The National Register.
London, England, 1822-10-27 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

On Wedneaday morning the above Sessions commenced
at Jivoice tI. ll,n. the 01,1 Bailey, before the Lord Motor,
Sher.tf., Nlr..lll•Tie.. l'..rk, the it eroi der, Common
e. S.r aipp. areil on Iho brush.
colesitlar to iiiieo iiiii light hum the I.re‘ions

TRIAL OF BROOKES, ON A COARGE OF FOR-
GERY.

John Benjamin Brookes Waa capitally indicted for
forging a rt ceipt fur 151. 10.., with iuteut to defraud Win.
CI ii ke. •

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Mr. Alley stated the ease for the prosecution. An ac-
tion was brought lit- Clarks against ILtiookes, in the Court
of Common Pleas, to treover 131, is,, and as a sit-off to
that cieun, aii.l to order to defeat Clarke in the action, the
pristine' (as it was alleged) produced a cheek, upon the
hark of aliick were solidly items, nouountiug, Is 131. lOs.,
and onoilerneath these, in the way of receipt, was two Own
the niguature " %Vahan'. Clarke," winch war alleged to be
bagel' by the po t,toner. The CoIIVIV was decided in favour
of Clarke, and the poisoner, Ilrookeo, bring afterwards
ordered by Mr. Justice Hest to produce the original
check, he said be had taken advice which induced bita in
drool oy it.
The following witnesses were called

Richard }lrmaley to the Judges of
the Co 1111 l tun Plots. I produce the record of an action
bets,' ern NV illiam Clatke and John llrookes fur money had
and teceive.l. The plea was the general issue, and 'Cr-
diet for the plaistill—damages I.tl, 34,
Sir kirlia.,l llirnir, Ku► , ssi of received the letter
I HOW produce, at the second or third examination of the
prisoner at flow-street. Claike was at that time a licensed
victualler, and was about to leave one house and take
another. I thought it rather an improper letter to be
addi rased to a magistrate, and I sent for Clarke, and
asked I 1 it was his wilting; he said the body of the
letter was itot, but the signature was, _ _

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Richard Hill sworn.-1 was attorney for the plaintiff in
the cause Clarke against Brookes, in the Common Man.
I have in lily hand a notice of a set-off left at my office.
'Fins sit-elf was acted open on the trial (tithe cause. Mr.
Isaacson was defendant's attorney in the cause. I pro-
duce the Judge's order for the particulars of the set-off to
be teirhislied to me as plaintiff's attorney. The set-off
was for Beckenham's bill. This bill was for 171. 103. J.
Evidence was given in Conn of the demand of the plaintiff
upon the defendant. On the part of the defendant, evi.
dence of the particulars of the set-off was guile into, and
• check was produced as part of this evidence. 'flits
cheek, after being handed up to the Judge and Jury, was
remitted to 3lr. Set grant Pell, and by him to defendant
or his attorney. Seaget's bill was also produced in evi-
dence, for the purpose Of sliewing that it had been paid
in settlement of Beckenham's bill. The trial look place
in the Cu 11111 l 011 Picas on the I2lli of Jour, and oil the 14111
I served it s 1111111 l ons upon Isaacson, the defendant's attor-
ney, to attend before Mr. Justice Best, at his chambers,
in consequence of SS Meal he and Brookes attended. Alter
ileVeral suunmonalS, 011 the 3d of July. I and Isaacson at-
tended before Mr. Justice Best, at MS chambers, and the
Judge, alt. r hearing us, issued till order that on the fol.
lowing Friday, Brookes or Isaacson should produce the
check which was given in evidence of set-off upon th•
trial, and meanwhile permit me to take a copy of it. A
copy of it was left at my oilier, in the hand-writing of
Turner, Isase•int's clerk ; but I could not see thenrikival
check, and tit this I informed the Judge, at our meeting
betilio hint on the following Friday. Isaacson and
Brookes were present, and the former being asked what
he had done with the check, said lie had given it to
; rookrs. '1 he Judge then asked Brookes for itonid alter
hesitating a little, lie said, " I have taken able advice tin
this Lesmetts; 1 know' I dill in IS sei ions situation, and I
have been advised to destroy the cluck, and 1 hays de-
stroyed ii," or words to that eliert. The Juilpr said, no
honourable man would have given such advice, and here
the intei view ended. Brookes admitted that the copy
produced WAS a title copy of the check.
(loss-examined.—Slone expressions were used by the
prisoner w lee course of the business now under investi-
gation lending to ill-elute me, and I did say I would bong
him to public trial. In Ilie course of this business I have
been rept ateilly thleatetied with proserntion, and all
knots ut iliteats have been levelled at me. Brookes
thiratened to charge me with having sworn falsely oil the
ti till of the cause in the Co Picas. The check pro-
duced upon the trial was banded to the Jorlge, from hint
to the intendant's counsel, and hy them to 111 r. Sergeant
N'augliaii. ke's counsel and Ciaike then saw it. I
Nigel say who haul the elle( k last in Court. I never saw
it attei tile canse WAS over. Thr Jolter did not order an
uilierr to retain the check. No application was 1114110 10
the Judge li, MlllOllllll the cheek. An action is now prod-
mg in the King's Belida Ilya wren liroOkeS and Clarke,
upon licekenhain's hill, but Brookes, when he laid he had
destroyed the clicek, deflated ilia. be wOlll4l withdraw
that ileums, and pav the co-ts. fly bill of costs for aciluits
between Ciai kr and itrotikes a h 11111 l ted till to J"IY last to
neatly i iii, 1 ha “. reel iv ell 1101. since that from a no-
son a Isom I believe to be clerk to a Mr. Bicknell. That
money 1 have linis in Cum!, to abide by any ostler the
Judge may make.
Witham 1)ionslil sworn.—l am • dealer in goods by
te.minission. I ireoliret selling a horse to Salmon, the
119W-Sliert liflieer, and be gave me his bill for 1..1. Ii Pis
aid the remainder ill .y. 'lllls was in December,
I I applied 13 s leihe, Ibe proserntor, to art this hill
discotritril, and 1 writ with rum to the ',limner's house,
pi Broad coati, Row -street. (The bill was drawn by
witness spun Salmon, at two months.) The bill was dis•
counted by the pilsuiter at his owei house. The moony
was paid to me in a clock tin 101. upon llorlsoll and Stil-
ling, and the remainder ill money, 355. being deducted.
Chit ke had the cheek in his hands fur a few itionients, but
he had mo opportuitity of writing any thing on it. The lie
was 110 Halite nor flume on the back of the check wilco
witness had it. It was paid al Ilnilsoll and Stirling's.
George W ant a hatter in Clare-street. Tl:e
pi istiner, 111 mikes, called 1111011 me, slid produced II Cheek
Oil tile day below he was to appear before Mr. Justice
Inst. lie asked site if the endiosement on the back of
toe check was Mr. Clarke's' hand-writing Thine were
some tigniesonatl " William Clarke" written on the back.
I said toe Nagai:lolre was slot iu Clai he's hand-writing; at
was istoistog like it, and I would call my Wile, who
knew Clail ke's writing. She looked Al 11, and said it ors
nothing like it.
Juno tioldsmith sworn.—l was examined as • witness
on tin hurl tel the cause rai the Cowmen Pleas. Um the

Id) of August I was ted, and on Ilse following day I
saw Brookes iu Coldbath-tields prison. I saw Lim at the
&screwier house, and I went wills him, Mr. Clarke, and
an allot eery, into the yard. 'Smokes said to me, " Will
you swear (heat this is Clarke's lialeils•Wretiug at the hack
of the check ?" I said, "It is veto impossible, fur I
have never seen the check since the trial." Ile said, "
suppose yon know what I have die octet' Claike noel the
aitueney to inform yon." I said I did, and I understood
by the papers that he had destroyed the ; that I
had seen Clarke write very often, and if' Ise had not de.
',toyed it, and would sliew it to me, and it was Clarke's
writing, I would sweat to it. Mr. Isaaesini and another
came in at this lime, awl Brookes and lie retired to a
curlier of the yard. Brookes after some time came to sae
ales' said, that any cone 11111 l ication which I might have to
to ke, might be made to Mr. Isaar.seee—" tor
added he," I got so agitated in soy mind (list I know
*inn I sin about." I then retired with Mr. Isaacson.
Mr. Todd, a clerk in the hank of Hodson and Stis hog,
proved the leayeetent of a, Check ill the nasuc CllClArke, on
the 1811. of Dee ember.
Clarke was next called.
Mr. Sergeant P 'II objected to this witness being exa-
mined, on the ground that 1:e was not competent to glee
evidente, he bring all interested pe•e-sun.—The lea rued
Srtgeaulcontended, mid cited ncasene support of his
argument, that a person whose name was alleged to be
rouged, was not only incompetent to move the forgery
itself, but could not even be ec•inined to any collatei al
fact, which would tend to bring home (lie velum of foe gee y
to the aecused.
Me. Holland and Mr. Platt followed 4111 the same side.
Mr. Alley and Mu'. Curwuoll argued at length l'or the
admissibility of Mr. Clarke as a winless.
Mr. Justice Palk decided that, under all the circum-
stances, Olt. Cleo ke could not be exataiined.
Joseph Becki.nliani sworn.-1 am clerk to Mr.Strettnr's
brewl 1111 l I went with Mr. Clarke 10 Use House of Cur•-
reetial, and saw Brookes there. Claike introduced me
to Brookes, and said lie had brought use wills hien ;vs-
pectiog the business of which they had been talking the
day 10-fsre. Biookes then asked Claike not to attend at
Bow-sheet, and lee said he welsh' nut if Brookes would
pay 1115 law expences. This Bounties said lie would do,
and Niel into my hands in money mid hills at short
dates. I paid 1004 of this to Clair, kr, and NU. to ilie bra,
thee- of :14. Hill, the attorney. fur the pi user aloe.
Two lei ter., a worn to lie in the prompter's hand-writing,
wee e then put in and read—one f the prisoner to
Choi ke, dated (loot the H. use of Core echoes, and the oilier
written by Il i 11l bill signed by Clarke, used addressed to
Sir K. Bionic. 'file former was %lilies' in a style eil sup-
plication, and implored Clarke to visit Min, mud declared
that he, and he only, could save 16111. 111% (ISmokes's)
fate was iti iii, 11.111113, 1111.1 lie begged lie wound come to
him, as he isail a frixtid who would do what Was iii een•aly
between thein. The tither letter was cart et...lye of au
open iiiii on the peat of Cleo ke, that he had " in some res-
pects been deceived," and a wish that She It. Virile would
allow loin to withdraw from any further peoceeditigs
against Brookes.
Toe prisoner was then called upon for his defence.—
lir asst., led sled called Gad to wnnru that Mr. Clas ke
dill put his statue to the check, and I,'uceeded to give a
detailed ace• of the varioas transactions between the
pas lies. Ile had discounted hills fur fur. C., and is quarrel
having arisen lii•lwee'li them, Claike commenced pro-
ceedeugs against him for usury, hilt that ear, dropped.
This gave rise to art on both soles, and Ike cons...
(local proceedings are already before the pulls. He
ascribed Isis preseiit situation to Mr. Hill, the attorney,
against whom lie said lie hind intimated his intention to
proceed for pe.jniy on a former occasion. lie was pro-
ceeding 10 eummcut iu very strong language on the con-
duct of solute of the wittlesses for the piusrcuteuse, when lie
was called no older by the Conti. Ile concluded by pro-
testing his etitile isitioCrore,
Juhu 116.140011, all attorney, was called. He was re-
seal at the heal iu the Common Pleas, and no question
was then raise•) abunt the Cheek being folged. It was
1141Ided punlicly about the (wars.—ltemensbers seeing
Mi. Hill at Judge Best's cliamhers.—Ltsd nut resoliect
Brookes saying lie had destroyed the cheek; was near
enough to have heard u, if he had said so. Tha letter
sent to Sir It. Millie by Clam ke was 11011,1..11 to witness,
who said it was not the hand writing of Brookes. Pri-
soner was clerk to witness, and lies character Was always
honest.

P. letter containing a copy of the check, alleged to be
ringed, we. produced, and sworn to be in the head
writing of Turner, clerk to I:• • on.
JAS. Touter more lie was clerk to Isaacson.—Brookra
was managing cleik.—ltemeinhers Clarke Winging a hill
to Brookes to get disconnteil.—Brookes was engaged
milli company, and Clarke wrote a note up to hull, and
desired winless to ask Brookes to let him have lour or
hve pounds on the hill at that time—the rest would du tit
a week or so. Bionkes eceutdingly sent down tour
sovereigns, which lie gave to Clot Ise, and he went away.
—Saw him again un the 117114—Saw Bi wiles give a check
fur I• I. to Clarke, saying... Cl.uke you had better ens
durse this check." '!he lumps* of the check was willies
by Ili utikes.—Clarke did ennui so the cheek.

\lr. Author bNos I: that lie 14.11 puveut, and heard
Moltke! say •• Ciao ke, 14 tilt upon the cheek" and Ciaike
leaned forward and *tote something, 11111 wiWess dad Slut
keow Whet,

Martin Nolan nate, an historical engraver, stated Ihat
he wrote the hudy or the letter addressed to Sal him:ll4ld
Barone.

Mr. Jiirtice Parke summed up the evidence, and the
Jury returned a verdict of not guilty.

Tag Stumm. SPEAKILI.—As the brother of the proud
Duke of Siinterset. who then filled the chair to the
Douse of Cunuuohs. was returning from Wilt, his car-
riage was interrupted On the nmd by the hir;liaence and
atutacity of a west country wanner. bictiaitant at the
insult, he jtsinitrti out of his carriage, and began to lay
about him with his gold-headed cane upon the head o.
the weggoner, who, in his turn, soon plied his long
whalebone whip so sharply, that his honour was glad
to retreat, exclai l g--" Villain! do you know wiiii
am ?"—" Noe replied the west Colllltry tisk er, U %Vito
!west, after all ?"—" IVhy, shrub, I'm the Speaker f"
—" Then why t'an's' the speak beton: t "
PILDBSTKIAN AIATCII.—NIr. Abernethy, the
Scots pedestrian, has completed his match to go from
Loudon to Nottingham and hack, 'flaking a circuitous
route of 260 miles, in four successive days,

Isar

THE NATIONAL REGISTEIt

COIWNER'S INQUEST:
On Ttesday last as intoirition was held at the Queen's Arms
Tavern, Upper Kennington-lane, upon the body of Henry
Savage, Esq. before Chute* Jrolll.lo, Esq. Coroner fur
Surrey.
Abraham Coward, Esq. brother-is-law to the deceased, sworn.
—I resided in the same house house with hint for :some time
part. lie has been intliaposed about four months, but has been
only one month confined to his bed. About I I o'clock on last
Sunday morning I heard the nurse who attendee him screaming
violently in his chamber. I wt.tit to her assistance, and when I
entered his apartment, I saw him in bed, bis head reclining a
little to the left, the sheets and blankets were bloody, and a
bloody razor was lying outside the bed-clothes. I was very
touch agitated, but collected myself, mid perceived a wound in
his throat. I believed him dead, but thought proper to send
for Mr. Drysdale, his surgeon :• thnt gentleman was not then
at home, but he arrived shortly afterwards when be pronounced
the deceased dead. The deceased had been very low spirited
since his indisposition, supposed to bans been occasioned by a
negotiation going on between hint aid bin father, with a how
he had been at variance : lie was evidently affected by it. I
conversed with him on Friday night upon the subject, aid in-
quired if there were any means of accelerating a reconciliation,
but be seemed rather to decline it. I raw him again ou Satur-
day night, but wan rather delicate in touching upon the subject.
Mr. George Drysdale, surgeon, deposed—l have attended
the deceased for some months past, he laboured under a con-
sumptive disease ; I saw loni on Saturday, Le was then evi-
dently deranged in his intellect, aid I thought be could not sur-
vive 2-1 hours. lie had been very much depressed io storks
since his illness, in consequence of some disappininient in ad-
justing a difference beta et u him and his father, who ranks high
in the naval service. On Sunday morning I called at his house,
Mrs. Stone opened the gate, and showed me into his apartment.
found him with a deep incision in his throat, and much blood
rthout Lint lying in bed. A rum, with which he committed
the act lay by his side. The jugular vein was divided, and lie
was quite dead, The wound cud loss (Anion , no donut were
the cause of his death. The unfortunate catastrophe may he
attributed to the neglect of his father : he wished to see hint
before his death, but he declined an interview a i;h any of those

friends who wished to bring about a reconciliation. I inter-
ceded tu).elf, but to no purpose.
Mr. Coward then pulled out a letter, which he said was an
answer to a letter written to the deceased's father respecting
the fuderrl espences of the deceased, and lie proposed reading
it to the jury , when the Coroner observed, that fatuity affairs
bad not ing to do with the iuvestigatiou ; the chief object was
to ascei fain the vote of mind of the dec,ased when he com-
mitted the deed. Mr. Coaard, however, read the letter : it
was to the following effect:—
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" Sot,—l beg leave to inform you, that I made your commu-
nication known to Miss Crump in the evening I metre,' your
better; and in my hearing she mt. ed the .admiral of the same,
and also asked him leave to send for his upholsterer concerning
Irks funeral; when the Admiral ftew into a most violent pasiam,
and protested that nothing of the kind should be done. I then
in te: feral, with a hope of prevailing upon him, but he would oot
hear what I had to .ty, but immectiately wait up stairs to his
bed-wont, and there the matter rested.
•• I all, Sir, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM POIiCIIILL."
The Coroner, on hearing this letter rs .d, observe I, that the
Admiral would he an unhappy titan durin ; the rat °flits days.
XII.. Coward observed, that the Admiral is now between Iv
and 80 yearn old ; the deceased was his only child, and never had
given hint any just cause to be of but tliat being reduced
in an:um-Latices, it butt the Admiral's pride to tate any of his
faintly so inipoveriblied. He could have helped the deceased if
lie chose ; lie is now the third Admiral on the list.
Elizabeth Mansfield, an old nurse, and Dr. Latham, deposed,
the bust to the inlitui state of the deceased for some time past,
the latter io the probability of a person so reduced in health and
►pints being setz..il with a temporary hisanity.
'flits was all the evidence produe and the Coroner, haring
summed up to the .lury, ordered the room to be cleated. They
(1011)e:toed &bout 10 minutes, and then announced their verdict,
—•• That the deceased intcted a wound in his own thioat in a lit
of insanity, which caused his death."

NIELANCHOTYOS.:UitRijaics.--I.tie brig Williams and
Mary, of Sunderland, arrived at I larsvicit 011 Saturday
111(011111v, with a cargo 01 coals; the saine afternoon, be-
tween one and two ti clock, It. Carr, the master, ace -
paiiied by William Clarke, a seaman. and a Loy of the
name or Bird, set sail iii like shills I.,Hat for the port of
Ipswich, with a view to dispose of his coals at that place.
The boat proceeded about two miles and a hall up the
Orwell with a favourable breeze, bitt at Collimer Point
a sudden and toast Violent squall caws on front the
S.S.W. by which the boat was upset, and the unfortu-
nate crew were all drowned. The master was a married
Mall, without a family; Clarke, an Ipswich Mall, has
left a wile and two chiloreii, living at Sunderland; the
boy. Bird, was the sun or a lighternian beloiring to
Ipswich, and his father was on board the brig. Tiie
boat was found, bottom upwards, upon die Ooze. Tile
bodies of the milliners were discovered on Sunday morn-
ing by the mate of the brig, lying nearly altogether.
The accident happening within the jurisdiction of Ips-
wich, the bodies were mulcted thiuo.r, and on the same
alternood a coroner's ruyuest was held upon them, and
a verdic. of Accidental Death returned.

The Siockport Theatre opened last week. 011 the
rising of tue curtain, Mr. Smithson came lorward to
:1111101111Ce a calamitous event which had happened to the
manager and the whole of his performers, in the general
wreck of their property, whilst crossing the sands 110111
()Nei Stoll to Lancaster, miring a gale of wind, in which
they were suddenly overtaken by the tide. All their
chests, containing their wanirohe, with a potion of the
scenery, were set adrift, a saleable liaise drowned, and
themselves and children narrowly escaped wish their
lives. The appeal made to the audience for any defi-
ciency which must naturally have arisen in the dresses,
IW.c. was very favourably received, and tinder every Mr.
euitisiliiCe use piece went all much liciter than could
ilaVe been expected. IVe are nappy to hear that the
greater part 01' the trunks, Bte. hate men recovered, al-
though issued injured.—lt may tun be generally known,
that between Uivetston and Lancaster there Is ass extent
of nearly 1b miles at low water, which abounds with
chasinels and iiiii viti4 sands, on which gUitlei are ret:u•
tarty paid by Government, and stationed at the time of
crossiiif, 'or the proleClwil of the passengers. Tits vio-
lence of hie gale nail Omen the guide trusts hispostottid
the party haviiig guise Lou far to recede, were obliged, at
the peril of their i Ives, to cross the last channel without
Any proper direction.

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A,CCIDENTE.-13rtwern twelve and one o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon last, a most shocking accident
happened in the shop of Mr. Dimbald, pawnbroker,
Skinner-street, Somers Tow's, which had like to be
attended with the most fatal consequences. At the
boor mentioned, the neighbourhood was alarmed at an
explosion in the shop; the window was shattered to
atoms, and all the things therein strewed about, and
several of the pledges on fire. On making inquiry us
to tile cause, the apprentice, a lad about 16 )ears of
age, was found lyina behind the counter, Ins lace all.
disfigured with blood and gunpowder. It had been
supposed for the moment that lie !sad blown his brains
out. Surgeon Wakefield dressed the youth, who was
in a most drploraLle condition, his face being all in ar
shocking mass, and disfigured front gunpowder. No
fire anus were loom' near hint at the time, and he was
tint in a state to answer any quiestions put to him; but
the supposition is that lie wit making some synibs, ass
the cases which were intended to be filled with gun.
powder were found near hint , but how tile fire co 1111 l u-
iiicated to the powder is not known. Tile unlortunate
youth was afterwards Witco home its a hackiley coach
by Mr. Teasdale, a constahle, to his father's house its
Gnu sell-street, in a most shocking contlitiort. it is
fe 'red he will lose his eyesight ; an.' if be recovers he
will be shockingly thsfiatired.—Osi Monday last, a most
shocking accident took place at %Vitt& Ruckind.bstm-
sin re :—A young matt, who had just attained the age of
and was to base come into the possession of 5001.
no that, his birth-day, went into his employer's (Mr.
lan %) field, with a cart to fetch a load oh potatoes It
being his birth-day, his itto7lier sent him his new clothes,
clean linen, &c. in order that he might be greeted by a
very great lumber of his friends, who had assetubleu at
his house to men him, and celebrate the occasion ; but..
melancholy to relate, their festive joy was changed into
the most agonising mounting, as, in the midst of their •
joy and harmovy, his mingled body was brought in by
some persons; toe 1101-Se having taken fright, ran till,
and he jmnping out, had not time to cleat the field bate
before the moons animal Came through, and he was
crushed to atoms Ity the c-rt. His poor mother and the
intended bride received a most indescribable shuck, and
remain inconsolable. The 5061. was bequeathed him
by his uncle 18 years since.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT HISHOATE A RCHWAY.-•••
Fur sonic time past vast numbers of workmen have been-
employed in electing 311 almshouses near the Archway
at Highgate, for the aged poor belonging to the Mercers
Compatty, and its order to complete the buildings, it was
found expedient to femme an unntettse VIII: of earth that •
was dog front the road at the time the Archway was
forming, and which has remained ever since standing,
on the side ()I' the road. Fur some days ilia liar itaturs
have been at work iii conveying it away and shooting it
in another part of the road. On Saturday moaning Led,.
whilst suite of the excavators wt re waiting for their taint
to have their wheelbarrows filled by others who were
digging at the bottom of the vast pile, ahe tipper part fell
in with a irClPelithill3 crash, and five of the hat lemurs -
were boned outlet it. .1 lie gioans of the sufferers were
ellstincids heard by the other win k own, who with stir.
'wising alacrity set to work, and after digging some time
succeeded in extricating lOW 01 the SilltfCtS Ake. 'liie
nit It, all aged navigator, woo acted as foreman, and who
Urn ,tipioyed in tile excavations at the Archway.
and tole Regent's Canal, Was hound almost crushed to '
atoms, 7.et sti I alive. flue unfortunate old man was
taken nilt! 'aura- to the Archway 'revert', where lie
received e.sry surgical aid that could- be obtained, but he
(lied soots alter Irons the injures he sustained.—Oil
Tuesday night an inquisition was taken at the Archway
Tavern, benne T.Surling, Esq. Cormier, Ott view of the
body. The Jury consulted tor a short lime, and returned •
their sertlict—" That the death of thettlectased was tic.
casiotical by accident."
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.-011 Wednesday afternoon. •
between torte and four o clock, Mr. Thos. Fiedgley, a
respectable shopkeeper at Lewisham, Kent, throve up a
light chaise cart, to the door of Messrs. Martin and 11. •
Cutler, the cornlactors in Fleet-market. Havitig or-
dered some corn So the moruing, he called to take it
house wi.h him. Mr. F. was in the act of putting the
nosebag on the horses head, when the animal suddenly
started off, and ran with alurunna speed up Fleet-market
and along Bride-street, Mr. Fledgley still keeping hold
of the shafis of the cart, and endeavournig to check the
career of the infuriated home. When ooposite the noose
of Mr. Goldsmith. Cliyillial, in New Bridge-street, Mr.
F. was tudinottiately Jammed between his own and
town cart mat was coming towards him; and, shocking
to add, was killed on the spot. Mr. F. has left aon et
and fait by to bewail his untimely death. Ott Thursday•
alight au niquisitiou was taken belore Shelton, the
coroner, at the its(' Lion, Fuppits's•coutt, Fit:et-street,
on the body, whet' the Jury, after a short deliberation, .
returned a verdict—'• What the deceased cattle to his
death by accident, and that the horse and cart were of
the value of Us. 6:1."

STRIST ROSIBRY.—A bout 6 o'clock on Vtreiltiesd iy
eventing last, as Mr. and Mrs. Payne of ni,
were walkinc up the King's-road, on their way home
from Gray's Inn-lane, five or six young fellows, who
appeared in be at play with each other, at the cr ttttt r of
Jotru.sir, et, ran against them, and threw theist both
down ; JI r. Paytie was instantly rule red of his watch,
and Mrs. Payne of her reticule, which contained 184.
in tither, all old crown piece, silver thimble and frint-
knife, pocket handkercinel, and other trillitiz Articles.
Before they bullieieuiLly recovered frosts their surpritE to
discover their loss, the ruffians effected their escape. 't.
A fire broke out between five and six o'clock on Friday
morning last, in the upper part of Mr. Hedges, whole-
sale woollen draper, 49, Aldermanbuty. is. speedy
arrival of engines, and a prompt soppy of water, en-
abled the firemen shortly to extinguish the flames.
The persons Liken at the gambling-house, and com-
mitted to the House of Correction, Coldbath-fields, we
understand, are all Frenchmen. Some persons are said to
have co tttttt enced partnership with the jiino a wetk before
the parues were put to the rent.