The National Register.
London, England, 1813-12-19 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.

A baker, at Romford, was last week tossed' in a blanket for supply-
ing
t bread to the troops quartered in the barracks, of a .finality inte-
rior to the stipulations of his contract.
'Thursday morning, a fire broke mit on the premises of a Mr.
Goodman, a tallow-inciter, in Chick-lane, near Holborn-hill, which
entirely consumed the same, together with three adjoining ionscs.
A valuable horse and some pigs, fell a sacrifice to the ft:nix%
The llagistrstes and Officers of How-strt et and Union Roll' have
been, and are still, very active in their einleavoursio find omit and
bring to condign punishment the perpetrators of the murder of
Murray. the survant of the Mis,es Goineer tz, at Vanxliall.—Severa I
men have bees taken tip ,on stiv'cion and examined, but the evidence
given it necessary should remain undi:•closed for the ruse:lL-I'lle
spot where the murder was committed, has been•in!pccted by the
M4ist rates. The. Gazette of List eight oilers n reward of one !insulted
pom.nds from time parish of St. Mary, Lambeth, the like stun frum :he in-
habitants of the neighbourhood, and His M3jostv's pardon •to any of
the offenders, except the person who :.etually'coninsitted the n.urder.
Scam Pansost.—A sharper of nu (-Antonia:: a!,:lities, some time past
resided in Hiistul, under the name of ‘Villiani•on. He assumed the
manners of the accomplished gentleman; rode in his eatriage ; and,
hawing acquired the confidence of meny respectoble indas
ideals. ~uc-
e'eeded to obtaining from various irattesteen, and others, tihoye 6001.
Ott Friday seitinight lie left Bristol in a homiletic and four far %Via.-
ci.ster—thence to Malvern, and back to the Slur and Garter, nt
ce-ter, on Monday. Here he was recurtni,ed by a gentleman from
Newnliam, Gloucestershire, as bein4 the s :mmie person who had two
years ego so successfully enacted the II 70e' • -rrmn at Nealdlarti. Ile
was accordingly apprehended, and lialgt I,,,,ces!er poi. Some
time ago, whilst employed in leering ci,.. „m1..123 CorniNdl, ht
mink() a young lady of respectable ColllleCtir,ll ; and having obtained
possession of her property, he, in a few days afterwards. sit Off or
London., on very urgent business. Before the time fixed for his returv.
had expired, the friends of the lady were surprised by findlifg the
death of Mr. Williamson announced in one of the Cornwall papers. At
they cuncltscied that the prissier had been Ll:posed upon ; but, on
farther investigation, they discovered that the ietter was ism the hand-
se:iting .of Williamson himself. lie reside d at Nes.altain for six
trotoths, during which period his °rattans in the pulpit gaited hint a
host of admit ers ; but, at iength, smuse stisp4cions having been cater-'
rained of his true character, and being prised for his credentials as a
Clergyman, he thought -proper to decamp. During kit residence in'
1143,t01l ;.eprventeci himself as baying been formerly a Stewant of

the Marquis of Lanodown. lie was.eriminitttd to Gloucester county
gaol on Mond iy se'nnight, on a charge of Eiiigei y. •
MU lIDE Dr14416y, Thomas Iledge4 -was isrolght before P.
Colquhouti, L. 9. at the Police Office, Queen • f!triire, charged on Pier
picion of having inflicted a blow to: era Reiiny, in April, 18u9„
by which lie almost instantly expired. It appeared, that the deceased
was an Officer belonging to Qieeen-square Police Office, anti, nn the
morning of. the 213th of April, 1809, he was filsoud, dead within seven-
teen yards of his own lodging.--.lolin Cotton being calkd as a witvess,
deposed that ire !tad known the prisoner a! the bar about five Steers,
Soaie time in the month of April or May, IW9, the plioner cawe' lei
a house in the neighbourhood of Drurv-lain', air ut three o'clock is
the morning, in company with a person of •the name *ol•Gienrge
Little, who had since been transported fOr a robbery.—'They hid two
parts of u leaden bust, which they said they bad stolen from the
Green-coat school at Westminster. The pii-iiner id, in witness's „.
heating, " we met Bill Benny (meaning Ike deceased) coining along;
he went to grab George Lillie, I went behiod bum, tipped a little
one and floored him." Next day witness heard 1114 R-iinv had been
found dead ; in the evening he saw the pri,on”r ;n !-ir. tides's, end
told him that Benny had been found dead, andoliat be (the pri,onsr)
had certainly murdered him. Prisoner rep: it d, " you are a thief, arid
know nothing about ir."—Witness said, the image was carried to a
house in Charles-street, Drury-lace, and atter being cut into mural
pieces, to a house ire Ilopkiiis.street, Soho. Witness further stated,.
(hat he had since spoken to Little about the murder, who answered,
" well. it it be so, we have don, our country a service." I.i!ite bad,
h 3We Ver. sin cc requested witness Hot to say any tiding about it, for if
he did, they should both die.—Gillmore, the Officer, said, that he sew
the deceased Benny on the, night of the 27th of April, 1309, and he
appeared perfectly healthy and qUite sober. On the following niorning
he found fiim dead, and believed his death was occasioned by a blow
on the bend.—Sarah Oakley proved the deceased being at her house
on the v7ili of April, 1809 ; nisi; his going from there- perfectly sober
about half past twelve o'clock.—Mr. R. B. Pollard, keeper of the
Green-coat school, said, that a Bost of Charles the First was stotert
from tine school house on the 28th of April, 4 809. —Other witnesses
were called, who deposed to the bruised state in which Renny was
found.—The examination lasted four hours, and the prisoner was or•
dered to be brought up again on :Modify next.

MARRIED.
Oi Thursday, the 16th ilvtaut, at. El,ltain Church, Lieutenant-
Colonel 'Mallet, of the 56th alt. to_Fannia, daughter of the Rev.
Dr. Symtnons.
Mr. Inrlellon, of Covent•Girdrn 'Theatre, to Mrs. Haut, a widow
lath',•H•ith a fortune of 40,0001. This iK the third time Mr. Incle-
ilusi•lnis entered into the Hymeneal bands.

ni ED.
Mrs Day, itted 87, late of Saffron Walden, F.,,sex, whose chil-
dren, grandchildren, and creat.grandeliddi en amounted. to i ; via.
14 children, 140 grandchildren, and 16 great-gratitHoldrk n.
At Fareham, Hants, Jane, widow of The late Rev. It. Walter,
A. M. about toity yews Chaplain of Portsmouth Moll:nil, aiat
author of Lord Anson's Voyage Humid the W rid. She was hnea:ty
descended from Sir Thomas Parr, brother to Queen Catherine Parr,
sixth and last wife to Henry VIII.
A woman, named Eve ZAac;ser, lately in Preshurg, Hatwarv, at
the advanced ace of 2'_3 years. Her ii it was abundant, aint le-
mained black ; her teeth were very white, and she retained all her
senses to the last. Hersight was so pierrinc flirt she as the
distance of 10t:0 paces, -distinguish the riiMrent ki..ds of cattle in
the meagows. Whin) questioned once as to her mode i f ivit g, slle
answered, " I eat and drink, not because victuals is sit belOte tor,
but because I am InitiT.ry Nod dry ; Igo to rest with the cork, and
I rise with him." A few dayi-barre I,er dea,h, she taugia, the eate.
chasm to an. infant of four years, and eaiked tight tnile3.

SOLD IN Tar. LAST LOTTERY, No. rR, Cendiill, N 0.9.84, a
of in One Fonvtli, Two Fljght Sixteenth?;
No. 3.93 t, 10,0:5!. in 0ne.1.131r, i::41 right Sixteenths;
—Besides Prizes of 5 Vt. 101.11. and lull!. .tic.

lIORVArit anti CO. Stock-Broker:, respectiiMy inform the
Publie, that the 3hove Tirkets %%err sold hy them in Twiay Share',
anti the inter Prizes in Forty-three Sh;ireq, a:III the money paid
immediately: TiekeV, awl Shares i,re be!liott in great varit.ty, and
at the !.)west priees. Tile l'ablie may depend on ',avant! a gratotl
Sdre!inn of Cepital Priirs in the present Lottpry, to he a,
the 14th of JAN %ny at their Old orri,
CornhiN.—Orders lay l'oA or Carrier cat.ciatc.l on the :•;itialli
83 d present.

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