The National Register.
London, England, 1816-08-19 00:00:00

Tilt N:ITTONAT. REG IS:rErt.

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Between Dyck c and one ts'..lo:)k Monday morning, a fire sea.
stalvereil on the preai>e= occupied by Nfe. Thome), M'ard, at
I.itCe Itlaktuhauy near I p lilt. It was observed in a tlkies'
ci :h. ;deed •.!O yards front the dwelling-house, and almost im-
mediately eitaiiiiiiitieide.l to a burn, containing about four loads
of straw, and plga•ente, all of which were cen-
al kkk in less than hilt' an hour. 'Cite burning embers flew in
all duct ions, but (piebald:: owing to the late heavy rains) the
welling house toil lit 1:,)r val no hie property contiguous, escaped
the contlagratiun.- -'lliere is es cry reason to conclude that the
premises Si ere sit lire to by vent:evil disposed persons.
A wnlidential clerk to one of the cowitry banks absconded on San-
dal/ lest with the sum of ve,tionl. Itank-notes.
Tticsdity nn Inquest was held at the Vestry-room. Wapping, on the
body el E. It c*llards, a crash n, belonging to the Margeritta, of Aber-
deny, in The deceased hail been un board the Briton, and in
st.pping from her into the Ntargaritta's fore-chains, he fell into the
River, and was drowned. Verdi...—Aceitlental I)entli.
An Inquisa was taken at the Het and Feathers public-1)01v, Christ
Church, Illackfriars-road, upon the body of Mr. J. Cilison, a reigevt•
able inhabitant of Newington. 'Elie deceased. it *Newt it, was about
4i years of age, and was on Friday selulight walliing along laid:-
friars-road. accompanied by his son, when he fell down in a tit and iii-
stantly expired. N'er,- et—Died by the Nisitatien of Cod.
Au Inquest was alto held on the body of Sarah Pinner, who was
fotual dead in her bed on Monday morning. Ann Foster deposed,
that the deceased had eximpLiintal for a month past or a rodent pain in
her sides, &e. and had taken some pills. They went to bed together
shout ten o'clock on Sunday night, and when witness awoke, about six
o'clock the next morning, the deceased was dead by her side. She had
not complained during the n4ht, nor did witness hear her groan: Mr.
Parkinson, a surgeon, deposed, that he bad opened the body, and found
a great quantity of trotter in the chest, which was no doubt the cause of
her death, and that Audi complaints generally terminated suddenly.
Verdict—Died by the Visitation of nod.
Mr. %V bite, of the South Parade. Brighton, had his house entered a
few inornitio^s ago, and two gold watches taken from his chamber ;
the articles being both affixed to the head of his bed. Mr. Johnson
also had his house catered in a similar manner, in Ifevonshire-place,
and a gold chain, value about ten guineas, a gold brooch, and other
articler, stolen from his bed-roont.
%day, as Mr. J. Tulip, lately belonging to the Boston and
Lincoln packet, was going from Newer): to Nottingham in his packet,
called the little John. about eight miles from Newark, ()wing to what
is called sky. larking, by one of the passengers, he was knocked (nix-
board :mil drowned.
A short time since, a fire broke out on the premise% of Mr. Martin
Newman. at ligley, Essex, which immediately communieated with the
other buildings; and before any engines could arrive, the whole of toe
premises were consumed, except the dwelling-lonise.
WM. Berry, a strolling player, was detected in stealing a large iron
pitch bar from a sheepfold' near the mansion-house of Lord Bray-
broolte. at Audley Etal, the property of his Lordshil ; he was cont.
initted by the Mayor of Saftlron NN :tide), to take his trial at the ensuing
aeLsions.
We arc dished to tiny, that the three Irishmen ineolved in the late
conspiracy did not wove absolution, as stated, fretu a Catholic I .riest.
The fact rs, that Mr. DeverLux dad no more than explain to them, that
oaths, tinder the circumstances in which they stood, were not admissi-
ble; which the men would not believe until tlley heard it front the
mooth of the Priest. . . . . . .

A dating attempt was made on Wednesday night to break into the
house of Capt. Ricketts, of Cheltenlram; Lot tie noise made by I.lle
falling of a bolt on the dour, awoke a servant boy who slept in the
room. lie arose from his bed, and. taking tip a pistol, tired it through
the window in the direction of the rubber::, who returned the compli-
ment; the boy then discharged a second pistol, which was at ktroniptly
answered by one from the assailants, the hall from which passed
through the lad's shirt. He then gave them the contents of his re-
maining pistol, when they mask a precipitate retreat. From the
quantity of blood spilt about the spot, it is supposed unc of the villains
was wounded.

Early on Monday morning a west-country barge, laden with fur-
niture and various merehandize from London, was boarded above
NVestminster-bridge by a gang of fellows, who confined the master and
men to their cabins, and took off it considerable booty. An applica-
tion was made to the linion-hall Police, who informed the applicants
that the parties were perfectly known; but unless they could identify
the property, it was of Ito use taking them. On a similar application,
about six months ago, to Bow-street, the officer made the same obse7-
vution. The nightly depredations committed on the Thames call
loudly for the active interposition of the Magis.racy connected with
the Police; and it is to be regretted, that no in gelation is adopted to
give the Police Officers a remuneration, without the stipulated arm as
conviction money, the baneful effects cf which have been fully proved
by the late discoveries.
St InnEN DE T mi.—Tuesday nennight Mr. J. I [(Theft, landlord of
the Crab Tree public-house, in Punt:Liu fields. was found dead in his
bed. Ile went to bed in perfect health the preceding night.
On Siturday se night, Moody, a prisoner in the Cold-hatb-
fields Primo, suddenly dropped down dead while drinking sonic gruel:
N. had .lust been wishing he might drop down dead, and had uttered a
volley of oaths.