The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-07-01 00:00:00

DREADFUL ACC, PENT.

On Tuesday afterooou last, about four o'clock, • mot
dreadful accident happened in Cuventry.street, Haymarket,
by which a poor man, named Robert Puck, who was fifty ,
years of age, and in the employ of Messrs Howell and Reed,
of NO. 11, tipper Brook:street, lust his life, of *Well the
following are the particulars
Lord Glenurchy, who had been to Mr. Campbell, the army
agent, preparatory to bis quitlisig London fur Scotland, was
driving at rather a quirk rate albs. Cements y•sirret, and sin
turning sharp round the turner *Title aireet' into Prince's-
street, the deceased was on the point of crossing the road
into Sydney's Alley, his Lordship house ran against him,
mad knocked him down. A cart, heavily laden with suit,
was at the time proceeding along Prineres.street in the
contrary direction to that of his Lordship's chaise, and !be-
fore the suifortuttate man had time to get up, the fore it keel
of the vehicle passed over his stomach, which literally dim.
b'ed the poor man up, and the hinder wheel passed (114.1"
His groans were heart.reuding. The carman was whin:
upon the shafts of the waggon, end his Lordship and 31r.
Deston, of No. 4, Green. row, Chelsea, who was passing, and
saw the transactioo, collared the CllllOl/11, 81101 noted dome
his number, dic. and the former ordered the deceased to he
conveyed to a surgeon's, which MOS douse, but one of them
refused taking him ; bat his Lordship inimical that us
excuse could suffice in case of life and death, and lbe tint
should be taken in, which was at length dune. Every assist.
ance was afforded, but tbc man died won after in great
pain. His body was conveyed in • shell to St. Ann's •1
watch-howe, Dean-street. A Coroner's Im:rest was yester-
day held upon the body at a public house ill the came street,
before T. Higgs., Esq. Coroner, when Mr. Mato's, land
Glenorchy's gru..m, and other witnesses attended, awl gait
evidence to the above effect, when the Jury after some deli-
beration morned a verdict uf " Acridental Death," sod .
levied a fine of fifty pounds alma Lord Glenorchy, and forty
shilliGgs upon the carman who drove the waggon, fur
silting on the shafts. Mr. Heston, in consequence of the
man's poverty, offered to pay the fine, but the Jury objected
to it, intimating that Is. richly deserved to be punished, tia :
au example.
Lord Glenoreby, who was in the country, sent a letter to
town, which we understand was touched in the most feeling
osanser, in commiseration for the unfortunate deceased's
untimely end, expressing a consciousness that more Maine
rested on hint than the carman, and he would defray every
expense; at the same time mentioning, that every inquiry
should be made CanCernillr the man's f..snily, in order to al-
l. viate their 'mitring'. The deceased has left a son sod
daughter to deplore his loss.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.

The Codiance
the 110th day of July next,'at Nu. 4, Clement's-Inn. Recalls
awe place, every Tuesday and Flaturthey, for three muntlie.
The Revotationaire, fur the Matilda and Fire fly, on the
MI July next, at Great Seollaml-yard, Whitehall. Reruns
WINS* ph ice, every Tucsdey todirriday, for threes:oaths.