The National Register.
London, England, 1818-12-06 00:00:00

STATE OF irEICOATE.

Males. Females.
ronvlrts under seetence of death 5O 10
Ditto whose judgment had been respited......
Ihtto under sentence of transportation for life 7 ,to
I Attu ditty for t.l years....« . 11
Ditto ditto for 7 years 52 3,)
I)itto ditto imprisonment for felony 1.36 li
and mivienicanou.»rg .
Ftikotaca far trial, &o ........ «.—.... ......... 110 30

Total 370 261
Of the prisoners for trial. there are—.
For bigamy 1 11 igl iw ay r0bbery.......... ...... 7
For burglary 2 Horse stealing 3
Stealing from the person 8 Stealing in a dwelling house.. 13
house breaking 3. Ftsteisting stolen goods 2
Offence" for the County assizes. 2 igtrecnies 7B
'orgery 3 Embeislement 1
Uttering forged notes. ...... ....AY I stealing in a shop 6

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A Rector in the North of Eitel situ adwerti.es in one of the
provincial papers, for a gentlemen in priest's orders, who is
neither a sportsman tier a Methodist. to undertake the office of
'rotate of his parish, which it will be seen is net asinecure.
The curate meat per6or us the giseile of the occasional, and a e
part or the tetras of the weekly duty, whets required.; and lie
is never to be absent. from his cure. He moreover must be
a geed reader and a decent preacher, iassomemiew of a good
constitution, mud as much money as will enable hint toper.
eagle the furniture of the parsonage house at n fair velnation.
Last week a nototious impostor was committed •to the
onse of correction at Kendal. by W. W. C. Wilson, of Ceti.
-terton, as a vagrant. The fellow was a very Protege; Re-
cording as he thought the bait would take. be was a selioole
.master, auctioneer, volunteer officer, and reformist, and het.
had written a variety of letters to different persons, smiler'
assumed characters, pretending to be ii, the utmost distress.—
A inengst other places, lie experienced very considerable,
relief at the Kendal Chronicle office, where he represented,
himself as having completely ruined himself by his attach-
ment to reform.
the 34 ult. a fire broke out in the 17 xeliange .Coffee-e
liaise, at liestoo, in America, which destroyed that elegant,
edifice, and considerably damaged several adjoining private
buildings. The loss occasioned by the destruction of the
Coffee.lionse is estimated at 500,000 dollars
Stec:etc.—A gentlemanly looking men, apparently about 40
voters of nee, alighted from the Hero, Bristol roach, on
thursday est-Mug, at the Star and Gal ter hotel, Worcester,•
end immediately proceeded tee enasniitles, $0 purchase a
brace of -small holster pistols, which lie retreated might be
loaded, as he was going forward by the coach. This being_
done agreeably to Isis threctiou, he returned to the Star, and
After dining there, desired to be shown to a bed rcosn. He
had not been long in the room, wlien the report of a pistol was
'heard; and on -opening his door, the milertionnte gentleman
was found lying on the .bed nearly lifeless, having shot him-
self through the heart. He expired in a few 'From
a memorandum in his pocket book, it appeared that his tiame.
was H. Jackson ; hut tip to the present boor, no further ate.;
counts can be collected. His hat and bag were purchased at*
Liverpool.
Ctienoi: or Aluenen.—Wm. Burton, charged with the murder
of W. Syms, late of Wollaston. near Chepstow, hasbeen committed
to Foul.—About three weeks ago the deceased, au industrious young
and who, through frugality. hail realised a considerable sum
front a person in his station, went hoenWollaston to Bristol to pur-
chase a small vessel as a trader. -iie was.secompanied, as they went
-by water. by the Owner Burton. a young man of idle habits, who
had been principally at sea, and who was acquainted with the object
of Sews. Nothing was heard of Syms till about a fortnight atter-.
ward., when Burton returned alone. At the time of the departure
of the latter, it was known that he had no money ; indeed, he was
&Algid to borrowsome to carry him to Bristol ; but on his return he
changed several 31. notes of the Chepstowßank, and paid some debts.
Inquiries were made of hint respecting Isis companion; but the
answers he gave were so various and inconsistent, .that suspicions
were excited against him, and he was taken into custodv.
He
underwent several examinatiomeliefore the eight lion. C. Baihuset ;
in which it was proved, that lie and Syms had been seen together at
!Piaui; and that, on the night preceding the former's re-appeer-
axe.. fa Wollaston, they had elem. together -et Pill, when they stated
their intention of returning 40 lollaston with theirboat early the
next morning. A woman:mho wanteda paiettge reeuested to acocan•
pany them. which was relived by the prisone:. though teems was
willing to take her. The prisoner and Syms lett Pill together ; and,
is nccouat for the cash he had been squandering, Burton said, that
it was lent to hire at Bristol, by a man win) %vie gone fur the Neat
India, Lut who. it has Inert ascertained, sailed tor that rlestination
srememontlisago. sad was not possessed of money for his own pur-
poses. When asked where he last saw Syrtis, [testate(' three different
pelmet. The body at' the untertunate young man (Williten...SYms)
hes been picked up.and clearly identified. It was discovered floating
.1"i the river Severn.—An inquest was summit:le i. which sst sane
hairs on Saturday, and was aijoumeth 4.0 give time for the atten-
dance of other ernuesses. The nose has been entirely cut off, the
head, is shockingly disiegured, and the skull fractured in szverel
places. No property was found about the body.
On Monday evening. about six o'ckck, et, the Hight HC::. the
Earl of elorton. Chamberlain to the Queen, Lady Morton and
suite, an two carriagto, mere p.meeding from this town for Durham,
nn their way to attend Ler Majesty's funeral. they found the body of
a men lying on the road, about too yard, above Gateshead turnpike-
gate warns, but quite dead, his face Woody. and Isis neck dislocate!.
II is •Lo .(ship immediately wig: ted, and after examining the body.
sent to At. atebart. the Cormier, who instantly .aiscuibled a jury.,
before 'lace his Isordsitip ant mar remained toseve their testi-
twiny. The sufferer turned out •et be George Mebane servaat
to
Mr. P.Telly. ofeleilahlesworta Mill. and had passed through' the
turn!, k gnte with a .waggon a short time beeire, rather intoxicated,
and it is Iltip steel had f.dlen tie re the e segue. as a sureeon on ex-
amiention thought the dislocation of the neck was not tufted he a
wbeti )*raving over him. Aterdiet—The elect-met was found ideate
**Pawnor lipsfrosn his wesseon.--htlinburee Ce. Lama, Nevem •
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