The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-05-15 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.

Os Wednesday last two men, of the names of Wm. lard
low sad James Cooper, in the employ of Mr. Rudd, Loudon
carrier, were killed hervrems Mosehierhampton and Ore's.
teeter, abort two miles from tie latter place, the inhabit_
sots of which, were alarmed abort midnight by persons who
had land the bodies. Inqoasts were taken at Cirsomater,
whets it came out is evidence, that the drivers of two Weed.
carts, a Mr. Wilkinson, sad the Iwo unfortunate roes, who
were them in charge of a light waggon of Mr. Budd'., had
drank five quarts of beer at the omens Temp public.►osse,
six mikes from Cirmirester. They all hit that phse about •
quarter befit/etre o'clock, the two carts ►efore and the wag-
on; last. A ass who was proceeding from eh eacester to
Stroud, met the owls sad the waggon is the order staled,
shoat • WS sad a MS' from the Rouser place, sod halls
undo Cloths Os his horse was so muck frightened as t•
oblige him to dimmest, obeli he found me of the dead
bodies tyros in the road. lie applied ■t • cottage Awe by,
and obtatoing ■ light, the other body woo dlorovend The
bodies were ties removed to the side of the rood, ad the
parties prearat went to Cirencester to gore the alarm. The
high-constable, with Mr. Warner, stregeon, aid permst
other propene, immediately ►astened to the spot, examined
the bodies, sad had them removed to Clreoerster. It ap.
peered that the bases of the meek of one of them were
broken, sod the head of the other was friglitfolly eastagied,
ea if the wheel of a waggon or eon bad parted o►er hie face.
A great 116111181ioll was excited, and the place where the ho.
die, lay was thronged with people of all derwriptioos the
whelk of the dsy. Many rumours were seam, and from
the improbability of two men being ktoed st tare value lime
sad place (trot thirty yards dirtiest from earth other), some
persons were of opinion that lit deceased wive inurdered.—
The Cormier's Jury aa•rabled at elms*, sad adjuersed
twits, for the purposes( receiving farther testimony. The
Magistrates sad most of the respectable gootlenten of the
tow■ sad sergirlsoarbood attended. The (Mose+ aid July
sad horwilreda of other persons went 16 61611 the place where
tie bodies had bees found ; and it apprising that no other
',jury had Wow received, except as before stated, No rabbi ry
committed, sod that the man wM was going to Memo' hod
posited the corm sod the waggon *ohm fifteen &suers of
the time when he resod the bodice -e spate of time too
short for such violence to have bees committed—the Jury,
at nearly twelve airlock at night, maw in the emethrsion,
that the deceased moat hare fallen motet the wheel., either
of the waggon they had to charge or of roam cote, carrier,
and found a verdict of Accidental Death is each mgr.

Letters,. dated the 12th February, have heeu
received from Monte Video, which state that a
heavy contribution had bean levied there uu the in-
habitants by the l'ortumuese authorities, mount-
ing, in the instance et respectable merchants, to
8,000 dollars • head, mud iii one or ton cases to on
less than 10,000 dollars, 'lbis severe nieusure Was
supposed to be the prelude to a.censovai of the
Portuguese troops from that terr.tory.