The National Register.
London, England, 1818-07-06 00:00:00

THE KING ♦. 51 iNN.

The defendant is a wine anrretiant, am! on the 2;th of April,
he was asked to *end IU9 gallons of wine to a Mr. Mears,
who resided in the neat street to him. Vi hilt. it ts AS convey-
ing from the ilea'ilutant's premiss to Mr. Mears, the officer*
discovered it and seized it, in consequence of no permit being
with it.

J. Brian, clerk to Mr. Mann, roved that on the 251 h of
April he had written a requiry for a permit, of whirs the
note was in the book belonging to the emilKing-home. ft
happened to occur on Saturnay, and as Isis lossimss
him to go collecting on that day, lie put the reqssicy into his
pocket with an intention of promising a permit for the wine
in qnestion. On going for the permit he sort a man who was
to pay some money, and having forgot the regnirv, which re-
mained in Isis pocket, he proceeded through dilterviit parts
of the town collecting.

Tln• book was prodne•d, and it %Vil proved that the owe of
requiry tier the permit was niode pi ior to the e. he
wine Wa4 therefore ordered !ti be restored.

The following publicans were convicted of having in their
possession spirits, which being under proof, were forfeited J. P. Mac*(dry, who resided in Smithfield ; T. Taplin, who
keeps the sign of the Ship, in Jaines.street, Coveut-garden ;
W. Irby, of the sign of the Mapes, Duke-street, Lincoln's
Inn-field% ; anti S. Purney, who fires at the Bull's Head, in
Whitcchapel.

KIV; V. NICOLL,.
The defendant was convicted of having an unlicensed still
in full work in larket.street, Islington. He was ordered t•
pay a penalty of

Tilt Car cr4wrcit 'Mt nnt.nuns.—'fuesday evening. at unite
labourers were cleaning out a pit at the back of Mr. Luton's house.
in Greenwich, they found a large iron hammer, corresponding with
the description of that with which Mr. Bird and his housekeeper
were murdered. It was brought to Mr. Dignell, the solicitor, who
took it to Mr. Mimic. at Bow attest ; when an order was given that
every exertion should be ntade to find out the owner.

DUEADVI•t. St'ICIDE AND ATTEIIPT—TIititS4II7 morning,
about one o'Citiek, the attention of one of the sentries, stationed
on the Pagoda Bridge in St. James's Park. was attracted by two
females, who were crying, conversing, and shaking hands with each
other, and in a very distressed condition from their ap-
pearance : he took`no farther notice el them, and marched backward
and Unman" on the badge, till at length he saw them salute each
ether and part ; one of them went to one side of the bridge. and
the other proceeded to the opposite side, and, climbing on the balm-
trades, hung by their hands ; the sentry instantly ran to the one
who was the nearest to him, and laying hold of her whilst suspended
from the outside of the balustrade, effected his pm pose in saving her
life; during this interval, the other woman threw herself into the
water and was drowned the soldier gave the alarm, and some per-
sons cantle to his a,sistance, to whom he related the Cale, and with
difficulty the unhappy woman that was saved was or.riveyed to the
worklant:e. Drags were immediately provided, and in about half
an hour after, the body of the unfortunate -.roman was got out,
but was quite dead aml was carried to the workhouse for the
Conine!** inquest. The unman who wits saved gave the follewing
account at the cause of this melancholy circums'ance :—She stated
her name to be :Mary Carpenter, and her husband is a soldier in the
Guards. The other wotoun's name is Awger, and her
husband is in the same regiment; that the deceased and she were
comp:mions, and brought the greatest distrets on themselves by
drinking, in consequence of which their husbands would nut let them
come near them and maintained their children tnen:selves. They
had been out drinking all that day ; and not having a lodging to go
to that night, and not being able to procure one, they agreed with
one another, (for the purpose of ending their miseries.) to drown
themselves, and proceeded to the Pagoda Bridge for that purpose,
whore, after shaking hands with each other, they tarter!; Lut the
sentry observing their intention, ran and prevented her front throw.
ing herself into the water, while in the mean time the other effected
her purpose. She said that she was still determined to carry her
intention into effect, as soon as ever she had her liberty. She scant d
in the greatest disness, having no shoes or s)nckinp on. and only a
gown, handkerchief, and bonnet ; and about SO years of age.
Tuesday as the men employed in pulling down the a orkshop of
Mr. ‘Vilson, situate on the wet side of the Waterloo-bridge ro‘ul,
near the Strand, sere proceeding in their avocation. a heavy chimney
fell down with a dreadhil trash, broke through the roof beneath, and
had well nigh proved fatal to several of the labourers ; fortim.aely
only one of them was seriously injured, his leg being fractured by
of the beams falling on it. The occident occurred- through cutting
away the joist which supported the chimney, of which circumstance
the mcn were not aware.

A few dap since the fireelanip exploded in a coal work at Don.
niritton Shturthate, anal oul u.eu were nearly burnt
death.

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