The National Register. — London, England, 1819-09-19 00:00:00

SEPT. 19. INVE4T ON MR. SIMMONII, THE COMEDIAN An Inquisition wis taken on Tuesday, at the Barley Slow Mount Street, before A. Gell. Esq. Coroner, on the bully of this unfortunate deceased, who met his death on Saturday night. Mr. Sanroons, as nto.t of our readers know, was a moot res pectable member of di': Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, to whiolt unnisany he belonged many years, and his talent had ever met with tusivalid.sl aomobatton. The evidence us to the calami tous event was as follows: %William Chapman. servant to Mr. Thomas Vardon. No. 3. Hanover &pure. stated, that the wife of the deceased had some business to do in the hour, and at eight o'clock he called for her; but she not being ready, he waited until she was enabled to ac. crwupany him. At ten o'clu:k witness let the deceased and his wife out by the area gate, and having aseended two or three steps. in his way out, he suddenly fell backwanla, the wife chi-4 behind • , and witness picked him up and carried him within the house, but lie died instantly. Ile did nut appear to have been drinking. and he fell directly backwards. IN. Ilyam was sent for, hut lie use.l no means to restore animation, satisfied that such coald her f no purpose, as the deceased was past recovery. The Ilea•lle here stated, in the absence of the Fiargton, that the deceased had die.) of apoplexy, as the Deetor informed him. ... Margaret Simmons. wifi.; of the deacrased. who gave her evi demo tinier affliction which exciml sympathy in the Court. she had been married to him 16 years. and he called upon ber to escort her home. as stated by the last witness. She s t a t e d t h e m anner in w the deceased fell backward:, front the stem, and whether the deceased was in a fit vs not she could not tell. She held her ann out to 'Ave him, and Noting uttered this expression the lionifeted the must agonised gild. When ret.rovered she said, " 1. tho.ight I heard him breathe." To some yi:.tioas put by the Jury to the beadle respecting the state of the aprarance of the deceased. who was in a putrid state. he -aid that hi, lac, on Sunday even resembled that of a black tu.tn. . . Another witness, of the highest respectability, stated it to be the opinion of Ur. Heaviside that the ilex:eased had died of a t totilexy. :Hr. Egerton, the performer. stated, that the deceased was weak in the eyes ; that Dr. Taylor. the oeculist, told him that nnlmis often bled he would die by apoplexy. Mr. Robinson and several nt's of the deceased were present. Tire Jury returnol a verdict—•• Died by Cie Visitation of God in a fit of apaplexy.'• M ELANcIioL y St7winr.--The neighbourhood of Covent. Garden alarmed on Alonilay morning about 9 o'clock by a lady wpo sillied forth from the Garrick's (lead. Row Stmt.!, in her it:trine! peti,vat, with a pair of bias in one hand and a knife in the other--she made her way doan Brydges Street. when a gentleman concluding feint her ;appearance that ~,ne waste maniac seized the hand in whiet site held die kilife; at that moment she changed hands with final adroitness. anel.plunged it to her heart; the died aloost instantly. Slie has been owned, and turns nut to be a Mr;. Gelfield, who is well known on the provincial lia..rek, and who was anxious to appear at )141ry Lane Theatre, but her tut suet .eding with the Sob-Cot imittee affixted her senses, and produced tite lamentable catastrophe we have this day the painfal tasked recording.—A corce.er'i, inquest was held ou the body the same day, when the Jury returned a verdict of Insaniti. Execution of Coar'e, II "f the city o! . Boil; gractr, for 'vile.; in ills a copper plate Inc tile porvise nt priiiiiiig metes of the Hank 44; England; coil. uc:ui.eated by a per•itti woo attended ine iiiiilJil i /y is i ..i ; in lilt 1.121 h o me. Ilia eel Skin tile to.t;st pres )))))) to his cx .ctitiou (Co it 01 I iscj %cry b!,11.1,1, ;o w . ..twoke dhow 4 o'clock .111 Wt•thit•bkliy .ei lt ly t rio, tr.. 11 4 911, 110 NV.i, 1,1k.'1l in tilt Chapel, an d at 9 o'clock hie lc. rook of • it Hatt ! . .ler.11)1c111. ho I i 1;11.1.1Slitfli a.tended, 0141 the knell tolie.t the st:tiat 14. r tic , •x , elition Ilia cri .I.Cilniit• • ' feint and Cai 11111 l 'il hourus er v. i o the tiov i i el iii r.ir t•xecitti nt r than t r0c.•4•41.-' 11;3 .111t1 rt Cry I Illit J. 111.1;14 1 , 11.1.4 . . , awl 11. 111 beim.: telt to lie c-ileil to Mr. human.. G.Ot4rltor 044 Irid collifis 4 , 41441) It .8 nor'.% „ 1;0 , 4114111141 nll. as has 'lead IleCJOle cul.h, and ti.lsl4l J 1111.1 y uue leg, tie beuheil to sit down awhile; here Ins for,ook iifili ; for IlLe first time; he was i 14C.41 alarm Jll4l 3.0111 V Of mind; hassocks err-I n -mum irm i , the eilapo!, O,t wlsien lie set down, Irons %%Item C, J 4 Li ber t l Xll ntioulrs oefore It!, lie rifie, and fell lirter 11. this 111 J to lISC again! executioner mocerikil his sad (lilies', so Lit 111.11 fJ1114144 01 . 111:drop relll.lllled to C pleie the rawer of ill., uitt, ; lie died without a struggle. Ile declined adilietwilie the people diAelltidad so witness his execution ; Si) Mg, it itib :twilit deJlll had 110 rlli•cI, he Was suer all Ile cuu•ti wooll he of II0.).4.111, 10 ant them at Mist c ttttt such :is had ht sila tt his life to so disgraceful period. Ile declared that /te had &Me 110 injury to we !lank of Eilglaild; or to any other Ralik., except th...t of Messrs. lee. Salmon, and Co. of I):vizes; and that the whole MACS he prepared for issoino of that !link were nailer the value of 1001. Among the fragments (II paper I il sti his cell is the fol:owima.:--•• lain thank ful cur the existetiee and intellect Its' .ll , iiighty has g•veo use, have 110 reason at present In doubt tits mercy, and hope to n•sicn with submission my rronit,rtdl part into the hands of lily Creator, to be disposed of as his joist le wisdoin and mercy may direct." Ina recen. Icier aI los wile lie sent her the fo.lowilig huts , tile production tit In the cell for contlemn'd I remain; But there walla :chew no terrors to me; On :try pillow of straw I exclaim. .60 God! take my spirit to thee!" I see tiorough the bars of this place The hints tit they wanton in air, While I AM confined with disgrace. Hut am seeking a patriot' Irons prayer. If Mercy should dart use a ray. And I'm destin'd to see you once more, I will walk in the straight most,* way, And try to keep stn nom my door. But alt! I reflect with dismay. I think on the law with a tomb; It 'ems in harsh Hes:tints to say. " Thy warrant is issued to die." Then tit me, 0 Lord, for the stroke, (In thy mercy and lore I depuntl. Make easy thy burden and yoke. • To thy will with submission I bend. MELANCHOLY AnellritN r —.k %Cln tiecent rexpeeta- Isle matt, or the 11.14111. of Malthus., Limber, in Ijsi utt of Laithers, Ilcdr 'Fut ritr. Scotland, while icsitlitig a b u i l to Battle fair, on Friday week, was attacked by lire infuriated antnerl, and mited in tits or to a considerable height, by which he was so drvadfully tojured that he died in a few mitithec. The bull thew Not at a noy who seemly:toted Mr. Nltioland, and but r the intertentl(lll of sortie people who tvatitcsterl she shoe tug catastrophe from an adjoining field, 21111 drove away the animal, 3. is probable he would hate ahard the save fate. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. - Beta•aatEs.—lit Tlinisel.s) last. Mr. Chalks Hamer.' ede.thiese flout tiliropshire. attended Harlow Ilu h Fair, id.llv4 , •ei, sod i•at ing drank fr. et), fill asleep hi a bomb with a porke.t•buuk Anti 4 1 . 41111.11, hag, routed ee iee g 32.8. in ( - hewers and bang.-notea in hot wesistJuist Iwekel. On 4%941.111g in two oi three bout•, he discoseted that hi■ had been cut through at the button► sad the pro petty mentisniett was gone. The following day a mail who hail been a wailer so that booth. called at a public. at Epping with Ilse pocart hook and ptig.fe which hr kit with der landlord, slating that he had thund them on 11w road. No trace has since been made of the monry, owe than our half ut which coueisted of small Beck Hotels. Almiday evening, during the hustle of the procession a OW: 111 111, ettlit to Mr. Halter, Attorney, of Lywoiss Inn, going lo I is masts:4'v chambers, suet two ymnix men, respectably (lessed, and our atheist carrying a blue hag, • tj down stalls, but lie suss/tried. Hushing, as hr thought slicy bad been trausacting business. He, how ever, found his master's chambers bs okras opens and rub_ bed ofpletr, je y, fortigss coins,ar. of ronsiderable ralur,a•v:l also Ibuud a bourt of %krleioti keys lying oil ihe tl sun. This le of subbing chambers 11:111 of halt tweet laosioevtry.-I'liere is at present existing in the IVorklsoisse at 'loniser, an in-dour pensioner, na med itulfe, in the 99,1 t year of ui. age. Ile ra a Lie of to that of latiOirllCC, ;mil daily follows his oc cupation. which is the wending of enailsy front five in tile itiorisiog until six in the evening, with api.nrent vi itttr, nor are the mental faculties of this sittprising 511.511 inferior to thou: of nis body. Heeds, dist Ingssish of jecis at a consid..rable divance without the si , tl of glasses; and n.urdlr, With preciseness, circumstances which tic• eurmsd ilearly 90 years 4'40. He has outlived all his fa oily; his her, who was the last of them, died +limit ten years slime, at the advanced age of lob 'ears. Oit TtL:silay muruiup , at ltalf-pa-t tat 11 . Cl• ck.Js two b.:IV-111h, (Mt chtl.lrcn bel(111011. 10 Mr. Mii;s l l. 4) 34 poultry, were passing 'me i,f Ilse t u.pty houses in Newssitie street, which ate I nuchascd sir tilt N w Posi t/dice, part of the waH, which is us a %cry dausterons statC, hell and wonwoundr4 one of the sea ants VCry.severely on tile luck pars of her head ; lam illtutially, the child 1,1 her atillS escaped, being only unfixed on one al ' hs 'unsolders. Mr. Massey applis.sl to the. laird Mayor, is h.) g tic d:rectious for the immediate enclossue of both lsr eliti)(y lionist,, which W.'S iumurdiately done. . , MANCIIKSTER—:' , INGLILAK IMPOSITION.—A persmi %. It /12 Mal 111 Ilk is Ulat air colter, asol aitT 00000 c I)Jlikrespt at Saelh.l.l, Ilan for two or three yr.tr- i/JSI Jo, d the clerical Cil.irSClCr, and ac• otlic!atcil ILr I I 1110:111i, JS Lecturer 111 Uxtinil.te Ile has Apo predellett serrral times in 11.1lioril and is eioinuy , ptetendluA to bea gr.ralo..iie of CiAre it.tH, We .ire tuti,rtu Cil u 11413 roper Jillll9. Illy, Mal lie 'mg al.n !veil lit: kartilliatpl In rre,eill sick or thi., :teiglthoto hood, m o lar the Jbs,:iiied citur,e t,r 01'4 cicryouo 011, uu l toleotptetl u , tIIVIC.M: like the ,erred order. It kc, lie: iteet.auiry, there. Core, to 0 . .tr0 those ulrtn tthow tie 111 tills teay awl to urge the etert.o•otrit Ichtis ill omen, autl the utter err from sir.iiigers, lortiore c•ey admit U,rw Iii:() ciisirell. LritAienutsgAß liscApa.-011 Sunday, the 29th of ai Cal hear Coler-tin, a buy, rervain .1.4:114 . 5 eiti;a i ted In raising 51 diet 110111 d . 1 . 114 5 bucket 1 . .111111g 10, lie was let down to triuott it up, awl when its the art 01 hauling hits up Hie sides of the well, fell in, and inlet, is entirely so 1114 . 1. 4 15. A crowd cted, wilt) used off) exer tion to get out sue truly (ilintkilia it iir (01111 lelll.l l ll .511 5. 4 - ). They. 11055 eVer. cleared teen 6-et that and ;text nruroi tug re,uaineil their bust 11 binm becone so site., Jail the siths, Much wire:. ILlit 5:11141y sisioit.oici-,ciitisialitly bhaig r ,..,,,i en i 114 the de - cent su ii iI vtnus. that all resew rd'il•ed wham:: any longer, Laid solsised 11131 the was should 6!led Ain ag.ii.i. list T. , gg in could 1 , 0. 1 5 e Ver ,l 015 - 5 ut. lease oft the "mod', and two men (Ai chih.ild Nl•Nliallin and A r Antlerswi) ..eft . [MI- Claes!, who, much to their credit, nein dorsi and wrought till three (Much, p. in. when they heard a ciy which at lit st a go MI deal disconcerted thesii ; but at length bring satisfied it cattle limo th. Ittiy, trey re doubled their exertion. E icotira , zeil by the 1 ) 0 Y jog to thew several times, as they got ne.irer thin, hold s x o'cluck, when they dinCiltcred nun cloy-six feet deep Irons the surface we :l was thirty lite feet deco) 540 4:4.111414 . 0 l'ye..ir:ll, W1:11 a lar g e Slone 14elf his brad 11131 11'0 summated ine wri 'lit srhote hi n, it.suf with some dilliciiity 111ey visa's:A:ell 115411. W11:111011 5115 1 1113111, .111% , ice. Friday afternoon, as the persons employed in the divingliell at Plymouth were under water, engaged en the new works carrying on in the Duck-yard, a bass of unusual size pursued a number of whiting pollock into the bell, absolutely leaping over tl.c board on which the workmen is the machine placed their feet, and escaped under 'the bell again, not withstanding several ineffectual attempts made to secure it. Two of the infrighted little fish were taken and brought on shore. _ Thursday a person, in the dress of a butcher, called ut the shop of a respectable surgton in tlhr neighbourhood of Chi:upside, pretending tier advice, but after waiting a few minutes, he managed to steal a case of surgical instruahnits, with which he walk ed 141: The erection of the semaphores -from Be eehy-he id to Dungeness is to take place directly ; they are to be under the charge of lieutenants of the Nisvy, who are to have parties of men under their orders, fur the suppression of tonuggling.e The Officers of the Garrison at Plymouth are getting up a Play and a Farce at the Theatre, which they mean to perform for the benefit of the Poor of that town. MI On Thursday a nice ing was held at Yarmouth to take into consideration the propriety of applyeng to par lisourot for an act, to raise additiosisl n 00000 ey for the re- Epair of she church. The chair 'was take n by S. Paget, sq who read ass extract Irons tile accounts of the true , . tees by which it appeared the parish was in deht asp wards of (00001. Mr. 11, 0. Palmer thought the putis'io mind (mot to be Satisfied of the necessity for mos** y, anti therefore to wed that the accounts should be sulansitied to a committee. TM* was seconded lay James Harry, Esq. Mr. John Shelly shard, that as one of ;be trustees, he was accountable for the acts alone,. too lie ' had opposed many of them, though fruitlessly. He had twje-ted to the new spire awl. steeple, and to the hells. Ile tito,ntin the money (we understand upward. of 40501.) had in those instillers been most uselessly expended, and supported the tendon ke aen • er, winch was carried unassimonsly.—Mr. -Palmer thett moved that the committee should consist of twenty-five.. with power for See to act. After inane °poem i ion on the pate of the trustees, this was agreed to, awl a committee appointed. Mr. Sayers mess moved. that the noires foe 'lt tut, application to ',ornament sl Id he given. Mr. Paltiser.observed. it was said that if the notices were not - 'Oen on the following Saturday, it would be too law Mr the next sessitni: if so, why had net the meeting • hers, called earlier? Apparently it was wished to be kept private ; or why had so little notice been g iven o f it ? It was held too on the sewn's dap, when no less— shoo sixty tradesmen were suluuloned nn .he jolty awl* persons had beets fined fur not astehtling (mane purpose. when their only reason for absence was, lit attend the-- present meeting. After a long coos ersation, Mr. Sayers withdrew-his . Thanks were voted to the chair man, and theme:ling separated. h-vi with pleasure we have to notice an instance o honour and generosity in tire conduct of a\lr. James %Weston, . ribbon emmisfacterer, of Coventry. That, gentleman on Saturday last paid the full price to hill Journeymen. who Were making articles in the eng ine loons slot noticed in the primed list. Mr. Whettodhad not prod that price I he found it was understood th.a. all articles not named ass the eisaisie loom list should be paid for as single-hand work, whet, he very honourably . paid the Ind price for that work, and also the arrear* /min she Ist oh September. It is to be hoped this noble example wall be followed by other masters who ha%c not yet paid it. Lte c t. set eso.—llorten s ha w , &WA.% Swan, Sw itH and Richards, the persons who were upon the hustings at the reform itteeiiwz a few weeks ago, have heels arrested, and awl being ablest, procure bail each 111 Itiol. for himself. ar.d two sureties in 501. each. to appear at the ensuing Session: at linutsford, are COM milted to the comity gator, , S Am Esau tuaitrar Dote.—A ghntlernan of Manchester,.. who a hew days twee returned (Min Dos ii s Serails, his t .Aitt wills mins, from a hih northern Itti:ude, au •• Espi aisx , flue. It is of exactly the sane species as that-- winch was. introduced into this country a short lune since by Clstatat Russ, and apparently the only sperms of which the Espiatatsx.are possessed. The slog in thus town is about II its old, and of a light blown co. lour. its head is Large, and resembles that of a 1A6 7 . The tsil is long and bushy, awl curled 111.011 st basins' It is 8t incites high, is strong hushed, and it walks eery ;sl...pstio.rily. It is a remarkably fine eternal, and I:ro baisly the only one of the kind which has eser been ut Maiscoe•der. DI, TRESSINO Evrxr.—Ycsterday an inquest was held before Charles Jeanine t, Ii q. at the Swan,. Battersea, on the body of John 'Litmus Dagnall. Esq. father of eleven. children, the two youngest twin boys, only a tew days old. It appeal-ea in evidence that the deceased on Friday lust gut to the top of one of his waluut.trees, in his garden at Bat tersea, a height of 30 feet, to pi k some walnuts, which he occasionally threw to his children, who were - below. One of the little ones cried out, "hi ther, pray do not fall"—no sooner had the chil spoken the words, than the branch upon which the- • deceased stood, broke, and he was precipitated to the ground. He fell upon his head, which was dreadfully lacerated behind: heliageeed until Sa turc.ay morning, when he expired in csauciating agony —Verdict Accidental Death. Hove is now in an orchard belongiag tollr3Vilton, farmer, ut Alcombe, near Box, au apple-tree in full blossom, and many of the uppleaiset, being the second crop this season ; and in. he garden of Mr. alter, nurseryman, Wells-road, a large bed of the. prolific hautboy, in full bearing, being the second crop this season. The berries are remarkably tine in quality, and in - quantity far exceed an avetage produce. Wednesday night an experiment was, tried on board the flag ship cf Sir John Gore, ut Chati:ani, of several newly invented lanterns, to be used un hoard ships ut sea. The Board of Admiralty, Sir Wm CongLve, and several other distinguished per sons, were preseut. The abundancl of aprierns this season is unprece dented. Crum one tree in the garden of Mrs. Tun mad, at Frampton hall, in Lincolnshire, two thou sand two hundred and twenty-four green ones were gathered, to make room for the others to ripen. Med, on Wednesday, aged *6, Sohn gstkinson, Esq. Mayor of Salisbury. He presitiA at the las.: City Sessions, was at Mr. Bennett's dinner, and re turned tr o ut a shouting party at Mr. Lockhart's hot tan da . )% preceding his death. A co ld t h at h e h a d caught was aided ) in its elfects by his drinking a quantity of cold milk when he was warm. An in. Ilannuation fidloned, and in iS hen-1114 bug. active tar= termin=4;(l.. I r • 'I N I