The National Register. — London, England, 1819-10-04 00:00:00

OCT. 4. ACCIDENTS AND OM. Thursday night between eight and nine o'clock, as Mr. 'tickets, of Piospeci-place, Wt.st-square, Lambeth, was croabittg fount the Olre lisk, St. Gaurge's Fields, in ilia Nay I num the City, when near the dead wall by the stile of the PMlantrophic Institution, he reci ived a tremendous blow on the back part of the head, which knocked min down, and two men seized him and rob bed him of his watch, a Si. note, some loose silver, and his umbre'la, with which they escaped before any alarm could he peril. A RSON.—A letter received on Tuesday, from the Parish of Hayes, Middlesex, states, Mr. T. Kite, maltster in that parish, who is exceedingly respected, found about a month since, pasted on his premises, a most atrocious threat to burn his malt-house, &c. which was partly put in execution late on Sunday se 'might, by firing the roof of the floors, but by the great exertions of his neighbours and himself, it did not spread further than the kiln. The alarm had scarcely subsided when a second attempt was made. between 12 and 1 o'clock, on Monday morning last, which succeeded iu injuring the malt-house, and burning great part of the dwelling -house furniture. It was fortunately got under by t he assistance of a number of Mr. Kite's friends, and by the engine from Uxbridge, there being plenty of water on the spot. The incendiary or incendiaries -must be well acquainted with the premises; but it is hoped tl'ey will sums be discovered. Mt R ACM/CMS Escarp.—Ott Sunday afternoon • last, as Mrs. Thorpe, wife of a.gentleman of great respectability, at Chelsea, was on the well of Grosve nor bridge, near Sloane square, with her infant,,only four months old, in her arms,.and which she had just taken from her servant, she overbalanced herself, and fell backwards into the common sewer, being a height of upwards of sixteen feet. Happily there was no water, and upwards of a. foot deep in mud, which broke the fall, when both-Mrs. I'. and her infant escaped unhurt, with the exception of the former being slightly bruised on• the back pat her - her bead, and both much inconvenienced by the filth. They were instantly taken from so unplea. sant a situation, and conveyed to a neighbouring house,. where Mrs. Thorpe remained some time in hysterics. EXTRAORDINARY Aceineryr.—Yesterday after noon about one o'clock, a poor Irishwoman, who was selling apples, while wheeling her barrow on the foot pavement in Lucas-street, Brunswick-square, the street-keeper came up, to her, and laying hold of the barrow, threatened tg take it to the Green yard.; but as he was crossing the street with it. the pavement sunk under his feet, In consequence of the atones falling in, and he was engulphed to his neck, and in attempting to get out, the earth on each side kept pouring in, until lie was buried in t above his waist. The poor woman taking advan tage of his awkward situation, laid hold of her barrow and escaped. He had to. remain there near half an hour, during which time it poured down rain in such torrents that the hole filled with it, and he was in.water to his neck ; he was at length dug out, half dead lom the wet and cold, having received no other injury than some slight bruises in his legs. On Friday evening last, Mr Pitman, jeweller, of Spa road, Bermondsey, had his pocket picked in Touley Street, Southwark, of a morocco-case, con taining valuable rings, &c. to the amount of upwards of 601. A. CAAITION TO SERV ANT5......-A man, dressed as a painter, with a basket containing his brushes, called at No. 20, Canterbury-row, Kennington, soon atter 7 o'clock, on Monday morning, saying he was desired by the muster to varnish the greet-door, and begged the servant to get him some water.— During her absence he made his way to the sideboard, and took from it silver table, gravy, and salt spoons. The fruit market at Guildford, on Saturday, was supplied with an immense quantity of fine grapes, which sold briskly at about id. per lb. Several tons more were sold on that day, than at all the markets of any former seasons together. The Neilston band, who played -" Scots wha ha'c wi' Wallace bled," at the late meeting at Meikle riggs-muir, were all seized very early in the mornin g of Thursday, and conducted to Paisley, under an escort of military. Mrs. Wilson, of Northampton, met with an alarming accident last week, in returning from the races, with four other ladies, in a sociable. From some unknown cause, the horses took fright, and one of them ran with such violence against a post in the road as immediately to kill himself. The ladies were all thrown out, and much hurt; and Nlrs.Wil son so much so, that doubts are entertained of her recovery. On Friday night sonic malicious person or per sons cut the Engineer Margate steam-yacht from her moorings ()tithe Tower, whereby she became exposed to the most serious damage. The owners have offered a reward for the discovery of the per etrators. THE NA rIONAL ittGtSTEIL NOLA OCHOLY AccIDIINIT.— On Friday a Congaree Inquest was held at the Birdcage, nu Stamford - hill. over the body of ajuurneymas plumbers who lost his life while work ing on the estate of a. gentleman minted Osborne. by tae iinprudeat use of charcoal fire. It appeared from the eel deuce adduced before the jury, that•the deceased had been employed in solderinws leaden pipe at the bottom of a well 130 fret deep, which situate is a garden be (meting to Mr. Osborne, audited lighted a charcoal fire inside the well, for the purpose of melting the lead, and beating his Woes.— The lire burnt briskly, when the deceased left the well for some purpose ur other, and soon afterwards returned.—A female servant belonging to toe house was shortly after passing by, when cis/Unity induced her to look down, and she perceived that the light Was out, and at the same time heard a insist somewhat resembling the groan of a person in great pain, but front She great depth of the place, could nut hear distinctly. She also perceived a vapour of a sudheatiug smell overdue lug the mouth. Being much alarmed, she ran for assistance. and returned with-a young male who was about to descend into the well, but had nut gone down many steps before be sprang out, fell down, and was dread fully convulsed. By this time a number in persons hail col. Weird towed the spot, lanterns were higbtsxl.iwd beieg sus pend• ed by a string, were lowered into the well with a view of ascertaining the situatiou of the unfortunate man. whose expiring struggles sere now heard very plainly ; butsio bO4iller were they immersed into the wrll,lllau they were instantly extinguishedby the noxious vapour, and the by-slanders %me in the greatest peep!, xity, as none dined venture down ur knew in what minuet to act, until a painenger directed them to make use of the only effectual measure whit h can be used %moil such OCCUM . for divsipating the impure gas— namely, by throwing duets water, which was immediately dour, and taw young man who had first ventured to descend, again went down with a rope. The vapour, however. was not entirely gone, and upon reaching the bottom it was with great difficulty that he could holir:iis breath long enough to elle the rope to the body of I t deceased, soh he found lying upon his face. The body was instantly dragged out, and every medical endeavour wits owed to restore orientation, but without elect. The Jury, after a patient enquiry into the eircumetances, foetid a verdict of Accidental Death.— The deceased,. we are taformed. bee left a wife and six small children to mourn his INS, in whose behalf a subecrip tionhas bees§ raised laud we are sorry to add. that the young Mall who so courageously ventured into the well has ever 'nice been seriously indisposed from the elects of having imitated the gas. laF taints -Scant.--On Monday afternoon, about four o'clock, one of those occurreuces which are alike a disgrace Joibuiuso nature, as to civilization, took place in Smithfield. An ill-looking diminutive fellow, of apparently low and prodigate habils,entered the market, leading, by a halter round her neck, his wires and followed by a numerous crowd of persons. The pour female, .who evioeed some theme at thus vile exposers., was muscular, as compared to her hus band, and pnssessitsg. an advantage of nearly two feet in height beyond her dwarfish companion, her countenance and manner betrayed evident signs of better wow and decency.— The wretch placed her near the Rain-inns and there, amidst the disgust of some, and the laughter of others, put her up for public sale. Ile (orgasme time attempted in vain to obtasu a bidding fur his w ife, until, at length, the sum of 2a. ld. be iug offered, the sale gradually increased as high its 15e. At this 'Dowell' the mull nude had considerably increased, and the noise, disgust, and laughter excited drew to the spot • some of the city officeis, who speedily terminated the barba rism scene, by sexing the wile, untwistins the halter from about her neck,and yingber away to a place of safety. W hat cosainhated to the atrewity of this shameful exhlbtion, was the eircuusstauce of .a gar od-lookieg young woman, the daughter of the wife, standing, or rather clinging too her mother, during the shameful spectacle.. To retidet the tieing still more atrocious, the parties, it seems, had been married .12 years ! The moister escaped amidst yells of 'disgust and abhorrence. The officers should have seized the was, who is punishable for a misdemeanor. MEL•wcu.ostr OCCURRENCE.—An Monday lea, the two eldest boys of C. A. Elton, Esq.. (Abraham and Charles, about 14 and 13 years of age), who, with the rest of the family, were spending some time at Weston-super-Mare. went to a small island near the bathing spot. .called• Birnbeck, the passage to which is dry at low water : here the young gentlemen were amusing themselves by searching for small fish-shells, &c., when the tide, which steals round the island Assam impercepti bly. overtook them, andionned a junction, which cut of their retreat. In this situation they were seen by a young lady, who made signs to them of their danger, and gave an alarm. In their attempt to.reach the shore, the youngest was carried *used' his depth, when the eldest, whiseras not in so much danger, stripped and drilled to the rescue of his brother t the tide, however. (which in this place rushes like a mill pood),.was gaining ray on them, and in spite of every exertion, they were bunt enve lope d in the flood. 'Ellen bodies have not yet been discovered ; though the jacket of the eldest has been picked up. SittlUDLlsas...Thuralay morning last, a tall. young man, of sallow aomplexion, dressed in the extreme of the hellion, went to the shop of a watchmaker in St. James's-street, and having Se. laud a very expensive gold watch and appendages. he gave a check for the amount on Greenwood and Co. army agents. signed T. W. Bligh, Captain Celdstreun Guards." prom his detail:lg extetior, no suspicion was entertained•until the cheek was pre sented, and declared to be a forgery. There is a Captain. Nigh is the Coldstream. whose name. it seems, thisswintiler had as sumed on several other occasions. The tradesmen, in his inqui ries, ascentined that the pretended captain was nothing but a dandifiedjourneyntandallor.. Infornia•ion was given at Lambetb-street, Police Office, on Friday, of a young mars, of gentlemanly als. pearance, who travelled in a single horse Cilalgt Ail!) a servant along with him, hating passed several forged live pound Ralik-notes at different put.lic houses in the neighbourhood of Barking, in Essex. lie first called at the Greengate, and 1 u7cliased two bottles of wine, passed a forged five-pound note its pa) Meal, and got the change; he neat called at the Amity Arms, and had two bottles ino.e, which he took iiil/11A with him, gate another forged five 'mond note, and got the ellange.— lie subseq teutiy called at the Peril:inn:a, where he hail sou b o ttl e s more, and got the Cilail6C Ile p.issed up wards of iwt ttiy notes of the same eie,criptuni at diffe el t 'midge houses in that IltighbOUrnlKKl; all the same day, 311(1 in a similar manlier ; several of the sullcrers are in pursuit of hini. CaUTlON.—There are some fellows hawKin2 apples shout Pentonville, and the neighbourhood, with •11 ass I and cart, who take ati opportunity of twisting off ilie hells at the front of the houses that have a garden b e h,r, them, and thieving them. A case occurred on Freda,, when, on pursuing them, the bell was found at the Lut• tom of the cart, hid outlet a sock. OLD BAILEY.. There were no trials of any importance until Friday,. when Robert Hensler and George Ache were indicted for stealing a watch and seals, value 4i. Irons the person of Christian Kofort. on the Stat July, inßatcliffe.highway. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor, who Is a Dime, that nt II o'clockete the night of the Slot July. he was in Ratcliffe-highway, when the prisoner Astir snatched his watch from his fob, and ran away with it. The prosecutor followed him. and when he emcee up with him knocked hint down. He endeavoured to get the watch front him. In the struggle, the chain anti seals were broken from the watch, and remained in Ashes baud. While. the prosecutor was engaged with A si struggling on the ground, the prisoner Han%ler attacked him: thinking Hensler had a karate in his hand, the pro_ vendor known' au and seised him, upon which Asko. made his escape. Hensler was taken to the watch.liou.e. Whilst he was there, the other prisoner, Ashe,eame to see him, when he was recognized by the prosecutor, and •d -preliended. The Jury toned both the prisoners—Guilty. The Sessions being ended, the remaining pa isopers wet e brought up to receive the judgment of she Court. Tbe Recorder passed amnesice of.doath upon the followiou individuals Henry Steer, John Andrews, Martha Kerr, J. Dolton, Elizabeth Dunkin, John Mayo, TI 000000 lig Saunders, WHllata Lowndes, Peter Fagan, Ehe Bowen, Rich. Griffittd, Timothy Leary, Samuel Rird,• William Grisly, Thome* Fonsick, John Jones, Mathias Maher, Jane Moggridge, John Stone, John Britton,-Wm. Fletcher, John Henle). Vann Atkinson, William Bnrke, John Powell, Joseph Anderson, William Healey Bond. Anahid.e Fitzgerald, Henry Lovell, Jan. Pennington, Edward Cmeedy, Matti'. Backman, and William Peterson. I l were widowed to • be transported fur life, and ZI fur 7 years Upon leaving the duck, one of these prisonen, named .John Amos, ap parently about 18 years of age, threw a stone, intended, it is supposed, for the corder. The stew, .how struck against the mirror that bears over the dock, which it shattered withs loud e►ash: The Court was thrown Into contusion by •Iltis circumstance. The prisoner was brought bark to the dock,and the Recorder-addressed bin He said, that if the Court conl4-4volice the conduct of a prisoner in such a situation, that of which he had bens guilty would Merit the most severe psudbment. It was evident that lie had another object in ♦iew than the breaking of the glass. He, however, freely forgave bin., and he was confident that if he reflected upon his conduct the reproaches of his own conscience wolltd be the great est punishment he could suffer. Three were ordered to be imprisoned fur one year, and to be ■blicly whipped; 10 to he imprisoned for 6 months; 7 to he imprisoned for 3 months; I fort month; and 2 to be whipped and die charged.—The Sessions then adjourned to Wedursdaj, the 27th instant. &matt' of• a letter dated Aviz Cayes. July 31:— "'Macgregor •is arrived- here from the Isle de Vacne.. where he had been for several days at. anettor. In re entering the port, his brig, the Macgregor, gut aground, and at the end of 36 hours went down, Atte atacuipts to save•her having proved unavailing. Melancholy to re late, the greater part of the Oleic:Wu) were on board pe rished. Of the pasoangers by Use three (ships. the Mssry Eliza, Henry, and l'araittula, the numbers are daily di- • minishing by sickness: We mow consider Macgregor's success impossible, as he has neither men, .iaency, or provoions. Nevertheless; he puts a good countenance on his fortunes, and talks confidently of the arrival of further 111000.1111 front England. The only vessel he hie now with hins-is.the Tarantula, Puolman, London. ; lying in the bay 01 Flatutuattis, .with•ouly. 111-.pavaeu gels on board. The interesting ceremony of laying Ate founda tion stoneof the new Church at Chatlians.qh Owe at two o'clock precisely on Tuesday lain, WOO Ve nerable the Archdeacon of•Rochesi.er. T6t7Pree masons of the County assisted on this important oc casion. The children of the National Daily and Sunday Schools, to the amount of several, hundred., assembled to sing appropriate psalms. It was a highly impressive and gratifying spectacle. Out Friday as It. O. Juurs, r..bi 4 . solicitor, of South ampton timid:lllgs, Holborn, was attending a sale in Brunswick Square, fur tile purpose to purchasing souse articles tit her ttttt ere, he discuverted in the crowd likst lie had been rubbed of his pocket-hook ; he immediately • repaired in site street-dour, and twinned if any person had gone out. he was answered in site negative, tin • winch he called a constable, to whom tie cone ttttttt the robbery ; they returned twit toe ,ale multi, and made the case known, %I?still sonic gentleman ploposed, that in order to discover the sheet they sianild all stand in a • row and be snatched ; on this peoposal a man was ol•- - served to drop a pocket-book, which a gentleman picked • 1111, and whitls Mi. 14/1/CS idrilt flesh to b e his,, bus it was cut open and the contents guise ; the than was -emote. • diarely taken into custody, and oil swing seart•lled a ten politica anti f tern one pound swtre 1 I lipoid , whirl] Mr. Junes identified to be tn. property. — Mr Jones's coat ;um Lei Has cut whence the book was extracted. The ttttt mer. who vase ills 11.11ile Jlrllll Alm ton, was taken to Hatiinilardeit 1,4 ex 3 initiation. He waS a tall, `hill, middle aged man, refused to give his adddress, or any atcotuit of hintstti.. lie Was committed. ‘Ve undrrttand 11 letters received by the last mail front • Cadiz, tetat the Yellow peter gained g tttt nti men., and had created great alarm among mercitains, who nett. 11%111111es were getting, out to Chit:laud and the iiktglta'i Wilting tow us in the country. • • • We last week stated that the Grand Jur, oi '• Middlesex had thrown out the bills, against cetti,iin newseenders, for selling publications ottargid witla being seditious. But it appears, front-the procee-:: dings at Ike ,Middlesex Sessions-house that tbengh tiosimos were held to bail, bills tirtam.:, nut eV;in iiiimat the greater -nu/abet-4a o no. thorn. tie ,i;4111/ : " ot :.•• ,vnrj •....~. 325