The National Register.
London, England, 1822-10-13 00:00:00

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On Wedneilly lasi, as a radon* was paneitig
sear Knightsbridge Mope! with • spirited horse in his gig. a
youth was crossing the road, the genitors& called oat, aid
checked the Loran's reins, which instead of impeding the pro-
gress of the horse be rushed ou with greater rapidity. The
lad was knocked down and the wheel went over bin body, and,
strange to tell, without any materiel injury. The animal was
secured by lbe bystaaders, but his fury could not be abated
emit he had literally kicked die gig to pieces.—On the very
same spot, about Moe o'clock in the evening, a geutientan's
servant was slighting from the box of a chariot, and stepped
on a slanting striae, which occasioned Lim to slip a few inches,
by which his leg was fractured • little above the ankle. He
was taken to St. Veurge's Hospital, where every &Heathen was
paid him, mad Le is in a fair way of recovery.
A young girl, named Moffatt, residing with her
friends in Paluteen.village, Westminster, WAY 10 blll,lll
been married to a young trademnsie oo Mietraehods days
The young mien bad taken apartments, parchasciii
Milne, and carried every other necessary amusement
into elect, so that nothing remained but the ceremony
itself. On Ike very day the iuteuded brides was seised
with violent illness, which was soon ascertained to be a
relapse of a pleerisy she caught at Horsham atrum three
yearsfjago ; physicians were procured, and seeder their
care sue lingered moil Tuesday mongog last, when ski
died, to the great grief of her parents and loudly M.
tached lover.

MILAPICHIPLYACCIDICNT,A distressing accident
occurred oil Erith, oa Sumlay anemias last. ♦ Grimaced

passage-boat, on her voyage to London, dur lig a heavy gale
of wind, was run foul of by a entail sailing boat, with three
mem on board, and the top-mast of the latter coming is conetht
with the boom of the former, she immediately upshot and saak.
—Every assistance was promptly given by the crew aid pmw
'roger. of the Gravesend boat, and, by great exertions pn
their pint, they saved one nom, a second was picked op by
another boat, but the third unfortunately soak to rise no more.
The passion of De Luc, the natural philosopher,
for music, was so predominant in his latter days, that a piemo
was placed by his bed side, oa which his daughter played great
part of the day. The evening of his death, seeing her father
ready to sink into a slumber, she asked him--" Shall I play any
more?"—•• Keep playing," said he, " keep plajirig." He
slept, but woke no mere !
PRESTON THEATUE.—Mr. DeCarnp, who rented
the theatre at Preston daring the late gelid, has bma. like
malty other persons, grievously disappointed in his hspes of
profit at that festival. The Omelet cloiod on the ESA edt. sad
in the course of that day the sheriff's Miters seised die seeniry
and other effects for rent due to the Proprietors. After the
play, hie. De Camp made his appearance on the stage, and ad-
, d d the audience on the subject with • good deal of warmth.
He stated that be had been induced, by the representations of
the proprietors as to the Mincer in which the theatre was likely
to be attended, to accede to their terms, via. to pay SOM. for
the theatre during the guild ; but instead of making say prOfit,
he bad lost 4001. besides lb* rest. Yet ender those circum-
stances the proprietors bad refused to allow him any time for
payment, sad had seized his property without giving bins tiny
previous notice.
A tew days since, two officers, ranking high in
the army. having frequently seen a couple of pretty milliners In
a shop at Harrowgate. the daughters of respectable tradesmen.
persuaded them to take a trip to Doncaster races: the parties
assembled there, and from theme they proceeded with all expe-
dition to London. The alarm being given. the father atonement
her brother instantly posted alter them, and on rewiring the me-
tropolis, made application to the police. and a genteel sesta
commenced. Fortunately, as the tither and a pollee officer woe
sitting at the window of a hotel at the west end of the sewn they
SOW tile two runaway females, elegantly attired. pass the house.
They. were immediately secured; and after many tears and ein-
treatwa to remain, were safely brought home. One of the Accra
is an old ceassororo, and much afflicted with the gout t the two
scoundrels had provided elegantly furnished apartments fee She
children, neither of whom had seen :7 years.
MARIN( CURIOSITY. —A very aingalar GA is at
this time in pickle, on board the Mary Fromm, Griseabutd ship,
now in the Old Dock, at Hull. Toe captain says it was caught
in the north of Shetland by some of his men ~ant out in a boat.
who saw it floundering on the surface of the water. an.. ~r.,;;.1
it on board by one of its tail fins. Its for :.:aion is excet..aigly
clumsy, and its movements must have been vary slow. Its shape
is nearly oval, being from head to tad rat...er more than three
feet. and in breadth two. The skin is of a deep gray, and all
over as rough ass file moderately worn; se rough, mat when the
sailor laid hold of the tail faro to pun it out of the water. his hold
was as firm as if he had been grasping a piece of strong sand
paper. When it was brat taken, its eyes were quite prominent.
and exactly resembling human eyes. It is imitated with a our
of ears, with two small fins beneath them, and two large tad dna,
between which is a short fleshy tail.
Rowel Hartley, the cosivitt who about a month since
stabbed Captain Owen on board toe litlierophort hulk at
Sheerness, was on Friday removed to Nlaidstone
This hardened wretch speaks of the horrid devil with a
sort of exultattnii, and regrets that he was not the des h
ol the object of his vengeance. He says that prei ions io
his removal to the hulks, lie premeditated the destruction
of Mr. Agar, the gov:r ttttt tit the prison, but he had not
a.' opportunity to, a reek Ins malice on him. He now
denies having any knowledge of the ttttt rder of Mrs. D.
natty, and says what he has heiMe mentioned about this
transaction—he did so io amuse those who addressed hen
on the subject. He was strongly guarded from Slue/-
nen to prison, and secured with heavy body oohs, his
arm; being alto bound together, which method was
adopted in consequence ol the impossibility to confine
his 'lands with handcuffs he hating got off every pair
put on bun. He is now lodged in a ward separate truss
the rest us the prisoners, is heavily ironed anti has& HMI
to guard I boil' day and night.
ROBBERIES AT THE THEATRES.— Al the close Of
the per °lnvoices on Ttiesnav night at the Adelphi
Theatre. Mr. ltichardstni, o 1117esiatimster.road, haul his
pn. ket picked tat a valuable silver watch and appendages.
*title standing a few paces from the box entrance ;
the rubbery was effected wish so much dcz•crily,
that Mr. Richardson did not at the instant miss
the property. and though a search was almoss.im•
mediately made, the offender MOW not be ilisemmetl.
A few evenings sitter a gentleman foam &RHOS was rob.
Iced of two sower. igns 041 quitting the Coburg '1 hyalite,
and although the mousy was lietsi.ited in his small-
tier hes pocket, yet he did not ascertain his let* till he
was informed by a prison that his pocket was hanging
nut. TI e public should be on their guard against this
system or depredation which IS g!ltetilly committed by
men and boys who ate well and even elegantly attired.