The National Register. — 1809-11-12 (London, England)

SHOCKING 011TRA G C.—We have the painful duty to record a very aggravated and brutal outrage. Mr. and Mrs. Townsley, of the Crown Inn, Leeds, having spent the evening with a friend, were returning home about eleven o'clock in the evening of Sunday sennight, when they were met near Nether Mills, and attacked by. three men, who instantly knocked them both down, and one of Mrs. Townsley's legs was fractured by the fall; her husband hastened to afford her assistance, but this these ruffians were determined to prevent, and by most horrid imprecations and threats of murder. obliged him to leave bis wife in their hands. He immediately hastened to the house of a friend for assistance, and during the short absence, these miscreants treated this tortured and helpless woman in a manner equally offensive to delicacy and humanity, and effected their escape before her husband was able to arrive with proper assistance. Mrs Towniley was conveyed with all possible care to her own house, and the must able surgical aid was immediately procured. We understand her leg was so dreadfully fractured, that the professional gentleman who attended her reamannended immediate amputation as the the only probable means of saving her life. This operation she has hitherto declined to submit to, and she now • lies in a state of extreme danger. John Knowles, one of the persons charged with being concerned in this cruel outrage, wai apprehended on Monday se'onight. The examination took place before a Magistrate on the same day. It appeared from the evidence then adduced, that Mr. • and Mrs Tow nsley had been spending the evening at Mr. Kendal's, the Turk's Head Lou, at the Bank, had that the Prisoner came to the same house, and persisted in intruding into their party ; a scuffle in consequence took place between him and the son-in-law of Townley, and Mrs. Townsley interfering in favour of the latter, tore the ruffle of the Prisoner's shirt, at which he expressed great resentment, and soon after left the house, with two men who had come in with him, and whoappeared to be of his party. This was about ten o'clock at night. The Prisoner denied all knowledge of the assault, and said be was at his own house in Hunsiet-lane, a few minutes after eleven  o'clock, but he called no evidence in support of this allegation. The Prisoner was committed to the Borough Gaol.  Cattle Life Insurance Company, Instituted 1809. Capital 580.0001. Office, Skinner-street. West Sinitheeirl,London.—The Directors beg have to inform the Public, that the Office for transacting the general business of the Company is now open, where printed Proposals, containing the. Premiums and Conditions of Insurance, will be delivered to such persons as apply for them. The capital of the Company is divided into shares of Afty.pounds mach, proprietors of which will have a vote at the general courts for every Ave Shares they may hold ; but no proprietor will be iutitled 10 more than ten votes. -Ten per cent. on each share is to be paid fur when called for by the Directors, and no more will be required unless found absolutely necessary. Applications have been. _very nurnereus,fren all parts of the kingdom, but the many considerations requisite to this willertaking, have prevented the Directors from giving answers to every. applicant : arrangements are, however, making to give replies as 'speedily as possibleorrThere are yet vacancies for agents; for which, country baniters, stewards of noblemen and gentlemen, add farmers of respectability, will* preferred : bot no person can he appointed an agent. males he bold Ave stares at least, and give. security to the trustees, as wall as reference to some person in Louriou..--Some shares will be reserved for country Scntleinea, owners and breeders of Cattle. farmers graziers, and others, who may be disposed .to countonnnce this Institution, by causing their Live Stock to be Insured by the Cinnpas . A deposit of two:per rent. only has bore called foroa each share, and paid to Messrs, Smith, Pant-, and Smith, Mansiou House-street, or Messrs. Hainmersleys and Co. Pall-Mall, hookers to the Company. Country geutleinen, if proprietors, will be appointed honorary Directors in their roipective districts.—The Directors request, that application made to them by letter, be adaiesved at their office, and post-paid.--Novelli• her tot. Ipll9.  By Order of the Dimon, Wia. Bayne, Ones Cies*.  A correspondent partictdarly recommends the transplanting Lucern the beginning of this month. lie states the best distance to be a square foot asunder ; and in the latter end of February or in March, to give the crop a top-dressing with long muck, or earlier with a composition of animal manure, cinder ashes and clay.