The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-10-17 00:00:00

sailor Waning to His itlajelity!a ship the. Tee* of
74 guns, at Sneeroess, but who bad leave of
tenets from his ship. 'llsa Chrome took great pairs
to impress on Witness's mind the nature of an oath,
he being a very low, illiterate man. Witness
lodged at the house of a Jew, at No. 5, Plough-
court, Whitechapel. The deceased lodged in the
same house. He had known her oboist two or three
days. She was a woman of the town, and about
23 years of ars?. Witness, and several other sail-
ors, his landlord's daughter. and the deceased, went
to Sadler's Wells, on Thursday night ; they all
went into the galle4. Witness being very hot.
went out, and returned a quarter of an hour after.
wads, bnt could not get to his seat, the gallery
beiog so full ; be was obliged to sit in another place.
It was past ten o'clo:k before the confusion beg in,
occasioned by the cry of •• 6re." Witness could
not tell from what part of the house the cry pro.
ceeded. Intoking the alarm was false, he did not
attempt to go out till about half of the people had
gone away ; he then found his landlord's daughter.
but did not see the Deceased. Witness went out at
the private door in the gallery, that leads to the
stage, there being no possibility of Joing down the
usual way, on accouirt of the great pressure and con-
fusion. Witness nad not seen tine deceased, and was
desired to go down ant see if she were amongst the
dead ; whi-n he came sip, he said, that he was
perf•rftly sore he bad iweis her amongst the dead
hod:es below 'Nip,. %Vic:less stated, that several of
his comrades, who wese in company with him, had
been very much hurt, and be had assisted in taking
diem in a coach to the Landisn Hospital; but they
were better this morning . . _

Elizadrib Margaret Ward was identified by
Mw y tVard. ii •r mature. who lives at No. 2.
P.u..itree-stree, itlournsuury. The deceased WAS
d married, and 21 year. of age On Tilursday
night she went wita her sister, Circe childran, arid
two young men, to hadler's Wells; but Witness
could not tell by wila: means she came by her
death. Her other datiAluer. ar i the two young
men, were very mull hurt. ‘V.triess, during her
examination. was very mum affr &A, and %as sup-
ported out nt the room
Joia Ward was identified by Mary-Ann Pead,
17 years of age. and &tight,- to Mr. Pead, of
No. 1, Glass-house-yard, Gosweli-street Wittiest
had known the deceased for aluve two years ; he
was an errand-boy oat of plat.: was scum twi.lve
yeats of age, and lodged in the same• house with
Witness. who, with Rebecca Chapman altd
sister nf.the deceased. went to Saii:e. Well, oa
Thursday night. Ahaut 10 o'clock, Wi.nes, tee i-. 1
the cry of •, Fire," and attempted to go dons the
Gallery stairs with her company ; but atter she bad
descended three or four steps. she riturheJ into the
Gallery, without her company, and Sid not know
what WAS become oldie deceased. until she saw him
dead in toe house.

Modes ►Ye!! was identifiea by Martha Wall, her
mother. who bees at Hnzton•market. Witnas was
at the Theatre with her daughter, and on the alarm
being given, she went down stairs and was at the
outwai J d s e, and p!rceived several persons carried
out in men's arms, in appearance very much brui,eil.
Lydia Carr was i fentified by Joseph Care, bet
brother, who resides at No. 23, City Road. De-
ceased lived servant at a house in Russel-square.
Witness having heard of the accident is Sadler's
Wells, came and recognised his sister amongst the
deed.

Rebeeee rewires was identified by William San-
den. of No. t 2, Draper's-buildings. London-Wall,
father to the deceased. who stated, that his daughter
was nine years of acre, last April, and lived in the
rout of Mts. Lewis, of Bell-yard, Tempk Bar. as
-ursery.maid. Her mistress went to the theatre.
accompanied by the deceased I they were in the gal-
ier7, and during the performance her mistress was
obi ged to leave the house, owing to t child. which
the had in her arms, crying. She left the deceased
in the house, intending to return. but during her ab-
sence the unfortunate accident took: place. Ho ha I
no knowledge as to t: e cause of his daughter's
death, further than fringe report. He had seen the
cl;eeased as she lay amongst the rest of the unfortu-
nate persons down stairs, and had no doubt as to
her being his daughter.
F....10ard C 1 mewls was identified by his father,
Robert Cleme; ts, of Paradise-court. Battle-bridge.
The deceased, hi stated. lived with him, and had
gone to the theatre torch his permission. He not
having returned home at the time expelled, Witness
became uneasy; and, having heard that some acci-
dent had happened at Sadlei's Wells, he tepaired
to the Theatre, where he found 114 son amongst the
dead. He had no doubt es to his person.
' Ma', too., was identified by Sarah E'en., wife
of Evan Evans.labcurer, of NJ. 3, Hoston Market-
place, and mother of the deceased. She stated het
daughter was 22 years of age. and that she was un-
aequai,,ted with the cause of the accident. further
than from the relation of those who accompanied
her daughter. She had seen her as she lay amongst
the rest of the killed, and bad no doubt as to her
being the same person.
Josep.4 Groves was identified by his brother, John
Groves, Brick-maker. Hoston, who stated that his
brother ~tras 23 years of age f," he was by trade a
Carver and Gilder. and worked with Mr. Taylor,
of Hoston-square. Witness had heard of the ac-
cident at twelve o'clock. when he came to the The-
atre, where he found his brother.
.141111t$ Pbtfirpisass was identified by John Cutler.
of the Angel public-house, Islington. Witness bad
known the deceased for five years. he was about SO
years of age. He had gone to the Theatre with
his wife and daughter, a little girl Anna nine years
old ; after the alarm was given, in coining out he
was thrown down upon the stairs, and his daughter
saw him lying in that situation.
These bodies having been thus identified, Wit-
nesses were called as to the cause of their deaths.

John Dobson, So, Coleman-street, Chemist and
Druggist, deposed. that on Thursday night he went,
accompanied by his wife, one of his children, and
three or four trivnis, to Sadler's Wells Theatre.—
Thc Pit was quite full, so that Witness and his
friends could not get a seat, bat were obliged to
stand on the forms at the back of the Pit. About an
hour after Witness and his party had arrived at the
Theatre, six or eight men. and two girls, camel in,
and were obliged also, for want of seats, to stand :
they stand my near beponent. A very little time
after taey came ia, they appeared very riotous, aad