The National Register. — 1816-06-17 (London, England)

EXECUTION.—Fridav morning, P. Street, for har7l.irT, was executed opposite the Debtors' door of Ne w gat e. J. B. a yonth, for a highway robbery, was to have been executed with him; but he received a respite for a week. The no. happy culprit, Street, conducted him.elf with [wonting for. Wilde and resignation. Nine of his brother% and sister% him on Wednecitay, and took their thud leave of him. Thur%day he received the Sacrament, and devoted the whole of the day to hi% religion% ditties. Tuesday aliont three o'clock, a serious accident had nearly occurred to the men employed in working the Itegeurc sewer into the Thames at Scotland-yard. The tide broke in, and with great difficulty they succeeded in getting out opposite Mr Drinunion,P4, the banker, at Chariog•eros%, being go clo*e. ly pursued by the deluge that they could not wait to carry off their took.  On Sattirdav last, a corporal and serieant, belonging to the. 7th c, trait h Mellon, were drinkint: at the Red Hon-, at Bat. ti tNea ; when, in ermsequicuce of some trilling dp.ioite, the corporal pulled out ■ knife, and plunged it into the body of the serjcant, who was carried on a Allister to the Duke of York's I lowital, without any hopes of recovery. The corporal is in cu-touly.  Oil Tiles,lac an Inquest was bed at the Green Draron, in York-street, Westminster, 011 the body of Charlotte Finch, azetl about 24, who seas fooilri drowned off Westminster bride. A watchman no ditty on the bridge that morning, heard a rustling noise in the water, awl conceiving ionic 'person had fallen inn, he ealleil for assioance, when a waterman came up. anal Navin„ procured a drag, he took up the body, which was removed to the bitne house. A 51. note anal a bankers' draft were finind in her pocket; anal soon after she was recop."ted by her sister, who resides in Great Peter-street. It appeared that about two ears hark she was confined in a pri a ate mailhonse in Bethnal green; but there was no es idettee to shew bow she came into the water, consetptently the Jury returned a verdict -Found Drowned.  There W 33 another lioreq held on the body of %nil Heath. an elderly woman. s' ho wa. t oto,l dead at her 1011;:ing,, in Blue :turbor•atley, on Tuesday morning. Verdict—Died by the Vkitation of Gout.  'onday, an inquest was held at the Coach and Horses pold,r. house. flue Anetior-alley, Bonhill-row, on the body of Mr. G. 'rew,liiii;der, of Twiss-row, Finsbury•square, who was found hanging in his workshop. It appeared that the deceased lost wife and three children, abont six years by the falling of iotne premises in Irontninitt..r.rovr, when tire others sutiered likewise; shire which he had been in a desponilinc way, and which had been inereaAed by the loss of two mute children.— Verdict -.Lumley.  An itupereet way :111.n held at the Peacock, Bethnal-green, on the body of Mr. !trackman, a gardener, who WWI found h ingintr. It appeared that the eleee.t.leelleael been tepwitrdv of twelve tetonthi in a desponding state.—Verdiet, Insanity.  Suictne.—A melancholy affair of suicide occurred in Westminster. A youth n.tmcd Fitmay, had been committed for trial at the last Old Bailey Sessions; and information swam carried to an aunnl mother that he was capitally convicted, wlicti in fact lie hail not been tried. It. however. preyed an much upon the mind of the poor woman, that she hung herself.  Nothing of interest OCCUITed in alp/ of the Courts in \V,•ct. minster ILJI mu .441111.114 V. TilV Coors rose earls. mi.. jus. tire Abhor, from the Court of KilleS Bench. end Mr..lostire 'Morrows from the Common Plea., left town yesterday for lEly, where they will this morniox op. n the Sperial Commission for the tri 41 of the persons at present in confinement on charges of rioting. - - - - • - _  .4:R3E4NT 1T