The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-30 00:00:00

INQUEST ON MR. RANDALL.

On Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Carter, the Coroner for Surrey,
and a highly respectable Jury, were assembled at the Fox public-
house, in Princes-street, Lambeth. to inquire as to the death of W ni.
Randall, Esq. aged sixty years, who died suddenly near the New
Bohlen,.

The deceased gentleman wan observed walking along the Lam.
beth-road, and when within about two yards of Mr. Herring's
coach.whoelwright factory he suddenly fell on his fare to the
ground, and as momentarily turned himself on his back without ut-
tering a single groan. Mr. Herring, with other persons, instantly
went to the deceased gentleman's assistance, when vinegar, water,
and scorched linen were applied to his temples and nostrils, but
Ineffectually. The body was then placed on a shutter, and carried
to the house of Messrs. Morgan and Beck, surgeons, when the fir-
mer gentleman pronounced the deceased to be quite dead. He
attempted to bleed him, but without effect.
Mr. James Forbes Young, of Paradise.street, Lambeth, surgeon,
knew the deceased gentleman, and attended his family profession.
ally. Saw him almost daily ; the last time was on Saturday ; be
then teemed In perfect health. Had seen the body since death, and
from the external appearance he was of opinion that lie died In a lit
of apoplexy.
The Jury, after viewing the body, returned an unanimous verdict
—" Died by the visitation of God.
The deceased gentleman was possessed of immense wealth; his
starch manufactory was one of the most extensive in the kingdom.
We regret to state that be has left a wife and ten children to lament
the awful occurrence. He was a near relative to Air. Lett, the
builder; one ofthe Magistrates fbr Surrey.

DIABOLICAL. CRUELTY.--IL fellow in the employ of the
Carron Company, who resides at Bainsford, and whom we
should expose by publishing his name, had a favourite
bull terrier, which beat every other of his size in the neigh-
bourhood. Two weeks ago he fought it with a much
larger and stronger dog, and after a very severe struggle, it
forced the antagonist with which it had been overmatched
fairly to give in. This feat of the courageous beast ought
to have satisfied the unfeeling owner; but as the poor ani-
mal lay panting on the ground, exhausted and half wor-
ried, be barbarously swore that it had still pluck for an-
other battle, and hounded upon it a young dog of about
eight months old. Its usual desperate resistance was made,
but, feeble and lacerated, it had, for the first time, to yield.
Enraged at the loss of the match, the poor infatuated lad
ran into the house, and came out with a sword, with which,
in the most deliberate manner, he actually hewed the legs
from the tortured brute, amidst the execrations of a num-
ber of spectators. It would have been sufficiently shocking
had the scene ended here, but, not satisfied with this spe-
cimen of his brutality, he next procured a spade, and com-
menced digging a bole, while the /iving carcass of the faith-
ful animal, still writhing in agony, reeled weltering among
his feet, looking up in his face as his tail instinctively
wagged, and the most piteous whining spoke a language
that could not fail to touch the hardest heart. But all in
vain ; for no sooner was the grave completed, than the
wretch kicked from him the innocent victim, and tumbled
it headlong in, shovelling over it the earth, which quickly
stifled those howlings that should never cease to ring in his
ears, though the outraged laws of humanity fail to hurt him
over the battlements of civilised society. Whilst the per-
' petrator of this inhuman act excites our contempt, we must
say the conduct of the spectators merits reprehension, when
they could silently permit such an outrage to be committed
in their presence.—Stirling Journal.