The National Register.
London, England, 1819-06-06 00:00:00

181.

Om Friday abMif midnight, as Mr. John
Elsivoit'a et Eecleshill, near Bradford, was returning
!tome, alter spending the evening with some friends, in
tic • one villaze, be was attacked near his own house.
tiv a %Alain, who knocked him down, and beat him on
the need and face until he bad reduced him to a state of
ins:tisibility; he then rifled his pockets, taking from
km his batik check-book, and about 131. in notes, and
left him apparently lifeless; fortunately, however, the
wretch web disc nroinird ill his SUplobition, for after
some time, Nlr. Elsivor:ll so far recovered as to he able
to-crawl home; who he became sufficiently collected
to recollect what bad nassed, he recognized in the features
of glib cruel assailant r near nei;lihnur; this being ititi-
inatiql is the constable, the suspected person was appre-
h?o,l-.1 early the same morning, in he'd in his own house;
i)TeCch..s and stockings...were foam' to be bloody.—
La a short 1111 C after he was apprehended, lie directed
tint iniist..ble to the pl .Y:e where he had deposited the
litii:v, in an out-building, svhera both the money and
the book were. faund concealed tinder a Hag, in the
manner lie hail :fusel died. The prisoner's name is John
Hall, a shoeitiXer, living at Eccleshill. After he hail
been a few hoiirs m custody, he charged %Wm.
S!anniogley, and W.-Burley, of Eccleshil I, being
his acctit»plicei; the robbery ; they were, in conse-
quence, apprelienued, and after being examined at
before John Sturzes, Esq. a magistrate, thev
were coatioirwil to York-castle, together with the
priu-
cipa! felon H

DREADFCL ACCIDENT.••-itISSUS one o'clock on
Thursday afternoon, George Nlaker a labourer, ein ployed
with many others in cleaning out a sewer, in Uacre-
street•R.ttclifT, and being the first that cattle to work
from dinner, he descended to the bottom, a depth of 12
0r.14 feet, when the sides gifting way the earth tell upon
and hinted him under the rubbish. The labour-
ers immediately set about digging up the earth in order
to .get to him, in which they were encouraged by some
pi-sidemen, who promised them Iwo guineas if they got
list out al.ve. The grating in the next street wasaaken
op, and a Mall descended and proceeded as far as the
taafertutiate Mall, and saw he was alive in the sewer,
and from his wa;st downwards beinggammed tinder the
the weight of earth and st•tues. The man making his
report, every assistance Was gia•en 10 keep off the waier,
which would otherwise ba:ltshowiwil hint ~and notwith-
standing all their etforts..it.was abo%e four hours before
be was extricated from his perilous situation, being
very •h bonded, particularly about his legs. He
received evary assistance, and was pretty arch recovered
before night.

FIRES —A iltstruNiee fire t rote mit on the premises
of Mr. Lancefiehl, a carpenter at. Laidelxiiirii, about
noon on Thursday last. So rapid was the rauGress of
the flanie,i, that the dwelling-house, carpenter's shop,
plumbery, tool smith's finze, were ensirely destroyed,
the furniture of tie dwelling•hatite only bring saved.—
The fire communicated to a stable on Ale opposite side
of the road, whieli was also consumed. The damage is
estimated at nearly 4000!. In addition to the above
calamity, a yolin4 man named Street, of Canterbury,
%%hilt accompanying one of the engines to Littlebointi,
was thrown front the machine, in consequence of one of
the win els coming if, and so seriously hijiireil one
Ins hawk, that it is feared amputation will be necessary.
On Monday sennicht, as H Pitts, the Hingham car-
rier, WeAa riding on a loaded bee gill, in Norwich, the
chain unfortunately broke and lilierzied the pole, which
flew up and struck the pour man so violent a blow on
the head, that his life was at first despaired of. He was
carried to the hospnal, where lie total lies in .41 dangerous
state.

Fridav sennight an invest was taken atThOrpC-9eN
NOM iclt, before John Pi!grim, gent. one of the Coro-
ners for the county of Norfolk, on view of the body of
Peter Platten, a youth about 18 years of age. It ap-
peared in evidence that the deceased was in the employ
of Sir Robert Harvey, Knt. and had been fur a load of
grass but a short disiance from the residence of Sir Ko-
lieu, and in returning home thr horse took fright, and
the deceased in endeavouring to snip hint fell down,and
the wheels passing Over his body, he was killed on the
Tot Verdict—Acehlemai.nemb.

OFFICE (AF' OR/IN-INCE.
21:1 Map, 1819.
THE Principal Officer: of His Majesty, Oi
nonce do here!., Rive Notice, that l'reipomls will be received at Iluir
011ee in-Palaßell, ore or be/ore Friday. the 181 k. day of June
next, from such Pcneuns assess?, he willing to tenekstake the supply
of COALS, for soaks alibis apartment. fur a period of one
year. camera-acing from the Ist July next.
The Coals must be of the description denominated "Adair'..
Main," and will be required to hr delivered free of any expenee
except the King's ditty payable Its the Port or Lonr)on. either ms
shore OP isto vessels or erafl, at any place in the !liver Thames.
and at lavereAcm.or at any Pert or Plain in the River Meelsray
es snarl he required.
kinrther Perth 'dor:, together with the terms and conditions
of the contract, may be Inman at the Secretary's Office in Pall
21fall qfieresald, any day between the hours often andlinir o'clack,
where the Proposals must be delivered. seabed up and endorsed.
" Proposals fbr Ceuta," tut no Proposed ran be admitira'
4/7,,r the said lath Jane. at 12 a'c!ock at neon of the same
,ey,
neither will any leader be noticed unkss the Party meking
it, or an Arent vs his behalf. Mon attend.
By Order of the Board,
It. 11. CREW, Secretary.