The National Register.
London, England, 1821-10-01 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

A dreadful accident happened at Keighley last Sunday
in the afternoon. There has lately arisen in Yorkshire,
and in various other parts of the kingdom, a religious
community calling themselves Primitive Methodists,
from what they consider an adherence to the principles
and practice of the original followers of John Wesley,
by others they are called Ranters, from the fervour of
their devotion, which frequently manifests itself in bunts
of enthusiasm, which run through 'heir public assem-
blies. On Sunday last, in the afternoon, upwards of
200 of there pers ms were assembled in the upper room
o' a wool warehouse at Keighley, for the purpose of
holding a loee-feast, which is a species of religious ser-
vice consisting of a simple repast, after which, such of
the congregation as think then own experience will be
edifying, relate the particulars of it to their fellow-wor-
shippers. When the services of the day, which had
been peculiarly animated, were drawing to a close, and
the people were about to depart, a dreadful crash was
heard Irvin the breaking of the timbers of the floor, and
in a moment the whole assembly was precipitated thro'
the floor into the room below. It is impossible to de-
scribe the scene of confusion and dismay which followed.
—The shrieks of the females au.d the groans of the
wounded spread consternation th gh the neighbour-
hood. The young and the more ac,ive generally escaped
without much injury, hut from fifty to siary persons, a
large prirtion of them old women, were severely crushed
awl wounded. An old woman of the name of Martha
Wood, died on Monday night; and a number of others
lie at the present moment in a very dangerous state.—
The following is t list of some of the stilforers, with the
nature of their injuries :—Ti 1111 l thy Ami er. leg and arm
hroken.—Mary Peck, one of her legs broken.—liarrison
Itigtow, one of his arms broken.—Withlow Wadding.
ton, one of her legs broken.—Elijah Green, his leg
broken in two places.—liarah Sunderland, her leg and
thigh brokew—Martha Bradshaw, foot dreadfully in-
jured and arm broken.—J. Naylor, his arm broken.—
Susannah Leach, her thigh broken.—Mary Jones, her
leg and thigh broken.—Nlary Carter, a widow with
three children, her collar-bone and three ribs broken.—
Mary Rainsden, severely hurt, and since delivered of a
dead child at a premature birth.--Wtdow Wilkinson,
crushed sea dreadfully that her life is despaired of. The
other sullferers are many of them labouring owlet
severe wounds and contusions, and the usitation of the
principal part of them is truly deplorable. Poverty, in
most of these cases, is added to their o:lier sufferings; but
the more opulent inhabitants of the place have very
laudably opened a subscription for their relief.
Disceverin ie Egypt.--Extract of a letter from Rome,
dated August, 1821 :—" A young Englishman, of the
name of Waddington, who has lately arrived in this
city, has penetrated upwards of 600 le.uttes above the
second cataract, in following the army of the Pacha of
Egypt. In the whole of the way he fell in with only a
few small Egyptian 1111 l numents, in desolated situations,
and of no very remote date; but on his arrival at Schayni,
where the Pacha encamped, he discovered 35 pyramids
of from 50 in 120 feet in height, but in a very ruinous
state. lie also saw seven or eight temples, of which one
(upwards 43,000 feet 111 length) was ctivered with li it-
roglypltics. It is probahly in tile neighhourhood of these
ruins that search should lie made for Nahattia, and not
the Meroe of the ancients.—This traveller has copied
some very curious Greek inscriptions. Ile assures us
that lie has seen 11001111 g in his travels comparable to Olt
aunt auntutuems of Nubia, and that he considers that pro-
vince as the cradle of the arts in Egypt."
On Wednesday morning two labourers, who are
employed, amongst oiliers, its pullin,t down some old
houses in Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, were at
work tan the ground•iiiior of °tie of the houses, when
suddenly a huge beaus at the top gave way, which,
together with an immense quantity of bricks and nir-
lir, fell with an alarming crasn, and the two men,
named William Dolton and Daniel Davies, were
buried outlet 'math. The remainder of the workmen,
with great alacrity, hegan to remove the rubbish ;a
evcitimilly the poor fellows were extricated from their
perilous situation, iii a state of great exhaiistiow—They
were, without delay, conveyed on shutters to the NI id-
dlesex-hospital, where they were examined by the sur-
geon. who declared they hail not received the slightest
titjary ; upon which the linen, after thanking the sur-
geons, went to work, previously taking a glass of whiskey.
On Wednesday (19th test.) Lady Baker while riding
with some ladies in her carriage near 13rigf , met
with an alai ming accident. Time coach was overtstrued,
and her ladyship. as well as the other la.lics, were aeverely
bruised. Mrs. Ctiilll , who had been fur a ride. and
was returnitig to Brighton, happened to pass by at the
moment in her carriage, amid undertook to send the party
a coach I apt mmiii at Brighton, to convey them 110111 C.
Willi her usual kindness, however, Mrs. Coons did not
wait while a vehicle could be procured, hot sent her
own chariot for the purpose. Nit sets ions Meets have,
we belies e, resulted fruits the accident.

kwell of extraord nary depth is no., being stink at his
Majesty's cottage, itt ‘Vitsilsor Great Park.—Dormg the
progress of the work nutty curious motet als have heels
discovered, and at the dept r 01.36 U to .1, several fossil
re 11131115, ilmotipt which I 5 A very perfect spec inen 01'
an oyster shell, have been MIA out. At sus immense
distance below the surface a very lame tooth h..s also
been Intend. It is of double fangs, winch are at present
about two incites long, but have been evulently broken
oft. The race of the tooth, which IS of the sort dt no-
minated a sari tiler, is about all uteh all I a hail Itfm4 by
one inch wide. It is or a 'lark Mow,' colour, and heir,
.1 tine po!isit. At the saute depth w.s I I a horny
stihsiance, something like the beak of a shall bird.
Oil S iior lay evening, just alter dark a matt was dis-
covered hanging on the branch of a nee, at the east
coin-ince of (4tiliorft. He was cut down,
and stsetbeal a•sistanee Ifs ing at band, was hap-
pily restored. 'rite unfortunate 111.111 was a iiieChailiC
tilt of work, And hacithk been ill on the wait, had sptlit
his :ash snillitig fur medicines.

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