The National Register.
London, England, 1823-01-26 00:00:00

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BRIDOE-STRZICT GANG.—In our obituary of dor
ISIS alt. we meetioned the death of Mr, Jobs who
was formerly a respectable bookseller in this tows. 711 e way
this person was treated by the Society we tlielk it peeper to
notice. K'e appreneed et will he them ditticu.t to Sad say Dee
wLe will soy that the attribute of mercy forms any port of he
diameter ; we wish the subscribers knew of Ike proceeding,
kr we thick is that case mane of them would withdraw their
In July, 1511, they procured a Judge's warrant
bits to tepear in the Court of Lieh's Beach to Is
diseassid to be preferred foe selling the PoUtteei
work published in Leaden, neither the ootsoo or printer of
which Lail beta prosecuted. Mr. reddish was arrested, though
as Ike verge of 70. sad en inert.' state of health committed
to prisms, where he remained from Friday Neil Monday eves-
jag, whoa he procured bail ; he heard no me.* of the business
that year, and supposed they had given op toe prosecution ;--
bet in the aprisg of last year notice was served epos him of
trial at the Lent Assizes. During this interval his health had
is meets declined, principally from the effects of this presses •
tlbm, that be bad given op bailees*. His children, and some
Al kiosk who lied knows bins in more prosperous days, re-
emmateeded an application being nude to the Bridge street As-
sociation to stay nroeeedings, as the expense of defending
Mutest( against so formidable a power world be great, sod at
des time of life they apprehended, if asoevieted, impriamesest
would be of setioes consequence. A respectable Whiter wow
employed ;o write to the Suciety's agents, informing them of
Mr. Reddish's very weak elate ; that he had deal:sod business.
and as • further incitement an offer was made to etabssit mad
withdraw the plea. upon an understiutaling that he should mot
be callvd up for judgment. ashes he @gain *boded. To thie
Mr. Murray replied, that he must consult the committee.--
Some time elapsed, sad after severrJ apptioations, an answer
was sent that tie offer could *sot be complied with. On re-
ceipt of this reply, Mr. Reddish made his ease known to sees
gentlemen, end a sabscription was immediately set oa foot en
defend him Mr. Brougham sod Mr. Joshua Evans were re-
tained ; and poor Reddish, though apparently at death's door.
set cores the 31st of last March for Lancaster : the sext more-
iag his trial was to mane on, but before the Court met, Mn
Murray sent a note to Mr. Brought's, to lbs effect that the
Association would aompt the offer before made to plead gaily
on the name conditions—and the spirit-broken defendant, foe
the esteems already stated, was recommended to accede to the
offered terms. This conduct speaks for itself ; sooner this the
worthy Secretary would lose a journey to Laisoaster, the lift
of a poor feeble fellow-createre was to be risked ; and it wan
only when it was seen that Reddish bad friends, sad was to Is
defended by Mr. Brougham, (who, we doubt not, would bawl
given the Society aad their Secretary a handsome dressing.)
that the same offer was proposed by Murray, which was by
him before rejected. The excitation this effair produced os
the frame of Mr. Reddish was so great, sad the journey to and
from Inseaster weakened him so much, that on his arrival at
borne he was obliged to be carried op stoics, and he aeon afte
took to his bed, from whisks he hardly ever temk—Multekeller
Goatee.
PROTIDLNTIAL ERCAPE.-011 Tuesday evening, between
ire and six o'clock, four girls, ander fourteen years of age,
whom parents reside is the Wanalswortboroad, agreed to ae-
cowspeay each other to the adjoining meadow, for purpose of
engaging in the exercise of sliding. On their way thither they
met with a youth, aged ahont 16 years, the son of• Mr. Morley,
a respectable engineer, residing near Kenniagtoo-Cross, who
accompanied them also. They had scarcely, however, ventured
on the ice, when it broke, and the eldest, a fine girl, unable to
preserve herself, was sinkieg very last. The youth observing
Ler perilous situation, hastened to het assistance, but in his
Isodable endeavours he himself fell io. With great presence
of mild he still kept fest hold of her, and at length succeeded
in bringing her out of the water ; yet, drenched as he was, he
would aol leave the object of his preservation until he had takes
her home to her friends, nearly perished with raid, and met
with each reception from them as Lis exertions required.
ALARMING ACCIURNTS.—Fur some time past several
bricklayers and labourers hare been employed in palling
down a number of old .lionses in James's-street, Gross
veisor-Nuare—and on Wednesday morning aunt ten
o'clock, one of them, on the third floor of which six men
were stai.ding, gave way, end precipitated the maroon-
nate beings to the bottom; they were completely covered
with the ruins, and a considetable apace of time elapsed
before they could be dug out. We are happy, however
to stale that three of them escaped without scarcely any
injury, but the others, II gh mot supplmert disnirrollAly,
were considerably hurt—they were Immediately conveyed
to St. George'. Hospital. Another melancholy Deco •
took place on Tuesday evening, in Marston Crescent,
Load's Ground, at Use house of Mts. Wripart. Miss
Stailtesast' her niece, went tip stairs to dress fur a tea
petty, and in • short time liter her shrieks alarmed the
house, mud out the et going into the room a frightlitl
scene presented—she art lice young lady at the chamber
door enveloped its flames, and the bed furniture was also
nu fire. lu her alarm the servant Oil ew Mir counterpane
of the bed round the sufferer, and eatingirished the
flames, bet not until the hair was burnt from the head.—
The yams lady was alive on Wednesday morning, under
the most acute sufferings, hut hopes of a recovery are at
an end. The sufferer is only IT yews of age, and she
was oil a visit at her aunt's.

ALAKMINO ACCIDENT AT THE SEAT Or LORD VIA.
COUNT GWANVILLtt.—At Whersted lodge, in Suffolk, last
week, the noble Lord had a large party 3f friends, to
enjoy the sports of the held. On Thursday last, they
were out scouring • wood. The morning was hazy, and
the Dnke of Wellington was so intent on his game, that
he lust sight of the party, and in firing his double-bar-
relled gun, he unfortunately lodged apart of the contents
its tie face of his no►le host ;
the cheeks, and one the nose. His Grace, hearing an
exclamation of " I inn shot," threw down lois piece and
rail to the spot, where he fu•ud his friend leaning agsinst
a tree, the lace streaming with blond. One of the party
galloped off to Ipswich for medical aid, whilst the others
canted off the wounded nobleman to the lodge. A stir.
Keno in less than an hoar attended, extracted the shot,
and pronounced the noble patient to be not in any danger.
We are nappy to add. that his lordship is now perfectly
recovered, Anil is come to town.
WoODCUCKII.—There has not been known inch an
abundance of woodcocks, during half • century lint past
as at present. Last week, as Mar. Cluitfiold, of With,
was hunting • herle-row tin • farm of his own, at Horton,
with • solitary pointer, in less than half an hoot lie
flushed uu less a member 111411 twelve woodcocks, nine of
which, in as many shuts, he bagged. It is the opinion
of many persons, that when such birds visit ns in tumoral
abundance, it foretells a loom and rigid winter ; and pre_
seat appearances are in no wise at valiant* with the pre-
dictive spirit of that remark.

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