The National Register. — London, England, 1815-12-17 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER- -~~.~~ DEC. 17. Commissary in Chiefs Office, Greet George-start, London, 29th November, 1815. NOTICE is heredy given to all persons desirous of contracting $n supply BEEF and MUTTON, to his Mtljestys Land Forces in Cantonments, Quarters, and Barracks, in the under-mentioned aoonties : _ _ Berks, (including the town of Hungerlbrd.) Gloucester, (including the city of Bristol.) Middlesex. Nottingham . Sussex. That the deliveries are to commence on and for the twenty.fifth day of January next; that proposals in writing, sealed up. and marked, Tender /our Army Supplies, will be received at this Office, on or before Tuesday, the twenty-sixth day of December, (but none will be received after twelve o'clock on that day), and if sent by post, the postage must be paid. Proposols must be made separately for each county ; and each proposal must have the letter which it annexed to the tender pro perly filled np, by two persons of known property, engaging to become bound with the party tendering in the amount stated in the printed particulars, for the due performance of the contract, and no proposal will be noticed unless made on a printed tender, and the prices expressed in words at length ; and should it so hap pen, that during the continuance of the contract, no troops should be stationed or supplied in the county, the expense of the con trail and bend, paid in the first instance by the contractor, to be refunded to him by the Commissary in Chief. Particulars of the contracts may be had upon application at this Office, between the hours of eleven and five. Another Inquest, Hindman, who was at his lodging, la the Verdict—Died by tiu Monday evening, two persons, apparently Naval Officers, took a coach off the stand at Stone's End, and ordered the coachman to drive to Clapham, and go round by South Lambeth ; when a little way beyond Lark-hall-lane they stopped the coach, and jumping out, one of them held a pistol to the coachman's head, while the other rifled his pockets of upwards of £2. they also took the coach glasses, and having cut the harness in several places, they made off, threatening the coachman with severe vengeance it he attempted to follow them. Monday morning, the shop of Mr. Purvis, shoemaker, at Shad well, was broken - open, and robbed of a large quantity of boots and shoes. Wednesday, a most notorious house-breaker, of the name of Jo. nathan Wilde, the baker, was brought to Hatton-Garden Office, , charged on suspicion of burglariously breaking open and entering the dwelling-house and shop of Mr. G. Ginger, of Southgate, a few nights ago, and stealing to the amount of nearlool. in linen-drapery, . haberdashery, Acc.—While the prisoner was in confinement, he contrived to cut up his coat into small pieces, and then barn them; as it is supposed, for the purpose apreventing his being identified, • He appeared in the office in his shirt sleeves, and was recognised , as an old acquaintance. He Was committed fur further examl- . nation. A Mr. Mackenrot, of Gower-street, the person who endea voured to get a suhpcena served on Bonaparte with the view of detaining him in this country, is in custody on charges of forg ing bills of exchange to a large amount on .J.DougaN Esq and G. C. Forbes, holding official stations in the Island of Tortola. • At a general Court Martial, held at Passy, orilliciiB August, 1815, Brevet Licut-Colonel Cox, Captain in the eptivregimeut, was tried on:the charge of striking and using insultiut.lauguage towards Lieitt: NV liavelock, in presence of the private •sol diers. • He was found guilty, and sentenced to be discharged from his Majesty's service. Au-attroriaas murder has been committed at Saiitliill, - upon one °Mir. Whitbread's gamekeepers. A desparate gang of poachers, seven or eight in number, being discovered on Saturday night in the neighbourhood of the lake, in front of the house, C. Dines the principal keeper, accompanied by kis two assistants, repaired to the spot. One of the assistants was knocked down and severely hurt ; C. Dines, was shot in the side, and languished until six o'clock on-Sunday evening, when he expired in great agony. The unfor tunate man had been an old and faithful servant of Mr. Whitbread. Fire.—Friday morning, about six o'clock, a fire broke out at' the house ofa hat manufacturer, Norfolk-Street in the Borough, and, notwithstanding the timely arrival amines. and the ex ertions of the firemen, the premises were burned to the ground. No lives %sere lost. Saturday se'nnight, a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Brennan, fell-monger, Russell-street, Bermondsey, which commu nicated to the drying lofts of Messrs. Walker and Sun, leather manutlictorers, &c. it was fortunately confined to the aboN e premises. A CAUTION TO SETIVANT Mains.--On Saturday morning last, au accident happened at the house of Mr. F. Neil, Prince's-street Hanover-square, which had nearly proved fatal to his house-maid. She had just lit the fire in the front parlour, and incautiously plaec the candlestick with alighted candle on the carpet behind where 07c stood ; when her cloaths rank lire, she ran into the hall. when Mr. Neil hastened to the spot, he immediately took her in his arms and carried her to the breakfast room, where he recollected his great cout hung on the back' of a chair, which he instantly wrapped round her, and extinguished the flames, but not before the poor woman was dreadfially burnt. SuonEN Aun tlollingshead, of Stoke Newington Road, while walking on Monday in perfect health, near Hackney Church, fell down, and iustaatly expired. ExTessrve Winona v.—.-On Monday morning, when the Gen-- Omen engaged in the Newbury Bank entered it to proceed to business, they discovered that the whole of the property had been stolen, amountine, it is supposed, to near 20,0001. at least it is known, that on Saturday evening there were Bank of England notes, &c. to the. amount of between In and 17,000/. and In cash. in gold and silver, to the amount of between 3 and UM/. In ad dition to this immense wealth, all the books and documents were carried away. The robbery was effected by means of false keys. I Nothing but dismay appeared iu the COUntenallee of every clue con .. - ,- ' . •. -....-._ . .... ____... 11 . EC. 17. THE NATIONAL REGISTER- $O5 . .... . .. . - ARMY CONTRACTS., Another inquest, was held at the Mae house on'the body of 3. Commissary in Chief's Office, Greet George-street, London, Hindman, who was found dead in his bed on Tuesday morning, 29th November, 1815. at his bulging, In the house of Mr. sell, No. 12 , St. Martin's-lane. NOTICE is heredy given to all persons desirous of contracting Verdict—Died by the Visitation of God. to supply BEEF and MUTTON. to his Majesty's Land Forces in Monday evening, two persons, apparently Naval O ffi cers, took a Cantonments, Quarters, and Barracks, in the under-mentioned coach oft• the stand at Stone's End, and ordered the coachman to counties : drive to Clapham, and go round by South Lambeth ; when a little Burks, (including the town of Hungertbrd.) way bey ond Lark-hall-lane they stopped the coach, and jumping - Gloucester, iucluding the city of Bristol.) out, one of them held a pistol to the coachman's head, while the itliddlesrx. Nottingham . Sussex. other titled his pockets of upwards of £2. they also took the coach glasses, and having cut the harness in several places, they made off, That the deliveries are to commence on and for the twenty-fifth threatening the coachman with severe vengeance it he attempted day of January next; that proposals in writing, sealed up. and marked, fender lon. Army Supplies, will be received at this Office, to follow them. Monday morning , the shop of Mr. Purvis, shoemaker, at Shad - noneon or before Tuesday, the twenty-sixth day of December, (but • • well, was brokeirop ' en, and robbed of a large quantity of boots and • will be received after twelve o'clock on that day), and if sent shoes. by post, the postage must be paid. Wednesday, a most notorious house-breaker, of the name of Jo. Proposols must be made separately for each county ; and each nathan Wilde, the baker, was brought to Hatton-Garden O ffi ce,• proposal must have the letter which is annexed to the tender pro- charged on suspicion of burglarious's' breaking open and entering poly filled u p, by two persons of known property, engaging to the dwelling-house and shop of Mr. O. Ginger, of Southgate, a few become bound with the party tendering in the amount stated in nights ago, and stealing to the amount of near 001. in linen-drapery, . • the printed particulars, for the due performance of the contract, haberdashery, &c.—Witile the prisoner was in confinement, he and no proposal will be noticed unless made on a printed tender, contrived to cut up his coat into small pieces, and then barn them; . ~ and the prices expressed in words at length ; and should it so hap- as it is supposed, for the purpose ufpreventing his being identified. • pen, that during the continuance of the contract, no troops should He appeared in the office in his shirt sleeves, and was recognised , be stationed or supplied in the county, the expense of the con- as ' an o ld acquaintance. He was committed fur further exami-' .. : . trait and bend, paid in the fi rst instance by the contractor, to be nation. . . refunded to him by the Commissary in Chief. A Mr. Mackenzat, of Gower - street , the pers on who cndea- . Particulars of the contracts may be had upon application at this Office, between the hours of eleven and five. voured to get a subpcena served on Bonaparte with the view of .. detaining him in this country, is in custody on thaTges of forg- -1 MANSION HOUSE. ing bills of exchange to a large amount on .J.•DougaN Esq and G. C. Forbes, holding official stations in the 'island of 'Prattle. • . Two Lascars were yesterday brought before the Lord Mayor on At a g eneral Court Martial, held at Passy, orill2 lieB August, a charge of stealing a gold seal value 51. from the shop of Mr. 1815, B revet Kitchener in Grecechurch Street. It appeared that on Thursday Lieut-Colonel Cox, Captain in the eptivregimeut , was tried on:the last the prisoners went into Mr. I{4"s shop under pretence of charge of striking and usin g insultiut lauguage ng lY fo . rm After ation towards Lieitt: Wits.liavelock, in presence of the private •sol - making some purchase, but went out without maki they were gone the seal in question was missed, and i i n diers. • He was found guilty, and sentenced to be dischar g ed lok:ng given at the Mansion House they were apprehended. They from his Majeatv'a service. protested their inuocence; and said they had slept on boor 4 tbo. , 4.wattroriiint* murder has been committed at Statithill, - upon one ofMr. Whitbread's gamekeepers. A desperate gang of poachers, Bombay East Induitnan the night before. This on enquiry proved `even or eight in number, being discovered on Saturday night in to be an untruth ; and several other jewellers came sip who were plundered in a similar way, and who did not suspect the prisoners the neighbourhood of the lake, in front of the house, C. Dines, the from their being foreigners.—The prisoners were remanded. principal keeper, accompanied by kis two assistants , repaired to the spot. One of the assistants was knocked down and severely , hurt ; C. Dines, was shot in the side, and languished until six o'clock ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, &c. on-Sunday evening, when he expired i n g reat a g on y . The unfor- -...... tunate man had been an old and faithful servant of Mr. Whitbread. Mr. Webb, carpenter, of Melksham, Bath lost his life on Friday Fire.—Friday morning, about six o'clock, a fi re broke out at' last, by incautiously putting a piece of red-hot iron into the barrel the house ofa hat manufacturer, Norfolk-Street in the Borough, • of a gun; which being charged with powder instantly went off. the iron entering his head, he expired i,i half an hour. and, notwithstanding the timely arri v al of ettgines. and the ex- andertions of the firemen, the premises were burned to the ground. On Sunday morning a serious and distressing accident occurred No lives %sere lost. at Woodlands, near Doncaster. As Lord Athenry, son of Mrs. Waterton, was walking in the plantations near the house, he un- Saturday se'nnight, a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Brennan, fell-monger, Russell-street, Bermondsey, which comma- fortunetely set his foot upon the wire of a spring gun, which had ideated to the drying lofts of Messre.. Walker and Sun, leather- been placed there the preceding evening, and received several inamitlac torers, &c. It was fortunately confined to the aboN c shot in his knee and legs. We are happy to state, that though se- premises. verely wounded, his Lordship is in a fair state of recovery. A CAUTION To SEnvANT Mains.—On Saturday morning last, Yesterday seamight the daughter of Johathen Best, of Cross • au accident happened at the house of Mr. F. Neil, Prince's-street gate, Durham (who for several years has bees,affileted with epilep- Hanover-square, which had nearly proved fatal to his house-maid. sy, which frequently occasioned mental derangement) seized a She had just lit the fire in the front parlour, and incautiously plac i c,, ease knife, and ran to the door. Her flutter immediately followed, the candlestick with alighted candle on the carpet behind where .te but before he could seize the knife, she had cat 11 inches °titter stood ; when her cloaths rank lire, she ran into the hall, when Mr. tongue! Neil hastened to the spot, he iminediately took her in his arms and An inquest was held on Tuesday at the Red Lion, Battve-street, carr i e d h er t o th e breakfast room, where he recollected his great Commercialrroad, on the body of Frances Rogers, five years old, coat hung on the back' of a chair, which he instantly wrapped who, in attempting to lift the lid of a pot on the fire, in the tempo- rary absence other grandmother, set her clothes on fire, by which round her, and extinguished the flame s, but not before the poor woman was dreadfully burnt. she was burnt to death. Verdict—Accidental Doath. On Tuesday an Inquest was held at the Crown, in Duke's-court ' SUDDEN Deent.—Mrs. Aun Hollingshead, ofSto n k e e a N r e if w a i c ti k e n to e; Leicester-square, on the body of W. Hill, 14 years of age, who . Road, while walking on Monday in perfect he alth , Church, fell down, and instantly expire d. was drowned in the Canal iu St. James's Yark.• W. Diamond, a waterman, deposed, that on Sunday afternoon he and two other ExTENsrvEltonnEny.--on Monday morning, when the Gen- waternien, provided with lines, were near the Pagoda bridge, h n o k le c o n t te o r i e e d p i r t op t e o rt p y ro h c a e d e b d ee t n o when several of the skaters came close to the bridge to chew their Omen engaged in theNetuh, business, they discovered t dexterity, and were repeatedly warned of their danger, because b e ' : r t y h e B n a- stolen, amounting, it is . , supposed to near -20,0001. at least it is the ice on that part was not sufficiently strong ; but they persisted known, that on Saturday evening there were Bank of England until the ice broke, and several were immersed in the water. -4 monest them was the deceased, who was observed above the 1,- e amount of between 3 and •1001. In ad- notes, &c. to the amount of between lo and 17,000/. anti In cas h . in geld and silver, to th water about au minutes : during which time the hue was repeatedly thrown to him, but he could nut hold by it. Verdict—Accidental curried "way• means of false keys. (Rion to this immense wealth, all the books and documents were Tim robbery was effected by D c - atli. . . . Nothing but dismay appeared iu the cOuntalance of e'v ua— one Lou was held at the same house on•the body of 3. I found dead in his bed on Tuesday morning, ie house of Mr. Bell, No. 12, St. Martin's-lane. Lie Visitation of God. PrIANSION ROUSE. Two Lascars were yesterday brought before the Lord Mayor on a charge of stealing a g old seal value 51. from the shop of Mr . Kitchener in Gracechurc Street. It appeared that on Thursday last the prisoners went into Mr. shop under pretence of making some purchase, but went out without making any. After they were gone the seal in question was missed, and information bok:ng given at the Mansion House they were apprehended. They protested their innocence; and said they had slept on board Um Bombay East Indianan the night before. This on enquiry proved to be an untruth ; and several other jewellers came up who were plundered in a similar way, and who did not suspect the prisoners from their being foreigners.—The prisoners were remanded. ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES &c. Mr. Webb, carpenter, of Melksham, Bath, lost his life on Friday last, by incautiously putting a piece of red-hot iron iota the barrel of a gun; which being charged with powch2r instantly went off, and the iron entering his head, he expired ia half an hour. On Sunday morning a serious and distressing accident occurred at Woodlands, near Doncaster. As Lord Athenry, son of Mrs. Waterton, was walking in the plantations near the house, he un fortunately set his foot upon the wire of a spring gun, which had been placed there the preceding evening, and received several shot in his knee and legs. We are happy to state, that though se verely wounded, his Lordship is in a fair state of recovery. Yesterday se'nnight the daughter of Johathen Best, of Cross gate, Durham (who for several years has beer, ,afflicted with epilep sy, which frequently occasioned mental derangement) seized a ease knife, and ran to the door. Him tlither immediately followed, but before he could seize the knife, she had cat 11 inches off her tongue! An inquest was held on Tuesday at the Red Lion, Battye-street, Commercialrroad, on the body of Frances Rogers, live years old, who, in attempting to lift the lid of a pot on the tire, in the tempo rary absence other grandmother, set her clothes on tire, by which she was burnt to death. Verdict—Accidental Death. On Tuesday an Inquest was held at the Crown, in Duke's-court. Leieester,square, on the body of W. Hill, It years of age, who was drowned in the Canal iu St. James's Yark.• W. Diamond, a waterman, deposed, that on Sunday afternoon he and two other waternien, provided with lines, were near the Pagoda bridge, when several of the skaters came close to the bridge to shew their dexterity, and were repeatedly warned of their danger, becau.e the ice on that part was not sufficiently strong ; but they persisted until the ice broke, and several were immersed in the water. mong,st them was the deceased, who was observed above the water about tto minutes : timing which time the line was repeatedly thrown to bial, but he could nut bold by it. Verdict—Accidental Death. .