The National Register.
London, England, 1820-10-29 00:00:00

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Mr. &folic, he was informed by him that, among oche.
communications which he had received upon this sub
ject, was an anonymous letter, bearing a country post,
mark, assuring him that Fletcher was in a place of
perfect security, and was laughing at his pursuers. This
letter was considered a mere hoax.

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BO W-s 1 REL. P.

110 R R ISLE ASIA U notoriona prostitutes,
railing theas.elves Mary Baker and Catherine or Kit
liakir, were brought up Er, in St. Marrin's watch-house
On Thursday, under the logos% ing circumstances
appeared by the evidence of a host of witnestes, that
betwi..n thr,e and four O'ClGek on Thursday moniing,
the whole nei,w'aorOood of Vint-street, Cnandos-street,
was alarmed by dreadin: cries of " watch! der I"
&c. accompanied by the sounds of windows breaking.
These cries continued for nearly a nuarter or an hour,
and tin WALCOntall seems to have come near the place
during that time. At length a man was seen hanging .
from the second floor window of the house N 0.4, Vine-
street, with his head downwards, and in the next mo-
ment he fell upon the pavement. Two watchmen had
by tins time arrived, and whilst smile persons conveyed
the man almost lifeless to the watch-house, they forced
the door of the house, and proceeding to the room from
whence the man had fallen, they found there the two
prisoners in a state of great disorder and agitation, and
with their clothes lunch torn.
The story these women told was, that he had wilfully .
thrown himself from the window .and one of theta
asserted, that as he was vetting out she caught hint by •
the leg and held him, calling " watch!" with all her
might till her strength was exhausted ; and then she was
obliged to loose her hold, and he fell. Several of the
witnesses, however, deposal that he appeared to be•
struggling very much with some person before he was
completely out or the window—that all the cries* of
" murder" and " watch" were uttered in a man's voice;
and that, as he fell, two women looked out after him
without uttering any alarm at all.

The evidence was heard thus far in the forenoon, and -
the prisoners were then remanded till the evening, in
order to ohtain front the man himself, if possible, some
account of the transaction; and; notwi.hstanding the
dreadful fall he experienced, he was able to communi---
cate the following particulars :
Ilia name, he stated, is Frederick Wilmns, and he is • •
a journeyman shoemaker. He denies all acquaintance
with the I)6.i:tiers, but states that he met with them ac-
cidentallf iu Vine-street that same morning, when, partly
by persuasion, and partly by force, they got him into the
house, and e.cutuslly into the front euom on the second
finor. Ifere they locked the room door, and demanded •
somothing to dunk ; and he, becoming al irtned at their•
manlier, told theta he.wauld go and letch-sornalhing, tQ
the hope of thus making his escape; but they peremp-
wrily to let him go, and began to search bra
pockets for money. He resisted, and their violence
increased ; upon which he ran to the window, threw up
the sash, and called " Watch l" The women instantly
followed, and code:homed to drag hint away from the
window, but he clung to the sash, and they pulled at.
bun with ?inch shilerice that all the lower part of it gave
way, and they all fell backwards into the room. lie now•
struggled with them severs! minutes in Mflerent parts of
the room, he crying out "Murder I" all the time; and
at length, having broke away front them, he again rushed •
to the now opened and shattered window, with the in-
tention of reiterating his cries for assistance, and whilst
he was in the act of so doing, they came behind him,.
and both together forced him out.
The prisoners were again brought hp in the evening,
when a certificate from the man's medical attendants
was put in, stating that he was in too dangerous a state
to be removed, and the prisoners were, in consequence,
remanded for a Intone examination.

One of the prisoners is a very fine woman, and within
these two years was one of the most dashing counezans-
in London.

Exectr•rtox.—On Tuesday morning, soon after sight
o'clock, the billowing unhappy men wcrc executed in •
from of Ne%vgate, pursuant to their tentenee, viz. H.
Marsh, for huitsebreaking, and Isaac Smith and James
.Marsden, l'or uttering Haub of England notes, knowing
them to be forged. Marsh first ascended the platform,
attended by toe Rev. Mr. Colton, Smith next, and
Alarulen last, attended by a Dissenting Clergyman
They all joined fervently in prayer for a few minutes,
and then were launched into eternity. Marsh was
about 54 years tit age; the other two were very young.
men. Marsden was much con attlstul after being turned
oft. Marsh and Smith died apparently without the least
struggle.
A gentleman of the name of King had his pocket.
tricked on Wednesday afternoon in Sweeting's-allcy,
Corithill, of his pocket-book, which contained Bank
notes lo the amount of 40441. and a Check upon a
Ratilling-house for Gut. more.

Sunday night, at eight o'clock, a fire broke out at
a sugar-baker's (Nasinyth's, we believe) in Old
Gravel-lane. It raged with the utmost violence
till ten o'clock, when it was so fir subdued as to
preeltide any apprehension of further damage.—
The },remises were destroyed The loss of property.
is very great.

Mr. Kean embarked on board the Martha from
Liverpool on the 11th inst. bound to New Yort.—
Aftc.r the vessel was fairly out at sea, a parson tip..
Feared among the passengers, who had ben until
then secreted. He answered the ilescr:ptiion of
Franklin, alias. Fletcher, and was believ.:d by all
on Want to be the man.