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9 RJTISR PRESS OFFICE, Three eacci. last as this Paper wit, ;cing to press, we receir is by the Denmark Mail, the following intelligence, em the AdNiA: do Nord, of I'Lbruary 13, pub d at Altona, and an official account, published lea, Elbing on the 29th of January : Marshal BernAJotte was defeated near M)hrien- i t e, on the UGth of January, with the loss of rcooo men, 10 pieces of cannon, and 3 Eagles. The rmaioder of his corps is completely surrounded ; A it was the iatention of the Allied Army to gon A gener engagemtnt. Acoui.ti from Warsaw, of the 29th ult. state, lat many of the French troops have recrossed the Che rm. and ON. Yault, to take up winter quarters in Silesia. The King of Prussia had returned to Konings. rg. His troops took possession of Marienwerder, e gad the Russians, of Culm ; they had also raised !the siege of Graudenz. DREADFUL ACCIDENT. coßoNErs INQUEST. r. tfore T 1144 :4 AI SULLTON, Es g. Ceronsr. At six o'clock, last evening. a Coroner's Inquest rst st the Committee atpom, in St. Bartholomew's Hospital. to 01411111110 LAO the cause of the death of tr.a several persons killed at the execution o' OP rourdorcrs in front of the Old Bailey, on MondAy. 'The Jury being sworn. proceeded to the di.charge of their duty. They first went co St. Sepuic..re's-Church, and inspected the four dead bodies lying there; they next went to the Swan Inn, Slci.in2r's-street. and inspeeted the body of Master Henry White, of P..rtsmou - h ; and then returned to Elizabeth's Ward, in St Bartholomew's- Hospital, where toe ens:la:Mug twenty-seven dead bodes lay for inspeftion They were arranged, in two rows, one no each side of the ward, alongside each other, with their heads to the wall, and their feet to the passage in the middle. The three women lay together; the boys and rnmi lay pi omiscuou 41y. Some were in shells, wit 4 their cloches on, and othi.rs lay upon the ground, covered with sheets. A great crowd of people surrounded the gates, all clamorous for admission ; but tint more than 50 persons. exclusive of the Jury, were able to ain a view of this shocking spettacle. The crowd without were not urged by idle curiosity. la it were • any of the friends and relatives of the deceased. overwhelmed with sorrow, some of them almost in a state of frenzy. After the inspetion. r.e Jury retorned to the Cunmittee-room, and commenced the examination of witnesses, when the g dead bodies were identi6ed:- 1. Thomas &radioed was identified by Edward Crier, Piano-lone Maker, of fiherrard-street, Golden agnate; witness stated, that the deceased wits a. young nun of about 16 years of age. a native of Charleston, in America, and }, R d been only eglit months from that country. De ceased had come to this kiegdrim to learn the trade of making Piano fortes. and had worked with Mr. Broilrnor, of Great Pulteney-streer ; deceased had left his home early on Monday morning. accom• panied by three other lads, to go and see the execu tion. Witness having heard of the accident. and the deceased being missing. went to the Hospital, sad fonod the deceased lying in Elizabeth's Ward. 2. Thomas Cooper was identified by his unfor tunate father, Thomas Cooper. a labouring man, resident at Rose-alley. Golden-lane. who stated, that the deceased was only 14 years old. On Sunday night, as he was tucking lihn in bed, and caressing him, in consequence of his being a good boy that day, he gave him leave to go and 14106: the execution nee! mntaing. He accordingly went, and witness did not see him again, until he found lima corpse in Elizabeth's Ward. Deceased used to earn tor Witness half.a.crown a day. He was a good and dutiful child. 3. and 4. Berjamin Carpenter, ten. and Beak- Carpenter, jun. tither and son, were identified by Mr. George Cooke. of Hammersmith. He stated, that he was the nest door neighbour of the deceas ed, Benjamin Carpenter, sen. who kept an oil and colonr shop, in Angel-row, Hammersmith. He saw both the deceased persons on Saturday last, and Wit& informed on Monday, that they had gone to town together early in the morning of that day, to see the execution. The decease! not returning so soon as was expetled, and witness having heard the report of the dreadful accident which had taken place, he came to town, and found them dead in the Hospital. The father was between forty and fifty years of age, an] the son about twen ty. Witness here begged to corral a mistake that had prevailed with respell to the name of these two persons. In the labels upon the shells in which they lay, one of them was named Welch, and the other Woodcock. Their names certainly were Carpenter, as he had before stated. He knew nothing of any person of, the name of Welch missing ; and he had a certificate from Wood • cock, from which it appeared that he was alive and well. 5. John litherington was identified by Joseph Clarke, carpenter and undertaker, Middle-row, Hof barn, who stated, that the deceased was a fine boy, between II and ltZ years of age, and lived with his lather, a broker, residing in Skinner's street, Sinner's Town. 1-le understood, that the father and son had set out together from home, about seven o'clock, to see the execution ; and l.e neither heard nor saw more of them until the report of the dreadful accident which had taken place, when he found the dee-ased lying dead, in Eliza beth's Ward, and his father s.!verely bruised, and in a dangerous state, in an adjoinini , ward. • G. Robert Pringle waa identified'sy Ward, an inhabitant of Rye street, Clei keawell ; who stated, that the deceased lived with his fahm, a carjruter and musical instrument maker, residing I at No 3, Trench• Yard, nowling.green.lane, Clerk. enwell. The deceased was between 1$ and 14 years of age. He went Gut to his business on Monday morning, and not corning home at the usual time, inquiry was made, and his friends dis covered that he was one of the tmf immure surfrrers. 7. Charlotte Pantun was identified by her un happy husband, William Penton, a labouring moo, living at No. 19. King-street. Drury-lane. lie stat ed, that his deceased wife, her daughter by a former husband, and another woman, leg home very early on Monday morning. to see the execution. He Weli afterwards informed by his step-daughter, that they had got into the thick of the crowd, where her mo th•r was separated from them, and they saw no more of her until they found her in the Hospital.— The deceased was about 44 years of age. S. Joseph Taylor was identified by his unfortu nate father, Edward Taylor. a working jeweller, re siding at No. le Pritchard-street, Cow-cross. The deceased was about 13 years of age, and lived with an elder sister, in Rotten-row, Old-street. Witness knew nothing of his being at the execution, nor of the accident that befel him, until he came to the Hospital to make inquiry, and there fount him. 9. Henry White was identified by hi, uncle, Mr. Thomas Boyce, Salesman, of Newgate iVlarket. He stated, that the deceased was the son or . Mr. Henry White, of Portsmouth, and had been at school at Islington. He applied to his master, the night before, for leave di come to town and see ne execution, which was peremptorily refused ; or di d his master know of his ermine for that purpose until he was missed on Monday. Witness understood that the deceased came to town vith two other young gentlemen who were older than himself The decease.i was about 15 years of age ; a fine youth, beloved by eve-y one. to William i'latt was identified by William Cooke, his brother-inslaw, a tailor, residing at No. 6, Great Wrid...-reet„ Liner lies•lnn Fields —The deceased was abr it 19 years of age, and was ap prentice to Mr. Robie,on. the cutler, i.l Russell- Court, Drury-lane. His master gave hies leave to go to see the execution, ant the deceased not hav ing returned. iteptiry was made, and he was found to be otos of the unfortunate sufferers in this melan choly catastrophe 11 Samuel Howard was identified by William Wigmnre, William-street. Manchester-Squate. He stated that the deceased was by trade a stone-meson, residing in Charles-street, Middlesex Hospital. lie was a stout and aftive young men, of about (22 r irs of acre. Witness had seen him a few days before the accident. 12. James Cuttell was identified by Peter Cuttell, his father, a shoe-maker, residing in Bell-court, Grub-street, who stated, that his son was 17 years of age ; he was learning his own trade, from him self ; and, about a quarter past seven o'clock, on Monday morning, Witness sent him to a shop fur wo. k, and feeling that he delayed longer than usual, he concluded that he mad gone te see the execution, and begged f his wife to wait break fast f. him natil fall past nine ; but, as he di I not warn by teat time, Witness became very unee.y, and went towards the 011 B diey, to l.ok for him, when he heard of the dreadful accident that had happened. He ti.ea waist to the Hospital, and fnued him dead. 13. 3osias Fieldh'use was identified by his mo ther, Catherine Field . ease. whose husband is a haireiressrt, residing at His, 3. Pieugfestrese De ceased was about 14 year- ni 4 4 e, and had not been missed until the report of the accident which took place at the execution. Witnesses not attending to identify any more of the deed bodies, the Corot.er proceeded to call evi dence, to ascertain the cause of the dreadful acci dent, and the manner in which the deceased came by their deaths. Tobias Salmon stated, that he lives at the King of Denmark public.house. Old Bailey. About 7 o'clock in the morning of the fatal accident, a very great concourse of people began to assemSle about that past of the Old Bailey where the exc. cution was to teke place; the cross(' continued to increase until about eight o'clock, by which time every avenue was completely blocked up with pec ple of all descriptions ; the noise then became very great, and about ten minutes past eight, just as tiArorrq was coming forward upon the platform, these was a great cry of " hats off ! hats offl Every face was then turned towarde the scaffold, and the crowd seemed to wave backwards and for wards, which movement was accompanied by much screaming and cry of " murder ;" the Witness looked up the street from the window, and observed one or two people fall down, just opposite Green Arbour-Court, and several others clameer over them. Richard Hensel, of No. 15, Old Bailey, tallow chandler. deposed, that about eight er ten yards teen his door he saw several persons thrown down in a heap on the top of each other ; some of them appeared to be quite dead. There were two or three heaps of persons in this situation, all struggling with each other to extricate themselves; but the great body of the mob continuing to push one way, and then another, they were frequently thrown over them, and it was full half an hour after the mob be gan to dispet se, that any assistance could be given with effect. He then observed a basket, and tin cans, with patties, which were bruised quite flat. Seve ral persons were taken away in cart>, either killed or desperately wounded. The certs and other carriages, which were colleaed at the top of the Old Bailey, in great numbers, jammed up the passage, from which he concluded much of the mischief arose. No more witnesses being then in attendance, and the hoer being late, the coroner adjourned the court, at half-past 10 o'clock, until Thursday. The relatives of the deceased requested leave to take them away this morning. The Coroner at first refused their request, this being Fast Day ; out the inconvenience of keeping so many dead bodies in one Ward being strongly urged, he said he should grant his warrant for the removal of such of the bodies as bad been identified before the Jury. - ippr- It has been relented, that some of our ships, amongst which were an outward-bound East- Indianan, and three West-ludiemeu, had been blown upon the French COS*i. Our Deal letter, however, states, that the East and West Indiamcn are safe, and have gone to the Westweid. KING'S BENCH, DtrBLIN, Fn. IN 1807. RIGHT UGH. ♦RLRNTINR LOAD CLONCRIRRY •. SIR JOUM BENNZT PIEUS, ■Atr. CRISS. Coll. (Continued ti , en our Yager of ymissaey) Mrs. Gabrielii, examined by the solicitor-Gene ral, is married to S:gtti or Gabrielli. the last Wit nees, not very long. Vs'itnoss had lived in the fa mily of Lady Cloncurry for ~.-weral years: was with her when she was married. Lady Cloncurry was at that time between seventeco led .eighteen—she accompanied her Ladyship .o E..gland. Witness cannot much *f the hapoieess of Lord and Lady rlanouity. Lord Cloncurry was the best fa ther ond the best I usband sl:e ever saw. While at Rome, Lady' Cloncurry was the most corred wile ever known. Witness was immediately about her person, and constantly attended her as her own maid. Lord and LaerCloncurry continued upon the same terms after their arrival in this country — believes Defendant's first acquaintance commenced on a Good Friday—he might have 'teen at Plaintiff's bruise before, as she was not much below stens, be. ing Lady Cloneurry's own maid. Defendant dined at Lord Cloncurry's that day, and returned shortly after—recollects Lady Cloncurry returning one day soon after Good Friday from the drawing-room to her own • room, extremely flushed. Witness did not see the Defendant that day, but she heard his voice. Lady Cloncurry afterwards tame to Dub lin—her child, that was sick, was sent after her— they lodged at Mr. Warner's, in College Green. They left Lyens on the 13th Am il—Lord Clon curry followed on the 17th. Lore and Lady Clon curry lived constantly together—':Vitness had never known him absent before. Lord Cionciary remain ed in Dublin, while Lady Cloncurry was there, as much as lie could, but went often to visit his other child at Lyons. Lady Cloneurry went out every night—sometimes to the Castle. Lord Cloncurry was uncommonly liberal in affording her splendid ornaments. Lady clor.curry went often to Colonel Burton's, his Lordsnip's brother-in:law. She re mained in Dublin from the 13th April to the 14th May last. and was frequently visited by Sir J. B. Pien o in the absence hf Lord Cl'. curry, but seldom when his Lordship was at home. Defendant lived near their lodging in College Green--recollecta hie banding Lady Cloncurry into the carriage. Wit ness had been waiting in the carriage, at the door, for her Ladyship. There was certainly nobody with Lady Cloncurry at the time but the Dees& ant. At the time the Defendant came, Lady Clon curry was ready to go out, but she remained with Defendant half an hour after. When her Lady ship came into the carriage else was flushed and warm, and ordered the window of the carriage to be let down—observed that Lady Cloncurey's hair was in disorder at one time, and the button of her habit shirt appeared to have been opened by force —remembers the back of Lady Cloneurry's gown to have been much soiled. It could not have been so much so from mere wearing. The gown was clean in the morning. she folded it up at night; hut the following mooning, on going to give it to Lady Cloncurry, she found the back of it so dirty, that it rendered it impossible for her to wear it. At any time she saw Lady Cloncurry's dress in disorder, the Defendant was there ; she did not always see him, but heard him speak. Defendaot generally remained two or three hours, when Lord Cloncurry was absent. EA locket was here introduced. set with brilliants.j She did not toke nutice of familiarities between Defendant and Lady Cloncuiry, never having seen them toge ther, but the day Defe dant banded her into the car riage. She found the chair against die door, after Defendant was there that day. She found the locket one morning; it fell from Lady Cloncurry's pillow. [Defendant's pidure, in miniature, was here pro duced.] She saw it before; first time she saw it, was Wish Lord Cloncurry. Sire was present when Lady Cloncurry delivered him the key of her wri ting-desk. in which the picture was; it was after the discovery she saw the picture with Lord Clon curry. In the latter end of May, 11306. recolleds a letter for Lady Cloncurry being sent to her ; she gave it to Lord Cioncorry ; Defendant's groom de livered the letter ; recoiled,: that something un pleasant appeared about the 25th of May last. Sc•-. was at Lyons, when she received the letter ; she saw Defendant at Lyons the day before. She slept with Lady Cioncerry, after the event. Lady Cion curry did not remain along time after the event, at Lyons; she left se with Colonel Kidd, her uncle by marriage ; he lives in London ; they went away to • pettier. tiles. Burton was at Lyons at the time; Witness slept with Lady Cloncurry during her stay. Cress-esensieed by Mr. Ju v.— She knew General and Miss Morgan; wey lett England on account of the General's ill health. Lady Cloncurry was educated in a London Boarding School ; she is n•:t acquainted with the way of education at such Schools; her Ladyship was left young in London, her parents having guile t s India ; she had the ad vantages of theatre of her Mother and father's dearest Friends; she left the School on her Mo ther's return trona India; she never was at :thy other Boarding School ; she was kept very stria; there was no occasion rot her Father to dire& her to be kept acrid; she used to go on Sundays and Edo lidays to her Friends. They (the General and Lady Cloncurry) were at Nice at that time, before Lord Cloncurty Cause there ; they were there about two months altogether. Lord Cloncurry came in the month of December, 11302 ; be went from Nice to Rome; General Morgan and Lady Cloncurry fol lowed soon after ; they were not long at Rome be fore they were married ; match entirely made at Nice—every thing done there, except the cere mcny ; does not recoiled (never having noted down) hew long after Lord Cloncurry first saw Lady Cloncurry. they were married; not a long time after. They arrived at Nice, 13th Dec. 1301., and married in April following ; was not :present when Lady Cl)llCUrry gave her consent to Lord Cloncurry, as she believes it is not usual for a third person to be present un these occasions; Lord Clon curry bad no previous acquaintance with his Lady till drat of his meeting her at Nice ; during the time she staid at Nice, the matter was known to the fa mily ; believes they left Nice in March; Plaintiff went first away. Mr. Comes ford, examined by Serjeant Bat a miniature painter; 'aimed that riders (pidure of Sr J. Piers, as Ras). Defendant did not sit till / p-inted All the pteture. A e'itt:t Man., remarkable r a It t War neck, Aat toil h.: paiaL.d that part ur the pilture ; I>efendant tb..ught pie neck too .I,uscnlnr, arid he made Witness rub out a pa, t, and e:u hitt v.ll. _ _ _ Me. Maturing, • xamined by Mr. PURTo4—knows tie locket juo!uced ; believes it is one i.e sold lkifendanita which was ri.hly and similarly in diamonds ; he also sit a pitlute Lt hits, similar to one pi aduced. Jane *Drywall, examined by Mr. Qum— knows Ltd and Lady elnneurry ; c.m- in tot fan ;'y as dry-nurse, in 1805 ; they cane. to Dsshlin 1!..11 1406, from Lyons ; saw Defendant: and Lady Cloncurry frequently at the lodgings in . Code. e Green ; saw Ihnand :nt there particularly bh. n 4144 Clonciirey was absent, Ind saw him look across tl • street iutothelodgiags; was in the hahit of tak.ne the child in.° the drawing roo.ss ; the child was sit; jeet to convulsions ; went in one day. fouad Lady Co.o curry sitting in a reclining posittire sgainst the pier glass table, and Date.slant opsosite to her.-0 (Witness's) !entering, Defendant sprang up and went to the back of the cirair, leaned on it to hide a part of his dress that was in an indecent late; Defendant then spoke in a foreign language to Lady Cloncurry, and she ordered the Witness leave the room ; also fuund Lady Cioncurry in st disordered state, her hair dishevelled, and her habit shirt burst cpcn. Witness. upon another day, saw Lady Cloncurry and the Def.miant upon the stairs. "rah her hand clasped in his, and his other hand round her waist. Lawrence *Dnvcall, examined b;. Mr. Buarow, said—he found the Defendant and Lady C.uncurry in a room together, with the door belted. Several letters were then put in and r' ad, the Plaintiff's case was closed, ar.d the Court ad. journed by consent until the next day. SECOND DAY -FEB !O Thit Court tat this morning absut eleven o'clock; when Mr. Buaaows state) the Dlfendant's case to much length. Hit statem-nt was a mere speech to evidence, disclosing no new feet, laying . no ground of defence, and seeking merely an Ai:mien:sent a damages, by insisting, that the loss sustained by Lord Clones:-ry was Apeman" e injwiet, fr.•m the valii?less chatasier of Lady 4..:lnlcurry He de sctitatJ her as a lady of great levity of c..aduct, educated at a London boarding-school, whom her parents were anxious to get rid r.f ; he dwelt much upon the rapidity with which her union with L rd Cloncurry wn hurried forward, and conclu.?••d by saying, although tit had much evidence to effort n* this head, yet s.ace she trial ...ornrnence I he had re ceived a stri t prohibition Irons the Defendant not to offer any thing injurious to Lady Cllncurry's cha rader or feelings. Mr. Serjerri. BALL then spoke to evidence on the p.m of the Plaintiff. (the Defenlint's Conns-1 luting declined that privilege), in the course of which he cntnmented ve.• forcibly nn the lever written by Sir John Piers, on the worring after the diumvery, particularly on the following part of it : •' Rfy dear isle seer minted El4s-aiThe meet extraordinary scene ',vet wituessed, took pate betrecii 'Asset( aticl Clow. curry yeiterdav niorniug. It is of cons quctce y 3 ,1 should kit , w all that happened, thst you may act acenodiagly HA asked iue for my gun to oho t a rabbit that was at sums dim ranee (Jim me; and said,' Piers, do not he rug y with me fee ss hat 1 Alll go,nx to say, hat if you wish to save Lady Clue cu•ry l+is is infauiy, you will quit this place' I isonrediateiv ausuc.ed, ' your are mad—l cannot conceive what riu mean; I will quit your p!arc, my Lord, because TOO fle.:111e it; but, for your own sake, I would advise you to have aoi l ie aspisosams.. He said, • No, no, Gad birs• you.' Had he cad.d iii, Villain, I would has. revert -al him; but to say, ' God Istrw, sou: What a p,or tame wretch! low cold-hearted, how untvo tYIf of pos-esaing my Eliza! M:, deposition must be uow as we.ll known to you as if our were acquainted for years— Mr. BALL then passed over the remainder of the letter, until he came to the concluding sentence, w!lich is as follows: . I intreat you will let me know what he has di.covered, or if it be merely suspicion." Mr. 11.411 having finished, the CHIE7 JUSTICI charged the Jury, when the! retired, aid alter 1 deLherat.loll of three quarters of an hour, returned to Court with a veriikt, as we stated yesterday, of 1 ‘o,o(itil. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WZITNINSTLIL, Fas. $4. Silli•g' et Vail Prirs, blors Lord Chit(' jr !ice ELLsPauenelti. mAxwett. r. LYTt. Thic aClion was Mout at by Major Maxwell, late of the Northamptonshire Fencibles, to recover a balance of an account dad by the Defendant, who was Agent and Paymaster of the Regiment, previous to its being disbanded. Upon the evidence of Colonel Buckley and other witnesses for the Plaintiff, it appeared that the De fendant had remaining in his hands about 451. to the credit of the Plaintiff's account, in I eog, wlsen the Regiment was disbanded. The defence vas, that the balance had been ap prom iated to the use of the Regiment. Lieutenant-General Sir James Craig, K. B. was called, and examined from the Bench, in order to chew that he haa direeted the Defendant to pay a rim of money hel.mging to the Plaintill, to the Sac jeant of his (the Plaintiff's) Company, in order r 9 discharge the arrears due to the men who were about to be discharged ; it being the pretties at that time, that the Commanders of Companies shonid he responsible for the pay due to their respeitive Companies. Defend rot. however, not being able to chew such appropriation in p! ooh, the Jcry found a verdia of 451. for the Pllain - iff. Several other petty Jury cone% of no puSlic terest wt•atever, were disposed of ; and the Sittings at Westminster-hall concluded. To-morrow the Sitting . will commence at Guild. hall. A young man, ■ clerk in the Bar.k of Ergland. whose name w , forbear to mention. on Sunda : out a period to his existrnce. by shoals. through the head. He tad applied to los mother for pecuniary assistan_e, and requested SM. hav,t.g got into einbarrassmeot : she said she could not give it, havit,g done so :nu.:h. tor Lim :di e4ly. that sl.e rraliy couid net spate it ; v.l.:cis he retired abruely .iurotilt trait moo asO l 1 1464 K self. rt to Ketl r ea k tO hell re's wets nor. Hun. ad ice toe ;i. cry sued , fat y of and Fc• ow C abi: tht Lei ably fa. dab Mr/. tuch -474. ee that rated Tess Loip U de- Itior. ! art the Devi mold ' ye a leer -on" All' 111,