The National Register.
London, England, 1822-08-18 00:00:00

FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.
J. Thorpe, son., Cheadle, Cheshire, calico printer, from Aug.
31 to Sept. 4.1.
BANKRUPTS.
R. N. Atkins, Portma, grocer. Solicitors, Messrs. Collett and
Co. Chancery Lane.
W. Hendi, Rseage, Cornwall, flamer. Sol. Mr:
Inner Temple.
B. Tucker, jun., Bristol. carpenter. Solt. Messrs. Vizard
and. Co. Lincoln's Inn Fields.
J. Strickland, Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, brewer. Sol.
Mr. Burfuot, Temple.
J. Greig and H. Star. Charlotte Street, Rathbone Place,
linen drapers. Sol. Mr. Jones, Size Lane.
J. Hardwitige, Wellington, Somenetshire. draper. Sol. Mr.
Pearson, Temple.
J. Peacock, Bishop Wearmoutb, Durham, ship broker. Sol.
Mr. Blakiston, Symond's Inn.
F. Havarti, Hertford, wine merchant. Soh. Messrs. Darke
and Co. lied Lion Square.
DIVIDENDS.
Anust 21, B. Troughtun. Coventry, banker-4e, J. Lippard,
Deps&nl. cheesemonger—Sept. to. T. C. Oliva, Liverpool, mer-
chant—sec, It. Parsons, sen., R. Parsons, jun., and T.. Parsons.
Lyneombe and Widcombc, Someisetshire. corn factors-7, J.
Evans, Sheerness. haberdasher--in, R. Hartley, Ripon, York,
mercer—Oct. S, C. Rudd, Rochdale, Lancashire, woollen menu-
facturer—n, J. Wingate, Bathwick, Somersetabire, money
scrivener.
CERTIFICATES to be granted Sept. S.

Sir R. Graham and J. Noung, London, merchants—J. Lidster,
jun., Stockport, money scrivener—J. idailston, North Shields,
ship owner—T. C. Oliva, Liverpool, merchant—N. Harris,
Southampton, onclnaster-J. Green, Camden Town. excavator
—T. Murrow, Liverpool, money scrivener—W. Peel, Bromyard,
Haelordshire, builder.

Dram BY Murtha DRIVINU.-00 Wednesday evening
last an inquest was held at the Board room of the Middlesex
Hospital, before Thome, adding, Esq. Coroner, on view of the
body of Mr. Jahn IL yd, • pergola rexpectability, late pub-
lican of the Big of Naas. at Pimlico, who met his death in con-
sequence *Oar wheel of a gig owing over Ilia body, on Mon-
day last, indigo New-road.—John Alexander Fisher, keeper of
the Wester, Lodge Gate, Mary-le-bone Park, proved he was
sitting on Monday evening, about six o'clock, opposite the lodge
gate, when be saw the deceased and a lady walk arm is aria
from the Crescent; they came about a yard across the road
when the horse and gig came up, driving at a very furious rate ;
Use haft struck the lady on the head, and the wheels passed over
the deceased ; they appeared to be coming towards the Park
from the Crescent ; it was the off wheel which went over the
deceased ; the horse continued to go on, and very shortly after
.the gentleman in the gig was thrown out. The witness did mot
imeeihim again, as he attended to the deceased and the lady, who
were taken lido the lodge. The deceased was laid on a bad ;.
he groaned very much, bat whitest saw no outward wounds. •
medical geatthman was seut for, who stated that the deceased
could not live long, and by his desire lie was removed to the
hospital on a shatter. Mr. Francis Steele, of 7 LOxfurd-street,
silversmith, stated, that lie was at the top of the Portland-road,
in the New-read, on horseback, when the horse and gig passed
him on the road ; the man inside, who appeared very math in
liquor, made the horse gallop at a very quick rate ; he kept
continually striking the horse with the whip. Witnessrode
after him, but ill consequence of the nuinbers of people on the
wad lie was obliged to pull up. Heoequested the people to
take the deceased into the lodge ; lie then rode after the gig,
and found the driver of the gig in a public-hortse the corner of
Baker-street, drinking a glass of brandy and water, and he
said his name was Needham, and he resided in the Borough.
The witness then returned to the lodge, and found the deceased
on a bed ; he had his hand kept on his side, and said lie was
very much injured, and could hardly speak. A Paddington
stage driver passing at the time said the horse was formerly hie
master's, and that he had sold it to die driver of it, and he re-
sided at Paddington. This evidence was fully corroborated by
two other witnesses, who said the driver was very much iu
liquor.—Mr. Thomas Wood, house surgeon to the Middlesex
hospitul, stated, lie attended the deceased on his coining into
the hospital ; lie found live of his ribs were fractured, and
which lie found were properly attended to before he came into
the hospital ; deceased sues ived 'limit • quarter of an hour.
Wituesa afterwards opened him, and then discovered that
besides the live ribs that were !immured, his liver was much
ruptured, and there was a great quantity of blood on his chest,
mid likewise on Lis alidemen ; independently of that, deceased
appeared in good health. N ituess attributed his death to the
blood on his cheat, and the general injuries lie had sustained,
and which lie has no doubt was the cause of his death.—The
Coroner made some very severe remarks upon the conduct of
the driver of the gig.—The Jury viewed the body, and being
of opinion that the deceased came to his death in consequence
of the wheel passing over him, they found • verdict of " Mau-
alaughter" against Needham, and levied a deodand of W. upon
the horse and gig. The friends of the deceased then said they
would endeavour to identity the man, and obtain a magistrate's
lemma for his apprehension.

FIRE.—On Thursday morning, at eight o'islock, a fire broke
not in the upper part of • warehouse in Sheppy-yard, Minories,
chiefly occupied by Messrs. Fory and Co. of St. Mildred's-
court, as • depository fur coffee. It consumed sonic ware-
houses, and did material damage to a timber yard adjoining.
The wind blowing towards Hayden-square, carried a va►t
number of the sparks towards that direction ; it happened that
the windows of Mr. Hil's house wore open, into which the
•palls found their way and set lire to the furniture, which was
instantly in blaze, and we understand most of this gentleman's
goods base been consumed. Ilad it riot been fur the engines
being at hand, the whole of the premises would have been
down, but foriunat-ly it was got wider before the fire could
communicate to any other house in the square.

DARINO GANG OW Romazits...-For some time past
the vicinities of Blackheath. Greenwich, and Deptford,
have been infested by a formidable gang of robbers, who
committed the most daiing depredations with the greatest
impunity. Gentlemen's houses have been broken rum
and plundered, and orchards robbed to a considerable
extent. The perpetrators conducted their nocturnal
plans with such cunning and deception that they escaped
detection fur a length of lime; but, however, by the ac-
tivity of the police, there is a hope that they will be soon
expelled from the neighbourhood and brought to justice.
On Monday night, about nine o'clock, the gang entered
the house of Mr. Burke (in the Circus at Greenwich),
by the parlour window, and stole a large trunk contain.
ing a service of plate and various other valuable articles,
some of which were found next morning in a gravel-pit
on Blackheath, and the trunk was also found (broken
open) at Cruoinhill. Tfie dwelling.house of Mr. Martyr,
in King-street, near the infirmary, was also broken into,
and robbed of an • se quantity of wearing apparel
and other articles. Mr Reeves, a butcher, at Delmont,
had his house robbed of property of great value. The
blouse of a poor woman at East Greenwich, who obtained
bee subsistence by selling ready-made coffee, was plun-
dered. The rubbers, in Mr. Nlartyr's case, base been
apprehended, and committed to Maidstone Assizes to
take their trial; and a fellow who committed several
depredations in Woolwich, has been flogged through
that town as an example to all other vagabonds.
Attack on a Gaming House.—The other ev g a party
of gentlemen, who had been driven to need in conic.
quence of their imprudence at the table of a gambling.
house its Pall Mall, in a moment of irritation, proceed.
ed to the house, determined lobe revenged on the owner,
and. if possible, recover part of their lost 'tote. For
this purpose they armed themselves with sticks, and re.
paired to the house at ten o'clock at night, where they
found some persons playing. 'rheir first object was to
make an attack upon the individuals who had the care
of the Lox holding the stakes. One of the party attacked
him with a stick, while the others put out the lights,
and broke the lamps. The parties were recognised, and
warrants of assault were issued against them. and on
Monday they appeared before Mr. Roe, the sitting ma-
gistrate at Marlborough-street, where the charge was
isiade out by the person assaulted. A young gentleman
of fashionable appearance was spokesman—he repro-
bated the existence of gaming houses as being instru.
mental ;to the ruin of young gentlemen—he had been
led into the above house, where, in the course of three
weeks he had lost 3tlUl. The owner had only been
charged the other day at Bow-street, and now he had the
unblushing effrontery to appear in court again against a
person whom his house had ruined. Mr. Roe told
him he had his remedy against the house by indictment,
if he felt aggrieved ; but he had no right to exercise the
law by his own brands.—He was ordered to find bail.
aiduction of Miss Goa/d.—Monday senniglit, at Li-
merick, a motion in judgment was made by counsel on
the part of the prisoners who were found guilty for the
abduction of Miss Gould, by Messrs. O'Connell, Jack-
son, and Freeman. The objection lay in two points in
the indictment, st. That the venue was not laid
where the felony was alleged to hare been committed—
for that every distinct averment of fact must have a ve-
nue laid in the indictment, ' then and there."The' d
was laid against the " Termination Statute." in the con-
cluding part of the indictment, in the singular, which,
should be in the plural, a Statutes.' The argument oc-
cupied a considerable time, and the learned Judge said
he felt no difficulty as to the termination in this case
being in the singular, " Statute," as good; but with
resp ect+. to the venue lie felt difficulty, for he had sonic
doubts. and would refer the point to his learned col-
leagues.
VORACITY or RATS.—On Tuesday se'nnight an in-
quest was held at Cambridge, on the body of Mrs. Elia .
Headley, an infirm old woman, who was found dead in
her bed the preceding evening. One of the witnesses,
Mrs. Mary Bennett, said the evening of her death, she
ate her supper as usual; witness put her to bed about
half past eight o'clock; after putting her to bed, witness
went up stairs, and put on her bonnet, and went to her
mother's to supper; it was then nine ; Mr. and M's.
Bell were then in the house. Witness rettinied at ten,
obtained a candle, and then went into Mr. 11.'s room ;
witness, upon going out, had left the door of Mrs. H.'s
room open; saw nothing amiss; deceased seemed quite
comfortable; she was lying on her side as when she left
her. Witness then went into NI,. and Mrs. Bell's room
—she staid in their room about `LO minutes, she then
returned to deceased's room to hid her good night, and
found four rats on her face, and saw some blood ; wit-
ness was much frightened, and ran out of the room in-
stantly, and gave the alarm; it was a dreadful sight, and
she could never banish it from her mind. The rats, on
seeing winless, ran away. Mr. Bell came directly, and
Went into the room, site had not left it above a :amine,
and the rats were again on her face and forehead, but
again made their escape. Witness thought she saw the
eye of the deceased note when she went into the room
and saw the rats, but was not quite certain. Mr. H.
Headley, surgeon, was sent for about twelve o'clock the
preceding night to deceased, found her with five wounds,
one on the forehead, one on the left wing of the nose,
three on the lower jaw, and she was quite dead. The
wounds inflicted by the rats ware only mustular ones,
and could not have caused instant death. Witness had
not attended deceased of late years, but when he for-
merly attended her she was attended with au aflection
in the head; had always an opinion that she wouhl.go
off suddenly, from the nature of her complaints. Ino
Jury here expressed themselves satisfied with the evi-
dence—Verdict—Died by the visitation of God.
A GIG RUN AWAY BROW A Hoase I—A few days
since, as two gentleman, of tokralle Were ascend-
ing a very steep hill its a gig, oti their way from New.
haven to Brighton, the harness gave way,allll the vehicle
detaching itself from the horse, at nearly the top of the
hill, ran backwards to the buttons (a distance of about
fifty yards) without doing any further injury to the gen-
denten khan SUCK/ill% thella

Voltte.

WORSHIP STREET.
EXTRAORDINARY CASK.—In consequence or a com-
plaint alleged at this office on a forme' day, Samuel
l'wyford, Esq. the presiding magistrate, issued his war-
rant for the apprehension of the Rev. Wm. Eyre, a
clergyman, rending at Wing, in Buckinghamshire.
Mr. Eyre was on Monday last brought before the same
magistrate, and charged with having feloniously assaulted
Johanna Quinlan, a chill nine years of age, and with
having carnally known and abused her.
It appeared from the testimony
.of Mr. Howard. one
of the overseers of St. Luke's partsh, and of William
Monck, another parish officer, that the prisoner made
application to the parish for a female child out of the
workhouse. He represented hinistlfto be the Rev. Wan.
Eyre. of BuckittgliamMire; that he was curate for Iwo
parishes there, and that he did the duty of both. He
said he was well known to the Rev. Mr. Towers, for.
sully curate of St. Luke's, and also to the Rev. Mr.
Crosby, of Shoreditch. He wished to have a little girl
out of the workhouse, to be a companion for a little boy,
whom he had adopted as his own, and having a little
property, it was his intention to divide it between them.
He was particularly anxious that the child should be an
orphan, in order that it might be solely dependant on
himself. He would delight in its education, and there-
fore, whether the child's morals or its future prospects
were to be regarded, it was important that the parish
should accede to hiseproposition. The parish board rea-
dily acceded to an o cr from a person of such apparent
respectability. The clergyman was introduced to look
at the children, and he selected Johanna Quinlan, who
was nearly nine years of age. This child lisped, and
could not speak very intelligibly, but the only objection
he started was her having a mother in Newgate for shop-
lifting. He expressed great pleasure that she could say
her prayers. He then intimated his intention of leaving
London early the next morning, and he should wish to
take the child with him. It appeared that they slept the
first night at a public-house in the city of London, where
he was seen tit the bed-room of the children in the
morning. It was further stated by Johanna Quinlan,
that he went the next day to Buckinghamshire, and on
their way that she slept in the same same bed with Mr.
Eyre and the little boy, and that he committed his vile
purposes upon her that night. Afterwards they pro-
ceeded to Wing, where he, the little boy, and this little
girl had always slept in the same bed, and where he was
nightly in the commission of this abominable conduct.
At length mine intelligence reached the parish officers of
St. Luke, that the prisoner, though a clergyman, was an
immoral and base character. A young woman, aged
St. informed them she was the mother of the little boy
whom the prisoner said he had adopted; and that the
prisoner was the father, and that she had been abused
by him in the same way when she was eleven years of
age.—ln consequence of this information, Monk, the
officer, was sent down to Wing for the child, and while
them the prisoner charged the little girl not to tell Mrs.
Edwards, the matron ()ISt. Luke's, of what he had done.
—When Monk brought the child to the first inn on the
road, she related to him the same story she told the
magistrate.
Attlield, the police officer, stated, he went down with
Monk to execute the warrant, which they did on Satur-
day morning. Upon the prisoner being taken into cus-
tody, he declared to Almighty God he was innocent; but
he admitted he had sometimes been out late, and when
he came home he had laid down on the bed, and lie
might have tickled her, but, he observed, there was no
harm in that, He said he could not have done what
was stated in the warrant with so young a child.
Ann Abted, the unfortunate young woman who had
been formerly ruined by the prisoner, was brought into
the parlour where this examination took place. She ap-
peared an interesting young woman dressed in black,
and could scarcely support herself while the prisoner was
present. She proved the little boy to be her's, by the
prizomer, when she was sixteen years old.
The prisoner was then commuted to the new prison,
Clerkenweil, for re-examination. .

He is a tall fine looking man, abort fifty years of age,
with all the exterior manners of a gentleman. He was
permitted to sit during the examination, and he requested
something to eat, as he said he had fasted for two days,
and the indulgence was granted, lie represented that
he hid been Lam to the children of Mr. Dyer, the
magistrate.

On Tuesday morning last, as Mr. Sharpe, of Wash-
ingbotough, near Lincoln, and his son, wete conveying
a large hamper of bread from the steam packet on its
passing that place, by some accident their boat upset ;
they fortunately both held by the hamper, which floated
and kept them from sinking ; a gentlanats of the name
of Lings jumped into the river to their assistance, and
attempted to push them on shore, but was unable to ac-
complish it, and, as the packet had proceeded to some
distance, it was nearly a quarter of an hour before it
could be put about and arrive at the place, when they
were extricated from their perilous situation.
MATCH FOR 500 SOVEREIGNS.—The trotting match against
time for the above sum took place on Thursday last, over a two
mile piece of ground in Carroll Inolosare, Herts. Captain
Bingley undertook to ride his mare 16 miles in an boar, upon
the trot, and to carry 12 stone. Each two miles were dooe as
follows :-- Min. Sec.
First two miles 6 60
Second ditto
Third ditto 7 43
Fourth ditto
Fifth ditto
Sixth ditto 7 44
Seventh ditto 7 49
Eighth ditto

59 53
The mare broke twice in the race, but did not seem distressed
in any put of it. Captain Illaraitou acted ao umpire, mad bet-
ties vela ti to 4 spinal time,

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The doseiewl Vessel Discovered in the Old Chohnel of the
Raker, Kent.—Up to the bus lust. the vessel had been
entirely cleared out, but nothing further of moment had
been found worthy of notice, except some iron rings,
which, with some marks discovered on the outside of
the vessel below the water-line, are confidently pro-
nounced to be unquestionable proofs of its being of 1)a-
-nish eonstrurion and if so, a must have been wreck-
ed there six or seven hundred years since, before the tea
retired to its present boundary on the coast at Rye. The
vessel is partly flat-bottomed, with a keel in the centre,
of a common form. The labourers are now at work in
order to dig it out of the bed of sand in which it lies,
and will yet be occopiad another week or more before it
will be possible to float it. When this is effected, it is
contemplated to get it into the branch of the Bother,
which is navigable from Rye to within a few rods of the
spot where it was discovered, and ultimately to convey
it either by land or water to London, in order to exhibit
it there, which it is expected will produce a oonsidetable
emolument. . .

On Wednesday last an inquest was held at the sign of
the Crown, in Leigh-street, Red Lion-square, before T.
Stirling, Esq. on view of the body of Herbert Brace, Esq.
an elderly gentleman of independent fortune, who put a
period to his own existence by hanging himself in the
house of Mr. Birch, coal merchant, in that street. It
appeared that the deceased, who had &house at Brighton,
came to town a few days ago on a visit to his brother,
who lodges in the house of Mr. Birch; and since his
arrival in town he showed symptoms of mental derange-
ment. On Monday morning, not coming down stairs to
his breakfast, his brother and the servant maid repaired
to his room to know if he was unwell, and there found
him suspended by a handkerchief and shawl from the
bed tester. quite dead and cold, having apparently hung
fur several hours. The Jury, after hearing the evidence,
returned a verdict—That he earne to his death by hang-
ing himself, being at the time in a state of temporary
derangement.
FLlte.—On Wednesday afternoon a tire broke out in
the extensive patent rope minufactury of Mr. Dunn,
leading off Alfred-street, Stepney, which, from the con-
fined situation of the adjacent buildings, caused consi-
derable alarm in the neighbourhood. he fire originated
in consequence of a pan containing a composition of
pitch and tar, used in she trade, boiling over, and in a
short time the whole of the premisesoogether with a
quantity of the stock in trade,,the whole of the valuable
machinery, and four houses adjoining, occupied by the
workmen, were reduced to a heap of smoking ruins.
Great apprehensions were for. some time entertained for

the very extensive cable manufactory of. Mt. Johnson,
which was just alongside; a beanultil little shrubbery
which stood adjoining, was also burnt down.
DREADFUL Acctoeirt.—On Wednesday last an in-
quisition was taken before Mr. Unwin, at the White
Hart, Hooper's-square, Goodmaterfields, on view of the
body of John 'Coops, aged 19 years. The deceased was
a German, and worked at the sugar-house of Mr. Major
Rhodes, in Hooper's-square. He was employed, with
others, at three o'clock on Wednesday morning in mov-
ing lump sugar front the ground floor of the sugar-house
to another floor, which was accomplished by means of a
rope with a noose, into which the loaves were put. Se-
veral were removed in the same manner; but in one
instance the loaf becoming-disengaged, unfortunately fell
from a height of about twenty feet on the deceased's
head, and killed him on the spot. Verdict—Accidental
Death.

Moir DErrawrivs Fins.—On Sunday afternoon •
tremendous fire broke out in the premises of Mr. 8. Reed
and Mr. G. W. Wainwright, White's-yard, Dock-street,
Upper East Smithfield, near the western entrance of the
London Docks. M . Reed and Wainwright carried
on the largest plate glass manufactory hi London, and a
fire in these extensive premises, even in the day lime, oc-
casioned the utmost consternation and alarm is the whole
of the eastern part of the metropolis. Although there
was plenty of water, and prompt assistance was afforded
by the fire engines, yet the d ing element defied all
attempts to overcome it. The premises, which appeared
like well.built barracks, equal to the accommodation of
I thousand men, were encompassed with buildings,
and they are now reduced to a heap of ruins. Captain
Cumberland, whocommanded the piquet of the 3d Guards
at the Tower, instantly turned ont,and brought the picket
to the spot. They were of the most essential service in
clearing away the neighbouring ground for the firemen to
work their engines; and they were promptly assisted by
Jeffery and his assistants, of the Thames Police, aided
also by the gentlemen in the neighbourhood, many of
whom are constables, and were preparing to go to church
when this event happened. Nothing now remains of this
large manufactory but the shattered walls, expected
every moment to fall, and a few rafters reduced to char-
coal. The property destroyed is immense, and it cannot
be ascertained how the fire originated. A great number
of industrious men are, we fear, through this unfortunate
circumstance, thrown out of employment for a time.
DISCOVERY or Ftac ARS/S.-011 Thursday after-
noon, previous to the magistrate leaving the Police-office,
Hatton-garden, John Limbrick, ()dicer there, came and
informed them that he had in his possession fifteen stand
of fire arms, which were found concealed in an empty
house, in Cursitoo-street, Chancery-lane, and were sup-
posed to have remained there since the time of the Spa-
fields meeting; he then brought in fifteen muskets, each
with fixed bayoneu and scabbards, with flint% None,
on examination, proved to be horded—they were all iu
a very rusty state. Limbrick stated that •I man natwed I
Cole, a boot and shoe-maker, had taken the house, No.
17, Corsitor-street, Chancery-lane, which had been shut
up for a length of tune, the person who last occupied
it having run away without paying the rent, and there
was no account of him. Mr. Cole had taken possession
of the house on Monday fast, it is a very large and
roomy house, in a very filthy state, every part being cu.
vexed with cobwebs in cleaning down the house, in a
dark cupboard in the back garret, behind some louse
boards, he found the arms then produced. The magis-
trate ordered Limbrick to secure the a . and instant')
set about a strict investigation. Thus this mysterious
drat tests at present.


On Thursday week, at Stayky Bridge. near Manche,.
ter, when the people in the employ of Mr. John Leech
a respectable spinner of that place, came to their work
in the morning, they were surprised at seeing a man's
hat and coat on the roof of the counting.hourec, which is
situated in a two-story building standing between Mr.
Leech's two factories, and consequently easily overlooked
from them. As it appeared, on examination, that no•
robbery had taken place, nor indeed any entrance been
effected into the counting-house. it was concluded that
the thief must be in the chimney, and au tudivideal ins
the confidential employ of Mr. Leech shouted into it.
A person answered Irons within, promising to tell every
thing on condition of being let out. It was thought best,
however, that his confession should precede his liber...
Lion, and he was accordingly obliged to make it. Hie
admitted that his object was to rob the counting-house,
and said that he had been assisted in his enterprise, and
had had inl'orniation as to where Mr. Leech's cash was
kept, from a man named JJmes Bath, who worked with..
a respectable spurner in the neighbourhood, but had lor.
mcrly been in the employ of Mr. Leech, and who was
accordingly taken into custody. Meantime, a Wier
had been procured, and a rope haring been put down"
the Rue, the culprit fastened it to his body, and two
men standing on a plank at the top of the chimney pro-
ceeded to draw him up. The circum►tance having ex-
cited considerable interest among Mr. Leech's workmen,
they had all as►embled in the factory yard, and wises the
hands of the caitiff, apparently joined in the attitude of
entreaty, first emerged from his dusky dungeon, the cit. -
cumstancy was hailed with a shout, which was repeated•
at intervals until the process of extrication was co:n.
pleted. There are, it appears, two flues to the chimney,
one of which communicates with the counting-house.
and the other with the upper story. Into the latter the
prisoner had by mistake gut ; and the fire-plaee hoeing..
been bricked up, he was wholly unable to make his way
out,. whilst, from the straitness of the passage, he found
it equally impossible to retrace his steps. He gave his
name John Barker, and stated himself to have come a
few weeks ago from NM►nchester, to the police of which.
we understand, he is no stranger. He was the same •
day conveyed, along with Bath, who acknowledged his
connexion with him, before a magistrate, and boat were-
committed for trial.

' A letter dated Christchurch, Antra g, says, "TN
awful effects of a thunder storm were experienced here
yesterday :=About five in the evening the sky became
suddenly obscured with dense clouds, from one of which'.
nearly vertical, and highly electrified, issued an extremely
vivid flash of lightning, followed at an interval of three
seconds, by a tremendous and lengthened peal of ilium--
der ; the electric fluid entered a house at Iford, about 'a
mile from hence, ocupial by James Ford, and killed his
eldest son, about seven years of age, and a man named
Thomas Barnes, who was purchasing aniclesinahe shop.
Two other persons in the house were severely scorched.
several stones in the floor were riven asunder, a large•
detached part of which was forced into the ceiling above.
The effects of the explosion were felt by nearly • indivi-
' duals at a considerable distance.—lnquests were this day
held on the bodies, and verdicts retursted of—Died by the
visitation of God.
GLassow, Amp. of I.—Last night, about I I o'clock,
the liercalos steam boat helostging to Glasgow, on her
way from Greenock to Campbeltown, when off Green--•
ock, unfortunately came in contact with, and run doivir;
a boat or wherry filled with poor people from the High.
lands, on their way to the southern districts to labour
during the harvest. Out •of 46 persons on board the
boat, only five eseaped a watery grace, and one of these,.
a woman, was taken up in such an exhausted state. that
she is since dead. One of the four unfortunate survivors. •
a Mall, has to mourn the loss of his wife, two daughters,
and a son, by this fatal catastrophe. The steam boat
had out lights, and also a proper watch, who repeatedly
hailed the wherry; but owing to souse fatal inadver-
tence. or probably from not understamliii, English, the
mks/ 1111 l ate boat-continued her course till escape was
impossible.
JAMA;CA.—St. Jagn de la Vega, June 49.—0 n ',Vtd.
nesday morning Mary Russell,.a nee black WOlll3ll, found
guilty of murdering a negro girl, a slave, was executed-
, on the race-mound neat this town, according in her sett-
' tence. We are sorry to say that a very disgracefol scene
took place previous to the execution, in consequence of
the white nun, who was as to act as executioner, hay-
ill fallen into fits, and become incapable of performing
the duty. Mr. M'lntosh, the deputy-marshal. after con-
' siderabte delay, procured a Immo Irons the gaol, fur the
purpose of carrying the sentence iuto effect, when a Mr..
Beaumont, a white person, addressed Mr. tosh, and
said with much earnestness, and in a loud voice, es By
G—d, she must-tot be executed by a slave—it is con-
trary to law," with other expressions. which occasioned
considerable commotion in the crowd, and a cry of res-
cue was heard, when the officer, commanding a strong
party of military who were present, gave the order. to
prime and load." Mr. M. having only been afew days
in office, felt: at a loss how to set, and drove off to Me. •
Kennedy's house (the Provost-Marshal), who proceeded
with the most laudable promptness to the spot. and, soots
after his arrival, the unfortunate woman was launched
into eternity. It was afterwards found necessary to pro-
tect the executioners from the crowd by an escort of mi-
litary to the gaol. stud, we regret to say, they were pelted
with stones on their way, and several soldiers, who be. -
bated with great forbearance, were slightly wounded.—
The conduct of the military. a party of the both, was.
indeed, thronghout the whole trasisactioss, highly toaitc-
worthy and exemplary. A negro boy was seised by a
gentleman on the spot. in the act of throwing stone..
and he has been committed for trial. The megistsatea
sat at she peace-office most of the same day, end his
horiour the Cotton was occupied a great part of the next
day its doing the same. Ample evidence was obtained
of the conduct of Mr. Beaumont, against whom a war-
rant was issued. Three other sleets. against whose
evidence had been obtained, have alto Inca com-
mitted.