The National Register.
London, England, 1815-01-22 00:00:00

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THE NATIONAL REMSTER..

Alr i bd. for the prosecution, stated th it lie had several other
chorg. to ..bulb for%‘o:d itiAiii%t the captain, in consequence of
t,,e farther proceeding. were postponed to a foliate day,
route respectable persons becoming responsible for the appearance
4i the captain.

Thursday forenoon an inquest was held at the Sir
Percival Street, before Geo. Hodgkiin
on a view-of the body of Richard Litky, a hoy 5 ye;
old, in Fremantle-court. Mr. Hazil, who lives at
zuid, that en Tuesday, he saw the deceased run aero:
bla:e : he v.xtit to its assistance, and extinguished
the child was so dreadfully scorched us to cause its
—Verdict, accineutal death.

Wednesday musing, between one and two Welty,
file broke cut in the premises of Mr. Smith, leathei
back pint of Cocklane, Smithfield, m Welt burned i
rapid manner, and soon communicating to the a
created much alatm, the premises in that neighlioto
principally of old wooden buildings. Fortunately,
val the various engines from the ditlerent fir—oftiet,
ravages extending to any gkeat distance ; five houses
entirely destroyed, with neatly the whole of their
1)4 no lives were lost.

A theadfid fire broke out on Wednesday on the
llig2s, straw-bonnet vi at-choose, St. Pmil's (Amp
totally ile,trned that and an adjoining lions e, and pi
others. We are sorry to relate that two of the eliddru
tinh.ippdy perished in the flames, and that none of his
insured.

A daring attempt at robbery and murder was made
the nth inst. in the neighbourhood of Batcombe,
which was frustrated by the determined courage of
was stopped. As W. Mullins, butcher, was riding to
men rushed from the wood adjoining the road near Bi
and on demanding his money or his life, he alighted
and ituweiliatc ly at tacked his assailants : the fii
down, and jumped on his body two or three times,
pletely disable him ; the second, who was found cui
bridle, lie brought to the ground also ; when a third
with a cutlas and commenced a spirited attack GB the
notwithstanding the severe wounds and bruises be rec.!
geously beat hint otr, mounted his'horse,.and returned
A labourer employed at Messrs.Laugmead's brewery
fell into a vat of boilitig liquor, on the the Uth
nearly three minutes before be could be got out;
short time after.

A most melancholy accident happened at Lanthri,
on Tuesday se'nniglit. Mr. Cross, twiner. having
piece to a neighbour, who returned it without draw
his son, a fine boy about twelve years of age, not
loaded, presented it at his mother, and drew the
fortunately only snapped ; he playfully repeater
of the family ; but on presenting it to the maid sere,
and Imtzed the whole cl►a+gc in her head ; she lingered
and then 'expired.
On the 17 th inst. a shocking accident occurred in
on board a ship, Inrincily his Majesty's sht►e Bristoi
in the Pool to be ripped up. As the HIM sen
cap,and, the rope broke. by which accident, one had
one his skull frartured, another broke a collar bow
others eti lacerated.

Sainrday sennight, as Mr. Pocock, cutler, of W
returning from Castle Cary, Le was thrown tiom his
quarter of a tulle of the former place, anti recei•
gontusion, that it occasioned Lis death in a few hours
A travelling tinker, of the name of Smith, was
wet k to Ipswich gaoi, by Sir E. Lacon, fur steal
Upon being asked by the Magistrate what excuse he ,
his conduct ? He 'tidied, with the greatest sangfroid•
good-ene, for he was sure Isis Worship would acksic
was much pleasanter to ride at this season of the year
On Sunday afternoon, as a lad of the name of Geoi
sliding about on the ire of a pond near Hillingdon Gi
ly gave way, ard he was precipitated into the wate,
could not be extricated for souse time, and on griti•
water, every eflort to restore animation proved int'
was extinct.

Sa'tirday, an Trquest was held on the bodies of
who were killed at Mount Moor colliery that morning
that as eight persons weie ascending the pit, the elm
the rope, by which Robert, Stewart, and William
brothers ; William Davidson and Thomas Smith were
to the bottom of the shaft and killed on the spot,
escaped death by having hold of the rope above the
accident was merely fortuitous, anti no blame whatew
any of the manq,crs of the