The National Register. — London, England, 1821-10-08 00:00:00

318 _ _~ ~_ , *!w'!.•• A. I. • • - - - UUrII.4aES IN THE COUNTY OF LIMERICK. lAmerocii, SEPT. e6.--Sunday - Lit, Denis Buckley, Cor nelius Crowley, and two women, who were crown witnesses at the last County Assisea, returning home from this city, were attacked • at •rtigh, and beat so unmercitidly, that Buckley died on the full Owing morning. Crowley and the women escaped to New castle, where they were also maltreated, and it is stated„ little hopes are entertained of their recovery. As a means of ensuring Buckley a safe retreat to his home, lie was sent a circuitous route by water, and landed ut Voyne's bland, but such was the deter mination of the ruffians who projected his destruciton, that no pass he could go by was left without observation. On Monday last as . the mail car was passing through Rath keale, Bernard Ai.Clasky, a witness, returning from the assizes to Newcastle, was finethly dragged from it by a number of men from the town, and heat and mangled so severely, that his lite is considered in great danger. On Saturday last, the Rev. Francis Langford, of eastletown, in the barony of Palkis K eary, inthis county, sent dolin Conical, of Ringreoylan, and soineothei men, to draw Middies, agreeably to notice received from sonic landholders--whilst Corneal sent his companions for horses and cars, he was most inhumanely • 'muttered, his head being severed from his body. The mast active measures are pursuing Icy the numerous respectable gen tlemen of that neighbourhood, to apprehend the perpetrators, win, it is said, have absconded. About eight o'clock, on Sunday evening, the house of Wm. Mingan, Es+ at the Abbey, mar Shattagolden, was attacked by a large party of fellows, who broke the drawing room windows, and hall der, but sonic shots being final by Mi. George Morgan, they decamped, after tiring five shots. All the male part of the family, except the young gentleman who acted so resolutely, were trout home. The object of the niflians was to obtain fire anus. Sunday night tin armed party of two hundred, many of them wearing white bands on theft hats, attacked the village of Shana• glade') in this county, in search of lire arms. They fir: t went to the post-oftke, and on being told that the fancily had no ninsket•, they committal dieadful depredations, such as breaking the fur -noun., threatening to murder the inhabitants, &c. They next roceeded to the bridewell, and broke it open; thence to other Mouse , , and after demolishing the doors and other windows of each they attacked, enteral in a most hostile and menacing man ic, r, and took what anus they could get. They afterwards pro. noted to Golden. house, the residence of the Rev. Geo Vincent, and demanded his fire 30111 s, but on telling them he had not any, retired, first having attempted to break open the half door with a sledge. It is to be regretted that the inmates were not able to meet them with that reception they deserved, not having a single hostile weapon in the house. lIHIRDAR AT HIGHGATE. rINAL EXAMINATION OV BARRETT AND MR WIVE. Friday being the day aopointed for the lioal CR3llil - of Barrett and his wile, on a charge of robbery at Mr. lln hettild', and to be re-examined on stispielott Of the minder, they were bontalit up from the House of Corn clion at ao early hour, and at 9 o'clock the JU,LiCe ROOlll VV:I , crowded to excess. The following appeared in evidence on Friday before Dr. Owen : EfizMet b Hopkins remembers on the morning that Sellers, Mr. Male's watchman, was murdered, at about I alf-past six oclock she was going With her husband's breakfast to a field where he was mowing for a Mr. Thompson, in Mouses-lane: ou proceeding along she saw the prisoner Barrett torn down the lane, and he stopped to consider which way he would turn he crossed a field calf: 1 Ashbutt's field, exactly at the back of Mr. Hale's home, and near some hay-stacks there was a black than sitting in a hollow ; Barrett, who appeared as if he had left the black man, crossed the field and ehmlied over a stile at the further end, and proceeded in a confused direction to the point where she had fist seen him ; the black man went away. She could not lie mis taken as to his person ; she had known him previous to that manning. Dr. Owen remarked, it was under suspicious circum stances that a shirt n oh marks of blood upon the sleeve had been found under the hay stacks mentioned. It was found by a Mali named Frehl, who had it iii his possession. A man named Murphy had been appre hended on suspicion of us being his, in Coltscyneotc of his having pm a new shirt on, and in order that he should gue an account of the old shirt he had left off.— It was, however, itivol% ed in mystery, and for want of evidence lie was discharged. A bloody stocking was also produced here, and inspected, which hail been found at Barrett's lodgings. The pri over denied strongly that the witness, 'Mrs. Hold , . ins, saw him cross the field, and climb over the mile. He went in the morning to tell the deceased's son that Irk father was dead. Dr. Owen asked the witness whether she considered that way which the prisoner Warett was going, the nearest to Crouch-cod, where Barrett said he was going to, or would she have gone that way to Crouch end? IVitness said that it was not the way to Cronch-end.— She would not have gone that way, had she been gobig, there: she s •w him get over sonic fences. Barret was again asked whether he wished to say tiny thing? He answered, all that he had to say was, that he was wring to the deceased's son at Crunch-end, but he never went out of the road all the way, us Cud was his judge. Mrs. Hopkins said, he was dressed in a short shooting jacket, and the saute dress as he had on now. Barrett Said lie had a nephew residing at Tottenham, and they had a pint of porter together at the Swan public house the same night. Mrs. Hopkins said that she afterwards saw Hornell, and she pointed him out 10 a Walt as the person slut saw under suspiciwis ciretinistaoces ou the morning of the murder; that man had reinaved Irons Highgate, but he could be found. A boy again was examined, and swore that he saw a Wats! titan oil ti morning of the murder in a hollow near the lane in which Barrett passed. A man named Lewis also saw a black man on the sante morning; he was dressed hke a sailor; he had been lurking about in a very suspicious manner. The priwucrs were next examined ou the charge of robbery at Mr. Rothchild's, and fully committed for trial ou that charge, but remanded on suspicion...is' . murder until further enquiries are made into Toe ',risotto/ it. tho course of the day wet , Ntwpte. THE NATIONAL REGIS'T'ER ALARMING OccuaitaNcE.—On Thursday afternoon the vicinity of Oxford market, Oxford-street, was thrown into considerable alarm and consternation by the falling of three houses situated at the corner of John -street, Oxford-market. The shock was so sudden and trensen dons, that the persons residing its houses near the spot were so terrified, that they fled float their dwellings, and ran to ascertain the cause of the tremendous shock which they had heard. On arriving on the spot where the accident had happened considerable horror was ma nifested, as several persons were reported to have been buried in the ruins, as two of the houses were inhabited. In a short time they fortunately Succeeded in rescuing two women and a man front their most perilous situation, who had sustained consideralite bruises. They were Cirvied to the Middlesex Hospital. One of the females is an elderly woutao near (Ni years of age; fortunately no other person received any material injury. The work men were busily employed during the evening in n nuts.- the rubbish, and code:lst - twit% to te:certao whether any other persons were in the ruins. It happened extremely fortunate that several of the initiates were absent at the time of the accident. One of the houses is a complete pile of mils, the se the others only remain standing. Flkk.—On Thursday mornitig, about four o'clock, an alarming fire bn,k e out in one of those retreats of poverty and wretchedness, sitnatrd in Church-late, St. Giles's. The 'louse being a receptacle fur the accommo dation of persons Mille very li,west description, who take up their nightly Imlgings, was much crowned. On the alarm of lire being git en, a scene took place which baf fles all description. Men, women, and children, were seen miming in all directions, in a half state til nudity, to escape from the devouring element, the nos ty-stricken appearance of whom presented a most finished picture of b 111-I II Misery. By the active exertions of the watchmen and others, the fire was fortunately subdittd, without extending its ravages beyond the house in which it begat'. Ott Thursday morning, about I I o'clock, Air. W. Woodio, a master bricklayer, residing in Grub-streel, was repairing the roof 41l the house Iteloitging to Mr. Wheatley, a indicter, in Crown-street, Foushury-square, when suddenly his loot slipped, and he was precipitated into the street, a height of 50 feet, and falling ou his head, his scull was dashed to pieces. lit the evening, of the 17th ult. the post boy convey ing the Dublin mails f Castlebar to Balboa was at tacked on the road within a tattle of the town of Bally vary, by two armed men, who dragged him oil his horse, beat hint with relentless cruelty, and robbed hint of the muds. A reward of 'm 1. has been tarred for their ap prehension. On the evening of the tOth ult. the post boy conveying the Dublin bag from Raihkeal to Askea tou was attacked by Mtn armed men, who robbed him of his mail, after treating him with similar barbarity. Asceni of Mr. Gems—Ou Tnesd ty last upwards of 30,000 persons assembled in Black Rock Bottom, Brigh ton, on the adjacent hills, to witness the ascent of Mr. Green, its his Coronation Balloon. The weather was fine, and the atmosphere particularly clear, with a smart breeze front the north-west. Twelte was the time an nounced for the ascent; but, 110111 some cause or other, the public was kept in anxious suspense until eight mi nute., p a st two, es I the balloon was seen to rise in a slow and majestic style. The aeronaut waved his hat and was cheered by the spectators. From the weight it bore, the halltom took it south-westerly direction, de scended so low as to admit Mr. Green to touch the earth with one of it is feet, about a hundred yards from the gasometer, whence he ascended. By throwing out bal last, however, it again ascended, taking a north-westerly direction—that is, carrying tl r. tireen out to sea. The balloon for the space of twenty-six minutes was visible to the naked eye, and for a short time afterwards was perceptible by the means of a telescope. Late in the anernoott the mate of the Undy packet, Captain Clear, arrived at Brigh•on ' express Isom Seaford, with the in. telligetice that NI r.Green with his balloon, had been picked op at sea, about four miles front that place, by the above vessel. ..... A scene 01 desolation pre►ented itself on ►he coast near Appledure and Bideford, on Saturday morning last. It was strewed with the wrecks of property washed in by the tempestuous waves. A vessel belonging ro Corn wall was made a complete wreck, and her crew dtow ti ed, but her sails and rigging were preserved through the seal and activity of the mariners of the place. A ves sel, without any person on hoard, was also brought um; and some men belonging to a Clovelley boat, were pick -01 up at sea, bin, by the huinaite exertions of the sail ! rs. were saved front inevitable death. FATAL MARRIAGE'... John Kingston, a carpenter, was lately married at Ansford, near Castle Carey, to Mary Aldridge, a respectable young woman of the same .place, and on his rising to go to work early on the fol. lowing MOthilig, he observed to his wife that she " looked ;:ale;" her reply wa•, that" she was very well." In hall eu hour after, the milkman called as usual, but could ut ke uo one hear ; this was observed by a female neighlamr, who immediately went up stairs, and found the mw-thatle bride a lifeless corpse. Au inquest was last week held by Mr Clare. on the hotly of John Hillier, a shepherd of Savernacle, near Tottenham-park, Marlborough-forest. who, on Saturday the 22d NIL. meeting with his sun-in-law, Henry Broad way, threw himself into a very violent passion, accusing Broadway of acting cruelly towards his wife (deceased's daughter), soon after which he was lound dead.— Verdict,:—Died by the visitation of the Almighty. Last week a flock of sheep, belonging to Mr. Kellam, of Byton-upon-Dtansmare, mar (7 y, strayed into a field of wheat which had been cut, and eat a qtaahtity of the ears; in consequence of which two died on the following due. *ori it was thought necessary to slaughter nineteen, Coale ''s._—On Sunday week a 7-^ l '• -I )enver, in Norfolk, at the White 'as, that he 4 alarm hut an Earl Stanhope is pursuing the cottage-system tv a great extent on his estate in Devonshire. Ir that county the labourers build cottages of mad walls and thatched, which are done at a v e ry easy ex pense: his Lordships lets to the labourer as much ground as will suffice for a house and garden, on a forty years' lease, on condition that he builds a house, in a specified time, of not less than three rooms, and a cow-house, for 2s. 6d. per annum; he a ls o l e t s hi m as much uncultivated land as he ca n manage, which is generally about five acres, some times more, on a fifteen years' lease, and for the first five years, as it will be burdensome to him to divide and subdivide the ground and erect fences, at the rent of 2s. (id. per acre ; for the next five years at 5s and for the last 7a. 6d. making en average of 5s per acre for the whole period: and this is done with every prospect of complete success. So desir ous are husbandmen to obtain ground on these con ditions, that one labourer came from the extremity of Devonshire for the purixtse, and his Lordship had great satisfaction in complying with his request. In consequence of the recent disgracefhl outrage in Charles-street, Drury-lane, the gentlemen con nected with St. Giles's have determined to put a stop to such disgraceful practices in future. At a meeting which had been held, a resolution had been framed and adopted that an extra patrol should be formed at the expense of the parish, for the purpose of parading this vile neighbourhood both night and day ; and all suspicious characters are to be appre hended. The patrole is to consist of flaur respect able persons, who are to be dressed in a kind of livery; two of them tare to parade and occasionally relieve each other during the six days, and on Sunday the other two are to be employed ; and it is hoped that this mode pursued by the parish will not prove ineffectual. The late circumstance of Thayers being thrown out of a window in the above street, gave rise to the institution of the above plan. Fersak Acronaui.—On Sunday the 9th ultimo, Mlle. Cecilia ascended in a ballon at Marseilles; the event very nearly proved fatal to the intrepid he roine. The balloon having struck against a mast became entangled, and lost its power to ascend, it could not clear a neighbouring house without beat ing hard against a balcony. Mlle. Cecilia received a violent contusion on her side, and a severe injury to her hand. She was indebted for her safety to her unshaken courage ; aware of the full extent of the danger, and that she must be precipitated from roof to roof, she determined to throw out the ballast ; but having caught hold imperfectly with her wound ed hand of a sand-bag, the contents of which fell into the boat : her courage enabled her to despise this new accident. The balloon after much exer tion, was extricated from the mast and the house, and taking a sudden spring, mounted majestically to the height of 1,500 wises. The gas escaping in the ascent through an aperture, the lady came down sooner than she expected, at the distance of a league from the timn. - - Monday night a fire broke out in an uninhabited qouse in Queen-street, Worship -street, Finsbury shuare, in consequence of a spark flying amongst some shavings, which the carpenters had left in one of the apartments. The house was completely de stroyed. Two boys, of the ages of 14, wishing to see the town and ships of Southampton, started from Salis bury last. Tuesday morning, and reached Southamp• ton by four o'clock ; after rambling about, one of them lost his hat in a boat in which he was cast away in the river. Meeting his companion again, they kept looking round the place all night without a wink of sleep , started for Salisbury on Wednesday morning, and having neither friends nor money they never ate a morsel until their return to Salisbury next day at 12 o'clock. Captain Barclay's match is a trifle to this. _ _ _ Presence if Mind.—An Irish labourer, near Richmond (Virginia) who was blowing rocks at 200 feet below the surface of the earth, had prepared his match fur a blast, and was ascending in the bucket to get clear of the explosion, when the rope broke, and he fell 50 feet to his old place of labour. He immediately clapped his hands on the burning. match and extinguished it ! What an awful mo ment ! There are three brothers residing within the pa rish of Penicuick, near Edinburgh, whose united ages make 259 years, and all of them enjoy their full mental faculties. On Wednesday last was said, by order of the Sur veyor-General of his Majesty's OtEm of Works, a large quantity of valuable materials used for fitting up the coronation, and some taken from the Courts of King's Bench and Chancery. There was also a great portion of the timber used for the acitsminno. elation of the respectable Italian witnesses, in Cot ton-garden. ' By a letter from the agent to Lloyd's at Genor, dated the 22d ult. all vessels bound there from Ma- . tugal, Spain (including Gibraltar), the Sout h 1 4 Franco, and Balearic Islands, arc to be subjected to tea days quarantine in the Guif of :vezzia. --- a