THE NATIONAL REGISTER. whom now lie without hopes of recovery at Waltham Crest. The remaining two are also there, but not in so dangerous a state. Monday, as a respectable young woman named Martin was on he r way from Tonbridge to Leigh in 'Kent, she was stopped, and most grossly assaulted and robbed. by a man in the dress of a sailor, who, after he had thus ill treated and plundered her, threw the unfortunate girl into the river and then ran off: Fortunately the water was not deep, and her cries brought a passing traveller to her assistance, who rescued her from her dangerous situation. Dzsrseattoo 07 A Siava.—Norfolk, July 20 --One of the most singularly alio, king circumstances within our recollection was wit nessed io this town on Friday evening last —Cesar, a young negro fellow belonging to Cspt. West, having been detected in committing a robbery. was sentenced to be publicly whipped. As the constables were escorting him to the place of punishment, he contrived to break away from them, and ran up Fenchurch-street, where, being closely pursued, he took to the creek. One of the constables, a remarkably active and persevering officer, by the name of Flood, dashed in after him, when the fellow, conceiving there was no chance of escaping, pulled up a stake, placed himself in a posture of defence, and as Flood approached to seize him, struck him a severe blow on the head; Flood then attempted to knock him down with his cane, but the negro, dex terously avoiding the stroke, grappled him by the throat, plun g ed his head under water, and held it there until he had completely suffbcated him. A citizen, of the name of Cherry, who had at first perceived the perilous situation of the constable, ran horns for his gun, with which he fired at the negro while he was in the act of holding Flood under the water, and wounded him so severely, that he reli nqu i s h e d his hold of the unfortunate constable ; but it was 100 late, as he floated a lifeless trunk. Some persons then went off in a canoe, to secure the murderer ; but, like a stag at bay, he resisted all their attempts, until rendered totally insensible by numerous blows of sticks, pad. dies, &c. A Idurhable cident, though attended with considerable loss to the party, occurred on Monday in Hinde•street, Manchester-square; two men who were employed to carry a large looking glass, stopped where a showman was exhibiting Mr. Punch and his family to a gaping mul titude ; thy put down the glass, and placed it securely against the iron railing on the opposite sideof the street, covered over with a sheet, whilst they went forward and stood on tip-toe behind the crowd, at. tentively enkying the exhibition; in the mean time some mischievous boys, who were at pia% threw up the sheer and left the glass exposed; at the same moment a fine he goat, who generally runs idler - the boys, crossed from the opposite Mews, went up to the glass, and seeing as he fancied another goat in the glass, he retired back a few paces, and rearing on his hind legs, darted forward with all his might, and made a desperate plunge at his supposed antagonist, going head and shoul ders through the glass The crowd deserted Mr. Punch and his fit. mil, and joined in a general laugh' at the mischance of the two unfor tunate men. 671 On Saturday last, at Emit 116m. - Easeas, Jaw! Pierslt, Esti. of Wassstead, aged at. • • . . . . At the Deanery, Bugling, Es s e x . on Saturday, in tle 31r1 r,r ref her age, deeply and sincerely lamented, Priscilla, wife of the Ittv. Dr. Wordsworth, Dean of Bocking. • Tuesday tie:might, arYarmouth, aged 50. Mrs !Tolland ; her death was occasioned by being frightened by Mrs. Spill, a pre ended lot tune Idles, who has since had bean con - milted to gaol a- a a On Wednesday, the 17111 tilt. at his house in Somers Town. Fred& rick Charles Reinhold, F.-q. aged 75 year., fennel ly of Giro II ddow, Essex ; a man very much esteemed by a siiinier,•us acquaintance, and particularly by all amateuies of music, in which science lie etcelled as a professor, both vocal and instrumental lic was a grandson of the Bishop of Dresden. I CONTRACTS FOR STRAW. Commissary in Chief's Office, London, 7 th October, 1815 WANTED for the Barracks in the undo* mentioned Counties in South Britain, for the Barracks in North Britain, and in the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Alderney, such quantities of .Straw for filling Paillasses as may from Time to Time be required by the respectiee Barrack Muster: for the Time being. The Delireries to commence on the Ist of November next, and to eon. finite until the 31st of Ooloberfallowing. Proposals, made separately for each County in South Britain, far the Whole of the Barracks in North Britain, also for the Whole of those in the Three Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Alderney. sc aled it,, and marked .‘ Tender for Straw," will be rcceired at this Oahe until 12 o'Clock on Tuesday the 'l4th Instant; but no Proposal will be noticel unless made on, or annexed to, a Printed Particular. and the Prices inserted in Words at Length ; nor unless a Letter be .subjnined to each Proposal from a Person of known Property engaging to become bound. with the Party tendering for the due Performance of the t . ontraa. If Tenders are scat by Post. the Postage must be paid, Particulars of the Contract may be had on Application to' this Office between the Hours of Eleven and vire ; to Deputy Commissary.Genered Young, Edinburgh ; Deputy Cwnwissury Geturaf Coope, Guernsey; and Deputy Cymmissarry General Wright, Jersey. COUNTIES : Berks, Hunts, Sorn , .rset, 1 Chester, Isle of Man. Suffolk, Cornwall, (including Isle of Wight, Sarr), Scilly), Kent, Sus ex, Cumberland, Lancaster, Warwick, Devon, Mirldlesex, Wilts, Dorset, Norfolk, York, Durham, Northampton, North Britain, . Essex, Northnnaberland, Islands of Guernsey, Mutts, Nottingham, Jersey, Alch:rtic.y. ARMY CONTRACTS. COMMISSARY IN CIIIEF's OFFIrP, Great George-Street, ‘29t11 September, 1815. NOTICE it hereby liven to all persons desirous of contracting to : l on], BEEF and MU7 TON to His Majesty's Land Forces in Cautonotcras, Quarters and Barracks, in the undermentioned Counties r Cornwall (inducing Scilly), Middlesex, Mirk-Ik, SOU!lc, (exclusive of Landgnard Fort and its Dependendis). That the deliveries are to commence on and for the Twenta fifth Dtq o f Norember nut ; that proposalsir. wtistii, sealed vp rind aunkid. Tcrtdi fur Army Snpplies, will he rereited nt this O i licc on or hrfire IFednrsdav the Tiventyfiith Day if Octohet next (bit: none will be received after Twel:e o'clock an that day), and, if sent by pact, the po , t , :ge rr , st he paid. Proposals trust be made separately for each Conat7! ; and each Pro : po.al Inaat bare the Lett.T which is annexed to the Tender properly filled up, by tiro persons ty . known ;wordy In bream- bow, 1 with the Party tendtrinz in the amount stated in the pritztr.t particulars, for the Bice performance of the Contract; and no Pl' 1. posal acid be noticed unless made on a printed Tctulcr, and I's price expressed in words at length ; and should it so h uff; n th u t d ur i rT the continuance of the Cantract, t.o Troops should he stationed or ..!?- plied in the Cntnty. the el:pence al the Contract and {toad, paid in • first instance by the Contractor, to be refunded to him by the Commissary iw Chiif. Particulars of the Crntracts may 3 :e hart /Ton ,aprlictition at t140:::_ between the nn't POLICE. GUILDHALL. Gans/ AssAutr.—Samuel Hobson was yesterday cltarged by Mrs. Mary Smith, with having assaulted her with intent to commit a rape. Mrs. Smith deposed that she lodged with her husband, in the house of the prisoner's mother, in Long•lane, West Smithfield. That on Sun day last, while her husband was gone to divine worship, the prisoner, who is a married man, and resides with his wife, at Islington, obtained admission to the house, and rapped at her door. She was busy in some do estic concerns, and was but partly dressed. Upon opening the door, the prisoner rushed in and bolted the door after him. She was dreadfully alarmed, and ran into her hed room to dress herself, whither she was followed by the prisoner, who seized her in his arms, and laid her on the bed. He then threw hertlothes over her face, to prevent her cries, after which he proceeded to acts of the grossest in decency. Her stifled groans were at length heard, however, and one of the kdgers having opened his door, the prisoner was so much alarmed that hr ran otf without accomplishing his wicked purpose. A young man, named Mathews, who lodged in the house, said he had heard Mrs. Smith's cries, and on opening his door, and looking down stairs, he saw Mr. Hobson going down from Mrs. Smith's room. The prisoner did not deny the familiarities which had taken place between him and Mrs. Smith. He, however, asserted, that he and Mr.. Smith had m a d e m a ny assignitions, and that she had made se riot', complaints to him of her i.usband, whom she said she could ham Mrs. Hobson, the mot h er o f t h e d e f en d ant , an d hi s a pp ren ti ce a l so gave evidence of a great intimacy subsisting between the parties, which howev, r Mrs. Smith solemnly denied, and Mr. Hobson Was bell to bail for the assault. Dlt D. Yesterday afternoon, suddenly, John James Hirtzel, Esq. of Great Comm-; r On the 27th ult. at Genoa, In the ?lit veer of her age, Lady Jane Montagu, eldest daughter of his Grace the buke of Manctietter. OCT. 15. 5. re I a al at re M er 10