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Monthly Chronicle.
13- In the evening a young woman , in mean apparel , went to the lodge at . Buckingham-house , and insisted on being conducted into the Queen ' s presence , saying she was her Majesty's daughter , and that the late Duke of York was her father . On being asked her business , she said she came to demand some writings of great consequence belonging to her , and which if not restored , she would have her Majesty ' s head off , and trample it under her feet , with many other expressions equally horrid , which induced the porter to send for one ofthe Bow-street officers , who took her into custody ; and she underwent an examination before William
Addington , Esq . when her conduct was that of a complete lunatic , still persisting in the same story , and that her name is Charlotte Georgina Mary Ann Guelph , born at Rome , where she was educated in the most finished manner , being able to speak ten different languages ; that from thence she ' went into Spain , and was sold to a gentleman , with whom she lived till she came to this country , about three months ago . Mr . Addington directed , that she should be kept in custody till further inquiry could be made about her . 13 . James RaleihSchoolmasterthe wretch who abused three female
childg , , ren under eleven years of age , stood in the pillory , in St . Giles's . 15 . An inquisition was taken at Exning , Norfolk , by John Bate , Gent , coroner , on the bodies of Mary Level , and Mary Nixon , the former aged 15 years , and the latter 10 years , who were accidentally killed by the caving in of a sand pit the Saturday previous . Another child had very nearly experienced the like fate , being covered up with the sand , except one of its eyes , which a fourth child about four years of agethat was also playing near the spotdiscoveredand
, , , scraped the sand offits face with its fingers , by which means the child ' s life was happily preserved . 16 . Forty-four persons , chiefly females of the Cyprian Corps , who had been apprehended the preceding evening at a house in Brewer-street , where they had assembled for " the purpose of dancing , were brought before Mr . Addington , at Bow-street , and , after a short examination , discharged . The musicians to the hopwho were apprehended at the ' same timeappeared quite out of tune on being
, , ordered to find bail . . 18 . Came on to be tried . in the Court of King ' s bench , an action , in which Mr . Jeft ' eries , jeweller to the Prince of Wales , claimed of the Commissioners appointed by Parliament the sum 0154 , 685 ! . when a verdict was found for the plaintiff for the sum of 50 , 997 ! . 1 os .
Maria Theresa . Phipoe . who was capitally convicted in May sessions last , for that she , by threats and violence , feloniously did put in fear John Courtois , and took from his person , and against his will , a promissory note , value 2000 I ; and James Knewhmd and Nathaniel Wood , capitally convicted last Sessions , for feloniously assaulting Sarah Wilson , in the dwelling-house of the said Knewland , the auction-shop near Temple-Bar , putting her in fear , and taking from her person , and against her will , is . whose cases were severally reserved for the opinion of the twelve Judgeswere put to the bar at the Old Baileyand the Judges' inions
, , op were delivered by Mr . Justice Ashurst , which were , that neither of the indictments were substantiated , and the prisoners were acquitted , but ordered to be detained , they standing indicted at the Sessions of the peace , Clerkenwell , for assaults . 19 . Captain Snell , of the Guards , and Aid-de-Camp to Prince William of Gloucester ( a very deserving 3 'oung officer , blew out his brains with a pistol , in Kensington Gardens .
Richard England was put to the bar at the Old Bailey , charged with the wilful murder of Mr . Rowlls , brewer , of Kingston , in a duel at Cranford-bridge , on the 1 Sth of June 17 S 4 . Lord Derby , the first witness , gave in evidence / that he was present at Ascot Races ; when in the stand upon the race course he heard Mr . England cautioning the gentlemen present not to bet with the deceased , as he neither paid what he lost nor what he borrowed ; on which Mr . Rowlls -went up to him , called him rascal or scoundrel , and offered to strike him ; when England
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Monthly Chronicle.
13- In the evening a young woman , in mean apparel , went to the lodge at . Buckingham-house , and insisted on being conducted into the Queen ' s presence , saying she was her Majesty's daughter , and that the late Duke of York was her father . On being asked her business , she said she came to demand some writings of great consequence belonging to her , and which if not restored , she would have her Majesty ' s head off , and trample it under her feet , with many other expressions equally horrid , which induced the porter to send for one ofthe Bow-street officers , who took her into custody ; and she underwent an examination before William
Addington , Esq . when her conduct was that of a complete lunatic , still persisting in the same story , and that her name is Charlotte Georgina Mary Ann Guelph , born at Rome , where she was educated in the most finished manner , being able to speak ten different languages ; that from thence she ' went into Spain , and was sold to a gentleman , with whom she lived till she came to this country , about three months ago . Mr . Addington directed , that she should be kept in custody till further inquiry could be made about her . 13 . James RaleihSchoolmasterthe wretch who abused three female
childg , , ren under eleven years of age , stood in the pillory , in St . Giles's . 15 . An inquisition was taken at Exning , Norfolk , by John Bate , Gent , coroner , on the bodies of Mary Level , and Mary Nixon , the former aged 15 years , and the latter 10 years , who were accidentally killed by the caving in of a sand pit the Saturday previous . Another child had very nearly experienced the like fate , being covered up with the sand , except one of its eyes , which a fourth child about four years of agethat was also playing near the spotdiscoveredand
, , , scraped the sand offits face with its fingers , by which means the child ' s life was happily preserved . 16 . Forty-four persons , chiefly females of the Cyprian Corps , who had been apprehended the preceding evening at a house in Brewer-street , where they had assembled for " the purpose of dancing , were brought before Mr . Addington , at Bow-street , and , after a short examination , discharged . The musicians to the hopwho were apprehended at the ' same timeappeared quite out of tune on being
, , ordered to find bail . . 18 . Came on to be tried . in the Court of King ' s bench , an action , in which Mr . Jeft ' eries , jeweller to the Prince of Wales , claimed of the Commissioners appointed by Parliament the sum 0154 , 685 ! . when a verdict was found for the plaintiff for the sum of 50 , 997 ! . 1 os .
Maria Theresa . Phipoe . who was capitally convicted in May sessions last , for that she , by threats and violence , feloniously did put in fear John Courtois , and took from his person , and against his will , a promissory note , value 2000 I ; and James Knewhmd and Nathaniel Wood , capitally convicted last Sessions , for feloniously assaulting Sarah Wilson , in the dwelling-house of the said Knewland , the auction-shop near Temple-Bar , putting her in fear , and taking from her person , and against her will , is . whose cases were severally reserved for the opinion of the twelve Judgeswere put to the bar at the Old Baileyand the Judges' inions
, , op were delivered by Mr . Justice Ashurst , which were , that neither of the indictments were substantiated , and the prisoners were acquitted , but ordered to be detained , they standing indicted at the Sessions of the peace , Clerkenwell , for assaults . 19 . Captain Snell , of the Guards , and Aid-de-Camp to Prince William of Gloucester ( a very deserving 3 'oung officer , blew out his brains with a pistol , in Kensington Gardens .
Richard England was put to the bar at the Old Bailey , charged with the wilful murder of Mr . Rowlls , brewer , of Kingston , in a duel at Cranford-bridge , on the 1 Sth of June 17 S 4 . Lord Derby , the first witness , gave in evidence / that he was present at Ascot Races ; when in the stand upon the race course he heard Mr . England cautioning the gentlemen present not to bet with the deceased , as he neither paid what he lost nor what he borrowed ; on which Mr . Rowlls -went up to him , called him rascal or scoundrel , and offered to strike him ; when England