The National Register. — London, England, 1815-12-31 00:00:00

et-t 6 NAVONIAL REGISTER*. ridav sennight, about eleven o'clock, a considerable number of the inhabitants of Northampton Were alarmed by the watchmen springing their rattles, and a cry of tire; fortunately the alarm was of' short duration, as it was soon discovered to have been given by a respectable person in Bra ishaw-street, who, in her sleep, had undressed, had got out at a one pair of stairs small window upon the lead , : of a how window directly under, where, in a most pert loos situation, she was calling out for Clod's sake, as the house was all in flames. The house was immediately broken into, and The adventurous sleeper happily extricated from her dangerous sites. fon. Saturday, Dec. 16, about four o'clock in the afternoon, the dwell ing-house .of Joseph Fidler, •a blacksmith, who resides at Roach, in Cornwall, was struck by lightning in a very remarkable manner, The chimney was thrown down ' • an oven that was in the house was driven iuto the garden and shattered to pieces; a cupboard and a clock, that was fastened to the wall, were thrown down; five windows, the whole that were in the house, were dashed to pieces. The floor of the bedchamber, above stairs, was raised, and in usany places shivered ; a bedstead was crushed, and the canopy turned upside down ; and a cupboard bedstead, which was laid down, turned up, as completely as it' done by a person who wished for more room. The whole took place in an instant; and what is very remarkable, though six small children and their mothor were in the house at the time., they all escaped unhurt, except one, who had its hair singed; and the side of its face slightly scorched. The neighbourhood of the city of Chichester was last week visit ed by a footpad of rather a singular description. On Wednesday evening (the beait market day), he stopped the following persons on the Bognor and Aldwick road :—Mr. JOHN ADAMS and Mr. .BUDGER, in a gig ; but, upon their making resistance and Mr. G. Anams coining up on horseback, the fellow made off. He after wards stopped Mr. SWAN, of Bognor, and another person who was with him in a gin. ; hut they escaped being robbed by another gig ceminu-along, and the fellow got edit second time. He then stop ped Mi.. WaTains, and after that Mr. Wm. ADAMS, from whom he took a three-shilling piece; but on his stating that he was a poor onan, he generously gave him back his money.—Thus stopping seven pee, inn without obtaining a shilliug ! Early on Saturday se'imight, Sheffield, and the vicinity, were visited with a tremendous Wunder storm. Tbc lightning was un commonly vivid. The beautiful steeple of the parish church of , Droafield was struck by it, and about three yards of the spire car ried away. The tower was otherwise greatly damaged. ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.—A few evenings back, as Mr. Furrer, who lives near Church-end, Was on his return home from town through Hotnsey-lane, he observed two men approach him in a he sitating manner; suspt sting their intention was to rob him, he drew tbrth a pistol with which he was armed, and exposing it so that it might be seen. The men passed him on each side, and in ' , instant one of them struck him with a 'cudgel ; the blow, how ever, was nut severe, .and, turning round quickly, he discharged • Ins pistol at the man who struck him; and then pulling out another, threatenad instant death to the first that approached. This had the desired effect, and both sheered off. Mr.F. was unable to ascertain whether he had ;rounded the man at whom he fired or not. POLICE. MANSION HOUSE. Yesterday Charles 'Fleming was charged with stealing a quan 11ty of Wearing apparel, and other articles, under the following in , faitous circumstances : E. Vandimore stated, that on Friday night, after returning from Kent by way of Gravesend, he went into a public' house, in Bermondsey, to have some refreshment, in company with another person. Here the prisoner and another a were drinking, and seeing the prosecutor appa , •ently fatigued, the. offered him some drink. The otter being accepted, the pro setxtec laid down his bundle and entered into conversation with thel3aities. In a few moments however the companion of the prts'.A: . . :;f up, seized his parcel, and ran off. The prisoner did vat tiss.s( in pursuing', nor would he give any account of who he was, and he of courlie escaped.—The prisoner was remanded. r , ,or Lusears were finally examined, charged with various felo nit.s the. eity. Upwards of twenty persons appeared against them, t)dt their persons could nut be identified, and they were cdrniclited as vagrants. GUILDHALL. F. WiNally. and Margaret Welch, who stand charged with a m.ianit on a ratrole named Franklin, were yesterday for examination, but the prosecutor being unable to 9'~~ ~7.' . , ~, J. • . DEC. 81. attend from the dangerous state of his wounds, they were remand ed.—Timothy Raden, who stood charged with assisting in the same assault, while conducting from the Compter, escaped from the officers. Elizabeth Sullivan was fully committed for trial on a Charge of robbing her ready -furnished lodgings at the Black-horse, in Barbican. QUEEN SQUARE. Thursday R. Roberts, who stands charged with having stolen a parcel containing 1,9001. from the Windsor coach, was brought up tor final examination, when Mr. Colquhoun spoke to him to the tollovving effect--" Mr. Roberts, in consequence of your having aefore stated that you was able to adduce evidence to prove that you were at a public-house near Bury St Edmund's on the day ibis robbery was committed, I have allowed you sufficient time for that. purpose; is your evidence ready?"—Roberts. " No, your Wor ship."—Mr.Colquhoun. " I thought it was your intention to bring forward evidence to that fact."—Roberts. " I was not aware, Sir, that the description would be satisfactory."—Mr. Colquhoun. " The evidence of the landlord would have been sufficient; but there is a strong confirmation of evidence to prove that you were not there on the day the robbery was committed, and no doubt ran be entertained but that you were in town. Wyatt, are you still in the same mind ; is that the man who followed you to the bank ing-house in Birchin-lane ?"—Wyatt. "It is; shall not change my mind, you may depend on it."—Roberts. " I pledge myself, and will forfeit my life, if in two days 1 don't prove to you that I was at the Red Lion, near Bury St. Edmund's, on the day alluded to."----Mr. Bettis (his attorney). " Don't say anthing more."— W. Evans of No. 1, Park-place, Carlisle-lane, Lambeth, and G. Evans, of lit, Golden-lane, then presented themselves as bail for the appearance of Roberts at the Quarter Sessions. They under went an individual cross-examination by Mr. Colquhoun, and Mr. Price, the Solicitor for the prosecution, and were strongly urged as to their competence to pay 1001. to the King, in the event of Roberts abscouding.—The oath was then administered to them, and they both swore themselves worth 1001. each, after all their lust debts were paid. Roberts was then bound in the sum of 2001. for his appearance when called on, and he was once more allowed his liberty. UNION HALL. Yesterday, Peter Perrott, late coachman to the celebrated Mrs. Mary Anne Clarke, was brought up by May, charged with stealing a pair of coach horses the property of blr. Mortlock, jobbing livery man, of Queen's Row, Kennington. It appeared from the evidence that some time since Mrs. Clark applied to the prosecutor to furnish her with a pair of job horses ; they were accordingly forwarded to her at her residence in the neigh. I►ourhood of Margate ; after having tried them, however, Mrs. Clark, did not consider them as gay and sprightly enough for her, and theretbre determined to send them back to town ; and her coachman, the prisoner, was accordingly dispatched with Ahem. Some time clasped without Mrs. Clark learning any thing either of her coachman, or her new horses ; this delay induced her to write to the prosecutor, when it was discovered that he also Vas ignorant of his horses being sent back ; this discovery caused him to apply to May, whe traced the prisoner to Canterbury, where it appeared one of the horses was sold to Messrs. Clark, & Co. proprietors of the Union Coach, for 13 1. 10 s. ;. from Can terbury, May traced the prisoner and the other horse to town, where it apppeared that horse was sold to Mr. Turner, of Park Lane. Tho prisoner was soon after apprehended by May at his lodes►gs at Kennington. On the part of the prisoner, it was now contended that he had a right in consequence of an agreement existing between him and the prosecutor to sell the horses, and if time were given him he could prove that fact. He was therefore committed for re-examination. • HORRIBLE ATTEMPT TO MURDER. F. Richards was charged with stabbing Mr. llibley, one of the Overseers of the parish of Lambeth, with a knife, on Thursday evening last It appeared, that the Prisoner was a pauper in Lambeth workhouse; and some complaints having been made to the Committee respecting his conduct, Mr. llibley was sent to the room where the Prisoner was, to desire he would come down to the Committee; Mr..Dibley had no sooner delivered his message, than the Prisoner seized a clasplknife, and inflicted three deep wounds upon him, one on the side, another on the hack, and a third on the back of the head. before he could he disarmed. Mr. Martindale, a surgeon, who was called in, stated, that Mr. llibley was in a very dangerous state from the effect of