The National Register. — London, England, 1816-12-23 00:00:00

tECENII3EIi 23. Lord Ellenbormati observed, that this case was very sin ear in its kind, f..r hitherto he dill not think there had been any raise-swearing on either side. Snow, the coachman, lireiag been rele ised by the defend went throne% all the preliminary circumstances lit had purposely drawn to the right side (tithe road, and stopped just before the coach arrived at the post, by means of a pro )ecilon front the fautpath ; a ferrate sat upon the box with "the vs itness, but theme was no shock, add the woman by his sih. was not at all mmeil by the stoppage ; none of the pa s . IA users got down bet' re the progress of the coach had ceased. The tr im' wet cin a very fair state, and fit to booted. Other evidence was it en to the same effect. The Attorney-Gen•iral net l cal, and Lord Ellenbormigh left several questions of fact to the Jury—whether there was any defect or misconduct on the part of the defendant, and wile Cher that defect occasioned nr condor/id to the injury. Un less they were satisfied that the plaintiff was placed iu such a sitiiation of peril as to warrant a reasonable man in endea• souring to secure his own safety, and also that the injury hail arisen in consopicace of that attempt, the action was not maintainable. Ihe mistaken fears of a weak•minded tali vidual, whose unnecessary alarm had led to the injury, cord(' not be entitled to compeusation. The breaking of the coapliii,g rein was a very imaortant circnntstance,••• it con tributed to the accident ; and the evidence of Wallace had lint been broken in upon, when he said that the reins were very bad, and unfit for the purpose. Rut noless the bad reins were the constituent cause of the justifiable fears of the pLrintift tvlsich led to the accident, he was not lire law entitled to dahliages : if the plaintiff had leen compelled to adopt the perilous alternative of leaping from the coach by the fault of the defendants, and a misfortuni bad resulted, they were liable to make good, as far as possible, the iiiiitry occasion-d. This was the first ease pre isely of the kind ; and although it woalil not be fair to ()acid too far the respoasiltiliy or coach proprietors, they ongbt to pay for injuries restiliing from their misconduct, in not providing a proper equip 'lke Jnry consnlted for a short time, and fouad a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 304 CORONER'S LVWJEST. We have seldom sc..en'soinuch political ignoranceehewn as during, the following inquiry. Arc Englishmen to be told that their attendance on such occasions is 311011 g the dearest privileg,es conferred upon them by their ve nerabfe institutions? Thursday aftennain an ;limiest was held at the Crown and Cashion, iu Russell•street, Cogent Garden, upon the body of Samuel Wilson, wardrobe k roper of Mu ry.-latie Theatre, who died indilenly on Wednesday afternoon, between tWo and three o'clock. - Sarah Sisals said, she Seed at No. 51, Bedford street, Strand; the deceased was wardrobe keeper at Dreiy-line theatre r he was between 10 and 53 years of age. On Wed nesday, about a quarter past Iwo o'clock, tl.e son of be de eased called to witness in the fallowing terns:—" Mn. Smith, eons , and assist my father." %Yawns went to his as istanre., and found his] sitting la a chair, supported by his salt. He died almost instantaneously. Mr. John Cole, surgeon,bf Great Russell-street, said, he at tended the deceased in the ward-room of Drury-lane theatre; lie opened the temporal artery, and a innairpurtion of blood effused, fait there was no pulsation either from the wrist ur the heart. .Wituess was of opinion hat the deceased' died from strangulation, produced by a fit of convulsive cough. • Upon this o% idenee the Jury returned a verdict of-. Died by the vi • sitation of God. Mr. Cole, the surgeon, than *eked the Coroner (Rash Lewis, Esq.) if no remuneration was ever made to professional gentlemen *rho lust a considerable portion of their time by their attendance before a coroner's inqueat ? The Coroner said that was a question which had often been put to him, par ticularly by a professional friend who had spoken to hint that day (Wednesday) on the subject. Coroners could issue war rants for the Attendance of witnesses. Mr. Coke—But, Sir, I presume that professional persons may refuse to give their opinions, unless they are remunerated for so doing. I know that in the course of a year I have been several times called out of toy business to give evidence be• fore an inquisition, and by so doing I have not only incurred the displeasure of my patients, but I have suffered by a both in reputation aul profit. The Coroner observer!, that he had no authority to make any order or remuneration to medical gentlemen for their at tendance on such melancholy occasions t he thought, however, that the officers of the parish were the persons to whom ap• plication should be mule fur the remuneration of the attend ance of professional gentlemen. Mr. Cole, in answer, said, that on the next occasion tat his attendance was necessary he should relose, in order that the point might be taken into consideration; and as many.other gentlemen in his profession had had reason to make similar complaiots, it may be the means of establishing a precedent, upon which all may act iyon equal terms. One of the jurors ;Aso asked the Coroner, if no allowance was to be made to them, as it was often their misfortune to be called out of their business to attend coroner's juries, in or der, perhaps, to decide upon the death of a neighbour ; and, indeed, in most cases of this kind, no provision was made to the landlord for the preparation and use of his room ; mid in order to compensate hint for his trouble, they were generally obliged to expend a shilling or eighteenpence. The Cttroner said, it was usual for the parish to make some allowance to juries for their attendance ; at the same time lie must inform them, that they could be compelled to attend witliont remuneration. In the parishes of St. George and St. Margaret, be kiwi' the Coroner gave ss. to the jury, which was repaid by the parish; and a., to the claim of a publican at whose heave an inquest was held, he thought it consistent that the parish should make some allowance. Some of the jury signified their intention of making application to the pariah Co some future occasion. When our Reporter left the room, a man named Davis asked him for something as a douceur fur his being permitted to he present at the inquisition ; he, however, very properly refused to give any thing, observing that it was an open court, appointed by the oldest laws, and that he, or any other person • who had business, had au indubitable right to be present. An inquest was lately beta at Hartshill, Warwick, on the body of Mr. E. Pates, landlord of the Angel pnulic-hoax, at Ilartshill, who was lofted on the turnpike road le*diug 1 Coventry to Atherstone, about a quarter of a mile from. his own house, between eight and nice o'clock in the even ing of Saturday, the Itith nit. speechless, with a severe blow QP the back part yi his btad, both his legs wounded, and a THP. NATIONAL lIEGISTEIL wound on his back. The deceased tiugered until inesday, hut was not able, at an, time, to give any sati•iuctory ac count how be cam" by hts wounds. After a tow; CWAI2IIII4- tion of witnesses, tile Jury returned a verdict Qt . —Wilful uurder against some person or persons unknoen. An inquisition was taken at the Fortune of War Tavern, Bast sweet, Mary-le-bone, on Thursday last, on the body of lary Kelso*, who put an end to her existence by hanging !mer.elf. It appeared that the deceased ban been in a very ind trerent state of health for a consideraukt time, and some timas seemed to be deranged in her mind. J. Myer was called tom cot the deceased down, but his heart failed him, mid he did uot do it ; it was not, however, he said, so munch through fear that he did ant cut her down, though lie was rather frightened, but he dad not know whether he should do right by cutting 'mei. down; so lie went to Mary-Ic-bone Court-house, and en quired if he might cut her down ; he was told that he ought to have nut her down as soon as he found her ; he ran back home, and a woman that was in the house cut her down. She was then quite dead. Coroner—" The next time you Sad a person in such a situation, cut them down immediately, and I trill be answerable for what damage may occur through it." —Verdict—That the deceased hung herself, not being coupes mcatis at the time. An inquest was held at the Queen's Head, Horton-fawn, on the 19th instant, on the body of George Neville, a gentleman labouring under mental derangement, who was placed under the rare of Messrs. Burroughs --James Mayo, a keeper, depyoosseedtl that he had the super- intendenee of the deceased, who was aiadc vi ten he tame, and continued iu the mine state. His bodily health was general,' good; he was sometimes outrageous. at *then not so. On Wednesday he rat down to dinner at one o'clock, as well as usual ; shortly after he saw him dropping from the seat, and caught him in his aims, where he expired in five minutes, without speaking; his age was about ♦d. Surgical assistance was at hand. but it was of no avail lie was as comfortable in the house as hi, melancholy situation would admit of. —James Ilayoes. surgeon,—l have attended the deceased ever since he earns here. I saw him the day previous to his death ; ha was then in good bAlly health, whichhe enjoyed more than Most patients labouring under that malady. I attended him yesterday about half past one o'clock : he was then dead, but quite warm. lie was sub ject to Ms, end there is do doubt his death arose from apoplexy : the blood had extravasated upon the surface of the bran.—Verdict, Duel by the visitation of God. Ihrrittant SOUP Ilscrirr.—Take the liquor of meat boiled the day before with the bones of leg and shin of beef, ad.l to the liquor as much water as will make it 130 quarts, and also the meat of 10 stone of leg and shin of beef, and 2 cm heads rut in pieces; add 2 bunches of carrots ' 4 ditto of tar nips, 2 ditto of leeks ' half a peek °lonians I bunch of celery, alb. of pepper, and some salt. To be boiled for 6 hours; either oatmeal or barley may be put in to thicken it, it thought necessary. This soup may be used at any gentle man's table. _ _ - ------ Estimated Cost. X s. d. 10 Stone of leg and shin of beef $ Oa beads ✓ Bunches of carrots . . 4 Mau turnips 0 0 S 2 Ditto leeks 0 0 4 1 l'eck of unions 0 0 It Celery lib. pepper .. 1 0 1 It seems that Captain Tolson has found- mesas to compro mise a charge of felony : if he had been committed to prison. instead of being admitted to bail, this erasion of justice would probably not have happened. We wait now to see what notice the Commander-in-chief will take of this disgrace ful transaction; at all events, the conduct of this captain is doubtless cognizable by a conrt nuittial; for it comes clearly mailer that class of offences which the articles of war de nounce as unworthy of au officer or a genileman."..The sum which this captain has paid to avoid a trial amounts to SOl.-201. to the girl whom he abused, 31. to the landlord, and It. to the constable. The landlord, who bad been bound over to proseeute,has also been iudeninified in the event of the bond being-put in force • and 401. in ad.lition to the other sum, have { according to lib statement, bees deposited with the magistrate as a secarity. The girl has been scut home to her mother. A CAUTION TO SERVANTS.-411 MO/Adly evening about six o'clock, a man who had the appearance of a porter, went to the house of Mr. Bendel', No. 6, Adam-street, .Idelphi, knocked at the door, and asked if Mr. Berle was there, it happened that Mr. Berke dined with Mr. Bendel', and the servant answered in the affirmative. He' then gave her a letter to deliver to him, Which the servant took into the par lour. Mr. Burke read it, and mentioned to Me. 'Bendel' that the letter he had jnst received was from some person be bad no recollection of—on which the latter exclaimed, "It is sonic plan to rob the house!" They immediately went into the ball, but the messenger was gone, and Moo Mr. Reis*. great-coat and kat, both new. ' *- r ' cuatoirs Conn./air T.—Mr.JoIUI &OWL d the Hones dCa • mons, informed the suggistrak of the Qom-Spare office. that ler had been nanwod fat thelest two mining* in **following manner : —On Wednesday night, between and eight o'dock, a person of die name of John Brsggs came to 111 louise in Abingdon-Street, and apelogizol for trouWng him, begged to know whether a man named (;&denough did not live with him es servant? Mr. Benson inforr 4 ;ed him: such a person. had lived with him about twelve years ago, tot never since. Briggs then went away. Friday night, between idx end seven o'clock. just after he had sat down to dinner. in onnmanY with two friends from the country. a maid servant came into the parlour and said, there was a lady in the pa isp who dethred to know whe ther one Goodenough was there . Mr. Benson went into the passage, and informed the female who was waiting that no such person was there ; and as he opened the street door to let her out, his former night's visitor, John Briggs, rushed into the ponage• Mr. Benson insisted on his leaving the house immediately, Which he refused to do. The noise brought his two guests from the parlour, and the coachman out of the kitchen. Mi. B. said it appeared to be a plan to rob the house, it:ul opening the street-door, he ordered the conchs man to go to his butcher's over the way, and desire him to fetch a constable. Instantly another man sprung into the pikt...t 4 e, and said, I sin a constable, Sir, and imnirdiately,seizxl the footman by the collar, saying, " You are my prisoner. ' Mr. Benson addressing him. said, No. no, this is the scoundrel I want you to take, pointing to Briggs, when the mail replied, That man, Sir ! Oh, he is my master; and then he informed Mr. Benson that'hi. , name was Peter Bentley, a Sheriff's officer, and he had a warrant against his servant for debt. Mr. Benson was mine time before he could get rid of them, but when he explained the muter to Bentley, he behaved with arrest civility, and gave his card, expressing hi sorrow for baying been so much milled. Mr. Fielding told him, that as to the plan to rob the itnma oust. that was clearly done away ; but he would grant a war rant ' Bentley, the Sheriff's of fi cer, for assaulting the foonnan, by co ' g hint. With respect to Briggs, he was oat a common trespasser, though . * had certainly iv* so a thain:ful mantacr. 1.••• f POLICE. MANSION HOUSE. On Wednesday, while the ordinary business of the Justice room was going on, a gentleman named Foster cause and • formed his Lordship, that the brewer's drayman who was so active at the shop of Mr. Beckwith on the day of the riots, was to be found. On this information his Lordship inune diately dispatched Brand, the marshalinan, with Mr. Foster, to bring up this man, who had been seen that morning skulk ing about Calvert's brewery in Thames-street. In a very short-time Mr. Foster and Brand returned with an athletic drayman in custody. When he was put to the bar the Lord M4yor immediately recognized him as being one of the mob et the Curnhill-gate of the Royal Exchange, on Monday, the 414 instant, when the man stood and stared very coolly at his Laniship. He said his name was William Ournell. Ck• Page, another dray:eau, who was brought itp to give evidence against him, stated, that the prisoner formerly worked for Messrs. Calvert. Witness heard of the riots and the attack on Mr. Beekwith's shop ; bat not from the prisoner. The prisoner spoke to witness in Mr. Owen's tap-room, at the sign of the Horns, Thames-street, about his handling one piece, which was too heavy. That was all witness took notice of. He did not hear trim say lie had handled the piece in Mr. Beckwith's shop. The prisoner admitted that he was among the rioters, but that be entered no shop, nor, indeed, had gone in any where. Being out of employment he went a little way with them. The Lord Mayor said—" I saw you myself at the Corshill. gate of the Exchange among them bat you had no arms then apparently: The prisoner said he bid no arms then, bat he had got a piece from a young fellow in the mot:slim told him, " You are more able to carry it than I am." e did carry it a little way, but gave it to the ' , sang fellow again in Cheapeide. He denied being in Spa-fields, smdsaid he joined the mab in Newgete•street. • The Lord Mayor said he answered the description of a man that was seen to be very active in Dlr. Beckwith's shop on the • day of the riots. His Lordship said, lie was not at present sure of his being the man ; but there would be plenty of wit nesses to identify him to-morrow.—Remanded. Oa Thnrsday last 'Tyrrell, the drayman, was discharged, there having appeared no evidence of any kind against him. A nun who underwent a private examination on Wednesday • was also discharged, the suspicion that he had been amongst the rioters having proved totally groundless. BOW STRBET. A complaint was broeght by Mr. Dean, the inspector of nuisances for the parish of St. George, Hanover-9mm, against Mr. Warren, builder, of Little Gr o svenor -street, lam was convicted in the full penalty, having been convicted is n mitigated penalty for a similar offence about three monlin since. Dualuse.—On Monday Lieut. Edward Fisch, of the Ist regiment of life-guards, was held to bail to keep tho pats in the sum of 2001. and two securities of lIMIL garb r emir quence of en application from Mr. Williams,' as ittersoy at Bath, who declined accepting a challenge seat by that pa. leman. Friday John Gave was brought to *oak% and tildwwwld 4 h Isale ealatioadies before Mr. Menlo~ thosi=bitrats:aboried wIIL robbing Mara lama dad awl weak isssaiso• gees, is iirseheyeAsest. Clsre si =st.lit aposarei that lho pi. 10011 it &odium mks, sad hes boas ha the Wit of draft attire ahoy of the _yampamme he dam P =ei ha" hagrestly distersead lasillree= bow et "as bug es did a ldipid .kdr. *IF te serpeiz a t Wes. lem e a. sle. rides e esissaw. bekei Akskaelid were be. isheed A/ be 'bit* SC TAW, aktis li came pttttthass ea saki. a warraar was flat FN. sad wklh mew my* ere maw the phew was pipped as houselska els losew. defeat.. whkh wee issid rpm Oa seeikecie his i realeme. • istge stock of hamisupey midis ware lboad. k :Ebe bed Alba, sad width were so amasses, *ITV al be pas lbw. an Friday. - He was three= rasaadat till y neat. Mr. Culling, a gentleman residing at Knightsbridge, undertook to walk from Hyde Park-corner, to the King and Queen Inn, Brighton, in 15 hours. He started on Saturday morning ; and notwithstanding the heavy state of the roads, and contending against the elements (fur he was overtaken in the storm about five miles from that town), he completed the task in 13 hours and a half.—An umpire travelled in Mr. Culling's gig, ae companied by his servant. An American Black, a native of Charlestown, was apprehended en Tuesday hist, en. board the G eneral I Terris East Indianian, at Gravesend, and since brought to town, on a charge of being one of the Spa Fields rioters. •• Melee's Judith, a servant In the family Of an old lady name* Lgionette, residing is the rise Gres, at Paris, was tried a few Aar sloce at the Court of Msizeit, on a charge of attempting to poison her mistress, by givint her at intervals large doses of poisonous emetic, in the expectation gait the violence it occasioned would produce death. The old lady was almost slestroyed by the horrible plot, bet fortunately discovered it In thee to save her life. The prisoner was foetid guilty, and sentenced to suffer death. Art EXPERIENCED Petite.--A few evening since,J. Clark, an experienced thief. from London, exhibited the following proof of dexterity in Kendal:—He called at the shop of Messrs. Airey and Bellingham, stationers, and, under the pretext of asking for work, stole a ream of paper; he soon after made a second visit, pretending to purchase a small guantity of the saute article. and carried off a second ream. Ile then passed to the shop of Mr. Dawson, stationer, where he purloined a memorandum book, value about 6s. ; on quit ting this place, he called upon Mr. Bell, brazier, and begged a piece of wire ; while the shopman was procuring it, be stole a copper kettle. His next and last expoil was on the ;was pert) of Mr. Thornborrow, draper, at whose shop he passes' the wire through a holt hole of the window, and extracted six silk handkrrellieii, and concealed them in the crown of his hat. The transaction was observed by some young men in the street, who seized the culprit and carried hint before the Mayor, by tt hum he was committed to the House of Cor rection, to take his trial at the ens • g Sessions. ATT 3IVT ED SU IC 10C...A few days ago a soldier of the Royal Scots attempted to shoo, himself in his barrack-room at Belfast, by placing the muzzle of his piece to his breast; but when putting ha toot to the trigger, it appears that the muzzle of the y,un changed iss position, and the contents went through his shoulder, which was st severely shattered thereby that amputation at the shoulder joint Vas • absolutely necessary , and immediately performed.