The National Register.
London, England, 1818-04-27 00:00:00

EXECUTION.

John Warr, and Harriet Skelton, convicted in February
last of uttering having in their possessinn forged Bank of
Trigland notes, were on Friday mornieg, pursuant to their
sentence, executed at the front of the debtors' slum, Old
Bailey. The case of Harriet Skelton was a subject of deep
and general interest ; and beside the etertions made for the
preservation of her life by several of the most distiegniebed
members of both Houses of Parliament, even sonic benches
of Royalty itself were incited to .the most lively feelin.:l of
humanity itt ettenvirig to procure it pardon. His Royal
Highness the link. tit' Gloneester visited New:rate 1011 Wed-
nesday, and had a bug interview with the two unfortunate
culprits. His Royal Highness conversed with Hai riet Skel-
ton for neatly au liptir, leasnt the pat tieelars of I. Me, allti
alt the circumstances of the case which led to ilEr ore !riled
fate. After shaking hands with her in tire most cordial man-
ner, he dr parted, for the purpose of waiting open tbe
rat officers of the Bank of Eneland, with w hom having had
an interview, la) instantly repaired (as we understand) to the
seata Royalty itself. The case of the culprits jiLrepurted
to have undergone the most rigorous examination, I Ince their
cooviction; their crime was extrusive and aggravated, and,
Consistent with justice, mercy, it is said, could not be ex-
truded towards them. From the moment of their fate being
anunsinced, each of the parties evinced much resignation.
Harriet Skelton distinctly avowed her Agra, but asserted
that she was unhappily entrapped Into the crime for which
she was to suffer, by a near relative, who has escaped justice.
Sire vindicated herself from the opprobimn that had been
oast upon her former life, 1111C1 declared in the most solemn
tnanner, that she bad been engaged but five weeks in the
traffic of passine leered notes previous to her apprehension.
tieveral distinguished characters, among whom wore Lord
Rocksevage, Mr. !Selmer, and others, most deep!. interested
themselves miter behalf; and some of them havitig investi-
gated her previetts character, fonud it undesersing of !hat
Leavy reproach which hail been east upon it. On Thursday
morning, the Rev. Mr. Cotton, who was indefatigable In his
attentions, attempted to administer the sacrament to the un-
happy convicts in the chapel, but found it iinflos,ible, tl.:e
woman having been seized with hysterres, and Ward haring
also swooped away. In the evening, however, they became
each eon:resod, and had the sacrament arlsoiaistertil Kepis.
lately in their respective cells. The patties were attend, d
np to a late tonne on 'Thursday night, by several religious
ft ienils, alder w Welt Ward retired, and had considerattle rest.
Harriet Skelton slept but little. Upon being brought forth
on Friday morning front their cells, they appeared quite re.
signed, and both parties expressed the fullest confidence in
their hope of werey in a better world, ward exhibited the
utmost foe filmic), as did the female enlprit, until her approach
to the scadahl. Here she was supported by nit re or four
persons, instil a few moments before her fall. %Valli. who
was first introduced, embraced her on these:lo;dd, and 1)0111
baying prayed fervently for a few moments, they were
launched into eternity.

The 11,n ye:tit employed 111 the Now I'icr in lrlymmult harbour,
vial down but tw it,: in the month of Ittareh, iu cor.seltrenceot the
tempestuctia ir:athcr and foul stwe of the water. A. tartars IL.ndent
ha 1 nearly occurred last wool( to the workmen in the hell. It was
found that foe air he 1. by s,linu tnian". nearly ear.ped from it. and
the %mid shrred tltr lie4vitig up waa irom..liately ;.;ire n ; but it there
was a mrfes•ity tot rtinocing the hyll from among the piles before
it multi he lifted p.m.pendiyttl-rly. it became tour.: than halt full of
water b. fore tae worinien ton be entrivatd from their perilous
tatuation. It will by naadleeted, that a fatal aocident of this nature
happened lately at Sheerne,s. the inpectiett, it wry. fonntl that a
`nal kept from clubiog, by the bac rroLitiou of did.

Ttn,, NATION AT. REGTSTEri:

Loeb PlorNircAstret's PLATE.—Statin days ago were ap-
prehended, Jaaeph and Anthony Jervis, shoemakers, of Bs-
kees Steeet.auil Ficteher, their letmeekeeper, for baying
L. their possession a valuable service of plate, and three or
foer watches, of which they could give no satisfactory ae-
cocitt. an Friday afternoon the prisoners were again brought
up to Mill iluoronglassirtet office, when it-was diattovered that
this plate belonged to the above 'ethic lord. It bad been
stolen four years a;n trent Ins lord .Itip's family caravan, be..
tween hie house in Stratfurd-plisee and the country seat at
Cromer, where his lordship was about to spend the summer.
'lle prisoners were detected in consequence+ of Anthony
'meth^ attempted to .eletige a spuon at the shop of Mr. Dry,
pawnbroker, in Smith:street, Nfanchester.square. As the
prisoners are possessed of prepeity to the amount of several
thousand pomade, the case excited an extraordinary degree of
interest in the treighbonthood. Several responsible persona
gave the Jervis's an recellent character, and became bail, to
a large amount, for the rippeararee of the primmer Joseph,
to morrow, when it is aupposed vi all be admitted evidence
against weather
EX7. RAC IMINALLY SUICIDt.OII Friday afternoon, daring
the heavy vault, a young female weal to the staria at Green.
nicht, and hired a btert,ole.steing to Ise earaveyed to Bier:lran,
Ott the passage, site pat several questions to the watermau, of
a strange *venire, and talked in a vet y incoherent manner.
iks the beat was apkiroaching the spat where the bodies of
several men are hamlurg in chains, file l 'quested the water.
mitt to draw nearer the shore, and asked him it he could
point out the bodies of Brock nut! Gilltam, the turn smug; sits,
who suffered about twoyeara t.g.) for the murder of part Itt
•he crew of the Fotecur.er. The: watt rump) pointed them tut
to her. and she aeemed deeply affected, mail said she knew
them very we:l when they were alive. After gazing at the
bodies far some moments, she burst iutu tears, exclaimed
" poor fellows," and before the boatman conk' pi event her,
leaped into the water. 'The latter, much to lilt Credit, illl-
mediately jumped after her ; but blic had mirk before he
email reach her, and was not seen again. Drags were soon
employed, but the hotly could Hut be found. The miliaria*.
nate female appeared to be about 25 years of age, was vik-
teely dressed in a plum-coloured pelisse, black hunibasiu
gown, art] straw borimit with white trimmings, and had re-
markably large blue e)li. There was also a ,mask or some
kind jest under the left eye.
The Thomas and Mary •trattsport, arrived .at Portsmouth
on Saturday week, from Deptferzl, is gone to Leg horn,with the
baggage of Lord Rurghersh, Envoy Extraordsuary at the
Court of Tuscany. She also takes, as presetns from the
Prince Regent to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, several cases,
containing casts from the busts and Ornaineutall party of the
Elgin marbles. The Greed Duke makes a return to the
Prince Regent of a variety of ancient artichectural spet•i•
mew, which are to be presented 1.1 the British Museum.
It was letely 'unmarred, en the atithority of the Swiss Journals,
that the Prime Jablutrowske (charged to &an the mortal remains of
Kostiusko) had failed in his mission. The Gazette of Lausanne,
on the contrary, states, that the body of the Polish General has
been conveyed from Soleure to Poland, accompanied by the Prince
Jabionowsky and M. Zelmer of •Suleure. the Intimate fricad of the
deceased. The Emperor of Russia has desiguated the town of Cra-
cow as the depository of his remains, iutd it was this Monarch him-
self who caused a prepesitien ta he made to the Cet•tra:ncntof
Poland, that a monument shot& be creetedata his memory.

On \‘'etleesday last, Lord John Townsend. wLile exercise
on horsehar, on the Shoreham-road. without being ay....re of his
danger, rode the rhinglarielit Copperas-gap. 'lnc aximil, in an
insta:lt, sunk into the delusive ground to the depth of two or three
feet, and his Lordship was thrown off. We are happy to add,
however, that the Nobie azd respected Lord sustaimid no serious
Injury.
The Trowbridge paper of the 24th inst.. rays—=" It is Strongly
reportcd that the nieitica/ men of 44 neighbouring town have
between 70 and 50 persons midis- their re, %slit) are extreme-
ly ill in cons. quence of eating's:images «Rich had been hobd in
the aliambles. Several appear to be in much danger.

.01PICE OF OIITIN..I.VCE. iXth
THE Principal Officers of His 31(yesty's Ortittatice
J., hereby hive notice, that proinseds will be received at thrir
oilier in pa 3 Mall, on or before Fril.+.l".tke 13th day of Mag
j nee.
.front such l'ersrms as may be ander take the Surly
of .Sh; et* and other artirits for. under tg. Depirtlncnt,
./(Ir a
Period of Ore,: Years, determinable rlire the Expiration (:t. the.
first Fear. upon Notice of three .itc..ths, at the Option of either
Party. Patterns of tie Artieles may t,e :need upon a,rplication at
the Principal &tore Ker,-,er's Office in the rowcr, and to the re-
ppectivc Officers cf the 'Ordnance ia Arsenal at WoolwirA,
arid
.tiarther PAP lit •ilare.ttibmether with the Terms and Conditialt of
the (ontra,..l, map be known at Me Serretary'sly/ire, in Pall Mail
eybrc.oid, any day hetwera foe heurt tyl len and >nar titlark,
wirer the proposaic must he delivered sealed upend enebased " Propo
salt 114,r Shirts, but no Pr0p.,..1 eau be oc'nOtted after the
sail 81h day of :thy at twelreo'clork at of the sabre day, neither
will any Tender be wltired asniessilte Party making- it, a:- an ..tgi at
in. his b(halfthattcticnd.
By order of the llnar.g.
R. 11. C Se;retary.

OFFWE OF ORD ?VANCE. 60th April. Ims.
TI-IF Pritteilnti Officers 0. AWN .14iesfile (Ardor:nee
do hereby rive .Votioe, ihnt Pripaeals a•-•!11 he re.• ived at Mei,
tyee in l'alj Mall, on or hePire ;E:eddemUY Me G'.l"-* -3,611
pert. front -prrront ae.rh. ay .. und,:rtai•e tie Light.
iwg of the Lamps et thie Offloc, a:la of the Toarr a;;d hroolt-ich
„for a period of thre^ years, let-mall:able oiler the of the
first year, upon notice of tf:ree tnout!!s at the optkrs of i-,:ther party,
.firether parieu!ors, together rclth the ,!erms and unit-tiff:me of the
Contact Iry beitsgren eteirr Se, friary's Ojfirc 1•411 Mall alone•
arid, ary day &Net,: the isahrs of 1.-tt and funr o'Hofk, w.ierc
the proposals env:t dearered sealed hp and oidorsed,.. l'eopagLiv
for I.amp lighting," tut no Pror;pal eon he admitted siftrr the mid
6th q 1.31 ty at o'clock at of the same day, neither 'xi::
oat, tender he noti.-eri sarker the Farty nthkiag it, or an agent its
his behalf' :hail attend.
Vy Order of the nr-1 r
It. If. CREW; Se:rihtry.

AFFICE ()I' ()RDX4SCR, April 20th, IH. H.

THE Principal Off cerS of lii Mairslg's Grtimance
tin hereby „cite :Vance. that Proposa.'s is at their (Wire.
iz Pall Man, on or Wine lVoiNss.lay, day of lila!, ne.ot,
from suels Pear-is as may A; i..u;',7rfake the Perlin manee
of the C.. 11 Pk:NTI: li'S TrOBK in 1.1!e lledavry for
fir a cj Three Years. deterniin-
obk 'after t'ie tx,piretims if the first year tipan notice of three
taouths at She option either pyrtn.
Fert,Vr pnrtirolora, together =4th the Ttrett and Cenditians of
the cmarot-t, way l kro-ra /Toy °pipit,: iron at' the Syletary's
(office inpoi/ w6-cs.li.i, any day behr,..en the hours of
Tat and FON', o'elock, ere the Proposals mast be delivered sealed
up and endorsed, " Proiroolls.ihr Catinuier's Work." but no pro-
roteda ...apt be eidioritte I after the said rittt day of .3fay. at TAalre
o'Chwt. at free(' the Late day; neither Pill any Tender be noticed
artless the ratty runtiog it, or an ; v his brliiiff, shall attend.
.Il,y of str Vac lioard, R. 11. CREW, Sccrelary.

APIttL Srt

It is stated, that the plunderers of the Brazil packet were ma
coninion pirates. When the pirate-bnat came alongside, the crew
were deterred from boarding by the threes as to :h.: com-,:aience.
The Captain of the packet was then ordered on Wand the pirate wick
his papers and the wail ; the latter ho dtelittsci. On boarding the
packet, he gave onlers to his fast affirm, that if he returned with his
own boat, and with his own crew. tlutt every thing was right ; but if
rctorantl in the :wet of the pirate, or in his own boat manned with
we other's crew, the mail was to be instantly conk. After some
altercation on board the pirate, they demanded peremptrily the
OhichAie stated he never mink: give up. They laughed at his
bold brguage, and onknal hint on Hostal their boat. The first
offieerof the packet. seeing the Captain 0113 Si trev.i, im•tantly sunk
the mail. When the packet was boarded, and no mail found, the
anparent disappointment of the Pirate Captain was extreme the
plunder of tl:e vesrel Immediately r.a um eneed ; the qiiantity of dollars
was only 6.0;;o. The jewels on beard were, however. reported to
he very valuable.
Sir John Cox flippesley has eaused-sr engraving to be made of the
veil of Mary Stuart, whieh.eardisarlork left him as a legacy. The
print measly exhibits a reticulated tissue, like those used by ladies
in their embroidery of tapestry. In the corner is the emblem of the
Jesuits (1.11.5.), and a bordct with eagles. The inscription imperts,
that the unhappy Quren was covered with this veil when she was
beheaded. "rime vet is of white silk, embroidered with gold.
The ebriesities of antiquity vent by the'Rey of Tnpoly for the
Prince Regent have been removed from the lA'eyinauth store-ship,
at Deptford. to the Tower.

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