The National Register.
London, England, 1823-02-10 00:00:00


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CORONIR'S lioussr.—On Friday last an ims's-
was held at the King Harry,public house, in ILA Lon
street, Whitechapol, before T. W. Cowin. Eop• at-the
body of George Durham.
Mrs. Thoniatut, landlady of the George public house,
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George-yard..Whitecitapel, stated, that on Sunday week
the deceased was speakisag disrespetfully in her house
of 4 roan slanted Bingleyp he appeared tube intosicatedy
and broke some of the witness's windows ;.he then went
away.. Bingley afterwards came in.. arid witness told
him what Durhatn•had said of him,-and he threatetied.
to fight Durham. About eleven o'clock the some night
when witness was shutting up her house, Bengley and
Dttrhanuwere opposite, quarrelling; words ran.high„snd.
they then commenced fighting; they fought. about as,
minute. when the deceased fell ; he) ped up. took up
bis hat, and wont away. Witness then ehuohericloor.
Thus. Dowling sworn.—Witness oars present during.
the fight,.and saw the deceased fall; as he rose, wiitte.s•
saw a -wotind in his head, and Wood trickling down hie.
face. He fell on the pa.entsnt. When the deceased.
got up, ihey fought one inure round, and the deceased.
was again knocked doWn ; he then gut up and ran to..
wards-his father's house. Witness saw the whole affair,
it being just under a gas-light. There was no knife used;;
if there had been, witness must have seen it. They
fought about four minutes.
John Dorlism, the deceased'S father, seiom.—On.
Sunday, the/76.h of last issootb,.his sort came home,.
moth Wowed SOH/bloody ;. he wren to the hospital and.
got his head dressed ; he was afterwards very- bed from.
the effect of his bruises; he told witness that he knew
he should die,.and related the followingsecount :—Thes.
he was coming out of the George public house, when•
several petunia rushed on hi di ;. B ngley was antong.
them ;. he was knocked down• and kicked; that while
lie was down Bingley put his hand in his pocket and:
stole eh., and a pocket handkerchief from his hat ; and,
also-that Howley pulled out a knife and stabbed hum ins,
the head, Witness's son was taken us Lantbetlostreet.
Of and charged with breaking the windows of thy
George, .and Willey was also taken there for the teasel*
on the deceased ; while at 110101E0e, ffutgley said if
.he
WAS locked up with Durham; he would cut out his ...yaw.
entrails.
Mr. L. Evans, pupil &vibe London Hospital, sworn.
—The deceased was taken to the hospital. on Sunday
last, nearly in an insensible state, and could not answer
questions. He had been-in the h
hospital before to have
the same wound dressed ; :the wound was•• contused
one, and might have been caused by a blunt instrument
or a fall against any hard substance. Os Tuesday night •
he died; witness is of opiniois he died from an 1114.1411*
•mation of therbrain,oceessossol by the wound.
"1 lie Cuposserastnatind upahe et/Weise', and the Jury,.
~ after some oonstiltatiou, returned a verdict of Wilful
Murder against Bingley, who is in cos ody.
Fleas.-011 Friday tooruistg, about one o'clock. a
fire was•disceeered to break out et the shop of Mr. Hard,
talloW chandler, Halton-street, Somers-towo. Smyrna
large firewiwines were soon upon the spot. and were
plied with abundance of water, when theyprgan to play
with the promptest alacrity. but found that the qua aaa ia y
of fat and tallow candles had hrest-so pawl( resisted the
power of water. They directed their-attention to the
preservation of the dwelling house attaetted, and 1110.•
ceeded in saving it, biota oboist hull an hour the melting
house and out premises, with the properiptherein were
in a heavy(' runts. The same ' ug, at seven o'Cluele..
all Waraosng fire broke oust in the workshop of Mr. Pol-
lard, optician, to Alillbank-street, Westminster, which
burned so rapidly. agonies ivies*, olivine' the whole pre-
woes were in a blase. Several engines imbed, and with
the eaertiuns of the firemen, the devouring element was,-
preeented from co tttttt unwitting with the dwelling..
noose, but the shop and considerable property were do.
stroyed. The calamity in this instance is attributed to.
some flaw in the Rue of the chimney.
On Thursday escudo& between seven and eight •
o'clock, a young woman, about S 4 years of age,. was ob•
served walking by the New Cut, Paddington, apparently
in great mental suliering.—A Mr. Sissith..of Paddingicio..
who passed by and watched her, appreheitswe that she
intended 'to destroy herself,,,apploached her. feelingly
accosted her. and entwated her to let him know the
cause of her . sunrise, but she vnnWd 110 S conivly. He
asked her to partake of some refreshment. but site po-
litely reftweil. lle asked her she was married ; she
answered she was, and bows bon teen, alter which elm
seemed rather compose‘and deputed in another dires-
t/ow. She vetoed to tall her name, to where she lived.
She was of a delicate complreiou. and had light hair.
Soserstar Fase.—A tweeting is shortly to be held by
the 'magistrates of the eastern division, at Lambeth.
street office, to enquire by what authority Stepney fair
is held in the parish of St. Dunstan Stehoneath, cm
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, in Easier week,
as it is the determination of the magistrates strictly 10
do• away altogether with such nuisance, pros Wed the
parties cannot produce any charter or issithotiry.
Waits POISONZO BY LATINO Yaw.—Masts.
Woodcock and Co. of Chelmsford, on Monday e'en-
might, liaised two valuable bursts and a filly into a
II close, adjiii tt ill g to which there was a yew tree.—
snow lay on the ground. covering every other se-
ble , the yew tree therefore, by its verdure, no doubt
attic irresistible; in a few boursolie two horses-
were found dead, soil the fdly.was only saved by wow
caul antidotes being quickly -al ttt itt furred.. It • greet.
quantity of the yew was ioutid in the stomachs of the
dead animal..
CURIOUS. ASSOCIATION Of ANIMA LS.—.-A singular
instance or the asses lation of animals, intunc•lly .opposed
to each other, occurred last week in a lone barn beloop- •
ing to Mr. Amos, at Owril near Faversham. A.• man
ally employed to kill the rail in the harts. tasting
killed 46 MS, 101110 i Iwo bile ftll/1111S, a pie 1144 and
a stoic, which were also destroyed.
At the audit of T. Smyth, Esq. of Dereham. on Mon-
day week, that geisdeman again grabbed his -.enema
with a reduction id 30 per cent. sip; rents, shornilS.
biter tiOP:s were .it 110111 bight.

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