The National Register.
London, England, 1815-12-10 00:00:00

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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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A few days since, as-a lady. an& gentleman we're ‘eturning in a
chaise from Bolton to Fairfield, accompanied 1.): their son, four .
years of age, who was leaning on the door, it unfortunately flew
open; when he fell out, and the wheel gong over his breast,
caused his almost immediate death. •

• An inquest waq taken on the e6th ult. at- eromliall, Glouces-
tershire, on the body ofTbomas Till, late offtiorn bury, labourer.
aged 28, who was killed by the discharge of a spriag.gun laid
in a preserve, called Prestwood, on the preceeding morning.
The deceased was found lying dead, with a loaded gun in Ins
hand, and near to the spring-gun which had ierently been'dis.
charged Notice was affixed on boards, on the outside of the
wood, of spring guns being laid therein ; and no road had been •
used in the wood (which is extensive) fOr t > years oast. The
deceased has left a wife and two childien After a full investi.
Cation, a respectable jury found a verdict of Accidental Death.
QUEBEC, Oct. 17.—An alarming fire broke out about 1 1
o' dock on Fides, ruorning, either in the baking-houseaf Messrs. •
Irvine, M‘Naught, and Co. near Prisideville. or in an adjoin-
ing
stable, which consumed both these building... and thence
communicated to the Marine store of Mr. Atehony Anderson,
which was also laid in ashes, but not until the ,emoval of the
goods it contained, many of which were inju cd, and some de-
so ov ed ; so was also a dwelling-house belonging t • Mr. Ander-
son, opposite to his store,- which it was found necessa' y to de-
stroy, to prevent the spreading of the flames to a range of stores
and dwelling-house, belonging to Mesrs. Irvine and Co which,
had they not,been saved, would inevitably have involved in the
disaster a number of other stores and, dwelling houses belonging
to Messrs. Irvine and Co. which, had they not been saved,
would. inevitably have involved in the disaster a number of
other stoles kind dwelling-houses in the neighbourhood ; the . •
former cianaining property to incalculable aaount, parts-s
cul..rly barrack st res of not less value than 170,0001.
• II Morel!o a letter-carrier at the Brighton Post Office, has
undergone examination, oil the (barge of stealing a iOl. note
from a letter. It apreared, in the course of the evidence, that
Mr Pitt, of Lewes, remitted in September last, 4.201 to London,
one half with a 101. Bank of England note. The latter was not
acknowledged, and Mr. l'itt never heard more, until his corres-
pondent requested payment in Oct. last ; upon which applica-
- ton was made to Mr Freeling, and the number and date of the
iol. note, beiring also the initials of Mr I'. were forwarded to
the Bank. A few days ago, the identical to! note was paid in
at the Bank, and traced through various negociators to a Mrs.
Hauler, of Brighton, who received it (loin the father of this
letter-carrier. The witness established the fact ; and the evi-
dence, altogether, disclosed a painful propensity ofyouthfuldissi-
nation in the prisoner, who was fo:ly committed.
The public will hear, with much astonishment, that on Friday
vennight a portrait of Loyd Nelion was cart ied off from one of
the rooms of his monument on the Calton Hill, Edinburgh.
This was valuable, as having been one of a few executed at his
Lordship's expellee, and by him made in presents to some of his
()dicers after the battle of Copenhagen.
A Dutch galliot, laden with salt from Lisbon, was wrecked
on Friday afternoon, the Ist inst. off Barnstaple Bar : Captain
and crew saved. The Captain had just time, to secure his
.cloaths and papers, which were dispatched as soon as possible,
on shore, and placed in a situation secure from the reach of the
waves, but were soon stolen from thence by some inhabitants •
of a neighbouring village, who Hocked to the beach with bags,
&c. to secure some of the cargo, or any other thing they mi alit
chance to. meet with. The-Captain and crew are thus left in
the greatest thitrese. •
William Baker, of Lismacue, Esq. one of the most upright
MCP living, was savagely murdered alaiut five o'clock on Mon-
day evening,. in the middle ot Thomas-town demesne, on his
way Com the Sessions, where he had been, as he hail at all the
adjournments since their commencement, administering the
law with moderation and mercy ; the last judicial words of his
life were on the case of Margaret Hennessays; on which he
said, that " now the ends ofjustice were satisfied by the convic
tion, if the friends of the. unfortunate convict intended to make,
any application for Itoral mercy, he -would eheerfullv give his
!Tort l,'faro ta ' Of the [laiticula.rs of Mi.. bakes s mut,