The National Register.
London, England, 1815-08-27 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.

Drarrtesettro ACCOUCHEigENT.—Timrviay, as a woman of re.
spectabla appearance was going along Bisliopsgate-street into Norton
Falgate,'she was suddenly taken in labour, and compelled to sit on
the step of a door. In this situation she attracted the notice of some
humane passengers, who formed a circle round her, to keep off the
moh; and before any arrangements could be made to remove her, or
even any of the inmates of the house email be made acquainted with
her situation, she was safely delivered of a fine child. A coach was
then procured, and she was removed to the Hospital until her friends
eouhl be made acquainted with her situation.
Thursday as a party of sailors, with their girls, and a fiddler play-
ing. were regaling themselves at a public-house in the B ,rough, some
of them wishing to go to Whitechapel, to see their friends, it was
agreed they should all go. They set out accordingly, and found a
coach in High-street, into which they put the ladies and fiddler first ;
but finding it would not hold them all, some went up behind, others' on
the roof, and some on the boa. The coachman refusing to take so
many. an altercation ensued, but he was at length compelled to strike
his colours and -mount; on which the tailors began hallooing and
hooting, waving their hats and handkerchiefs in the air. In this
jovial manner they proceeded, followed by a great crowd of spectztors,
over the bridge,' o hen one of thUse inside put his head out of Me
window, conversing with the others on the roof; but by some wears
the coach door flew open, and he fell upon his lead on the paverneoz.
by which his scull was fractured, and he was taken up in a senseless
state ; the rest discharged the coach. observing, it ss as an wili,cll
vessel, and carried their ship-mate to the, hospital.
FORTUNATE Eseattg.—Captain George rlarra, of the navy, ned
his brother, Mr. Henry Harris, sons of Mr. Harris, the respectahle.
proprietor of Covent-Garden Theatre, accompahied by two suns
Mr. Longtuan, of the house of Lougman and Co. Paternoster-row'
left town a few days ago on a tritato Paris. Ott their arrival n•
Brighton, front whit h port they proposed to sail, they Mond that ILt
packet had got under wav, but a boat being at hand they gut haw. io
intent to ovsrtake her. They had, however. only to.t a s:lort
distance from land, when a dreadliil and sudden squall came on; at
the boat was swamped. The packet seeing the disaster, immediately
put out her boat for their assistance, which with dalicu!•y nettle 1.,•••
way to the spot at which the accident hapoetted. [t Ino-liinataly
rived just in titue to save the party from a %%lorry guise, Co:;!(1
Captain Harris and his brother, who are excellent swimmers, i;ern:y
exhausted, and with great difficulty supporting their too eampanions.
SwINDIIN.G.—The following fraud was practised 'you Mr. Patrick,
linen.draper, of Goswell-street, on Wednesday last. 4 boy, about
13, culled an 4 delivered a note limu Dl r Lewis, %ler is a customer of
Mr. Patrick's :
" Mr, Patrick—De so good as to send me by hearer twelve rs sir of
cotton stockings from 4s. to 4s. fd. a pair, and six sqoares of knusslia
fur cravats. 1 will calf and settle fur them on Monday.
" Wm. Li• w ts."
Upon reading this note Mr. Patrick sent the articles mentioned.
Stoll after the fad was gone, however,. it struck him as singular that
Mr. Lewis should have nrentinned calling to pay for the article' rut
Monday as there was au 'comfit iu los aarne, and time lot vrivat,
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was not yet come; he
determined on going t‘.
and, to his great mortification,
cation, Mr. Lewis being absent from town,
having been given by him. There is some chance that the writer of
the note may be traced by the writing. Several 'other tradesmen iu the
same neighbourhood had been defrauded in a similar way.
EXTRAORDINARY FOOTPAD.—Wednesday evening, about half-past
seven o'cl ick, as Mrs. Ryde, of Chford•street, was returning home
from a visit to a friend near Acton. Just as she got into the London.
road, near Kensington Gardens wall, she was accosted by a man rather
shabbily dressed, with a lung beard, or large mustachios, which she
concluded was for the purpose of disguise. Atter some introductory
observations, he told her he was in very great distress, and solicited
relief; upon which, under the impression of fear, no person appear.
ing in sight, she gave bins tourpence.—This did net satisfy him, and
he importuned for more. She assured him she had no More, but he
continued walking with her, making inquiries as to wito she was, her
husband's 'Same, what he was, wilt le they lived, &c. When they
came to a very bye-part, behind a large tree and surrounded with
bushes, he told her she must stop there and find sonic snore money
for him, and drew a large case kulfe upon her, and swore if she
made the least noise ur disturbance, lie would murder her with the
knife. She then gave him a 3s. Bank of England token. Ile then
abused her, called her a lisr and other opprobrious names, saying, he
had no doubt, but that she had more money when she gave I' the
four-pence. He then proceeded to beat her with a large stick, and
otherwise ill.treat her, although she is far ad etti.ced in her pregnancy.
He then ordered her to continue to walk on to London on that side of
the road under the garden wall, which is very little frequented, first
having searched her to ascertain if she had got any noire money.
Sometimes lie walked with her, and at others on the other side o( the
road, frequently threatening if she made any alarm or disturbance, he
would instantly cut her throat with his knife. They passed two turn-
pikes and several people, but being under a strong impression of fear,
she was afraid to tell them. He ran off down Park-lane.

AUDACIOVS ROIMERY.—Monday noon, the sloop of Mr. Rossi,
jeweller, in Rathbone-place, was entered whilst Mr. R. was at dinner,
and jewellery, consisting of rings, boxes, seals, Ste. to the amount of
mare than one hundred pounds, were stolen. Mr. R. had left the
shop door bolted. and the robbers must have entered by the street
door.

Tile REWARD OF Cntiv.rv.—A monster in the form of a man
was yesterday amusing himself by probing the end of his whip into
a sore on the hack of a wretched backnef coach horse, under which
the animal writhed with patience for some time, till at length exas-
perated by the continued attack, it suddenly turned round, seised
the rnffiaii by the cheek with its teeth, and bit a piece upwards of
four inches of superfine measure, completely out. It is needless to
say how ill this retaliation was received, and how joyfully it was
witnessed by several persons in the strand, who were present at the
time, and who had frequently cried shame ! The tcllow was taken
to the hospital.

•TER.

AUG. 27.

NOMA am to-Newark by
lay of Swithwell. wqa yesterday Relmiglit overturned at
tverham, dime miles from Newark, and being heavily laden,
particnlarly with outtide passengers, many of them• received very
material injury.—Mr. Thomas Ringrose, firmer. and grazier, of
Langford, was so much bruised that he survived day till Monday,
when he expired, leaving a wife and numerous' family to I merit
unexpected death. Mr. Clarke, of Skeehy had an allele sprained,
and was otherwise much bruised ; John Smith, of Newark, upwards
of 70 years of age, had au arm broken;—Ryder, of the same place,
cliairmaker, had a shoulder dislocated; Serjeant tiro:vie'', of the
Nottinghamshire Militia, had a leg tiroken. and the 'cm) of In kt~e
displaced, and several others were also much hurt: A Coronet':
quest was held on the body of Mr. Thomax•Riugrose, on Tuesday,
when after a careful examination of a great number of witeet.eB aid
mature deliberation, a verdict was returned that the said 'Thorn..
Ringrose met death by the overturning of the coach, and that
the said coach was overturned, owing to the improper conduct
of the Driver.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Royal Blue coach, from Bath, unfor.
'lately upset near Bath Easton, where the road.wa• being repaired ;
we lament to add, that five of the passengers received some injure
—one of whom, a young woman, now lies in the village in a very
dangerous state. The rest, through medical care, are Ewa rcco.
vering.

One day last week, the Traveller coach was overturned between
Leicester and Market Harhorongli, and seven of the pa.t.engers weic
much hurt.

On Friday afternoon an alarmiig fire broke out on the I)mM-es
of Captain Salter, at Stoke, Berkshire. Captain S has been lately
making considerable additions to the buildings in his farm-yard, and
an extensive range of sheds, &c. being completed, some workmen
were employed in covering the same with tar; the pot which they
were using boiling over, the buildings took fire, and, in a very
short time, great part of the new premises was consumed. By the
exertions of two Irishmen in the employ of Captain Salter, and by
the timely arrival of Mr: Bothatit's engine, the fire was prevented
spreading further. Sevesal sows and pigs were destroyed. The
loss is estimated at upwards of :),301.
Friday morning, as a waggon belonging to Mr. Baron, of Badget,
Shropshire, drawn by five valuable horses, was going for coals, one
of them, a young colt, took fright on the road near the Gibbet.
lane turnpike, between WolverhaMpton and Bilston, and notwith-
stending the exertion of the waggoner, who held the fore horse un-
til his own life became endangered, leapt into the mouth of an old
coal pit near the road side, dragging the whole of the team after him,
by which they were all unfortunate), killed.
' A few days since, a lady from Teignmouth called at a milliner's
shop in Exeter, and purchased a dozen pair of French kid gloves,
which she ordered her footman to put into the carriage. She had
proceeded about two miles homewards, when they were seized by
an Excise officer, who also took possession of the carriage, and the
lady was obliged
.to return home in a post-chaise. Since which, the
husband of the lady has given security for ail the liable penalties,
on having the carriage delivered up, Anti! the settlement of the tt-
shress. He with much good temper observed, "it was all very
right.and if ladies would do such foolish tricks, they must abide
the consequences-"

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lig absent from town, and no order whatever „rtiehhirk