The National Register.
London, England, 1816-12-30 00:00:00

green, ou the lioJy of John Morgan, aged three years.

Mr. Jonathan Mitcham deposed, that he was in his own
house at ten o'clock on Thursday evening, when he heard the
shrieks of a child. He ran out and saw the deceased with his
clothes ill flames at hi.: Caber's door ; he Kut the fire extin-
guished, but the child wa, so much burnt, that he died on the
secoad day after. The father was out ut work, and the ano-
ther had gone out to buy some articles site wanted in the
house ; site haul nut been absent above three minutes before
the accident occurred.
Jane Morgan, an interesting little girl six years old, sister
to the deceased, said her little brother got a sheet of paper
to male a lantern, which he set on tire with a candle, and the
flames can gist his pinafore. Verdict—Accidental Death.
An Inquisition was taken at the Olive Bush Tavern, at
Hampstead, before Mr. Thomas Stirling upon the body of
Mr,. Sarah Freeman, a widow lady, aged 64, who died on
Monday last, in COII4VNIICIWC of a horse and cart passing over
liar body. Several oilier riles were broken, there were black
marks of internal violence, and the neck M.lB *boy:kingly la-
cerated. It appeared AVM the evidence of several persons,
that the deceased was standing before a horse and cart belong-
ing to a Mr. Allen, of Hampstead, which was loaded with
a hay was holding the reins at the hors's head, when soother
korse and rat passed along the road, and the noise affrighted
Mr. Allen's borne, he set off and threw the boy against the'
deceased, she Cell down, and the wheel oldie cart 'oved over
her hotly. The boy had a very narrow escape. Verdict
.dcrideatel death.

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Whitehall, Parliament-street, and all the adjacent
puts of Westminster, were on Tuesday night in a state
of " darkness visible," from some accident having hap-
pened to the gas ligiat grand conductor.

FlRES.—lletweenthree and four o'clock on Wednesday
morning, a fire broke out at the house of Mr. Daley, the sign
of the Canterbury Arm,, tower Marsh, Lambeth. A number
of persons load been keeping ('hristmas.eve, aid they re-
mained in She house when the Hanna were seen bursting out
of the bar, which projected into the street. Fortunately they
all escaped unhurt; but the flames spicad so rapidly, that
Mr. 1). saved eery little of JliS property. The whole of his
ebildren's clothes were burnt, MA be It4i coMpelted to buy
VC*lVCring fur them after their removal. The al:lElllunit mills-
.oion which prevailed in the Marsh when the fire was dis-
covered Catlllat 1w described. The inhabitants arc all poor
le.borious people, and as the ancient buildings, which have
been standing inure ehan two hundred bears, were threatened
with total destruction, e'.cty one was afraid of losing his
little all. The dames soon reduced Mr. Daley's home to
ruin, and the devonring column of fire had darted through '
the lath and plaster walls of the adjoininglionse, uccapie'd by
Mr..rield, a was chandler, when the engines arrived and
checked the fury of the contagration. Mrs. Field, whose
aeconchement occurred about three weeks aiace, was carried
out in blankets, and is consequently new in a state of danger
occasioned by the fright. tier meld .servant haul scarcely
time to quit her bed, the flames having seised the curtains.;,
Fortunately a quick supply of water enabled the firemen to
extinguish the tier before eight o'clock, and to save half of
Mr. Field's premises. The public house is entirely destroyed,
and the damage, independent of bit. Field's house, is very
considerable. The parties, we understand, were insured.

Wednesday the neighbourhood of Deverenx,conrt, near
Temple-bar,. was thrown into the greatest consternation
about •hall=pakt QM' o'clock. in the morning, by the die.
,'os cry of a tire in the second floor of the Grecian Coffee-
loose. oceaeiet►ed by a canthe bring incautiously left too near
a bed, the furniture of -which caught the Mate, and set the
. room in a Wage. We are happy to, :ay, that by the nioNt
ptsinipt excrtions, its progress was arrested time enough to
cAlfitie it to the room in which it originated, though not
-sadit cti,..stilerable damage bad been sustained.

MANSION HOUSE.
Pnatrow.—Tburstley Preston was brought up, the City
Soliritor haring signi.lied to the Lord Mayor that sufficient
bed hail been offered for his appearance at the neat seuious,
to answer the indictment fur misdemeanour.
His solicitor attended, and gave in the names of Hark Ilk-
man, of 85, Oxford-street, straw hatmaker, and Charles Pea-
droll, of Newgate-street, bootmaker, as the persons who were
security. The Dubs having been administered, his Lordship
mentioned that Preston was no longer to couider himself in
charge of the officers. _ _

Preston said nothing, but bowed to his Lordship, and left
the (Ace with his bad.

Mr. Virtue and NI:. Pendrell have been bound in the sum
of 501. each, and Preston liu entered his own recognizance
of lOW.
We understand that the act upon the part of the bail was,
as Preston seemed to expect, voluntary, no other application
having lieu made than that public our• which intimated his
to maintain his iudepeudence throughout the
transaction.

Preston's solicitor, who has exercised a very extraordinary
vrero.er kis 'Aleut to preventing Win from addressing the
Lord Mayen in a long speech, has been applied to by the
coadjutors of Preston to act iu their behalf. The event is
considered by them as likely to contribute more to their re-
putation than punishment,

Thursday a sailor, named Edward Baker, was brought op
by an officer, charged with being found on London-bridge
begging from the passengers, The Lord Mayor having seen
the prisoner in tits, aiWation described, ordered his appre-
hension, and directed that be should be sent to Bridcwell to
undergo a whipping fur having returned to the begging post
three or four several times, notwithstanding that he had been
repeatedly passed to his parish by an order from the Mansion
House. His Lordship said, that he hoped this proceeding
would check the impositions upon the public, now beginning
'a be so frequent; and declared that he was resolved to chas•
Use every offender of the same kind.
John Pearce was brought from on board the ship stationed
off the Tower for the reception of foreign seamen, charged
with passing himself as an American, he being an English-
-111411. Being asked by the Lord Mayor Isis reason for this
misrepresentation, he answered, it was in order to procure a
mouthful to eat. His Lordship replied, that, as an English-
man, be should have something to eat, and ordered hint to be
sent to .he House of Correction for seven days, and then pass-
ed to Isis parish.
On Friday the City Solicitors attended at the Mansion-
house fur the purpose of receiving Hooper's bail.
Preston's solicitor gave in two names out of six which had
been offered as Hooper's security.
The city solicitor, upon examining the paper containing the
description, perceived an inaccuracy, which rendered it ne-
cessary to defer the liberation of the prisoner till two o'clock
yesterday.
Hooper was not brought into the justice-room.
Saturday Gunn-I, the tirayntan, was again brought np and
underwent another examination.
Joseph Dynan was the first witness. He was sure if the
testimony of Woolridge was correct, in which he stated that
Gunnel had broken Mr. Beckwith's windows with a gun, the
witness (Dynan) must have seculiiiss.
Joseph Page, drayman to Calvert and Co. repeated a part
of what he stated at the last examination, regarelssig the pri-
soner at the bar. He stated that he was at the side of Isis
horses in Newitate-street on the day of the riot, when lie saw
Gunnel in the middle of the crowd coining dawn that street,
towards Cheapside, behind the colours.
The Lord Mayor observed, that as there was so much pre
varication in the evidence which Woolridgc had given, he
could not receive it against
Dynan further deposed, that Coronet had need very inflam-
matory language, declaring Le would not leave a single win-
dow in the bloody house k Mr. B.'s n unhrokea.
To a spiestion from the Lard Mayor, Joseph Page replied,
that Ganne.-I did nothing mare when he saw him than strut
:slang x ith a gun upon his shoulder. He was not sure whe-
ther it was a single or double barrelled gun.
A coosidesable sensation was Isere felt in the Justice Room,
by it Laing ascertained that Woolridge, the chimney sweeper,
who codeaeoured to implicate Gunnel, had made his escape
while ill,• eye of the officer, Kinuersley, who had him in Nis-
todv, was turned off from bins. It seems this gentleman was
,diffidently acquainted with his trade as to be &wising, which
lie effected by creeping by degrees be hind Gunnel, who is a
very large mass.
The Load Mayor sent to Mr. Beckwith's, in Skiunerstrcet.
for the attendance of Geitfin his shop-nail ; but as this person
- was not then to he met with, Dunned was again remanded
until Monday, when it is expected that lac will be counisitted.
l'he Solicitor fur the city attended at the Mansion House
to-day, to receive or object to- the bail offered for Hoo-
per. They were, John Collett, of 13e, high Holborn, up-
holder, and Iliontas Harrison, of the Cock public house,
Gs-Inuit-street, Soho. the lust of these was admitted , but
as the latter could not conscientiously swear, that after the
payment of all hiS debts he was worth 501. another person was
required in his stead.
We usiderstand Hooper will be liberated on Monday, as
his Solicitor says he stall be able to procure another name
this evening.
. Among the persons present at the examination this spurning
was Preston, who was bailed is day or two ago.
Several foreign anamen made application. for accommoda-
tion on board the Helder frigac this morning. {ls this vessel
has more. than her compliment, the Lord Mayor wits under
the necessity of refusiug assistance at present.

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