The National Register.
London, England, 1811-09-15 00:00:00

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The Governors of the Margate Sea-Bashng Infirmary held a
General Meeting on Tuesday, when it was determined that
proper objects, who might be resident in the county of Kent„
should have in future no difficulty in obtaining admission into
that Institution. It was also proposed to keep the Infirmary
open the whole year, it being understood that many of the mot:
serious cases of scrophula cannot be materially benefitted with-
out a protracted residence at the sea-side. About seventy ot
the Governors dined together at the Royal lintel ; Sir Edward
Knatchbull, one of the Kentish Members, and a Vice-President*
was in the Chair.

Mr. Sadler, the aronaut. has left town for Coventry. iiss
means to make another trip shortly in his balloon, and theft re
proceed to Dublin, where he is to ascend with a fair wind, tor
the purpose of passing over the Irish Chaunti, and. Enid is
England.

The occupiers of houses adjoining Welling's Farm and the
Jew's Harp-house, in Mary le-bone Park, have received notice
to quit their premise.s on or before the 9th of Leauary uev, pre-
paratory to the erecting of the new barrw:ks for the Lite
Guards, which is to contlin 375 men, and 447 horses. The es.
timate is 1310661.

Ground has been marked out for the erection of 40Q0 how.
between Tottenham-court-road and Primrose-hill; and it is
also in contemplation, to build 14 OM lui4es between Koitless
Town and Highgate. If such a plan is carried into effect, ttete
will be a grand square. hi a few years both Hami)stead sut4
Highgate will join the town.
Wednesday, Lieutenant Allen, Governor of the Naval
Knights' Establishment of Windsor, put a period I.) his existence
by haring hinase'f. One of the privates of the Royal Horse
Guards shot himself about the same time.

_Monday morning, i,:77ey under 14 hands high, the property
of Mr. Patchard, of Long-lane, for a wager of 20 , trotted
eight miles in hllf an hour on the Greenwich road: the little
animal performed its task with apparent ease, and its owner was
offered 80 guineas fur it on the spOr., which oilier, however, Le
refused.
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A number of counterfeit dollars are in ciresilstion. Two wo.
men who had been passii 1g them at Bromptnn and Knig,htt.bridge.
were last week apprehended and underwent au exatuinatim at
Bow-street.

A klefalcation to the amount of 80001. was last week discoverel
ip the Excise duties of the Bury distrct.
A forgery to a considerable extent has been discovered hi one
of the first houses iu the vicinity of Bond-street. UpAards :of
60001. has been obtained, and one of their first clerks has Abu*.
ed himself.
Guineas, it M said, hare fallen in value, in France, 15 rel. ce.".
The reason alledged tor this is, the great probability of war be-
tween France and Russia..

A poor girl, in the employment of a dairyman, at Brompton,
was assaulted on the Kensim ton-road, on 6-turday evening last,
ebaut nine o'clock, by a rufilan, who, 4fter having insulted h'r
in the grossest manner, drew a knife, and stabbed her in the
arm. Front the darkness of the nleht, she could tilt distinguish
the person of her, assaulter, but from the general description she
gives of 113 manners and conver-ation, it is generally conceived
he must have been the same villain who assaulted Miss Law•
son, of Chelsea, some days since, in Hyde Park.
RoalM4 rtc Si o ay. --i'rwo" gentlemen have lately arrived
in the neighbourhood of London directly from New Yo k, wno
relate a very extritordinary occurrence whi...h 'happened to a
young man that emigrat-d some years ago trorn the parish of
Olendermott, to the ITnit:cl States.—lt Fi•e7,,s that tit- yi•ung
emigrant, acelinpanied by a nkiddieged man, wai travelling
through some Click wotal, when he espied a large tree with a
pathway up time inturwo‘-en brAnc!ics to the top; being struck
with its appear:lnce, his curiosity procopted him to ascend its
summit, the top h d broken oil, and displayed a'ynwoing hollow
trunk. On arriving, he prepared to desceno, hut toot slipped,
and down he droppri' to the bott,:m of the trunk t on recover-
ing himself, he distoVered that 1w lt.d dropped ii:to a near's den,
beside two young ones. 1-I,•re he renained for some time be-
fore the old man hitt couraAe !o search for him. and when he
fouled him, was unable to give him anylltassista•ice. tie went,
however, to find a rope.—Duri.ig.his absence, the old hear.ap-
pet:red at the mouth of the trunk, and darkened th. (teary ha-
bitation in her des.s.ent The place was so straight, that she was
oblided to descend with her tail foremo t, el .e she could not have
r..turned ; the ydung man caught hold of her butiock.s in the
•desprration cit frenzs,', and the hear airti;:hted, ascenued to the
top, where her fear was so great, that she fell from a branch and
killed herself, while the adventurous youth d. sce-nded to the
..great satisfaction of the old man,, Whom he wet returning with
iesistauce:

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