The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-27 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Yesterday morning an Inquest was held at the Vauxhall Tap, in
Vauxhall, on the body of a man, narwe unknown.
T. Rose, of the Vauxhall Tap, deposed, that on Monday last,
while he was sitting at the window, he heard the noise of a horse
coming by, and on looking out he saw a horse in full gallop on the
road, with a man on it ; in a few seconds he heard the cry of
"Oh I" and on going cut of doors he saw a man lying on the
ground, near a bar which crosses the road ; he was bleeding very
much at the head ; witness assisted in taking him up, and a sur.
geon was sent for, who ordered hint to be taken into the tap ; this
was done, when the man's skull was discovered to be fractured; ite
died soon after.
J. !Aft stated, that he also saw the deceased lying in the road,
near the cross-bar ; a great quantity of blood issued front his ears,
and on witness assisting in taking him up by the head, his finger
went into a large wound which the deceased had received. Ills
skull was dreadfully beaten in, and it scented as if he had been
thrown off the horse, and pitched on the poet of the cros4.bar.
C. Pennington, of Kensington Cross, deposed that his father was
the owner of the horse on which the deceased was riding. The de-
ceased was in the witness's father's employ. Ile had stated his
name to be J. Ilorton, but that had been ascertained not to be his
name. On Monday he and the witness went out each on a horse,
and when they got to Vauxhall the deceased stuck his heels into
the horse's side, which made him set off at full gallop, and when
the witness came up he found the deceased as before described.
The horse on which deceased rode was a perfectly quiet or.e in
genev.l.
The Jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death."—.Deodand
on the horse, Is.

DIINADFCIL ACCIDENT .—A most shocking accident oe-
curred on Tuesday evening last, near Hounslow-heath, the conse-
quence of which proved fatal. A poor man in the employ of Mr.
Dixon, of the above town, was driving his master's team along the
above road, when four spirited horses, which had been brought
from the stable to be attached to the Stroudwater coach, took fright
at the smack of the post-boy's whip, and set off with the greatest
speed along the road, and one of them running against the carman,
knocked him down and run over him, alter w 1 the wheels of his
team passed over his person. lie was shortly afterwards picked up
in a shocking condition, his scull being fractured in ahorrid manner,
his collar-bone broken, and otherwise considerably injured. The
poor man was dead. lie resided at Hounslow, and his name was
Behest Balfour.
Acct DEN T IN Tii E SEarsxTlN r.—On Wednesday night
an Inquest was held before T. Higgs, Esq. Deputy Coroner for
Wegmmster, at the Barley-mow, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square,
'on the body of Richard Riches, aged 20 years, who was drowned
whilst bathing in the Serpentine. (Inc of the Jurytuen remarked
on the great number of accidents which took plac.e in the Serpen-
tine, and said, that many excellent swimmers had been so affected
by the alternate hot and cold springs in the River, as to meet their
deaths. The July returned a verdict of " Acc:dentally drowned."
The deceased was the son of a widow, at Kensington, and was her
only sapport.
CALAMITOUS ACClDENT.—Saturtlay afternoon, as the
Rev. Mr. Read, of Stoneaston, was returning from Cbcwton, in •
four-wheel pony carriage' in which were also lsis wife, his son, and
a man servant, the animal became restive, ran away, anti in turn-
ing out of the road close to Chewton turnpike-gate, the carriage
came In contact with a wall, part of which was broken down, and
lit was upset, when the whole party were thrown out. Mr. Read
i was so dreadfully injured that be died the following night ; as did
i likewise his son an hour afterwards. Mrs. Read is also so seriously
hurt that little hopes are entertained of her recovery, her skull
being badly fractured, and one of her arms broken. The servant
&NO had his shoulder dislocated, and was further much injured.
i Mr. Read has left a family of seven children to bewail his loss.—
I Dtrbsi !threat-v.
l)urin" a violent storm on Wednesday last, an infoaled
mare and foal, the property of Francis Starhitek, of Kitk Langley,
in this cutnty, were killed by the lightning. They were tuned
dead under a tree, to which they had resorted tar shelter during the
storm, and were very much scorched and swollen. (In the mire
day an apple tree was destroyed by lightning at Weston-under-
-11 oat.—Derby Mercury.
On the lAth instant, as the Manchester and London
mail was passing a drove of Irish cattle on the turnpike road near
Ashbourne, one of theriberers, in clearing the way, unfortunately
got his great teat entangled with the roller bolt of the coach, and
dragging hint between the fore and hind wheels, the latter passed
over him, and caused his death in a few hours afterwards. A co-
roner's inquest was held ou the bode, nt the Coach and Horses,
Painter's Lane, when a verdict of Accidental Death was returned,
and a deodand of two pounds was ordered to be pail lit, blame
whatever is attached to the coachman.
A man named Flirt was killed, and several others des-
pwately wounded, at the fair of Burrisoleigh, county Tipperary,
in a light between two factions on Friday.—Limerick Chronicle.
STOLEN LOVES.—Early on Wednesday morning last a
man and a young woman took up their quarters at the house of
31r. John Blair, innkeeper, Ilairington Harbour, professing to be
waiting for a vessel to take them to Scotland. Some suspicions as
to the characiter of her guests having arisen in the mind of the land-
lady, and the answers received to some questions she put to the
lady not satisfying her as to the real character of the parties, an cep.
plialtiOn was made to the overseer of the pariah, who suspecting
Liam the description of the gentleman that he was the person after
whom the overseen of }:gretnont were in search for deserting his
wile and family, proceeded to examine him upon the subject.
Ile said his nauie was John Fletcher, a tailor by trade, and that
he had been in business for himself in Egremunt for ten or twelve
years, but was never married. His fair companion, in much agi-
tation, gave her name Elizabeth Hannah, and said she had been
living as a servant with Mr. G-----. of Eget:moot ; but protested
that she knew not the tailor was married and had a family. This did
not, however, satisfy the overseer, and the losing couple were forth-
with consij,mell to the fatherly care of the constable. But the Knight
of the thimble, however willing he might be to endure " love's
soft timing," was not thus to be kept in durance vile ; so in the
rouse of the night, the hero fastened a bed-quilt to the window
frame, (in doing which his bodkin stood him in good service) and
' descending himself, safely conducted his Juliet, on the wises of
love, on board re lime-alonp, just then getting under way; the
breezes frivoured the adventurous pair, and in a few moments they
were far on their way to the " land of cakes." The tailor's roil
name is believed to be Fletcher Hodgson.— Whitehoven Qa.actl&

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

EGHAM RACES.

TRIIID DAT.
The sports of ts.clay were better than the two preceding ones,
and gave general satiataetion. Most of the distinguished person-
ages, whose names we enumerated yesterday, and many other
fashionable% attracted by the fluttering appearance of the bill of
fare. attended and gave eclat to the scene. The weather was very
propitious, anti, we are happy to add, that nothing occurred to mar
the harmony of the day. It would be injustice to conclude our ac-
count of this year's rates without paying a well-merited compli-
ment to the steward and those under his control. for the excellent
arrangement of the detail, the good keeping of the course, and the
successful exertions of the police.
The SunninghLl Stakes (Handicap') for all ars.—Three.quar-
ten of a mile.
Mr. Ramsbottom's Ccpbalus, 4 yea, Bet (1b
Mr. Gould's ch. c. by Soothsayer. 3 yes, 7st 21b
Mr. Pearce's Friday, 3 yrs, 7st 31b
Mr. Smith's b. by Whalebone. 3 yea. 7st Bib -
51r. Cock!mtn's Skewball, 4 yrs, Bat bib -
Mr. Page's Silkworm, 3 yr% Est 121 b . . dr
This race vas admirably contested. The running was between
the three first, Cephalus keeping behind till neatly home, when he
role away, and won iu high style Ly a good length. Cephalus die
favourite.
Match, Mane. h. ft. Three quarters of a mile.
Mr. Broadheiurs lkoderer. 12st - -
tat G. Bentinek's The Buffer, list
A tolerably good race, but won easy. The owners rode. No
betting.
The Runnymede Stakes of 5 soy. each, with 30 added, from the
Fund. Three yrs, 7st 21b : four yea, Bat 41b ; five yra, list 131 b
ail yrs and aged, yet 31b. NVinneis to carry as for the Egliatn and
(Winery Stakes. fiesta about one mile and three quartets.
Mr. Smith's Blunder, 4 yrs . . . 1 1
1!'• • ricton
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• 5 - . 2 dr

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11 r.. rearce's Shepheid, 4y is . - . . dr
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Mr. Cockburn's gr. f. Agnes - • dr
The first was as pretty a heat as we ever 11311' ; it was a neck and
neck one until near home, when Blunder won by two lengths.
Tant rode the winner, and Dockery PiClOrl ; Blunder the favourite.
Blunder walked over for the second heat.
A Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sore. each. Last three quarters of
a mite.
Mr. Broadly ad's Dolly.H .st 41h . - 1
.
IA G. Bethinck's 111 w-thorn. llst - - 2
Mr. Bulkcley's Heysham. 10st • - 3
The last race was rode by Gentlemen. Lord G. Bentinck rode
his own, as did Mr. Broadhead. A Gentleman named Hall rods
Benham. This was an all-abroad race, but. notwithstanding, a
gond one, Doll only beating Hawthorn by a head, and Benham
not being more than a head behind Hawthorn. Lord George's the
favourite. No betting worth notice.