The National Register.
London, England, 1821-10-01 00:00:00

TOWN HALL, SOUTHWARK.

Cu sitlse 01 MUltDia.-00 Thursday, John Lambert,
a porter in a corn warehouse, was brought up on a charge
of killing his father in law, James Al!bighorn, a labourer
in the same employ.
John Harvey, the night constable of St. John's, stated,
that about ten o'clock on the previous evening, while
standing near the door of the watch-house, lie heard a
shriek, •pparently from Back-street, Potter's-fields; he
ran there directly, and found • man lying on the ground
senseless, and the prisoner and his wife near. On in-
quiring how it happened, the prisoner immediately said
lie did it, but he only pushed him ; he did not strike hint.
The witness assisted in removing the man into a public
house, and then took the prisoner into custody.
The circumstances which led to the unfortunate death
of Allingham were detailed in evidence by Mr. May, the
landlord of time Three Tuns public house, Hack-street,
llorselydown, where they had been previously drinking,
and by a fellow labourer of limits, wlio was in the house iii
company with them front whose account it appeared,
that the deceased was intoxicated and quarrelsome in the
public house; that there hail been some words between
him and • man of the name of Shuter, but their differences
were made up, amid they shook hands. Afterwards the
deceased began to quarrel with his 3011 in law, the
pri-
wuer. Nu blows, huwever, were struck, and by the
interference of the landlord this quarrel was also made
up, and the old man and his
friendly pot of beer between them. The prisoner, it
seems, then urged the deceased to go home, which lie ob-
stinately refused and on the son still pressing him, lie
struck him more than once. This was all that happened
within the house, which they ShOltly after left together,
and in • few minutes the shriek before mentioned was
heard in the street.

'the body was brought into the house, there was a cat
on the back of the head ; but the deceased never spoke,
and expired in a few minutes. A surgeon arrived, but not
before AHingham was dead, who declared that the skull
was not fractured.

The primmer, who seemed much affected, said lie had
no animosity against his father in law ; he b4(l been guar.
telling with him in the house, and when they came out
began to goon again : he did not intend to push him dowry
but merely put his hand to him and said. " Be quiet, you
foolish old man," when he fell backwards. The deceased,
it was stated, had beets frequently subject to tits.
The prisoner was remanded, to await the verdict of the
Coroner's inquest.
MARYLEBONE.

CAUTION TO LicsisED Viireafait.ults —An information
was laid at this office against a respectable licensed vic-
tualler, under the Act of Willi4lll 111., entitled, an Act
for ascertaining the measures for retailing ale and beer,
which imposes a penalty, nut exceeding 40s. and not less
than Itls. on any innkeeper or victualler, who shall retail
or sell ale or beer in silty vessel of whatever metal, if not
plainly and apparently stamped and marked with the Ex-
chequer mark (W. R. and a Crown), done by the Lord
Mayor or chief other r, who ale b 1 to provide them on
being paid one fat thing for each stamp. This information,
which exposed the patty, it convieteit, to S2l. in penalties,
was on Friday quashed upon an informality.
This the hammer, with an associate, on Monday endea-
♦oured to amend, by filing fresh informations against the
same party. lie stated that die pester pots set forth in
the information, nut having bents ,tasked according to the
Acts of the 12t11 and 13th of William 111. lilt the magis-
trates no alternative bat to appoi t ion the several penalties
which it would be roved he had ittetti red.
Mr. Spearman, fur the defendant, maintained, that the
Act of 23 George 111 , co 11111 l only called the Alarylebone
Local Act, virtually repealed she old Act of William, as
far as regarded the 'parish of Marylebone.
The magistrates, upon refeirliee to the two Acts, con-
curt ed iu Mr. Shearman's view of the case, that the Local
Art took the pariah oust ut the opetaliOn of the Act of
William, and therefore Mt information could nut be
sustained.

During the King's stay it+ I)tiblin, an Irish gentleman
p►esented his l'Slajest) with a piece of cloth sufficient lift
.1 coat, and also tiic saw shop I he fleeces of which
the cloth was wide. 'They are a croi.a lions the %lei ipso
flock of she late K sg. They were brought to Shithead
its the Achim, landed, and sent uhf Oil Friday for %Villa-
sor, under of a ahrphcul, who cause 1111/1/oJely to
takt care of thew.