The National Register. — London, England, 1815-12-03 00:00:00

1 D7C. 3. their return they could not get into the room fur fire. Mr. Slack then went to the door, and called out " Watch!" and " Fire !" and told them fur God's sake to run up stairs, and save the family Ruth witness and the gardener then went up stairs for the family and brought tin m down, when they missed the infant Idlest awl the cook. Mr. Slack then called for a light, and went into the, house. Want ss did not see his master after that. Ladders were then applied to the windows, and witness ascended and burst open the shutters, and heard his master calling out for twlp * butt could not enter for the fire. The child was then sitting on the stairs, about seven steps up. He then eame down. and followed Lewis Weber into the house. In coming out the flour gave way, and Weber fell hi up to his knees; tartness pulled him, wAtti the child, ut by the shoulders, and supposes that he himself,enust have been sanding on one of the joists. The body which ‘441 supposed to I) , Mr. Aiack's., was found not three inches from whence witness tonceivcs he fell, after hanging on the bannisters; he must have been a corpse then. A. Robins -a, Esq. deposed, that he lived next door but one to Vie alartneel on Friday morning by the cry of! fire! On hi.: getting up, •he found Mr. Slack, with the female part of the fiimily, and some of the children at his dour. lie took them in, and after he had rendered every assistance, went to the Louse. It was then three quarters of an hour after the fire com menced. There was not even a heat in the kitchen. The parlour was in flames. He had an opportunity of examining, and is con vinced that the fire Al az canard by one of the rafters of the dining room floor, going into the kitchen Chimnies. At first half a dozen pails of watermight have extinguished the fire ; but certainly not I then. He had to take out part of the clock and several other things. It was afterwards that he saw the child on the stairs. He could plainly distinguish the screams of the cook, and heard Mr. Stack cry out, " Where is my child t" He saw the ladders raised to the windows. The flames burst out of the back windows, after the shuttters were broken open. He tried to get in at the back part of the house, and in the mean time the child was rescued by Weber. Witness•brought his garden engine, but without effect. livery assistance that could possibly be atorded by the neighbours was given with the greatest alacrity and promptitude. The jury returned a verdict— " That Saran Burrell came by her death accidentally and cala mitously by fire; " That Thomas Cartwrignt Slack, Esq. came to his death h like manner, and in an endeavour to rescue his infant child Eliza from the fire." _ _ The only reinains that are found of the unfortunate deceased iire, the headless trunk of Mr. Slack, and the spinal bone of his unfortunate servant. Acitrctiurunr. tIONTEILY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER. The new sown wheats never had a finer season than the present for planting throughout the several districts, where the (1611 system is observed to be considerably extending its be neficial effeCts-. The continuing depression of the corn market operates so severely on the landed interest, that scarce a parish in any county bin. is suffering under calamitous and increasing i rations, the whole of which are justly ascribed to the last years' superfluous importation of foreign grain. What aggravates the psessurst of this calamity is, that people under the present ex t“rtionate prices of bread and flour, arc defrauded of the be nefit which was the pretext for' this ruinous importation. The togistrates of an extensive division in the county of Essex have assembled and entered into some judicious resolutions, vith a view to counteract the arts of those who, within their district, thus prey upon the op pr essed. Su just and laudable a measure, it may be hoped, will be generally adopted.—Owing to the extreme dryness of the weather, dung-carting and most other branches of winter agriculture, are already completed, so that there will be but little work left for laboureks to du ; the subsistence of their families must therefore, under the distresses of such times, become extremely difficult satisfactorily to pro vo'e for. The turnip counties were materially benefited by the mild rains in the beginning of the month ; the latter sown Swedes, being set by the drought, still afford a prospect of much feed. The graziers of Romney Marsh, and the Fens of Lincoln and Cambvidgeshire eamplain much of tie want of water. Hay. though the crop was generally good, is rising in pr ice, from the nee ess•tv of so early an application to the stacks ter fodder of cattle, from the shurtuess of gra s Iced. Smithfield irw Tilt NATIONAL REGISTER. e 7RI and the countiy meat markets hart been abundantly supplica with prime meat of all kinds, on lo* terms, hut with ou t a ny consequent diminution itt butchers' prices. Lean stock con- , tin ties to be held up by the drovers, particularly for Galloway and Highland Scots; home bred beasts arc reasonable. from, the necessity that drives them to market. Cow nine, of prime sorts, are dearer. Cart horses and Colts are scarcely saleable. In Wool no material variation limn the last thontifs priced. GRIM. CON. SHERIFFS' CUM'. Nov. 30. BA RLoW r R 4111.0 W. Thiswas an inquisition heft to the ShcritT of Middlesex acid zi Special jury, for the purposes Of assessing the damage; to be awarded in the rase of Sir Geo. 11. Barlow, K. B. against Major G. C. Pratt Bai kw. The defendant had suffered judgment to go by default ) anti the plaintiff's damages were laid at 50001. G u Ets Lv stated the plaintiff's case. In 11 SP; While S Secretary, he became acquainted with the Lady whose infidelity had originated the present inquiry. She was a (laughter of Calms- Collins, a meritorious otli:•er in the East India service; she was then 19 years of age, Sir George was '274and a union that pro mised every happiness to both took place in the motith of April, of that year. In the year 1803,.t Ire defendant came out to India: Ile was the son of Mr. Bartow Pratt, of Kensituton, who had some years age retired from the profession of the law, to enjoy a fortune bequeathed to him by a relative, whose name he as.:• sumed. The defendant was, at the time of his voyage to India, about eighteen years of age.. In the Year 1806 it was thouske necessary that Lady 'Barlow should come to England for the education of her three youngest children, and Ma jor Barlow, who was then coming to England on busine.ts, was charged with the care of the family. A lady of the , name of Page was engaged as a Governess for the children. Lady B. was at that time pregnant of her thirteenth child; otter a 'port residence here she returned to Madras, where Sie George was then Governor; up to this period no interruption mcurred in the domestic happiness of the family ; immediately before the Lady's return Major Barlow had gone back to India; where he was again received by Sir George with his wonted affection, and by him appointed his private military secretary• and aid de-camp. In the year 1813 Sir G. Barlow left India for England with two of Lady B.'s children, Emma amid Frede rick, born since she last went out; the boy, it now appeated • WAS not the child of her husband. The Major also returned to England, and was, of course, a frerpient visitor at. sir George's. bliss Page having accidentally opened the room door'in which the Lady and Major B. were seated, discovered the former with' her hand upon the latter's shoulder, and htu• face close to his, as ,if about to kiss him. On the 18th of June, as the governess and children were going to church, they met Major Barlow at • the gate of the house. Lady R. did not go to church that days. . Soon after Miss Page had entered the pew, she feigned indispo sition and returned home, where she heard her Ludy ship and the Major in conversation in the lobby, and heard them after wards pap into the bed-chamber, where they remained about twenty !ninnies. When they resumed their places in the draw ing.room, Miss Page entered it. They appeared confused when she told them the object of her return 1. oni church, and en treated Major Barlow to desist from his visits, or it' he must visit at the house, to come when Sir George was at home. Ott Tti !day the 9th of August, she intercepted, through the butler' a 1( tter titan Lady Barlow to Major Barlow, under cover to his brother. This letter developed the whole transaction, and not till then was Sir George informed of the fact. Mr. Gurney called witnesses, who proved his case, andafter an eloquent speech by Mr. Scarlett, in mitigation of damages, the Jury gaVe , 20001. Another Inquisition was hed at the Sheras Court on rridayi to assess daniaLTs to he levied in the case of Sir Wm. ADDY, Bart. against the Right Ilon. Lord Charlet lILPITINCK, for a iminal conversation with the Plaintiff's wife. The defend- , ant suffered judgmeht to go by defauh; and the damages were laid at 30,000/. The jury after consulting for about a quarter of an hour, iet.oned a verdit t of 7,ta,mot, damages. oi