The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-23 00:00:00

ACCIDENT AT HIGHGATE ARCHWAY.

Lot niglit an Ingoiaillon was taken at the Archway
Tavern, Highgate, ►efore Thomas Stirling, E.q. Cutune., uu
view of the body ofitihn Clayton, who eat killed by the fol.
lowing lamentable accident :

The first witness examined was John Clay, who, bowleg
been sworn, deposed, the drceased was at work wider him
for about sere. weeks, hog some ground on which it
is iittentlea to build some alma houses near the Archway,
w►ich are to be denominated Whittington's College. Wit
ness and the dereesed were at work there us Saturday moo-
ing ; the deceased was engaged filling a wheelbarrow Nader
what is termed a face of earth, of Pest bright; at the
mument he was filling his barrow the earth gave way,
and the deceased was enveloped underneath; several other
labourer. working near the deceared narrowly ',raped with
their lives. Whams had examitiml the earth may live miaowa
before, and then no danger appeared. The falling earth
struck deemed o. the hip with arch force as to throw him
a coaaiderabledistaace from the place where he aloud. The
deceased was dog out as soon as possible; he was sensible,
and complained of pains in hie thighs soil breast. He was
yed to the Archway Tavern, and medical assistance pro.
vided, but he survived little more thaw as hour. The de-
ceased battler. a wife and four ehild,ea in a state of indigence.
Mr. John Rouodiree, assistant to Mr. Same, aurgrou, of
Highgate, sworn—He deposed that on Saturday mousing,
abort nine o'clock, he was called to attend t►e deceased ; he
found him very ill from a never, injury, namely, a
Lion of the hip sad a fracture of the hones of the pelvis ; he
was also suffering very severely internally, apparently from
having had a severe fall or pleasure; he survived about as
hour, and died in coasequeace of the injury he had sustaimil.
Witness was isforwied that a quantity of earth bad Allen um
him and had crushed him; such a cuessenetance was likely to
occasion death.
The Jury consulted for a short time, and returned 'brie
verdict that the Death of Doe Deceased was occasioned by
Accident.

The deceased had been a navigator for some year% pre-
rival is which he moved is rrapertable riressistaseev, but
is roneeptence of the failure of a hank, is which he Jep.
✓iled the whole of hi. properly, he herame reduced to a slate
of
poverty, and wa. of *eternity *blared to gals a livelihood
fur himself sad family, by working at the laborious employ.
meat of excavanag.

By the will of the Isle Marquis of LONDON-
Dakar, which has not yet been proved. be be-
goriest's to the Ma►chionesr. for her life, the omen.
trolled possession of the houses end furniture in St.
Jitney's-agnate and st North Cray, toxelbet wilh
all her Ledphip's jewek, and the very valtishle
diamonds which were prevented to the Nolile Use.
quit by the Sovereign. and Princes of Foretvw
Stater daring his raining missions. Lord LONDON-
owe jewel. err ertimated to be worth
40,0001. at least.

A paragraph which appeared in oar last, copied
from member Exeter Paper, sowing that the farmers
of Ha►tland had entered into • resolution to dia.
continue the use of thrashing ailiclitiws for three
years, in order to give more labour to the poor, iv,
we :ire assured by a respectable correspondent. to-
tally void of foundation.—lEseter Flying Poet.)
Extract of • letter from New York, dated Sep-
tember IS, received in Glasgow:—" The fever
still keeps iusidiously cravilisqg along, and has now
extended itself considerably beyond the original
boundaries. Upon a moderate calculation, it is
supposed that 50,000 people have been thrown out
of the city; an that the immediate orighbouilrood,
from the bustle and confusion, and the temporary
buildings which have been erected, has asseentel alt
the appearance of a wake or fair. The alarm in the
country is so great, that I don't exp►ct many of the
country dealers wilt venture in until fast makes its
appearance, which will not only throw the fell trade
late, but will cause it to be of very abort duration."
Mr. HOSERTGOURLAY, lute a respectable farmer
of Deptford Farm, Wilts, a elehrated for Ina reform
addresses to the labourers of Wily. mid for his ril-
deuvouts to effect ■ Reform in Caned'', where he
was imprisoned, is now reduced to the necessity of
breaking stones on the highway, and of receiving
pa►oebial assistance from the parish of Wily.—
(Devizes Gazette.)
Ole Friday last, as Mr. James Sims, of Steeple
Asiitoml COllllllOll, was driving a hoar to its stye, the
otianal turued round and attacked him. In at-
tempting to beat it off, Sims fell, and the liner be-
comisig more enraged, tore his breeches and nar-
rated his thigh in so dreadful a manner, that it as
expected he will be lame the rensaneder of his life ;
and. but for the cries of his child, which lento&
some. oreighbouts to the spot, he must have been
killed.