The National Register.
London, England, 1818-10-05 00:00:00

TERIFFS OF MIDDLESEX.

• TITHE F. 1•1 ;OR OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER.
:•111, —Arrest, on Nestle Pro ess, 1 believe, Mr.
Editor, %I:1.y generally considered a measure of great
s"erity, and to tiirtn a singular feature in the juris•
7.n:deuce of these realms. As a great comtnerc:al
("nary, perhar, the step might be intlispensibly ne•
esaary,, and that all that can consisteinly• he done, at
mord, is to soften its rigour, tiil convenience will
rermit its removal altogether. 'File sheriti of the
("utt:'• it I.k.' wen known, the executive power, and
that be appoints his officer:4, I:ar the execution of writs
eireeted to him, and is answerable, ad cioiliter, though
rot 7d CrifftineJr. for their conduct on the oreasioo It

i thLrefure tnevssarr, for the safioy of the sheriff, Vint
he should take ample security for his officers, which. I
under:land, ke invarionly dyes ; but inasmuch as he is
net answerable for acts done hy them, which cannot be
ronapenseted by a pecuniary fine, the public have a
r..g.ht to expect, thaZ he take care to almint men
el good mural elmracters, and: that he will nut transmit
firs eutherity fo those whose itilamous i, ndttet might
have render-A their removal a matter of necessity friar'
a similar situation ; and therefore I should recommend
him to tAkc another glance over those he has already
siiipointei, and see if there be any among them minor
thy ttf being his represmentives. There is also I on-
ifrstand n heavy fine or fee paid by the officers,on their
0.--aatal., ion, either to the te:Coneheriffe for the time
'being, or their deputies ; tthich, I humbly sebmit, is a
vc:y bad example, as tending to encourage the of:deers
to acts of extortion, with a view to remunerate them-
s :Ives, what, in fact, their principals have extorted front
fl!ent. It is not, I believe, more than two or three
years since the Grand Jury of this county found bills
of indictment ngainst the then sheriffs and undershe-
It :a, and I belieee their deputies, for extortion, in de-
manding large sums from their officers. I do not imme-
diately recollect how these indictments were disposed of ;
but There invariably betted, from legal characters, that the
'taw, on the case, was deeidedly against the sheriff, and
that the fees which had been demanded, and received,
were, in the next sheriffialty, abandoned ; hut the offi-
cers, I am told, were excluded from receiving any remu-
neration, during that sheriffithy, on writs of execution.
which must have amounted to many hundred pounds.
and which I understand were withheld to compensate
the sheriff, his undersherifF, /ix. for the losses which
they lid sustained on account of the indictments I have
alluded to That a measure so pointedly and so re-
cently condemned by a Grand Jury of the county,
should again be reserted to, must create astonishment
in the mind of every one o-quainted with the fact ; but
the indisputable evidence which has been afforded me
et the increased demand. enables me boldly to make
assertioro and to challenge contradiction I, how-
ever, cannot help thinking that the sheriff, on a cool
nail dispassionate consider:aim an!! the circumstances,
cs ill perceive his duty in this particular, In the same
lght I do, and adopt the necessary means fur counter-
aeting an evil, the baneful influence of which must
otherwise be sensibly felt throughout the most popu-
loos county in the united kingdom.
In every county hut Middlesex, very trifling sums,
the hare stumps and labour, are paid to the sheriff, by
his officers, on their appointment or admission : and I
sabmit it would not he unworthy of the next Parlia-
ment to extend the acts, by which the conduct of the
sheriffs and untlersheritli: of every other county in the
Isiogdoni are regulated, to that of Middlesex—it would
the means of putting a stop to a e.iraceful traffic
annually resorted to there with impunity, and for
hich the sheriffs and undersheriffis of every other
counte would Lc visite.l with heavy pubis and penal-
ties, aa' the latter, if ::'tomes, struck off the roll, and
f.or ever incapacitated from again practising in slay
of emir courts of law or equity. I ant not, Mr Editor,
the hihit of suleuitting my writing to the public
eye, hot it' it meets your weirobotion, I may, perhaps/
on ,:me future occasion be inure explicit.
YOU:3 obcdi.:.atly,
T. T.

Oct. 2, 1813.

7.1.7R1DFR AT NOTTINGHAM ....Oil gittlirl•ly night
t: • 1:•)f!, IIL. yiting man, ugekl 19, of ti:e name of
T;cams, an apprentice to tradesman in Nmtim;,inttn,
went fro:n Ilia ru.14,,C4 hot:se, and tint Lonie
th.ot night ntx the following duy, no itaptiry teas tet on
f;nt rt,pecting him ; this becoming g.'netally kir two,
-0,1;on wl.o) lived near the bridge whie!t cro,ses the
Trott, alantt a mile itntitit of Nottingham, rement.
that late in the above mentioned eretiinz, he
:t.arl the try of " taller 'r, %Laid times repeated by
:‘cnnehflic t:!),,tl the bridge, mid the man trent out to
came, hot it Ling- dark, and hearing
rydling In thee. be it. t Limed to Lis house ; the fisher
t:••• n,issing•rtiNT titan naule known that his son had
z amongst tither about Lira ; this re aelt-
i t'!, ears is II pawnbr:tk,:r, Le wits aide to rcrolleet,
that n ,4)l4l:ter 'lllWiittl n watch vith him, which watch
wets Itlentifmt to he the proptrty of the
svt,:)th who had
It en lost ; the rawobreler fertunatelv hoer.. the sol-
dier, and the latter, on being interrozoted, snitcti that
ho boogitt the waLt-it of two wen, Len he afro

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knew ; these latter two were apprehended, and not be-
ing able to give u satisfactory account how they be-
came possessed of the watch, they were kept in safe
custody, and during the whole of the succeeding week
dili:ent search was made in the river, but without the
anticipated effect, and a rumour, which pined. univer-
sal credif,.being propagated on Sunday week, that the
young man had been seen alive L:.Derbyshire, the Ma-
gistrates were induced to liberate the two men they had
in hold ;. however, on the following day, the mystery
was unravelled, by the body of the unfortunate-youth
seen flouting_ in the Trent, about two miles east
of Nottingham ; the corpse was taken out of the river,
and conveyed to the church of Moline Pierrepo:at, and
inflormationt thereof' being immediately sent to John
Houseman Barber, Esq. the Mayor of Nottingham, he
immediately despatched police officers in quest of the
two men who had been sot at liberty the day before,
and they were Nirtunattly re-taken before they could
possibly hear of the body of young Timms being found.
I There is no doubt that the unfortunate youth was rob-
bed, murdered, and then thrown into the river; a
dreadful• blow seemed to have been inflicte3 obliquely
across the eye and nose, and the cartilage of the latter
was broken by its }Lice. An inquest was held on the
body on Tuesday, mid a verdict returned of' wilful
murdo by some person or persons unknown. One of
the men in custody proves to be a son of Bamford, a
notorious Luddite, who was shot in the act of breaking
into a house, to demolish sonic frames, at Baskin!.
A rumour is circulated at Paris, that the Allied So-
vereigns will go there next month ; but that it will be.
solely on u journey of pleasure, void of all political Inu-
tiv;s whatever.

One of the ringleaders of the Journeyman Coach-
makers who lately struck for wages, fearing the come-
qn.mces of the bill of indictment found against them
for combination, has lately absconded, taking the sub-
smiption money of the men with which he had been
entrusted ; it is said- to exceed 30001.

OFFIOE OF ORDNANCE, Sept. 23, 1818.

TIIE Principal Officers (f His Majesty's Ordnance
do lwreby give naive. that p aya4aty will be rceriord at their
()Ike in Pal Mall. on or bc:li»e Weil nestb.y, the 7th d..y of October
next, front suels Persons as may utleilr to undo lake the Supplyqf

C.INDLES,

°for serriee of this Dt7lllltrne.4, fur a Period of three }tors, de-
terminable after the Expiration of the first 1-ear, aeon Notice of
Three ilfonths, al the Option of eithe7Party.
Samples of the Camara to be :applied may be vierced upon op-
plitati,as Ist that Prine,pal Storelseper s(W i (fore. n the Tosser.
Fat flier Portiralar:. together with the Terms and Conditionnot
!lie Contract. man be lern,:ca al Me Secretary's OSiec. in Pall 41Iall
via-L..14d, any day 1,1111,:1n the hours of Icss and tour o'clock,
where the proposals must he delivered sealed spinal ended red "I'ropo
Fais for Candles," /At No Ply:1(1i IY IN be admitted alter the said
7/11 day of October, al u clack at noon someday. neither
oriy Trader be no! rrd tetra she Party making it, or an tk.nt
in ha bdtaLesleallatkod.

Ily order of the Boar!.
R. IL CREW, Secretary.


NORWICI-I UNION FIRE and LIFE IN•UR-
ANCE.—The INSIIIII.. 1:S are requested to take notice. that by
order of the Board of Directors. theBUSINESIi of this INSTITU.
TH)N is NO LONGER TIII:,SACTED at 58, Bridge Street.
13:acktiiars. Persons intending to renew or effect Fire or Life Poli-
ties wit:. the Nora fen Cnion. d!•edraired to apply at the office of either
of the following agent', who are alone authorized by the Board to
recvire propo. als for polleie::, arA to give legal receipts for payments
or. aetsauttof inuurance in London:—

Air. C. A. IiAcKET, 21, Bircliin-Tape,
P. STY.tx. 70, Baker-street, Portman-square.
Tostircrs attcntliteg to make payments will be pleased to produce
CAL it notices to renew.

All 'setter; from the agents or other persona. on official business,
are to be atidressell as usual to the Board of ihreetors, or to Mr. S.
Bignold, s..ctetar•, Sorwich.
1 The following outt.ct from the minutes of the Board will rxpl,,in
the• IT:31/11 art thea rte rotice
At a ryw•cial nieet..ig of the board of Dircctort, held on the loth
04) t•lSsptember, 181 n, the communication nevi% tvl from t!•e Lou-
don Committee re,p,n•ting the Secretary at Cridge.street was con
iidcred. tint: the I'ol:owing rewrution was entered into :
!. .his Btentl feels compelled to intimate to the Secretary,
Mr. Thomas ftiAnold, sen. that in conscyntnet• of the opinion ex-
prom's, by the committee in LOOM), that his retirement trout office
as indi-pt tisahly nrect,sery to tin futme welfare and prosperity of the
list tatton, the Board clients it e•.pedicnt that he slioulu immediately
u:.•uzin Loot acting farther in his office of secretaty or agent Mr the
toritty, owil such utrasares can be taken on this tathject as the sir•
eouts.inteesaitall r•:guiie."
Signeal unbchaljof the Bonm of niroctors.
•
JOH ')! CROWE, Chairman.

MIP.Y.IIf.:IISOFTIIK NORWICH UNION OFFICE
NC[TII astonishment I have seen an Ativertketnent
inr.-tent in tie Times hiewsp...pvr 4:i e,i; day, calculated to deitruy
nt i imtat:on, and to wound. tat die most acute manner, Inv feelings
—flan tufserthentert in w,;ielt, to harrow up the um-t painful 'emotions,
its authors have iv:holm:4Al toy own-Son :tangent to their artifices.
—At present I Lo; r and intreat, that each and every Member of
this Instiintion will 1.11 Tend their opie.Mn nod their jc44l3ment
mail a full and lair opportunity be offindeci them, by opal in-
vestigation of toy covdtin, to ascertain whether I have merited
tilts unworthy and unmanly treatment tie not. I have challenged
investigation ripen:4.oy, and 4.s unitiwinly it has bun tc.fmed. I here
be :i anat.:mm:l nn heard, whilst nty. tte..itiers have Lail a really and
tholllo Conaeious integrity in the m:nagentent of the at.
tail-btu the for tome titan ytare. sail cloying, even dbnaytre
iistlf to ?love the reverse, emboli wt env la:;..e tot justi,...e where
it will not Le (It nicdoina to which I rla/.1 speedily lay claim. lam now
called upon by every tic—.by Inc value I set upon my character, and
by the interest: of the Establishment. I have plums!. protected, ai.ll
tit/aortal, to make such an :irpral as will, in its sesta*. tailory the tit-
t,oral tend just. as-well as those who are Metul-cri of the Society, as
flu. world at large—n:la attack upon toe in the ;fleet of sinister
viva ;, not only tmeonnteted with ;41 of public good, but Mmlifcstl)
ntiaclievolu; to the otueet wide. it pretetals to serve. I writ with
anaitnei iinpativnee till this deti.leratorn be nrcompli.l4ll. sntt
tu...n your faithful and grateful servant. THOI 31LINVLD.
• Bridal-street, Blacktriats, October 3: Ist&

OCT. 5

Last week an inquest was held at the Greyhound in Hadlow, be-
fore James (Mau ay. Esq. UDC of the Coroners for the county, on
view of die body of it child, 13 months, the infant son of Rich-
ard and Sarah Clark, lalxnuing people re.iiling nt Hadlow. It
appeared that the mother, being unwell, and desirous to wean her
child, in order is quiet him, on IVednesday week sent a little girl qt_
toyears old to a grocer's shop in Mallow, for sixpenny worth of Go d 7
frcy's Cordial ; the gill asked for " stuff " upon which the
shopkeeper gave her threepenny worth of laudanum. supposed to he
(min 88 to 100 drops—tlM: was incautiously administered to the
child, who, it is needless to add, was soon afterwatda taken ill, not.
withstanding medical assistance wee procured, and died on the fel.
lowing morning.

BIRTHS.

At Woolwich, the lady of Ida;or Walsh. It. A. of a son.—Afrs•
Rateray. Iklabledon -place. Burton Crescent, of a datighter.—At Lee.
Kent, the lady of F. Perkins, Em, of a daughter.—ln Brunswick.
square, the lady of J. B. Lotada. jun. EN, of a ion.—The lady
of Lieut.-Culonelllrownrigg, of a daugliter.

MARRIED.

Lieut. J. Foster, 11. N. to Jane, second &v. of J. Davidson, Eq..
of Cork.street.-11r. W. 11. Cooke, Lambeth, to Atlas Caroline
Charlm of Keonington.-1?.. lA'. Lake, Esq. Bury-street, to Eli►.
thin. of E. Howard, Esq. of Old Burlington street.
—J. Bacot, Esq. hurgeon, of the Grenadier Guards, to Alias liar-
rieu r•'awycr, or Petworth._J. Hoskins, Esq. of Gosport, to Eliza.
dati. of W. Bnewr.low, Esq. of Fleet-street.--J. Lens, Esq. we of
his Majesty's Serjeants at Law, to Airs. Nana, widow of the late J..
Narec, F.Sq.

DIED.

At the island of Ascension, aged it 3. Capt. J. T. Paisley, R.N. of
his Majesty's ship Itedpole.—At Boulogne, Mrs. Kelly, widow of
the late Vice Mml. W. H. Kelly.—Count Lecoulteaux de Cann—
leu.—lle hr.' often been pressed to accept the office of Finance Mi.
ulster under the late Governmeot of France, which his modesty in..
doted him to infuse.—At Hackney. aged 67, Esther, wife of J. B.
Austin, Fri. of the General Post Otice.—At Paris. I anise pity.
only tlau.of .1. A. Wise. El. of Clapliarn-rise.—At Kenton; aged'
96. mr. J. Cornell. He lived 53 years in the service of the *went
%Ind late Lord Viscount Courtenay. and rode you. from Powderlwan
Castle to Exeter every day (and frequently twice a day) during the
above period of time, without experiencing an hour's illness. In
these repeated journeys he had travelled upwards of 34H' .ono
being more than in times the circumference of the whole earth.—At
Cheltenham, aged 54, C. H. Kortright, Esq. of Mortimer-Street,
Cavendish square.—At Reston Lodge. near Bromley. Henrietta.
youngest dau. of Col. Toone.—At Hyde, Isle of Wight, Capt. N.-
Lock, R.N.

LONDbiV MARKETS.

COTIN-EXCHANGE.
FRIDAY, OCT. 2.

We have had a few fresh arrivals of Wheat since Monday, the fine
samples af which maintained' that day's prices.—Barley is in go dl
supply, and Foreign particularli, of which the arrivals this week has
been considerable, which caused a decline of Lull ss. per qr.—Deaus
and Pease go off heavily, but without alteration in puce.—Having
had agr<nl supply of Oats this- week, he trado is dull, and with
difficuity obtained Monday's prices.—fu ether articles no alteration.