The National Register.
London, England, 1812-08-16 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.

Vaolll.l Ova ans.—Samuel Colley, the driver of the hackney
coach, No. 246, was brought to Bow-street Office, charged with aid-
1m g and abetting in violently assaulting Mrs. Grace Birch, a widow
lady, of Bedford-street, in the Strand, who stated, that late on the
night of the bth instant, she was returning horns by Leicester square,
when the Prisoner accosted her which way she was going: she told
him; and he said he was goinginto the Strand, and would give her a
ride, which induced her to get into his coach. A man also got in the
each, who, in a abort time after the coach had drove off, began to
take Worms WA* w4k bas ad *WIPP* M) MIVOIS sFIIP4 i he,

AUG. 16.

attacked and violently assaulted her, and gave her arveral
bruises. She cried out violently, but the Prisoner woutd two
con though she had no doubt he ha:l heard her cries. Thn p
insteat'l of going towards the Strand, drove to Soho-square,
man forcibly took from her pocket an India silk pocket hatlikerchirf,
jumped out of the coach. and then ran Away The Ptiso.ier denied
knowing the ina-I ; but the Prosecutrix said she heard him call the
man brotner ; and she had every relson to believe he WAS the water.
:nan belunF•ng to the stand of coaches in Leicester-square. The Pri.
soner admitted he was the coachman. He was committed to New
Prison, Clerkenwell ; and in case of his fi.tding ball, he was i)rdered
to give 24 hours' notice.
Thursday, a woman named BRUCE. in the neighbourhood of Lamb.
street, Soitalfields, was charged, at Worship-street, ..von
and nearly starving her child, seven years old. It aopeareol tha-
chained it by the leg, and kept it on bread and water, and potai..l:,
so that it appeared a mere skeleton, and was riot header than an ii.fa t
six months old.—The delinquent, who is pregnant of her thirteento
child, was admitted to bail.
Ou Monday m-,rning Daniel Davis, pur.uant 16 his sentence, for
selling forged bank notes, was execute! at the New Prison, Horse.
monger-lane. Front the moment of his conviction, he entertained
no hope cf bring reprieved, and therefore prepared hirnsell to inert,
with becoming fortitude, that fate which the law had doomel him to
ake%

On Sunday last, about the midille of the day, Sir JOHN ST. ALBANS
and family stopped, wi It a harotiche and four, atid two post-chaises
and pair, to change horses at Newrn.in's. the Green Man, at Brlle I
on their arrival, two y .ung Ge,,tlemeit i.mpecl out of tl:e tatri.w,
and went into one of the stibles. .eeing some puppies, one of them
imprudently stooped down to look at them, when the bitch flow at
him, and tore his upper lip. A surgeon was immediately called, and
fortunately found the lip had not been entir.ly sevirated, consequently
there are great hopes of its uniting, but a small part of the lip was en.
tirely off:
Wednesday a man employed as a carter was ch..rged at Union Hall,
with driving over and kit ling toe intaut child of M,. Brooks, of Rod-
ney-street, Great Suffolk-street, that m ruing. It appeared that the
servant of Mr. Brooks was crossing the street wilt the ch4d, a boy
about two years old in her arms, at the time the prisoner was con ing
along, driving a cart drawn by two horses. He was standing lir in the
cart with the reins in his hand, when one of the horses ran against the
girl, knocked tier down, and the wheel of the cart ver the
child, killed it on the spot. The girl cried out to the prisoner to
stop, but he, calling her a b—ch, bade her get out of the way, and,
whipping his horses, endeavoured to drive otf. He was, however,
secured, and brought by Collingbourn before the Sittini! Magistrate,
by whom he was committed for re.examination, till the result of the
Coroner's Inquest shall be known.

BEAVER HATS.
GENTLEMEN'S LIGHT BEAVER HATS. at the very low price of One
Guinea, of a superior quality to any yet offered to the Public, mmtuftetured spot
an improved principle to keep their !tape, being the pleasante4 Hat ever wort,
at Taylor's Original Light Hat Mattufactory, No. 7, Tichhorae-street, top of tits
Haymarket. Opera and Livery Hats equally cheap —A great assortment of Gra.
tionsca's Hatt, of every description, always ready to put on.

YORK-STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
NUNN & BARBER beg leave to Inform the Nobility, their Friends, and
the Public in general, that the remainder of their Va .• STO, K, consisting
of Black and White Laces, Muslin', Dignities, Irish Lione.s, Shirting, Calicoes,
Plain and Figured Barmets, Satins, &c. now selling of at very reduced prices, fur
BEADY MONEY.-Ihey beg most respectfully to request that all debts due
to the Inn of N. & 11. may be discharged without delay, at No. 5, York street,
Covent Garden.

TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.
A Graduate of an University, having been for the last four years as PRIVATE
TUTOR is a family of respectability, i4tes to engage ht this capacity in a
Gentle:n*os Family. Besides the Clasidcs, the French and Italian Lingnages,
which be speaks and writes fluently, he teach.. all those branches of illa.hetuatics
which ate useful and requisite to Gentlemen of Naval, Military, or Mercantile
pursuits. The most satisfactory references will lie xiven. Letters• poet paid,
directed to LB, No. Upper Berkeley-etreet, Portman-square, will be daly
attended to.

SINGULARLY ADVANTAGEOUS STATE LOTTERY.
HORNSBY & CO. ever mindful of favours many year- past received from the
public, beg leave to observe, that the Lotto), is big with important Chances, and
solicit their favours on the present occasion. iekets and Shams are Is
great variety, and at the lowed prices.—Tbe Drawing highs oil the Mb of Scp•
temacti—Daly 10904kb Tickets.— A Blank can gain 1,b0,0,1).—Orders b) pint of
carrier executed on the same terms as if present.—Schemus gratis, at their old
established Office, 26, Cornhill.
LADIES RIDING HABITS and TRAVELLING COa
B. CLARK. No. 37, Golden-square.
begs leave to inform Ladies going into the
Country, and others. that they may be supplied with Riding Habits and Travelling
Coats at a very short notice. S. C. particularly recommends his Habits for Tra-
veiling, being made on an improved plan, which for eonvenience si.d facility of
putting on has never been equalled. His Travelling Coats for open or elute car`
rieCos base also beets much admired for t‘..'r convenience amid utility.
YOUNG) GINTLENIBN's ARAB. lIVSiAR, and other Fancy and Phis
Dresses, are made e• the shortest settee, dhe the greatest varlet,.
Ladies waited en la the country at a distance not exceeding twenty mil's,
giviag three days notice, sad a reteratos le Sews. es way be igstracted MI!
I.esett fp ikaie iseereives.