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London, England, 1821-01-15 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

The statue of the lamented Princess Charlotte
which firms the principal figure in the monument a
group to her memory, designed by Mr. M. Wvat t
has been completed in marble, and was on Friday
' exhibited to it number of distinguished oncnoisceurs,
previous to its being sent to the Royal Academy fur
public exhibition. lc has barn cut out of a block of
the finest Heflin' marble, and though executed
within a shorter tinie than any piece of modern
sculpture we know of, bids far to raise Mr. W. to
a plaice among the first sculptors of the day.
At the las: Oxfordshire Sessions, the Grand Jury,
in returning their Bills, gave in the one against
those men who were indicted for assaulting some
Members of the University, on the evening that the
Queen's friends insisted on an illumination, wilt a
note on the back of it, stating that none of the
witnesses could be found, though they were all in
Court. On inquiry this was found to be the case,
and the Jury consequently returned to examine
them. While they were absent, the persolis licensed
all pleaded guilty, and Mr. Robertson, the solicitor,
was making intercession with the Court for it slight
punishment, as they expressed contrition for Avian
they had done, when the Grand Jury came into the
Court with the words " Not a true bill," against
those very persons who had all pleaded guilty.
Fine.—Friday night, about 1.1 o'clock, an alarm-
ing lire -broke out in the sugar.house of Messrs. Smith
and Donaldson, Deal-street, Mile End New Town,
and notwithstanding the great exertions of the fire-
men, &c. the whole of these extensive premises were
completely gutted: the walls afterwards fell in
with a tremendous crash.
EX 1 KAOHUINAI(I( kSCAPE.-011 Tuesday morning
some men belonging to Sheriff Hill colitcry, Northum-
berland, were waiting of the gill horse to go into the
pit. Owing to the cleaning of the boiler, the regular
engine rope was not in a workable state at the moment,
but about f,to fathoms of it, with the chain, were hang-
ing into the shaft. One of the men, John Wilson,
hating in time dark gone incautiously too mar the edge,
fell in. Repeated cries Within the shaft at last roused
tie utientioo of the other men, who an repairing to the
spin with a were told by him that he had fallen
lilt)) cite pit, and %sits then hanging by the rope. As
soon as the alarm would allow them to take measures
for his preservation, they proceeded to adjust the gilt
rope, a work that occupied not less than ill-teen minutes,
from their having to discharge it Moil one pulley and
place it upon another. After fixing oil a curl one of
them wished to descend in it to his assistance, but this
11'ilsou forbade theme to do. The corf was now lei
down gently idl it came under his fret—hr then freed
iniusell front the engine rope, and being seated im the
curl, was drawn slowly to bank, in a state of indescrib-
able trepidation. He was, however able, with the as-
Mitallee of another man, to wa!k upwart:a of a mile to his
msn house, which on entering he threw himself on his
s, and poured out his fer%ent thanks to God for his
tmoveratice. No sootier was this done, than, overpow-
-1 erect by the dreadful cuntL et of his feelings he fainted.
Some • elapsed before he recovered tolerable com-
posure; one even still when the subject is recurred to,
his agitation is extreme. Being go: stioned minutely,
he said—" he had gone to the brink of the shaft to
ascertain whether his comrades were calling upon him
from below; and being deceived by a glimmering of light
in the brat:ice paid ion his foot slipped. lie was con-
scious at the n iiiiii ent he dropped in, but has no recol-
lection whatever of how or when he caught Pohl of the
eugure rope. The first thing he was seesible of was
the rope ahtling on his breast, and next its stripping Isis
left hand, with which lie held mainly WI, 1111(1 also Wl, h
its legs and feet. Ile had in his right hand a stick, of
which he kept firm possession all the I.lllle, and brought
it op with him." Then was a chasm of 45u feet per-
peudicular height yawning underneath.
A severe conflict took place on Wednesday night last
between a gang of five poachers and the keepers of
Winds°. Great Park. Toe keepers were apprised cif ;he
preseuce of the poachers by repealed reports of guns die.
charged i.i the severalilaiatures at tue.pheusenis on
the trees, as early as eleven e'elock, kit it was nut till
twelve o'clock *hut the action commenced, when the
poachers had taken a position oil a bridge, tour abreast,
with presented arms, threatening to fire if the keepers
advanced 4 step further. The keepers nesweied, ,n We
here aims, and are determined to take you," adtanciog at
the same time. • The poachers immediately hired, a close
action then commenced wets the butt-ends of their
pieces. which 1, minuted in the surrender of three of
the poachers, who arc lodged in Windsor gaol. The
firm keepers and tiller of their moo received malty severe
blows ; one of them, Pape, fit's V/ 111 1131' three W 041114 in
his head, as Hot to he able to attend publicly to give evi-
dence. Its deposition was privately taken. lion
exenduitte the spot where the contest took place, foul
guns were found ; one of them broken in three pieces,
two of them loaded with powder and small 61104 and
tine Mill appeared Iti have been not long discharged.-s-
-loe pheasants were hetial in a sack.

OLD B.iILEYS-6.9fONS,
SATURDAY, JAW. 13.
Nineteen peraniers were hied this stay, of whom on:
was capitally cosisiciesl, %;z. Mary Gays, li,r halsking
and entering the dwelling-house uglfijitel Jar is, old
stealing a quantity ol %%easing apparel. Sescisteets Wert:
cuuviettii Ufil:10117, smirk...it whom were, Jos. Sunsley,
William Jones, 'Alarl% Herd, J,.fits Ihrrig rli i Krylock,
Geotgu I lattis alias Itotsett
Hisitly, and William Voillo, for feloniously res nine.
certain prisoners Mon the cositaly of Juno Alarstiest,
they being nt she s4IIIC iliac ito his lawful custody, oti i 4
chare,c of fylossy.