The National Register.
London, England, 1815-12-31 00:00:00

NAVONIAL REGISTER*.

ridav sennight, about eleven o'clock, a considerable number of
the inhabitants of Northampton Were alarmed by the watchmen
springing their rattles, and a cry of tire; fortunately the alarm was
of' short duration, as it was soon discovered to have been given by
a respectable person in Bra ishaw-street, who, in her sleep, had
undressed, had got out at a one pair of stairs small window upon
the lead,: of a how window directly under, where, in a most pert-
loos situation, she was calling out for Clod's sake, as the house was
all in flames. The house was immediately broken into, and The
adventurous sleeper happily extricated from her dangerous sites.
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Saturday, Dec. 16, about four o'clock in the afternoon, the dwell-
ing-house .of Joseph Fidler, •a blacksmith, who resides at Roach,
in Cornwall, was struck by lightning in a very remarkable manner,
The chimney was thrown down ' • an oven that was in the house
was driven iuto the garden and shattered to pieces; a cupboard
and a clock, that was fastened to the wall, were thrown down; five
windows, the whole that were in the house, were dashed to pieces.
The floor of the bedchamber, above stairs, was raised, and in
usany places shivered ; a bedstead was crushed, and the canopy
turned upside down ; and a cupboard bedstead, which was laid
down, turned up, as completely as it' done by a person who wished
for more room. The whole took place in an instant; and what is
very remarkable, though six small children and their mothor were
in the house at the time., they all escaped unhurt, except one, who
had its hair singed; and the side of its face slightly scorched.
The neighbourhood of the city of Chichester was last week visit-
ed by a footpad of rather a singular description. On Wednesday
evening (the beait market day), he stopped the following persons
on the Bognor and Aldwick road :—Mr. JOHN ADAMS and Mr.
.BUDGER, in a gig ; but, upon their making resistance and Mr. G.
Anams coining up on horseback, the fellow made off. He after-
wards stopped Mr. SWAN, of Bognor, and another person who was
with him in a gin. ; hut they escaped being robbed by another gig
ceminu-along, and the fellow got edit second time. He then stop-
ped Mi.. WaTains, and after that Mr. Wm. ADAMS, from whom he
took a three-shilling piece; but on his stating that he was a poor
onan, he generously gave him back his money.—Thus stopping seven
pee, inn without obtaining a shilliug !
Early on Saturday se'imight, Sheffield, and the vicinity, were
visited with a tremendous Wunder storm. Tbc lightning was un-
commonly vivid. The beautiful steeple of the parish church of,
Droafield was struck by it, and about three yards of the spire car-
ried away. The tower was otherwise greatly damaged.
ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.—A few evenings back, as Mr. Furrer,
who lives near Church-end, Was on his return home from town
through Hotnsey-lane, he observed two men approach him in a he-
sitating manner; suspt sting their intention was to rob him, he
drew tbrth a pistol with which he was armed, and exposing it so
that it might be seen. The men passed him on each side, and in',
instant one of them struck him with a 'cudgel ; the blow, how-
ever, was nut severe, .and, turning round quickly, he discharged •
Ins pistol at the man who struck him; and then pulling out another,
threatenad instant death to the first that approached. This had the
desired effect, and both sheered off. Mr.F. was unable to ascertain
whether he had ;rounded the man at whom he fired or not.

POLICE.

MANSION HOUSE.

Yesterday Charles 'Fleming was charged with stealing a quan-
11ty of Wearing apparel, and other articles, under the following in-
, faitous circumstances : E. Vandimore stated, that on Friday
night, after returning from Kent by way of Gravesend, he went
into a public' house, in Bermondsey, to have some refreshment, in
company with another person. Here the prisoner and another
a were drinking, and seeing the prosecutor appa,•ently fatigued,
the. offered him some drink. The otter being accepted, the pro-
setxtec laid down his bundle and entered into conversation with
thel3aities. In a few moments however the companion of the
prts'.A:.. :;f up, seized his parcel, and ran off. The prisoner did
vat tiss.s( in pursuing', nor would he give any account of who he
was, and he of courlie escaped.—The prisoner was remanded.
r,,or Lusears were finally examined, charged with various felo-
nit.s the. eity. Upwards of twenty persons appeared against
them, t)dt their persons could nut be identified, and they were
cdrniclited as vagrants.

GUILDHALL.
F. WiNally. and Margaret Welch, who stand charged with a
m.ianit on a ratrole named Franklin, were yesterday
for examination, but the prosecutor being unable to

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