The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-08 00:00:00

DAN'SOV v. ANGERS.= ASSAt LT .11.41) iAL,F 11111.11.140NWAT.

The plahitill'iu Oda case in • Journeyman cerpenter resident
in the neighbourhood of Lisson-grove ; the defendant is a green
grocer sod market gardner, in good business in the same neigh-
bourhood. It appeared that on the 19th of March last, an the
plaintiff was quiet! v walking along near the Rock-tavet o, be was
met by Agent, the defendant, who without provocation seized
him by the collar, shd took him prisoner in that manner, until
be came to the police office, Mary lebone. Ile there gave hint
in charge to the officer of the day, to lie kept otitil he (der.m-
&tat) went for the prosecutor. Pla;ntilf was detained for
above two bourn, and was at length discharged on giving bin
word for his re-appearance. The only alleged ground for this
gross ill-treatment was, that the &feedlot, who is a constable,
bad on a former occasion called on the plaintiff, iu the King's
name, to assist in keeping the peace, when be was struggling
to take a black man, named Scipto.
Mr. Justice Park summed up, and the Jury gave a Yetdiet
for the plaintiff—Damages 40s. and costs.
It appeared from a question put to one of the witeeases, that
the plaintiff had been, since the transaction, tried fur having re-
fused to assist the constable, and acquitted.

NOVEL A iiCTION.—On Monday last, a respectable
Auctioneer put up for sale, Id Gat raway's Coffee-house, accord
big to the description in his Particular of Sale. a Life Interes
of a gentleman, agkd 52 years, arising from 4001. in the four
per Cents. Bank of England ; when a most ludicrous antlinovel
scene took place. The auctioneer stated, by way of induce-
ment to the persons assemLled to bid for the property, that the
person whose Life Interest he was about to oiler for sale,
mug as sawn! as a roach," and a goad walker! I base, said
he, had hini examined ny a regular burgeon ; atnl I have also
got a letter from a person who bas known Lino since lie was 12
years old, to prove he has never had any serious illuess, or a
pa, fielder complaint ; and also a sor;:,eon's certificate that be is
sound. Ile then produced • letter directed to bins, to the fol-
lowing elfeet
" I have known Mr. W. this forty years, and I have never
known him to have any serious illness, or a particular corn.
plaiut. 41 W S.
After thisletter had been handed round the room, a surgeon's
certificate was produced, of which the following is a copy :
" This is to certify, that I have minutely examined lulu the
state of Mr. E. W.'s health, and find that he has not any (or-
ganic disease.—Dec: 2, 1552.
" kt lt

Member of the K. C. of Surgeons, London."
After this it was remarked to the Auctioneer that the certifi-
cate did not prove the gentlemen a good goer, and that proof
ought to be produced that be was, to which the auctioneer
agreed, and sent for the gentlemen, his employer, who soon
arrived, when he was requested by the auctioneer to walk up
and down the room, by way of trial, and proof that he was a
good walker, which was directly complied with, and a walking
scene toek place once up and down the public side-room, before
all the persons assembled. After this the auctioneer was asked
if he would warrant him sound, which lie agreed to do, or to
return the deposit; the hiddings then commenced, and soon
got up to VII. when the auctioneer, in order to obtain a higher
prier, stated there was nothing the matter with his employer
but a little lame, of no conseqnence ; that lie was a very
hearty eater ; lie had dined with him once, and he had never
seen any one eat more, and again requested his employer, who
was sitting down in the anction.room, to walk up and down
once t ore, which lie willingly did, which caused the lot to be
knocked down for 611. to the no small amusement of the com-
pany assembled, and who had witnessed thia novel auction.
Oit Thursday evening a violent gale sprung up from
N.N.E., and continued with unabated fury, accompa-
nied by violent and heavy showers of rain, throa4liout
the night, until about four o'clock on Friday morning,
whets the gale abated, and the wind shifted more to
N E.; the rain also abated about fire o'clock. Tile
greatest devastation happened. So violent was the
storm, that at 12 o'clock the watchmen could scarcely
keep their stands on Westminster Bodge; several of the
covers of the lamps were blown away. Many accidents
happened in Sutures Town. Lowe slight buildings in
Lambeth were blown some yards Irani their WM13110114,
and were found in the :flouting heaps of ruins. Three
stacks of chimneys fell into Londoii-strtet, Lambeth;
and a poor watchman, who was sitting in his box, was
blown, box and all, front the sante t•!reet, some distance.
'rite roof of two houses also fell in, about one o'clock, in
the same neighbourhood.
A turkey-cock, the property of John Lee, El of
ltedbrook, near Whitchiarcli, Simi), which was black
last year, has now become perfectly white: this extraor-
dinary change took place so gradually, that. ill the
mouthing the tord was b %int muttliad, IiIC ft:a theta
40116 black and white ..ittrthatkly.

CORO Nii RS' Ili QU FATS.

On Tuesday last a Coninet'a Inqucit was herd on the body of
Joseph Maniting, supposed to nave been murdered in the
Croydon Hoed. -A respeotableJuryieeemileed at the Wheatshcaf
Inn, and the following evithdate was adduced before Charles
Jemmett, isq. Coroner for Surrey
William Hanwarde, of Croydon, stated, that on Sunday last,
about seven o'clock in the morning, • 1.4 he was geinb to Streatham,
and within a short distance of Mr. Sanderson's Lodge, lie saw
the deceased lying in the ditch by the road side. He went up to
him and found he was lead ; he was lyint. with his face down-.
wards. lie then went and asked Mr. Sanderson's gardener to
assist him in removing the body, but he declined, and advised
hint to go to Streatham fur kalielOt•4lCe. He did so, taking with
him the decciaieu's hat, and a basket which was in the ditch, in
which was about four inches depth of water ; the deceased's head
was under the water; he was on his knees, and leaning on his
elbow.. There was much appearance of struggling on the aide
of the ditch. The body was cat 'lad to the Whea!shetif.
William Irons stated, he left Mr. Colts% about five minutes to
12 o'clock on Saturday evening, and as he was going towards
Streatham, about twenty minutes atter twelve o'clock, he saw the
deceased going toward. Croydon 4 he appeared intoxicated, and
shouted out. The night was moonlight, and witness perceived
him fir some time goir.g along irregularly.
Mr. George Botiotaley. of Croydon, surgeon, stated, he had
examined the body of the demoted, and could not find any
material external marks of violence; there was some extra's-
sated blood in the head, and the 'easels of the brain woe very
much distended. The opiui..n of the sauces was, that deceased
died font suffixation.
The Coroner here summed up the evidence to the Jury. He
stated, that they Iteatd the evidence, and they had no proof of the
tuan's being murdeted. They could consider of the verdict
under such circumstances they ought to give.
The Jury then retire:l, and in a quarter of an hour returned
with this verdict—•• The deceased fell into a ditch M a state of
intoxication, and was setFuceted."
Another inquest was held on Tuesday afternoon, at Bethlam
Hospital, by Mr. Shelton, Colorer, on the body of Jas. ninon,,
one al the lunatic patients.
James Smith, one of the keepers of the Hospital, sworn
The deceased was taken into the Hospital on the 15th of July
last, in codeequence of labouring under extreme melancholy;
but lie ea. perfectly harmless. Last sunday the deceased took
tea with witne s, and then several other patients were in the
room ; witness did not notice him afterwards. About eight
o'clock, the eustontaty hour for the patients to go to bed, witness
misseJ detwased, and went to search utter him • he found him in
the dining room, Iyieg under the middle window, with a rope
round hie neck, one end of it being fastened to the window bars.
Witness cut the rope, which was very tight, and went ter Mr.
Wright. the peysicitin.
;%11'. Eduard Wright, physician to the Hospital, stated, that
he was sent for to attend the deceived ; found bins quite cold,
except hie belly, which retains the 'remelt longest. Witness
etated, tru.t the tlecrieAl kboured under great depression of
spirits and a bad state of health ; latterly he had been improving
both in mind and body. He was pelf ctly harmlem and used to
assist the keepers in making the beds. The deceased attempted
to make away with himself three times betore he went to the
Hospital.
A lung discussion took place as to the manner in which the
defeated became possessed of the rope. Knives base been
sometimes impudently given to the patients by their friends,
but hat been taken from diem again as soon as they were seen
by the keepers. N:. Nathaniel Nicholson, the steward, said,
diet if lie had kept all the knives that have been taken from
patients, he would have above a peck of them.
The rep• with which the deceased committed the act comes,
ponded with thot in the sacking of the witness Smith's bed,
which die deceased it 111CliMOS helped to make; hut the witness
never missed it, although he lashed his bed tighter on Sunday
last. It appeared that no blame was attached to any person
connected with the Hospital.
Verdict—a That the deceased committed the act while in a
state of insanity."

Uui Welitesclay, the 27th tilt., tile snip Lord Welling-
ton, Bell, master, from Quebec for London, put into
Fainioniti in great distress, having hail her bulwart.s,
statinchions, and all her boats washed away, and her
sails Little, blown away or si.lit into tatters. The vessel
also sprang a leak, and they were compelled to throw a
considerable part of the cargo overboard. Sill the leak
gained on them, and it was only by the utmost us.ertions
at the pumps that the crew were able to keep her above
watt r. For four weeks they continued in this distressed
state, having no other provisions than bread and raw
pork. They would have been wholly unable to support
the latigoe of cominnal pumping, had it not been for a
gentleman and lady who were passengers, and who sup.
plied 'ltem at intervals With porter and sugar, from their
pro ate sea stuck, and which the lady regularly distri.
butt d to the crew, stayiue on duck nearly the whole of
the tune, 10 d in r and supply them regularly with this
titti:t valuable beverage. 00 Tuesday night, they made
the Sciily lights; and leering that they would be driven
on shore, the lady distributed asisong the crew a quantity
of doubloons, stying that suitor might escape, and that
the money would he useful to the son MOIL Happily
their appiehetisions were nut real zed; they made Fal-
mouth on Wednesday morning, and this heroic woman,
%vitt; her husband, hat r, contrary to their expectations.
011 Ce more set foot gm English ground, though in a most
I:Slimmed and deplorable condition. When the vessel
came lino port, site had Mite feet Of water in the hold.
I,biring the voyage one of the crew was killed by falling
(taut the yard-arm, and another was severely injured.
IS QUEST.-018 Mond?), List an itiquisision was held
at the ionise of Mr. Leation, the IVheaislical. Tavern, nn
the St. PallCrat road, betoeCll the old church and the
Hospital, Ix/re Thomas Stirling, Esq. one
of the Coroners hir the county of Nliddlesex, and a t
restitctatile jury, on view of the body of a male infant,
reported to hie issordered and prlValely Etiried by the pa.
tents, the birth tieingcuncraled. Aiser the exasoismintr
or sesl..rat veitness,s, the jury brought in a verdict of—

ATILMYI' TO BREAK PRISON.—Ahnot eight o'clock
on Westireslay moritimA, the ."7th utiiiiio, a desperate
attempt to break ont of the city taol, at Cork, was made
by several men in custody, at the criminal side of that
prison. A guard, consisting ut a corporal and three
privates, is always pos:v..: at night in an apartment inside
the prison, anti had not yet petit relived, when a num-
ber of the prisoners, I iking adtentage of the opening of
a door, lie the purpose irt reckontieg she prisoners' bed-
ruslien out and dnarmed the guard of their fire.
Locks, and matioaihed themselves on the defensive for a
considerable time, until Mr. Welsh, the gaoler, olAaiii.
a reinforcement of ,ri;d:er,, ou the appearance 14 whom
despuailms submitted.