The National Register.
London, England, 1815-06-18 00:00:00

HYDROPHOBIA.

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A respectable gardener, of the name of Riff, at Kilburn, was bit
by a mad dog about six weeks ago : on Tuesday last the symptoms of
this horrid disease commenced by spasms, universal agitation, and
pain in the part that had been bit. He experienced the most vio-
lent emotion at the sound, sight. or even mention of any liquid, but
fortunately did not stiffer so much as is usual in such cases. He re-
mained perfectly sensible till his decease, which took place on
Thnrsday night at 11 o'clock, and for many hours previous to his
death be swallowed fluids with the most determined resolution,
although the universal agitation and convulsion of the system was
so violent, that a great part of any thing he attempted to take him-
self wag spilt before he could succeed in getting it to his mouth ;
the torture he suffered during the act of deglutition appeared to be
extreme. The manner in which the accident happened was parti-
cularly unfortunate. It was as follows :—A dog in the village imp-
poscd to be mad, was tied lip in a barn with a rope, which he bit
in two, and rushed out, upon the door being opened by is labouring
man, %, horn he did not touch. The animal proceeded up the vil-
lage, and the deceased watched him out of eight, and then went into
an adjoining field, for the purpose of giving directions to his work-
men. On his return, he saw the dog coining towards him very fast,
and attempted to jump over.a fence to avoid the approaching dan-
ger; unfortunately, however, he fell into the ditch, and before he
could recover himself, the animal seized him by the leg, and nudes
very deep and severe wound, which soon healed, and was thought
no mere of till the commencement of his illness, which terminated
in so melancholy a manner. He was much respected by the sur-
rounding gentlemen, as an honest and industrious man, and we trust
they will show their respect for his character, by alleviating the
misfortunes of his wife and children.

SHOCKING OCCURRENCE.—Late on Friday evening last, as Mr.
White, au auctioneer, and Mr. Bucklow, of the Swan Inn, both of
Bedford, were returning from Oakley on horseback, the latter fall
from his horse near the Clapham toll-gate. Mr. IVliite left Mr. B.
in the care of a waggoner passing by, and proceeded to the house
of Mr. Short, a surgeon, and thence to the Swan Inn, where he
ordered out a chaise and three servants to the assistance of their
master. •He then returned to Mr. Short, who requested him to go
on to Mr. lincklow, saying that himself and Mr. Worley, his as.
sistant, world set off without delay. Mr. Worley followed Mr.
White in about four minutes ; and when he had rode about a quip.-
ter of a mile, he saw a person lying insensible in the road, whom he
supposed to be Mr. Bucklow, On the arrival of the chaise, lie in-
stantly returned with the sufferer to the Swan Inn ; when, after
they had removed the blood from the face, they discovered it to be
Mr. White, instead of Mr. Bucklow. Mr. W. languished in the
same insensible state until Monday morning, when he expired. In
the evening a Coroner's Inquest sat on the body, who returned a
verdict that the deceased died of a concussion of the brain, occa-
sioned by a contusion on the head; but how or by what means he
came by the contusion there was no evidence to produce. After
the discovery of Mr. White's situtiont the agaia dif•

JUNE IS.

patched for Mr. Bucklow, who was found in
mile farther ou the road, He is yet alivep but
entertained of his recovery.

The abutments of Chesford-bridge, in Warwickshire, gave w 4,
on Monday last, whilst a waggon, heavily laden, was crossing over
it. The waggon, horses, and a boy who was leading them, were
precipitated into the Avon. The boy was carried away ley Ike
stream, and must have been drowned, had not a dog, who was tied
to the waggon, broke the rope, and safely brought him on shore.
By prompt assistance all the horses were saved but the thither. The
bridge, at the time of the accidents was under repair.
In the forenoon of Sunday, the 4th inst. one of the pinnaces ply-
ing between Dundee and Newport, in Fife, soddenly sunk, about
Ralf a mile from the latter port ; and, out of V 3 or 24 persons sup.
posed to have been on board, only seven were salted.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.

STURDY' BEGGARS.

Peter M‘Langlilin, William Cullen, William Brindle, John Boyd,
and Thomas Mills, all in the garb of wounded sailors, were indicted
fug bullying the passengers who refused to give them contrihntions,
aEd for raising a riot in Bond-strei:t on the day mentioned in the in.
dictment.

It appeared that these ruffians, some of whom bad never bun at
sea, but met with accidents on ;bore and iu and about the metropo-
lis merely by their vices, had been in the constant habit of annoying
',ldles and Gentlemen' particularly tke former, in several of the
streets at the west end of the town, particularly about Pall Mall,
St. limeb's•street, and Piccadilly.

The circumstances of their riotous And villainous conduct were
clearly proved by the several witnesses called, and it appeared that
the prosecution was most properly instituted at the-instance of the
Rev. Mr. Hodgson, Vicar of St. George's Hanover square.—They
were found Guilty.

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it. btrtwright, the officer,
lie was reroauded.

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Robert Fenton was finally examined, charged with going into the
Burton Coffee-house, and stealing two sheets. The prisoner went
in to lodge in the house in question, and wait detected coming out
in the morbing with the sheets about his body: lie pleaded distress,
and as this plea was apparently' fonaded in fatt, he was discharged.

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i I similar state about caught the prisoner in the act of picking it
very faint hopes are came up at the moment, and secured him.