The National Register.
London, England, 1817-08-18 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, 4v.

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On Tuesday, as Mr. Jones, of Shipp--street, Edgware-toad,
was rein ' g from Heston, near Hounslow, with a Mr.
James, in a single horse chaise, the vehicle, was dashed in.
piece.• against x market waggon at Shepherd's Rush, when
going at the rate of ten miles an hour. Mr. Jones was dri%-
ing, and he was picked up apparently lifeless. Mr. James
had his arm broken in two places, and was otherwise much
bruised. . _

Tuesday noon as Lord Erskine, accompanied by a lady,
was driving an open carriage into Holborn front Fleet-
street, the crowd of carriages, which at that time was
passing along Holborn Bridge, occasioned a temporary stop-
page of the vehicles that Mere proceeding, through Fleet-
market. Among those was one of the description called a
tax cart, driven by a man said to be a baker, who had been
in the rear, and who endeavoured to break out of the line,
and push forward immediately before his Lordship. Lord
Erskine stretched out hip whip before the cart-louses head,
with no more force thin was proper to intimate a wish, to
restrain the intended irregularity; hen- his Lolll4lip was
assaulted by the driver, with great feroeity.—The infuriated
ruffian respected neither sex, nor rank, nor age ; but repeated
his attack upon the Lady and his Lordship, till the instrument
of his outrage became broken in his hands.—T he demeanoto
of his Lordship, during the whole of the atiair, was in all
respects becoming his distinguished rank and character. lie
received the adds esses of such gentlemen as were witnesses
rf the assault to enable hint to have recourse w legal pro-
ceedings.

I NQU ESTS.

Wednesday, three inquests were held at the Black Horse,
in Hi/Of-street, Poplar. The first was on the body of J.
Heard. Mr. J. Scott, Captain of the ship Good Caesar lying
in the City Cdual, stated, the deceased was a carpenter,
came to aorkruni board his ship, and having gone into the
ship's boat, a Welt lay alonttNitle fell into the water. Witness
threw hum a rope, but Ise sunk. Verdict—Accidentally
Drowned.

1 hesecond inquest was on the body of G. L. M'Cann, aged
19, who fell into the River, at Deptford, on Friday, in stepping
from the side of a boat to SI ship. The deceased was rather
intoxicated at the time. Verdict—Accidental Death.

The third inquest was on the body or a tnan nukown, who
w•as found floating ou the liiver, ne.u• Mackwall. The de-
ceased appeared to be a seaman. Verdict— Found
.Drow tied.

Wednesday an inquest was held at the Freemason's Arms,
Litnehouse, on Mary Boxall, aged 45—Ann Burgess stated,
that last Saturday evening she, accompanied by young Mrs.
Boxall, met the deceased near Aldgate Church, in a state of
intoxication. They conducted her as far as Church-lane,
Commercial-road; lint finding it impossible to take her any
farther, .hey placed her on the steps of* door, where witness
left her and young Mrs. Boxall, who soon came after witness,
and begged her to come back. The deceased was then lying
in the middle of the road, opposite the place where she wils
left sitting. A Mr. Elliot came and picked her up, and car-
ried her home to his own house, where she remained wit
mornigg, when she was taken home in a coach, where She
died..-n Catherine Boxall stated, that, after she left deceased
sitting in Church-lane, she heard a groan, and, turning back,
found her lying in the middle of the road. Witness asked
her if the coach which just pant had run over her. She said
no, and desired witness not to fetch a doctor, nor send for
her husband. Verdict—Accidental Death.

ItintE SOCIETIM—A general meeting of the friends to
the formation of as Auxiliary Society for Colchester and the
eastern part of Essex, in aid of the London Society for 1)11,-
moting Christianity among the Jews, was held at Colchester,
which was most numerously and respectably attended, up-
wards of thirty clergymen being present. The ohjeet and
design of the Parent Institution were eloquently explained by
the various speakers, and a great additional interest VMS eN.
cited by the presence of two converted }tabbies (one of whom
has been recently ordained a Deacon of the Chinch of Eng-
land), and the Sultan liiateghesiy Crinigherry, a Prince of
Tartary, also converted to the Christian faith, front the Maho
medan creed, who severally addressed the meeting in a style
of truly affecting simplicity. The various contributions in
support of the institution, amount to upwards of 3001.

RACES ON WORMWOOD SCR ÜBBS.—Satnrday the following
notice was served upon the different persons employed in pre-
paring the course for the expected races, which were to com-
mence on Wednesday next : many of tie publicans and inha-
bitants in the parish of Hammersmith hail subscribed, and
preparations were making for the erection of booths, tents,
and theatres, when the following notice gave a ilea-hlow
to their expectations, and put a stop to the intended races :
Sir—l tie hereby give you notice not to come upon or trouper's, or
commit any tresvass in or upon a certain place called Wm-mholt-
wood, otherwise Wormwood Scrubbs, in the parish of Fulham, and
county of Middlesex ; and that in case you do so after this notice,
you will be com,idered a wilful trespasser. and an action at law will
be forthwith comment I agninst you for the same.
t Sigma] By the Solicitor, n behalf ofthe Deputy-assistant,
Dated, Auo.ii, 18t7. Quarter-Inastcr7gencra4

111 ItTil:
In Upper Wimpale....street, the Right lion. Lady Amelia Sophia
nu) a, of a W,L—on Wetlne.stlay, the 13th inst. the I.ady of A. Arce-
deacon, his houm: in crtthrd-stud, ci a daughter.—on
Aloctlay Iva, at So,ttlientl, Item, Mrs. T. Allen, Shiner, of a ilaugh-
ter.—On Sunday lust,. Mrs. Charles Gibbes, of Brunswick square,
of a sun.

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