The National Register. — 1822-12-22 (London, England)

DREADFUL SUICIDE.--011 TlltllS‘Liy morning. last, between eight and Mee u'elock, the itoey of a mom hewLag every ete:earuuce of a *cameo, was discovered I) int on hie lace in a field near the Iforse alit! Groan, at Streadtem, jn Steacy. So Jett:endued Ras the hurtle wan on self•ilesiroction, that he bail at litst a:templed to hing himself front 'a tree, but the cold is suppmed to hate broken ; he thee ielleeted two deep wounds in his throat, winch had the elli:ct. The hotly was removed to the Ilene ind Grown, public-boos:, at Streatham, for the purpose of awaiting the verdict of the Coroner's Jury.  THE NATIONAL REGISTER  My. R. Goody, of Wily, Wilts, and whose name has 50 often appeared before the public, attended the twig'shates of Sallsbury, on Tuesday last, to obtain an order fur a weekly F maintenance merit the overseers of his pa rob. lite court, :tweeted by the novelty of the ulne, was very much crowded. Mr. Dourly attempted to read the nature of his application, hot was not perttmitted.— rl was 'maimed, containing a letter Iron hint, in which he said it was not from irecessity, but from choice, that he had thrown himself upon his parish. lie pistil-ied the language it contained, by saying, that " having gained a settlement at Wily, he did not sec why he should at all become burdeLsoine to his friends: he had no doubt but amongst those lie saw around tom lie could raise 101. but this was not what he wearied, he watitcd labour—he del :sit wish to eat the bread of idleness." On being interrogated as to his haytag property, he said that " there were 1,50 th. invested in tile hands of trustees, hot not for his Work, and over which he had no controul." lie denied Itavinguity 1),(),:fly. magistrates paid him that respect which hits taleitta and integrity dent .nded, and made the most ample ;thaw slices for those eecentrici ies which have proved a source of misery to and to all hits connections. lie was eventually allowed 3s. Ire: week— and the once opulent inhabitant of Deptford Cottage now labours on the roads torougo the day, and reposes at night wider the roof,of a pour-bonse SPURTING MATCH r-Tite great Sweepstakes Trotting Match of '4O mites, hew', en Ca pt. Foilesters's brown mire, Mr. FJiqualurson's gelding Glory, and Mr. hunter's grey gelding, took place on Saturday over a 4-mile piece of ground, in ',mood Palk, for lily sovereigns a side. Glory was toetelied to do lb miles in one hour to November, and winning it easy ; tie was hacked at nearly even on this occasion against the other two. The horses went off at not inure *bill at the rate of 12 miles all hour, the mare lexiiirz. Tue first lour miles were done to 19 minutes 14 seconds, the second iu 22 mittu 2 seconds; the third in 23 minutes IS seconds.— la the 17th the grey gelding was ow far behind to have a chance of winning, and the rider pulled • up.— Tue race now became neck :out neck, between the mare and Mr. Farquaharson's geld tie, told the last tour miles were done by the mare in 24 imontes and 4u seconds, beating the gelding by about too yards, she having done the ground in one hour, 23 nuinites, and four seconds. The mare was fretful, and broke into a canter thrice during the race. FATAL ACCIDENT —A few days ago, the wife of a man of the name of Taylor (a iabottret, at Croome, Worcestershire. and the hither of eigot children) was entreated by one of her buys, a foie child about fa years of age, to be allowed a lire :n an upper apartment for himself and brothers and sisters, or they atonal be starved with col I. The mother, occupying the fire below, complied with his request, and lighted one accordingly its a room upon the first floor. She had quitted the room but a few minutes, and was engaged dressing an infant in arms, when the boy in question, who had set his clothes on fire iii lighting some straw to iin•tate his father (as he told die other children) smoking his pipe, presented himself to her on the stairs, enveloped fl ones. The terrified woman rushed to his assistance, and in her alarm, loosed her hold of the itilant, which fell to the ground whit much violettee,and was stunned. She, however. picked it rip again instently, and clasping toe burning boy to her, in the endeavour to the flames, set herself and the infant on fire. The poor woman, as she herself relates, deeming the destruction of herself and children inevitable, its a state of frenzy exclaimed, " Oh, Lord, if it he thy pleasure, we three will burn together," and swooned away I Moat providentially at this crisis, some of the neighbours entered the house, and found the three helpless beings in the situation above described, their clothes still burning.— Having pot out the flames, and recovered the mother, surgical aid was promptly obtained, and the unfortunate sufferers received every attention, which skill amid the best feelings could stiagess. Happily the mother received Ito injury of a serious nature; her hands were notch burnt, but her life is spared to her Family; and the infant, although much burnt in the face, it is hoped will do we I. The only fatal victim of this calamity is the innocent originator of it ; the mischief he sustaitted was beyond the reach of human skill to avert. After langusihing through the night, the poor boy expired. A most daring robbery was committed on Monday evening last, at the strop of Mr. Wilson, Ilinlington Arcade. It is a doable shop, one part for haberdashery, and the other a grand fancy shop. While Mr. Wilson and his shopinan were in conversation at the fire in die former, a young 111111 walked into the other, 31111 carried off a.writat desk, value five guineas. On the same evening he offered it for sale at a shop of the same descrietion in Regeot-sheet, which. unfortunately for happens to be kept by his brother, who immediately recognised the desk, and had him taken to the Arcade, where he forma they had not even missed the property. Mr. Wilson having recovered the desk, from a very nits. taken lenity, he allowed the prisoner to go at large. Novae. SEIZURE Poe