The National Register. — 1822-08-11 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY FEAT IN SWINIMINGI—OR Saturday afternoon last, about five o'clock, add about the time of high water. Mr. Claude. of Liverpool, swam across the Mersey, 'from George's Pier to Woodaide a distance of nearly a mile is 7tl minutes, he immediately returned across the river, and relished. the Old Quay Pier (a similar distance) in 40 minutes, being the first instance known of any person accomplishing mach a task. lie swam again from the shore with the iutention. of dressing himself in a boat, in fhe middle of the river, bet, findieg himself sufficiently vigorous, he proceeded a third time *moss • the river, and actually landed at Seacombe Point, a distance of considerably more than a mile, in 46 minutes, after laming been immersed in the water nearly two hours. On retsruieg, to Liverpool in a boat, he assisted in rowing. iltittsenneAKloo.—Tne perfection to which instromen ts of housebreaking are brought,is realty astonishingThere are center bits, we understand, on a new construe. lion, and so sharp that a circular piece of any size can be cut out of the 'Lionel of a door or window shutter in • less than three minutes. Scarcely any house is. safe without wakeful or vigilant persons sleep in the basement. story, unless doors or shutters are lined with iron. In every parish thieves at all hours (and particularly SlNNdays, when the inhabitants arc supposed for be out); are prowling about, attempting to pick the locks of street doors, in which they always succeeded, it not interrupted. —When persons see suspicious looking fellows lurking about doors, they should apprise their neighbours, as the picking of locks is now a common practice, and the carrying off every thing portable in the hall is the consequence. At.night persons should keep fire arms in the house, and nothing deters burglars more from attempting a house than keeping a lamp or caulk: burning. and a terrier dog to give an alarm. It is said that it is the intention next year to amend the police act, to increase the punishment of persons on whom instruments fur. house-breaking ase found, and to punish those with imprisonment and hard labour by whom they are maim. favored. Ftkr.s.-011 Thursday night last the neighhosubited• of George-street, St. Giles's, was thrown into confusion by a fire breaking out in the house of Mr. Fitzgerald, of the above street, in consequence of the bed-lurnittsse catching fire. The fire continued some time, and the poor people in that neighbourhood were in the greatest alarm, bringing their furniture from the houses. Happily the engines stem arrived, and the firemen succeeded ID extinguishing the flames, but the property was much b .me night a fire broke out at the house of Mrs Ryan, of Shire-lace. 'Temple-bar, in site first. floor, in consequence °fa spark flying on the bed clothes.. but fortunately the ly arrival of the engines prevented touch damage being done except to the furniture. On Monday last a very determined suicide was emendated at Greenwich. A sailor hung himself in his lodgings with a bed cord, attached to a large nail, which be drove iuto a wall. He pulled off his coat, tucked up his sleeves, and took off his 7 shoes, previous to the rash act.