The National Register.
London, England, 1808-07-31 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL. REGISTER.

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enquiry it turned out that he could not write, and a boy, the son
of his landloid, between nine and ten years of age, had writ-
ten the challenge, by the dictation of Macintosh. The parties
iave since been brought together and reconciled.
On Monday, information was received at the office, that two
Gentlemen were going to fight a duel at Chalk Farm, in conse-
quence of which, Itivett and Adkins were dispatched to take
them into custody. The Officers could not meet them in the
coerce of the evening, and went to Chalk Farm in the warning,
' hut no mighty combatants appeared. Upon inquiry, it wasdis-
covered that they were two foreigners. Sandoz, a journeyman
jeweller, who lodges in Princes-street, • Soho, and Dubois, a
journeyman watchcase-maker, who lodges ill liat"man's build-
ings. It is supposed that their friends learnt that the Miters
were in pursuit of them, on Monday evening, got them together,
and made them shake hands.—The Officers, however, appre-
hended Sandoz, on Thursday evening, and took him before Mr.
Head, who made him give bail to keep the peace, himself in
1001. and two sureties of 50/. each.

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ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, &c.
At one o'clock on Friday morning, as the watchman was
going his rounds, he discovered a fire in the office of Mr. ('ox,
copper-plate printer, of Bream's buildings, Chancery-lane.—
The office was situated in a narrow place called Bowl and Pin-
alley, at the rear of the buildings, and there is not a single tire-
plug in either of those places, or several other little courts and
alleys that surround it. A small engine from
reached the scene of alarm and terror shortly after the accident
was discovered ; and the neighbours kindly and humanely fur-
nished it with water from the little reservoirs which they had for
domestic use. Before three o 'clock some of the en7ines beloug-
ing to the regular Fire Offices arrived. Mr. Cox's office, how-
ever, and the workshop of Mr. Lumley, a carpenter adjoining,
were entirely consumed; the Old Swan, Bream s-buildings, :tad
several smaller houses received partial injury.
Sr icinv.---A young female, who had deviated from the pats
of rectitude, and had for some months lived by frequentina the
places of public amusement in the metropolis, put a period to
her existence on Friday evening, in the. New-Road, Mary-le-
bone. She severed her wind-pipe with a sharp penlinife ; an/
it was supposed that distress of mind led her to her rash eud.
Al. RN INC. ACCIDENT.—On Friday evening, about seven
o'clock, as the Earl of Paulet and his son, the 114)11. Captain
l'aulet, were taking a ride in his Lordship's pimeton in Hyde-
park, the horses took fright and ran uway with the vehicle.
Captain I'. in endeavouring to check the impetuosity. of their
career, broke the reins. The horses, when they arrived near
the new bridge, ran against the wooden railing w Well separates
Rotten-row from the foot path, which they carried away com-
pletely. By the concussion Lord Partici and his sun were
thrown out of the carriage with a considerable degree of velo-
city. The tiers animals then dashed along moil t they came to
the Serpentine River, into which they would have undoubtedly
plunged head-long, .had it not been for the presence of mind
and spirited conduct of Mr. nodding, of II eurietta - street, w Ito
was in his baronche with his had). Mr. I). on percei‘iug the
direction which the horses were taking, drove- his car-
riage so as to bring his cattle in contact with those of
Lord. l'anlet's and at the moment when their destruction
appeared iwyitable, they were preserved,, The horses
n :re then secured by the bye-standers. lord l'aulet, be-
inh much bruised by the fall, was conveyed to his house in
Stratford-place, in Mr. Durbling'v carriage. Capt. Paulet, we
are happy to add, v, as not hurt his preservation was the more
miraculous, as he fell upon his head.

I.:-t week . the Lady of Thomas Harris, Esq. of a daughter,
at Guddingtou, near Oppiugton, Kent.
D 1 ED.
Peter•burgh, May 1.1, at the, tender age of 18 months, her
Imperial I( ightie,:s the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Alexandronna.
Lately at Durham, General Montgomery Agnew, Governor
of Carlisle, aged 714.
Lately, in the Isle of Man, :teed aft, Vicar-General Chris-
tian, one of the Lccle,lastical Judges of that 1-land and Diocese.
Soinrday sc'anight lit had been upwards
of h,alf a century in this country. lle was an excellent musi-
cian, and was once comicterett as a first-rate performer on the
vi iin, lot the %ty le has changed since he was iu vogue, though
toi the la-t he wa4 much admired for his taste and skill In play-
O: the works of Corelli, and :MITI(' of the old masters. Ile err
r y amiable wan in private lire.


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