The National Register.
London, England, 1812-12-20 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.

ACCIDENTS Cy SKAITINC.— A most disastr us and of acci-
dent hap;:ened at Chichester, on the mornine of Sunday se'rinight
Mat. Quantock, Esq. was skaiting on a small pond in the environs of
that en V, when just as he had reached the centre, the ice broke, and
he sunk, never to be again seen, 1...ut a lifeless corpse.—A tine young
man wrs drowned on Sand iv, by the breaking of the ice, while skair-
ing on the canal in St. James's Park. Several others leLl in, but were
forfunatey rescued from a like melancholyfate,
A ;ate,
A very remarkable coneurierice of similar circumstances signalized
two melancholy accidents which happened on Saturday se'nnight, out
of which terminated fandly :—On that night, a young Lady, living im
Milbahk-street, the niece of the mistress of the house, IS •:bp-
posed, in her sleep, and threw herself lion!' the wir dow itj the thin(
floor. When taken up, though much bruised, it was found die had rut
a hone broken. It is hoped, therefore, that she will speedily recover.
—.lt the same hour, on the some another young Lady, the niece
of tke Gentleman to whom :be house in Milbank-street belongs, but
with her mother in Sluane-street, threw herself from the one
pair ot rails back window into an area; her back was broken, and she
died on Sunday mornira7.
‘Vedot slay se'nuight, as the Coachman of Mr. Alderman
was breaking the ice in a twirl in a field near Stoke's Cross turnpike.
Pristol, to water his master's hones, lie observed several crows hover-
ing over an ajoining hedge ; and his efforts to frighten them away
proving ino•tfectual, lie was induced more minutely to examine what it
was which ro particularly attracted their attention : when, &hocking to
oire, he discovered the bodies of two slow born infant erbidreo, u buy
and a gir I, both much bruised, and one of them with a tape tied twice
round i:s neck, and also the heed and hones of a third infast, %%ilie4
had apparently been devoured by the birds, but to mangled that tie
„ex (..„„id not be oi,covered.—They appear to be all children of one
WM:all oi paroir, who hits I.iiticrio remained trodi&f...overed, tio.e
dies were rennived to 11.1 e Swan public-house, and a CoitillCl'S 1114Ue*
sat on them on liansday evening, and returned a verdict of %flint
murder against some person or petRIIIS unknown,

DEATHS.
Last Suni'ay, of cr a lingering and painful illness, which site horst
with exemplary patience and ►esignation, Ann, thz wile of Mr. T. E.
limit's-court, St. Mirtin's lane.

At her house an Buttcrtondiill, Bradninch, Devon, age(' ]O4 years,
Mrs. Scutt, a widow lady, possessed of considerable property, and cm-
joy. d uninterrupted healilt through the course ut her long lite; she
C"Illd read I atlC. VVOI kat /ter needle, without Llit: use Of siiectac:es, Iraqi
af!er having completed her 100 Th year.
In her I...;drit year, Mrs. Tippiri, of Taunton.
Aged 50, Mr. A. Berridge, wheelri,,ht, and landlord of the Waggon
and Horses Public-house, St. ,dartin's, S tanitiord. Agreeably to his
particular reque t, whilzit his corpse was in the church, previuudy to
tune et his ebiltirCki Were baptised. Their names arc,
according to his de4ire, " lont," " Sam," " Di," and 46 An."

A GENII/IAL AND AN OITICEII. IN THE DRAGOONS, Alva several
other tentlemea that nere bald, have declared attar using Prihru'l Rua-ia
regular for n mender. the bald place.; bloodline sooored with Ono Roy 4
Pa:aily, and I.6islios sad Geotleinen of listiaction aced fa4Lion, IliSO it for wakening
he hair ‘ll.es tiroro.lug : heaps real er false hair of it 4 ;War ti clod: ; It le •is
trait a nourishor, if u •ed constantly, never a hair will fall off or tars grey : to
!oil, %%here there is hair by nature. and it has. gat thin or Isa;d, by Lula; the
*assist 011 rogclarls, you way rely eta its being restored. Ptuatoted oy•
whiskers, and will pro' out wi.iskars turning reddish ar grey. ft is the beat pitsp:t-
ruler' in .ho unhorse for promoting and preserving tho Lair.
A Caution—Any shopkespar aellirg Ru.sta Oil without " A. Prince." printed.
in as II riti:4l) Oovernitiont stamp, are hupostars, and soillors of counted Ask
fn IPrioco'g liuFaa 011, at per bout*, or ono bottle, ceatainiag fur small, at
11. Is. or six largo, at 5!. duty included. Sold by the Proprietor. Primes, u-
?Argot, Oxford•streat. opposite to Nu. 1 lir. ihnyth, Perfumer to his llta,iwity,
New Maud-street liendrio and Voss, Perforators to her Majesty, l'lciiiioactie
street. Withori, 2:9, Strand ; Davison' and Sio, 59, /heat-;trait Itiggo. tiSS
rivet-street : Steen, lit, Oxford-strut; ail at sect Intlacipal ?clamors .I.nd
Moditilio beauties.

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