The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-10-17 00:00:00

lIVQ(JAST.

The following melancholy and unhavy cata-
strophe occurred in Lewes last week :—On
day, between 6 and 7 o'clock in the evening. a pri-
vate of the 37th infantry, Stationed in The hernias.
named Homer, *as shot by John Curter, a la-
bourer in the service of T. Towle. Esq. tri he'
was crossing a potatoe plot, on Landpoet-lane.
*near that town. The poor fellow languished in
extreme agony, uetil noon the next day, when he
expired, aged 48 years. At ten o'cloCk on Thurs-
day, the Coroner's Juryamssibled et the Black
Horse, and from thence proceeded table Hol.reek-
Hospital, to take • view of the body, dielitetieten-
tal Surgeon being there in attendance foe sine pur-
ism* of dissecting it. The rent* exhibited sixteen
distinct sad deep wounds, the elrecnsef-the.destaly
shot, which on laying open the abdomen, were
found to be pieers of cat kid; of variant dimen-
sions, and which had net only perforated both lobes
orate lungs and the lieer, but also miserably la-
cerated the left kidney: and several were taken
from the thorax, sticking to the ribs. It after-
wards calor out iu evidence. that the deceased* anti
two of his comrades, having onfortsiate4y tres-
passed on the plantation referred to (which. is in an
open lane) were taken for depredatort, pit to
flight, pursue.l, and rashly shot at bp two
persons, armed with horse pistols, who. with 'live
others, had bees ordered to watch the pot;toes.
One of the soldiers wholly escaped, but the othe4
after tieing tired at without Injury, was seized. It
further appeared, that Carter, after he had shot
Monier, went up to him, when the 'unhappy suf.
ferer exclaimed, !‘‘ You have stung was Isst:saly
turned sick, cad fell apoo his face, is which situa-
tion his assailant left him, and joined in the pursuit
of the other two. The ‘muutlall man contrived Li
crawl some disttniee, where he would hive reinsinfi
and died, had not Ins groans brought a tirmi)tuer
the regiment to his 'widener, who dragged kin
to one of the huts'uear the barracks, where lie rk
ceived aIl the intAirel aid fled could he affordo.l.

After an investigation of six hours, the Jury rr•
turned their verdict—lloaticide Nisadveniure
and Carter, on Saturday. wean committed Ity iht
Coroner to llorshato (iml, for trial nt the nix
Anises, till when. notwithstandieg the dote err.
diet. the nature of the indictment that will be pre.
ferret! against Mtn, cannot be known.
The remains of the deceased, who bore a moat
excellent character its the regiment, were interred
with military homier* on Thursday evening.
Mr. Twirl. had been front home for a fortnight
previous to the nhove unfortunate trots:en tion ; ant
did not truism till the evening after the tinhupp
event; and although from the vicinity of his lan
to the barracks. he has been aubjert to repetund ct
predations, he never sanctioned his peen to the ul
of tire-arnis.

The wheats of Sabsex, the produce 07 the la
harvest, we are glad to hear, ri,e exceedingly vs(
from the flea, 'and are generally of excellent qu;
lity ; and many of the farmers in the Weald hat
nea ly completed their sowing that armies of gra
for the ensuing year, for. which iinporiat.t butane:
the long continuance of tine weather has been low
tlettlarly an.picioas. The turnip crops are el,e,
where abundant, bnt the fields are univer,al
tont.

Saturday afternoon, as a Own-cart was goi n. al ol
theStrinci, very heavily laden with turniture.-Iyml
ace. the shafts suddenly gave way Lima the Ivnly
11%2 cart (the Carman at the
rtiwar being am one h
harslet. the shaft-horse not tacit n ;.c an livery Ara;
whe horse.);
jail before. gave a toidetojerk, at whirl,
the other two took fright, and set eh' ,gallopirg rm.
m*rliatetr. The carman jum:lcrl off $ll.. hors,, and
• fell on hit bock; by width rorans the h tars paw• it
*verities. and kiebed him in vet shocking a r
as to leave lade hopes of retoverv. The hoWen Yre•e
stopped near Chariatcrois, sod the atom was taken
to the hospital.