The National Register.
London, England, 1822-03-25 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER'

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, MARCO 23..
The lion. George 1)e Blaquiere, a Major in the army,
came up to be heard on his petition to be discharged, and
was opposed by Mr. Pollock, on behalf of Mews.
Emery and Coles, attornies, who were holders of the
insolvents acceptance for Sol.
It appeared by the evidence that Mr. Blaquiere hail
been in the habit of accepting bills of accommodation
for a prison of the name of Dowling, who always pro-
vided for them till the last bill ; but he because insol-
vent befote that was due. Major Blaquiere immediately
communicated Dowling's insolvency to Messrs. Emery
and Coles, who were the holders of the bill, and at the
same time stated his own inability to pay it, and re-
quired 15 days time, which they agreed in give, and made
a memorandum in their books to that effect ; after which
they arrested him, three days brlore the expiration of
the stipulated time. Major Blaquiereott being arrested.
immediately sent to Em, ry and Coles for an explana.
tion, who said they had heard that he was about to leave
the country. He then offered to pay the bill, but they
refused to receive it without costs, and Major B. was
advised by his creditors to gain time, by taking defence
to the action. which he did; and after they had obtained
a verdict he brought a writ of error, which formed the
ground of the present opposition. It also appeared that
his debts amounted to 60851. and that he was making
arrangements for the payment of all his creditors, none
of whom opposed his discharge but Messrs. Emery and
Coles. It came out in the evidence, that the lady with
whom he lived was not his wife, although she appeared
so in the eye of the world for many years; but that cir-
cumstances of a peculiar nature, connected with the
property,prevented a marriage. 'I
his lady, it was stated,
had an income of Cowl. a year, besides a considerable
reversionary property.
Major B. stated, that the easriages, respecting which
he was examined, were this lady's property, and not his.
Mr. Heath, who was counsel for Major Blaquiere,
submitted to the court that the vexation had been on the
part of the detaining creditors, as ,Major Blaquiere had
berwadvised by several other of his creditors to act as he
had done.
The Court said the writ of error could not. be over-
looked, though the circumstances that gave rise to it
must be allowed in mitigation. It was a striking fact,
that no other creditor opposed the insolvents discharge,
and it was also a circumstance in mitigation, that the
detaining credi ors might have bad their debts and costs
guarantee I by a cognovit ; still the Court were bound to
notice the writ of error, but would not visit the insolvent
with severity. The judgment of the Court was, that be
should be discharged in three mouths lroin the date of
filing his petition.
Mr. Heath said, he would propose two assignees to
whom no objection could be Illdlit —Loid Gwydir and
Mr. Leslie, who were both creditors, and intrusted in
the welfare of the insolvent. They were accordingly
appointed.

Daarn by EZPLOSION.—On Monday last, at one
o'clock, a Coroner's inquest was held at the General
Abercrombie public-house, Black friars-road, before T.
Slteliao, Esq. coroner for London and Southwark, 011
the body of John Morgan,who was unfortunately killed
on Friday by the sudden bursting of a water tack. After
the Jury had taken a view of the premises, the following
evidence was adduced :—Thomas flees, one of the
workmen employed by Messrs. Grazebtook. and Co.,
iron masters, near Stourbridge,.stated, that the deceased
was sent up to WWII for the purpose of potting the tanks
together, about 16 months since, some part of the time
they were employed by the Westminster and Norton-
falgate Gas Companies. This is the South Landon Gas
Company, in Wellington-street. A crack appearing iu
the plate of the tank, witness and deceased were ordered
to mend it; there was a crack in it before, which was
repaired by a- wrought iron patch, but the crack extend-
mg higher, a larger patch was procured, and they took
the old one off, and marked it w tit the new to fasten the
screws in the right places. After placing the patch to
the tank, they secured it with a prop ag,adist the wall,
which held it water-tight. Winless and deceased then
proceeded to drill the remainder of the holes, when, on
putting the seventh Inn in, the hoop gave way, burst, and
instantly dropped oil. Witness- said to the deceased,
" Come away; it will burst," and ran front it a short
distance, when he and deceased returned again, in order to
secure the hoop, and on reaching the tank the deceased
climbed up the side, for the purpose of throwing some
dirt in, to prevent the water flowing, when witness again
requested bum to come away, observing, " it will surely
burst." At that moment witness was stooping to pull
away the noop, when the tank exploded, and he was
carried to a distance of from 15 to Id yards by the vio-
lence of the water. On recovering himself he looked
after the deceased, and found hint among some timber
about a) yards distance. He was not men dead, but
insensible, and bled profusely from site ears; he died
soon after he was taken into the General Abercrombie.
Winless could not say what caused the accident; it
might be occasioned from the pressure of the water, !
which caused the plate to crack, and the hoop to burst.—
Mr. Hobert Mount, one of the principal proprietors, was.
then examined, who said, that the weight of water in
the tank was 752 tons. He then described the tank,
and said the plates were considered sufficient to bear the
heavy. weight. The loss is very heavy to the contractors,
as the terms of the contract were not fulfilled.—Mr.
Evans, a surgeon, was of opinion, that the deceased died
of a rupture of a blond vessil on the brain, which [night
be caused by a severe sudden concussion or hill.—The
Jury retired, and, after a short COUSUilatlOll, returned a
verdict of—Accidental Death. _ _

tneetintr, took place early on Monday
Vorising in a field at Heitman, near Hounslow, 6r:tweets
M—o—y, Esq. and Capt. G—l--y. The 'lnsult-
demanding arose un Saturday tight, and the cause ori-
ginated respecting Mrs. %V—y. late eeere wale of a noble
Lord. Mr. M was wounded in the hip to the second
`fire, but not, dangerously, as the ball did nut Judge.

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The congregation of a dissenting meeting-house,
situated near the sea beach at Troon, Scotland, met

with a singular impediment to their egress from the
place of worship on Sunday ihe 10th inst. During
the sermon the tide rose to a very unusual height,
and surrounded the building. As the congregation
occupied the upper story of the house only, this
overflowing of the waters was unobserved till they
were about to retire, when they were rather sur-
prised to find themselves completely insulated.—
The worthy clergyman had no other alternative
than to commence another discourse, and by the
time it was brought to a conclusion, a number of
carts, iitc. bad arrived, by means of which the
congregation were extricated from their unpleasant
situation.

On Tuesday last the men belonging to the Pte-
ventive Boat at Kessingland seized, at sea, an open
yuwl, with 120 kegs of spirits, which were carried
to Sonthisold. The crew of the yawl were taker..

and are sent to gaol.
Last Saturday weak the church of Slype, between
Ostend and Nieuport, was struck with lightning,
and entirely consumed, except the bare walls.—
We learn also from Groningen, that the lightning
struck the steeple-of St. Martin's, sad set fire to it.
A Welch clot applied to his diocesan fur a
living. The promised him one; but as the
parson was taking .his leave, he expressed a hope
that his Lordship would not bend him into the in.
terior of the Principality, as his wife could not speak
Welch. Your wife, Sir !". said the Bishop—
“ What has your wife to do with it, she does not
preach, does she ?"—" No, my .-Lord," said the
parson, " bet site lectures!
Two persons arc to be examined en Friday next,
at the Mansion-house, for receiving goods on &he
pretences, to give individuals who have been de-
frauded an opportunity of coming forward to exhibit
any charges which they might have to make.
A short time since as a men was ploughing a •
geld, about a mile from Trelowarren, Cornwall, the -
seat of IL Vyvyen, Esq. the ploughshare struck
against an earthen vessel or urn, and scattered about
a number of coins, which, on• examination were.
found to be Roman, many of them of the .first Em- -
perors. They are of-various-sizes, and, in general,
in good preservation. The number found is up-
wards of 1600, and the man who discovered them
being ignorant of their value, sold them at a penny
a piece to all who wunld purchase them. He has
since become sensible of his folly, but too late to re-
trieve it- Many years ago a number of arrow.heads
were found in the same field. -

GABON ea'• INQUEST.—On Thursday evening an inq test
was held on the -body of T. Wilson, at the Golden Lion, in
Leadenhall-street, who came by his deaf') by taking oxalic exit!,
sold him at a chymist's by-mistake for Epsom salts.—Newts
served early in the morning by an errand boy, with a blue paper,
on which was written " Poison." which he thought to be salts,
and soon after expired in great agony. though Mr. 'Pugh. a
surgeon in the neighbourhood, administered medicine to hum to
neutralise the poisonous acid, which is used by dyers and toe
cleaning boot tops. Mr. S. Briggs, residing with Messrs-
Shearman and Jones. having also sent to the same shop, the
person was served by the boy with a similar article, but very
tbetunately he took but one third part of the quantity. whien
was neutralised by medicines administered by Mr. Pugh. The
proprietor of the shop attended, and said ho was not at home at
the time, and declared the boy was never instructed to sell any
artiele, and lie took the acid from the drawer, is-his opinion,
i.r the purpose of pillage. Atter some remarks • trent toe
Coroner and Jury, the latter returned a Verdict-on the body of
the deceased Wilson, "that he came by his death by teltiag
oxalic acid, which was unwittingly vended to him for salts."—
Mr. Briggs is still in a very wean state.
AilliDele ON THE Tu.sst es—On Friday morning between
Hve and six o'clock, a most tremendous hurricane sprung up
froth the N.N.W. Two coasters broke from their mooring:,
and coating in contact, four men that were endeavouring to rigee
them. were- thrown by the violence of the concuisien into toe
stream, three of whom wee drowned; the fourth, more fortu-
nate. caught hold oh' a piece of spar that was floating, and woe
fortunately picked up by ,a boat from the Rotherliithe shore.—
The survivor's 11411 e is Tlitiruton; of thethreeothers. Wlearnal
and Robinson are known az having Large families ; the other is
a young man not out of his apprenticeship. Considerable injury
is done to other craft on the River, hut it does not appear that •
any inure lives have been lost. Toe violence, unfortunately. his
not been only on the River, for in most parts of the metropous
contiguous to the Thema; the effect of the gale was experienced
in the unroofing of houses, seeeping off the coping stones, dc-
buoying chimney pots, windows, au. It has not however,
transpired that any personal, injury has been sustained. As the
sun advanced to the meridian the wind abated.
DE3TainTivr.AKD ALARMING FIRE.—.OIII Thursday last
between twelve and one o'clock, the neighbourhood of
• was thrown into the greatest alarm and confusion, in con-
sequence of a tire breaking out in the very extensive sepe.house
of Mr. List, in Little Ake Street, Goodman's Fiekls. Thefire
made its first appearance from the windows of the third story.
and burned with almost- increnible fury, illuminating- tlicaloae
neighbourhood, and infusing terror and dismay amongehe toe-
rounding inhabitants, who were to be seen-running in -a state of
nudity, and almost bordering on distraction, bussing away to a
;daes.of safety the different portable articles of Inter furniture.
and other-goods, which they could conveniently carry in lite
hurry At' the moment ; but several cf them were eased of their
incuniL:oesres by the thieves, who had, 53-they are wont to down
all such oeturnaices mustered very stronele at first•on this cower
Won, which having come to the knowledge of Mr. Wyatt. the
resident Megietrate at Lambeth Sdreet. he promptly repaired to
the scene 01 eardlagratioa,- and with the officers, and a esatry of'
the Row Street-Petrol statioetel in that district, epatrodect tire
streets all night. to preseive order. The diaiwent tire ensities
were on the spot as early as could. be- expected, and were well
supplied with water, and skilfully wetkod, Lot all.exertions erred
to conquer the tire proved abortive, as the premises, wish all the
stocktn trade, awe reduced to 4 heap of smoking ruins. Tat
propsiwor is insured in two offices. bat we could not harm to
what amountwre how the tire nsiginated. The dwellair house tree
List, which a adjoining the sugar house was tire on Tiverceisp.,
The engines wej laud at work, and thew:ens are aguipiatiaj
inuntlaitai.

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