The National Register.
London, England, 1813-01-31 00:00:00

MISCELLANIES.

FIIENCIT PatsosrrnF.—A your:7, 'win, who formerly lived in the
neighbourhood of Rye, was last week committed to Horsham goal,
under the toilowilig circumstances ;—1 le had been living in London in
an expensive style, until he bad spent aq his rn;incy ; in this situation
he sit his wits to work, %Theo it occurred to him that he nii2ht, as he
was well acquinsed with :lie coast, raise a con-iderahle sum by eau-
ducting French Officers (who w vie at Lige upon their pa yule) to frillftf.
Ile contrived to get acquainted with a Culon/I and a Major at Read-
im;, in Berkshire, who, elad of the opportunity, .agreed to give hint
300 guineas for assisting them iii their escape ; 150 were paid down,
and the other mt•ituy was to be given as soon us they were un board
the boat. They accordingly set out together in a post-chaise, and
arrived, wilLout the smallest intern:Oen, at the public-!louse at St.
John's Cross, iu the parish of Mount field, where they engaged beds.
The Officers were, however, observed by an Excisemaii, who sus-
pected from their appearauce what they were. The landlord who was
closely interngated on the suhjeci, said be understood them to be
German Officers, on their joi;riiey to Bexhi!l to join their regiment .
The Excisernao, however. nos satisfied with this, got a party of the
militaty, and going to the house, seized theta in their beds. They
made no attempt to disguise the fact, and subs itted in a handsome
manner. NVlleti under examination before the Magi,trate, the young
111311 acknowledged his intentions, and said, that being driven to de,l,e.
r :lion by the total exhaustion of hi, finances, the utf-..r of 310 plot:as
was too tempting to he resisted. Tice French Officers have beta since
properly disposed of.
IN QUEST.—A Coroner's Inquest was held in Throw-street, Christ-
Church, before J. W. Una in. Esq. by adjournment from the 15th to the
ltd inst. on the body of T. Mosely. Ott his coming home at a lute hour
at night, he was found to be speechless, and continued unable to acconht
for his indisposition, till he died. Several witnesses were examined. who
proved, that violent bruises appeared to have deen recewly sustained
by the deceased; but whether tram the effects of a fall, or from violence,
they could not tell —A smut havingopened his head, &chard it was
his decided opinion, that the deceased had come by his death, in con-
sequence of having been violently assaulted and beaten—The Jury re•
turned a Verdict of Wilful Murder against some person or persons ma-
known. ,
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On Sunday evening, between six and seven o'clock, as the Duke of
Cumberland was rid.ng in his carriage in Hyde- Prk, near the
entrance into Kensington, the horses took fright, and ran away furi-
ously through the town of Kensington, down the road. The car-
riage and those whom it conveyed, would, in all probability, have
been dashed to pieces, had not the servants called out to the toll-gate
keeper to shut the gate, which he accordingly did, just as the horses
had reached it. When the carriage was stopped, the Royal Duke
looked out of the window, in the greatest cousternation and enquired
where he was ? He got out of the carriage, and remained a short time
in the toll house. He then walked a short uistance, and a hackney
coach being proeurrd, lie pursued his journey. Although the road
was thronged with carriages, Set provAentially, the horses cleared
th:m all, and nu accid:nt happened.
Exreu•l I N —On Monday m.-rding J. S. Winter, B. Allen, and
W. Tay ror, tor robbing the Sisters hay ot a considerable quantity of
raw silk and ostrich teathers, and J. Lemere, for forgery, were execute,
ed before the Debtor's door of Newgate. At a quarter past eight
o'clock these unfinnuate men were brought upon the scaffold. They
appear,.d perfectly resigned to their fate; and while the executioner
an., his assistant were preparing them to meet it, they shook hands
wit:reach other. This part of the awful ceremony being performed,
they were left tor a few minutes in prayer with the Ordinary, and
thatilaunched oil.. L. ACh appeacd to die without a 6tl ugble.

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