The National Register.
London, England, 1811-10-13 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

SURREY QUARTER SESSIONS.

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KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES, OC'r. B.—A letter from Mr. John
Alcock, the Treasurer to this County, stating his resignation of
that office, was read to the Meeting.
Mr. Serjeaut ONSLOW said, as Mr. Alcock's resignation was
totally unexpected by the County at large he thought it would
be barter to name a future day for the business.
Mr. JOSEPH ALCOCK asked if it was possible that a Gaol
Committee could undo a Resolution of the Quarter Sessions ?
Sir TrromAs SUTTON agreed with Mr. Serjeant Onslow, that
this subjecrought not to come immediately under the consider-
ition of the Meeting; and he thought, on account of the im-
portance of the subject, it should be referred to a General Com-
Mittee of Magistrates of the County of Surrey. He wished
that the election should n t he immediate, that no imputation
Of precipitation might be cast upon the: Magistrates of the
County.
Mr. KeNiticst said, that in the course of this day some pay-
ments would require to he made, and that some person must
necessarily be invested in the mean time with the functions of
Treasurer.

Mr. SUMNER said, that Mr. Alcock had not yet resigned,
and that his case ought to be re-considered before coming to a
decision upon it. Their first object was to do justice to the
Treasurer: and the investigaticn cf the Committee of Magis-
trates would give time to the Magistracy of the County to pre-
pare themselves on the subject. if Mr. Alcock's resignation
should be accepted, some proper person ought then to be ap-
pointed in his place.
Mr. SWAN thought they ought first to proceed to settle Mr.
Alcock's accounts, wheu he might be discharged from his secu-
rity. He had, at a former meeting, intimated his intention cf
moving, that, in all cases, vacancies should not be filled 14p in-
Vanier, which would free the Magistrates from all invidious
applications of any set of men taking upon them to elect for the
County at large.
Mr. ONsLow said, he should then move, that the letter of
Mr. Alcock be referred to a Committee of Magistrates of the
County, which was passed unanimously. After which he
moved, that the Committee should meet at Kingston this day
fortnight, and that the report should be laid before the Cinn-
inittee for General Purposes, before the adjournment, on the
4th of November next; both of which were unanimously car-
ried.
The Meeting having formed itself into a Gaol Committee,
the proceedings of a former Meeting were read over, and the
nominatiol of Mr. George \'are, as Treasurer to the Gaol
Committee, in the room of Mr. Alcock, taken into consider-
ation.

Mr. Joscpn Ar:cocx charged the conduct of the former
Gaol Committee, in the nomination of Mr. Ware, with the
greatest precipitation. They had proceeded to nominate a man
to the office before a vacancy had actually taken place. On all
former occasions due notice had been given of any similar pro-
ceeding ; but the Gaol Committee wanted to carry this nomi-
nation against the sense of the Magistrates; they wanted to re-
move one man appointed by 76 of those Magistrates, and to
appoint another who had already been rejected by them. After
going at considerable length into the proceedings of the Com-
mittee, he concluded with hoping that the nomination of Mr.
Ware would not meet with the approbation of the Court.
A conversation of some length followed, upon the form and
manner of originating the notice, when, after some remarks by
Mr. Alcock, and Mr. Kinnaird Smith, Mr. Lawson, and
ethers, the question was put, when there appeared, after call-
ing over the names, for the confirmation, 41—against it 49.
The election of a Treasurer of the Gaol Committee was Own
postponed till the adjourned Sessions.

Tuesday morning, at seven o'clock, a respectably dressed
young woman was discovered by two gentle nitil,pitillging herself
into the Serpentine river, in Hyde Park ; one of them imme-
diately went in after her, and happily succeeded in bringing
her out. She was taken to a public-house near the spot, where
it turned out that she was a servant at a respectable house in
Bond-street, and that she had lately left her father, who was a
farmer in Hertfordshire, and come to London with a young
•mao to whom she was strongly attached, and who had pro-
Mised her rriarrlage, but who bad since forsaken her, which
the stated was the cause of her attempting to destroy herself.
HOrnsby arid Co. Stock Brokers, 26, Cornhill, respectfully in-
firm the Public, that they have on Sale a' great variety of Tickets
and Shares in the present State Lottery, all to be drawn the 22d
of this month. Present price—Tickets only 19i.
101..5s,—Quarter 51. 41..7-Eighth 21. 13s.—Sixteenth 11. 7s. Ti,e
licheme consoins only 15,500 Tickets. Hornsby and Co. have
foruslite for many years past. in selling and sharing
Capital Prizes anion; their iriestd& All Qrders by Post or
Carriers duly Elecute.l,

SPOT TING.
The sporting world have been much disappointed in came•
quence of the stakes not having been made good bettvixt yottni
Belcher and Powers. Wednesday was the day appointed, bet
the friends of Powers had not arrived at the appointed hoar,
and consequently a forfeit of 101. was deliver( d to Belcher, al-
though Powers's friends arrived with their money shortly after
the forfeit‘ This is a great disappointment to the amateurs, hit.
asmuch as no two in the boxing list could be more equaiir
matched. Belcher is the first pattern of science of 10 stone 4
pounds, and Powers is not far beneath him at nearly ja stone.
Belcher has to:ight twelve well-contested battles, and Wade.
clined fighting rig-au& until he received this challenge.
The amateurs of the fancy have resolved to give Crib a piece
of plate, value 50 guineas, as a complimentary memorial of hia
milting exploits, as Champion of England. Emery, of Covent
Garden who has a pretty taste for drawing, and a predilectiou
for the school qf fists, and consequently an admilation of the
most distinguished geniuses which it produces, has sketched a
design of Crib's arms, to he emblazoned on a shield, to orna-
ment the centre of the plate ; no doubt there will be much in-
genuity displayed in this device; the motto is aptly chose*
from our own most fanciful I:ard ; viz.
--" And clamed be he, who first cries
Hod ! enough !"

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FEMALE CRICKET IVIATen.--Yesterday se*iinight the Surrey
Amazons kept the field with great success; and on Manv
day afternoon, at three o'clock, being the last day to de-
cide the contest; the match was won by the Hampshire
lasses ; they afterwards played a single game with their oppc..
news, in which also they were succe!,.ful. A fort race be-
tween two men, of Hampshire and Surrey, concluded tivir
day.

• NEW STATE LOTTERY-OVEICE,
No. 1, CORNHILL, Corner, next to the Mansion House.
PLUDING and Co. respectfully solicit the favours ar3
patronage of their -Friends and the Public at the aeovir
Office, for which a License has been obtained, With a ton fxleik
expectation, or rather prepossession, that they shall have Orli
good fortune to distribute there a large proportion of Capital
Prizes. As, however, their Office is newly licensed, they thitik
it expedient to notice, that in the Act.of Parliament for the
present Lottery, Government, with a latidaleie eolicionie felt
Vie security of the Public, have directed thut the OriOtal
Ticket of every .number divided into shares shall heti:posited
at the Stamp Office, and that all such 'l' ickets (if drawn fitiv!ii
shall be liable to be detained by the Receiver-General, until tills
holders of shares of them shall have bet piglet. it is therefor*
manifest, by the above regukition, thet Adventurers mese nee*
make themselves equally eectire of the payment of their ',fianee,.
it purchased at a New Office, as at•any ef•the
As many persons contend for the locality of luk, and that
some situations are more propitious for the atonement of goni
fortune than others, Pion' No and Co. may be permitted to
state, that if a con ect estimate can be formed of •the future
a retrospect. of the past, the situation of -No. t, Cornhls,
must be pre-eminently feat:nate, nor has any other in Lonck4
more extensively contributed to the heneFe of onankitid. It -is
the identical spot where Mr. THOMAS Guy acquired his ?five
reense fortune, 240,0001. of which he appropriated for the build&
ing and endowment of le Hospital in the Beireiteh, celled aftet
his name. How many thousands, therefore, have reason to
bless the place which provided him with the means of this ex-
ercising his benevolence ! And may it not be expected, that
Fortune will still continue to dispense her favour; et these pre-
mises? Perhaps even the Reader may he destined to acquire
wealth and independence at this New Office: -certain it-is, .tweet
'will beat least an equal chance as at a;:y other; aed Pionireb
'and Co. will only add, that the ord.-rs of their Friend: and the
Public shall at all times be punctually attended to, their-prefer-
•ence duly appreciated, and gratefully remeMbered.—No.
Cornhill.
Muinea or Ma. WYLDF..—The person. who robbed acid
murdered Mr. Wylde, was taken on Sunday morning last, Its
the Mint, in the Borough; he was afterwards taken to Wester-
ham, and underwent an esrainitiation before John Ward, Esq.
on 'Tuesday. He is supposed to be the sane person that robbed
and murdared Mr. Humphries, of Hiver Castle, about two
years since, as he was retuniing from Nk'esterham market. He
wore au nil-case over his hat, and had on the same clothes when
Re Was taken. He left his place in the neighbourhood of Weat-
erham in the morning of the day he committed the horrid decd,
and told his mistress he had no money or victuals, and she gave
leim two •shillings, his master having gone to Croydon fair,
When he arrived. at Westerham, anout two -o'clock, Monday,
in the custody of two row-street Officers, the sun of thede-
cesaed was retuning front the ftmer'4l of ilia fattati, and wait