The National Register.
London, England, 1821-01-08 00:00:00

Puntse APoLoov.—ln consequence of the i
terference of mutual friends, the violent and unpro-
voked asoault committed by Thomas Horton, EN.
one of the magistrates of the West Riding, upon Mr.
Lewis Alexander, solicitor, of Halifax, has been
compromised without an appeal to the King's Bench.
By this arrangement Mr. Horton was required to
make a public apology to Mr. Alexander, on Satur.
day se'nnight, at mid-day, in the magistrates office,
and to pay the sum of 501. to the General Dispen.
nary• in that place. As the hour for making the
apology approached, the inhabitants of Halifax
(whom this ornament of the bench had lately stig.
matixed as cobblers and tinkers, fur presuming to
dissent from an ultra-royal address of which he was
the author) began to assemble in considerable num-
bers, and at twelve o'clock the office was crowded to
excess, when Mr. Horton entered, and read aloud
the following apology :
" I do hereby acknowledge, folly and nnegaivocally,
that I acted in a most Improper manner, in assaulting Mr.
Lrwis Alexander, as I did on Saturday, the 2d Decembe►,
1.40, in this town, he having given me no provocation to
call forth such violent and unjustifiable conduct. And
am anxious this may be accepted as an apology, as strong
as one gentleman can make to another."--.Read and signed
in open court, at Halifax, in tie presence of four magis-
trates.

—As soon as the apology was read, Mr. Horton paid
to Mr. Alexander 501. which that gentleman ininie-
diately handed over to William Rawson, Esq. the
treasurer of the General. Dispensary, to be applied
to the use of that institution.

On Wednesday night, about eleven o'clock, a
gentleman on the top ofthe Birmingham m ail, whilst
passing over the Swillgate-bridge,near Tewkesbury,
heard the groans of a person in distress, and entreated
the coachman to stop, when he proceeded to the
spot, and found a man who kad fallen into the brook

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in a state of ii

Though it was such an

inclement night, the gentleman got into the water,
and, with the assistance of the guard, dragged the
sufferer out, and took him to the Hermitage turn-
pike. Here this humane character gave money to
some persons to induce them to take the poor fellow
to Tewkesbury : he was nearly frozen to death, but
with proper assistance it is to be hoped he will reco-
ver. His name is Probers, late of Cheltenham.

On Sunday last the Earl of Belmore presented
the Roman Catholic Chapel of Enniskillen with a
handsome Cross, curiously manufactured, and orna-
' mented with several devices, emblematic of the
Crucifixion, &c, &c His Lordship accompanied
this rare and valuable present with a polite note to
the Parish Priest, the Rev. Mr. Shell, stating, that
it occurred to him, on his journey through the Holy
Land, that a Cross made by the Christians at Bethle—
hem might be acceptable to his Catholic Brethren of
Enniskillen, and that he accordingly applied to the
Superior of the Convent at Jerusalem to obta'n
one. This, his Lordship states, has been made ex-
pressly by order of the Superior, and trusts will be
an acceptable offering. It was received by the con-
gregation with lively expressions of gratitude, and
sentiments of respect for his Lordship's kind remem-
brance, which stamped the present with additional
value.

MATCH FOR 100 GUINEAS —A gentleman at New.
market has a wager ol one hundred guineas with !Mr.
Joseph Bland, well-known on the turf, that he will
procure a person to skait a measured mile on ice (to be
selected some where within twenty miles of Newmarket)
iii the space of three • es. The piece of ice ritt
which the match is to be performed is to he selected by
the gentleman who backs the performance, and 48
hours notice is to be given by the stake-holder of the ice
so selected being in a fit state to permit the party to on.
dertake the match. If the attempt is not made within
the 48 hours, the money is to be forfeited to Mr. B.—
Bets have neen made to a considerable 'WIWIIt aht..ady
on the event, and it has, in the dearth of other interest.
at this season, strongly excited the spirit of speculation
in the sporting world. The greater taunter seem dis-
po mti sed to back the perfoiace within the givt
itlime.—
The rate of a mile in three minutes has been ascertained
to above two, if not nearly Once parts out 01 four of I
thorough bred horse, and far surpasses the be/t,..1 of the
fist foot races. .I'here will no doubt., be a _trim;; !lOW.
ter Of the rAlley at Newmarket th s week 10 N.I,IICSID the
race, which it is expected will take place 011 a well.
know,, sheet of ice on the fens, within two or thr..e i!ays
COWARDLY ASSASSINATIIiIt IN PARIS.—A young
matt, front Nantes, came to Paris, in older to make
some purchases for his approaching merriage, and went
nue evening to the play. Ile was there instilled by a
person next In hint, because he took snuff out of a snuff
(MK with the charter on it. A third person interposed,
and oil red hints. It to lie second in combat. The young
who was itisoltril • .11ISCIIICti Itl have 110 other 11e18011
resell . When they canie to tin. ,4 lin Ille dlOlll.
lug, the aggressor, favoured by the lot, drew first and
missed los adversity The latter was al/0111 to fire in has
torn, as hen the wretch who played the part of second
fired a pistol at I which lie hail held concealed.—
geodatioes tan up at the time, and Camel the victim of au
11111)(0i:10 loyalty al t t xpisitiz• The y a 111111
stirsived fi,e hint,, and was tile to make a declaration
sufficiently circumstantial tit Make its hope that the as.
sassins shall not escape the vigilance of justice. They
Heil so yuelt.':, ,hat the gesitlatines cool.; not perceive
them. some 117111eff Vale that the yollllg 111411 was rob.
bed at Ilse same note ; others .taw Vita. the iassi.rtiou is
without foundation.

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