The National Register.
London, England, 1822-06-10 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL KV; isTER

Tuesday afternoon his Royal Highness the '
Prince of Denmark, attended by the Danish Am-
bassador and suite, visited Messrs. Barclay, Perkins,
and Co.'s extensive brewery, in Southwark, with
which they appeared much gratified. They after-
wards proceeded to the South London Gas-works,
Banksidc, where they were met by Alderman C.
Smith, the chairman; It. Munro, Esq. the deputy
chairman ; and the committee of management, who
attended them through the works, and spewed them
the various operations through which the Gas passes,
into which the Prince appeared to enter with much
interest—he afterwards viewed the saw-mills adjoin-
ing, in the occupation of Messrs. Cole and Green,
who explained the nature of the machinery and the
veneer saws, with which his Royal Highness ex-
pressed himself highly delighted.
On Saturday morning last, about five o'clock, the
inhabitants of Cock-lane, Snow-hill, were thrown into great
consternation, by the cry of murder proceeding from the window
of No. 9. It appears that the first floor was occupied by a
Mrs. Mackay, an elderly female, her nephew, Edward Mackey,
and a female acquaintance, aho slept in the same room. Some
stilling disagreement happened on Friday night betweei. the
aunt and her nephew, which was renewed yesterday morning,
when the young man seined a clasp knife, and with it indict.. d
several wounds on the breast and throat of the object of his
fury. The sufferer was instantly conveyed to Bartholomew's
hospital, where she lira in a dangerous state, and little hopes
are entertained of her recovery. 'rite offender was taken into
custody and lodged in Giltspur-street Conquer. The prisoner
is about 19 years of age, and has always been considered of
weak intelleet, but was remarkable fur his docility, and wan
generally affectionate to his aunt, under whose care he has been
fro. • ohild.
DESTRUCTIVE Fine. About ten o'clock on Thurs-
day night last, in alarming fire broke out in the exten-
sive premises of Mr. Biggs, a tallow-chandler, oil and
COlOurillan, in Old Grace:-lane, near Wapping dock
I tumediately adjoining the melting parts of NI r. Biggs,
were those of Mr. Waite, a grease limier, and front the
nature of the combustible matter in which they dealt,
destruction at one time threatened the whole of that po-
puloas district. The flames soon counnutlicated to the
large wood yard of Mr. Pilkington, tinitter merchant,
next door to Mr. Biggs, and about I I o'clock, the ap-
pearance of the fire was terrific. Behind the house of
Mr. Biggs, Mr. Jones, a milkman lives, and he with
the utmost difficulty saved Isis cows, tell or twelve in
number, at the risk of his life, and having his face and
hands severely hutnr. The whole of Mr. Biggs' pre-
mises have been completely destroyed, as well as those
of Mr. Waite; aid the saute may be said of Mr. Pilk-
ington's valuable property, if we except his d wel ling-
house, which fortunately escaped with little injury.—
The firemen and their engines were, as usual, prompt on
the spot ; but from the nature of the materials no part
of the buildings and property mention• 0 could be saved.
But to their exertions may be attributed the preservation
Of the houses adjoining in every director,. It is Believed
that the fire originated by the overilmving of one of the
crease or tallow pans }whinging to Mr. W .ire or \l r.
Biggs; tiothing certain is known. No serious personal
injury belel any one.
On Monday afternoon, a dreadful and destructive fire
broke out in some farming building., situated about four
miles from the town of Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, (the
property of John Fryer, juts. Eiri.) which completely
destroyed an extensive barn, granary, and other build-
inas, together with from 400 to 300 coombs of wheat,
and several stacks. It appears to have originated from
a spark falling upon sortie hay stubble, front a piece of
lighted turf, which a labourer was carrying front one
pan of the firm to another, where he was going to burn
the land. Stith was the rapidity of the flames, that itt
a very pew minutes the whole presented one complete
hotly of fire; and notwithstanding every assistance was
rendered by the inhabitants of Chatteris, scarcely any
part of the property was saved from MC destructive fire.
The loss is estimated at 3,0001. not more th in one turd
of which %vas insured. It is lamentable to add, that
litany persons front a neighbouring parish were observed
carrying front the premises the fanning im;destients and
every thing which it was in their pot% er to move. It is
eartiest.ly hoped that they will be reciign.z...il, and meet
with that severity of puttishinent whim the atrocity of
such acts most richly melds.
Simpson, the person who started on the Newcastle
race-ground, to walk 96 miles in :24 licori, took sud-
denly ill on Tuesday morning, at 20 nimutes past six,
alter completing tit: miles and threclitarters. It is sup.
posed that tame deleterious drug had been infused into
Ins tea by some person interested in his failure. Bets
were greatly in his favour, and he proposes to complete
the Ludt when he is recovered. A number of tents were
erected
.oit the ground ; and in order that there might be
smueiltmg to attract the holiday folks, a young 11130
named ,M Mullin was prevailed tato start at twelve at
noon, to walk 40 miles in ten hours, which he com-
pleted 37 minutes within the time, although lie rested
above an hour.

Early on S lay morning last, a notorious poacher,
of the ii3rneof Little, well-known in the neighlvitirliood
of \1 Mistime, by the nickname of Diddler, %via disco-
vered Iviii4 on C ixiteath, near Minion ‘Vonds, quite
dead. \vile!) round he preseated a blli,Cklll4 SpeCt.lCle,
the lower part of Ilk face and throat beina imich lace-
rated, and lie was covered with a gore of blood. On
tracing the blood to a hedge a few yards distant, a gun
was perceived tying on the opposite Sidi., which appear-
ed to [use been recently discharged. From this cucum•
stance, and the situation of the man's %rounds, it Is
conjectured that he was following his vorsoi:s, and on
getting over the hedge, he was iu the act tn. drawing the
gun atter him when it went oft; and 10(1.'01 the contents
us his throat and lower part of his face. Ile appears
have staggered a few yards before he fell. Tile body
was conveyed to Coaheath workhouse
Two estates at St. Kitt's, for which 43,0001. were
refused five years ago, were knocked down at the
Auction Mart on Tuesday for 16,0001.