The National Register.
London, England, 1823-04-07 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL It

BNIOUTON. Arne. 4.—lt is with much concern
we state that yesterday his Majesty experienced a
alfresh attack of gout in his foot, which, however,
was as slight as sudden, rid we have the happiness
to add that his Majesty was pronounced much better
this morning. A Council would have been held sit
he Palace to-day but for the a'j tve event : its delay
is not expected to exceed a day or two. The report
to inquirers at the Palace this morning has been—
" His Majesty has had a good night, and is much
better to day."
The Gazette of Saturday contains an Order., in
Council, suspending for the present year the training
or exercising of the militia.
On Friday last, at four o'clock, a gentleman be-
longing to the Yager Company of the Hun' Artillery
Corps, decided a wager made at their mess table,
by ascending the Monument steps, 310 in number,
in two minutes and a half, which he completed
within the given time.
STVTOA HP, MAHCIi 23).-.-On the 19th the King
received the Deputies of the Equestrian Order of the
Danube, who presented the congratulations of their
constituents on the birth of the Prince Royal. The
deputation had the honour of being present at the
baptism of the young Prince) and also of dining
with his. Majesty. The Prince Mass baptised by the
nano of Charles Frederick Alexander. This cere-
mony took place on the 2lst.
• In the Woo:wich dock, where the Nelson was
launched about eight or nine years ago, the keel of a
new line of battle ship, to be called the Thunderer,
has just been laid down. '1 hree frigates are build-
ing, an& in a considerable- state of faswardness ;
•
these are the Bebe and. Clyde; of 50 guns each, and
the nacos, of 40 guns. The plan of building
frigates of. this rate has been adopted since our late
conflict with the Am.:ricans. They are all to have
round sterns, according to the improvement intro-
duced by Sir Robert Steppings. The Blenheim, 74,
and the ilagicienne, of 42 guns, are undergoing a
thorough repair. 'rite North Slar sloop is nearly
finished, and the Pyledes sloop has just been laid
down. These are all the ships' at present in this
yard,
A Spanish' squidlon, Consisting °Utile Asia, at
84 guns, Cosilile frigate, Arefiree corvette, and Agri& brig of
war, are to cruise is Abe Mediterranean, seder the nunianand
of Rear Admiral Vacaro.
SERIOUS ACClDENT.—Yrsterd.ty morning a:horse,
drawing a gig, containing a lady and gentleman, took
fright in Westinioster.road, and rendered the eliarts dW
the driver Merl:vital. Nearly opposite Freemasons
School the vehicle was thrown o%er, end the lady preci-
pitated with great violence on the ground, by winch her
left arm was broken, and site was u.herwise seriously
injured. The gentleman also received some severe onus
tumour, and the horse was much injured..
MELANCHOLY Stumm—Mr. Helmer, a builder,.
latent S slier's-buildings, Cenoon-street- rdad, St George's
in the Eist, who was missing front his house for three
days, was on Friday morning discovered hanging by a
curd front one of the joists in the ground-floor of an un-
tenAited house in Batty's-buildings, Berner street, Cont.
merrial-road. 7 lie unfortunate man was observed for
some time back to be in a desponuing state. He had
lately purchased several houses (in one of which he was
found hanging), to considerable disadvantage, in the
neighbourhood of the Commercial-road, which is suit-
posed iia have affected ins mind.—He has, left a widow
and six children to bewail his loss.

ATTEMPTED FOOTPAD ROBIERT.--011 Thursday
evening, as Mr. F. Walk, of Oxford-street, was retorts.
ing to town with his wife and child in a one horse chaise
front Clapham, he was attacked nearly opposite the-
Swats Tavern, in hie Stockwell.road, by two footpads.,
one of whom seized the reins of the horses ,while the
other, presenting a pistol at Mr. W.,, demanded his
money; Mr. Wells, with a blow of dyer bust end of his
whip, struck the pistol out of the, hand of the ruffian,
and at the same mousent jumping out of the chaise, he
attacked the other who was holding the horse's head.—
The screams of Mrs. W. and the child aroused the m-
utates of the Swan Inn, and two gennelnen Irvin the
cold's-room 'tithed out;
the spot • the villains retreated across ahe fields, and
made good their escape. Mr. Wells received a Seifert
black eye.
OUTRAGE AND ROIRERT.--On Friday night last as
Mr. Alaieland, of Embry-square, /Auntie°, was returning
to his home, in company with his wife, from the theatre,
they were attacked near the five-fields, by three men, one
of whom first appeared, and, with an imprecaidni, Ode-
manded sonic money. Mr; Mateland was bout to repel
the aggressor, and called the patrol, when the two acs.
complices rushed forward, and he was knocked down
hiswatch se.zed by one of the ruffians, who were about
to rifle his pockets, when the patrol, hearing the cries
oh Mrs. Maitland, immediately proceeded to the spot,
A line -amid cry was immediately raised, and persons
placed to intercept the robbers, but they had either
escaped or securely coticealed themselves.

On Friday night last, about seven o'clock, a dreadful
accident tiapoeto.d in Vire-street, Clare-mar:eel. AS a
little boy shout two years cal age was !nuking out of J
,A iltlow, he utericached himself, and was precipitated
ono the sticet, 0 height of tierrly 30 feet, &oil was Me-
rrily dashed to view'.
CORONER'S iNQUEST,..,-AO inquest has been held before the
Coroner for Kent, at the Red Lion lon, Shouter's.hill, on the
body of Cecile Ascot Duval, a Frtach lady, who died 'ln Mon-
day last, in consequence of the dreadfi.l injury *lse received
by the upsetting of the Swallow Dusts coach. It appeariu•
that the melancholy occurrence was accidents', the jury raj
tamed a verdict accordingly.

SUDDEN CIIALLENDILAI Mr. Robert Baker, of
Hyden, Essex, was on his way to Hertford-market
on Saturday last, he was suddenly surprised by Mr.
N. Steele, of &Away, Herts, surgeon (who, it •
is supported, was in wait for him); the latter pre-
sented the former with a pistol, at the same time
having another in his hand. So theatrically was this
done, that the former gentleman (both having been
on friendly terms) thought it a joke, ,and began to
lutigh most heartily. He, however. was svol un-
deceived, fur the latter began belabouring the former
with his horsewhip sans cerentonie, and both sepa-
rated, taking opposite directions. This subject is
referred to the gentlemen of the long rubs:
A large quantity of fine mackerel arrived al Bil-
lingsgate yesterday morning, by Itutd.camage. , the
average price of which v...t4 4.1. per hundred.
CAuTtom.--Amongst the number of advertising money lend-
era, whose tempting proposals appear in the peke Friel', is
one eslin eters to procure the aceeptenees (to bilis for mode-
rate amount) of firms whom" respertaldely- will- mune their
bring ilisecuated by their bill-brokers, epee the party, for
whose aceommodation snob acceptances are proctwed, mitt'
• resented'', downy of ire per cent. - and lodging adequate*.
curity, to he approved of, in the bands of a banker mowed.-
The parteapplying for the acconunioletion, being satisfied upon
an interview at a pnlilie tavern with the names of the proposed
aroeptors, is then (Weida todraw die bill, with which the ad-
vertiser departs fur a sheet time, end on his return delivers it
ovecte the drawer, with the proposed nieseptance, and leade
payable at the baskers,•on itemising the *mow agreed open ;
end engages, as soon as the securities are lodged and approved
id', to meet the drawer again, if required, and get the bill dis-
counted, by his own bill-broker. The sole object of this trick
is to defraud the drawer of the Jesseeer,• for es going to lodge
the securities, the acceptance proves to be a forgery, and tbe •
deluded sufferer learns that there have been numerous appli-
catiuna,there, wider precisely similar cireinostences.
SPRING AND NZATE.-The former left Mr. Hamook's is
Little St. James's-street, on Tuesday, for Sriglstea, is waisine.
-H• will return to his old trainin place at Reigate in a fort-
night. Neste has turned performer on the hoards of the Bath
theatre, to spar with a men named Santy, iii Tons and Jerry, at
a liberal salary. Some dislike this sort of training.
MURDEPt.....OII Monday the vet') inst. an inquest was
held at the White Bear, at Butierhouseireen. near
Stockport, before J. 1101141,, Esq. Coroner, and a moat •
respectable jury, on the body of He Shallcmss, a single
woman, servant to .Ir. It. C. Money, of Wundley, in.
the saute neighbourhood, who was most 'barbarously!
murdered 011 the preceding Friday night, said iltiteeeireda
the neat mornnig about ten o'clitek, in one of the tetrecc
buildings, with her throat ctn. The body, when found,
was in a sad bloody state, cold and stiff, and mangled
is] the most horrible manlier, having a deep incision on
the *teak, and a large gash c ttttt tinting I it to the
shoulder-three dreadful wounds. upon the head,, in-
flicted by a blunt instruinent-a cut en the right disturb
to lite bone, die whole length-I black mark on the left
hand, toe effect of a heavy blow-a violent contusion
oti her forehead -and her lip black and swelled. front
the circumstance beet/Wing knows] that the voting wu.
man was in a pregnant state by a person of the 'same of
Wallows, a farmer, at Brarrhall, also in the neighbour-
hood,. who had for several years paid his addresses to
her, it watittouglet advimble to have him apprehended.
The investigation before the Jury occupied ten hours-
a verdict of wilful murder against SA ttttt el &flows was
reunited, and he was co tttttt Med accordingly to Chester
Castle, to take his trial at the ensuing assizes.
DREADFUL ACOIDENT -A• oldie iii.lsrscluily acci- •
dent metaled on Wednesday lan tti Aka. ',earthen, the
wife of the singer of that 'tame .as she was driving her
husband's gig to her own hod.; in Elision Crtisetint.-:•
It appears that Mr. Pearhian Phis vikltt:to
Covent-garden divans hi Ike morning, and, as wits cos.
tomary, site Ail; driving home alone. On rebelling the
;cross roac; at the top of Tottenham-court-road, and torn- .
Lug dowv the New-road, towards Euston riquare. she
.was suddenly hemmed in on both sides by two Padding-
ton stages ; the drivers of which, with that brutal tunic-
ference for which they are so sitainelully distinguished,
instead of pulling tip, drove tau with fury. The emisc-
quence was, that the gig was merturited, and the laity
unfortunately fell beneath one of the cagejt wheels,
which, passing et er one of her legs, tusmetrialely above
the wick, Ilactured the limb se horribly,..tirat4the foot
only hung by a small portion of the muscle. She was
diately picked tip, 41ill reatisired with care to her •
house, where she was shortly afterwards attended by a
surgeon. We wolerstand that it was necessary to per-
form amputation in the evening. It was sonic time be.
fore )l r. Pe.vinan became acquainted wills the aeeistent.
His feelings may be more easily imagined than described.
-We trust that the ruffians who were thevistave of this
'dreadful occurrence may receive that chastiretnent which
their negligence richly deserves.
A curious circumstance occurred at West Raleigh, .
Kent, last week. A man who is dear said dumb, writ
into a Amuse occupied by two men. named Larkin .nd
Savage, who are both totally 14iddir and stole a loaf of
bread. The %vireo( S soon discovered the robbery,
and went iii pursuit of the thief, accompasiied by her
husband and his blind companion. They rail a consi-
derable dis;ance, led on by the wife, god at length cher-
i•toult the robber, with whom they had a most desperate
scorile;.-the blind men were, however, victorious, and
aucceeded Ciptilitog their antagonise; ahhotwi the
latter, from his stronaili and eyesight, had decidedly
the greatest advantage river his afflicted tiretincti.
A case of importance to tradesmen has been decided
by the Conimissioners of Taxes for the Birmingham,
(inflict. A Scotch hawker was surcharged Mr IIAtIP per.
tom. employed by hunts as travellers on loin, for the sate
of linen, tea, tSic. and as it appeared in evidence that
the parties, although travelling with a liCeliCe, were ens-
ployed In the sale of woxis not their own properly, the
Commits:toners confirmed the surcliar6e, amounting to.

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