The National Register.
London, England, 1816-08-12 00:00:00

MARI.BOHOUGII-STRF.ET.

.11•1/T.NILE DEPREDATORL—Tuesday, E. llnsworth, a boy a'oolt
ti*. years of age, WAS finally examincil hel'ore the Sitting Nfkistrat-.
'Pile prisoncr s tather, who was the only witness against him, attended,
and stated. that the boy had gone to the Play with several ethers. an
laid out money to the amount of IL in liquor, ay.. On his arrival at .
lime he could give no amount how he became isosscssed of it ; hi;
father then searched him, and iband a quantity of money in his
pockets. which he afterwards found out to belong to a M. !hll. in
Tottenhain.m tee-read, and fearing the boy had been Lslinio bad com-
pany. he took him to the wateli-hoopte. Mr. Hall. who was the pre.
secutor, rifusnl to appear against him. The "tith,,istrate therefore dis-
charged him with a severe reprimand, azd highly applauded the cog-
duct of his father.
J. Bailer, another 'boy about tea years obi., was charged with a high.
way robbery. Ann Reid, a child a:iout sic years old, whose parents
reside in Brown's-court, Grosycnor-sanare, sat d, that she went out with
her little brother to take a walk in Jaaiei-strect, Oxford-street, where
etc nivt the prisoner, who said he was going to buy some fruit, and if
she came with him he would share it with her. She axonling:y went,
and the prisoner watching his opportunity when no p :non was passing.
snatched her shawl and ran away ; she cried nut for help. hut nn per-
son ca.ine. and the prisoner was not takivi until Ntonday, when he was
apprehended in Barrett's-court; he is a most notorioas ch.ract:r. and
was identitivd by the Otrwers, who have got various other e'iargea
against him of a Similar natore.—ll: was remanded, in or per to gi:v
the parties an o2portunity of appearing.

RIOT IN ToTIIII.L.FI FAA's IIItivEWEI.L.—A. Seeiols affray
took 'dare among the prisoners in this :tau!. last Saud ty after.
110011, but tilt. kelliCr and ussiStasitS Succeeded in seenring 1510
sit the most aetise, and tranquility imp-arch, to he restoterl.
flutterer, at lurking tip time a spirit of iiistibm ilmatimi again
appeared, which at Ismaili bloke ovit into open violtaire• one
of the most active agents of which WAS 0111titt, who Was lately
tried for cutting a sailor in Newton's-court. This de• rrate
ruffian swore lee would commit murder before toe
Further .oasistance was, therefore, procured, and hr and about
1.2 others were secured, bandetiffed and chained to the tdar*.
howeser, only served to in irate the remainder, tit.r vas
it till abi:tit et/ were thus secured, that tratiquility was restne ett.
desperadoes were kept in irons the whoie of hlooday
and but I'r the spit lied conduct of the e:sulee, it iS Supposed
811 attempt ;it ',ripe would 11150 helm made.
Armes reuse Tot: 7.lls3tEs.—At the rowing tavola on Wol-
' nealay, a melancholy event took pl./treat the finishing of the last hue.
collier's boat ran foul of the umpire's wherry. tired off tilt:Owen
Hoek, which caused a great disturbance. and a del:iterate aqueti: con-
flict ensued, whirs terminated with a young man, named Chew.
of Limeboase, receiving so many severe Wows, as to leav:lioliop.a of
his recoeery.
On Stunday afternoon, as lir. Smith, the King's ltleasentm was
travelling frosts London to Lord fasts reitedi, at his seat in Kent, he
was thrown from his gig, and br the one of ;Us legs.
Fiorentino ilaret, a gene) -slat e. aged 27. lately execattd for mur-
der at the Ilavarinah, silently beforc his execution, that he
had been guilty of seventeen murders, eight in that city, and nine out
of it, and gave a full &Taunt of them all.
On Tuesday uminnig, hefore bre tklast, two men. who appeared tree
working plumbers. kataked at the door of Mr. Lee's ],muse. Ea Spring.
gardens. and informed the servant that they had been sent by their
emalover to meastire the breakfast-table. which Mr. lees had ordered
to be altered. The servant immediately allowed the fellows to go into
the breakfast-mom. where them was a considerable qtrarnity of plat:.
area left them tornt isttre the table. A few minutes after they retureal
to the do ir, and 1.11 the lion.c. It was then discovered, that the pr.-
tended mechanics had carried off the plate and other articles of consi-
derable value.
:timidity evening, as Mr. Slamaa. of littnhill-row, laioorfields, was
coaling irom Hatethni, in Kent. in his curricle, accompanied by an.
other walk:matt, the horses took frig".:, and hurried the vehicle in eon-
tract with a ganlen:r's cart, by whirls it was overturned, between
Welling and Shower's-hill : both gentlemen were thrown with great
violence into the mad, and Mr. Siontan received a bad fracture on the
head, and was otherwise touch hint ; the other gentleman was only
slightly bruised.
Saturday se'naight an Ininvnt was held on the body of Eleanor
Woodman, wit rant to Mr. Ileyalien. tsf I.ong-acre, who met her thaah
by poison.--11. Harrison, assistant to Mr. Patti, in New street, de-
posed. tlint an Wednesday the d'uca'l thud for some arsenic to kill
mire, saving. that since the nut vornica sliich she had mixed with
ostineal .red nom, they had eaten a cuantiv of butter, and h had no
efreet on then: ; he cautioned her against the danger of arsenic; •he
replied, there was no person in the hour: lint herself, and t:!..! mice were
very trnitbliterne. lie then let her have a quarter of an trainee.
vsral w:tr.setes. deposed that the deveastil had, the the hest threemoriths.
sh awn evident symptoms of melanchola end derangement; and the
CfVffftl:rlisving in hies slimming up, oliwrved on the dangerous ten-
dency of epoch:varies selling arsenic to strangers, the Jury returt.ol
the ir. et—diet—That the deceased met her death by taking arsenic, in
eon san =nee of a desponding state of mind. which produced temporary
derangement.
Senartlay sennight as C. Fludder, aged I'l, was greasin; the orgs of
the lagwootl mill, belonging to Mr. Amell, at Cirilisit,n, and islaiLti
way necessary to be done while the mill was go'.ng. his mark freer
eittg'-t is wale of the works; he was in canaotience -drawn di arts. gat
the n, and was literally ground dat, first hi head, then his siasutters.
and se on the whole body, was spread like a cake. 'l'n a had
vror'eel 50 years in the same mill, and for the same fiend:. ' lie
left a widow and lg children, five of theta not alai to heln thtni.el;es.
iVealtusiday the body of Mr. ilawkesley. a aarse-ifealer, in t'.e
lanidan-n' sins found suspended by a rape front the ceiling of one
of his stables. The u ifoaunate man had beat to. ssm. time us a
very desnuntling way.
Thor :Jay se :might, J. Perkins. eight yeses old, selmn-,i,fr,i'n rant.
ste_et, in the absence of his another. pat a heated knife into a bottle
cunt lining 2i, lbs. of eate.•:iew ler. which 'swamis' exploded. tvei in-
jand hie.i so dreadfully, that It: wit owned to rho
:.Oka of mconry.