The National Register.
London, England, 1819-11-22 00:00:00

'VIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

A very singular oceimence took place at Ponte-
fract a short time ago, Mr. Pin-Move, of that town,
ha virg suddenly disappeared. an advertisement was
issued on the 30th ult. stating that he had then been
mis-ing, 2O days, and offering a coasiderable reward
to any one who would commumcate to his friends
any intiamation respecting the fate of the unfortu-
nate individual; but in vain, till Thursday week,
when three boys who were goiir; to Poatefract fair,
accidently discovered his lill..dess body in a ditch near
liadsworth, nearly covered w:th lea'ves, sticks, &v.
A Coroner's Inquest was immediately summoned,
and some suspicious circumstances having been fully
and satisflietorilv investigated the verdict of the
Jury tests—Died by the visitation of Go.l. The
hotly was the same evening interred at Pontefract,
by torch light, an awful instance of the uncertainty
of human life.

A dUring robbery was committed at Huddersfield
on Satutday se'nnight. About three o'clock a per-
urn• decently dressed walked into the shop of Mr.
pat ten maker, in that place, while a
person was reading at the desk, and ranching over
the counter opened the mom: drawer, from which
he took out a poeket-ls 4,4; containing upwards of Ad.
in notes, with which he walked off The shop-
keeper, who:e attention was more fixed upon ios
book than upon his charge, had his slumbering sus-
picion awakened by the huaied steps wits which
the offender. whom be took to he the owner of the
shop, arts:tea his retreat, but not in sufficient time
to prevcot his ese:,p:•. On the return ot• Mr. ll-
lingworth he found he had beat robbed, and from
the description and dress of the person who had
visited the slurp in his absence', suspicion fell upon
James Wav://, shoemaker, of Upper Westwood
Weavill was accordingly apprehended, and at first
denied any koowledge of the robbery, but 4)11 being
closely pressed he made full confession of his guilt,
stating that he had hidden the stolen property in the
roof of a barn, where it was found. The delinquent
was on Tuesday se nnight brought before B. II
Allen, Esq. and fully committed fur trial
Elopemcql.—About twelve o'clock on Monday
night, a young lady, heiress to a very considerable
flirtune, and only daughter of an officer of high
rank in the army, and also a Nlember of Parliament,
e 105241 with a young gentleman. The latter is the
third son of a clergyman who resides in Surrey,
and is the father of a very large family The tn-
gitives set oft' from the west tint of the town, in
which the young lady's fattier resides, in a chaise
and four. Tires are both under .21 years of age
The young gentleman had only jus returned from
college 'file Continent is supposed to be their im-
mediate destination. A pursuit was commenced ua
stain as the elopement w discovered.
The Gazette of last night contains an offer of a
reward of 5001. for the discovery of the person or
persons who tired a loaded pistol at Me. Nadin,
Deputy.. Constable of Maneaester, on Thursday
night, the 11th instant.
It is stated in the Paris Papers, that by a new
regulation, which commenced on Sunday sennight
at Calais, the r.nglioli Journals are charged postage
as letters, by which the expence of them is tripled,
the annual expellee of a Daily London Paper to
Paris now amounting to 100 louis, at Tours to :100,
and .t Marseilles to SOO.

A serious uffiay took place last Tuesday night,
between a party of the 4th Dragorm Guards now
quartered in Huddersfield, and a -umber of the in-
habitants.-1; seems that a soldier went with his
wife into the market-place, and stopping behind for
some purpose, the woman proceeded alone towards a
stall, when she was insulted with the most oppro-
brious epithets by several fellows who Etood near,
and, we believe, was jostled by one of them.. Tile
man going to her assistance was iminediately knock-
ed down. The alarm being given to several of his
comrades .who were at hand, they ran to his assis-
tance, and pulling a stall in pieces, furnished them-
selves with weapons from thence, with which they
laid about them so effectually as to clear the ground
in a short time.—We regret to say, that two of the
soldiers were severely hurt. A reward ot. 101. is
offered for the discovery of the persons who cum.
menced the affray.
A truly singular occurrence look place at Burnham
Market oil Monday laNt, which nearly cost the life of a
person of the name of Townly, who was washing at the
houseof a Mr. Folker, tailor and draper At the time
of the accident, Mrs. 1., liter u.as m the wash-house with
Nlrs. Townly, and narrowly escard soaring the same
fate. Unknown to either Of tote panty, there was
underneath the wash-house an old well, the covet-
, nig of which was so much decay(d, as to give way.
and Mrs. Townly was precipitated to the depth of 20
I, et: luckily there was not mute than four feet of water
tit the %veil, gull by the pr in assistance of set eral
Genileaten in the neighbonrhood,slte was rescued from
her perilous:n(l,mm' without receiving, any serious in-
jure.
James Phwley, Gent. isappointtol Adjutant to the first
or West ;Sheol K Regiment of Militia, vice Ca 03111 an
A ijoiani Il tr,,w, al WI 42 ye.l' seiv,ee
o,lThursday Ass Olievr daughter of N:r :0 .11
Oliver, of South-Lynn, in getting over a wall near ate
Workhouse church-yard, fyll down and brake her

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James It the (Info, tuoutto• wan nha wise &vole:lced In
ttttt oaf,' mop' ioaoutuent .11 us.) 4-,..)ool at Warttor k. 14)1).0611g
•.f ). loich wither sit likree sdecemiive
I.,biebut Jude" ruts' Ihe d I.,re 1:Ikell..to,
jilt., Gust lo) plead loan loolortolont far
••••liugone of t.te N.ollll' IN of Carlile's .` ILA:pulite .00
floe poor moo st tel hoolLelf In lie a l000:ttorllo.r oto a very
scale in Ilirooliouirooa, hoot he load heel) courtly rosined
aolo,r pro...real otoo, he had Oven op the little Ile
load left to les crettotooro•—00000l 4/11 VIVA loot Ybl Guilt% 10 111.
~resent ioodoelonent ,derl.io col !I•st he had not eliolley ase.)l
esam4ll II f. t., f.or a row of tit. loo.lorooteta. 6%).1.)
111 Cana i/11..;11, 1110 ranitooi3erate and WS 1113111.1“, hood the
ClotefJu•loco• A Ithott told Imo that lie otagiot itertAtt r aue
jut ma paaveris
Mott (Pa pulp 4111.1i,1e.1 lic• Mr. Scarlet',
llgtljuM .\I r. 111. or, fsr puttiog jot. lac !laud. IWO.' u'Y
taatewel.t of farts from a ‘le• I;arn•haa, who bring a
t.tt wa14151 au( arn to f.ore tar Idtpcbt, oa, 0141
oia) Amide alosolate.

lIIIA Pa
r. Cooper ins.ved for a role to .hew cause why the de-
fi•ndauts, II in 11111i..H.f, nhnuld ant br diSelloll'Ard nut of
eastody wider an ext., tit 1111 l , ;lad Attuned to iv it tuglortt
r tile pnynu•m 111, C6'11141111, 1)% inst: lmentsuftwo (WHIMS'
.1 month Ily the ant as it OH 111411 h' snore. ,it appeared
that the Boren ,anis had Slilled a rogauto:l tor pat urns of
..11/1111 201. the ounouat of delil and rusts due to the 1)41.1111a
111 the east., but • nt keeping rip their pay meins citron...a
h td sued nut, tan they +, ere sod uo rusts 111 In Uri. stater Of •
thing', 4 It iroal of the defethlaids. mimed 13n• it,
the altorloeys of the plaint df %,essaii, Cron and I. n is, Cl)
tit; it behalf. and "tiered .n pay 51 and to sign a new r.,,Tuotoit;.
for p.•yawnt of the remainder, at 21 it lt.• fins wart •
Hiro red Io its 11r. Cron, 11r Levi is being present, and a time
was fited•fnr pa • mon of the 51. at %Ir. Clllll4/... Wirt'. llt
1 lir .; can time, d tubes arose i., the mods of he eft udnuls,
th .t if tile•) neat to Messrs. Cross Lew 119.111 u awe ur else
% Herr, to execioe the new curgovil, Itie) aim d take' adtaa-
Lige of tae circuostasce In au rest them. Al r. Hoek called
again nit .11r Cion, r ; ►t.tted Whitt were the fears of
the defetiddalq, adding, 111:.t he had assured the defend:tab;
eqey had in, mono to fear ..11)1 sath dishoisau; able advantage
tieing ts. ken of them. Mr. C1.4)3!, (11r 1.- .s is Ming pr.neat
at the time) said he should scu n to he kinky of such d;s-
honourable eibidui t. thoter this tiuratice. the clefesila3t
. lit ;it t lie time appointed to :s oilier the 51. sits
paid, and some conversation funk !dace respecting who
I. hot LI pay- for the Hew cog,writ, and it wits agrei d that it
should he added to the anaoaut of the dt•ht. Mlrs lien is went
under 111,11•fit.e or geltitt; cligrit.lai starry, lost presently
setorned with hada, by whom hula ear defendants ,a ere
taken into pres its applie:d ion was. that Mr,
Lewis and Mr Cos, thou.il pay the t itpt ores of this pro-
iseedinA, and that the def. noiiiiits anuuld lea lea rd to tit-
cuts wen cognovil.—hair lu.hess cause to ..nied.
Mr. Janice ISA) ley sat at Nisi Pries for the Chic!' J 66-
loce. Ni east of interest occurred. -

A dispute of rather a serious nature has taken place in
the Mediterranean, hetaLca the A110:11Call Commodore
Stewart, and some Officers composing a Court Man int
on a marine. The Commodore refused to confirm the
sentence of the ('ours, a-14cl] led to disrespectlid lan•
wedge, and in the end Captains M'Dottongii, Ballard,
and Nicookort, and LienteleillllS GJllak;ticr. and PJ6e,
were suspended font Ilicir commands.
The cup presented by the freeholders of the counts. of
Hereford, to T. Foley, Esq. will hold twit *gal-
lons, is 11111011111 e :11111 r:chly CII.IWIIIIIII the uul-
sida ornaments of oak lea% es awl aeon's, in allusion
to the emblems worn by that utleinall'b friends at 11:s
several elections.
Mu .DER.—An inquest was taken, ou Saturday last.
hetorii II as Nlautell, Comities of Diner, on the
hotly of Joint Pdlltr, when, after a long and minute iu-
vi stigation, obit+ lasted many hums. Ow- Jury unani-
mously seiliativsl x verdict of wilful Winder against James
Pater, the Mother of the deceased. It appeared in evi-
dence, 11141 dll siiinilay last the two lin:tilers were at sea
Uri 1)1/11gt.DEON, in a fishing• smack belonging to them, and
having, iiiifortanately fallen in with a smuggling lugger.
o Melt fouished Mein with a slimily of spirits, they hush
drank till Ilrry were nine!' intoxicated. The sleresidsil
retired tu•brit, but James the brother, ~, out deck,
quarrelled violently *ilk one or the even, and out the its-
ceased gom: mu to emleavour to pacify them, unhappily
the brut:let'. int.sion, who knoeked him down,
then folloued him, and hi at out hot toxins with a peaty
iron maul, used for lin.toeking ant-huts. The unhappy
wretch who c • .11 the murder i. lodged in our gaol.
and oat be renieved to take his trial at the
Sessiims. It appears he has been subject to occasional
fits of phrenzy, front having lead his skull (raceme.;
whilst serving on board a man of war. Bath Men have
wives and