The National Register.
London, England, 1823-01-06 00:00:00

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About six o'clock, on Monday morning, the dreams'
iliTi3l". ?"13".'4"4" Park, in De"nahire.degreeA excited in and about' the London
the seat of W. A. H. Arundel, Esq. has been thrown of alum was _
, Southwark. by it fire breaking out on the pre-
lim the greatest confusion, and the family into the utmost
mises of Mr. Anderson. who kept a tea and coffee- -
alarm, by a deed of revenge so diabolical in its nature.
Imuse opposite the Pitilanthropie Society. The fire raged
and so deliberate in its pereetratims, that langliaze is um
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• able to characterise it in fluting terms. 'll'he outlet-groom,
named John Bolt, aged 41, about two )ears ago, became v
London Insurance,l' Imperial, and a nember of other
enamoured of the nursery maid, Jane Jusslalid, since
winch time lie tuts repeatedly made her offm of mar. engines arrived, and played with all their force, nut.
rsege• , which she has invariably refused to listen to. On withstanding there was g plentiful supply of water. the
,„ house in less than two hours, was a heap 01,
COOSiliCraille property fell a prey to the devouring flainev.•
Ssolignodayo'cslieur2e2hi, alliliTwin•asthltedrol.'uevrer ovnersitliefilelltdhsehlylmtil
Another fire broke out on Sunday evening at six o'clodlt.
groom. Finding the service begun, they soon returued
in the house of Mr. Stiles, bottom Common, Ken-
together, and she went to the nursery, w hem shortly after
minium, the interior of which and the treater part of
the housemaid came to her with a message front Bolt,
the property were destroyol —Another fire broke 'ant
requesting her to speak with him his room ; this she
about two of on Monday now .in the antiwar
hesitated to do, until -he bail desiter: the butler to se-
ceenlm" her, as
she was afraid
what
John
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41e.— Mo. Childers. slopseller, lon, Upper East Smithfield.
e which cons„nuil the f„rnit„„ and fixturys of the shop,
They accordingly went together, and on entering the
mum, they found him, to all oppearance, so thonmahly and lunch other property. The firemen with buckets
,and pails! ',weeded ill confining the &nun to the lower •
esomposed. mastitis( a prayer book, that suspicion va-
waited near the part of the premises. nished. The butler having left then.,
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Barr, and in less than a quarter of au hour heard the sit, n
asOMST AT hleßeHterollt CAITLII.On rimer
call him (the butler) by tissue three times very rapidly; 'hernia's (the cods sit.) Merchiston Castle, in the vi.
he instantly burst into the room, lust not its time to pie.. civility of Edinburgh, the property of the Hon. Captain
rent the villain from astemming his murderous purpose; Napier. which is furnished, hnt atirresent o,,oeetrl;ed,
he had drawn a pistol leant under the bed-elothes, and was broke into 17 twoihieves, who had carefullifpieked
shot her apparently dead on the neat 1 The report of the . up a number of valuable articles, bite were luckily dim
pistol brought all the household 10 the room. wnere a oivered before they *fluid tarry them off. Mrr Yoh,
horrible scene was presented to their siew—the prior vie. lately a gunner in the navy, who ranks in tge.giag, at
tim was lying on the Aoor—her face dreasifullyminilated; the gate, and has charge of the castle, went down, about
cue eye entirely destroyed, and her right hand (which it : sin set, to see that all was secure. ..ceonling to commit,
appears she held up to guard her head) mangled in • when he ;owned that thieves either had been or were .
alriisilfol mantier—shree of the fingers being shot nearly ' in the house, sind finding nobody near scressischirn, he
off. The wretch, who was standing by, exhibited the . fearlessly proceeded in examine the premises. 111 limo.- :
ferocious. appearance of nocontrouled revenge; mid ill. i Mg through one of the somas, two fellows gprunv from
mead of heing appalled at the deed he had committed, he i opposite closets upon him, and got hint down. Mr. Y.
exclaimed, " I bone now I shall see the coil of herr held fllla or them fast. and festsonse time struggled with
end as soon as they hail lifted her tip front the fluor, lie I loth, until one of theist threatened to stab-bins Ho. •
added, " .et her die—l wish 1 hail soother pistol to I let go his hold in meek for some instrument of defence,
finish het I ' The monster Wing secured, the out ttttt 1113 le i when aloe fellows, finable themselves st liberty. made a
girl was immediately put to bed, and a servant dispatched
--,----- - 1 precipitate retreat, one of them leaving his hat and altars.
for medical aid, which arched in about go minutes; she I —Mr: Yule immediately lodged information with the
combined insensible for shout 10 or 1$ hours, and not I police, and au hour or two after two blackguards were
the Most distant lonic of her recovery was eillen-ined• . in custody, mid identified as the robbers. Tory were
The whole of the right site of her head, face, and 'leek. r; 4v liberated f bridewell a short time befeters• mid
;ended with wounds, and more than 4t) stints have been , situ Saturday were-banded over to the Sherif% for ertansi-
picked oust of the 'plastering of the moat. The weapon uation.
which he used was a large travelling pis 01, the barrel ,
about eight incites lott7, and having a tprinplagger of i p
12.2°TeSisiirrialoacYililligc.hidtesawlmolvel.goirfeeMi,l1;B:"ktisrLerivlif‘rtied: -
six inches in length, which els al-ei drawn. There is • ' ,en , !
was men unto and oiligued. Mrs. Pitt had attended '
reason to believe that he had berme threatened her, from
the evening service at Chrisi Church, and on her remery
her requesting she attendance of the boiler, and other cir.
allioreenitedaooleirti: eight
fitz.ewliock, iiwsalise eg.
jitdsierativerair
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the
inpenthe he
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Count:men which have since transpired. Di ' g the
einietice of Mr. A. from Litton Park, sonic time ago,
Slicalarmol some of the neiehlemrs, who gut over the
there being a trillissa alarm of thieves, the steward loaded
garden wall, approached the house, and fu I the back
the above and a double-turrelled pistol; and after a few
door open. Us getting into the house every thing Was
days, the circumstance being forgone'', they were mg-
intsoar:i luee. A small box, which was kept is. the per-
k:me:l to be discharged. The villain took a:vantage of
Isar, which contained -a cprasttiry of plate, amidst,
this neglect, and thawing the charge (loin the dostille.
bloke open, and the contents stolen. AN the linewond
barrel, lie eddeal their momenta to that of the travelling
bed furniture were packed up in boodles, aud4ay Milts
pistol. Ti,. amiable family its which this occurrence has .
passage, she thieves being disturbed.
happened, are inconsolable at the kiss Ow such, it its
feared, will be the teem) of a faithful and respected see DIATIIVIIOM Till EFF.ICT/ter COLD AIMPOIreefT3, '
cant, who has lived with silent about ten years, on whom. Oil .-I'llesi'ill evening au "'quest was held before Tlifiev. •
they never cast an angry look, and who was a great fa. Stirling, Eiq coroner, at the Portman Angry. New •
votirite with the other servants, some of whom have been Bois'. on the holy. of Autobain Pewter, aged 68 so.rer, -
inmates of lawn Park for about au years. the prisoner a stable-matt, in the employ of Francis Lynn, Esq. of
was cone ttt itt eel to Devout come), gaol on Nlontlay, sod Gloucester Place, whose, death. was nee actin& by the
since his confinement has apposes; to relent. As so se on intense cold. MHr.J. H. Marton, of Upper Monterewe. •
as the poor girl because sensible, she New Road, surxemo stated, that he attended the gave twine partite- . street,. . •
Imhof the circumstance, in presence of W. A. IL. Arun- , deceased some time since: lie [wend him in a depinrablu
del, Esq. and three medical gentlemen. ! weak state ; the witness prescribed medicines. Ste..lor '
him, and supplied hint with medicine gratis t he waif in
RIOT AT Hiross.-011 Christmas Day. a priests of . reduced till he sppeared not able to work, and heist.' -
the lit Dragoon Guards, of the name of Walker: who he was totally unable to supply himself with the tau. '
was drinking at the Eynon Arms, steer the barracks, moo necessaries of life, or with the nntricions food
quarrelled with some Irishmen; both wallies were shut which was ordered him by the witness. His death was
sive. end the soldier was anxious to fight. Another , occasioned liv asthma asid intense swiering from cold, .
soldier, a recruit of the name of Bell, interfered, to pre- F. Lynes, Eas. stated. the deureasoi looked after his •
, vent his comrade from fight*, soul was knocked down bowies. and slept in a hay loft in rimer the &tablets his
and much injured. Several other dragoons, attracted to appeared in a decl ' g state. Tote whiten daily tent '
the spot, entered the house, and in resenting the attack hum gruel end pudding. as he knew he wag in a very
oit their comrade, unlipuitiately mistook she man, mid dangerous slate of illness for mine days before his dant.
brat a person perfectly innocent very severely with sticks, It was thw wolww..s iflialisi,,,, en lease him restored ig.
—ln the mean nate the landlady sent to the barracks, 1, the workhouse, hut the digeopyi 62.11,1 iviihrill.6o gatagin .
when a corp mwills oral's guard, ared carbines and fixed where he was until he beard film the assinal. ea •
bayonets arrived. The house was then cleared of the I died out Saturday evening. about Ave o'clock. James -
company, and the doors closed. Tne womb increased Waugh. groom to Mr. Wheeler, of Gloucester Pliee, -
in the street; the corporal- and guard were pelted with I stated; lie had known the unfortunate deceased; he re-
sumes, owl a in to of the itaine of Preston, with a p sided in the mews. wring no other place to reside in,
wooden ham,. to which me iron hook was attached, and since thscold weather has td in he artificially &Merl
struck one of the soldiers a very severe blow. He was j• witness's triable. and sat by the fire; he haul a bedstead •
takers into custody, and lodged in the guanl.house. Cur. in his own stable. The unfortunate deceased said • lie
net Marlin, with a mounted guard arrived, who it is had only a few shillings per week, and be often cool.
said, forced their way into several hones in search of plalned it was tint enough to Nippon. hint. The Jury •
the rioters, and took st vi.ral persons into custody. 'Die minuted a verdict of " Died of sit 'asthma. mid Ina
prisoners were examine,' before the sitting magistrates death was accelerated by want of proper attentiutional i
on 'Thursday and Friday last, whcn Preston was dis-
nourishment."
charged on aecputit of the punishment he had wen ed;
but a man of the name of tiowcoek, and two them T. .Ilrepcilv._ .4 horrible eues"ati°" 'hes. been cum.
. _ . ... .. . .. . .. - .. - --'rule 'I Helene'.

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Betty and Joseph Tootall, were held to bail for ilte act.
S2l/118. A soldier, of the name of Niursay, We since
been held to bail for the assault on Wilde, toe innocent
111311 who was mistaken for one of the per•nns who hed
attacked the recrini. lie 11/1.16 bailed by Nlajor 'rustier,
who afforded the ionnibles of Hulore et wry facility to
investigating the I )))) hie% and who -on Suuday ordered
the troops on parole, will a view to the ideritilyina of
any soldier who might be charged with bating acted
improperly.
MECHANICAL Hoastt.JAClso.—Mr. 3011211 Allyn,
of Pviiicilick, near Edii.borgli, has constructed a curious
...chine, which impels two horses round a circle. The
ahitude,

mined at Brine, a pretty In. _ town between
slop and Rotterdam. Au inhabitant of that town,
having dainetl a prize in the lottery, proposed to his wile
to ask a smith, their neighbour, to supper. While
they were at their repast, the citizen sequsiirted his
guest with his gooti.fintutie ; the latter loom left him
The patrol of a Swiss regiment passim; by, found the
street dour open; on which-tile olficer commanding it
want in, and stumbled over a dead body. Racing his
men at the door, he went into the hoes., and found the
lather, an the mother, and their two dangliters.' as.
isssinated. and a child concealed Mid!, a press. The
chill said that some black people whom he did not
know had communed the crime. One of the soldier's

Mosel and fulcra have the exact and apparently
all the animated Winn of a well-contested horse-
race ; and bave this necessary characteristic, that even
the maker of the nt•tchine cannot say which bone will
gain. ‘Vith a little inure trouble it ought occasionally
be convened into a fox-hunt, by affistng the smeltery
oppeod‘ges of ikuutsoaso sod hounds..

%Marts log that a smith lived oppositr, the olii:er of rho
patrol went to I ; and the mowers he received tu his
quest• concerning his suspicions, he 'fretted him ; it:
Wit infiva minutes he confessed that he hid
_it:4 got
bue4 when-he mental. to his neishhottes with hie
esemsymen and his maid 'newt.: with hose aid he
aselmitaatecl the venom wino had teemed !shush amicably

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