The National Register.
London, England, 1817-01-27 00:00:00

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY ON THE RIVER.

On Thursday, James Hatton, who it may be recollected, has
undergone several examinations on suspicion of being con-
cerned in the murder of Lieutenant Johnson, was capitally
indicted for stealing, on the '2l st of „fitly, 217 pieces of Ban-
dana silk handkerchiefs, value and upwardss from the
Howard ; and Michael Murray was indicted for feloniously
counselling and inciting the said James Hatton and others to
commit the said
Thomas Curtis had known the prisoner Murray, for six
years. On the 21st of J nly, Giddons and Hatton came to the
witness, and 'aid, a man told them there were Bandanas on
hoard the Duke of Wellington. They said, they had got a
ladder near II row:ry-hall-lield. At night the witness, Hatton,
and Giddons, went and got the ladder, and put it against the
Dock wall, and got into the Docks, and on board the Duke
of Wellington. Hatton and Guidons raised the hatches, and
they all went to the case of Bandanas, cut the cords, and took
the Bandanas nut; they then put them into three bags, and
supplied the deficiency w ith ginger bags, &c. They replac•
ed the hatches and each touts a bag; they then proceeded
across the marshes to Cut-throat-lane, where they found Gid
dons's wife and her son waiting with a cart, into which they
put the three bags. At Gidluns's house they divided the
Bandanas, which were all damaged; witness's share amounted
,to 6'J pieces, and he sold them to a person named Gates. On
the Thursday following the witness met Mnrray with Hatton
and Giddons. He did not learn from Murray, that it wus he
%rho gave them the information; they had conversation with
him; witness gave Win 41., and Giddons and Hatton gave hint
21. each. In the month oSeptember they saw Murray at the
Green Dragon, Stepney; Giddons and Hatton were both
there. There was some conversation about Bandanas; but
it was said, that, " there was a watch now in the Docks."
Murray said, there was a piece of work there abont the Duke
al Wellington being robbed.
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After several witnesses were called to enroborate this evi-
dence, the primmers wi to called upon for their defence.
'Hattonsaid, `• lam innocent of what they charge me with ;
they will try to swear my hie away, if it is possible. They
have cfuniii.tte(l many del.' etht tott• which I know nothing of
and I hope, my Lord, you will take 1105 into yunr considera-
tion:' . .

•
Mn ray.--e" lam innocent of what they charge me with."
The Common Sergeant summed up the es idvnee. to the
Jnry, awl they comsulted for a few minutes, and pronounced
'Mown Gu.•t —Death; Murray not Guilty.
Friday, John Moore was indicted for stealing a quantity of
wearing apparel, the property of Ann and Mark Graham, be-
ing in the dwelling house of the said Graham ; and thr burgla-
riously breaking out of the dwelling house. The prisoner
was a servant in the house, and the theft was most clearly
made out by the witnesses.
Guilty of stealing to the value of S9s., not in the dwelling
William Knight was put to the bar on the charge of a
highway robbery, in assithhing a child of six years old, and
taking from his ',mom a bundle, containing sonic articles of
weariug apparel. The child gate h:s testimony in a very
clear manner; but the jury considered that the evidence was
not tinfficiently strong to convict him, and therefore found a
ecriliet—Not Guilty.
There were no other trials of importance either on this
day or on Saturday.

Some time back, owing to lIIV eltan-e perusal of some do-
cuments in the newspapers, it :appeared that .6 (in_ Gentle-
man (now about 19) us tied John Angns6ll3 Sinlicau, th • eldest
son of the Right lion. Juha of Harley-street, was the
legal possessor of an income of 32 tat. per Annum, which It •
had held for abort It years, with the cace of Regiuer and
Receiver of Deinetary! to ems:ire ignorance of his las unreel
condition, the yaiimiz tit mar g Med time 11.m:titer of the
huntsman to the Watfu•mi Nuut, which gave high ()deuce to
the Ronne of Sullivan. It w intimated that a separatimm.
must take placo, .14111 rrateCilill'.!.4 were U0111111010:(1 by um.
Father in Ilse Eiselesiastical Court, and the )•otimig man *a
seat abroad. 111:•s. Sulks an was left behind ; and it is het
relitinns v. ho are :tow deniand.ng, on behalf" of the timitior,
and through the Coin of Chancery. an acconat of the pr
ceels of this Sini em re Iteceiverahip, which have reached
trti!79l, aud ha v,: hitherto been paid into the haat& of the
"Light Hoe. J. hulia van, the father.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

JOILINAA SOU7'IICO7'E.
The delusion et this time practised upon the believers in the pre-
dictions and doctr,:l.: of the late Nophetess, is matter of great asto-
nishment. An imenlict arrived at Newark on Sunday the 10th
instant, from a tlis:•iple of the conclave at Leeds, inhibiting those of
the faith, nranngyt nt:er things, from attending to their ordinary
business during tlt,. ensuing eight or nine days ; and a manufacturer s
shop in that place is at this time entirely deserted, and the business
of many small dealer.; suspended, in consequence. This interdict
and the obedience nutnifilteel is equally extraordinary, and thus
reason it. subjugated. the habits and inclinations of men are subverted.
mural and social duties abandoned, and the minds so bewildered and
infatuated, that tle.: business while's kis been their regular support.
is neglected, and stagnated ; their families distrmed, the
counselof their fth.titis contenined, anti the veil of darkness and se—
crecy excludes *very uttmupt to communicate or receive advice.

LATE SEVERE GALE.

Letters from Plymouth exhibit a heart-rending picture of the dis-
astrous effects of the gale of Monday nixht it Ow neighhourlitaxl. lids
Majesty's ships Jasper and Telegraph are totally lost : the crew of
the former perished, with the exception of two marines, and we hope
we mar add the captain and the carpenter also, for one of the letters
states them to have been on shore at the time of !he frtal occurrence.
The crew of tile Tclegraph were saved, with the exception of one or
two men.
The Princess Mary packet from Jamaica was also wrecked nt the
same time. Centel:l Pocock. his wife and two children, with six of
the crew, were unthrtun:Jely drowned. The Princess Mary had an
immense quantity of specie on board on her arrival ; hut it had been
landed, fortunately for the owners, previous to the gals.

The Admiralty has issued circular letters to about 300
of the senior purse's on the list, on the subject of retirement,
requiring a return of their servitude, s4,:e. It is still rumour-
ed that acme addition in intemlod to be made to the half-pay
of that meritorious class of officers.

At the Old Bailey, Hooper, and the three other prisoners,
who had been acquitted on Monday, %sere admitted to bail.

The Grand Jury of the County of Middlesex have return-
ed a true hill azainst J. Watson the elder. J. ttratsou the
yonnger, J. Hooper, T. Preston, and 'l'. Cashman, on a
charge of conspiracy and riot. This indictment mill be
traversed until next !session. _ . . .

.....
It is a singular occurrence, that not i, single vessel from a
foreign port, a coaster, or a collier, was entered at the
tolll-11MIse on 'Thursday; and only 7 vessels on tUreign voy-
ares, and 15 coasters. cleared out on that day.
The principal law officers at °resent It, are Sir V. Gibbs,
Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas, is ill at With. Sir. I'.
Phuncr, the Vice Chancellor, is in a state of dangerous
; and Baron Thompson, Chief in the Exchequer, is
unable to attend the Court. It is rumoured that the Chief
Baron will shortly resign.—Cooire.
• •

CORONER'S INQIIESIT.—An inquisition was taken on Thursday
morning, which lasted till nine o'clock in the evening. before Air.
Stirling, Coroner for Middlesex, at the house of Mr. Thomas liinkes,
the Duke of York, Queen-street, Edgeware-road, Marylebone, upon
the body of Mary Ann Golding, the daughter of John and Eliza-
beth Golding, of No. 30, Molyneux-street, Marylebone, whose
death was occasioned by the barbarous treatment of its parents. 'rho
deceased was only five years of age.
The Jury being sworn, went arid viewed the body; its appearance
was shocking, being covered with marks of violence from the neck
downwards to the thigh, which were inflicted by some weapon. 'l'hc
back had several old wounds upon it, the legs were bruised, and the
whole frame was emaciated. It appeared in evidence that both the
parents had taken some unnatural disgust against the deceased, and
had been in the constant habit of beating and ill-treating her.
The Coroner said, that it appeared to him the death of the de-
ceased was caused by a repetition of ill-treanntiit. There was no
wound upon the deceased which caused her death, aceon!ing to the
evidence of the surgeon; yet, from the appearance of the child, there
could be but little doubt upon the subject. lie was sorry the evi-
dence was not sufficiently conclusive to warrant them to return a ver-
dict of murder against the brutish parents.
Pore The Jury wish to return such a verdict as would be
the me n o: causing the parent. to be punished. Could we not re-
turn a verdict of misdenua tour?" .

Coroi.er.— 'You cannot rturn such a verdict; you perhaps had
better, in your verdict, rate what yuu think produced the child's
death."

The Jury, after aLout an hour's consultation, returned the follow.
ing verdict:—" The deceased died in convulsions, caused by the
cruel treatment of her unnatural parents."

ARMY CONTRACTS.
COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT,
Treasury Chambers, Nth January, 1817.
NOTICE is hereby given to all Persons desirous of
Contracting to Snppla BEEF and MUTTON to his Afajectu's
Land Fore,:, including the flaunt Marines, in Cantonment', Qum--
fres, and Barracks, in the undermentioned Counties, Places, and
Islands :

Anglesta. Bedford, Berks (including the Town of Wingerfonl)
Berwick, Brecon, Bucks, Culligan. Carmarthen, Curnarvon,(7om it- a I
(including Scilly), Denbigh, Derby, Devon, Dorset, Durham (in-
cludin); Holy Island), Essex, Flint, Glamorgan, Gloster (including
the City of Bristol), Hants, Hereford, Hertford, Hunts, Isle of
Man, Isle of NV Kent, Lancaster, Lincoln, Alerioneth, Middle-
sex, Monmouth, Montgomery, Norfolk, Northampton, Notting-
ham, P,-)throke, Radnor, Rutland, Suflblk, Surrey, Sussex, \Var-
wick, Westmoreland, York ; Cities of Ely, Carlisle, and Chester,
and their vicinities; Towns of Henley on Thames, Taunton, New-
castle-i:on-Tyne, Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Trowbridge, Lei-
cester, Dudley, Derby, and their vicinities, and in the several
Counties in North Britain.

As also to supply Beef, in the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and
.\lderney.

That Me deliveries are to commenee on ma for the twenty-
Joh drat (y. March en•xt ; that proynoels in writing, seat l
up, and marked, Tender for Army Supplies,' will be received at
this (Vire, art or betiere Tuesday tier 251 h clay ot• February Orel
none will be receiced after twelve o'clock on that day), wed, if
sent by post, the postage must be paid.

Proposals mild be mode. separately
:fir each county, Wind and
plax, except fur the Comities eomprising North and South Wales,
of who, must he included in one Tender ; as also must the seve-
ral Counties in North Britain, mid the proposal pr the supply of
Beek the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, nod Aldrrney,nanst include
rut whole of (le three Ishinds : and each proposal mast have the
letter which is annexrd to the trader properly
,filled rye, by two per-
,ms n f known property, 'waging to become bound with the party
Padering, in the amount datrd in the printed particulars, fur the die
performance of the contract ; and no proposals will be noticed wilrss
'fade on a printed tender, nod the priers expressed in words ut
(earth; and should it PI hap,e)l4 Nurt dIrLIT theeaulinuanre uj
Pie cataract, no troops should he stationed or supplied in (he aunty,
the expence of the cvatmet um/ band, paid in tlw first instance by
Vie contra 'tor, will be ft:Andra to him.

Particalars of the main:els may he had upon application at
N 0.35. Great Gcorkt,,ltect. Westminttcr, betsoo:n the lows or
Horn and fire; and at the Ofic.c of D. putt' Commissary Gcrcral
Young, Edinburgh.

JANUARY 27•

On Tuesday last the State Lottery commenced
Drawing, when the following Capitals were drawn.—
No. 9,sB7—Twenty Thousand Guineas.
9,428—0ne Thousand Guineas.
9,446—Five Hundred Guineas.
4,644—Five Hundred Guiness.
No. 381—Four Hundred Guineas.
187—Four Hundred Guineas.
3,s,2B—Three Hundred Guineas.
4,Bos—Three !kindred Guineas.
11,592—Three Hundred Guineas.
Scvcn of the above were sold in Shares, Four of them by BIM.
NEXT FRIDAY, 31st of This Month,

\Yin be the Second Day of Drawing; and as them are not any Capi.
tal Prizes fixed for the Third (Last) Day, all the following Capitals
may be drawn on the SECOND DAY :
1
2
4
4
6
7
10

••• Those Persons who had small Prises of Twenty-five Guineas,
&c. &c. First Day, are advised to follow up their Success, and re-
purchase for a Chance of the above Capitals.
Tickets and Shares (warranted undrawn) are selling by T. IRISH.
Contractor for the present Lottery, 4, Curnhill ; and 9, Charing-
Crow,.

MARRIED.
John Beckett, Psi. Under Secretary of State for the Home Departs
meat, to Lady Ann Lowther, third dau. of Earl of Lonsthde, K. G.
—G. Money, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn, to Mademoiselle de !tourist:l,
tlau. of Marquis de Bourbel, of Monpincon, in Normandy.--John
Adams, Esq. of Serjeant's Inn. Barrister-at-Law, to Miss Martin, of
Belmont, Bath.-Joseph Pocklington, Esq. to ti's l'uckle, only
dau. of .1. Pool,le, Esq. of Camberwell.green.—Mr. I I arris of Cheap.
side, to dau. of.l. Harris, Esq.—At Pottun, Beds, the Rev. R. Man-
ning, to Miss Ann Rwtrcley.—At St. Petcr.burgh, J. Slater, Esq. to
Eleanor, dau. of M. Anderson, Esq.—B. Whitelock, Esq. of Great
Charlotte-street, to Eliza, td dau. of Wm. Lane, Esq. of Judd-st.
Brunswick-sq.—John Irvine, Esq. of Fermanagh, Ireland, to Sarah,
dam of T. Towers, Esq. Tipperary.—At Tamworth, S. Barnard, to
dau. of J. Fowler, Staffordshire.—At Ayr, Dr. Ashborner, to Mist
Farquhar Gray.—Mr. Wright of Brighton. to Miss Phil& Overing-
ton.—T. Barlow, Esq.of Watling-st. to Miss StreeVe.—R. Eckfonl.
El. of the India Service, to dau. of Jas. Halliwell, Esq.—the Earl
of Longford, to the Lady G. l.ygon, dart. of late and sister of re-
sent Earl of Beauchamp.—Mr..l. W. Struggs, et Lime street, to
Miss F. Hiatt. —R. Butler, Esq. of first life guards, to Miss Carr.—
Henry Hall, Esq. of Madras, to Mary,dau. of late W. Giles, Esq. ,
DIED.
At Belize, Ilondurat, DT.-Assist.-Cum.-Gen. D. T. Harker.—
In his 3 tst veer, at Pont de Beauvoisin, on his road to Pisa, for the
benefit of a milder climate, Lieut. Col. H. Gomm, Major in his Ma-
jesty's Gth regt —At Knaresbomugh, Elizabeth, wife of Rob. Dent,
Esq.—Aged ra;, Andrew Robertson, Esq. of Forman.—At Toulouse,
Bob. Nruanyth, Esq.—At Wells, 'rhos. Clerk, Esq. of Westholma
Ituuse.—At Maidstone, aged 83, Sir Win. Bishop, Hot. the oldest
Justice of the Corporation.—ln 79th year, T. Lewis. Esq.—of the
OldJewry.—ln coxii year, Mrs. S. Hume.—Mrs. Evans, of Conlin's-
street, Pentonville.—At Stonehouse, Plymouth, aged 106, Margaret
Clark. Till within a few months of her decease, she was in the full
enjoyment of her fiaailties. She was at the battle of Fontenoy,whcre
I William commanded, whit her husband, who was wounded
and taken prisoner. l'ea seas her usual drink; and she declared she
never was prevailed upon to drink beer or spirits during her life.—
At Berlin, in his 71st year, the celebrated chemist lilapmth.—At St.
Andrew's, the Rev. Dr. Robertson, Professor of Oriental Languages.
—At Edinburgh, Mr. Moss, after a lingering disease. Mr. Moss
was long the great dramatic favourite of tine Edinlmrgh public, and
many characters of the same stamp. He was many years a Member
of the Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Haymarket Thsitres.--In Lower
Mount-street, Dublin. Mrs. Walstein, mother to tire celebrated Ac.
tress of that mute.—At Garryhuntlen, Sir Richard Butler, ninny
years M. P. fur the county of Carlow.—ln the Flect prison, ('apt.
Green, where he had been confined near 11 years for contempt of the
Court of Chancery.—E. L. Mackinunlo, Esq.—Mr. John Brown.—
Mrs. Baker. —ln the bath year of his age, T Scriven, Esq.—Aged
74, Mr. John Howe, formerly woollen-draper, Royal Exchange.