The National Register.
London, England, 1815-09-24 00:00:00

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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

prudent to have fnrther aid, he went into the adjoining street, a dis-
tance of only a few hundred yards, to call op his snan.servitht,
slept there. The man, In the act of dressing himself, perceivi tt a
glimmering and suspicions light in the opposite house belonging to,
and occasion Hy occupied by Mr. Woods. a solicitor, of Godal-
ming, and having intimated this circumstance to his master, the lat•
ter crossed the street, and on a cautious examination observed the
robber walking very deliberately about the house with a candle,
and pocketing even• portable article he could lay his hands upon.
The only persons sleeping in the house that night Were, a sister of
Mr. Woods, a youth named W►n. Mitchel (his nephew) and two old
servants. Mr. Gordon haying made the necessary dispositions for se-
curing the robber, by placing his man at the back of the house, while
he stood centinel in front (but unconscious that Mr. Mitchell was in
the house), called out to Miss Woods to lock her chamber door,
and remain composed. This alarmed the robber, who, haying ex-
tinguished his light, rushed up stairs, burst open the door of Mr.
Mitchell's chamber, and threw himself headlong at the window,
which he broke. At this critical moment. and when the robber
was partly suspended from the window, Mr. Mitchell, with great
presence of mind, jumped out of bed and seized him by the collar,
and in this situation held him for some time, hut hearing an indis-
tinct sound of voices below, and supposing the fellow had accom-
plices at hand, he loosed his hold, and the robber fell into the hands
of his pimtiers, He is an old offender, having several implements
of housebreaking about him. He stated in his examination before
Lord Middleton, that his name was James Brown, that he was a
native of Stockton, near Durham, and was on his route to Ports.
month, to take water for Plymouth.—He is committed for trial at
the ensuing Surrey Assizes.
On Monday a shocking accident .happened to a poor waggoner
at Enfield, who was returning home with his empty waggon, and
was imprudently riding on one 'of the shafts. He was pitched by
some sudden jerk under the horses, and before lie could extricate
himself the wheels passed over his body. and killed him on the
spot. He bas left a wife and helpless family to deplore his loss.
On Friday last the common bellman gave notice in Staines mar-
ket, that the wife of Issey was then at the King's Head Inn,
to be sold, with the consent of her linehaud, to any person inclined
to buy her. There was a numerous attendance to witness this sin-
gular sale, notwithstanding which only three shillings and fourpence
were offered tar the lot, no one choosing to contend with the bid-
der for the fair object, whose merits could only be appreciated by
those who best knew them. This the purchaser could boast from
a long and intimate acquaintance. This degrading system seems to
be generally received by the lower orders as of equal obligation
Kith the in,,st serious legal forms.

Some inhuman monster, in the early part of last week, cut the
throat. of four valuable horses, the property of Mr. Tomlinson, of
Burton. Mr. Reddish, of Lowdham, and Mr. Kent, ofHalloughton,
in Nottinghamshire.
A melancholy catastrophe occurred on Saturday last at Chepstow :
a poor woman from the country, who attended the market for the
sale of a little fruit, was suddenly met in the narrow road which
leads from the sq., re into Nelson-street, by a cart, which she en.
deavonred to avoid, by placing herself against the wall ; but, shock-
ing to relate, the end of the shaft penetrated her chest, and caused
her death in a few minutes.

:bout fifty years of ace. Mr. Butler sustained

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but non• of a dangermi nature.
• On Tuesday, at the Nitridelescit Sossions, .taters and Sarah NI dt.!:•.'.l
were indicted for tittorrpting to drown Sarah Mitelttll the di,itt Itl r
the latter prisoner. a child not c ore than hilv,'months Old. l'ne
orison, rs took the child in a hold on the Thames, . gni after sttirpinr
her naked, were about to drown the little intn•cent tln It their f'oll.'ilf t
was observed. end the hathacous desient frustrated. The child way
produced in Court, and certainly was a lovely i 1011 ; hi 'rd.'
heartedtmot her cast an eye of 11 P utmost illeiffelfPTlre /111(1 it,
as if by instinct, shrunk from her grasp. They weerw:d VAIII%. at. 4
sentenced to two years imprisonment in the Rome of f'orr.ction.
SWIN MANG.— On Wednestl:vv eventue aof genrler
appearances. dressed in black and powders tl, called at the ! 1,71.!
of Mr. Rhainey. of Rose-street, Lone Acre, tolnirine lot his (Mr.
R.'s) brother. who was lately returned hum sea. •tatire that be
called to pay him some prize money. Zit(' MIA ,amines, tell mhe '
happened to meet, informed him the y Amu matt moult' be it, honte
at a certain hour in the morning When be !eplirel he hint set it him
at his office, but was to leave town on very urgent bosiite..., and
consequently tae could not be paid again for some tittle. Mrs.
Rhainey then said she would receive it tOr him if agreeable. At
this, he pulled ont a check-hook, and filled tip a check •nr fit'!)-
pounds, payable at the house of Messrs. Jetikinson, 1) .vv i t t.ittl Co,
in Lothbnrv. He then requested a ten pound note being the ha_
lance, which he said would he an accomodation. Mrs. Rintmey,
seeing every thine apparently in a regular fOrm, bnrroweit a 101.
note from a neighbour, and gave it to him ; he ti•on denai tett
Next morning the check was taken to be cashed, but no suet' trot
could be found.

An alarming accident happened to Sir G. Murray, on returning in
a post-chaise from a visit to Lord Bathurst, at Pother. last Fridav
On leaving Lime-grove. the postillion alighted to osoo I. the ~attN,
when the horses went off at full speed. On passing &woo tint High.
street, an attempt was made to stop them. which only, if possible. tu, ,
creased their pace, and one of the w eels came off- On turning the
point of the bridge, opposite the Red Lion Inn, the cloak.. %rut
over with such force as to be completely- ret o-rsed. testing no. ilie top,
and the three remaining wheels continuing to whirl t mond fo.r some
time from the rapidity of the overthrow. Sir Geroge was extrieated
from the carriage in thin situation, and the assistance of Mr
a surgeon, immediately obtained. Fortunately, although Sir George
had received some severe contusions, no serious counoequeroces were
apprehended.
Saturday se'onight, a person hahited as a Clergyman, and who said '
his name was Wm. Watford, applied to Mr. Woods. of lust% icti. for
a horse to go to Harwich. He had a little boy with him, and tatect
that he had travelled in a chaise from Thetford, and wished to have
the horse that brought him to Ipswich till the Monday following,
when he intended to return. Instead however of going to Harwich, he
went to Colchester, where he pawned the horse and gig for 101. and
took a post chaise for Belliricay. The offeader has not yet been ap-
prehended.