The National Register.
London, England, 1819-10-04 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS AND OM.

Thursday night between eight and nine o'clock, as
Mr. 'tickets, of Piospeci-place, Wt.st-square, Lambeth,
was croabittg fount the Olrelisk, St. Gaurge's Fields, in
ilia Nay I num the City, when near the dead wall
by the stile of the PMlantrophic Institution, he reci ived
a tremendous blow on the back part of the head, which
knocked min down, and two men seized him and rob-
bed him of his watch, a Si. note, some loose silver, and
his umbre'la, with which they escaped before any alarm
could he peril.
A RSON.—A letter received on Tuesday, from the
Parish of Hayes, Middlesex, states, Mr. T. Kite,
maltster in that parish, who is exceedingly respected,
found about a month since, pasted on his premises, a
most atrocious threat to burn his malt-house, &c.
which was partly put in execution late on Sunday
se 'might, by firing the roof of the floors, but by the
great exertions of his neighbours and himself, it did
not spread further than the kiln. The alarm had
scarcely subsided when a second attempt was made.
between 12 and 1 o'clock, on Monday morning last,
which succeeded iu injuring the malt-house, and
burning great part of the dwelling-house furniture.
It was fortunately got under by the assistance of a
number of Mr. Kite's friends, and by the engine
from Uxbridge, there being plenty of water on the
spot. The incendiary or incendiaries -must be well
acquainted with the premises; but it is hoped tl'ey
will sums be discovered.
Mt R ACM/CMS Escarp.—Ott Sunday afternoon •
last, as Mrs. Thorpe, wife of a.gentleman of great
respectability, at Chelsea, was on the well of Grosve-
nor bridge, near Sloane square, with her infant,,only
four months old, in her arms,.and which she had just
taken from her servant, she overbalanced herself,
and fell backwards into the common sewer, being a
height of upwards of sixteen feet. Happily there
was no water, and upwards of a. foot deep in mud,
which broke the fall, when both-Mrs. I'. and her
infant escaped unhurt, with the exception of the
former being slightly bruised on• the back pat
her
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her bead, and both much inconvenienced by the
filth. They were instantly taken from so unplea.
sant a situation, and conveyed to a neighbouring
house,. where Mrs. Thorpe remained some time in
hysterics.
EXTRAORDINARY Aceineryr.—Yesterday after-
noon about one o'clock, a poor Irishwoman, who was
selling apples, while wheeling her barrow on the
foot pavement in Lucas-street, Brunswick-square,
the street-keeper came up, to her, and laying hold
of the barrow, threatened tg take it to the Green-
yard.; but as he was crossing the street with it. the
pavement sunk under his feet, In consequence of
the atones falling in, and he was engulphed to his
neck, and in attempting to get out, the earth on
each side kept pouring in, until lie was buried in
t above his waist. The poor woman taking advan-
tage of his awkward situation, laid hold of her
barrow and escaped. He had to. remain there near
half an hour, during which time it poured down
rain in such torrents that the hole filled with it,
and he was in.water to his neck ; he was at length
dug out, half dead lom the wet and cold, having
received no other injury than some slight bruises
in his legs.
On Friday evening last, Mr Pitman, jeweller, of
Spa road, Bermondsey, had his pocket picked in
Touley Street, Southwark, of a morocco-case, con-
taining valuable rings, &c. to the amount of upwards
of 601.
A. CAAITION TO SERV ANT5......-A man, dressed as
a painter, with a basket containing his brushes,
called at No. 20, Canterbury-row, Kennington,
soon atter 7 o'clock, on Monday morning, saying he
was desired by the muster to varnish the greet-door,
and begged the servant to get him some water.—
During her absence he made his way to the sideboard,
and took from it silver table, gravy, and salt

spoons.
The fruit market at Guildford, on Saturday, was
supplied with an immense quantity of fine grapes,
which sold briskly at about id. per lb. Several
tons more were sold on that day, than at all the
markets of any former seasons together.
The Neilston band, who played -" Scots wha ha'c
wi' Wallace bled," at the late meeting at Meikle-
riggs-muir, were all seized very early in the morning
of Thursday, and conducted to Paisley, under an
escort of military.
Mrs. Wilson, of Northampton, met with an
alarming accident last week, in returning from the
races, with four other ladies, in a sociable. From
some unknown cause, the horses took fright, and
one of them ran with such violence against a post in
the road as immediately to kill himself. The ladies
were all thrown out, and much hurt; and Nlrs.Wil-
son so much so, that doubts are entertained of her
recovery.
On Friday night sonic malicious person or per-
sons cut the Engineer Margate steam-yacht from
her moorings ()tithe Tower, whereby she became
exposed to the most serious damage. The owners
have offered a reward for the discovery of the per-
etrators.