The National Register. — London, England, 1815-12-10 00:00:00

7 D 4 THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 10. A few days since, as-a lady. an& gentleman we're ‘eturning in a chaise from Bolton to Fairfield, accompanied 1.): their son, four . years of age, who was leaning on the door, it unfortunately flew open; when he fell out, and the wheel gong over his breast, caused his almost immediate death. • • An inquest waq taken on the e6th ult. at- eromliall, Glouces tershire, on the body ofTbomas Till, late offtiorn bury, labourer. aged 28, who was killed by the discharge of a spriag.gun laid in a preserve, called Prestwood, on the preceeding morning. The deceased was found lying dead, with a loaded gun in Ins hand, and near to the spring-gun which had ierently been'dis. charged Notice was affixed on boards, on the outside of the wood, of spring guns being laid therein ; and no road had been • used in the wood (which is extensive) fOr t > years oast. The deceased has left a wife and two childien After a full investi. Cation, a respectable jury found a verdict of Accidental Death. QUEBEC, Oct. 17.—An alarming fire broke out about 1 1 o' dock on Fides , ruorning, either in the baking - houseaf Messrs. • Irvine, M‘Naught, and Co. near Prisideville. or in an adjoin ing stable, which consumed both these building... and thence communicated to the Marine store of Mr. Atehony Anderson, which was also laid in ashes, but not until the ,emoval of the goods it contained, many of which were inju cd, and some de so ov ed ; so was also a dwelling-house belonging t • Mr. Ander son, opposite to his store, - which it was found necessa' y to de stroy, to prevent the spreading of the flames to a range of stores and dwelling-house, belonging to Mesrs. Irvine and Co which, had they not,been saved, would inevitably have involved in the disaster a number of other stores and, dwelling houses belonging to Messrs. Irvine and Co. which, had they not been saved, would . inevitably have involved in the disaster a number of other stoles kind dwelling-houses in the neighbourhood ; the . • former cianaining property to incalculable aaount, parts-s cul..rly barrack st res of not less value than 170,0001. • II Morel!o a letter-carrier at the Brighton Post Office, has undergone examination, oil the (barge of stealing a iOl. note from a letter. It apreared, in the course of the evidence, that Mr Pitt, of Lewes, remitted in September last, 4 .201 to London, one half with a 101. Bank of England note. The latter was not acknowledged, and Mr. l'itt never heard more, until his corres pondent requested payment in Oct. last ; upon which applica - ton was made to Mr Freeling, and the number and date of the iol. note, beiring also the initials of Mr I'. were forwarded to the Bank. A few days ago, the identical to! note was paid in at the Bank, and traced through various negociators to a Mrs. Hauler, of Brighton, who received it (loin the father of thi s letter-carrier. The witness established the fact ; and the evi dence, altogether, disclosed a painful propensity ofyouthfuldissi nation in the prisoner, who was fo:ly committed. The public will hear, with much astonishment, that on Friday vennight a portrait of Loyd Nelion was cart ied off from one of the rooms of his monument on the Calton Hill, Edinburgh. This was valuable, as having been one of a few executed at his Lordship's expellee, and by him made in presents to some of his ()dicers after the battle of Copenhagen. A Dutch galliot, laden with salt from Lisbon, was wrecked on Friday afternoon, the Ist inst. off Barnstaple Bar : Captain and crew saved. The Captain had just time, to secure his .cloaths and papers, which were dispatched as soon as possible, on shore, and placed in a situation secure from the reach of the waves, but were soon stolen from thence by some inhabitants • of a neighbouring village, who Hocked to the beach with bags, &c. to secure some of the cargo, or any other thing they mi alit chance to. meet with. The-Captain and crew are thus left in the greatest thitrese. • William Baker, of Lismacue, Esq. one of the most upright MCP livi ng, was savagely murdered alaiut five o'clock on Mon day evening,. in the middle ot Thomas-town demesne, on his way Com the Sessions, where he had been, as he hail at all the adjournments since their commencement, administering the law with moderation and mercy ; the last judicial words of his life were on the case of Margaret Hennessays; on which he said, that " now the ends ofjustice were satisfied by the convic tion, if the friends of the. unfortunate convict intended to make, any application for Itoral mercy, he - would eheerfullv give his ! Tort l,' faro ta ' Of the [laiticula.rs of Mi . . bakes s mut, ALP MONTHLY MEDICAL REPORT. gth DEC. 1815 The quick arid irregular interchanges• of frost and rain since Our last Report, have been productive 'of coughs, catarrhal fevers, internal inflammations, and an aggrava!ed state of Phthisis Pulmonalis. Cases of pleurisy and flet). untie fever have been frequent s and have required repeated venwsection, blisters, and other remedies. Infants have been very generally affected with catarrhal fever, and hard cough, great difficulty of breathing, and a watery discharge from_the nose • and eyes. These symptoms have been re-' liered by leeches to the, chest, blisters, and antimonials. The Scarlatina Anginosa is abating ; bnt the Measles are more general, and have been diffused throughout most of the villages round the metropolis : many infants have died of the cough, and hectic fever which succeeded them. The Small Pbx, now a rare disease compared with former times, has however shown itself in some places We cannot tooforcibly impress upon parents the necessity of having their children vaccinated by skilful and expe rienced operators : the cases of failure which have hap. pened, may almost always be traced to some neglect or error in the inoculation, whilst the most secure and satis factory results may be shown in the registered account. 01: the stationed vaccinators in London and its environs. At this season of the year inifarnmatou diseases take the lead ; they are 'produced by a re-action in the system, after the body has been too long and too much cooled, and then too suddenly exposed to heat, or by an exposure to cold after its heat has, been augmented by close and warm rooms, exercise, &c. and the lives of hun,lreds of young persons are annui.lly sacrificed from inattention to these cis cusnstanees. ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, &c. Tuesday evening an alarming f , re broke out at Mr. Cox's, timber-mtrchant, in Shepherd'S marker, near Curzon -street, Iklav-fair. The flames were test perceived to issue from the wolkshop, and in a few minutes the whole neighbou r h oo d was in a state of the utmost alarm. From the confined situation of the premises, it was impossible to stop the ravages of the de vouring element, and in less than an hour the woilishop, with :'he whole of the timber, became a prey to fhe flames. The houses in Half Moon-street wet e considered in imminent danger, the rear of them being close to where the lire broke out. They were fru tunately but litrledamagctl. The inhabitants, neftwith standing suff_Ted much, by the mob insistina on removing their . fu-niture, which they bundled into the street. The houses which suffered in this way were those of Mr. Cox, No. 22 ; Air., Mollard, No. 30 ; arid Mrs. Naylor, Nu. 31, Half Moon -sti eet. Fortunately for this lady, some Police Officers arrived, who in sisted on searching the persons removing the articles, when se veral silver spoons were f - mnd in their possession, which they' declaied they intended to give up to the lady of the house. The oilkers, however, took possession of them. A detachment of the uards at rived, who were placed sentinels over the furni ture which was piled in the street. flow dicadtul the late gale has been, is too fatally sliewn by the Icng list that has been sent us for insertion (though too late) of slkips that hate s:uftered in it. An Indiaman is on shore off St. &choias; other ships . have been wrecked at Dungeness, ort . the. Iteculvers, Nee. ; indeed almost die whole line of our c.es..em coast is 4LilelarlChOly SCcLIC Qt . wr e ck and 4i'..ttlet3.