The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-29 00:00:00

NATIONAL REGISTER

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Olt Saturday evening, as one of the Reading coaches
was proceeding to town, it came in contact with a chaise
cart at Knightsbridge, opposite the Life G1.171111S barracks,
the violence of which overturned the chaise-cart, in
winch was the landlord of the Marquis of .Granby
public-6(15e, and a person named Williams, who both
received very severe ColltUbilMS, m consequence of rate
of the wheels passing over them. They were conveyed
F cote insensible, and now lie in a very precarious state.
About an hour after the above accident took place, the
leadttrs of one of Limpus's Isleworth stages took fright
near St. Georv's Hospital, and rail with unceasing vio-
lence down the road. The swaying of the coach, on
which were seven persons and four inside, was truly
terrific. All attempts to slop them were unavailing,
mint another chaise cart, standing exactly opposite
where the former accident took place, locked in the fore
wheel of the stage, and by that means the horses stop-
ped. The passengers, who had very prudently kept their
seats, jumped off, but received very little injury in so
doing. The coach soou after started, but several of the
persons refused to proceed further with it.
FlRE—Wavping was thrown imp considerable alarm
on Monday night about six o'clock, by a fire breaking
out on the extensive premises of Mr. Dent, shipchand-
ler, in llermitalm.street, which at first threatened great
destruction : it broke nut in the warehouse, but by what
means cannot be ascertained ; it soon spread to a quantity
of oakum, which took fire, and burnt with great ra-
pidity ; the dexterity and exertion of the neighbours,
who soon threw the whole property into the stree•, saved
the premises trout being burnt to the ground by the
raging element ; five minutes more, and it would have
gone beyond their power. The Aldgate parish engine,
the Imperial, Royal Exchange, and Phoenix, soon
arrived ; hut we are happy to say, their aid Was dISIMISed
with, and that the injury was confilied to the property
only ; except that of Mr. Mills, a publican in the same
street, who fell over one of the fiery butulles of oakum
and hurt his head severely.

SHOCKING OCCURRE6NCE.-011 Thursday last David
Claim, a private belongilig to a detachment of the 3d
Magoon Guards, stationed at Carlisle, pot a period to
his existence at Hexham. The following are the circuit)•
stamms attending this melancholy transaction f—lt ap-
pears that Clator had lately in riled a young woman of
Carlile, to whom lie was passionately attached ; she,
however, ;unit before and alter her marriage, had been
in the habit of corresponding with another man, in the
neialthourhood of Carlisle. This circumstance, it is
beliesed, coining to the knowledge of Clator, he became
extremely jealous, and greatly disturbed in mind ; his
wife, in toe mean titne, having availed herself of the
pioteciton of her mother, who resided at Hexham, went
so live with her, declaring [that she could no longer
remain with her husband. Claim now determined to
pioceed to Ilexhant and demand his wile, with a fixed
resolution, is case of a refusal, to shoot either her or
himstlf, or both ; with which intent he carried with
hint two loathal pistols. 0:1 arriving at her mother's he
met with the refusal lie had anticipated, his wife rest>-
. lately persisting in having no fulfiller communication
with him. His leave of amence being naw expired, and
and being in a state of the utmost distraction of mitid
at his wile's conduct, he destroyed himself with one 01
the pistols which he had unfortunately brought with
him for that purpose.
The Tyne Mercury says—" The keel men of the Tyne
continue to hillow weir occupations as usual, amid there
appears little danger of a relapse. There is a large strain
boat of a 34 horse power at present building at Howdon
Taus, fur the put pose of giving greater facility to the
In-tiling of ships of great burden without the assistance
of keels, by towing vessels op and down the river. We
understand the keeltucti have beeu taking the opinion
of counsel as to the spouts being a nuisance to the na-
vigation of the river, and Mr. Brougham, it is stated,
has given them so much encouragement, that they are
determined to set apart weekly a small portion of their
earnings in order to raise a fund, that they may try the
question at the next sessions."
A melancholy Aliin happened at Leicester, on Mon-
day aftesllo./11. Six boys, on their return from school,
went to slide on a pond near the infirmary, when the
ce broke and let them all in, and lour of the number
were drowned.
Thursday morning last, two men left a box at Simp'
son's coach-ollice, Rochester, to he forwarded to Lou
dim. Mr. Aldersly, 01 Suomi, who was present at the
time, having before observed the same persons at S rood,
susi.ected something improper, and called in au excise-
man, who was passing, aoil communicated his suspi-
cions, that the box curtained contraband goods; it w,:s
accordingly opened, when the body of a matt was ex-
posed to view. Tile t ircunixtalice being made known,
many persons soon collecten round the office, and one
of them thought it was the body of his father, who had
been buried iii Strom' church-yard no the preceding day.
It was accordingly taken to Roches er workhouse, when
it proved to be the body of 'Will lam Ileor tigum, en aged
man, many years servant to die late Mr. Hog,hurst, of
Strixxl, he body was re.interred on Friday, the orate
having been deepened ten feet. Three men, suspected
of the rubbery were in the meantime taken into custody
at Gravesend. They were tiavelling in a light cart with
a good horse, and had tools, such as a and pickax,
and a wrapper similar to the tune the 4, dy was shrouded
in. They underwent an exauuivauoit t u Friday, at Ito•
cuester, and were remanded.
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A few evenings ago, a root women, and her son,
ten years or age proceeded in the sunlit troth Church
Strewth nviiket towards their home al Pro'savior,
Shropshire, a distance of Munn four miles, but the ‘iii-
letice 01 the tempos( was so great, and their fatigue so
etre, ssive, that when willllll about rite hundred prds or
their own lions-, they suck under the accunitilatilig
ditticulties of their johrtiey. The shrieks of the whir
w All were heard ity a cottager, shit wont to her as-
s‘talice, and she was witii difficulty reetti (Jed ; the Inner
troy was tone dea•l and t..vo cooph• of Inv‘ is witch
were by turn were alwr d‘ad, and euverd with Lad.

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Ditatst• FooTeAns.---On I Viday sennight, as Mr
John Jackson, a pig jobber, -ho lodges at the house
of Mr. Radinile, gamekeeper, in Wilthuore Fen,
Lincolnshire, was rooming on horseback front
Tattershall market, and had arrived within a shrt dis-
tance of his house, he was attacked, so early in the
evening as a little before six o'clock, at the descent of
Frogliall bridge, by three men on foot, who must base
been purposely waiting for hint at the spot. Two of
them made a catch at his bridle, whi•:11 be, with great
courage, dexterously warded off by a vigorous use of tha
butt end of hit whip, whereby, he so quickly knocked
down one, and smutted the other, as to frustrate their
attempt to stop him. %Vitae .\ir. Green was thus ac-
tively and closely engaged with two of the villains, the
third aimed a blow at his head with a thick stick or
bludgeon, which caused the blood to flow profusely front
his face. lie then, clapping spurs to his little spirited
horse, made his slay with all the ►peed he Ipossibly
could, though a piece of road so extremely bad as to he
almost impassable evert by day-light : and was enabled
most mosideutially to effcct his escape from the stalent
hands and diabolical designs of these three desperate as-

sailatits.
Sunday evening last, some daring villain entered the
•table of Mr. Newton, farmer, near Market 1./telling,
Lincolnshire, at the early hour of eight o'clock, and stole
thereout his nag mare, with which the villain rode off
in view of the man servant, whom he threatened to shoot
if he made any disturbance ; and his threat so alarmed
the man, that he dared nut pursue the thief. In the
course of half an hour. the mare returned all over dirt ;
it is supposed she threW the rider, and by that means
got away from hint. The servant, hearing her in the
yard, went out and replaced her in the statute ; bat yet
strange to relate, she was again stolen by nine o'clock.
when Mr. Newton coming home, missed the mare, and
immediately pursued the rubber. It is suppojsed that he
was close at the villain's heels, ae the mare was left tied
to a hedge about a mile from the premises. Mr. Newton,
replaced her in the stable, and kept watch against fur-
ther attempts during the night.
A horse, the property of the company of proprietors of
the Mersey and Irwell navigation, was lately freed from
further !ahem, and sent to graze away the remnant of
his d-. 11. On IVednesday week this faithful servant
died, at an age which has seldom been recorded of a
horse : he was in his 62e1 year.

'lnc premises at Chard, in which the very large wool-
len cloth factory has for many sears been carried on, but
which have been lately abandoned in consequence of the
general decay of that important branch of trade in the
West of England, have been taken by some manufac-
turers of parent lace. Upwards of 1,300 hands are to
be itainteniately employed in this concern, which has
been undertaken by some of the persons now or lately
connected with a similar establishment at Tiverton. A
steam-engine and gas apparatus are erecting on the pre..
mists, the latter bring for the purpose of furnishing gas,
through the pure flame of which the lace is rapidly
passed, for divesting it of its downy filaments. The net
is subsequently sent to France, where it receives a rich
and elegant improvement, by the addition of a curiously
wronzlit foliage and flowers, and is then returned to this
country, iti which, notwithstanding thiselaborate course,
it amply realizes the hopes contemplated by the ingenious
patentees. The utmost expedition is using in fitting up
tile complicated machinery requisite to this undertaking.
and the most scrupulous regard is observed in the regu-
lations& the workpeople, to prevent any COIIIIIIIUIIIC3IIOII
by which the processes of the manufacture are to be
conducted.
DRS'ACCTION OP LoNG's lIOTEIL..-.-This splendid
resort of the /user ran was consumed by fire on Saturday
morning. In what manner the fire originated is not
exactly known, but it broke out in one of the servants'
roottis,at the upper part of the house, about two o'clock,
and so rapid was the comet ttttt ication of the devouring
element, that all attempts on the part of the inmates to
check its prowess were ineffectual, and in a short time
the whole tit the attic was in flames. Tne timely arrival
of e igints, and spirited exertions of the firemen pre.
vented its spreading to the adjoining houses, and in a
much shorter time titan would have been expected the
fire was subdued ; but not until it had consumed all the
interior, excepting the ground flair and cellars. Coss.
siderable property was saved, and we are happy to stale
that no lives were lost. All the exterior wails are stand-
; and they present a curious appearance from the
water having frozen on the surface, and formed several
INUNDATION.—O! Wednesday night, or rather on
Thursday morning, about one o'clock, the residents in
a house in Mortimer street, Cavendish-square, were tonal
seriously alarmed in a very singular lU3IIIIC r. These
persons retired to rest late at night, and they had no
long been in bed before they were.alarined by a strange
noise over their heads in the shore st-irs rooms, and
presently water began rapidly drop. ing through the
ceiling, &c. upon them. The butler instantly arose,
and ott opening the door perceived torrents of water
running in every direction towards him ; not knowing
what to make of this extraordinary alarm, and supposing
the house was 011 fire, and the engines were in lull play,
he rushed into the room, and snatching his wife in his
arms he rail down stairs, butt in his progress found no
lire lie opened the street door and called the watch,
who with several other persons entered the house, and
I d all the up stairs monis full of water, and tin ex
amitialion they ascertained it proceeded f a cistetn
at the top of the house, which was left unlocked, and
cumsequently rushed out, and with great violence forced
its wry throtigq the toot into the trionas. Part of the
fort ttttt re was destroyed, but no Maher injury appeared
to base been dine.
A young woman in the parish of Middlebie, I)tim.
friessitire, has the lotiowitte; relations, all !using, with
their faculties quite entire, amid cap dine of attending to
their several employments, t. witty, two peat grand-
fathers, two gteat gramlitiothert, two grandfathers, two
r,itt.l lnert, a stepfather and s.eputiother, and a lather
and minim.