The National Register.
London, England, 1819-11-15 00:00:00

Mr. Shorter,' of Wych-street, Mr. Harris, of
Broad-court, Drury-lute, Mr. Watling, and seve-
ral other venders of publications alledged to be se-
ditious, were on Tuesday served with ex-officio in-
formation for misdemeanours, in publishing certain
seditious libels on the 7th and 15th days of Sep-
tember last.

The Earl of Lauderdale is now on his way to
town from Scotland. Lord Grey leaves Howick
next week. The Marquis of Lansdown is expected
front Italy on the 15tn, and the Earl of Essex on the
20th. Mr. Tierney has been in town these 10 days.
Matthew Campbell, Esq. Collector of the Customs at
Pembroke, met with a serious accident on Friday len.
nigbt, whilst anxiously engaged in giving directions as
to the management of ati.apparatus kw projecting a rope
to a vessel in distress, in the immediate vicinity of that
place. On the discharge of the mortar used on that
occasion, it rebounded, struck Mr. Campbell, senseless,
to the ground, and, unfortunately, fractured his leg; but
happily lie is in a fair way of recovery.
Au Irish orphan boy, possessing extraordinary powers
of speed, arrived in Swansea on Wednesday sennight,
.mmit half-past nine; he left C 'Miff at half-past two,
and started front Cowbridge with the Cambrian coach,
alongside which he ran, heating the coarh,and perform-
ing a distance of full 46 miles in seven hours. He says
that he can run a single mik in b minutes, but cannot
a:roniplish with ease snore than ten utiles an hour; and
aft r completing thirty miles, can start again as fresn as
when it beaan.
A reparation has taken place between a Peer of the
realm and his Lath., which it i, hoped will not long cons
thine, as the trienas of both parties are endeavouring to
bring about a recooeiliatiou. The chararter of the fe-
male is irreproachatale ; the disunion arises solely trout
caprice.
Dreadful Attempt at Suicide.—Friday morning AI r.
Thomas Smith, sa.:dlur, of ti.a&ril-street, Bond-street,
alter having breakiested with his wile, went out Kan.
business. Whi n lie returned home he missed her, and
lie i tttttt ethatriy searched for het, when upon hi:, enter-
ii the bed-r ,he thund her stretched upon the lied
watt her throat cut from ear to ear in a wrist shocking
,issuer, and one of his razors with which she couumit-
ied the dreadful act, was found lying iii a bloody state
close by her; the fluor was nearly covered with blond,
and the unfortunate woman was in a total ,tare of in-
sensibility. A gentleman of the faculty immediately
Juentltd, and succeeded in some degree in reviving her
and stopping the blood, but he gave no MIAs of her
reciivery„ and ordered her to be sent to St. Georges
Hosimal, where she now lies in a dangerous state. It
is said they were only about three years married, during
which period it would appear that she, in a great mea-
sure, lauoured under the effect of jealousy, to which licr
~55 conduct in attempting her Isle is attributed. The
authand Has been well known to be kind and affectio-
nate, and had invariably treated her with the greatest
.mention.

UNEXPECTED ACCOOCHIPMCND.-011 Sunday a
respectable female, who had hitherto kept licr preg•
mute), a perfect secret from her friends, was travel.
ling with another female in u coach from her resi-
dent* at Chelsea to town, when on rising at the
top of Grosvenor Street she was soddenly taken
very ill; her companion much Maimed immediately
stopped the coach, and requested the driver to go
into St. George's Hospital, and ask permission for
the lady to be taken in, which being readily coin.
plied with, she wits uceurdinAly taken in and put to
told, when M about a quarter of an hour she was
delivered of a tine buy, having been only seven
months gone.
Ott Saiiii,y last an invest was taken at Ilappisburgh,
to this calmly, before John Pilgrim, Gerr. Coroner, on
view of the body of Ann Bates, the infant child of
l'hoinas Rates, who was so dreadfully burnt the pre-
ceding day, in consequence of being kit alone in - their
cottage, as twoceasion almost Mersin death. The Jury,
after minutely inquiring into the circ 1111 l stances, returned
a verdict of Accidental Death; but they, as well as the
Coroner, were of opinion, that the mother had been very
careless' and there One gate her a severe reprimand for
.eaviog her illicit,' child in her cottage so unlinnected.
And on Wednesday last another inquest was taken at
Stokesisy, 'mime the sante Coroner, on view of the body
of Robert Hales, a pauper its the Rollesby poordiouse
lle was about ffit years of age, and wai Aloud its a lila ah
ditch on the Monday preceding. 'rile Jury, atter wee.
considering the evidence adduced, were of opinion, that •
We deceased, in going from the poor-house, and wishing
its shorten the 4111311CP. endeavoured to walk on a plank
laid across the ditch I• 4 the accommodation of foot
ressessgsss, and accidentally fell ions the water ; but
being so far advanced in years, was usable to extricate
bitsivelf. Verdict, Accidental Death.
.'A run l d semen, us. made a few days ago in the
lie glibimrliocd of Wilithy. As some out. uere
Anna the rucks on the sea coast, they disco. ered, Jinni
two miles south of the town, a 111311 in a cavity of the
rock. :those theta, apparently at wink. It struck hi.
oii.ervs-rs that he was about no good, and that he in ti.i
either he engaged its sittlygling, or in the fabrication cif
rase Cont. Under these impression they deemed st
proper to go e wlirrnuation in the excise, and no time
hot its making the iticessar% srarch. A met little
asnm 55.15 soots Mond cut in di ruck; it contained a
lin•-,,race anti cam metal attire, with the apparatus sised
its ilettilling spirits, but Ito liquor was. funnel. The
snore of she meow!. were suture, nd luda.d its the
ISrt tae ; ,tut toe unto wie lead been rug led its
tile ill'eit Mimed,solar.
On Monday last several labourers commenced breaking up
t .e ground far the erection of a qraciiiiii barracks, satiate Oa the
new line of road leading to Eccles. The quantity or land peer
chased is 10 acres, and when finished will sufficiently mown°
ate 5,000 attn.