The National Register.
London, England, 1809-11-12 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.'

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sheep, the property of Mr. John Jarret, butcher, who, by offer-
ing a reward of 30 guineas, brought to light an infamous depre-
dator, named Tickner, who was apprehended in a small house
adjoining St. Faith's Green, with two legs of a sheep salted
down. the greatest part of the caul, and a considerable quantity
of mutton fat melted down in crocks.

An extraordinary preservation front destruction.—About three
weeks oinee, as a servant of Mr. R. Turner, farmer, of Stanford-
le-Hope, in the county of Essex, was riding a horse belonging
to his master, in a field at West Thurrock, in the same county,
the animal shyed at something in the way, and backing with
his rider, fell into an old well in the field, which had not been
sufficiently closed, and was only covered with bushes. In his
fall, he, of course, went down backwards, with the servant
upon his back. To the astonishment of every person who saw
the circumstance, the young man, with great agility, cleared
his feet from the stirrups, climbed upwards, by means of the
horse's head,. and got out of the well unhurt. The horse was
so terribly bruised, and at the same time so completely wedged
into the well, that it was impossible to get him out alive, ►e
was left there, and the well filled up over him.

SHOCKING 011TRA G C.—We have the painful duty to record
a very aggravated and brutal outrage. Mr. and Mrs. Townsley,
of the Crown Inn, Leeds, having spent the evening with a friend,
were returning home about eleven o'clock in the evening of Sun-
day sennight, when they were met near Nether Mills, and at-
tacked by. three men, who instantly knocked them both down,
and one of Mrs. Townsley's legs was fractured by the fall; her
husband hastened to afford her assistance, but this these ruffians
were determined to prevent, and by most horrid imprecations
and threats of murder. obliged him to leave bis wife in their
hands. He immediately hastened to the house of a friend for
assistance, and during the short absence, these miscreants treated
this tortured and helpless woman in a manner equally offensive
to delicacy and humanity, and effected their escape before her
husband was able to arrive with proper assistance. Mrs Towni-
ley was conveyed with all possible care to her own house, and
the must able surgical aid was immediately procured. We un-
derstand her leg was so dreadfully fractured, that the profes-
sional gentleman who attended her reamannended immediate am-
putation as the the only probable means of saving her life. This
operation she has hitherto declined to submit to, and she now •
lies in a state of extreme danger. John Knowles, one of the
persons charged with being concerned in this cruel outrage, wai
apprehended on Monday se'onight.
The examination took place before a Magistrate on the same
day. It appeared from the evidence then adduced, that Mr.
• and Mrs Tow nsley had been spending the evening at Mr. Ken-
dal's, the Turk's Head Lou, at the Bank, had that the Prisoner
came to the same house, and persisted in intruding into their
party ; a scuffle in consequence took place between him and the
son-in-law of Townley, and Mrs. Townsley interfering in fa-
vour of the latter, tore the ruffle of the Prisoner's shirt, at which
he expressed great resentment, and soon after left the house,
with two men who had come in with him, and whoappeared to
be of his party. This was about ten o'clock at night.
The Prisoner denied all knowledge of the assault, and said be
was at his own house in Hunsiet-lane, a few minutes after eleven

o'clock, but he called no evidence in support of this allegation.
The Prisoner was committed to the Borough Gaol.

Cattle Life Insurance Company, Instituted 1809. Capital 580.0001. Office,
Skinner-street. West Sinitheeirl,London.—The Directors beg have to inform
the Public, that the Office for transacting the general business of the Company
is now open, where printed Proposals, containing the. Premiums and Conditions
of Insurance, will be delivered to such persons as apply for them. The capi-
tal of the Company is divided into shares of Afty.pounds mach, proprietors of
which will have a vote at the general courts for every Ave Shares they may hold ;
but no proprietor will be iutitled 10 more than ten votes. -Ten per cent. on each
share is to be paid fur when called for by the Directors, and no more will be
required unless found absolutely necessary.
Applications have been. _very nurnereus,fren all parts of the kingdom, but
the many considerations requisite to this willertaking, have prevented the Di-
rectors from giving answers to every. applicant : arrangements are, however,
making to give replies as 'speedily as possibleorrThere are yet vacancies for
agents; for which, country baniters, stewards of noblemen and gentlemen, add
farmers of respectability, will* preferred : bot no person can he appointed an
agent. males he bold Ave stares at least, and give. security to the trustees, as
wall as reference to some person in Louriou..--Some shares will be reserved for
country Scntleinea, owners and breeders of Cattle. farmers graziers, and others,
who may be disposed
.to countonnnce this Institution, by causing their Live
Stock to be Insured by the Cinnpas . A deposit of two:per rent. only has bore
called foroa each share, and paid to Messrs, Smith, Pant-, and Smith, Man-
siou House-street, or Messrs. Hainmersleys and Co. Pall-Mall, hookers to the
Company. Country geutleinen, if proprietors, will be appointed honorary
Directors in their roipective districts.—The Directors request, that application
made to them by letter, be adaiesved at their office, and post-paid.--Novelli•
her tot. Ipll9.

By Order of the Dimon, Wia. Bayne, Ones Cies*.

A correspondent partictdarly recommends the transplanting
Lucern the beginning of this month. lie states the best distance
to be a square foot asunder ; and in the latter end of February
or in March, to give the crop a top-dressing with long muck, or
earlier with a composition of animal manure, cinder ashes and
clay.