The National Register.
London, England, 1815-08-20 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

The Lord Chancellor-4 I have no hesitation in directing him to be
paid out of the funds in Ceurt ; hot no part of the funds to he paid to
the husband while he keeps out of the juristlictioti of the Court. lan
atrant flees* people hit e gut a mistaken notion, that when this lady
tomes of age, it will put an end to the contempt.
th know
f:um me that if the defendant Bealeley should live until lie was seventy
years of act, still he would he liable for a contempt of the Court."
Mr Dell in the course of the day, again mentioned this case to his
Lordship, and stated the contents of a petition filed by defendant,
liaselev, praying (or liberty to go before a Master, to have such set-
tlement ^ ask on the young lady. its the Court might direct.—Tlie
learned Cimisscl suggested. that as a great part of the property was in
real estates, it wits doubted -.vliether the defendant Baseley, would not
be able to get possession of the real property, on the infant coming of
The Lord Chancellor—" The defendant naleley petitioned, but f
erdereil him to appear I cannot act till lie personally appears. It
Eily he necessary to n ilaw the parties. The defendant, Ilaseley, will
foil the law too strong for him. if lie comes in my rime ; if nut, I have
to &OA but toy successor will dip ample justice. lie shall never get
styear:hi/2,, of the lady's property."
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The tedium of the proceediovs in the Court of Chancery, was relieved
A on Tuesday, by Mr. Montague producit, a Bribtol Solicitbt's
Fill of tots for writing nn a bankruptcy commission. in trey vo!urnr?
folio ! Tilts he stated to bare been swelled to such on enormous site
curios:• process, which he destgoated by the name of post briefing.
Tile pine! is to charge for ns many briefs, &c. as the ec3scienee of the
rineitor will allow, and if any of then, should he demanded, they are
to be manufactured to order. Mr. Montague instanced one document
which was written tut paper, made several years utter its date. This
lie understood to be according to the lee tor. of liristof,—The Lard
Chancellor observed, that if such a ler lori did exist. it was well the
punishment of the pillory had wit been aliolished.—Mr. llatt, on the
part of the Solicitor, totally denied the allegations. which did not seem
to have been brought forward wills great regularity, as his conduct was
riot then before the Court.

A temale debtor, Aston thirty.-•ix rears of age, who' brought up to
be released on Smorday, under the insolvent Act, acknowledged her-
self •o complettly ignorant of the obligntions of all oath, that she was
sent back to Newgatr, and put under the instruction of the Ordinary,
to be again brunght up at a future lime.

AUG. 9n.

him up stairs to his apartnient.. Surgical aid W u, so a peer
clued. He was living on Thursday evening, in the most exer,
dating pain.
CORONER'S hotiEsT.--Thursday evening an inqiiisition was
taken at the Ton Tavern, Blarkft iats-road. before Tlionnes Shelton,
Esq. Coroner, upon the body of Maurice Gibbous, who met kis
death by a tall from a scatfeld on the preceding day. It appeared
' that the deceased was employed as a lab,ouret. at some new build-
UV. at the west-side of Blackfriars road. About three o'clock, on
the day mentioited, he was derending the seatfolding, when he
became giddy, and though observed by a person who Was Vt ithin a
few yards of him, he fell before assistance could reach him, and
died in a few minutes afterwar.t......Verthet—d4ecidental Death.
A melancholy accident happened oti Wednesday night between
nine and ten o'clock, to two ladies ho were travelling in a post
chaise to Watford. On going over Uxbridge Common at a regular
travelling pace, by sonic means the pole of Ow chaise dropt out of
its regular situation. 'in coosequenee of which the l.orses took
fright and galloped at a furious rate. At the distance of half a
mile further, the ladies made up their minds to jump ont of the
chaise, Which they imprudently did one ofit of cite. door. One
of them was instantly killed, and the other only survived a few
minutes.—The horses still continued their rapid career, and soon
atier the post-boy was thrown from the box, out which he had per-
mission to ride, under the wheels, mei hurt in so fireadtiii a matint r
that his life is despaired of. The horses gettin,, out of the mall,
wets at last stopped by running up to a hirer tree upon thc Cow-
mon, without any kind ot damage to themselves ot to the chaise,
ConoNER'E INQUEST.—An bulgiest was held at the . sign of the
Lo• don Hospital, Isidore J. W. Unwiii, Esq. one of the Coroner's
for Middlesex, on the body of Henry Beard, who met his death in
the following manner:—the deceaed was a rigger, employed MI
board a trading vessel, lying io the river Thames, and by some ac-
cident he fell from the mast upon deck, by ss his leg was nu•
fortunately broken, awl he was taken to the London Hospital.
where it was found necessary to amputate the limb, but the poor
man being in a weak and debilitated state of health, silliongli he
appeared in a fair way from the oi;eration ; he lingered until Toes•
day last, when he expired. Verdict—that he wet his death easu.d!y.
accidentally, and by inkrortßole.

An interesting spectacle was witnessed at Brighton, on Saturday :
Between two and duce o'clock, the weather being stormy, and the swell
in the Channel tremendous, a small beat, or posit, with one mat► iu it
only, was discovered just witliont the breakers, and nearly opp site the
southern end of the Striae. The punt had drifted from a large Ports.
month well ban( in the offing, which had conic to Brig. ton with fish ; in
a short time it got among the breakers, was upset in an instant. •nd the
man disappeared. At this critical juncture, Mr. C.l'Valker. of the
Marine Library, who had descended the beach and followed 'hr iiiri i
thin at' the pun!, having merely stripped himself of Isis coat, waistcoat,
arta hat, and cast aside his watch, at the most imminent risi of his life,
dashed into the waves, and disappeared, but was at length d --cried,
with the man from the punt in his grasp, and both appt•ared as in-
effectually struggling hir the shore. A fisherman, of the name of
Hughes, n.►w committed himself to the waves, succeeding in reaching
the former parties. and the trio, in the end came to the land together,
but not until the two former had been nearly exhausted, and were lice•
rally panting and struggling for life. The sensations of the poor fisher-
man towards his deliverer. and the anxious feelings of the spectators u:t
sliort for their safcty,_u►ay well be imagined. Fortunately nridter
them wart seriously hurt.

On Tuesday afternoon, a boat beloneing to the Fox. Eloise cutter,
of Colchester, alarmed with eight men, fell in with lirge smuggling
open lugger. ntidway between the Kentish and the French coasts.
IVlien the Excise Officer came up with her. aid found her armed, and
manned with thirteen men. he give over the chace, and told them Le
should not molest them, and accordingly lo•rered down his sail Rll.l
dropped astern. The smuggler soon agtertvards tacked about, and
bore down upon the revenue hoot, and stove her side in. evidently
with an intent to sink her. The boat's crew de tended themselves 114
well as they could in their sinkii g state, and several were wounded awl
some killed on both 'sides during the ci,atese ; but after the wreck.
drifted away from the lugger. the smugglers Wittman:l/ kept Brine, and
killed two impe of the boat's clew and wounded others; and 11.41 not a
brig hove in sight. which induced the s.ougglers to make off there it
ever 7 reason to believe they would have destroyed them all. Afte7
floating about fur Nur hours, they were picked up by a pilot yes-el.
and carried on shore, In Kent, where every anent on wits phi the
survivors. Only one of the Excise boat's cue.. remained unhurt ; for
were killed, including the Officer and Itis brother, and three wounded.
---A reward of 5001. is offered for tic pprthm.ion of the clarip
uttenders.