The National Register.
London, England, 1813-11-07 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.

After 'he Recorder had nude good his report at the Privy Council
on Tuesday, the following prisoners were ordered for execution on
Wednesday next, viz.•-11;.ltard Ruckusll, William Hughes, and Tho-
mas Foss, for forgery ; and John Sylvester, for a highway robbery.
On Friday senuight, the body of Alin Barrow, a whittstnith, with
a family of seven children, was found murdered at the hintom of the
stairs of his own dour, in Smelt-street, Macclesfield, Cheshire. 'the
perpetraturs are not yet discovered.
A riot between some Oraogemen and Catholic peasantry took place
a few days since near Dropore, which, as usual, ended itt murder. A
man named 'filmdom, almost instantly lost his life in the affray.
A young lady named Fordyce, resioing in Ilirdstreet, was unfor-
tunately burt,t to death on Sew day se'nnight, in consequence of her
clothes catching while reading by the parlour fire.
The house of Mr. Robinson, chandlei in Gray's Inn-lane, eras
totally destroyed by fire on Wednesday night, in coosequence of the
fat in one of the melting pots boilieg over. IYe regret to state, that
in addition to the destruction of the house, I v' Ines fell a sacrifice to
the devouring element, viz a piing man, shoonwn, 'and the maid
servant. The body of tie former in been dug out of the ruins.
A dreadful fire broke out on Sunday morning last, between thole
and tour o'clock, at the extensive premises, called Bank 31ill, 'tear
tie Crescent, Salford, Manchester, part of %%hit+ was used as a cotton
manufacture, and the remainder as it logwood mill. The flames raged
will irresistible fury, and the building was entirely mistimed. The
damaoe is estio,ated at 30,0001. a consid,rable portion of which is
uniosured.

A lew doe% sinre .T. Godber, a collier ern!,loyid in the cord-works,
Ripley, in York-hire, was strs el( 1:y what is termed the damp,
of the pits there, and instantareou ly suffocated. Assistance was at
hand, but those who offered it had nearly shared the same fats.
Six bakers, resident in the Borottylt and in; vicinity', lo:ve within the
last week, been mit icted before Air. Evanre and Mr. Birnie, at
Hull, on inbninatians (-barging them with exposing to sale bread
short of and fined in the billowing sums. viz.—VA. ; 10s.
131. ; 71. lOs. ; 7s. 6d. ; and 31. 14-. The Magistrates imposed the
to!' penalties o' tys. per ounce, fur vie ddieltlicy in each case. Five
saber bakers ‘ecre ;Aso cons icti•d before the same Magistrates, of has.•
ing allum and potatoes IL.und UII their premists, and were east' of
them fined 51. and costs.
Dza-rn BY FIGIITI NO.—A severe battle of two hours and a half du•
ration, was fought on Seddon Common, near Colebrook, on Saturday-
te'nnight, between two men of the n:lines of Collett and Hurst, who
had Quarrelled whild labominu a! husbandry. The former was killed
by a tall, which terminated the conflict.

BIRTH.
At Mi!ton, near Prte) borough, Lady Viscountess Milton, of *
daughter.

Di El).

In the 76th year nt his are, within the Ritlf.7.; of the Wires Betrh,
the Rev. F. Slone, son►e years ago Rector of Coll Norifn, in Essex,
ond we:i known for the proceedings againAt him in the Eeele,iastical
Court, before the Right Hon. Sir William Scott, which terminated
in Isi, being thl►rived of his ii% Lig by Dr. ['miens, the thee► Bishop
of Loinhui.

At his house. the artitieid 'tune manntictory, Lambeth, Mr.
Sealy, in the (.1:3.1 year 4.t his five.
At his lint,e oil the Qaeen's Parade. Bath, in his 80th ye:ir. W.
Evelyn, Esq. of St. tact e, %silo suit 31 stare i:t n..nt
for 14the.