At'C.4. POI ICE. r• r, !~~ 110 W S 1 RP.P.T. former being prodded with piatols, to repel any attack that might he tirade upon them. Between one and two o'clack in the mu • g, some person came to one of the doors, and attempted to lilt the latch, but fordilig the doer I. ecure be passed round the mill, and was proceeding t o another entrance, alien, basing advanced within about three yards pi the building, Mr. Cartmeal, who was placed at one of the windows, drew the trigger of his pistol, without speaking a word. and lodged its contents in the Pia!) of the supp ated delinquent. The party then ro.hed out of the mill, and to their utter surprise and consternation, f.und that the unfortunate man on wleau the wound had been Whored was Thomas Cockcrolt, a person who had been engaged to assist in watching the mill, but who having unfortunately fallen asleep at his v s.!: tire s'Ae. had not repaired to his station till more than an hoar after the appointed time On ersiiiiiiing the wound, it %vas found that Ole charge had entered below the scapula (-houlder blade) on the left anti taking a direction to the right, had wounded the spine, and ;Aged in the chest, from whence the ball war; extracted on Thursday. Contrary to the expectations of his medical attendants, the wounded u r n was alive on Thursday night, hut his lower extremities were coin- Cetely parali,,ed, arid only faint hopes are entertained of his recovery. are sorry to add, that Cockcroft has a wile and four children de ialiderit upon him for support. DROW rD 13nnrka E•nt;ira nv A Doo.—A few days back, as a gen tlettem with a Newfoundland dog was crossing in Air-street fields, en, where there are Iwo ponds the dog plunged into one of t!ieni, and appeared to grapple with something, which his master per -dyed to be a human body : on examination, it proved to be the lya.ly of a boy about 14 tears of age. The dog instantly plunged into tl e other pond also, and brought out a womates : this second cir cumstance created more alarm, and the pond was dragged, whets the body of a woman genteely dressed was brought up. 'l•he bodies ap peared to have been for sonic time in the water : they were carried to the bone-house to be owned. A melancholy occurrence took place on Monday evening, at the house of Mrs. Marsh, St. Margaret's -street, Canterbury. In conse quence of an altercation having taken place between John Marsh (a sun of Mrs. Marsh) and Mr. Harvey, nu ()dicer of Excise, who lodges in the house, Marsh procured a lowling•piece from a neighbouring httu•e. and having leaded it with a large quantity of shot, fired it from an adjoining room into a small fro n t parlour, in which Mrs. mud Miss Marsh, Mr. Harvey, and an apprentice lad were sitting : we regret to mate, that nearly the whole of the shot lodged in the side of the head, neck, and face of Mr. Harvey. who now lays in a very precarious state. Some of the shot also lodged in the neck and face of his sister. Mullah, wl:o was intoxicated, after he had committed this execrable deed. came into the street, and said " he had dime it. and that he had been re senged."—lle was immediately taken into custody, and stands com mitted for further examination. A distressing accident occurred on Monday, near the village of S , iiitlrgote Mr. Greaten and Mr. Bridges were proceeding to town tuguther in a single-horse chaise, when it was found necessary to adjust : part of the harness. Mr. Urenfell gave the reins to his friend he got out, and made the requisite alteration. In the interim un t,.7tintately the horse took fright, and Mr. Bridges being alone in the ch,.ise. and not well accustomed to the reins, could not at all manage ti e a iina! : the consequence was, that the chaise was shortly upset. apd Mr Bridges being thrown with violence on the ground, was killed o^ the spot The deceased bad recently retired to the neighbourhood of Winchinore.h A Jury sat at Portsmouth for two days this week, on the body of a yang man named Anderson, who was shot from a window at his tiuther-indaw's home, Half-way-Houses, near that town, on Saturday trvirnine. They determined on their verdict on Tuesday evening, and returned Wilful Murdn against a young man named Jerrurn, that fired the pistol or gun ; and %Wilful Murder against Mrs. Jerrum, the mother in-law of the deceased, fur aiding and abetting. On Wednesday a coroner's intim st sat on the body of Edw. Waters, at the Royal Oak, Twickenham, before 6. I iodgson. Esq. It appeared that the deceased had long been ;u the service of Lady Howe, and w its in general attendance upon her Ladyship, and that only a few Lours previously to destroying himself, he had been engaged in a•tendint; his mistress round the garden of her house, at Twickenham. Ile was suddenly missed, and on search being made, he was fpund l!avgffig on thr b•ngh of a tree. Fir some time past Le Lad been iu a very low state of mind. Verdict, Lunacy. Lientenant Philip 'Motes, of the Marine., was brought to this Utite e by Lu% ender, un Wedoesutity, horn euvetitiy, to 141m:it 511 place the officer had "trieed him, having travelled post. He Is charged with forgeries, and a variety of offences. He is suspected to have committed forgeries upon thy Navy Board; these ; however, were not gone.ente. The prisoner app. arm to be a very extraordi nary character, he is a native of America, and although he calls himself Mores, he is strongly suspected to be a Jew, and that his name is Moses; his appearance is very like a Jew, his beard, whiskers, and hair very black and strung, near 40 year& of age. He is a deserter from the American army. He deserted to one army, and was with it at the taking of the city of Washington, and know. ins the country well. was of very essential' service in the informa tion winch he gave.--Committed to Tuthill-fields Bridewell. CUILDHAI.L. • UTTEREHR OF BASE COlN.—Elizabeth Elliot and Mary Quinlan, two well known titterers of connierteit shillings and sixpences, wefts yesterday brought up in custody of Harrison the officer, upon a charge of utteting a quantity of ba.e coin, and with haring a quan tity in their possessiou.—lt appealed from the statement of a Bow street officer, that on Tuesday last, as he was pa•sing through Bar bican, he observed the prisoners, whose characters he well knew, and saw them go into dims publicl houses, whine, on enquiry, it was tiniud they had passed "Fitton% pieces of spurious coin, %hick the officers got marked. They were taken into moody in the Pitt's Head, in the Old Bailey, and on being searched, an immense quantity. of base coin was found secreted iu their stockings and shoes.—They were f u lly committed for trial. Catherine Butler, an Hibernian Damsel, was committed to Bride well fOr one month, upon s charge of riotous and distirderly con duct in the Ward of Fariingdon Without, to which she had beet' an incessant nuisance. UNION HALL. _ _ Mary Homerson and Mary Grant, two of the frail sisterhood, were charged by John Pearce on suspicion of having been con • cerned in robbing him of his hat and a silver watch. It appeared from the prosecutor's statement that he was met late on Friday night or rally on Saturday morning, he could not positively say which, by the prisoners, who gave him a pressing invitation to go to the C.+therine•Wlleel public house with them : be accepted (lie invitation, and went with them accordingly. At the Catherine- Wheel he found more company : they were all merry enough for some time, till the prosecutor, feeling an inclination to know how the bouts flew, felt for his watch, hut felt in vain—it was vow— and at the same instant lie missed his hat also. He immediately charged the prisoners, who were near him, with the theft, but they stoutly denied it ; he, however, gave them in charge, and they were yesterday morning brought before the magistrates; they again des nied the charge, and were committed for re-examination. BIRTHS. . . Wednesday - morning, the wife of John Andrews, a private soldier in the grenadier company of the Coldstream Guards, was softly deli• vered of three children, two boys and a girl, who, with their mo. ther, are in a fair nay of doing well. On the :loth ult. Mrs. Gazeley. wits• of Mr. Gaztley, of the '[tree Tuns, Maidstone, of a son, being his 3/a child by two wiles . ~ .. 1 ArG_ a THE NATIONAL BEGISTgR • 51 1 1 , f o rmer being prodded with pistols, to repel any attack that might he place the officer had traced him, 'mine travelled post. He Is niade upon them. Between one and two o'clack in the mu g, some charged with torgerir,s, and a variety 0 1 offences. He is suspected person game to one of the doers. and attempted to lilt the latch, but I to have cotatmitted forgeries upon the Navy Board; these; tioneeer, fasdiug the doer secure he pa s sed round the mill, and was proceeding were not gontsinto. The prisoner app. or* to be a very nitwit di- t „ sm at te r entrance, when. basing advanced within about three yards nary character, he is a native of America, and although he culls _ pf the building, Mr. Cartmeal, who was placed at one of the windows, himself Mores, he is strongly suspected to be a Jew, and that hi s & so • t h e trigger of his pistol, without speaking a word. and lodged its name is Moses ; his appearance is very like a Jew, his beard, uite' s!, in the hede of the supp eted delinquent. The party then whiskers, and hair very black and strung, near 40 years of age, rusted out of the mill. and to their utter surprise and consternation, He is a deserter from the American army. He deserted to our army, 1 , tend that the unfortunate man on whiau the wound had been inflicted . and was with it at the taking of the city of W as hi ng t on , sli d know. „„, Thomas Ce rkcrolt. a person who had been engaged to assist in j ing the country well. was of very essential' service in the inform- watching the mill, but who having unfort u nately fallen asleep at his tion which he gave.---Commifted to Tothill-fielde Bridewell. e we tire sde, had not repaired to Isis station till more than an hoar GUILDHALL. after the appointed time On examining the wound, it was 6,und that UTTEREHR of BASE Corti.--Elizabeth Elliot and Mary Quinlan, I s e charge had entered below the scapula (-heulder blade) on . the left two well known titterers of connteridt shillings and sixpences, were ese, ese, and tsking a direction to the right, had wounded the sp in e , and yesterday brought op in custody of H a rriso n the officer upon a isdjed in the chest, from whence the ball watt extracted on Thursday. charge of uttering a quantity of base coin, and with having a quasi- Contrary to the expectations of his medical attendants, the wounded tity in their possession.---It appealed from the statement of a Dow. i ii m was alive on Thursday night, hut his lower extremities were cone j street officer, that on Tuesday last, as he was passing through Bar- Cetely paralieed, and Only faint hopes are entertained of his recovery. I !dean, lie observed the prisoners, whose characters he well knew, We iiiare sorry to add,ur troll Cockcroft has a wile and four children de- and saw them go into dives* public houses, whine, on enqu i r y, i t ndent up him f support. was tOWIId they had passed vat tuns pieces asperities coin, %hick DROWN rD I3nntss me st onv A Doo.—A few days back, as a gen- the officers got marked. They were taken into enstady in the themae with a Newfoundland dog was crossing in Air-street fields, Pitt's Head, in the Old Bailey, and on being searched, an immense Estlinal-green, where there are two ponds the dog plunged into one quantity• of base coin was found secreted is* their stockings and of them, and appeared to grapple with something, which his master shoes.—They were f u lly committed for trial. perscived to be a human body :un examination, it proved to be the Catherine Butler, an Hibernian Damsel, was committed to Bride. bsdy of a boy about 14 sears of age. The dog instantly plunged into well ter one month, upon a charge of riotous and disorderly con- -0 e other pond also, and brought out a womair's cap : this second cir- duct in the Ward of Feniugdon Without, to which she had been an cumstattee created more alarm, and time pond was dragged, when time incessant nuisance. body of a woman genteely dressed was brought up. the bodies ap- ILJNION HALL. peered to have been for some time in the water : they were carried to Mary Homerson and Mary Grant, two of the frail sisterhood the bone-house to be owned, . • were charged by John Pearce on suspicion of having been con.. A melancholy occurrence took place on M onday evening, at the icorned in robbing him of his hat and a silver watch. It appeared house of Mrs. Marsh, St. Margaret's -street, Canterbury. In conse- from the prosecutor's statement that he was met late on Friday • qnence of an altercation having takeu place between John Marsh (a night or early on Saturday moraine, he could not positively say tun of Mrs. Marsh) and Mr. Harvey, nu Odicer of Excise, who lodges which, by the pi isoners, who gave him a pressing invitation to go t in the !muse, Marsh procured a freeing-piece limn a neighbouring to the Catherine-Wheel public house with them :be accepted the lieu•te and having leaded it with a large quantity of shot, fired it from invitation, and went with them accordingly. At time Catherine- ! an adjoining room into a small front parlour, in which Mrs. aged Miss Wheel he found more company : they were all merry cuough for Marsh, Mr. Harvey, and an apprentice lad were sitting : we regret to •some time, till the prosecutor, feeling an inclination to know how state, that nearly the whole of the shot lodged in the side of the head, the bows flew, felt for his watch, but felt in vain—it wasvone—. r neck, and face of Mr. Hervey. who How lays in a very precarious state. and at the same instant he missed his hat also. He immediately Some of the shot also lodged in the neck and face of his sister. Marsh, charged the prisoners, who were near him, with the theft, but they t logo was intoxicated, after he bad committed this execrable deed. came stoutly denied it; he, however, gave them in charge, and they were 1 into the street, and said "he had done it. and that he had hem: re- I d Y er ay morning brought before the magistrates; they agaiu dee conked.'' — Il e was immediately taken into custody, and stands cow- Hied the harge, and were committed for re-examination. meted for further examination. • - ..7... ---- .74 -- A distressing accident occurred on Monday, near the village of fistoligete Mr. Greaten and Mr. Bridges were proceeding to town BIRTHS. . . together in a single-herse chaise, when it was limited necessary to adjust Wednesday- morning, the wife of John Andrews, a private soldier stns part of the harness. Mr. Grenfell gave the reins to his friend in the grenadier company of the Coldstream Citsarde, was safely deli. u. tip he got out, and made the requisite alteration. In the interim un- ed of three children, two boys and a girl, who, with their moe ver ts7tunatelv the horse took fright, and M i r. Bridges being alone in the ther , are n a fair way of doing well. t elisise. and not well accustomed to the reins, could not at all manage On the BOth ult. Mrs. Gateley. wife of Mr. Gageley, of the Three - 0e ii isnad : the consequence was, that the chaise was shortly upset, Tuns, Maidstone, of a eon, being his 3 / 4 1 child by two wires a and Mr Bridges being thrown with violence on the ground, was killed MARRIED. e or the spot The deceased bad recently retired to the neighbourhood On Monday sesimight, at Edinburgh, Earl Compton, only son to • of Wincienore-bill. . the Marquis of Northampton, to Margaret, eldest daughter of the d A Jury sat at Portsmouth for two days this week, on the body of a late General Douglas Maclean Clephane. e wises; man named Anderson, who was shot from a window at his Oat Monday last, at Mary-le-bone Church, James Hemy Deacon, ... inuther-indaw's home, Half-way-Houses, near that town, on Saturday Esq. to Miss H. Goldsmid, daughter of the late Benjamin Goldoni.), c tretrnine. They determined on their verdict on Tuesday evening, and of Roehampton. Y returned Wilful Murder against a young man named Jerrum, that fired DEATHS. 'Fe pistol or guts ; and %WOW Murder against Mrs. Jerrum, the mother- On Saturday, at Brighton, alter a short illness, aged 81, Edward ?, in-few of the deceased, fur aidteg and abetting. Colman, Esq. limey years Seljeant at Arms to the House of r- On Wednesday a coroner's inquest sat en the body of Edw. Waters, Cummons. , e at the Royal Oak, Twickenham, before G. Ilodgson. Esq. It appeared On the eBth tilt, at Dartford, suddenly, Mrs. Deacon, governess :5 that the deceased had long been in time service of Lady Howe, and o f th e yo ung l a dl e' : school, and wife of Mr. Themes Deacon of that was in gener a l a ttendance upon her Ladyship, a vid that only a few place. The death of Mrs. Deacon afloids a melancholy instance of n Lours previously to destroying himself, he Lad been engaged in the uncertain tenure of this life ! being to all appearance in good e vet:riding his mistress round the ga:detz of her house, at Twickenham. is Ile was suddenly missed, and on search being made, he was found health and spirits within a quarter of an hour of her dissolution. At Licentiate, Middlesex, the wife of time late Rev. Thomas LIT i!avging on thts bough of a tree. Fes some time past Le Lad been in a Bracken, ageti.47 ; she survived her husband only 10 days. , I MARRIED. On Illonday sosomight, at Edinburgh, Earl Compton, only son to the Marquis of Northampton, to Margaret, eldest daughter of the late General Douglas Maclean Clephane. On Monday last, at Mary-le•bone Citurch, James Henry Deacon, Esq. to Miss H. Goldsmid, daughter of the late Denjamin Goldtwitl, of Roehampton. DEATHS. On Saturday, at Brighton, alter a short illnesg, aged 81, Edward Colman, Esq. Inauy years Seijeant at Arms to the House of Commong. On the 'Bth ult. at Dartford, suddenly, Mrs. Deacon, governess of the young ladies' school, and wife of Mr. n u Deacon of that place. The death of Mrs. Deacon affords a melancholy instance of the uncertain tenure of this life ! being to all appearance in good health and spirits within a quarter of an hour of her dissolution. At Ickenhani, Middlesex, the wife of the late Rev. Thomas Bracken, ageii.47 ; she survived her husband only 10 days. No. 4,192. a Golden Prize of Five Hundred Guineas, drawn the last Day of Drawing. was shared and sold by NOR NSBY & Co. in One Ouarter, One Eighth, and Ten Sixteenths. Tickets and Shares Arc now ben* for the small Lottery of only 5,000 Tickets ; all to be drawn on the 21th of this Month. The Scheme contains a 1.3 ) ,0:h1 Prize ; be4id,-; 1.a,0 0, 1.1,0 n szc. acc. to be paid in Gold at the Office vt BORN y aa.l Co. 26, THE NATIONAL REGISTg