The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-02-17 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, 4c.

CAUTION TO PUIMICANS.—On Saturday night three fellows
went into the Red Lion public-house, Eagle-street, Red Lion-
:square, and after calling for a pot of beer, in a few minutes one of
them, named Jaws {Minna*, left the tap-rceim. Their appear-
ance being suspicious, a servant was sent up stairs to ascertain that
all was right, when she found Quintock in a bedroom, which he
had broken open. On her giving an alarm, he attempted to escape
by getting through the window, and passing along the roofs of some
adjoining houses ; he was, however, secured. and a quantity of
plate found on him, which the landlord identified to be his. The
three were yesterday brought to Hatton-inartlen Police office, when
Quintock was fully committed foe trial ; the others were discharged.
DNNADTU t. Accuser:T.-0e Sunday afternoon, between two
and three o'clock, a gentleman called at the house of Mr. Matthews,
residing at No. 11, Church.row, St. Pancrsa, and leaving his horse
at the door, the son of Mr. Matthews, a boy of eleven years of age,
mounted the animal, which, being highly spirited, went off at full
speed. The boy lost his seat, but hung suspended from the stirrup.
Every exertion was made to stop the horse without effect, until he
reached the Bell toll-gate, leading to Islington, Paring previously
through the Battle-bridge gate. Curing his whole course
pared
eisZtinued lashing at the boy's head ; and, when the child was
esatiestal, it was found that No Weiss woe literally dashed ont.
It is a strange coincidence, thaMe foterillal dominant, who was
killed in a similar manner oe the preceding Sunday, and on the
same spot, was passing at the time of this fetal occurrence.
CAUTION TO SEllTANTS.:—Yesterday information was given at
Hatton-garden Police-office, of a robbery being committed at •
gentleman's house in Hampstead, at the early hour of one o'clock
in the day. on Saturday last. It appeared that the street-door being
carelessly left open, some lurking thief walked in, and carried off a ;
basket, containing plate of considerable value; among which were
table and dessert silver spoons., silver ladles, knives, tee. Inquiry
has been made among the various pawnbrokers after the ;property,
but as yet without success.
I)ETER3IIN ELI SUICIDE.--On Tuesday, the body of William
Clarke, an old man, about 70 years of age, and lately a corset- ;
maker. in. Edinburgh, was found floating in the canal, in the
neichbonrhood of this city. He had been missing for three weeks,
during which time, from the state of the body, it seems it had lain
in de. water. A paper was found in his pocket, stating his inten-
tion to drown himself, and giving as a reason, that he had been
snore time in absnhite want. He also beseeched those who might
tied hi. body, to inquire after, and, for humanity's sake, relieve hie
wife, who was also suffering front the same cause. The poor man
had been so firmly determined on this desperate step, that he had
made fast a stone to a rope, and put the other end, by a loop,
round his neck. This stone having loosened, had caused the body
to float, but the rope was found about the corpse. On inquiring
alter his wife, it was learned that she had gone to live with a re-
lathe ; and Clarke's bcdy was buried by the polite.—Cakdonian
Jletesry.
11ELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Thursday last, John }Tamil-
ton, cutler, Dalkeith, and formerly a sergeant of the Edinburgh
militia, was mortally wounded by part of a grindstone, which broke
_while he was at his occupation. A fragmer.; of the stone struck
him on the head. and penetrated his skull. He was carried in a
state of insensibility to has own house, where he lingered in the most
agonizing pain till Sunday, when he died.—l6id.
Friday forenouu, shout tweire o'clock, a young man, who sub-
sists by glazing and cleaning windows, fell on the pavement front
el window in the Troogste—a h..ight of three stories. Ile had his
Left win broken in two places,ard was otherwise so severely bruised,
that he expired in a few minutes afterwards.--Glargew Jostraal.
SHIPIIRECT.—In the heavy gale of Saturday night last, a coal
sloop, in attempting to pet hark to the harbour Vl 'o of emyss, which
she had left for Leith In the afternoon, drore ashore on the rocks
there, and two men, s forward the crew, with two passengers,
also seamen, were drosSed. No boat could reach the vessel On se-
' cyan: cf the heavy sturoL-Ediitlrr4,o4 Payer,