The National Register.
London, England, 1816-09-02 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER•

REMARKABLE INSTANCE Or Pit, sERv ATioN.—tionday af-
ternoon, about five o'clock, as some boys were aimising them-
selv-•% in one (lithe waterniens' boat., nearly opposite the Ship
Pfihlic'•ll'll,Be at Millhank, not being skilled in the management
of the boat, they at first kept near the shore, but at length by
degrees •enturing further they got into the middle, where the
water being rongli and a gale of Willll springing up, mocked
their utmost efforts to move. A barge whieli came against
them overturned the boat, and the buys were precipitated into
the water. The alarm was immediately given by sonic persons
on slime who viewed the transaction, which arrested the at-
tention of the hal:ealell, Will/ hail been all the time standing at
the further tool. Perceiving one of them in the water, lie ins•
mediately plunged in, and suereeded in bringing five of Oxon
safe on board the barge ; another still remained, and the man,
though much e‘haiisred, again plunged and seized the IM,',
si bum he found it mote diffietilt to isswim with as he was far
gone; lie however kept hint above water. At this moment a
beantiful Newfoundland dog. the prilllert.% of a gentleman on
the shore, came, and seitiog hold of the Hones collar, diagged
thICIII butt on Aollle timber in the river, where so.. persons
waited to receive them. The tins was in a state of insensibility,
and the man was also very weak, but we are happy to state 111.
lives were lost.—The man received it handsome gratuity fr
several respectable persons will/ %%itnessed the trairsaetimi, and
who highly applauded his intrepid conduct
Early in Ilv• moriiiiis; Tuesday last a la;gc part of the high
wall of KelPlllol/11 Garden+, lit gay %water, fell down with a
tremendous crash. 'there is a foot-pallt dove to the wall, butt
pi ovidenthelly nu lives were lost. Two old horses feeding near
just escaped being burled in the ruins. It would surely be a
great advantage to the road, to repair it with open iroit
work. it would nut mit% a••ist to illy the road, which is now
greatly improserl, but le all urn: lit to the Cl/tl.lllCe into
London.

A (lint. Con, rase was tried nt the late Assizes of Down-
patrick. The pia Midi nil. a Mr. Parker; the defendant, Mr.
Macau, one of the partners of the Neo ry )Sank. The parties
have nineteen children between them, A verdict was entered
for the plisintitY- -Damages, 70001.
At P,illipsiown
.A:sizes, W. C.trey, surveyor and school-
master, received semenee of death, for trandulcittly altering
Rank of Ireland notes from two ponsids to tell pounds. The
letters " II "of the word two a ere completcl, eat nit in three
to rut places en (melt note, and replaced with the mien ac-
curate nicety, by the letters "en."
At Bristol Assizes, the following cause was tried at the Nisi
Psis,: Bar :—The Kin v. Ridoot, 6)r obtaiiiiii; it promissory
note under false pretences. The verdict of the Jury in this
case excited much surprise in tie- mind's of the Judge and the
Court. 31r. Justice Park said, the rape was not prose'', and
he tl ttttt ;lit the Jury ought to aegnit the defendant. They re-
tired, however, iiitu the Jury-room, and brought in a verdict
of Guilty. The Judge expressed hi- astonisment. "It is your
verdict lie said to the Jory 1, and not mine. lam afraid you
have taken into your loads. relmontirances of firmer transac-
tions. I say publicly, I think the Jury wrou;, -but it can be
set right in another place.- A new trial is to be had.
Since the execution of Corby, Brown, and Connor, for the
robbery of the Coromandel hay, Corby's wife. it is sold, has int-
p..4elted se venal others, some of whunt, it is said, mein respect-
able circumstances at Black wall; five of them have been coin-
Miffed from the Thames Poliremtlice for re-exa ttt i t

Monday, as Aim 'lard!. as•ervant to Mr. Prim, of the Haymarket,
was boiling some turpentine to make a rump:Ninon to ele•ut furniture,
it boiled over, and in her enileaviktr to prevent the hotwe being set on
fire, she was so dreadfully burnt as to be taken to St. Gtsirge's Hospi..
tal, where she now lies in a most dangerous suite.