The National Register. — London, England, 1815-11-05 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. On Saturday list, a woman of the name of Stubbing, at Newnham, Cambridgeshire, having occasion to go into Cambridge market ? lAA cri up her two children in a room ; during her absence, a spark from the Fire flew upon the pin. d. fore of one of the children, a little boy so.iitt six yeses old, who finding himself in flames, had the presence of mind to cover himself up in the bed clothes, hot not finding it to ex tinguish the fire, he ran to another bed, huth of which he set in fames. The unusual smoke and smell soon alarmed the neighbours, who brokeopen the house and fund the poor child a most shocking spectacle; every thread about him was completely burnt to ashes, and he so dreadfully scorched, that he was removed to Addenbrook'a !Joi nts!, where he lingered till Tuesday, when death put an end to his cuff rings. The Cathedral Church of Waterford was discovered to be on fire on the 25th ult. and notwithstanding the exertions of a great concourse of the inhabitants, military, &c. it was found impossible to save the interior of that fine and ornamental edifice from almost total destruc. ;ion. The beautiful and admirably toned organ, the gift of the late Dean Harman, and which, SS years ago, cost 1200 guineas, was en tirely consumed ; and it is to be feared that some of the most ancient chure'l music in Ireland has also perished.. The amount of the da mage is probably not less than ten or twelve thqusand pounds. The fire broke out in several parts of tiro church, which was undergoing repair. POSTHUMOUS Swinritine.—A curious instance of fraud was prac tised on Mr. Hargrave, undertaker and sexton of the Parish Church of Leeds. On Saturday, the 14th inst. a person epporeittly a servant in husbandry. came to the house of Mr. Hargrave, and requested that he would seed by him a number of cloaks, hoods,scarfs, and towels, for the funeral of a Mr. Richardson, at Rothwell, all which articles were sent without suspicion. The undertaker thinking this property had been detained rather too long, repsirel to Rothwell in rearch of it, when to his surprise and mortification, he found that he had been egregiously *posed upon, and that no such family as that which had been de- Scribed could be traced in the village. Sonic; o A ect DE N r.— On the 29th September, a boy employed at Messrs. Cooper's manufactory, at Staverton, near Bradford, had his right thigh completely torn from his body near the hip joint, in conse quence of his apron getting entangled in a machine called the gg. What renders this occurrence remarkable is, that the boy has not sus tained any loss of blood whatever, either at the time of the accident or subsequent to it, though no arteries could be sewed ! lie is considered free from danger, and is rapidly recovering. NOV. 5. on the lsth ult. when going down th • river in t!'e Leith • k Pilot. Captain N.sit.ietsof , t,. j..in his own ship, 'heti 1) ine in St... I Cock. When off s Woolwycli, whilst Assisting a lady into a boat, who had teen on board with some trients, the bust upset, ...I,' bat!: wer preci,•itattil into the river. E. vet y exertion made t.• stay.. ?nein prove • fruitless:. they s-nk to rise no more. Tit: husband of the female was on la,ant and saw the fatal accident, but could render no assistance. It is to be hoped that this accident will prove a caution to number; who .mininually go down the river by these uniacks, on pleasure, as there is great danger attendant on it, In their gett i ng nut into lie boats Fills AT Tits M NT:—TUeSday .; co•giing, between . nitre and teu o'clock, an alarming tire was disc )verect in the works at the Mint, on T.. , v•er-hill The flames were seen to issue horn what is 1.411 d the Shaking Nta•hin , ' Room, situate on the south of th• building which forms .n ohl •ng :square. l'his be , ng the pl let where the soecie is dried, it is supposed !hat the quantity of fuel which c otpoeed the ti re in that roma was too great, and that having penetrated • nigh the destruction of this iimpenseconcern, and every tiserti..n s made to the element. The utmost alarms was naturaly exciied at tat.. t ~ .ttened tunnel of the apartment, the root and the adjoiiiin. b it big caught arrest the progress of the fire. 'Fite engine or the es• a dish:tient was immediately put into play, and two of the rower et onea also se.eedily arrived to assist. 1 hese were rullowed by a number t filters, but before their exertrins could he braught into action, the fire had communicated to G Id Bo m, trim ti.ence to some c.,untitig_ houses, and eventually to the Sdier r Rol in.; lto.in, on the eastern side of the square. The cnei,.ei were bli worked by r 1 e firemen, as. sive Iby a Nreat n mber of artificers a. d• th rs fom r. The flames, howeser, ti,r wanly wq hows t r ved Ines wible, awl in 4 short titne the eastern and aoutly•ris wings of the ntulding wire pletely unroofed, and !Pe interior totally de , r ed.— In these were contained the great machinery of t • e works, includ ng thy 10, 15, anti At-horse power eng'n:s. The whole •f t F in chine: y, therefor may he said to have been demol shed. The melti g tt.-Fartinent, on the north side, escaped uninjur.d, as aid also tl e diy.ng room, situate behind that part of the nuildistis where the fire commenced. The moneyer's hall and offices also e-e . :apeit with little injury. Du' ing the tire several ingots were ?akin from the uin ted hot; there was also discovered in one r f the rooms, where the fire had been i.ot under, nearly a tun and a half of copper, in stivers, half slivers, &c. which had not been much damaged. The loss sustained by the destruction of such a corcem, including all the implements, machinery, &c. of this great national establishment, is scarcely alculable ; it is, how. ever, estimated at lea,t to amount to 60 r.r EO,OCIOI. The enttre of the magnificent pile, in front of the manufactory. remains mil. ..jilted. PILLORY.—Birch and Dpwiting, convicted at the september Old Bailey Sessions, of a Conspiracy to work a fraudulent Bankruptcy, )esterdsy stood in the Pillory, pursuant to their aenteace, for une hour in the front of Guildhall. POLICE. GUI LDII A LL. Thursday John Smith was brought in custody. to this office, by Minims/re, the officer, under the lotion ing circumstances:— The prisoner, it appeared, had gone-into the house of Mr, Gofioa, a pawnbroker in Oeford-strict, yesterday morning, and otr.r.td a gold watch, worth about thirty guineas, for p4wii. (he snin he demanded was only 31. and the pawnbroker suspecting the article had been improperly obtained, asked the prisoner whether it was his own, and what it cost The prisoner said it was his own, and that he had paid eleven guineas for it. This account not appearing very likely, .‘lr. Gofton demanded further satisfaction, when the prisoner at lengtii said the watch was the property of a Mr• Holt his master. ash.. being in want of a small sum of money. had sent him to pledge it Th.. pawn broker then Insisted upon ascertaining the fact, and accompanied the prisoner towards the Saracen's Head, Snowhill, where he said his mat. ter was. On their way thither, however, the prisoner contrived to se parate the chain and two valuable gold seals from the watch, an 4 upon their arrival at Snowhill, he suddenly darted from Mr. Gorton, and ran down the Old Bailey. The latter, however ? having raisnd a err of " stop thief," he was arre:..cd by the officer in his flight, and brought into the Pitt's Head public-house. Here his person underwent a strict search, and beside the watels-chain, seal., 4c. there was (mind in bis possession a pocket-book, containing notes and bills amountine to nearly tOOOl. The bills were principally drawn upon, and accepted by, tome of the most eminent banking houses : they were specially endorsed o Mr. Holt in the city, and were, it appeared, all due. Time Magistrate inquired of the prisoner his residence at.d business. - Ile latter replied, that when at home he resided in Jamaica, not that: in. t:ad of being at the Saracen's Head, as related to tine paa ',broker, he hail been with hie master the qtr , -sealing day at the T.lh. , t Liu in the Borough, where the latter havi,.g got much intozickted. Ile tool‘ liOr4 him the whole of leis property, fqr the purp.,se of weir, .4n officer was dispatched to the house of Jones, 1 4 160, and Cq !Acker*, wt cep Qlth Pf the Pills, amotmting t0x741. us, wits inacle ' 4, -%,.•..14 ] , Is scJrcety , alcuianie ; it ls, how. SS tto6o al Eo,ojol. The entire of the nanufActory, remain. mil...jure/I, fu lig, convicted At the septenther Old to to work a fraudulent Bankruptcy, gi rsuail; to their sentence, for one hour hi pr Illi h.. - . A bo LICE. br sawraa— h t DIIALL. de ought in custody. to this office, by TI lion ing circumstance% : to gone- into the house of Mr. Gorier., a terday morning, end off , rni a gold ha for wen. The min he demanded w; rr suspecting time article had been risoner whether it was hi s own , an d t was his own, and that he had paid tia lilt not appearing very liktly, .‘lr. in ion, when the prisoner at !engin said wri Mr• Holt his master. wit.. being in loc d sent him to pledge it Th.. pawn. Ch ining the fact, and a( e , ;mp‘sitied the ._ ex ad, Snowhill, where he said his mat. all uwever, the prisoner contrived to se- pet gold seals from the watch, and upon sin nly darted from Mr. Gorton, and ran we !r, however, baying raisnd a crt of hal the officer in his flight, and brought ha Here his person underwent a strict of ri, seal., &c. there was (.unit in his for ning notes and bills amounting to ant Upally drawn upon, and accepted by, win houses : they were specially endorsed do t appeared, all due. del ! prisoper his residence ist.d business. let tome he re*ided in Jamaica, hut that: sta lead, as related to time pawnbroker, sat ceting day at the T.lh. , t Inn iq the tun got much intozichted. lie tool‘ !iota to the purp..sg of Sately. Pri wit e house of Jones, 1,,10i el, and CO mottling to fr4l. lis, wits made psi: mu • ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, sc, NzweArrts ..—Four of the principals or ringleaders, charged with ;silences of diffirent natures, as seletted by the Counsel employed for the General Shipping Interest, among whom is Nicholas Greener, the principal committee man (commonly called Admiral). as also Jos. tidier, of North Shields, publican, in whose house the committee of seamen usually met, and where the whole of their business was trans acted, have been bound over, in very heavy recognizances, to appear at. the next Epiphany Se:sions for Northumbe: land, to be holden at the pew Moot-hall, there to answer such indictments as may be preferred against them ; and a number of other seamen were bound over by re ognizance for good behaviour. DREADITUL Frit E.—a Thursday morning, between two and three o'clock, an alarming fire broke out in the workshop of Messrs. Lacom ond Seymour, carpenters and builders,No. 79, Wardour-street, Soho, which burnt so rapidly, that in an hour the whole of the premises, consisting of a front dwelling house and back workshop, were entirely burnt down. We lament to add, that three fine children, of the re spective ages of four, six, and eight, two girls and a buy, perished in the flames. The remains of two of the unfortunate little sufferers have been dug out. The servant•girl, who slept with them, leaped from the second floor window. and thus saved her life ; but her limbs were broken, and she has been conveyed to the hospital. Such was the vio lence of the flames, that the walls of the houses on the opposite side of the street are a little damaged. By the exertions of the firemen, however, the ravages were principally confined to the premises in which the fire broke out. CORONER 'aEsr.—Wcdnesday evening an Inquest was held at the Rose and Crown, in Rose-street, Solio•Ntiare, before Mr. GeII, Coroner for Westminster, on the body of J. Bradly, who was acci dentally killed the preceding day. it appeared fiont the evidence, that the deceased was a fatherless boy, about 12 years of age, belonging to St. Patrick's School; that he WAS standing at the corner of Rose street, with his arm laid on a post,. when one of Messrs. Stretton and Co.'s drays was coming by, the driver of which went to the horse's 'head, in order to make room for the dray between the corner of the street and a dust cart which was coming in contact; unfortunately the deceased did not observe the dray until it touched his shoulder, when he turned round his head to see what it was, but the wheel come so sudden that it caught his he a d b e tween it and the post, and crushed his scull to pieces. The Jury after a mattire deliberation, ,considering that no blame was attached to the driver, returned their sterdiLt—Accidental Death. Friday se'nnight a Coroner's Inquest sat on the body pr Captain Andrew Psyidson, laic of the i.gith Sinao‘ froappt t who WAS diOWIIII • 718