The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-03 00:00:00

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llintatilay Joke Smith was fully committed. on a charge. Of
having broken ittto a stable belonging to Mr. Sparks, and
stolen a quantity of harness.
The Prosecutor, ria going to his stable early OM Saturday
morning, found the door broken open, and having called a
watchman they were about hornier the stable, when the Pi l-
imner rushed against them with great force, and endeavoured
to escape, but he was secured and searched, and a tinder-
box, dark lantern, iron crow bar, and other burglarious
tools, were folio.' upon his. thlexamining the stable they
found Iwo 11441.11r5, and several MI of harness, lied up and
iliac use to the dour ready for removal.
J kyd, one of these harpies who practise on the
credulity of the lower orders by krepisig a Little. Git, or it-
leral loliery, was brought op, C.r about the edits lime, to
answer for that offence. This men is a Methodist preacher,
and assembles his neighbours tirzether al his own dwelling
on a Sunday to preach the Gospel to them, and the remain-
der of the week he is to he filmset with an equally niinterons
party, instruciing them in the retinas,. vice of gambliug.
The charge was clearly proved, soot toe I'rill4llll`r was
aeu-
leoced to three mouths' imprisonment and hard labour.

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MARLBOROUGH...TR/I,T.
Saturday two little ragged weeps. the eldest only in years
of sgr, wrre brought up on a eliarzc of having parlisinrd a
loaf soil gib.. of bell, front n baker's and liniciscr's iu the
*eight-nu, howl They pleaded linierer in defence ; hot it
turned out in the course cr the t xamination flirt these boys
had agreed to club their means together to obtain a yuppir
to colt brat, the new year, mud that liquor should not be
wanting to consul. te the pleas's., of their repast, one of them
had pilfered a solver spoon, ou the preceding evening, from a
Gen' kitchen, which he bed pledged for that pur•
pose --Comm tied. _

1 QUESTS.

00 Saturday evening an inquisition was taken at the York-
shire Arm►, corner of Carron-stn.( t and Clargrs-si reel, May.
fair, before Mr Higgs. Coroner, on the bud,. of Richard
Field, von of Mr. Field, Brick street, Piccadilly, who was
demented in the Basin, Green look, ou Friday a(let•1ooa.
Mr. John Marshall, son of Mr. Marshall, the sturgeon,
staled, that about a quarter past four o'cliwk, on lest Friday
afternoon be was p■niag along on the bunk of the Basin,
Grern.park, there were a great plinth'r of persons akaiting
on the ice; he °Merced the deceased, who was a lad shout
12 year. old, aecompassied by another buy less than himself,
auoingss them ; they approach, d to the edge of the Basin,
near the water.fall opposite the lodge, when the ice broke,
and the 11 4 fi 11 in; he attempted so swim 1111/1 called
for assistance, but as soon as hr ft-11 in, every one ran
away, and limo. attempted to save loin for nearly hair an
boor; during that time he kept struggling, and was seen to
throw tuff his cap, hut be stork. A turn who assisted to put
u the Grel(IPTRII'll straits, procured a rake from Ilse Lodge,
the people having fastened • cord round his body, he
attempted to gel him out; but the ice broke with him; soil
he was dragged on shore. In an hour afterwards the body of
the deceased wus found and taken lir.
Mr. Marshall, senior, said, he is a surgeon employed by
the Humane Society, and attended lei the York Arms, a here
the body of the deceased was bronchi ; be was thi is dead,
but he felt it his duty to adopt the usual means recommend.
ed by the Society to restore animatimi, for aboutau himr and
• half, without effect.
One of the men employed by the Humane Society said, he
was on duty al the Canal in St. James's Park, when he was
called by some person, who told him a person bad fallen in
at the basin. lie went instantly, and having fasteto d •
✓ipe round hie body, proceeded to search for the deceased.
The ire broke, and hr 6.11 tutu she water up oa his flu/Merit
Ilse people on shore having dragged hint up, he could not
gel out the Ludy of the deceased, but oil the seconn attempt
he succeeded, and when advaricing to the shore the ice broke
agaiu, and both fell in; but he got him up immediately.
He wa■ to all •ppearauce dead, and was carried to the
public-house.
The men employed by the Humane Society saved no less
than eight persons in the Parks that day, and saved nearly
fifty lives since the commencement of the frost. 'the July
returned a verdict—Acrid/mint Death.

On the 2411 e ult. me Inquest was taken at Horton, by
Mr. Cecil, Coroner, on view of the hotly of John %Voggins,
aged !artily. 11 appeared (loin the evidence of Thomas
Woodbridge, sun of Mr. Wood!): iiige, a farmer, at Studley,
Huck., that Wiggins was shepherd, and Jevvy Gomm,
carter to Mr. %Yoeidhridge. On the 22d ult. they were sent
with two wegguna, loaded with burley, to Mr. Field's, malt.
toter at Theme; young %Woodridge sent wish them so upe■
the gates; the barley was di liveted at Mr. Fold's, who
brought out a can of beer, which Merin, audGumm and t lire!
other men drunk. Wiggins sod Gomm drove Ito ir wag:;•nis
towards Steen, y; whets they arrived at Shslibington .11111
they stopped at the publie.bouse stud drank four or five
pints of beer between ilitui ; VVielellll bad also a glass of
gii; Woodbridge and Wiggins then came away, Gomm
promising he follow item. %Wiggins got into one waggon
sod drove it, and Yl'uoilbridge goi si-to the usher whin
they came to Shabbingion Fors', I", y met Mr. Long, the
clergyman of Shabbiugton, who said to Woodbridge, •• that
fellow (meaning Wiggins) is drunk, null will fall under the
wheel or be drowned." A■ soon as the team hail passed
through the ford, Wiggins gut down and nifs rest tm fight
Mr. Lung; Wiggins appeared to Woodbridge to lie very
drunk, said while lie was getting out of the waggon he hail
nearly fallen under the wheel. Woodbridge told W'iggiss
be would Hut go on ally turlier stutters %Wiggins would get
tip into the waggon ; WooChsulge was driving. Wiggins at
first refused, but afterwards got up. Wiggins, when he was
in the waggou, called oat and made • great noise, but soon
laid dowu wl some hay which was no the waggon nod went
to sleep. Woodbridge 'cot un (hieing the waggon, and
Gomm came up and appeared drunk. He saw Iwo men
going to lekford, to whom 1w talked about five minute's, io
the mean lime Wigeillii aim Very sick in the waggon.
Gomm, al length, went on with Woodhiolge aud drove Isis
train a very short distance whets he drove against a gate-
post; Woodbridge opened the gate situ drove through.--
Soots after they came to auother gate, when Gomm fell
down ated the wheels had nearly gone over bin. Soon sifter.
wards came to another public Moore, kept by John York,
called Wormall Wood: Comm wished for snore liquor, but
Woodbridge would nut are him nave a•y. Gomm then
wished Woodbridge to drive both teams, and said he would
open she vie*, which he slid, and the team■ went safely
through—Gomm had again neat iy been run over, and told
11'oodb►idge be meant to lay himself fur the waggon to go
over him liefore be gut bums.. Gomm then gut into his
'regrow, and Woodbridge lulu his. Wiwi they came to
Corkage Brook, on Horton Colnalioo, they had to pass •
bridge with a stone arch : she biotice was good but the road
was dirty at the further part of it. Werenibridkc thought it
dangerous to go over it, as their were two trees laid there
for the purpose of the water going under alien there is a
Hood. Wousibridge went to GOMM, who was then driving
the first waggon, in whirls Wiggins was laid down, mist
asked Gamin if he should lead the foie-horse over; Gomm
said no, and blamed Woodbridge for getting out of his
waggon. Witness then went back to the other leans and
took hold of the fore-horse, and was leading him up to the
bridge, when he saw the fore-wheel, on the (ore-side of the
waggon (Gomm was d►iviugi slip off the bridge, and go on
its aide into the brook, amid when the waggon fell, the two
foremost horses, which were upon firm footing, dragged the
waggou bottom upwards. Woodbridge then got between she
wheels and found Gomm laying tender she water, with his
heed near the wheel. Woodbridge aseinted him to get up:
if WouilbriOge haul hot been there, Cionvin would have bete
drowned. When 60111111 was gut up, Woodbridge celled to
Wiggins, who susireeed—u Here." Woodbridge and Gomm
etidees•oared In extricate him, but rush, not, as Wiggins
das at the bottom ash, waggots, said tbe ►ail-board fawn-
ed, sod they could out UUhielen H. After some lime had
Oared, tlisy procoird imblillisce, and gut the waggon nut
ail the brook, and ails rwatuls 11 igglieS, who was deed.--Vir-
diet. A erfelewlelly DJrtm•ned.
N.H.—The conduct of piling Woodbrialie was "").1 Praise'
weritlay; that of Wiggle's and Gown most scandalous. if
Woodbridge bad nut M 1414401 huts assistance, Gumsu must
have becu Moaned; tool of wine persons had not remitted
their aid, two of Woodbridge 's busses would have beets
drowned.

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