The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-03-31 00:00:00

CITY BUSINESS.

Yesterday the Lord Mayor held a Court of Aldermen for the
general despatch of public business.
Mr. Joseph l'allowley and Mr. Deputy Hanson attending, were
sworn into the office of coal meters in trust, and Mr. John Saun-
ders and Mr. Benjamin Blake*ley were sworn into the office of
Dorn arena, in mist for this City.
The Inquest of the Ward of Colanan-street attended, and made
a presentment of sundry non-freemen, which was referred to the
Chamberlain, as usual.
Sundry salaries and bills were ordered for payment; sundry
broken were sworn, and others allowed to be sworn broken of this
City, and coal undertaken, were liceneed.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, TuraDair, MAICU 30.

lg THE MATTER or LORD CADOGAW.

Mr. WI Lsost begged to call his Lordship's attention to this
cause, which he would not now have done, but that the matter was
of considerable importance, and pressed very much. It would be
in the recollection of his Lordship, that the case had been referred to
the Master, to inquire whether it would not be for the benefit of
the lunatic's estate to let certain property, situate at Chelsea, and
to appoint a receiver of the rents and profits of the estate ? That
reference had been made, and the Master had reported ; and what
he had now to ask for was, that his Lordship would be pleased to
confimi that Report.
The LORD elIANC=ll—Let the Retort be confirmed.

POLICE.

GUI LDHALL.

NEW METHOD TO ENFORCE THE onsrivawcr OF Ms.
AIARTIN.R ACT-A sort of a general meeting of drovers, foe
there were ten or a dozen of them assembled, tools place yesttriiay,
at this Jtistice.room, in consequence of Mr. Martin's Smithlol
inspector having given them notice that if they did not attend to
witness the Magistrate's feeling upon the ill treatment of cattle,
and take warning by the example that would be then made of two
'offenders of this description, he would apply to the Aidernian for a
summons against the absentees, they each having committed acts
that had rendered them liable to the penalties of the law.
j Upon the case of the defendants. Thomas Wright, the drover,
who holds the badge 541, and Robert Read, the wearer of 510,1
being called,
Wieder, the inspector, stated, that the former had been guilty
of great inhumanity towards a sheep, and the latter towards some
bullocks, in Smithfield market, on Monday week, but they had
since expressed, and he believed really felt, much contrition for
their misconduct; and he therefore begged they might be dis-
charged with an admonition, which he trusted would prove see'
viceable to a number of the fraternity now present.
M-. Alderman Iltacti said, as the case was not pressed against
the defendants,he should dismiss them; but he energetically de.
dared, that if ever an instance of wanton cruelty to poor animals
was proved before him, such was his detestation of the offence, that
he would inflict the highest penalty the law permitted him to do.
Those for whom this notification was intended seemed quite
awe-stricken with the extreme earnestness manifested by the,
Wor hr. Alderman.

CORONER'S INQUEST.

SHOCK INO SUICIDE.

Yesterday an inquisition wu held before Tttouss BTiarrwo,
Eaq. Coroner, at the Coach and Horses public•bouse, Bryanstnne-
street, Portman square, on the body of John Hill, livery-stable
keeper, of Oxford-street. A moat respectable Jury was imFan-
nelled.
Mr. Francis Williams, assistant to Mr. Lightfoot, surgeon, of
Oxford-street, stated, that he was called, on Monday last, -between
twelve and one o'clock, to the yard of the deceased, where he found
him on his back in a until room, with his throat cut and a halter
round his neck. lie was quite dead, and appeared to have been so
for a long time. The rope that was round hit neck way in the
incision in his throat. _
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Coroner—Was there any implement near him ?
AVitnesr—Yes, two razors.
Coroner—Do you think that the incision in his throat by the
razor was the cause of his death, or strangulation ?
Il'imess—No, I do not think the incision made by the razor
could have caused death; but I believe it was by strangulation.
The rope was in the wound.
Foreman—Are you certain that it was the pressure of the rope,
and not the wound made by the razor, that was the cause of his
death ?

Witness—Yea, certainly.
John Stone, servant to .31r. Walker, whose horses stand at lirery
at the stable of the deceased, stated, that he knew but little of the
deceased. On Monday he went up to the hay-loft for some chaff,
and, on going near to a small room, he saw a man hanging to a
beam. W imam immediately ran for the son of the hostler, and told
him that a man was hanging in the little room in the hay-loft. Ile ,
tame directly, and said— "My God, that is Mr. 11111 ." 1 then
gave alarm to other persons in the yard, who came up in the loft.
Coroner—Was the deceased hanging all the time?
Witnewa—Ves, Sir.
By the Foreman—Why did you not cut him down ?
Witness-1 was so alarmed I did not know what I did. I left
the loft and several persons in it.
Benjamin Julian, servant to Mr. Hill, stated, that he saw the
deceased twice on Monday morning; did not see the deceased go
up into the hay-loft.
Coroner—Did you ob.erve any thing particular lately in the
conduct of the deceased ?

IVitness—Yes ; he seemed in a low desponding state for the last
tan days. Did not know any reason. Wee called by Stone, the
last wetness, when he ran up stairs and held the deceased in his
arms, whilst the coachman of Mrs. Debay untied the rope hum the
beam.

Coroner—Did you unlock the rope when the dammed was
taken down ?

Witness—No ; not until the doctor came, which was about ten
minutes. . _

Coroner—Wu the body warm or cold when taken down ?
Witness--Quite cold.
Coroner, to 3lr. Williams—Was the windpipe injured?
Mr. Williams—No; it was a very long incision, but the jugular
and windpipe remained uninjured.
Robert Roberts, head hostr to the deceased, stated that he saw
him on the morning of the 29th, in his parlour.
Coroner—Was he indisposed ?
M'ittless-1 thought him to be in a very desponding state, and he
had been so for more than a week. Was with him on Sunday even.
tag last. His conversation was desponding, or rather in a state of
distraction. Ile walked about the room muttering to himself. I
begged of him to be more composed.
Juror—Has any misfortune happened to the deceased, to cause
any alteration in his conduct ?
11' itness—Not to my knowledge.
Coroner—Do you think the deceased was in a state of derange.
ment at the time of committing this lamentable act
Witness—l have no doubt of it.ficim his conduct. lie frequently
wrung his hands, and seemed in great agony.
Juror—Do you think that the deceased's being obliged to leave
the vard was the cause of his dzspoodency ?
Witness—l do.

....--
Hannah Amok!, housekeeper to the deceased about eight years,
stated the deceased had been in a low state of mind for some time.
Witness believed the deceased to be deranged; he used to walk
about the house wishing some person to shoot him.
The deceased was of very amtable manners, and much respected
by all that knew him.
The Jury, after viewing the body, returned their verdict," That
the deceased committed the horrid act, being at that time in a
state of ternporarary derangement."

Lord Carrington accidentally slipped into a rapid stream
near Wendover, Bucks, on Wednesday last, but was fortunately
rescued by sonic friends, who accompanied him in his walk.
The daughter of a Baronet, whose infidelity to her hus-
band had caused her to be abandoned by her family, attempted
suicide on Wednesday, on her father continuing to refuse her his
Protection.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—Another instance of the danger
arising from suffering loaded fire-arms to be within the reach of
young persons, occurred nn Saturday evening last, at Mr. Gib-
, Rollestone Farm, 31arypole-head, near this city, where an
eporemice boy being in the act of snapping a pistol, not knowing it
to be loaded, discharged the contents in the oceiput, m back part of
the head, of the servant man, who was standing by. Mr. Land,
surgeon, of St. Sidwell's. was immediately sent for, who succeeded
in extracting upwards of thirty large shots from the wound, and
under whose excellent care and treatment. we are happy to find,
great hopes are entertained of the poor fellow's recovery. It is re-
markable, that the unfortunate sufferer was about to be married the
following day.—Lifter Paper of Friday.
s.—A fire broke out yesterday morning, at a quarter
before live o'clock. at the house of Mr. Thrum, Attorney, No. 13,
t bok's-cou rt, Carey-street. which totally consumed the building, and
the adjoining house, No. I.?, belonging to Mr. Blake. It has also
daataged the backs of two other houses, in Portugal-street. The
confusion that reigned for some time was indescribable. No lives
rye lost : how the fire originated is not known, but it was first dis-
covered in the back parlour.—Another fire brokaout this morning,
at one o'clock. at a public-house, the sign of the City of Rotterdam,
Catherine's-street, East Smithfield, which consumed the whole
of the interior of the budding.
St:ICH/E.—Tuesday night, between eleven and twelve
o'clock, a female threw herself off the north end of Waterloo.
bridge. A waterman who was on the River at the time, picked up
a Leghorn bonnet, but the body of the unfortunate woman has not
yet been found.—And yesterday morning a geoteel-looking young
man, apparently in great distress of mind, had gdt over the balus-
trades of the bridge, and was about to throw himself of. but was
prevented by some gentlemen who were passing at the time. It
appeals that the same individual has betbre male a similar at-

tZ•inpt.
Juhn Castle, under sentence of death in Newgate, and
ordered for execution on Friday next, for cutting and wounding his
Captain, has been spited during his Majesty% pleasure.
Bt.Lt...BAITING.—Tho. Hon. hletnhcr t'or Galway, it
should seem, has it in contemplation to bring his Act into opera-
tion against bull-baiting. For this purpose a question has been
raised, whether, atter the particular enumeration of cattle made
ffic by
the Act, the words " other cattle" aresuient to include the bull,
who is not specifically named ; and on the point a case has been
submitted to the A itoeneyrtleneral and Mr. Coneys. both of whom
have given it as their opinion that the words " other cattle" are
sufficient to include the bull, though not specifically named in
the .%ct.

•
Lewisam, Meth math, 18,4.
13t1,—A most sfeocking event occurred here last night, 4 .
isas caused a great and intense feeling throughout this neigh._
head; sad as. the negligence of the watchmen of the plumca.-7
pI think you will agree with me, that it should be made
pok
operate as a future warning.
A young and respectable man of this place was Ms; iii
in the watchhouse for being disorderly, and his beadier --`" lk,
leave to stay with him during the night, which wasrer4
About two o'clock in the morning the adjacent houses mode.
watchhouse were disturbed by a great cry of fire from thaw Nz
men, and conceiving it was a mere frolic, they took litde ,-M3
notice thereof. After being continued some time, the aim 02t.
denly ceased, when on persons ring to the watchhouse they dy.',
covered both the young men quite dead, and one of them berm I,
a perfect cinder. It appeared that aquantity of straw Which 4
in the watchhouse had caught fire (it is supposed from a •
Iran the grate, as there was a fire in it), and as the walh sad rok
were stone, the building itself did not take fire, but the straw tea
entirely consumed. The efforts of the wretched sufferers toaim.
had been most desperate, as appeared from the bolus of
hands being broken in many places, in %li:, e'-.Yrtg to am,
through the door; some of their toes were acs., ler..i..ra, trom •
log. One of them had, it is supposed. elite!..." up to the winam
and suspcbtled himself by the bra for 50::... time, until he ti,
down suffocated by the smoke.
The feeling it has caused in the neighbouo•ond ,s i e.. -t
er.
viva Much blame of course attaches to the v atchmer, for se: i
fire attending to the cry of when first uttered. .%' inqu,.e. vd; at ,
held on the bodies to-morrow. •

DISTRESSINO EVENT.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PREss,

I am. Sir,
AN INHARIT•NT LEWISHAM, AND Ar‘ "TANI
READER OF YOUR PAPER.

♦n Evening Paper, speaking of the above melancholy
adds—
" It is Uld that one of the young men havicg tiuprrclied with*
girl to irlinm he was paying his addresses, thua some
on her dress, and that on her stating it to her master a bpi .„
sent for, And the young man taken up. Ili, brother. ea he:4
of the eireutnstanee, accompanied him to the prison. al.d thsapc,
fished a victim to his fraternal affection."