The National Register.
London, England, 1822-08-19 00:00:00

Voltce.

WORSHIP SMEET.

EZTRAORIMIART CASIL.—In CatiscqUellet of a com-
plaint alleged at this (Alice on a tonne' day, Samuel
fwvford, Esq. the presiding magistrate, issued his war-
rant for the apprehension of the Rev. Wm. Eyre, a
cleraymats, resitlina at Wing, in Biackingisaimiltire.
Mr. Eyre was on Monday last brought before the same
magistrate, and charged with having feloniously assaulted
Johanna Quinlan, a chil l nine years of age, and with
having carnally known and abused her.
It appear.d from the testimony of Mr. Howard. one
of the overseers of St. Luke's pariah. and of William
rtlunick, another parish officer, that the prisoner made
apalication to the parish fur a female child out of the
workhouse. He represented himst II its be the Rev. Win.
Eyre, of Ritekingliainshire r. that lie was curate for Iwo
parishes there, and that he did the duty of both lie
said he was well known to the Rev. Mr. 'lowers, for-
m .rly curate of St. Luke's, and also to the Rev. Mr.
Crosby, of Situreditch. lle wished to have a little girl
out of the workhouse, cube a COM p.inion fur a little Lry,
whom lie had adopted as his own, and having a little
property, It was his iMentton to divide it between them.
He was particularly anxious that the child should be an
orphan, in order that it might lie solely dependatu ou
himself. He would delight ha its education, atid there-
fore, whether the child'► morals or 1.5 in ure prospect*
were to be regarded, it was important that the p
should accede to his proposition. The parish hoard rea-
dily acceded lib an offer from a person ix '' smelt apparent
respectz batty. 'lute clerayinan was introduced to look
at the children. and lie selected Johanna Quinlan, who
was nearly unit years of age. Tans codas lisped, and
timid tint spaak very intelligibly, but the only objection
be started was her having a her in Newaate for shop-
lifting. He expressed great p.easure that the could say
her prayers. He then intimated his intention of leaving
Looduiti early the next morning, and lie 111 id wish to
take the child with him. li appeared that they slept the
first ntgtit at a public-house in weedy of L 011111.9, whare
lie was seen lit the bed-room of the children in the
morning. It was further lowed lay Johanna Qmidati,
that lie went the heat day to Bllekiogninnntire, anti oti
their way that she slept its the sane-same led with Ur.
Lyre and the little boy, and that he cominitted his vile
purposes upon her that main. Afterwards they pro-
ceeded to Wing, where he, the little boy, and this little
girl hail alwayrslept in the same bed, and where he was
nightly its We commission of this abominable conduct.
At length some intelligence reached the parish ollicers of
St. Luke. that the prisoner, thonali a clergyman, was an
immoral and base character. A young WOIII3II, aged
41. informed them she was-the mother of the little boy
wiioin the prisoner said he had adopted; and that the
prisoner was the father, and that site haul been abused.
by him in the same way when site was eleven years of
conseqdence of this inhuntatiou, Monk, the
Gillet:l...was sem down to Wing for die child, and while
their the prisoner charged the little girl not to tell Mrs.
$d yards, the itiatrou tai St. Lake's, of what he had dom.
—When. ttlunk broitglit ihs. child to the first hut ois the
road, she related to him the same story she told the
Aitfield, the police officer, statetl, he went down with
Monk to execute the warrant, which they did on Semi-
dry looming. Upon the prisoner bring taken into cus-
tody. he declared to Almighty Gotl he was intioCent ;hut
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, lie observed, there was no
harm in that, lie said he could not hare done what
was staled in the warrant with so young a child.
Arse Abted, the unfortunate young woman who had
been formerly misted by the prisoner, was brought into
the parlour where this examination took place. Site ap-
peared sit interesting young WOlll3ll, dressed in black,
and could scarcely support herself while the prisoner was
present. Site proved the little boy to be her's, by the
pri:orter, when she was sixteen years old.
Toe prisoner was then commuted to the new prison,
Cleritenwell, for re•exathination.
lie is a tall line looking man. about fifty years of age,
with all the exterior manners of a g1:1111e111.111. He was
permitted 10 sit during.the eXaillinatiUll, and lie requested
trornelliitig to eat, as he said he had fasted for into days,
and the indulgence was grained. lie represented that
he hid beeu Lim to the children of Mr. Dyer, the
magistrate.

On Tuesday ;nor • ; last, as Mr. Sharpe, of Wash•
ingnorough, near Lincoln, and his srnt, were conveying
a large hamper of bread from the steam packet on its
passi..g that ;dare, by some accident their trim upset;
they fortunately both held by the hamper, which floated
and kept them from sinking ; a.gcntlrotatr of the name
of Lings jumped Into the e. wen to•their assistance, and
attempted to push them on shore, but was notable to ac-
complish It, and, as the packet. had proceeded to some
distance, it was nearly a go:trier of an. hour before it
coma be put about and arrive at the place, When they
were extricated from their perilous situation.
MATCH FOR 500 SOVEREIONS.—The trotting match easiest
time for the, 'hove sum took pinee no Thinads.i last, over s two
mile piece of ground in Carroll Inelosure, Herts. Captain
Hingley undertook to ride his mare 16 miles m an hoer, upot
the trot, and to curry 12 stone. Each two miles were dolmas
follows:-- Alin. See.
First two miles ~...• 6 50
Second ditto
Third ditto 7 42
lOW th ditto
Fifth di to
Siath ditto 7 44
Seventh ditto 4t/
Eighth ditto

0 53
The mare hroke twice in the race, hut did not seem distressed
in an. part of it. Csptsin Marston acted as umpire, and bet-
was 6 to 1 li!