The National Register.
London, England, 1816-05-26 00:00:00

THIN NATIONAL REGISTER.

f4nas. and two belotiaing to Messrs. Middleton null II tll ; but
nut dor least mischief was done to any of them A stout trimehe tit
was found in the shop nest morning, and also a liar ofiron. be-
hind the door, as if a re,ointe defence had been intended to
Rase been made in case of interruption. And on Monday the
shop of T. Marriott, framework knitter, of Thorpe aurc, was
entered in a similar manner,:tml a tiiirty.two plain guage frame,
belonging to Mr. White, of Loughborough, in a areal degree
demolished, and carried an ay. In this instance. as artist the
former. there were three other frames in the slap; but they
escaped being Mimed.
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The Bury St. Edmund's Paper of May 11, save—On Wed•
nosday evenini a number of persons as.essibled in a riotou,
manner before the house of .Me. Wales. hosier, in the hinter
market of this town. demanding 'kat he should give up a
spinning jenny. and threatening destruction to hiN premises in
ease of Fethit4l; but by the firmness of C. Blonitield, as-
sisted by the other 31agistratos. and many respectable inha-
bitants, the intentions of the thole were happily frustrated, and
they at length dispersed. In conserpumee of these tumultuous
proceedings. a 'netting was neat slay convened by the Alder-
man (T. rocter, lsq.)at the ; when upwards of •_•00
special constables were sworn in, a party of whom have nikhth
patroled Ilse streets; and we bait the sati4aetion to state.
that no further attempt has been made to disturb the peat c of
the town. On Sundae and Monday detachments of the lat
Itoyal Dragoons illarelwel in 11,1.4. from Ipaw lett ; part of who'll
will remain till turner orders, awl the others proceeded on
their route to Brandon.

A letter from Dundee says " The depressed state of this
town is such, that several fitinilica are literally starving for
want of employment. As an is we may state the fact
of a labouring man having applied for work at the new Hartnair
constructing there, and !feint:unable to get midi)) ment, owing
to their being 1.200 applicants before hint.
We regret to learn from Wolverhampton, that in conaegnence
of diminished demand from the iron works in that neighbour-
hood, 700 men had been recently dismissed from the various
factories.

A letter from St. Edmund's Rory states, that a boy, about II
years of age, has surrendered himself to the Magisirates, as the
person who set so destructive a fire to the mill and corn stacks
in that neighbourhood. The young incendiary solemnly de-
clares, that he was neither instigated by any one, nor had he
any accomplices whatever inthis transaction.
J. Weelolon has been committed to Derby gaol, charged with
the murder of Isaac and Mary Ann Wee'don, children of his
brother. This Monster, who hail for some time lodged in the
house of his brother. on Saturday se'nniglit, in the absence of
his brother and sitter, seised these victims of his malice, and
with a gorse hook, nearly severed theirheadsfrom their bodies.
Friday se'nnight, Funnel was committed to Horsham
gaol. charged with setting tire to the Vetchery coppice, on
Ashdown Forest, in March last, by which the miderwood on
between 30 and 40 acres of land was consumed. lie was ap-
prehended is consequence of a conversation between him and
two smugglers, at the Chequers Inn, at Maretlield.
A few days since as a sloop belonging to Hull, J. Foster,
master and owner, was proceeding up the Hiimber, loaded
with timber from Gainsborough, she filled with water ; when
Capt. F. with his wife and niece, put of in a boat, with a view
of gaining the Lincolnshire coast ; but the boat upset, and they
were all drowned.

An account from Manchester, dated May 16, says—" Yester-
day a young gentleman, Mr. Curran, of Halifax, left the Palace
Inn, Manchester, to return home through Rochdale ; when on
the hill lushieh 1:01111111iirldS a view of the road on both sides),
shout four miles hence, between this place and Middleton, he
hail just pa.sed two men, and Caine sip with two others ; the
last two accosted him, and demanded If he had any money ; to
which question he did not directly reply, but endeavoured to
evade it, and was in conversation with them a few minutes ;
when one of the men demanded of him what he had, and at the
same time presented a pistol to him. He was then forced Irons
his horse, and robbed of his watch, pocket-book, and what mo-
ney he had shout him. When they had thus rifled his pockets,
one of them who had hold of his horse, brought it to him, and
taking it by the bridle an one hand, and hold of the stirrup in
the other, desired him to remount. Upon his Joint` this, he
was asked by the mats. in the Irish brogue (for they were all
four Irishmen) -" Now, haven't we behaved like centlesisen to
you t" making at the same time a bow, or an inclination of the
body : lie also proposed to the other to return the gentlesna..'a
book ; last the man who had the pistol declares! Vise 41i41 he
..uld blow his brains out. The men, %%lien they left him, all
went oil one road ; but iinmediately two gentlemen cam, lip,
and they, together with many of the country people, pursued
them. 'lliey took off over some fields. Three of them were
soon taken, bust the fourth, who had the pistol, resisted some
time ; o Ilea a dog wasset at him, and in deft-114143g himself frusta
it, he lost the flint out of Isis pistol, and on snapping it, and it
tout gis tire, he was taken, and they all four were brought to
ManAiester in a few hours, and seemed in the New Bailey.
Thee 114%0 11:id"rg011ie an examination to-day, and the two who
rubbed hint are committed to Lancaster Castle ; the other two
are detamed in the Bailey prison ; one on a charge of robbing on
the eveisiac before, and the other remanded. The affair hap-
pened bet wren one and two p. m."
A plan has been adopted by the Ministers of Cisversham,
Oxon, and other friends of the Church, for the preservation of,
the poor of their parish in the principles of the F.stablishe4
Religion. The plan is, to admit none but Church people, %lei
are required to subscribe 6d. per mouth, with which the poor
are to be provided with a Bible, Prayer Book, and Companion
So the Altar ; and in comae of the wittier to receive to the
amount of doable their subscription, in quell necessaries of MY
WI their several wants may require, on the condition attach. at.
trotting the Church, and never frequenting the Conventicle.
Ps DENTR I A N1%11.-1111. Kentish lad NJ/ again matched on
Tuesday last, to go 15 miles in au hour and 3.; minutes, fur .rose
g .11,) ; 101. a side is deposited.
David Holden, who has been fur some time travelling' about
the country in search of employment, undertook at 11orsliain, on
a few days ago, without any reward, except what the generosity •
of the spectators should bestow on him, to walk 10 miles in m
successive hones. He started at 11 in the morning, avid for se-
veral hones completed his task of five miles, but throng!' weak-
seas was unable fully to accomplish it. He, however, hy seven
o'clock tithe limited time! had gime 36 miles and tire flu-longs,
which, by all present, was deemed a must extraordinary feat,
taking into emisideration the unlikely appearances of Isis person,
he being no mere than five feet in height, with au auk ward
Rail; and especially, as he had been about three days pre* Musty
Iveduced to such a state of distress, as to be seen taking from u
I dung hill some stalks of cabbages, and greedily eating them.
He is now backed by s I respectable persons to perform
the above task within a month for a considerable stuns
Last weeks a remarkably fist ox, fatted by Mr. Edwards, of
Thickwood, in the parish of Colerne, entirely with pease strum.,
was killed. Few Graigers are 'swore of this eNeolent smb-
far tbes eassal emt:iatis, of fists p%-e‘ir 11n,,0.6

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