The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-01-21 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT IN LI2IIEHOUSE.
REACH.

Yesterday evening a Coroner's Inquest was held before T. SHEL-
TON, Esq., at the Admiral Hood, Tooley-street, Borough, on
the body of Richard Norton, a fine young man twenty-two years
of age, one of the unfortunate sufferers on Tuesday last.
It appeared from the evidence of IVilliam Gorgan, the only
survivor of the party, that they were engaged on Monday evening
to go to a vessel lying near Limehottae-hole, for a cargo of bark,
the following morning. The party consisted of eight persons, in.
eluding the Waterman ; they started about seven o'clock in the
morning ; the water at that time was very smooth, but as they
proceeded down the river it became rough, and the wind very
high ; they were at that time within sight of the ship,
and about the middle of the river, when the boat was instan-
taneously filled with water, and the whole of the party precipitated
into the river. Gorgan, the witness, could give no information of
his companions; he saved himself by taking hold of two benches
that floated near him, and in that state he remained about three
quarters of an hour, till he was picked up by a waterman, He
said he could not have held out five minutes longer.
In the absence of any other evidence, the Jury returned a verdict
of " Accidentally drowned."

On Thursday an inquest was held ove the body of
Robert Taylor, of Limekiln-lane, book-keeper, who died
in consequence of being run over, on Wednesday evening,
by the Telegraph coach from Manchester. The coach was
coming from Shaw's-brow to Dale-street, and Taylor at-
tempted to cross the street to Byrom-street ; the coachman
called to him, and was in the act of pulling up, when the
deceased, who was highly intoxicated, rushed onwards, and
fell under the leading horses, and one of the coach wheels
passed over him, and he died soon after. Verdict—" Ac-
cidental Death."—Liverpool Paper of Wednesday.
KNAVERY.-A most villanous act of knavery, as well as
cruelty, was lately perpetrated, the particulars of which
have just come to our knowledge:—At the last Howden
fair, Mr. Wilkinson, a respectable farmer at Fulford, sold
a horse for forty-five guineas, to a man who described him-
self as a Nottinghamshire dealer. The animal was in ex-
cellent health and spirits, and was paid for, delivered,
and taken away. Some little time after the animal was
brought back lame, and the purchaser refused to take it,
saying it was warranted sound, which was not the case,
and he insisted on having his money back again. Mr.
Wilkinson was not at home, and, as the persons at the
house refused to have any thing to do with it in his ab-
sence, it was left at the Plough Inn, where it remained five
weeks. Legal proceedings were threatened; and at length,
having consulted with his friends, as the animal was evi-
dently lame, Mr. W. agreed to take it back, though he was
pos':ve it ailed nothing at the time he sold it. The poor
horse was in his stable several days, when he did, what
we are rather surprised never occurred to him before ;
he went with it to his blacksmith's, who took of the shoe
from the lame foot, when a triangular piece of wood was
extracted, which had been forced into the foot, and the
shoe nailed over it. As soon as it was extracted, the poor
animal bounded and capered for joy, at its being released
from pain, end it is now as w.ll as ever.-110 Packet.