The National Register.
London, England, 1815-10-15 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

whom now lie without hopes of recovery at Waltham Crest. The
remaining two are also there, but not in so dangerous a state.
Monday, as a respectable young woman named Martin was on her
way from Tonbridge to Leigh in 'Kent, she was stopped, and most
grossly assaulted and robbed. by a man in the dress of a sailor, who,
after he had thus ill treated and plundered her, threw the unfortunate
girl into the river and then ran off: Fortunately the water was not
deep, and her cries brought a passing traveller to her assistance, who
rescued her from her dangerous situation.
Dzsrseattoo 07 A Siava.—Norfolk, July 20 --One of the most
singularly alio, king circumstances within our recollection was wit
nessed io this town on Friday evening last —Cesar, a young negro
fellow belonging to Cspt. West, having been detected in committing
a robbery. was sentenced to be publicly whipped. As the constables
were escorting him to the place of punishment, he contrived to break
away from them, and ran up Fenchurch-street, where, being closely
pursued, he took to the creek. One of the constables, a remarkably
active and persevering officer, by the name of Flood, dashed in after
him, when the fellow, conceiving there was no chance of escaping,
pulled up a stake, placed himself in a posture of defence, and as Flood
approached to seize him, struck him a severe blow on the head; Flood
then attempted to knock him down with his cane, but the negro, dex-
terously avoiding the stroke, grappled him by the throat, plunged his
head under water, and held it there until he had completely suffbcated
him. A citizen, of the name of Cherry, who had at first perceived
the perilous situation of the constable, ran horns for his gun, with
which he fired at the negro while he was in the act of holding Flood
under the water, and wounded him so severely, that he relinquished
his hold of the unfortunate constable ; but it was 100 late, as he
floated a lifeless trunk. Some persons then went off in a canoe, to secure
the murderer ; but, like a stag at bay, he resisted all their attempts,
until rendered totally insensible by numerous blows of sticks, pad.
dies, &c.
A Idurhable cident, though attended with considerable loss to the
party, occurred on Monday in Hinde•street, Manchester-square; two
men who were employed to carry a large looking glass, stopped where
a showman was exhibiting Mr. Punch and his family to a gaping mul-
titude ; thy put down the glass, and placed it securely against the
iron railing on the opposite sideof the street, covered over with a sheet,
whilst they went forward and stood on tip-toe behind the crowd, at.
tentively enkying the exhibition; in the mean time some mischievous
boys, who were at pia% threw up the sheer and left the glass exposed;
at the same moment a fine he goat, who generally runs idler-the boys,
crossed from the opposite Mews, went up to the glass, and seeing as
he fancied another goat in the glass, he retired back a few paces, and
rearing on his hind legs, darted forward with all his might, and made
a desperate plunge at his supposed antagonist, going head and shoul-
ders through the glass The crowd deserted Mr. Punch and his fit.
mil, and joined in a general laugh' at the mischance of the two unfor-
tunate men.

671

On Saturday last, at Emit 116m.-Easeas, Jaw! Pierslt, Esti.
of Wassstead, aged at. • • . . . .
At the Deanery, Bugling, Essex. on Saturday, in tle 31r1 r,r ref
her age, deeply and sincerely lamented, Priscilla, wife of the Ittv. Dr.
Wordsworth, Dean of Bocking. •
Tuesday tie:might, arYarmouth, aged 50. Mrs !Tolland ; her death
was occasioned by being frightened by Mrs. Spill, a pre ended lot-
tune Idles, who has since had bean con-milted to gaol a- a a
On Wednesday, the 17111 tilt. at his house in Somers Town. Fred&
rick Charles Reinhold, F.-q. aged 75 year., fennel ly of Giro II ddow,
Essex ; a man very much esteemed by a siiinier,•us acquaintance, and
particularly by all amateuies of music, in which science lie etcelled as a
professor, both vocal and instrumental lic was a grandson of the
Bishop of Dresden.

I
CONTRACTS FOR STRAW.
Commissary in Chief's Office,
London, 7 th October, 1815
WANTED for the Barracks in the undo* mentioned Counties in
South Britain, for the Barracks in North Britain, and in the Islands
of Guernsey, Jersey, and Alderney, such quantities of .Straw for filling
Paillasses as may from Time to Time be required by the respectiee
Barrack Muster: for the Time being.
The Delireries to commence on the Ist of November next, and to eon.
finite until the 31st of Ooloberfallowing.
Proposals, made separately for each County in South Britain, far the
Whole of the Barracks in North Britain, also for the Whole of those in
the Three Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Alderney. scaled it,, and
marked .‘ Tender for Straw," will be rcceired at this Oahe until 12
o'Clock on Tuesday the 'l4th Instant; but no Proposal will be noticel
unless made on, or annexed to, a Printed Particular. and the Prices
inserted in Words at Length ; nor unless a Letter be .subjnined to each
Proposal from a Person of known Property engaging to become bound.
with the Party tendering for the due Performance of the t .ontraa.
If Tenders are scat by Post. the Postage must be paid,
Particulars of the Contract may be had on Application to' this Office
between the Hours of Eleven and vire ; to Deputy Commissary.Genered
Young, Edinburgh ; Deputy Cwnwissury Geturaf Coope, Guernsey;
and Deputy Cymmissarry General Wright, Jersey.
COUNTIES :
Berks, Hunts, Sorn,.rset,
1 Chester, Isle of Man. Suffolk,
Cornwall, (including Isle of Wight, Sarr),
Scilly), Kent, Sus ex,
Cumberland, Lancaster, Warwick,
Devon, Mirldlesex, Wilts,
Dorset, Norfolk, York,
Durham, Northampton, North Britain, .
Essex, Northnnaberland, Islands of Guernsey,
Mutts, Nottingham, Jersey, Alch:rtic.y.

ARMY CONTRACTS.
COMMISSARY IN CIIIEF's OFFIrP,
Great George-Street, ‘29t11 September, 1815.
NOTICE it hereby liven to all persons desirous of contracting to :lon],
BEEF and MU7 TON to His Majesty's Land Forces in Cautonotcras,
Quarters and Barracks, in the undermentioned Counties r

Cornwall (inducing Scilly),
Middlesex,
Mirk-Ik,
SOU!lc, (exclusive of Landgnard Fort and its Dependendis).

That the deliveries are to commence on and for the Twenta fifth Dtq of
Norember nut ; that proposalsir. wtistii, sealed vp rind aunkid. Tcrtdi
fur Army Snpplies, will he rereited nt this Oilicc on or hrfire IFednrsdav
the Tiventyfiith Day if Octohet next (bit: none will be received after Twel:e
o'clock an that day), and, if sent by pact, the po,t,:ge rr,st he paid.
Proposals trust be made separately for each Conat7! ; and each Pro:
po.al Inaat bare the Lett.T which is annexed to the Tender properly
filled up, by tiro persons ty. known ;wordy In bream-
bow, 1 with the Party tendtrinz in the amount stated in the pritztr.t
particulars, for the Bice performance of the Contract; and no Pl' 1.
posal acid be noticed unless made on a printed Tctulcr, and I's
price expressed in words at length ; and should it so huff; n thut durirT
the continuance of the Cantract, t.o Troops should he stationed or ..!?-
plied in the Cntnty. the el:pence al the Contract and {toad, paid in •
first instance by the Contractor, to be refunded to him by the Commissary
iw Chiif.
Particulars of the Crntracts may 3:e hart /Ton ,aprlictition at t140:::_
between the nn't