The National Register.
London, England, 1822-03-24 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, MARcu
The Hon. George 1)e Blaquiere, a Major M the army,
came up to be heard on his petition to be discharged, and
was opposed by Mr. Pollock, on behalf of Messrs.
Emery and Coles, *tunnies, who were hollers of the
insolvent's acceptance for WI.
It appeared by the evidence that Mr. Blaquiere had
been in the habit of accepting bilis of accommodation
for a pesson of the Mille of Dowling, who always pro-
vided Mr them till the last bill; but he because insol-
vent befote that was due. Major Blaquiere immediately
communicated Dowli4s insolvency to Messrs. Emery
and Coles, who were the hollers of the bill, and at the
same time stated his own inability to pay it, and re.
quired 15 days time, which they agreed to give, and imitle
a memorandum in their books to Mat effect; after which
they arrested him, three days before the expiration of
the sttpulated time. Major Blaquiere on being arrested,
immediately sent to Emery and Coles for all explana.
tion, who said they had heard that he was about to leave
the country. Ile then offered to pay the bill, but they
refused to receive it without costs, and Major B. was
advised by his crednars to gaits time, by taking defence
, to the action, which he did; and after tney had obtained
a verdict he brought a writ of error, which formed the
ground of the present opposition. It also appeared that
his debts amounted to 6,3851. and that he was making
ariangements for the payment of all his creditors, none
of whom opposed his discharge but Messrs. Emery and
Coles. It came out in the evidence, that the lady with
whom he lived was not his wife, although she appeared
so its the eye of the world for many years; but that cir-
cumstances of a peculiar nature, connected with the
property,prevented a marriage. This lady, it was stated,
had an income of &fol. a year, besides a considerable
reversionary property.
Major B. stated, that the carriages, respecting which
he was examined, were this lady's property, and not his.
Mr. Heath, who was counsel for Major Blaquiere,
submitted to the court that the vexation had beets on the
part of the detaining creditors, as Major 131.aptiere had
been advised by several other of his creditors to act as he
had done.

The Court said the writ of error could not be over-
looked, though the circumstances thn. gave rise to it
must be allowed in mitigation. it was a striking fact,
that no other creditor opposed the insulvent's discharge,
and it was also a circumstance in mitigation, that the
detaining credi ors might have had their debts and costs
guarantee I by a cognovit ; still the Court were bound to
notice the writ of error, but would wit visit the insolvent
with severity. The judgment of the Court was, that he
should be discharged in three mouths from the date of
filing his petition.
Mr. Heath said, he would propose two assignees to
whom no objection could he made—Lord wythr and
Mr. Leslie, who were both creditors, and interested in
the welfare of the insolvent. They were accordingly
appointed.

DEATH by ExPLostox.—On Monday last, at one
o'clock, a coroner's inquest was held at the General
Abercrombie putihe-horse, 111ackfriars-road, before T.
Shelton, Esq. coroner for bunion and Southwark, on
the body of John Morgau, who was unfortunately killed
ou Friday by the sudden bursting of a water tank. After
the Jury had taken a view of the premises, the following
evidence was adduced :—Thomas Mees, one of the
workmen employed by Messrs. Grazebrook and Co.,
iron masters, near Stourbridge, stated, that the deceased
was sent up to town for the purpose of pintinv, the tanks
together, about 16 months since, some part of the Outs
they were employed by the Westminster and Nortoo-
lalgate Gas Companies. This is the South London Gis
Company, in Wellington-street. A crack appearing in
the plate of the tank, witness and deceased were ordered
to mend it ; there was a crack in it helbre, which was
repaired by a wrought iron patch. but the crack extend-
ing higher, a larger patch was procured, and they took
the old one ott, and walker/ it w•th the new to fasten the
screws in the right places. After placing the patch to
the batik, they secured it with a prop against the wall,
which held it water-tight. Witness and deceased then
proeeeded to drill the remainder of the holes, when, on
putting the seventh pin in, the hoop gave way, burst, and
instantly dropped MI. Winless said to the deceased,
"Come away; it will burst," and ran from it a short
distance, w hen he and deceased mound again, in order to
secure the hoop, and out reaching the tank the deceased
climbed up the side, for the purpose of Mints frig sonic
dirt in, to prevent the water flowing, when witness again
requested him to conic away, observing, " it will surely
burst." At that moment witness was stooping to pull
away the hoop, when the tank exploded, and he was
carried to a distance of from 15 to 11 yards by the vio-
lence of the water. (in recovering himself he looked
after the deceased, and found hint among some unither
about 30 yards' distance. He was nut wen dead, but
insensible, and bled profusely from the cars; lie died
soon after he was taken into the General Abercrombie.
Witness could nut say what caused the accident ; it
might he occasioned from the pressure of the water,
which caused the plate to crick, and the hoop to burst.—
Mr. Robert Mono), one of the principal proprietors, was
then examined, who said, that the weight of water in
the tank was 752 tons. Ile then described the tank,
ud said the plates were considered suaicient to bear the
easy weight. The loss is very heavy to the contrac•ors,
Its the terms of the contract were not fulfil:ed.—Mr.
Evans, sorgeoa, was of opiaion, that the deceased died
of a rupture of a blood vessel on the brain, which might
be caused by a severe sudden concussion or fall.—The
Jury retired, and, after a short consultation, returned a
verdict of—Accidental Death. _ _

DuaL.—A meeting took place early on Monday
morning in a field 3t liernall, near Hounslow, betwetM
F. It. M—u--y, Esq. and Capt. The misun-
derstanding arose on Swintlay- night, aiiJ the cause ori-
ginated respecting Mrs. ‘V--y, late chrre wrie of a noble
Lord. Mr. M. was wounded in the hip in the second
tttc, but nut liaztatua.ly, the Lvll lid net luJge.

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The congregation of a dissenting meeting-houv,
situated near the sea beach at Troon, Scotland, met
wi►h a singular impediment to their egress from the
place of worship on Sunday the 10th inst. During
the sermon the tide rose to a very unusual he►ght,
and surrounded the building. As the congregation
occupied the upper story of the house only, this
overflowing of the watcr.s was unobserved till they
were abut to retire, when they were rather sur.
primed to find themselves completely insulated.—
The worthy clergyman had no other alternative

than to commence another discourse, and by the
time it was brought to a conclusion, a number of
carts, &e. had arrived, by :limns of which the
congregation were extricated from their unpleasant
situation.

On Tuesday last the men belonging to the Pre-
ventive Boat at Kessingland seized, at sea, an open
yawl, with 120 kegs of spirits, which were carried •
to Sonthwold. The crew of the yawl were taken,
and are sent to gal
Last Saturday week the church of Slype, between
Ostend and Nieuport, was struck with lightning,
and entirely consumed, except the bare walls.—
We learn also from Groningen, that the lightning
struck the steeple of St. Martin's, and set fire to it.
A Welch clergyman applied to his diocesan for a
living. The Bishop prort:::ed him one; but as the
parson wag taking his leave, he expressed a hope •
that his Lordship would not send him into the in.
terior of the Principality, as his wife could not speak
Welch. " Your wife, Sir !" said the Bishop—
" What has your wife to do with it, she does not
preach, does she ?"." Nu my Lord," said the
parson, " but she lectures !"
Two persons are to be examined on Friday next,
at the Mansion-house, for receiving goods on false
pretences, to give individuals who have bac' de-
frauded an opportunity of coming forward to exhibit
any charges which they might have to make.
A short time since as a man was ploughing a
field, about a mile from Trelowarren, Cornwall, the
seat of It. Vyvyan, Esq. the ploughshare struck
against an earthen vessel or urn, and scattered about
a number of coins, which, on examination were •
found to be Roman, many of them of the first Em-
perors. They are of various sizes, and, in general,
in good preservation. The number found is up.
wards of 1600, and the man who discovered them
being ignorant of their value, sold them at a penny
a piece to all who wonid purchase them. He has
since become sensible of his fully, but too late to re-
trieve it- Many years ago a number of arrow heads
were found in the same field. _

COLON E INQUEST.—On Thureday evening an inq teat
was held on the body of T. IVilson, at the Golden Lion, in
Leatlenhall-street, who came by his death by takina• oxalic acid.
sold him at a chymist's by mistake for Epsom salts.—He was
served early in the morn erg by an errand boy, with a blue paper,
on which was written •6 Poison," which he thought to be wilts,
and soon after expired in great agony. though Mr. Pugh, a
surgeon in the neighbourhood, administered medicine to hum to
neutralise the poisonous acid, which is used by dyers and for
cleating boot tops. Mr. S. Briggs, residing with Messrs-
Sheamian and Jones. having also sent to the same shop. the
person was served by the boy with a similar article, but very
tintunately he took but one third part of the quantity. whirr
was neutralized by medicines administered by Mr. Pugh. The
proprietor of the shop attended, and said lie was not at home at
the tinte, and declared the boy was never instructed to sell any
article, and he took the acid fmtn the drawer, in his opinion.
for the purpose of pillage. After some remarks from the
Coroner and Jury, the latter returned a Verdict on the body of
the deceased Wilson, n that he came by his death by taking
oxalic acid, which was unwittingly vended to him for salts."—
Mr. Briggs is still in a very weak state.
MIVIDEgF Os THE TUASITB—On r May morning between
five and six o'clock, a most tremendous hurricane sprung up
troth the N.N.W. Two coasters broke front their moorings.
and coming in contact, tour men, that were endeavouring to right
them, were thrown by the violence of the concussion into the
stream, three of whom were drowned ; the fourth, more fortu-
nate, caught hold of a piece of spar that was floating, and was
fortunately picked up by a boat from the notherhithe shore.—
The survivor's name is lioniton ;of the three others, M•Darnal
and ltobinion are known as having large homilies ; the other is
a young man not out of his apprenticeship. Considerable injury
is done to other craft on the River, but it don+ not appear that
any more lives have been lost. The violence, unfortunately. has
not been only on the Hirer, for in most parts of the metropolis
contiguous to the Thames the eh!act of the Bile was experienced
in the uurootng of houses, s eceping oIF the coping stones, de-
stroying chimney puts, windows, -tax. It Ilea not however.
transpired that any personal injury has been sustained. As the
sun advanced to the meridian time wind abated.
DESTRUCTIVE AND AtAll.Ml FIRE.--On Thursday last
between twelve and one o'clock, the neighbourhood of White- •
chapel was thrown into the greatest alarm and contusion, in sot-
sequence of a tire breaking out in the very extensive sugar.houte
of Mr. List, in Little Abe Street, Goodmon's Fields. The fire
made its first appearance front the whale'', of the third story.
and burned with almost int-nettle fury, illuminating the ulnae
neighbourhood, and infusing terror and dismay among the sur-
rounding inhabitants, who wine to be seen running in a state of
nudity, and almost bordering on distraction, bearing away to a
place of safety the different portable articles cf their fermture,
und other geode, which they could conveniently carry in the
hurry of the moment ; but several of dams were eased of their
incumbrances by the thieves, who had, in they ere wont to do on
all such occurrences mustered very stronely at first on this occa•
-ion, whirl: having come to the knowledge of Mr. Wyatt, the
resident :Magistrate at Lambeth titreet, he promptly repaired to
the scene tat conflagration, rind with the officers, and a partyct
the Bow Street Patrol stationed in that district, paneled the
streets all night to preserve order. The different timenginci
were on the spot as early as could be CY pected, art-were well
supplied with water, and skilfully winked, but all exertions used
to conquer the tire proved itleortive, as the premise* with all the
stock in trade, were reduced to a heap of smoking ruins. Tile
nropriet it is insured in two offiees, but we could not learn to
what amount or how the .`.re originated. The de/cling house of
List, which is adjoining the sugar house wit, tire on Thursday.
The engines ware LAW at work, and the ..itzutzt Lee casicactely
intunlatoai,