The National Register.
London, England, 1822-04-01 00:00:00

TO THE EDI fox.

Sta,—l really cannot env longer suppress my indigna-
tion at the Not %%iris Union otlicel.-.11 it not to be esidstreit
that that aboluinahle Institution sionista go on etmiussiliz
the et entest part °fall the nen 11111111 P M; in Fire 1,1411141 We !
411.1 1 (soot call upon my fellow ahnre•huldera in the
County Oilier to resist soda Issurotion
Would Vllll believe, Mr Editor, that this vile Norwich
Union, ss my friend the Atm:iglu:: Dir-ctor has ao
oJlea prom!" to he not merely a ** bumble," hat it bastes
4 S.11•1Oly absolutely defanct and
114411411 the ittsofence to increase in business 1144 lAtt vcie
MORE THAN ALL WHE E:iTABUSH•
MEN I S FOlt iNatHtA NUE THROUGHOU Is
THE MN GDOAI PU 1"J:00E111E1i !! I
is (Ist,, 1 "ay, Mr. 1.7..1itnr, is this to be uorne?—lt was
had P 11011414 that this detestable Society should be success-
ful whilit it Will olive, lint to be thus presumptuously
active when dew! is insulfet able !
1 know tint a hat to do !-1 vion1(1 attack the Cosidnetora
of this " buhlita' controversially it I durst, Lint I have
observed the woeful «skimps of my friend Mr. peanuts it
its Lis repented assnielis on this anintard corpse of an Clifiva
polypus tchioh btcrenter tin Jilitcr J..r Gaya cut .to
pieces.— tins then, Mr. Editor, as a friend to
.• REGULAR" and " WE!. accuRED ESTABLISIIMENTS,"
bun 1 may Clll4ll IlliS 6bmstntLar nuisance—dud believe
me, Yong's, eke.
.Nk2reho:der its the Couuty Office.

I'.ll.—Snppose I l _tasd up all the old charges w-.liit7li have
beta made fur the last ten dears? It is tine that they
have Liven repeatedly refuted—hid what call do better?

ILLICIT I)trett.t.Eiti —Fur some time past the excise
hate had MI notation, that a private distillery of consi-
derable magnitude Wad inexistence in the neighbourhood
of Upper Thames-street, but so secretly was it cooducte I
theft the exact place could 1111 L be ascertained till within
the last lew days, when an anonymous communication
was sent to the exeise, that it Was carrying rso at the ex-
tettsee premises, Nu. 24, Upper Thaines.st reel, and the
',row ieturs were understood to he suaar-refiners. In con-
seritietice of this iMUrtuatinti,Allaus of and several active
(Ahem r. paired thither on IVedtiesilay afternoon, and
on getting to the premises they found painted on the
door post, " and Co.; and oil the door was
written, " Ni. p:rsoit admitted except on• bissiii.ss."—
Tlie olricers first endeavoured to enter without bettig per.. -
ceived ; but finding the door fastened iiisi.le, they were.
induced to ring a large bell at the side of hie door, when •
down Cattle a gentleman dressed very respectabli, woo,
Oil seeing file officers, opened the dour and rushed by
then( him the street, withinit saying a word. Allansoit
proceeded with the oilier olli:ers gently imp stairs, when,
o t getting to the first floor, three men rastied out of the
front mom, ran up stairs, and effected their escape at the
top of the house. l'he officers, on ententig ine room,
were nearly stdricated with steam, IWO tins of mushier-
able dimenstoos being then at wink. The room Was
extremely well fitted up as a distillery, with water ;rumps
erected therein, and the water laid no with leatlett pipes,
communicating with the yard; the front windows were
blocked tsp, to present the operiiirmis be* discovered.
The ailfictis then commenced a vigilant search, whew
they lu,uuJ upwards of 52,2tt0 of
'ZOO gallons of low wines, WO gallons of strong spirits,
alto:tether makin4 about 441 gallons of spirits; twenty-
tar) wash backs, vats, sill-worms and heads The
whole of this ex cosi ve apparatus was immediately con-
veyed to the great store-mi.:l at the Excise Odice.-Ibie
it act: trade has, it is sa;d, been carrying oil for a •voila(- •
derible period.
Fitts —About nine o'clock on Thursday niallt a fire •
broke out in the back premises of Mr. I)awes, 1101111er,
Laystalbsticei„ Gray's-ion-Lisle, which, from toe halm,.
maule nature of the stock on the premises, spread
doable alarm iii the tieiglibutirhood. Several engines
arrived, and being well worked and supplied with water,
soon subdued the devouring element, without doing any
damage. •
Accioest-rs.—On Friday morning, between one.snil
two o'clock, a gentleman. about 35 years of age, threw
himself It tie window of his chamber, which is nit •
the third flaw, and looks in:'. Three Kings court, Fleet-
street. Lie was Intutil a snort time after, supporting
himself on his knees with one hand,. and the other
a'llllll6l a window shutter, near the spot where he felt.
Toe person who knout him unwired if lie had butt
house'', to which he answered in the negative. lie was
immediately taken into the house, but t ap;reil in hole
11101 e shall bale an hour. It appears he had been labour-
inA under a leint:e attack for some tune, but hail only
Ih•ete confined to the house since tile preceding Siiiirlay„
mill since that time haul been often bled. Ho had not
been melt mine than twenty minutes before the accident.
—On Thursday evening a latx,tucr named Murphy, its
the employinent of Mr. Thomson, who is budding
its deuce 111 Argyle-place, AlarloorisivM-street, while at
Work on the top el the Whiling,. sinidenly slipped Ina
hold, and fell on the pavement. lle was instantly taken
tip in a state of insensibility, and carried to the Moldiesex.
Hospital, where he now lies in a %cry diligent's.' state.
SUDDZN DEATti.—Nlotitlav, about four oclock, Mr.
waideu of the fleet Prison. sullen!y fell front
Ills chair, in the office of the lodge, and immediately
expired. Prompt atsistancc was rendered hint. and
medical gentlemen quiAly were stilt for and arrived,
be.. of no avail, as the 11141 spark had fi.d. Mr. N two
gad been troubled with the gout about a fintitight since.
but was recovering. It was supposed apoplexy was the
cause of his dra 11. .
CACT:o3T.—Sunday etching, at nine o'clock, a tie- -
cently stressed 111311 C.411,t1 at the house of Mr. Blinn .
sigit of the Green Man, lierwick.sireet, Stalin, anti ell-
an;!.1 a b.:d, far watch lie paid and sett •atvay he
afterwards returned at eletert tichick. and went 111
1:rel, and rose in the morning.abont Mite, 1111,1 1110 k 1116
departure. On Mrs. Ellis sherwards goiii to tile ail:an-
thems she missed a pair sheen. A. thert. csi 1.11111
kind are cousiattily pric istd, per-taus who let bed*
should instantly sitamine them when the lo.lger rises.
Some bakers at ChiLlesta tare stow selliog..tha.
criarte.-u loaf at 61.!

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