The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-22 00:00:00

lIATTON-GARDEN.

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FATAL ACClTlENT.—Vtliterd&y Mr. Nesbitt, • respectable
livery-stable keeper in leather-lane, whose case stood remolded
until this day, was brought up fur final examination, charged under
the following circumstances :
Mr. HAux Ea attended professionally on the part of the defend.
ant. _ _ _

It appeared in evidence, that on Friday evening, about eight
o'clock, the prisoner, in company with Mr. Clarkson. proprietor of
the Barnard 's Inn Cotfee-house and Hotel, were returning from
Enfield, each in a gig, when, in passing through Bath-stria-1, fold
Ilath.square, the night being dark, his horse took fright, and ran
over a man coined John !fart, a person between 40 and 50 years of
age, euiploled in the plano-forte manufactory of Messrs. (Amend
and Co., theapside. Immediately on the accident occurring Mr.
Nesbitt came and delivered himself up at the watch house, when
the constable of the night, knowing the delen.lent, discharged him
on his own reeogntaance. On hearing of the fatal issue to the case,
he went to fit. solomew's Hospital on Sunday last, and in-
quired what was memory for him to du in the case, and afterwards
surrendered himself to Read, sien. chief officer.

Dr. Whitmore, of Cold !lath-uptave. deposed that the deceased
wu brought to him on the night when the accident occurred, appa-
rently lifeless. There was a depression of the cranium, with a frac-
ture of the clavicle, and also that of four ribs. After raising the
bone frow the brain, the man war able to give his name and ad.
dress.

Ana a emitter of individuals being examined, Alr. Sergeant
&mum, the Sitting Magistrate, observed, that there was non
pearance to him of any intentional or wilful neglect, but be
ordered Read, sm. to detain the priso:::r Mil the Coroner's In-
quest was bad.
The Inquest was held at the Board-room of St. Bat:thole:new%
Hospital, and, after a long examination of all the witneros, the
Jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death," with a deodand on
the vehicle of one shilling.
I It was a remarkable coincidence, that but a few months ago the
mother of this man was crushed to death on the same spot, between
a waggon and a post, and about eight years ago, the father, then
residing within fifty yards of the spot, cut lii.s throat.)
Tit E Toot 11-XCII E.—An old lady, about seventy years of age,
with a relic of a Leghorn bonnet on her head (the entire front
being torn MI), and with a gown on that appeared to have been
bond: sale, was brought up from Pentonyille watch-house under the
following circumstances :
It appeared from the watchman's statement, that about one o'clock
yesterday morning the defendant was disturbing the tranquillity of
Ids district by moaning, groaning, and occasionally singing, and
exclaiming, „)iii! what am I to do for my tooth-ache." The
watchman, not knowing a dentist, took the lady to the watch-house,
when she laboured had, by hew exertions un the watchman's jaw,
to supply herself with a set of teeth.
The lady, in her defence, stated, that she had got xi:. h a violent
tooth-ache, that she was advised to drop a little londintim nn it;
she then went to visit her sister at Battlebridge, who asked her—
" 3ly dear Nancy, what makes your face so red and inflamed t"
" The tooth-ache, my dear," said!, "and /terdinam." ! my
clear," said she, " take a drop of gin." So what between gin, lon.
dirturn, and a erstehatinw pain, I lost my senses.
31agistrate—You don't appear to me to have a tooth in your
head. 'Tis clear. however, you have lust your wise tooth.
The lady was then discharged upon a promise never again to at-
tempt such an extortion frotu the watchman.