Star. — London, England, 1808-09-22 00:00:00

VEIL IDPUL• FIRES WANING OF COVENT-GARDEN TIIATYIS. Litwin rArelcusahm4 CORONER'S INQUEST'S. *kV ANTHONY Gas}, Esq. Coroner, and Mr. Boventiton, is Foreman, and 15 Jurymen, at the Britannia Coffeehouse, corner of James-strett and Covent-Garden, yesterday, on the persons who were burned to death In assisting to stop the dreadful conflagration at Coveat•gatden Theatre, on Tuesday ismeging. At two o'clock the Coroner attended, and the Jury were sworn. They then proceeded to inspect the bodies. They went first and viewed that of Mr. Davis, lying at his lodgings, in York-stmt. They then proceeded to St. Paul's Church, where they exa mined the bodies of eleven persons, viz. Richard Cadgill, J. Holmes, J. Hunt, Wm. Jones, J. Evans, James Crab, T. Mead, Wm. Riggleswort, and J. Jtilbey, and two unknown. It is impossible to des cribe the situation of the bodies, nearly burned to cinders, the flesh parted from the bones. The Coro ner, who, from his situation, has been obliged to exa mine the bodies of many persons killed by accident, declared he never witnessed any thing so horrid. At three o'clock they returned to the Britannia, when the following witnesses were examined : Win. Addicotte deposed, he lived in Russell -street, Covent-garden, and was stage carpenter to Covent garden Theatre ; was at work there until half past eleven o'clock at night, the time the entertainment was over, on the 19th of September. The Play was Pizarro; he got home at 12 o'clock, and went to bed. About four o'clock, on Tuesday morning, Mr. Car michael, a baker, his neighbour, knocked him up, and told him the Theatre was in flames ; he dressed himself and went into Bow-street ; the whole of the east end was then blazing ; the British engine and two othirs were there ; there were very few persons assembled ; in ten minutes there were more than twelve engines. He had no idea by what means the Are was caused ; he, with the assistance of some other perms, broke open Mr. Hughes's, the Treasurer's, toot. The Bow-street box-door was open—got to the engine of tha Theatre, which was placed over a reservoir of water, but the hoses would not fit, which made it useless. He went with the intention of going to Covent-garden side of the house, called the Piazza door; at the corner of Hart-street he met Mr. Bran don, the box-office keeper, who seemed much distress ed, and told him where he was going ; Mr. Brandon gave him some keys, which he stated would open the Piazza door. The witness then went round to the door, and found it had been broken open ; it was then about half past six o'clock, and the engine be longing to the Phoenix Company was in the passage, very near the door, over a new tank or reservoir of water, which was only the day before completed ; the suction hose of the engine was in the reservoir, there were about twelve persons at work at the engine ; ftome firemen were further in the passage, about 100 eet from the entrance towards the opposite end ; the eieling of that part was then in flames, and falling in. The witness spoke to the engineer, whose name he had since learned to be Fish, and informed him, that the room over-bead was on fire, and he had better run the engine out. He replied, that the witness had better mind his own business than instruct him. The witness then called to Rye, one of the persons belong ing to the Theatre, not to venture into the passage, and returned to Bow-street. In about a quarter of an hour afterwards, a fireman told him the house had fallen in under the Piazza, and that there were three or four of their men killed : he was not present when the bodies were dug out.—The witness then stated, there never was more than two pounds of gunpowder in the Theatre at one time, which wfs kept in that part of the house adjoining Hart-street, opposite Felix-alley. The Apollo room, over the passage, had been appropriated to the carpenter's room. The ciel ing of the Apollo room fell, and took the floor, which gave way, and smothered the engine and the per sons who were working it ; there was no person hurt in Bow-street. There were seven houses burnt to the ground. Mr. John Johnston is not missing, although there was an apprehension for his safety ; the witness did not know there was any blame attributed to the watchman, but they had to knock for a length of time N. the stage-door before he appeared. It was the duty of the watchman to go every hour through the rooms of the Theatre, but he believed he was only in the habit of going twice in the course of the night ; there was a chair, fire, lanthorn, and candles, provided for him, but no bed; did not know that he was asleep ; the watchman was in fits ever since the night of the fire. Mr. Brandon generally went on the stage every night, after the house had been cleared, from whence he had a full view of the house, except of the rooms which were considered to be under the immediate inspection of the watshman. The witness did not conceive the fire could have been caused from any use of fire-arms in the play of Pkarro, as there were only three guns fired, two across the stage, and one towards the back part of the stage, and the fire broke out at the East end. The watchman's station was the hall, next the box-office, which was but a very few paces from the stage. Had the watchman been attentive to his duty, it was his opinion, that he must have had earlier inti mation of the fire having commenced ; but he be lieved that he was asleep in the hall, from the cir cumstance of the difficulty which was found to gain admittance at the stage-door; he, the witness, having himself knocked loud and repeatedly, and that an en trance to the house was not found in that direction until the door was forced open ; then the watchman tame forth quite astonished. The house was then entirely in flames. One of the Gentlemen of the Jury declared, he was present when the first man came out alive from the ruins ;he was in the greatest agony. The Juryman threw a bucket of water over him ; in his agony, he carght one of hisown arms with his other hand, and se vered the flesh from the bone, leaving it completely bare ; the sufferer's name is Harris. The second, and the only ether that came out alive, had his coat on fire, also his whiskers and eye-brows. The Juryman took his harsikerchiet and wiped his face, and took his coat of ; he was so hot, and so much burnt, that he found it • necessary to throw several buckets of water over him. He also stated, that the first body that , was brought out was so much doubled, having been found in a sitting posture, that it became necessary to break the back-bone, before it. could be made suf. ficiently ari_g ht to put in a she ll . William Dark) , deposed, that he was a fireman, belonging to the Ea g le Insurance Office , and resided in King's-head-yard; Tooky-street- He attended with his engine in Bow-street,at six o'clock on Tuesday morning, and was sent by the foreman of the engine to borrow a length of hose from the Globe engine, which was at work at Covent Garden side; it was then about half-past seven o'clock ;on his arriving at the Globe engine, heard a dreadfu crash, as if a wall had fallen in ; went to the Piazza door ; saw two men brought out alive, but much burnt ; some per sons threw water on them ; one of the doors was open the other shut ; the passage covered up with rubbish, and some large beams on the top of it ; the engine and men were entirely buried under it ; he assisted to cut away the door, which took up twenty minutes ; the beams and rubbish could not be got at until the door was removed ; it took them then half an hour before they could remove the rubbish so as to get at the unfortunate sufferers ; they were obliged to keep throwing water on it continually, the heat was so great. After they saw the first man, they were a quarter of an hour before they could get him out, he was so jambed in, that he was completely doubled together ; he had only- a shirt and breeches on ; from the opposite side of the engine, they got out two other of the bodies, but they seemed to be burnt to a cin der ; they then got the engine out, one half of which was burned ; they afterwards found six other bodies, all dead. It was then twelve o'clock, and he went away to get some refreshment. Upon his return, he was informed there were four other bodies found. The Coroner informed the Jury, it was not for them to ascertain how the Theatre became on fire ; but he trusted the proprietors would make a strict inquiry : it was for the Jury to investigate how the unfortunate sufferers came to their deaths. The Jury returned a verdict,—" That the deceased were accidentally killed by the falling down of a room in Covent Garden Theatre, called the Apollo-room." Another - inquest was held at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, at seven o'clock, by Thomas Shelton, Esq. on the bodies of John Sayers, Robert Hewitt, and John Beaumont, who were brought to the Hospital from the dreadful fire at the Theatre, Covent Gar den, on Tuesday morning last, and who have since died, from being dreadfully burned and bruised. Twenty-four Jurymen were present. William Henderson, a fireman belonging to the Phoenix Fire Office, living in Little Carter-lane, Doc tors' Commons, identified John Sayers as belonging to his office. Witness stated, that on Tuesday mor ning last, he attended the fire at Covent Garden Theatre, on the side of the Piazza ; he perceived the doors shut-to with great violence ;he heard an explo sion of gunpowder, and a great crash, which proceed ed from the Falling of a stack of chimnies, which brought down the arch, and buried a great number of persons under the ruins ; witness assisted in getting out several of the unhappy sufferers, who were in a most dreadful state; the bodies lay in different pos tures—some on their sides with their legs drawn up ; the flesh was burned off from several parts of their bodies ; he assisted in conveying those who were first taken out to Mr. Huison's, surgeon in James street, Covent Garden, who dressed their wounds. William Henderson, son to the above witness, said, on Tuesday morning he wa s s t an di ng by the PLenix engine, which was under the Pi azza in Covent Gar den. Witness perceived a great body of smoke com ing out of the Theatre door, and a great number of persons running towards him. They appeared to be coming out of the Theatre. Their faces were cover ed with dirt. Witness ran away, and saw no more. Benjamin Brooks, belonging to the Phcenix Fire office, and living in Ivy-lane, identified Robert Hewitt, who was a bugle-man belonging to the Duke of Cumberland's sharp-shooters, and by trade t plumber and glazier. Witness stated, on Tuesday morning last, about five o'clock, he attended with his engine at the Piazza door of Covent-garden Theatre, and with the asistance of fourteen or fifteen of his com rades he got the engine up the steps of the gateway, into the passage, and took it close to the tank, which was near the archway on the right side of the door Several other persons came in at the time; some from curiosity, and others to assist to work the engine.— There might be fifteen or sixteen people on each side of it at work. One of them he noticed to be a butcher's boy. After having played for some time, a carpenter belonging ;to the Theatre said to him— “ Do you know what you are working under ? It is our carpenter's shop, and it is in a body of fire." Witness removed the engine from that place, and went part of the way up the stairs, in order to see in what state the fire was ; the heat was so powerful, he came down immediately, and went out into the air to recover himself. Hewitt, the deceased, was at that time standing close to the door, inside of the passage. Witness instantly heard a great crash, as proceeding from the fall of a stack of chimnies, and, at the state time, as he thought, the report of gunpowder. At that instant, the deceased and several other persons were thrown on the outside with great violence, and the door shut to. He instantly proceeded, with the assistance of others, to break open the door, and brought fifteen or sixteen persons out alive, but dread fully scorched. He did not think the men that were taken out had been shut in above five minutes. It was upwards of three hours before they could attempt effectually to remove the rubbish, amongst which were several stoves. The engine was entirely consumed, and near the place where it stood were eleven dead bodies, laid in two or three different piles. John Beaumont, the third person, had been iden tified by his friends, but they did not come forward to give evidence; he also belonged to the Phcenix Fire Office. The Jury returned a verdict—" Accidental death." There are two other men in the above hospital, one of them-said to be a private in the Guards, and both in a very bad state. Joseph Pilkin, one of the three men taken to Mid dlesex Hospital, is since dead ; the third is nearly. recovered. J. Oakley, a :smith, and some other poor persons, are still missing. It is not yet ascertained, nor perhaps ever will be, from what cause the fire originated.. It was first dis covered in a room next to Hart -street, which was chiefly used as a repository for scenes not in imme t•diate use. A wall had been recently built for the purpose or preventing any danger to the Theatre, from fire breaking out in either of the Coffee-Houses next the Piazza. This wall had the effect of preventing the flames from the Theatre communicating to the C Houses, otherwise it is probable the whole of that si e of Covent-Garden, and the east-side of James-street, as far as H irt-street, wotild have been destroyed. The amount of the insurance will scarcely cover more than one-fourth of the loss, or at least of the sum necessary to replace what has been destroyed. To replace indeed some of the property destroyed, is im possible. Of the originals of the music of Handel, Arne, and other eminent composers, which were de-i stroyed, there are no copies. A great number of valuable scenes, many of them new, and prepared at a great expence, were also destroyed. Mr. Watkins, of York-street, was stated to have suffered, but he was not hurt. It was a Mr. Richards, clerk to Messrs. Shaw and Edwards, of St. Paul's Church-yard, who was scalded so much with the water falling from the burning materials, that he died in Mr. Watkins' house about 12 o'clock on the same day.— Anotker mistake also occurred wi th respect to the name of Mr. Harris. It was not Mr. Harris, optician, of 47, Holborn, who met with the misfortune stated, but Mr. Thomas Harris, junior, of Hyde -street, Bloomsbury, who was a Serjeant in the Bloomsbury . Volunteers. He was amongst those who were overwhelmed by the flaming ruins. A hole was made in the wall next the Shakespeare, for the purpose of extricating the sufferers, and he was the second who was by this means got out. He was conveyed to his father's house, and afterwardi walked to his own, at a short distance, but he was so much burnt, that he died at four o'clock the same afternoon, leaving a widow and three children to lament his death. Of those who were taken to hospitals, two are since dead ; one of them a fireman belonging to the Plicenix Office, of the name of Sayers, in the Middlesex hospital, and ano ther fireman belonging to he London Assurance Office. Several more are in the Hospitals whose lives are despaired of. Another accident happened yesterday. One of the walls in Hart-street appeared in a tottering state, and some persons near it were warned of their danger, but a few still remained, and the wall falling, one of them, a labouring man, was killed on the spot, and several others were much bruised. The report from the Middlesex Hospital is much less afflicting than we, from general report, expgcted to find it, as will be seen by the following notice s MIDDLIZSZX HOSPITAL, 81st Sept. 1808. Brought in from the Fire yesterday morning—Timis : JIM)! Patin!. cabinet-maker, since dead; Rickard Bird, since dead; Jame: Duncan, labourer, quite r.covered. Mr. TAYLOR, in the most handsome manner, has voluntarily made a tender of the King's Theatre to Mr. HARRIS, which has been frankly accepted by the latter. THEWIN TER THEATRES.--The following facts may at this particular period, be worthy of attention : Drury:lane Theatre was built 1662—destroyed by fire 1672--. rebuilt 1674—pulled ch,wn 1791—re - built 1794. . . Covent-Carden Theatre was built 1733—eniarged1792..—des troyes1 by Fre 1808. Opera-House, Haymarket opened 1704—burnt down 1789 the foundation of a new one laid 1790. Pantheon, Oxford -street, opened 177--converted to an Opera House 1784—burnt down 1792 Astley's Amphitheatre, burnt down on the Duke of York's birth-night,l794—rebuilt, and burnt down a second time in 1803. Royal Circus, destroyed by fire on the Prince of Wales's birth day, 1805. Arrived at Swansea : Mr. and Mrs. S. Homfray and family, Mr. J. Trahcrne, Mr. Gilbert, Lieutenant Morgan, Mr. Barnewell, Madame Bianchi, Mr, Hall, Mrs. Jones, Miss Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Oakey, Mr. and Mrs. Mon, Mrs. Hooper, Madame Choisseul, Mrs. Lott, Mr. Mogridge, Mr. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmond, Mr. Hudson, &c. &c. Arrived at Tenby: Sir William and Lady - Paxton and family, the Honourable Ba ron and Lady Graham, Lady and Miss Seymour, Mr. and Mrs. Stockwell and family, Lieutenant-Colonel Jones, Mr. and two Misses Wright, Mr. Skrine, Mr. Wm. Hussey, Mrs. Eracken bury, Mr. Webb, Dr. Bowen, Mr. Barrett, Mrs. Nesbitt, Mr. and Mrs. Bowen, &c. &c. . The Duke and Duchess of BEE/FORD left town yes. terday, for Woburn Abbey. The Marquis and Marchioness of Tnvismen left town yesterday, on a visit to her Royal Highness the PRINCESS of WALES, at Blackheath. His Royal Highness MONSIEUR is at present at Gosfield House, on a visit to the Comte de Limn (Louts XVIII.) and his Illustrious Consort. The Duc de SNERANT and his Son left town a few days ago for the purpose of paying their respects to those Illustrious Representatives of the House. of BOURBON. Lord RENDLESHAM, at the time of his decease, was accompanied by Lotus XVIII. and the Earl of CHATHAM. Yesterday the LORD MAYOR, SHERIFFS, and other City OfPcers, went in state to Christ Church, New. gate-street, where a Sermon was preached before them and the Governors of Christ's Hospital, by the Rev. Mr. GILLY ; after which they heard two of the eldest scholars of that excellent seminary deliver Ora tions—the one in Latin by Mr. T. DALL, and the other in English by Mr. T. GILLY. PATRIOTIC DEPUTIES.—The following is a list of the Deputies appointed for the Supreme Government of Spain : DIVISIONS. Old Castile Leon DEPUTIES. Don FRANCISCO XAVIER CANO. Don LORENZO BONIFAZ. `His Excellency Senor B. VALDES. Viscount QUINTANILLA. 'His Excellency Count SASTAGO. 'Brig. Don FRANCISCO PALAFOX 4 MELZI. EI _ an. Don sJoarsizo CALVO. Count Dr Ticcy. Asst. Sir D. FRANCISCO SAAVEDRA. 'CALM Dr XIMARDE. Don MANUEL M. ATALLZ. 'His Excellency Don GASPAR DE JOVALLANOS Marquis Of CAMPO SAGR ADO. , r tils Excellency Prince Pm. ' His Excellency Count of CONTAMINA. His Excellency Count of FLORIDA BLANCA. The Marquis of Vic LAIL `Senor Don OTALLE. Name Unknown. `Don LUIS GINES DE FUNES. Regent of the Audience, Rigurcatr. Marquis DE VILLET. Baron DE SARASONA. Arragon .... Andalusia Gafficia Asturias .......... Valencia ..... .... Murcia ..... ..... Estremadura .... Granada Catalonia By the latest accounts, it appears, the Supreme Go vernment will be assembled in Cuidad Real, in La Mancha. The Deputies of the Provinces of New Castile, Navarre and Biscay, are not appointed ; but those of the former, it is supposed, will be soon nomi nated, and of the two latter, when the Capitals of these Countries shall be liberated from the Invaders. Wednesday se'nnight, in one of the .market-boats belonging to 'Pill, a poor woman,. who li;. , es there, returning home from Bristol, was taken ill near tht Hotwells, and before the boat could oak Pill,? child was born. GENERAL ORDER. At a General Court Martial held at Canterbury; on the 25th of May, 1808, and continued by adjourn ments to the 11th of June following, Captain GEORGE Hawk-mow, of the 2d battalion of the 9th Regiment. was arraigned upon the following charges, viz. Ist Charge. " For having in direct disobedience of his Majesty's Orders, to the prejudice of good order and discipline, while doing the duty of Quarter-Master to the 2d battalion of the 9th Regi ment ot Foot, made for his own private advantage the following scandalous and unwarrantable charg es to t h e n o n • comm i. s i one d Officers and soldiers of the said Regiment, in arucles of necessa ries and appointments, in the manner and at the times and places hereafter specified; being conduct highly unbecoming the character ot an Officer and a Gentleman ; viz. at 13urton.upon- Trent, in Staffordshire, between the 25th of April and 21st of June 1807, in the furnishing of about I2S pails of breeches at Bs. per pair, 155 pairs of leggins at Ss. per pair, and 159 foraging caps at 2s. 6d. each, the cloth and making up of which articles having cost the said Captain Hewetson about 841. 4s. lid. whereby an undue profit accrued to the said Captain Hewetson of 231. 12s. the regulated price, by his Majesty's Warrant, being for breeches 6s. 6d. per pair, leggins 45. per pair, and foraging-caps is. 3d. each. At Chelmsford. in Essex, about 177 pairs of breeches at 9s. per pair, 185 pairs of leggins at ss. per pair, and 242 foraging caps at 2s. 6d. each, the cloth and making up of which articles cost the said Captain Hewetson about 1141.135.10 d. whereby an undue profit of about 411.95. 2d. accrued to the said Captain Hewetson, the regulated price of his Majesty's Warrant being, for breeches 6s. per pair, leggins 4s. per pair, foraging caps I s. 3d. each. At Shorncliffe Barracks, in Kent, 67 pairs of breeches at Bs. per pair, 73 pairs of leggins at ss. per pair, 104 foraging caps at 2s. 6d. each, the cloth and making up of which articiesaVing cost the said Captain Hewetson about 451. Os. 10d. whereby an undue pro-' fit of about 131. Is.2d. accrued to the said Captain Hewetson, the regulated price, by his Majesty's Warrant, being for breeches Gs. 6d. per pair, leggins 4s. per pair, foraging caps Is. 3d. each." 2d Charge. " For scandalous and infamous conduct, unbe coming the character of an Officer and a Gentleman, In taking from the regimentals:ere of the battalion, articles of clothing and appointments belonging to the Colonel of the said battalion, in the quantity and at the periods hereafter specified, and for, having charged the same exorbitant prices to the soldiers, viz. at Burton upon Trent, on or about the 14th of lune, 1807, twelve pairs of shoes, for which he, Captain Hewetson, charged the soldiers of his company at the rate of 9s. per pair, the clothiers price to the Colonel being 6s. 9d. he nut having accounted to the Colonel, or in way made known, his having taken away the said shoes for his own private advantage.-At Chelmsford, in Essex, between the sth of July and 18th of September, 1867, in taking from the Re gimental Store 26 regimental caps, which he, Captain Hewetson, afterwards furnished as his own property to the volunteers front the Militia at Ss. 3d. each, he not having accounted to the Colo nel for the said caps, excepting as so many caps issued with the clothing of the battalion for the year 1807. " 3d Charge. " For scandalous and infamous conduct, highly unbecoming the character of an Officer and a Gentleman , at Shorncliffe, in Kent, in the month of October last, in charging carriage on sundry a rticles of regimental appointments as hereaf ter specified, which articles were sent to the regiment free of all expence, thereby defrauding the soldiers, viz. knapsacks at ltd. each, great coat slings at 2d. each, queues at id. each." 4th Charge, " For scandalous and infamous conduct, highly unbecoming the character of an Officer and a Gentleman, in hav ing about the month of December last, when he delivered over the regimental stores to the present Quarter Master, taken there from, for his own private use and advantage, four yards of breeches cloth, and made up the same as necessaries for the men, knowing it was part of the clothing of the regiment, and also in having made use of a few yards of yellow cloth found at the pub lic expence, in putting collars to the waistcoats of his own com pany, and charging the soldiers atthe rate of 9td.fer each collar." sth Charge. " For scandalous and infamous conduct, unbe coming the character of an Officer and a Gentleman, in having produced to the Commanding Officer for signature, a false ac count of the expenditure of the half yearly Ordnance allowance for the providing of oil, emery, turnserews, Ste. to December last, well knowing that the amount had not been expended in conformity to his Majesty's Regulations." Upon which Charges the Court came to the follow ing decision :- The Court having most maturely deliberated upon, weighed and considered the whole of the evidence and matter that has been adduced, both in support of the prosecution and the defence, is of opinion, that the Prisoner, Captain George Hewetson of the 9th Regi ment of Foot, is Guilty in part of the First Charge preferred against him, as it appears to the Court, that overcharges for all the articles issued to the sol diers in the Regiment at Burton, Chelmsford and Sborncliirc, have been made by the prisoner, although the Court hath not been able to ascertain the exact amount. The Court is also of opinion, that he, the said Captain George Hewetson, is guilty of the whole of the Second and of the Third Charges exhibited against him, and likewise of the first part of the Fourth Charge, relative to four yards of breeches cloth taken from the stores, and made up as necessaries for the men, knowing it to be a part of the cloathing of the regi ment ; but the Court doth acquit him of the second part of the Fourth Charge, relative to a few yards of yellow cloth, because it appears to the Court, that he, Captain Hewetson, had Lieutenant-Colonel Cameron's permission to use the said yellow cloth, though under a positive injunction to return an equal quantity to the Stores, for not having done which, in due time, the Court considers the prisoner highty culpable. The Court is further of opinion, that the prisoner is guilty of the whole of the Fifth Charge alleged against him, and in consideration of the degree of cri minality that attaches to his conduct, the Court doth sentence hith the aforesaid Capt. George Hewetson— To be dismireedfrom his Me#eity'r Service. The Court at the same time is anxious to express how painful it feels the necessity of awarding this punishment against Captain Hewetson, of whose for mer good character and conduct, both as an Officer and a Gentleman, the Court hath received so many very high favourable testimonies. His Majesty having been pleased to confirm the opinion and sentence of the Court, his Royal High. ness the Commander in Chief directs that the fore going Charges, together with the sentence of the Court, shall be read at the head of every regiment, and inserted in the Orderly Books. (Signed) HARRY CALVERT, Adjutant-General of the Forces. Horse Guards, Sept. 20, 1808. Mr. RYDER, the Judge-Advocate, laid before his MAJESTY the proceedings of several Courts Martial. Brigadier• General ROBERT CRACTFURD is gone to Falmouth, to take the command of one of the Bri gades in the Expedition assembling at that port. 'I he officer of the same name, now serving in Portugal, is Brigadier-General JAMES CRAUPURD, of the 91st Regiment. The 68th regiment of foot, which has been some weeks' stationed at Hull, has received a route for Ashford, in Kent, and is on the march thither. As a corps of sharpshooters were firing, yesterday, at a target in Hyde Park, the morning being dull and misty, the bugle-man, by some unfortuna e cident, received a shot in the bottom.—He s, how. ever, in a fair way of recovery, it b:ing only a flesh wound.