The National Register.
London, England, 1815-04-30 00:00:00

ACCIDNI'S AND OFFENCES,

A melancholy instance a selftlestruction occurred at Clifton,
Saturd.ty se:night. A gentleman, named Stuart, from Bath, was
funnel on the decrivity, of the hill leading from the river to the turn-
piKe, quite dead, ha vin2 discharged a pistol kill through his head.
The deceased had left his house at Bath the preceding day, and on
his arrival at Clifton. wrote to his Wife, that " before the reeeipt cif
the letter she would be a widow;" in consequence of which a ser-
vant was dispatched to Clifton, but before his arrival the nnfortu
nate man had precipitated himself into eternityb—Coroner's verdict,
Insanity—The deceased was in independent circumstances, of an
amiable disposition ; and the sad act was the consequence of taking
some violent medicines, disordering his head.

A melauchOlY occurrence took place soon after the Lord Wel
lington had left Shoreham harbour, between eleven and twelve
o'clock Saturday night. Four &lota, and two of their friends, who
WM: on board, in descending from the packet into their boat,
which was alongside to receive them, incautiously brought their
whole weight to press on one side of the skiff, and which instantly
upset it, when, dreadful to relate, five of the six nun, in defiance
of all efforts to preserve them, were drowned.
The violent storm of thunder and lightning on Thuraday, the 13th
inst. Wag succeeded next day by a terrible gale at sea, which has
(Tone much mischief on many parts of the Eastern coast, --The Leeds
Inteliigencer of Monday last says, " On Friday last, great alarm
was excited on the East coast, by a most dreadfid storm arising ins'
as the fishermen were approaching the shore; not a eable-reached
the destined haven, and all on board were lost. From Staines, near
11'haby, tZ7 fishermen perished, many of whom have left large fami- '
lies; besides these, several from Whitby, Scarborough, 6:e. met '
a like untimely fate. Several vessels were, at the samg time,
wrecked, and other damage sustained."
A young man, named Stapleton, a waiter out of place, went into
the Menagerie, Exeter 'Change, on Wednesday evening, to see the
wild beasts. The keeper cautioned him not to approach near the
cage, but in defiance of all remonstrance, he ['mist his hand through
the bars of the cage, containing a fine leopard. The animal thus
annoyed, seized the unfortunate man by the arm, which he lacerated
in a snacking manner from the elbow down to the fingers' ends.
Lie flesh laid bate. He was sent to Bartholomew Hospital.
The Nottingham Paper says—" The depressed state of trade in this
town, Ive are sorry to say, has again thrown a number of operative ma-
n,iiiscinrers sot of employment. A placard was shirt: op on the out-
s,..ris of the town un edutsday, inviting a general wetting, of those oat

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of employ, in consequence of which n number of workmen assembled on
)utton Lees in the evening, and from thence proceeded into the mar.
ket.pleice. The generality of them conducted themselves very peace.
ably ; but some disorderly characters, consistii.g. chiefly of boys, took
advantage of the circumstance, and broke the windows of several bakers
in the town. On the appearance, however, of a panty of dragoons fr(ro
the barracks, the whole dispersed without committing anyliturther 11111.
chief. Two boys, we understand, were taken into custody."

131 RIFE.

The Right Hon. Lady George Bereaford, of a daugh!er.
At Calcutta on the v. Ith of October last, the Lady of Arthur f!Jgue,
Esq. of a colt and heir.

DIED.
At Lichon, the celebrated Engraver, Bartolozzi; he was born at Fla•
rence in 1713.

On Monday, Bryan Crowther, Esq. late of Boswell-court, Carey.
steel, surgeon to Bethlem and Bridewell
On Monday tie 17th inst. at her cottage, in /16Ckinchamshire, in the
Btst year of her age, Mrs. Jane Curtis, relict of John Curtis, a day
hourer. The gratitude of that good woman ought to be recorded. A
few days previous to her dissolution she sold her cottage and some acres
of hind for 3001. which she left h her will to a clergyman in Hany.
shire, whose judicious advice and kind admonitions had greatly trued
to the benefit of her family. Iler two daughte-es, the one marr;ed to a
gentleman of fortune, the other to a gentleman farmer in Northampton.
shire, had offered to settle on the clergyman 1001. per annum during :114
life, which he refused, and therefore the old lady said ►hat she could do
nu less than leave him that sum.

LADIES' RIDING HABITS, either plain or richly ornamented,
made in the most eleolit and fashionable fiirms by experienced rues:,
►t•ho work on no other garments, which nosy be seen malit►g to the va.
nious order; of Ladies of Distinction, in beautiful new and engaging
colours of his own dying, and being the manufacturer of Oleo), he Is
consequently thereby enabled to charge the Habits much lower "tl►aa
can he made at any other house ; likewise manufactures all description
of WOOLLEN CLOTHS for Ladi-s' Habits, Pelisses, Dresses, SI awls,
&c. in the greatest variety, and sold in any (remit), for those I tirpuses.
Scotch Plaids, and real Welch Flannels; TABU: COVES every
size in superb variegated new designs of his own forming, and never ha.
fore submitted to the Public.—G. FOX, 28, King- street, Covent-garden,
—N. B. Leslie's' Chaise Coats, Children's Clothes, a►d Servauts'
ve►ics un the lowest Terms.