The National Register. — London, England, 1808-02-21 00:00:00

-- t vl2 el__ ~, -~ 1r r ~ a• LLOYD'S , LIST. The Beltley, Hart, arrived at Belfast from Denserara; spoke, on the 4th ult. in lat. 40. N. long. 49. W. the *ambler, Wil ?tams, from Jamaica. to London, in great distress ; her main and mien masts cut away, add bearing away for th. Western Islands. The Elizabeth, Glerdlng, bound to Oottenhurg ; the Hertl.l gannet,. Sehajasbnra, from Oottenbarg; the Fernhia, Leta ay, from Newcastle to London, have put into Sheerness, w loss of amehors and cables, &c. in the late gale. Hutt., 12th Feb.—" The Sandwich, Walker; and the Good Intent; --, of Sunderland, are both missing since the gale of last month." The Wilhelm (Danish prize) sailed from Plymouth for Lon don Ot3 the lst instant, with a fleet under tua'oy of the Pickle schooner, and is suppoied to be eaptured, as a French pri vateer was in sight of the convoy soon after leaving port. The Mercurius, Schale, from Hull ; the Novo ('onto, Ju stelins, from Londou; the Johannes, Witendrolf, from Gotten burg to the Baltic ; the Carl, Haulm, from ditto to ditto ; and the Speculation, Jacobson, front Latnscrona to Gottenburg, were lost near Guttenburg last month. The Summer, Roeder, from London to the Baltic, was to tally lost near Gottenburg 28th January.—Only the master and two of the crew saved. The brig Nelson, of Bridgwater, Fido master, from Ilav le, near St. Ives, W Newport, was on shore near Biddeford 16th instant, but expected to be got off. The Henry, Beveridge, from Riga to Hull, was lost near Copenhagen in November last. The Amity, Dean, front Hull to London, which was on shore near Haruki', is got oil, and put into that port. The Elizabeth, Prowton, of Plymouth, is lost on Yarmouth Beach.—Crew saved. The Active, Basin, is totally last on the rocks at Guernsey. The Union, Craig, from W flitch:tyro, and the Diana, —, from New York, were driven on shore at Dublin 12th inst. The Olympus, —, front Cork to Dublin, was driven on shore 12th inst. near Denleary, and full of water. The Mercator, Freeman, from Philadelphia; the Jane, from Killoughli; and the St. :Michael, —, from Wexford, were driven on shore 12th inst. near Dutileary. The Albion, of Loudon, Leek, Ott net . , was deserted by the army, Mr the Humber, about a fortnight since, being full of water, and on her broadside. The crew arrived at lila knev. The Little Jane, --, from London, to the Cape of * Good Hope, which was on shore ileac Ryde, is got oft, awl it is sup posed without d a mage. The Frau Catherina (Danish prize) is put into Sheerness with loss of bowsprit. The Delight, Benthall, of CharEsto", was found on the coast of Essex, without any person on board, :and carried into Sheer tress 13th inst. The Elizabeth, (Danish prize), Bugge, was driven on shore 12th wit. near Quecnimrough. ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, ice. „o w — The follow in! , are among the accidents in :tad about the metro occasioned by the inclement weather, which have reached us Two persons were found dead on Saturday morniog, from the intense cold, the one near Ikty-sw :W.1 . , and the other in St. James's Park. Mts. Samuel, the wite of a broker, ia West minster, fell down at the corner of Drydges-street,Covent-garden, and broke an ann on Sunday evening. A similar accident betel a young lady, in Soho-square, the same night, who was conveyed to the hospital. A stack of chininies blew down in the !lamp stead-road, on Friday night, and killed a butcher's boy, of the name of Groves, on w hum an inquest has been taken ; as it as also one on the bock. of I%lr. Hartland, of Gower-street, who was killed by the falling of horse, on Sunday eveniug, iu Oxford street. Co 0 NL:ft's NQUEST.—An Inquisition was taken at the 1 Load of Hay, on the road to Stevenage, ou Tuesday, on the body of Miss Amelia Mary Piggot, who met her death on the preced ing day. It appeared in es idence of a Mr: Smith, that he was accompany ing the yonng lady iii question from the uta friend at Merdon, to her !Milk! at Crokcr's Lad, M idillesex, on Monday ; from the heavy fall of the road being impercep tible, the horse went out of his track, and the chaise w hich they were in, was hurried down a precipice of nine feet from the road, and turned completely over, with a violent crash ; Miss rir o gat b a promising girl of Ili years of ageoya* killed on the spot; m..~ -- - ....may - Z ' FlfM fr - '^ ~—~—vs T•- • , 127 Mr. Smith, by holding fast to the vehicle, escaped unhurt. The horse was so much hurt as rendered him uselesS, and was shot.— Archlt.'ntrd Death. • , SrictnE.--A gentleman, accompanied by an elderly lady, took a coach on Tucschtv evening, at the stand, in o‘ford-street, near ft athbone-place, when the lady left him. and the ecntleman le;ired to he driven to a colre•r-hou s e, in Piccadilly. On the ar rival of the roach at the end of ilond-Street, the coachman was alarmed by the breaking of one oFt he wi n dow.;, nad on nlizhtitift and opening the door, he found his passenger w clteriug in blood, he having with a pen-luite cut his throat in a most shocking manner. inquiry was mole at the cotter-house, whither the coachman was ordered to drive, but the uni'ortunate man was a stranger there. A porter's ticket, which was brought vv ith game to a home in Cleveland-street, and which was found in th• pocket of the deceased. led to a knowledge of him.—ll• proved to be Proprietor of a Cotton Manufactory, in Somerset shire : he had only been four days in London, hut was supposed to hare met with embarrassmcuts which led him to commit sui cide. RIOT AT SHADWELL.—Thurviav afternoon an affray and riot took place at Shadw ell. A sailor, in a state of intoxica. lion, passing by the residence of the hnsear seamen, gave one of the latter some offeece. A qnarrel ensued, and the sailor bent Itk:wtagoui.t, who ran into his quarters. The whole of the Lascars then sallied nut to attack the sailor, armed with bind 4rons. pokers, &c. The sailor, finding himself likely to he over powered, fought desperately with a knife in one hand, and a :dudgeon in the other. In the scuffle the sailor stabbed one of the Lasears in three parts of his body, and finally effected his escape to a public house. The Lascars then surrounded the house, and brought the sailor nut. They would have conveyed him to their quarters,w here he would doubtless have fallen a sa crifice to tfieif fury,lad not the funeral train of a Volunteer, w hick happened to' be n..ar, obstructed their prAgress. The Volunteer.; a ho' belonged to one of the Whitechapel corps + . hearing the shouts of 'the Discus, and being informed of the cause, immediately cut oil the retreat of them, by pe-hing, for ward with died bayonets on each side the street. 't he Lasears immediately surrendered. They were then made prisoners in their quarters, scutinek being placed before their doors. Thursday a pme woman was suddenly taken with the pains of labour, and dropped down in Parliament-street... A. sulgeon and apothecary administered Anne temporary relief, and some females from the houses near where she fefi, helped he poor woman into a coach, and had. her conveyed to the Westminster Infirmary. BIRTHS. The Consort of his Tioyal Ilighiters the Crown Prince was safely delivered of a Pritices, at Kiel, in Saxony, Jan. IT, in consequence of %Min the cannon was tired to-day at ;loon, and Te Drum wassung. On Sunday last, at Itiegate, the Honourable Airs. Mutes, of a daughter. MARRIED. At Mucelestone, John Fenton Houghey, Esq. of Aqunlate Statford , 4tire, of Sir Thor:as Fletcher, oftetlev, Rant. to 111i:.5 Chet %vol., eldest daughter of Sir. John Chtiktrotht, of Oakley f Bart. aid granti-daughier to the Earl of Stamford. and Warrington. On Saturday, at Hinckley Church, in the County of Wor cester. Charles Cockerell, Esq. to the lion. liarriet B i ssbuut, sister to the preseat Lurd horthwick. - DIED. The Duchess of IVeckleuburgli Schwarin, daughter of the late. Duke of Sa \e,(;111.1., on the Ist instant. At Gordou's 11,ncl, late on Saturday se'nnight, after a few days of a Ni(ne.lt. attack upon his lungs. Colonel Win. Fullarton, deeply linnet:red by his IIIIIIIOI4JUS relatives atat friends as an irreparable lost:. The Hight Min. George Evelyn Bose:men, Viscount Fa!- month, died on Friday itflinight, at Bath, in the fiftieth year of Itis a4e. On the 29:1a of.Tat;uary, at his scat in the county of Sli,zo, Sir Crofton, B:u t. after a lini:ering and painful illness, that lu t a eontitvtd hint tit hi, bed nearly the tv hole of the last i 5 years • a his 16fc, rind mrlered exivtetwe a t.ettioo.i however, bt, bore, even with a cheerful rtiSignatina. His ill= ness principally artvse from the ertreete emit:v.l at the seige of Queleuc,. with tlAn Ouri9us Kral. intinortai I.:e:Jetal %V olfe. ~~ ~~ 7