The National Register. — London, England, 1815-08-20 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. The Lord Chancellor- 4 I have no hesitation in directing him to be paid out of the funds in Ceurt ; hot no part of the funds to he paid to the husband while he keeps out of the juristlictioti of the Court. lan atrant flees* people hit e gut a mistaken notion, that when this lady tomes of age, it will put an end to the contempt. th know f:um me that if the defendant Bealeley should live until lie was seventy years of act, still he would he liable for a contempt of the Court." Mr Dell in the course of the day, again mentioned this case to his Lordship, and stated the contents of a petition filed by defendant, liaselev, praying (or liberty to go before a Master, to have such set tlement ^ ask on the young lady. its the Court might direct.—Tlie learned Cimisscl suggested. that as a great part of the property was in real estates, it wits doubted -.vliether the defendant Baseley, would not be able to get possession of the real property, on the infant coming of The Lord Chancellor—" The defendant naleley petitioned, but f erdereil him to appear I cannot act till lie personally appears. It Eily he necessary to n ilaw the parties. The defendant, Ilaseley, will foil the law too strong for him. if lie comes in my rime ; if nut, I have to &OA but toy successor will dip ample justice. lie shall never get styear:hi/2 ,, of the lady's property." 0 The tedium of the proceediovs in the Court of Chancery, was relieved A on Tuesday, by Mr. Montague producit , a Bribtol Solicitbt's Fill of tots for writing nn a bankruptcy commission. in trey vo!urnr? folio ! Tilts he stated to bare been swelled to such on enormous site curios:• process, which he destgoated by the name of post briefing. Tile pine! is to charge for ns many briefs, &c. as the ec3scienee of the rineitor will allow, and if any of then, should he demanded, they are to be manufactured to order. Mr. Montague instanced one document which was written tut paper, made several years utter its date. This lie understood to be according to the lee tor. of liristof,—The Lard Chancellor observed, that if such a ler lori did exist. it was well the punishment of the pillory had wit been aliolished.—Mr. llatt, on the part of the Solicitor, totally denied the allegations. which did not seem to have been brought forward wills great regularity, as his conduct was riot then before the Court. A temale debtor, Aston thirty.-•ix rears of age, who' brought up to be released on Smorday, under the insolvent Act, acknowledged her self •o complettly ignorant of the obligntions of all oath, that she was sent back to Newgatr, and put under the instruction of the Ordinary, to be again brunght up at a future lime. AUG. 9n. him up stairs to his apartnient.. Surgical aid W u, so a peer clued. He was living on Thursday evening, in the most exer, dating pain. CORONER'S hotiEsT.--Thursday evening an inqiiisition was taken at the Ton Tavern, Blarkft iats-road. before Tlionnes Shelton, Esq. Coroner, upon the body of Maurice Gibbous, who met kis death by a tall from a scatfeld on the preceding day. It appeared ' that the deceased was employed as a lab , ouret. at some new build- UV. at the west-side of Blackfriars road. About three o'clock, on the day mentioited, he was derending the seatfolding, when he became giddy, and though observed by a person who Was Vt ithin a few yards of him, he fell before assistance could reach him, and died in a few minutes afterwar.t......Verthet—d4ecidental Death. A melancholy accident happened oti Wednesday night between nine and ten o'clock, to two ladies ho were travelling in a post chaise to Watford. On going over Uxbridge Common at a regular travelling pace, by sonic means the pole of Ow chaise dropt out of its regular situation. 'in coosequenee of which the l.orses took fright and galloped at a furious rate. At the distance of half a mile further, the ladies made up their minds to jump ont of the chaise, Which they imprudently did one ofit of cite. door. One of them was instantly killed, and the other only survived a few minutes.—The horses still continued their rapid career, and soon atier the post-boy was thrown from the box, out which he had per mission to ride, under the wheels, mei hurt in so fireadtiii a matint r that his life is despaired of. The horses gettin ,, out of the mall, wets at last stopped by running up to a hirer tree upon thc Cow mon, without any kind ot damage to themselves ot to the ch a i s e, ConoNER'E INQUEST.—An bulgiest was held at the . sign of the Lo• don Hospital, Isidore J. W. Unwiii, Esq. one of the Coroner's for Middlesex, on the body of Henry Beard, who met his death in the following manner:—the deceaed was a rigger, employed MI board a trading vessel, lying io the river Thames, and by some ac cident he fell from the mast upon deck, by ss his leg was nu• fortunately broken, awl he was taken to the London Hospital. where it was found necessary to amputate the limb, but the poor man being in a weak and debilitated state of health, silliongli he appeared in a fair way from the oi;eration ; he lingered until Toes• day last, when he expired. Verdict—that he wet his death easu.d!y. accidentally, and by inkrortßole. An interesting spectacle was witnessed at Brighton, on Saturday : Between two and duce o'clock, the weather being stormy, and the swell in the Channel tremendous, a small beat, or posit, with one mat► iu it only, was discovered just witliont the breakers, and nearly opp site the southern end of the Striae. The punt had drifted from a large Ports. month well ban( in the offing, which had conic to Brig. ton with fish ; in a short time it got among the breakers, was upset in an instant. •nd the man disappeared. At this critical juncture, Mr. C.l'Valker. of the Marine Library, who had descended the beach and followed 'hr iiiri i thin at' the pun!, having merely stripped himself of Isis coat, waistcoat, arta hat, and cast aside his watch, at the most imminent risi of his life, dashed into the waves, and disappeared, but was at length d --cried, with the man from the punt in his grasp, and both appt•ared as in effectually struggling hir the shore. A fisherman, of the name of Hughes, n.►w committed himself to the waves, succeeding in reaching the former parties. and the trio, in the end came to the land together, but not until the two former had been nearly exhausted, and were lice• rally panting and struggling for life. The sensations of the poor fisher man towards his deliverer. and the anxious feelings of the spectators u:t sliort for their safcty,_u►ay well be imagined. Fortunately nridter them wart seriously hurt. On Tuesday afternoon, a boat beloneing to the Fox. Eloise cutter, of Colchester, alarmed with eight men, fell in with lirge smuggling open lugger. ntidway between the Kentish and the French coasts. IVlien the Excise Officer came up with her. aid found her armed, and manned with thirteen men. he give over the chace, and told them Le should not molest them, and accordingly lo•rered down his sail Rll.l dropped astern. The smuggler soon agtertvards tacked about, and bore down upon the revenue hoot, and stove her side in. evidently with an intent to sink her. The boat's crew de tended themselves 114 well as they could in their sinkii g state, and several were wounded awl some killed on both 'sides during the ci , atese ; but after the wreck . drifted away from the lugger. the smugglers Wittman:l/ kept Brine, and killed two impe of the boat's clew and wounded others; and 11.41 not a brig hove in sight. which induced the s.ougglers to make off there it ever 7 reason to believe they would have destroyed them all. Afte7 floating about fur Nur hours, they were picked up by a pilot yes-el. and carried on shore, In Kent, where every anent on wits phi t h e survivors. Only one of the Excise boat's cue.. remained unhurt ; for were killed, including the Officer and Itis brother, and three wounded. ---A reward of 5001. is offered for tic pprthm.ion of the clarip uttenders. ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES. A 0110 ST.— The neighbourhood of St. Andrew's March, Hol born, has of late been annoyed by a nightly assetublage of persons, collected on the steps leading to the church, drawn there by a re port that the church-yard was regularly visited by e.gliost, in the Cam of a female, every evening at the chime hours of nine and twelve. The spectre was said to make its appearance on the steps at the church porch, to perambulate the eintreleyard three times, and after playing off various 'rafted's, to take its flight over the Leads of the spectators towards Ely-place. The first night of its appearance was Tuesday last, on which night it frightened the horses of two drays, whirl, were !sassing, and caused them to run away, since which time the spirits of some of its attendants have mingled with the crowd, and insinuated themselves into the pockets of se vela' of those who have beets foolish enough to be attracted to the spot by the reported appearance of a supernatural visitant. The otficets of the Police have, however, very properly turned their at tention to the subject, and were in attendance during the evening of Friday and yesterday. Btonday, a Coronet's Inquest was held at the Crown, Ux bridge, bet sre Geode Hodgson, Esq. on the body of William Palmer. el rk at Mr. Norton's, Uxbridge timber-wharf. It appear d that the decease. en hislay evening, was engaged in attending to the unloading of a timber-carriage, when a stick of timber fell on the : , reast of Paints r, and killed him upon the spot. The fall of the timber was purely the result of accident; 110 blame attached to any op,e.—Verdict. Accidental Death. SIIoCKING .ATTEMPT AT SVICIDE.—About eight o'clock on Wednesday avulsing. Mr. Farrell, a respectable gentleman in the livioc in chambers on the third floor, at No. 10. Gray's-inn square, attempied to pot sin end to his existence by throwing him. sell out of thee window, on the pavement, bring above forty feet Thr insfottnnate gentleman tell on his fret with such foice that both his legs %%err iiinken, and the hones drove out throng!' his stockings. his hips di.loeated, and ode of his thigh bones tiweed .j ui t i , kis t.041y ; the pavement was covered with his blood. The of tits a this sun 11,0tcustil to the !pot, and immediately c„firrital A =IP P•