The National Register.
London, England, 1815-08-20 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

The tieighhourhood of Ik Berke, on Sunday afternoon, the tint
was visited by a most dreadful storm ut thunder and retuning,
by such tremendous torrents of hail, that neat .50 in of stand-
hoe VI heat were complefrly thrashed ; the set fire to three
e„6l WWI. ►ich were de-troyed ; the. ci4norge is estimated ut nimartis
01 IWO!.
sfiern,,on, .t poor wonian, ah.) had been renpimt in a field
at Wi,,terslow, near tinitstitary. lighted a lite in the whrat stoblite to
ihe water in her tea kettle. The stubble being very drv, and the
1. rot tiliwina briskly, the flames spread quickly ori every sire, nod
1,..f0re their progress could be stopped, cruibuturd, ;it ah..aves and in
:taasiatg ys'aeat ttre atuduce of tive acres.

POLICE.

UNION HALL

r TO t.,4 Cif A ROT. or 11,. II ItY.-ofl Mondlly, JIIIIOA P siley, no
sej ..eattuan, was brov.tiht before T. Leaner., Esti eliarged with u huts-
platy, muster the following circumstances :—lt appeared that the psi-
s was, on Thursdav se'tthozht, discharpcd from the I.eandu r, at
Part-ut nth, and a' ri Ve4l inlondott the same es ening In the Borough
W. 0.1 bailed by (601111 g C%prtau, and Jack allowed himself to he
rouitai.;. d to a loslginz in Dover street. Here he passed about two
Hers to great good topmost-, and was preparing to take his leave, wheal.
to lei: grest dismay, on applying his limit to fits pocket, lie missed
urtecti pounds its batik notes, which he had when he entered the
house. Ile immediately charged his fair companion with the robbery,
a hid' she denied ; when, without further arAutnetit, he oliserted that,
as he had fawn eolibed in that house, in that house he would find an in-
d-ounits for his I ass. He imniediately seized the teacher bed, the most
valuable thing in the room, and was bearing it off, when the outcries of
;fie lady brought a man to her aid, and who stoutly opposed Jack's
exit with his load. 'I lois opposed, he laid down his borthen and cons-
tacnced no attack on his opposer, whom he soon laid on the Soot, and
restimine leis load, betook it to a pawstbr Lees, sod demanded fourteen
pounds on it. The passotbroicer enquired how he cause by it, and Jack
told him the whole story. The pawnbroker round little diffictity in
convincing biun he had done a tong, and he again took op his bed and
ea tied it back *gal.". Bet Isere a ditTerent reception awaited him ;
the Man whom be had beaten claimed the bed. and was waiting with
cioff, the officer. to w boon he gave the unfortunate sailor in charge for a
teluu3.—The Magistrate, on hearing the ease, ordered Jack to be dis
ch;o•lred. and issued a svarramt cur apprehending the lady.
ATIF NIPT AT MURDI.II —The steward of Guy's Hospital haying
given information at this thrsce, that a man had been brought iota the
hospital with his throat cut, in a most dreadful masnier, one of the Ala-
gistrates, attended by May the officer, went to the hospital to examine
him. The ratan could but just articulate; but from what lie was able
to state, it appeared he was a seaman, and had been lodging at No
5, Mug-street, Deptford. On S t tardily se'oinight, whilst at his lodging,
two foreign soldiers entered his apartment, seized him, threw him down
on the floor, and one put a handkerchief to his mouth, whilst the other
cut his throat with a razor i.l a most shocking mime r.--They then
rised his pockets of what money he had. and made their escape. The
eau of :lie landlord of the house having occasion to go lip stairs, di:co-
vered the toduntunate mon lying senseless on the floor ; a surgeon was
sent for, the wound was sewed up, and he wits cons ey*d to the hospital,
where he still continues, very slight hopes bring entertained of his reco-
very. May has since been down t.) Deptford, making enquiries, and
searching after the perpetrators of this atrocious act.
,On searching the
s..;tortutuute man's spartment, 'Mar discovered a rnz r, covered with
Wood, on the handle of which the 'tame of John Search had been
se*atelted. This and sonic other circumstances have given a clue to
she (slicer, and there is little doubt but the villains will ere long dis-
euverel.

Jackson, and a gentleman named Mortimer, a Lieutenant in
the Navy, were situiliwiled before the bittln Aingi,trate. by Mr. T.
(rent, a gentleman of tOrtune, clarged by him near having violently
twittert him and Atruck biro.

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Mr. Grath suited, that h.iving hail a di,pitte with lir. 'Mortimer, one
slight ia,t week, lie was surprised by a sisit from Mr Jackson the lid-
iiwving morning, before he had caittod his chamber. 11 r. hick son ‘ltlS,
request, shewn into the complaiiiant's bed-rot:u, when, biter
a:Riding to the dispute of the preceding cvening, hr liainied over a
Irlt" from Mr. contaiiiiiit: a eialleage. This the cianiplrs:;tant
refused to accept, upon which Mr. jacksou called Lim cowaid, and ap-
plied several other opprobrious epithets to lam, accompanying the ill
language with biers. Mr. Grant, resenting this roii.i 3alutatimi, re-
turned it, and a battle ewsued, in the course GI whit-4 Miatiiiier,
wlso had wily been waiting in the anti•rolitn, entered and joined iii the
awnisi:t. The ciattpsailiant being naked bed seimul a s•ick to defend
hiusse,l ; this, howevs.r, WW taltn it (011 i d iihAt

ally to his own beck and rihs.—The uproar occa•ionrrt by the coolest,
brought Mr. Grant's servant, and the people of the house lici stairs, witty
interfered and put an end to the total ct. 4t CO/Malik *aa broil foe
mid the part irS given 111
Nlortimur and Mr—Jackson declined entering into any explore,
lion, the Magi.iiiite therefore ordered them to liwt bail to
complaint at the Session•.
%Vol. Hall was ell.irgett by Collingbotyst, the ()Ricer, it. obstruct.

log him in the discharge td his duty, whilst at Vauxhall. on Nionday,
the 14th inst. Colling,hourn stated that the Hardens were unusually
crowded on the niglit above mentioned; in the course of the evening a
young man, ut genteel appearance, came up to the done keepers. and
insisted on entering the gardens without pas ins ; the door-keepers op.
posed him, but in vain—he knocked them (loan, and triode good his
entrance. CAlitigbourn being near the spot, was called, and the
nutter being pointed out to him, lie scam put hits out of the earneno
again, Just as he had put him WitktMt Fide the gate, the prisoner came
up mid interfered, and urged the y4,ung limn to •trike the officer, de.
chiming if any inc was to coder Lim, he would knock his brut, s net,
ufficet or no officer. Cullinghouvn, blving disposed of his other charge,
now took hold at flail, for obstructing hint in his duty ; Dail put
self in a Imstere fur fgluing, and the officer several
Coliiinbourn, however, succeeded in pinioning his arms. and took hita
to the wetchlitmse. Cut ingbourn declared it was no personal feeling
which induced him to being this charge, but the fretpient obstructiona
they met with in their duty, rendered it necessary. The &fencing
attempted to justify his conduct, en tf e gremid that more violence was
used by Culliugb urn, in turning the intruder our of the gardens, than
was necessary.—Thy magistrate ordered the Defendant W find bail Sat
answer the complaint of the °Meer at the Sessions,
130 W Si R EET
Thursday, John Jones, alias Elms, a Waif %shot** been obtaistiog
various sums of n ttttt ey I.y einplo)n.g little boys to deliver parcels pnr.
porting to he brought to Condon by mail and siege coaches, &voted
to Lord fcjwydir, Mr. Shaw I .elevre„ Mr. Lep:ever, and various odors,
but which, on exateinatton, only contained gr:tss, was pot to the bat,
when Mr. A. Allusion, ot the Secretary of Stale's Office 'or Fortiges,
Atlairs, stated, that on the 11th of 11114 C a buy delivered to boo a Letter,
which was enclosed an order on HAtumersie% and Co. the .banierto
for 101. purporting to be drawn by Thomas Alen, belonging to ill. E.
cise Office, and asking for :11. to be advanced on the ()Met. Mr. Mix.
ton asked the buy who he was sent bt, when he described the prisoner,
and said he was waiting fur him in The Park. He accompanied the boy
to the spot, and the boy tan tiff Mr. M. on presemitg the draft, was
informed it was a forgery. T. Diy. the boy, attended, and identified
the prisoner. Mr. Allen stated, that the letter Was not his writing, nor
did he send to Mr. Muslim) au order fur 101. The prisoner WAS (Idly
committed.

BhRTH.
en Friday. the 12th instant, ut Wansteat:liouse, Emir, Mrs. Leos
‘Vclfes:ey, of a son.