The National Register.
London, England, 1814-08-07 00:00:00

L REGISTER.

none the right temple lie wood a Wound large enough to admit the tip
of his fjnger, . nil the temple was. mach . swollen. He was informed
two pistols had +weer diecharge'd, and he found another wetniti on the
...here he supposed one of the galls
lift side, near the top of the head,
had 'hop a; as one bell only WWI found in the rooliso which. in his juder
ment, was resisted by the Stitritence at the temple. lie had, nu doubts
the ball "n the :eft side the headsi
had cat.ed death. He also exatuine
the pistols and found both had been discharged.
Miss Mary Macey stated that else was in business with her sister, and
he deceased bud lived with her two or three years, and was her fore:
woman.' The offender went 6 st by the 11.1.114 e of Mitchell, and afters
wards Shnith 1r Mitchell Smith, fie first introduced filmset!' to Miss[
Welchnian as a purser, and formerly countenance w as ewe!) to Its visits,
but latterly he d roved himself very disagreeable. and the dere 'see! hurl
forbade him the lieuse, yet he still troubled her mice or twice u-day.
The once refused to see him altogether. He eame there before dark tta
hursday, and sat all the eventog in the work_rorim, which is in the
middle on the first floor, as witrieiS and lit r yo(ing persons were in the
front room He was abusing the deceased, amid wanted her to go out
and sup with him, which she refused, and she bade him Leave thief
house lit'quentiv, which he teliised to do. He said he would WA
until the deceased gave up a letter of his, which she had destroyed.
11 Witness and her wok. people went down in supper about clew.;
i'elock and the deceased itillowed them in ulaitit Ove minutes after,
ett she returned to hinC; soon atter she gave a loud scream, and tho
instant alter the report of a 0401 was heard, followed by that of ano-
ther. .Witness did lint to up stairs, and could tot tell what happened
after. The windows were shot and the shutters bolted when witeesa
went down *fair', at d it is evident the assassin. premeditatitig the foul
deed, had opened them when Miss I'Velchinae went down stairs for I
minute or t vn, U 4 he had not time to do so between the report of that
piste's and the time he escaped, and lie cooed have got off no other
way.
The constable who produced the hat and pistols, which he found in
the room, also piodueed a piece of the comb which Wile of the Wig
had shot (row the head.

The deceased was ti fine wo::_an, between funr and five and twenty,
of must amiable inututerS and exemplary c.oduct...-Verdict—Wiltui
Mi.rder against Smith alias Mitchell.
The murderer is about five fret and a half or six inches in height.
swarthy complexion, with forcible black eyes, and has the appcarunco
of a shabby geatletuan, rather than a servant.

A young lady, of interesting appearance, threw herself into
the Canal, in St. James's Park, on Wednesday evening, and
would have fallen a sacrifice to her rashness, but for the
prompt assistance of a watermant who rowed to her assistance*
and dragged her into his boat On being taken on shore to a
tent, she was perfectly senseless, but in a few minutes became
sensible of her situation, and on seeing herself surrounded
by strangers, 'mist into tears. An elderly gentleman who was.
present, observing that the presence of so many persons was
irksome 0 her, requested that the tent might be Cleared, and
then in the most soothing terms remonstraterl with her on
the folly and impropriety of her conduct. For some time she
returned no answer to his entreaties to know the cause of her
distress, but at length she confused that having been dancing
with a young man, who bad long laid ber his addresses,
one of the booths. she seas so mortified at seeing- WM .spore
attentive to another female, whom he happened to meet by
accident,' that in the frenzy of the moment, and shaCked at
his faithlessness, she ran out and committed the act, for
which she now expressed the utmost hot tor herself: NVith
some difficulty ..the young man to whom she 'alluded Was
found, for he had himself been in search of the runaway, and
having made a most passionate concession for his temporary
slight, his fair admirer was consigned to his care.
Garnerin. the aeronaut, arrived in town from France on
Thursday. The days of parachutes are, we uth
about to revive.
Were any offence to be committed in the event of a
sion of a Lady and Gentleman witu a bailoon to !Iv
it has been said that a diffiulty might at ist• as to th
but this is a foolish objection. Tbe venue 064 be
elyr7shire.

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