The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-01-06 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, 4c.

On Friday evening last, Joshua Ray was found in a pond near
the White Horse at Otterbourne, Hants, and when taken out there
were some signs of life, but he died soon after.
On Thursday a girl of the name of Collins, who was in the habit
of carrying mill :shunt in this town, attempted to put an end to her
existence by cutting her throat; the wound has been sewed up,
and she now lies in a danguats state. Disappointment in love Is
said to be the cause of the rash act. —Hampshire. Paper.
An inquest was holden on Monday week, before Mr. F. Howard,
coroner, upon a view of the body of Ann Gray, a poor woman, who
fell down on board the Tyne, in Portsmouth Harbour, and died
In consequence: she was intoxicated, and proceeding up the ladder
front the lowcr.deck to the upper, her foot slipped, she fell
backwards, and her death shortly ensued. Verdict—Accidental
Death.
Last week, an Irishman, in New-street, Calton, Glasgow, who
had lately taken possession of a garret there, wished to raise the
hearth-stone a little higher; but while in the act of lifting it, to
his astonishment he found below it the complete skeleton of a child.
A short time ago, while clearing out a dunghill in the same street,
the decayed body of a child was found at the bottom of it. There
was light hair on the scalp and it had the appearance of that of a
child two or three years old.--Itanchester Paper.
Swot.' tura AccIDENT.—On Satunlay last, inquests were held
at the Black Horse, Broken Bank, Salford, on the bodies of three
children, John, James, and Elizabeth Butler, whose parents reside
in Broughton, near Bank-mill. It appeared that about live o'clock
in the afternoon of Christinas-day, the father and mother went out
to visit some friends, leaving their children to be put to bed by a
female neighbour. This was done, and the parents returned home
early in the evening. Finding the house-part tilled with smoke,
and the children sleeping in a small confined adjoining room, on
the ground floor, whence there was no vent for it, their apprehen-
sions were excited, and they alarmed some neighbours. On their
entering the children's bed-room, it was found completely enveloped
in smoke, and the poor creatures in a state of suffocation. One of
them died the same evening, and the other two the following day.
Verdict—" Died by suffocation occasioned by entoke."—Max.
cheater Castellon.
Early on the morning of Thursday last, Moses Hodgson, of Hall.
guards, who had slept at the Bush Inn, Brampton, arose from his
bed and precipitated himself out of the window,
_ three stories high.
Some persona returning soon after front the Methodists' Chapel,
discovered the unfortunate man lying on the pavement Ma helpless
state, and Immediately gave an alarm, when he was removed to his
quarters, and medical assistance promptly procured. On exami-
nation it was found that he was not much bruised, and that none of
his bones were fractured. A few hours after the accident he was
taken to his own residence, and it is fully expected he will recover.
—Carlisle Journal.
We are happy to find that all the villains supposed to bis con.
cerned in the robbery of John Tyres's cottage at Peekirk, are safely
lodged in Peterborough gaol. A strong chain of evidence is col-
lected, independent of that given by the accomplice. Amongst
other things the following circumstance occurred :—one of the men,
on finding his companion had turned evidence against hint, gave a
little girl his linen to be washed, and at the same time taking off
an old waistcoat, bade her tell her mother to tear it in pieces and
make a took ale; this was not noticed at the time, but it being
remarked dints/ea man was without a waistcoat, an inquiry was
made, and the`waistcost was discovered torn to shreds, and made
into a mop ; it proves to be one stolen from the cottage, and is iden-
tified as belonging to Tyers. A pair of small-clothes have also
been Mund, which can be sworn to. About the time the robbery
was committed, several suspicious persons were examined, parti-
cularly two front Crowland; they denied having committed the
burglary, but acknowledged that they intended to break into the
houie, but were prevented by some other persons totally uncon-
nected with them havirg got the start of them, and plundered the
cottage while they were only plqnning.—fleetinevion Gazette.
Poacaxits.—On the night of Thursday week, about half-past
ten o'clock, Thomas Myers, the game-keeper of Colonel Phimbe,
and an under-keeper named James Garside, having heard some fir-
ing in the woods in the neighbourhood of Tong Hail, and suppos.
log it to proceed from phesaant.shooters, made an appointment
(Garside having In the first instance secured the aid of another of
the under.keepers named Booth), to meet at a certain part of the
wood, with a view of detecting, if possible, the offenders. But be-
fore Garside and Booth had arrival at the place of rendezvous, they
encountered four men armed with guns, two of whom they reeog.
!deed as Jacob Pearson, of Wibsey, and George Riley, of Brad.
ford, the former of whom immediately basal Booth, whilst his
three associates commenced a most murderous attack upon Garside
with the butt-end, of their guns, after which, supposing life to be
extinct, they threw him into a ditch ; Riley then went np to Booth,
who had mastered his assailant, and commenced a similar attack
upon hint, from which he did not desist till he had cruelly beaten
him. The four means then decamped with Booth's sword and
Garside's stick and hat, leaving behind them the butt-end of one
gun sad part of the stock of another, which had been broken in the
I fray. In about live minutes afterwards Myers arrived on the spot,
with five assistants, end found Garside almost lifeless and Booth in
• pitiable state. They were both carried home, and on Friday
Amide was removed to the General Infirmary of this town, where
he now remains. Both these unfortunate men are, we understand,
likely to do well. One of the brutal perpetrators of this outrage
has been arrested and committed to IVaketleld House of Came-
.

tion:—Lads ifereurp.
MELANCIIOLE Dittetraesrawce.—On Saturday night, about
half-past ten, a pour old woman, of the name of Kitty Maguire,
who was in the habit of selling nuts about the streets, went into the
Wearers' Arms, Cockpit-hill; she appeared unwell, and had a
little gin given her. A watchman came in, and promised the land-
lady he would take her towards home to the extent of his round,
and would pan her on by the neat watchman. On arriving at the
end of Hodson's-court, she fell down ; the man considered her in
liquor, and put her on some steps, where she remained a short time.
A gentlemani who was passing, wished the watchmen to take her
home, or to the Police-offices this they refused to do, alleging that
they could not leave their rounds, and that when they found people
in that state they were only to put them out of the way of carts,
&e. In a short time, when they again came to the poor creature,
she appeared to be dying, and they had hardly got her back to the
Weavers' Arms when she expired. An Inquest was held on Tues-
day morning, when it appeared that the woman had taken a good
deal of liquor before she came to the Weavers' Arms. Mr. La.
vender and Mr. Derbyshire attended the inquest, and meted, that
*hen they found people in the streets, so affected in liquor as to be
in danger, or unable to tell where they lived, they always sent them
to the Vagrant-office or the New Miley, as, at this time of the
year, exposure would endanger their lives. The verdict of the
Jury was, " Died by the visitation of Hod."—Mencherfer Guar.
FATAL. ACCIDENT.--WedfleSilly morning, between eight and
nine o'clock, two privates of the Girth regiment were found dead,
at the bottom of the Castle rock, on the north side. They had en-
deavoured the night before to get out at the gate, but were prevented
by the sentinel ; and in attempting to clamber down the rock, had
lost their hold, and fallen seemingly from a great height, as their
bodies were much inangled. A watch in one of their pockets was
stopped at the hour of one.--Cokdosian Mercury.
AIELANCIIOLT ACCIDENT.--On Wednesday evening, Roth
ult., a lamentable accident occurred near Rathapeck, occasioned by
a horse that took fright and ran away with a car, on which were •
young man of the name of Fortune, about 18 years of age, and
three young women, two of them his sisters. The young man was
thrown to the ground with violence, and one of the wheels paved
over his body, so as to cause immediate death. About lb minutes
after, the body was examined be Dr. N. Devereux, who said his
death was caused by a rupture of the aerie. An inquest was held
upon the body by W. Richardson and J. Harvey, Eaqm.—Verdict,
" Accidental Death." One of the unfortunate youth's Sian@
was dreadfully injured by having been also dashed upon the
road. She was taken up in a state of insensibility, and was con.
veved to a neighbouring house, where she lies dangerously
ill. To add another pang to the painful sensation which this
melancholy circumstance is calculated to produce, and to fur-
nish an additional proof of the mutability and uncertainty of
sublunary things, we understand that the party who were proceed-
ing home to filunstown when the accident happened, had beemio
town purchasing wedding-dresses fee the young woman alluded to,
now not expected to recover-- Werford Paper.
ATTEMPT AT 111 u ntil•--On Monday CTIPIIOII a copperplate
printer, of the name of Mitchell, whose wife raided in the Potter-
row, and from whom he had been sometime separated, called
upon her, semi, it is sant, deliberately plunged • table knife into
her left side, when no person was present but Mrs. Mitchell's
mother and a bids girt. Immediately after perpettatiog the
horrid deed bi made his escape; and though the most exten-
sive and diligent search has been made after him, no trace of
hint has yet been discovered. The wound i
nflicted upon the
poor woman was so severe, that it was found unsafe to remove
her to the Infirmary ; but she has hail eve!), proper surgical aid
front that establishment. At the same time, very faint hopes
are entertained of her recovery. Her declaration was taken the
same evening by the Sheriff: Mitchell had long been on bad
terms with his wife, whom he used to beat severely whenever he
happened to be intoxicated. And a short time since he was bound
over by the Police Court to keep the peace towards her, under the
I penalty of 101. It is said that the too succesaful attempt upon his
wife's life was made by himin a fit of groundless jealousy ; but all
the circumstances lead to the belief that the act was premeditated
C'aletlanian Mercury.

There sterna to be no doubt that Lemman, whose name
has been so long connected with the prisoners at Hertford,
and for whom an active search was retitle, is now in custody.
Ile was apprehend,A, we learn, in Paris.
We understand that the unfortunate conjurer, Demp-
ster, who some time mince accidentally swallowed a case
knife, has left this city, and proceeded by coach to London.
Catlisk Juurnat.

A Daum or HUMAN SNIN.—John Zisca, General of
the insurgents who took up arms in the year 1419 against
the Emperor Sigisround, to revenge the deaths of John
Iluss and Jerome of Prague, who had been cruelly burnt
to death for their religious tenets, defeated the Emperor
in several pitched battles; having lost the only eye he had
left, he hail the magnanimity to head his troops as usual,
giving his directions to the general officers, and assisting in
their victories. He gave orders, that after his death, they
should make g drum of his skin : which was most reli-
giously obeyed, and those very remains of the enthusiastic
Zisca proved for many years fatal to the Emperor, who
with difficulty, in the space of sixteen years, recovered Bo-
hemia, though assisted by the forces of Germany, and the
terror of ('rusades. The insurgents were 40,00 t) in nuni-
ber, and well disciplined.