The National Register.
London, England, 1819-10-03 00:00:00

THE NAIIONAL REGISTER.

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.
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Thursday night between eight and nine o'clock, as
Mr. Rickets, of Prospect-place, West-square, Lambeth,
crossing Intel the Oh•lisk, St. Ccurge's Fields, in
he. way home front the City, when near the dead wall
by the side of the Fitilautrophic Institution, he sec ived
a tremendous blow on the back part of the head, which
knocked him down, and two men seised him and rob-
bed Odin of his watch, a 21. note, some loose silver, and
his umbrella, with. which they escaped before any alarm
could be givrit.
Altsore.—A letter receive:lon Tuesday, from the
Parish of Hayes, Middlesex, states, Mr. T. Kite,
maltster in that parish, who is exceedingly respected,
found about a month since, pasted on his premises, a
most atrocious threat to bunt his malt-house, &c.
which was partly put in execution late on Sunday
se'nnight, by firing the roof of the floors, but by the
great exertions of his neighbours and hituself, it did
not spread farther than the kiln. The alarm had
scarcely subsided when a second attempt was -made.
between 12 and 1 o'clock, on Monday morning last,
which succeeded in injuring the malt-house, and
burning great past of the dwelling-house furniture.
It was fortunately got under by the assistance of a
number of Mr. Kite; friends, and by the engine
from Uxbridge, there being plenty of water on the
spot. The incendiary ur incendiaries must be well
acquainted with the premises; but it is hoped they
will 80011 be discovered.
NIIRACOLOUS ESCAPE.—Oa Sunday afternoon
last, as Mrs. Thorpe, wife of a gentleman of great
respectability, at Chelsea, was on the wall of Grosve-
nor bridge, near Sloane square, with her infant, only
four mouths old, in her arms, and which she had just
taken from her servant, she overbalanced herself,
and Tell backwards into the common sewer, being a
height of upwards of sixteen feet. Happily there
was no water, and upwards of a font deep in mud,
which broke the fall, when both Mrs. T. and her
Want escaped unhurt, with the exception of the
former being slightly bruited on the back part of
her head, and both much inconvenienced by the
filth. They were instantly taken from so unplea-
sant a situation, anti conveyed to a neighbouring
house, where Mrs. Thorpe remained some time in
hysterics
EXTR.VORDINARY A celoom—Yestertlay after-
noon about one o'clock, a poor Irishwoman, who was
selling apples, while wheeling her barrow on the
foot pavement in Lucas-street, Brunswick-square,
the street-keeper cattle up to her, and laying hold
of the barrow, threatened to take it to the Green-
yard ; but as he was crossing thy street with it, the
pavement sunk under his test, in consequence of
the stones falling in, and he was engulplied to his
neck, and in attempting to get out, the earth en
each side kept pouring in, until he was buried in
t above his waist. The poor woman taking advan-
tage of his awkward situation, laid hold of her
barrow anti escaped. He bad to remain there near
ball an hour, during which time it poured down
rain in such torrents that the hole filled with it,
and he was in water to his neck ; he was at length
dug out, half dead f out the wet and cold, having
received no other injury than some slight bruises
in hie legs.
Oct Friday evening last, Mr Pitman, jeweller, of
Spa road, Bermondsey, hail his pocket picked in
'!'coley Street, Southwark, of a morocco -case, con-
taining valuable rings, &c. to the amount of upwards
of 601.
A CAernast To SERVANTS... man, dressed as
painter, with a basket containing his -brushes,
called at No. QO, Canterbury-row, Kennington,
soon after 7 o'cluck, on Monday morning, saying he
was desired by the master to varnish the street-door,
and begged the servant to get him sonic water.—
During her absence he made his way to the sideboard,
and took from it silver table, gravy, and salt
spoons.
The fruit market at Guildford, on Saturday, was
supplied with an immense quantity of tine grapes,
which bola briskly at about Id. per lb. Several
tons more were sold on that day, than at all the
markets of any former seasons together.
The Neilston band, who played " Scots wha htee
wi Wallace bled," at the late meeting at Meikle-
riggs-muir, were all seized very early in the morning
of Thursday, and conducted to Paisley, under an
escort of military.
Mrs. Wilson, of Northampton, met with an
alarming accident last week,. in returning trims the
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some with four other ladies, its a sociable. Front
some unknown cause, the horses took fright, and
one of them ran with such violence against a post in
the road as immediately to kill himself. The ladies
were all thrown out, and much hurt; and Mrs. Wi-
lson so much so, that doubts arc tottertuithxl of her
recovery.
On Friday night some malicious person or per-
sons rut the Engineer Margate steam-yacht from
her moorings off the Tower, whereby she became
exposed to 'the most serious damage. The owners
have Okra a reward for the discovery of the per
petrattirs.