The National Register. — 1820-01-23 (London, England)

SUICIDE.—About one o'akack• on Thursday morning, the crew to the Bee, a Scots trailing smack, lying off Downes's Wharf, iii the Thames; were alarmed by the report of a pistol fired in the cabin ; some of them went to the door, which being t:istened on the in,ihe, and receiving no answer, they forced it open, and discovered Mr. G.un, the owner and Captain, lying on the floor, weltering iu his blood; an open razor was I) tug near inni, also covered with Idowl, and the shattered remains of a pistol, which appeaied to be just discharged, at a short Instance from hint. Mr. Grin, was mute speechless; his right hand was shattered, and his breast dreadfully lacerated from the bursting of the pitted, and there were two large incisions across his tnroat, which appeayed to he Gone with the razor. Mr. Price of Lower East Smithfield, was immediately stilt tor, who, after dressing his wounds, had bim fel tttttttt to the Cock and Lion, Lower East Smithfield, where lie was put to bed. Yesterday the unfortunate gentleman. underwent ampittaiion of his right hand ; the wound in the breast dots not appear to be mortal, and the art: riles of the neck are not cut, bin the witulppe is partly cut across, and there is but little hope of his recovery. Last week a woman with her infant child was found dead in a field, ile?f Itosltton, Shropshire. It is conjectured that the unfortunate mother, in getting over the stile, near which she was found, fell down and fractured her kg. B..ing finable to mote, and without assiAarice, • the set einy.of the weather Iroze her and her infant to death  nac.—Thursday night, a fire broke broke out in the sugar-house of Mr. Gerkins, 13ell.lane, W h tie chapel, which, we regret to say, totally consumed the house, but without doing any further damage. Owing to the very active exertions of the firemen. an adjoining malt store-house of Messrs. Elanbuty and Co.was liniunately prevented from cataingfire. Clerken well Stssions.—A measure was adopted on Monday last, at the proclamation for the discharge of those pristmers apinst whom no prosecutor app,,,r,d or the bills had been thrown out by the Grand Jury, which is not only calculated to mitigate tostress, but to produce moral benefit to the %.utionunity. The Keeper of the New Prison stated, that he had an order to give to thwe prisoners who would accept a, a sharing each, that, fur want of means to procure food or ;tightly shelter, they might have no temptation or excuic for committing fresh depredations, on the plea of immediate • distress. The thankluinLss with wsich the prisoners received this donation, proves its hene:icial tendency. Many of them declared, that without such relief, they might have been tempted to resort to a. new crime, merely to return the same day to the prison for nightly shelter, but that this pecuniary ussistanc‘ would induce them to look imme.butely around fur honest emp oyment. We have heard that the vor. thy chairman suggested the propriety of rendering this temporary aid an established custom on similar occesions. .  RoMery.—Yesterady morning the house of Mr. Bourne, boot and shoemaker, New Kent amid, was broke open, and rubbed of boots and shoes, and other property. Mr. Bourne is a constable of the district, and has been very active amongst the thieves, who threatened to " serve him out." Several of the daili papers having stated, that " the Emily from the West Inai,s, who ludgid in Mr. Kerr's house, have recovered the trunk containing the dianhaids and otto.r valual.le property supposed to have been desiroyed in the tire ; n clearing sway the ruins, the trunk was liquid in the rubbish, much scorched on hie outside, but the eon. tents were not iunmsl," We have suilioitiy fbr saying, that. Mr. Thu., the getitl,rtuiii ailailcd to, has not regaiued any part of his property, excepting nn old writtng desk, widen only contained family 'Jotters, of no value whatever.  Sr  A tew days ago, at Lewisham, while a baker, whose horse anti cart, containing bread, was at a gentleman's door, and the baker was being paid his bill in the house, a thief' took the opportunity to mount upon the box of the ctrt, and drive off with it Upon the baker discovering his lass, he pro. cured a horse, and rode after the thief, and he was apprehended at Deptfonl gate ; he was immediately taken before Mr. Mason, the magistrate, and fully committed to take his trial fir the Molly. It has been correctly ascertained, that there aro• in laccmaking counties upwards of 200,000 poker women and children entirely dependent fir support on making pillow lace; which is now so reduced in price through the introduction or cotton lace, manufactured by machinery, that their earnings will not on an average amount to (id. per day, and thousands of them are at this moment in a state of starvation. They trust that the benevolent dispositions of the ladies will prompt them to introduce. us much as possible, the use of pillow inee in their various alt cles, which will be the means of-rescuing thousands from the deplorable state of distress and misery to which they are now reduced. Bayern,