The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-27 00:00:00

COACH ACCIDENT.

We regret to state that the mail which left London for this
town (Manchester) on Monday evening was overturned. Oa its
leaving Woburn, where it had just changed hawses, shortly after
midnight, the hostler, we arc told, went to the horses' heads, mad
took hold of the haroese, for the purpose of starting their, in con-
sequence of one of the leaders appearing bent on taking n wrong
turn. This having been prevented, the matt, supposing they
would then proceed steadily, left his hold, when instantly they
dashed across to the opposite side of the road, the driver being quite
unable to restrain them ; and the wheels coming in contract with
sonic large stones at the edge of the footpath, the coach, which was
fully batted both inside and out, was thrown over. The coachman
and guard, and two o the outside passengers, were thrown to a con-
siderable distance, but not materially hurt. As soots as they had
got up, they found that one person, the third outside passenger,
had fallen with the coach upon him. The inside :tassengers having
been extricated, the coach was immediately raised, and the un-
fortunate sufferer lifted up and carried, by two of his fellow
travellers, to the house of a neighbouring surgeon. Ile complained
much of his chest, and requested to be bled immediately. Unfor-
tunately, however, the injuries he had received were too severe to
admit of cure, and he died a few hours after the accident. The de-
ceased, we understand, was Mr. Isaac Ahlett, lately of London,
but some years ago In partner in the house of Messrs. Creswell,
Ablett, and Wright, of this town. We have heard it said, but do
not vouch for the fact, that the neck of a mare, to whose unmanage-
&Menem this lamentable catastrophe was owing, had been so
galled by the collar, on former journeys, that it was quite raw,
and that the pain the poor animal was suffering had caused that
unsteadiness to which this most unfortunate event is attrihatable.
Whether this were the case or not, the occurrence of the accident
affords us the opportunity of remarking how important it is, that
the cattle used for a coach which travels so last as the London and
Manchester mail should be of known steadiness, not young things
put into the harness without any previous breaking. or without
having been tried by running in slower coaches. We would add
also, that if the mare's shoulder was sore in the way it is said to
have been, it was inexcusable to torture her, and at the same
time risk the lives of the passengers by putting her in horns:sm.—
:Wane/sorter Guardian

ACCIDENT TO THE LORD M•roae OF Thrill.' N.—An ac-
cident happened to the Lord Mayor yesterday morning,
about ten o'clock, but we hope it was not attended with
any serious results. As his Lordship, accompanied, by a
gentleman, was driving down Dawson-street, the Coachman,
in consequence of the density of the fog, did not perceitt
a large hole in the street, where the pavement was dis-
placed, until the coach was prelihated into it. His
Lordship was enabled to proceed in rrison's hotel, near
which the accident occurred, but the coach was smashed in
several parts. This accident is the more to be regretted,
as his Lordship has been in a very.dclicate state of health
for ROM time.—Morning Register.