The National Register.
London, England, 1820-03-19 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. '

()KATO K idea's.—Evlact Irina ,rivati. letter, dated
Chorle, \larch i I, I 8411.—" 1 suopos it ivt. heard
of Mr. Hunt's being put op to represent Pre-tint is
J,LI wishing what a number of votes he has ;
between you and me, it is nearly over with him ; he
has nearly polled all his friends, and I know he has no
chance. I commt help relating a curious circumstance
which happened to him yettentay morning : he has
token a whim since he can here of going ;done to
persons' houses canvassing, and, I believe, has made
rather free sometimes ; but where blioula he stumule
yestarday morning, but the house of Mr. Mir-
rocks, in Preston, who is nephew to Mr. Horrocks, the
candidate; and as there ate many Horrocks at Preston,
he had no suspicion ; he asked the inaufsi.rvaut if tier
master was at home. 1 must first iniorm you that Mr,
Horrocks had told the girl a gentleman was to breakfast
with them, and she most base it ready early. Toe
servant supposing Mr. Hunt to be the gentleman, desired
him to walk in, and said her master would be down
directly, as they expected hint to breakfast. How Mr.
flout applied this to himself I do nut know, but assu-
rance stood his friend, and lie took his seat. Mrs. Him
rocks, came down first, and, aim uowing the gentleman
her husband had invited, tell into the same mistake .Is
the maid, and placing hint a chair at the bre ,klasi.tatile,
observed, Mr. Horrocks would he down nioneni.oely•
before the coffee (not radical) was well ponied ()tit ; the
host entered the parlour; and hating not truly a personal
knowledge of, but a personal d•slike to Mr. Haw, he
was thundei.struck to find him at Ineakfast wan his
wife. An eclaircissment soon took place, and as Mr.
Horrocks is a gentleman, Mr. HUM was about to join
them at breakfast, when the invited gnest r,
M. Downes, of Blackpool), who had a still 'mater
dalike to Mr. limit, and who, on being informed oi the
blunder, and finding that lie hail nut only been taken
Mr, but superseded by Mr. Hunt, very indignantly
declared he would not take breakfast at tine saute table.
High words arose, and Mr. Horrocks found himself
placed in a delicate situation. At this moment Mr.
limit stepped to the door, and is supposed to have sent
somebody to his Committee, for in a short time (though
through the interference of Mrs. Horrocks, Mr Dim nes
had been softened, and they were shoat to sit down to
the table) the Orator's Committee arrived at the door,
and with them a muh, demandiog Mr. Hunt, and
being very outraaeons. Mr. Downes, I believe, escaped
backwards, but it threw Mrs. Horrocks and the family
into dreadful alarm, as they threa..eued to pull down the
house. However, Mr. limit soon left it, taking his
myrmidons with him. These are facts you may rely
on, as 1 had them from Mr. Hot rocks, though they are
little known in Preston, except the mob being there,
which was supposed to be on account of Mr. Hoirock,
being nephew to the candidate of that name."

♦n ingenious attempt at swindling was a few days ago
made in the gotta of Brussels. A sot-thrust German Baron
intsoduced himself to Mr. Troyaux, one of the principal
lace•ntanufartmrers there, and well known for his humane
attention to the British wounded after the battle of Water-
loo. The Baron stated that he had a commission from a
person of distinction at Peteisbeirgh, for the purchase
of Brussels lace, to the amount of 16,00 k francs, and, for
the payment ur whirlt•he was directed to draw bills of ex-
change on an eminent Banker at Berlin, at 3 clays sight
—seferring him for then validity to a money-dealer in
the town of Brussels, whose recommendation, though
strong, Was nal thought satistaelmy. Mr. Troyanx would
only eaalcal to delis rr up the goods when the acceptance
of the hills should be dais noittied. Hereupon the Baron
stated, that a Government courier being alma Ilia Waal of
pioceeding to Petersbeirgli, lie was alUsaltiS to forward
the lace by so faVolliable an apportionit ; and plop/.rd,
a. a collateral security, to give hike., in the mean tune, bills
of exeliange, dews', upon and accepted sty aheirehite•cl of
Ills Ilotinew the Pope at Rome, for 17,01iUtiancs. Mr. 'l'.
however, deteriiiiir-ti to confine likinsulf to the Berlin
transaction, Intl suggested, that the Baron might seleet
the lace, and leave it, sealed, in Mr. T.'s possession until
the. Wll4OlOlllOl lie kir goeiisied. This was, with some dif-
ficulty, acceded to, and 11.0 Baton promised to call next
tray- to complete the purchase. In the evening a ie.te
arrived, stating the Baton's ineapacity to keep his ap-
pointment front having severely sprained his truck by a
and begging Mr. •I'. to come to him wito the lace• die
next morning, is& aides to avoid &lay. On art using at
the Huron's hotel lie found hint in bed, sapperleil by vo-
latiles of pillows, and the curtains halt (hewn. The lace
was selected with great eine and much bargainiiiv; the
Baton being extremely solicitous of not ester in the
least, the amount of his commission. The bills
.11,kwn, and the narrekundtze deposited in a carton kbantl-
box) ready on the table; .llwwieur le boron comic-vein:jag
though unaccustomed to such work, to tie it up with his
own hands.--He begged Mr. T. (in the absence of the
valet) to call Therem wilt a budgie, in order to suet the box
with the Ita.oik's coat of arms. Mr. T. was absent only a
few setoikkh., wheel his suspicions were awakened. Mr.
T. (.0 open thefialifelkoX, when lie found the Baron had,
dakirg lies absence, dexterously subslilaled a ridding in
lLr ue•nm oh lure! the Baron hosing steteteet the vallidbies
among the pillows!! 'the culprit was On given on his
jggiiiig the tows& within four Imo's.

Wednesday a turnkey from Stafford gaol arrived
inckley at one o'clock, by the Chester mail, with a
prisoner, on his road to Leicester. Finding no 1111 l e-
thate conveyance, he was obliged to wait hir Pettifor',
evening coach ; the coach arriving, a crowd of people
rushed forward to inquire of the coachman how the poll
stood at Coventry. At that instant the turnkey opened
the door of the room at the Bull Inn, to speak to the
waiter, when the prisoner immediately threw off his
wooden sirors, leaped out of the whitlow, holding the
chain he hail on his legs in his hand, and got away ;
and, althotielt the turnkey immediately followed, lie
lust him, and lie has not since been heard of. The
prisoner had been confined in Stafford gaol eight months
on a charge of horise-stealitig, but was to take his trial at
Leicester at the ensuing assizes. 'File Turnkey left
Hinckley on Thursday night fur Staffurci, after a diligent
search, without any hopes of ever Wing bins again.

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A duel took place on Wormwood Scrubs, on Tuesday
the 14th instant, between Major Cl—y—n, late of the
Blues, and Lieut. L--x, of the 19th Lancers: the
former accompanied by Win. Sl—y—r S---thl Esq.
late of the 10th Royal Hussar.; the latter by Major
late of the 18th Hits.ars. It was previously
arranged that the parties were to tire together by signal.
Major Cl—y—tes fire took no eH ct ; and Lieut. L---g
discharged -his pistol in the air. Mr. S—th then
interfered, and the parties left the ground. but without
any reconciliation having taken place Tile meeting
originated in 411 insult OtterCli Inv Lieu:. L. to Mrs. C.

REMAKICABLt DELIVEKANCt.yRom Sligpwitscg,—

_he year Ist9, !soh ot January, the American
IllerCoidlll-lessel the Trial was wrecked nfl Litigdstand,
off the coast of North America, when all the crew pe-
rished, except three who hung to the ropes anti rigging,
for seventeen hours, in a cold frosty night, when they
were rescued from their perilous sttuation by a vessel
which Caine by, and conveyed them to New York,
where their limbs were amputated, and they all recover-
ed. One of them was tionierly a Brni*lt tar, Thomas
Etisiace, a native of Chinnor, a viliage in Oxfordshire,
near 'flame. Hat ing beets fetched from Liverpool to
Warrington, by a clergyman, he was sent safe home to
his friends. He has since married. and has two child:cm
Last year he was intrusted wilts the management of the
workhouse at Aniersi.am, Buils, till a proper master
was appointed. He [love Fives at Woodrow, near Amers-
ham. All lus lingers are amputated, and both his legs
below the knee. _ _

A most shocking accident happened a few days since
to the neighbonrhood of Grav's-Imi-lane, where a poor
..orl from the fourth or fifth story, in the act of clean. •
the outside of a window; she was immediately taken
to Bartholomew's Hospital, when it Was soon ascer-
tinier I she had met with a compound fractllre on the
left VW and of each kg. There are but small hopes of
her recoecry.
DARING ATTEMPT AT ROBRERY.—In the afternoon of
Wednesday last, two men of shabby appearance got upon
the Hickinausworth Coach, as it was stopping at an Inn
at Chesliam, and expressed an intention of proceeding to
Itickmansworth. There was only one other outside pas-
senger, and when they came to Latimer's Bottom, one of
the men, who was seated on the coach-box with Elliot,
the driver, suddenly seized the latter by the collar, and
desired him to stop, declaring that they, meaning his
companion and hilLlStlf, came out with a determination
to seek plunder, and plunder they positively would have.
Elliott, who bad some lit::a knowledge of the man,
Mott:flit at first that he was joking, and drove on, bat the
fellow pulling out a large clasp knife presented it to his
breast, sod swore lie would stab him if lie drove on ano-
ther step. His companion, in the mean time, was guard.
Mg his fellow passenger. Elliot, however, not at all dis-
mayed, whipped on his horses, and at the seine moment
several persons appeared coming aloe; the roe, at the
sight of whom both the ruffians junipedoff the coach and
made off, closely pursued by several men who heard the
call of Elliot to stop them. One of them was speedily
overtaken mid secured; the other being hard pressed,
'leaped into a canal, swam across, amid got away, bat was
taken in an obscure public-house. where he had taken
refuge to dry his clothes. This citcmostairce betrayed
him, as he was unable to account to the people of oho
house tor his clothes Leine wet, and they bad previously
been informed of the manner in which one of the men,
who had attempted to rob the coach, had effected his
escape horn his pursuers. They were twice examined
before Mr. Lowndes, a Magistrate, near Latimer's Bot-
tom, and were fully committed to Aylesbury Gaol for
trial at the ensuing Assizes.
Ott Saturday last the poll for the Chester City Elec-
tion closed about four o'clock ; and atom live o'clock
General Grosvenor and Mr. Long (his counsel) drove
front the Hoy:1111(4cl our their way to Ea tomli..ll. When
the carriage had got three parts of the void across the
bridge over the Dee, it was me.t by an immense multi-
tude of the biu the interest of Sir John Egerton Jed

Mr. Townshend , the horses proceeded at a rapid rate,
probably owing to the 'anise of the crowd; the passage
of the bridge being narrow, and the people congregated
in a sm.Jl compass, several persons were hurt. The
leathers of the mob became infuriated, seized the horses,
cut the traces, and proceeded to throw the carriage (in
w hien were the General and Mr. Long) over the blithe-
mots into the river, a height of at le.oi '..!3 feet. Much
scoffing ensued, and the General ..tut Mr. Long were
rescued from their periltit:s situation, out not vi nhont
receiving sever)! severe houses. The nibb succeeded in
throwing the e.irriage into the river, where it WaS com-
pletely dished to j.trees.
nesraucTive IRE AT CoVENNEY, BUCKS.—A
most alarming fire broke out in this village at midnight
on Monday, on the farm of Mr. Shorter, which was
occasioned by the negligence of a boy in.setting fire to
smite straw in the sta hie on the return home of his mas-
ter, in less wait ten minutes the stable was consumed.
and F even pigs were imrni in a stye at the back of it.
I ie Hums communicated t.O two barns, which were
also constimpl in a ve-y short time. A strong wind
• ctainnuniaßed the flames to the timber roof of the
diveh",ing house, and al this time the lire was seen miles
off. A whole range of houses, seven in number, fell a
pre-) to die devouring element ; but most of the furniture
Wis saved. A man of the name of Bartholomew was
dangerously hurt by some timber falling on him.

Sittings appointed in Middlesex and v
before the Itight lion. Sir Robert Dallal;-'3.
Lord Chief-Justice of hi. Majesty's Coure:pfZe:
mon Pleas, at NVestminster, in and afser Easter
Term, I tk2o

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