. A groat deal of money was won and lost on the
issue.

BIRTHS.
Monday Morning, the wife of Jonathan Moon, of Bond•street, was
safely delivered o three children, two boys and one girl, which, together
with the mother, are in a fair way of doing well,
On the 25th inst. at Edinburgh, the Viscountess Duncan, of a son
and heir.

MARRIED.
Mx. Sharp, to Mrs. Bates, of Leicester : this venerahlt Lady is at
the advanced age of 74 years, and has been four times at the Altar of
Hymen.

DIED.
In Dublin, the Lady Eleanor Cavendish, wife of the Honourable F.
Cavendish, and sister to the Earl of Arran.
Suddenly, J. Hobday, Esq, merchant, and ship-agent, of Harwich.
On the sth of September, at Madras,
.Captain Charles Foote, late
Commander of the Piedmontaise frigate, only surviving son of the late
John Foote, Esq. banker, of London, at the age of 31 years ; and on the
:.'9th ult. Captain Dawson, who lately went from England, and suc-
ceeded Captain Foote in the command of that ship ; he was in the .9th
year of his age, and the second son of Pudsey Dawson, Esq. of Liver-
pool.
On the 10th of February, at Botcherby, near Carlisle, at the advanced
age of 90, Miss Margery Jackson, a maiden lady, who was for many
years an inhabitant of that city. This woman was a complete miser.
She died worth fifty thousand pounds, hoarded by penury. Eighteen
hundred guineas in gold were found in her hJuse at her death.
On Saturday, at I.ambah, in the 86th yi'ar of her age, Mrs. Eliz.l-
heel Branscomb?, widow, slater of Sir Isaac Garter,
cipal King of Arms.

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