The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-04-29 00:00:00

SHOCKIhU C4T4STROPIIE.

An Inquisition was taken on Mlnaday, at Wing.
ton, bettle G. HODOSOK, E. 1141. t;01•01aitt for Waddles
sex, on the body of an unfortunate female, who
met her death on the preceding_day.
It appeared us gritisnest. that* deraord„ wibtet .
Was the wife of a reputable tanner in tne West et:.
England. bad been placed in an Asylum at Islington'
in consequence of her having laboured sanest
mental defangement. Her apartment was in the
attic story, and she was attended by two women;
one of whom left the apartment fur a few minutes,
at an early hour on Sunday morning. leaving the
other attendant in bed. The deceased settsesith.s,
opportunity, and made her escape in her shwa ,
to the top of the house. -A perms who lives ep-
posite the Madhouse. saw the d ecesse cl step deli-
berately ever a parapet, and suspend herself to the
wall by her hands, a few -seconds before she fbil.
The fall was from a considerable height, and the
deceased broke her breast bone, and was otherwift
much bruised. She lingered several hours before
death relieved her. The verdia was of course
insanity.
Another !mnition was taken the same daya
before the same Coroner, on the body of a respeftass
ble woman, who was burned to death at Highgate;
on Sunday, in consequence of her clothes having
I accidentally caught fire.

A numerous meeting of the Freemen of the Prod
and port of Dover, v►as held, last night, at ad
Ctcss Keys, Wood-street. Cheapside, when •everel
resolutions were unanimously agreed upon, in luta
pert of Mr. JACR3,IO and hlr. Jslsltittauts,lls prop!
persons to represent that town in Parliament.
Mr. Low, who convened the mceti;...:, proposed
the Hon. HEINIT ettltlrOlvT as a proper person
to be their representative, but tt,is sitOtit,u wall nets•
tived by the whole of the meeting, with the ezetri
Lion of the mover add seconder.
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Mr. Low stated, that Mr. Pi ra az 'aims wit now
adively engaged in canvassing tag •Itneatan at
Dover.

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J. Baize cv, of Small Brook, in Crompton, Che-
shire, has a duck of the English species. that laid an
egg Lately, the measurement r.: which, the abiding
way, is nine inches and a cirsarter, and the other
way, six inches seven-eighths, and its weight five
ounces.
It is with pleasure we can inform the a'x'is, th
the Ticket, No. 24,305, drawn lx.: Tliors.:4,-. 't
Prise of 20.0301. shared by Messrs. lie tritest r a, A
Co. was sold in one halt, oae fourth, one eighth,
and two sixteenths, and that the half share wsle
the property of a Lottery Society in Oxford-Mast,
which eon:toted of forty members ; the quarter was
divided amongst twenty-foot tradesmen, iseestly
young beginners at Norwich ; the eighth woe the
property of a very respectable family at adisbet y ;
one of the iixteenths toe Club, consisting of hal.a-
dozen members, at Theme ; the other siz(eenth a
one of our brave defenders, on board the Bel.a.r,
off Plymouth.
Many a lucrative buriner has bean compared to
coining. yet the wit of man is challenged to say,
what taut is capable of such a rapid coinage 6f
guineas, and for so small a stake adventured on
Lie occasion, as that of a State Lottery f In 013111
minute after ten o'clock on Satorday morning next,
will '30,000L be thus coined, anal of which attraarate
individuals. most probable. will part.c,pate I A
still larger sum, from alt the g-eater Boating Ca-
plush. is likely to be produced 111 the cuter e,l that
day. If this 'oe act a literati,* business, it is Oink
SO say what is.

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