The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-15 00:00:00

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I Cork, the 24th Jtrfic Valleyfithl, Johnston, from Cork, and
the Calcutta, 31oline, from Stockholm, the 25tb of June; the Car-
Bair, Petrie, from boodon, ths Ist ofJoly ; the John, Dawson,
from ditto, the 2d July ; and the 31alcolot, Eyles, from London,
the 9th July.
BENGAL.--The Barter), jun., Capt. Matthews, and the Nep-
tune, Cumberledge, were to sail from Calcutta 15,h March.
MAITRITII73.—The Leander, Richmond, was to sail for London
the 12th April ;'end the Resolution, Parker, *as to sail for ditto
30'h April.
SAILING!' FROM Tfir CurE.--The Wilna, Tait, foe the
Mauritius ; and the flo;e, Berns, for ;St. Helena and Rio, the
9th .lay.
BAILINGS Frtost AIADEIRA.—The Valleyfield, Johnston, for
the Mauritius, the 241 July ; the Calcutta, Molten, for Bengal ;
and the Diadem, Pritchard, for the Mauritius, the 27th June; the
Corsair, Petrie, for Batavia, the 2d July ; the John, Dawson,
for Bengal, the 3d July ; and the klaleolui, Eyles, for Bengal, the
9th July.
The Emereld., from Batavia, hts strived cif Pnrt.Thouth.
ARRIVALS AT SIRGAPORT..—The York, Aloncrieff, and the
Sir Godfrey Webster, Itenoldsm, irom ?Cr South Wales, in
March.

Price 7d

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

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FATAL OCCURREOE.—On Thursday afternoon. soon a i
two o'clock, flange Watgrfall, a line boy, between ten and clever,
1 years old, son of Mr. Waterfall, hair-dresser, of Kusweawnrest
(late Turnetalfalley), Nottingham, met with hit death in a most
shocking manner, by having illshead dashed to pieces bY a heavy
east Anal grate. The following Arum
tranetiormeiltr thelnquest
held last evening at the Ran:lifts Arum public- laglllele JOIM•
than Dunn, Gent. (`gender:—Francis Hollis, ag IL_4•poied,
that lie was playing with an apple, Dm the liantoeserll .pr John
Lees, the sign of the Ranch& Anne- at& theagamitarkine
nursing a child, and an elder brother of his, were theft Seem
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c tall had been put into Mr. Lees' cellar, and the which
was a heavy cast metal grate, was reared 'Obit the siWw.
immediately over the ppenitig, with a chain attached td •
The apple fell into the cellar, and immediately after de
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got is out, the deceased, _without saying any thingf and iv' y
apparent ream for so doing, went down into the cellar,
attesopeat Id get out again. IVhen his heal was about keel It
the edge of the curb, on which the grate rests when dean, he-laid
to'd of the chain, when the grate fell, and crushed hie head against
the edge of the curb. The blood was forced from his nostrils, and
he nerer spoke aftflf. He was released from his dtuation hi about-
a minute, and wad then dead.
Septima, wife of Edward Wallis, of Broad Marsh, deposed Plat
she wan coming Cram the meadows between two and three o'clock
in the afternoon, add when a few yards from Mr. Levi house, she
saw the deceased crawling out of the cellar on his hands and knees,
and immediately over the .cellar wan a heavy cast metal grate.
Hollis (wkoae evidence lead just been taken) end another boy were
near the cellar light, but did. not touch the grate. Deponent saw
the grate failing, and endeavoured to get hold of it, to stop it. butt
vguld not. It fell upon the had df the deceased, and he we, killtd
upnis the spot. - .
Verdict, Accidental Death.
On Tuesday butt, nn.lnquisiden was taken at the tow, of B‘x:..
ford, before James Webb, Esq. Mayor and Comae of the said
town, on spew of the body of Captain William Hudson Brow::,
Adjuttnt in the Bedfordshire militia. It appeared in evidence,
that on the Freceding evening the deceased was taking a pleasure
exclusion in a boat rth the rivet. Upon falling in with another
boat, rowed by Mr. John Pearce. the deceased proposed a race as
far as the sluice. His proposal was accordingly accepted, and a
very violent rowing autmenced ; but Mr. Pause. baying lost
ground, gave up the enntest, which being perceived by. Captain
Brown, lie also tntetmitted ins eneetions. Up to this moment the
deetased was is perfect health, but no scone had he rested on his
oars, than, melancholy to relate, he was observed to fall bsekwards,
and In the cottrse of a few minutes the unvortunate gentleman was
a corpse. A veid in the right arm was opened by Mr. Wm. Bailey,
a surgeon, who happened to be near the spot in another boat, and
the blood flowed profusely: this, however, produced no good etect,
as the deceased expired without having uttered a word. Ite was st
remarkably fine looking man, and was 39 years of age. Verdict—
Apoplexy. The deceased gentlemen was buried on Thursday Witbt
military honours. - - ' • •