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London, England, 1821-10-07 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

he cannot say whether he beard or not. The deceased,
on being extricated from under the coach, was conveyed
into Surgeon Wheeler's shop opposite, and afterwards
taken to this hospital.
Mrs. Sarah Harris, the wife of the witness, corrobo-
rated his testimony in every respect except seeing the
deceased knocked down.
A professional gentleman who said lie attended on the part
of the coachman, stepped forward and •mNesied to the Co.
roper that he had some question► to put to the last w
when the latter said he would not allow any one to interfere
with the witnesses, and that they had no business attempting
to meddle in the discharge of his duty, upon which the soli-
citor withdrew.

Mr. Robt. Richardma, of Clemenes-lane, Lombard-street,
slated, that on the evening alluded to by the brat witness he
was going from Little Eastcheap toward, ( iracechurch-street,
when his attention was first called by hearing several person,
vociferating very near London bridge, as if something alarms
ing was likely to happen, and at the same time heard a great
noise of carriages: the persons seemed to be iu a state of.
alarm from the matinee they cried out : almost immediately
two couches passed him in Graceeltutelest.eet, driving at a
furious rate, and apparently rontending one against the
other; the first was the Dover Margate coach, and the other
was the Hirsch mail. As they passed, he heard some
pelsllll, call out loudly, that a luau was run over, and Ott
;mice, ding to Feueh.arcb•s:reel, saw Cie mail lit a stand,
and the ilecravti, who wits just taken flute under the wheel,
suitpurted by tan teen a lair were tak mg him to a surgeon's.
on the coach was ."1. he Paris Diligenee."—lie
did nut hear the Moms blow. The coaches were driving at
such a terrific rate a, to excite general alarm, and lie con-
sidered they would not get to the Spread Eagle in Eetichurch-
street before some accident would occur. lie did oat take
ally particular notice of the driver.
Mr. Wheeler of Graceeltureit-street, surgeo.l, and several
other respectable witnesses, deposed as to the manner the
coaches a ere driving.
Miss Sarah Finitklin stated, she resides at the Angel
near St. Clemenee Church, Strand, she was iiside psasengei
in the !'arts Diligence on the eveoleg of Saturday three
week.: she ails Si, umelt alarmed, and in such deep conver-
sation with it gentleman tit the time of the itecideet, she eau-
not say in what street it occurred, hut it was near the Gene-
ral Po,t (Mice considers the coach was going ut the u•ual
rate : she is very timorous ; if it had been going at au im-
proper rate she must have been sensible of it ; it stopped a
storm as the accident happened. The coachman's name is
Thomas Dovell ; he was perfectly ssiber at the time, nod
drove the coach from Canterbury--sbe did not hear the
horns blow. The coach usually pulls up at the Angel ism.
Mr. Richard 1% add, dresser to Mr. Green, rote of the sur-
geon's of St. Thomas's Hospital, attended the deceased
there uhnut 9 o'clock on the evening of last Saturday three
weeks, tend on examination found a sine& fracture of both
bouta of Cie left leg, and dressed the coatusaal mound. He
ails going on pretty well until a fortnight atter. w hen the
latter litjury went on speedily to mortilicatime and which
caused nis death about four o'clock on Saturday morning.
The solicitor for the d. fence produced four witnesses, who
were examined at great length, but their te.timouy seemed
(mite inconsistent, 11.1.1 no point b‘haterer aas adduced by
them that might tend to exculpate the necused. Thomas
flail, the guard, swot c he did slot know which was his right
side of the street; and, on his eras-examination, was found
to give most contradictory evidtoice.
The ca•e buying been most folly and minutely sifted, the
Coroner brolly recapitulated the evidence, and pointed out
the law bearing ou the case to the Juiy, who, after a
short deliberation, returned a verdict of— elanslatiehe
ter against Thomas Doyen, the coachman; and faun., a
a deodaitil of 401. on the coach and horses. The Coroner
issued his warraut for Dovell's apprehension, who is yet at
large.

Atronortty.—Jupiter and Saturn, the most 10-autiful
planets of our system, rise nearly due east at seven
o'clock in the evening. The coloured belts of Jupiter,
with his four little moons, and the luminous ring which
surrounds the equatorial regions of Saturn, and presents
one of the finest telescope objects in the heavens, may
now be seen at eight or nice o'clock with a very good
night glass. The approach of these planets till next
Deceinner will be very trilling; they are at present little
more than three degrees irom tach other by a quadrant,
Saturn being to the south of Jupiter. The beautiful
planet Venus, which has passed her superior conjunc-
tion, and is about 30 degrees south of the Sun, in the
sign Scorpio, may be seen with the naked eye soon after
sunset, a few degrees above the horizon, about W.S.W.
Farious Uniting.—On Thursday week, at half-pa-t
seven its the evening, some fellow drove a market-cart
at lull speed along Fleet-street, and being drunk, or
enable to direct his horse on the right side of the street,
he came in contact. near Temple-bar, with a fine horse
belimeing to Sir Richard Puillips, with such violence as
to force one of the shafts completely through the ani-
mal's hip. The transaction was witnessed by nearly too
persons, yet, as soon as the villain had disentangled
hintselt, he galloped off, and has not since been traced
though ;is the cart, its horse, and driver, cats be identi-
fied, there are hopes that such an atrocity will not escape
its il,•.erved pintishlnetit. The wounded horse lingered
in great suffering for three days.
RoUeries.—Atout eight oclock on Tuesday evening
Mr Maurice Hustle, of '2. Park•street, Islington, was
,nipped ut Holywell-laite, Smireilitet, by twee vill.tins,
one of whom knocked idol down, and one gang robbed
him of a valuable gold repeating watch and zypendages,
and' Kis. in money, with winch they escaped. The
same shpt the coach-house of Mr. Peter, coatis-soaker,.
in South Aoil -street, was broken into and robbed of
right plate glasses, a dashing iron covered with patent
leather, and two new leather aprons from gigs. On
Wednesday some daring viilains found means to cutter
the house of Mr. Stone, No. I. Pahner's Terrace, Is-
lington. The cloth was laid in the parlour for <limier,
in which there was no parson as the time, and a vain-
ahle set of eight castor, cot, richly mounted an silver
with a silver stand; boat shape, was carried off by the
thieves. A few evenunp ago Mr. Stone ssas stopped at
the cud of the terrace, near bus own house, and robbed
of his watch and money.
An outward-bound vessel foundered in the Irish
channel, and all •on board perished, in the storm
Which drove his Majesty's yacht into Milford.


119

Voltce.

BOW-STREET.
NOVEL OCCURRENCE.—On Thursday morning Doctor
Vend., of Charlotte-place' Pimlico, a gentleman whose
attention is chiefly directed to the cure of persons labour•
ing under mental derangements, applied to George Row-
land Minfinall, Esq. the sitting magistrate, and requested
his assistance to recover a patient who had been surrep-
titiously removed from his care and protection.
The Doctor stated, hat a gentleman who had been long
deranged was played by his relations under his care some
time ago, and lie appointed a man whom he thought com-
Metal and trustworthy, to watch over him. The man
executed the trust reposed in him with fidelity, nntil a
few days ago, when he absconded, taking the patient
with hi 111 l and was no where to be found or heard of. He
(the Doctor) however, had some hope of finding hen, if
the worthy magistrate would give him the assistance of en
active and intelligent officer.
Mr. Minslittll.--I do not think I have power to interfere
in such a nutter. Ido not know that you have any au-
thority over the patient.
Dr. Veiteh.—l have authority both as the physician
and the friend of the patient. I have known him many

years.
Minshoill.—Have you other persons afflicted with
the same malady under your care?
Dr. Veitch.—l have.
Mr. Minslitill.—Where is your establishment ?
Dr. Veitch.—l have no distinct establishment. I have
'tidily patients under my care, but I place them in sepa-
rate cottages, ur toili,ings, with proper persons to attend
upon them.
Mr. Minslitill.—That I presume, is part of your mode
of treatment ?

Dr. Veitclt.—lt is, Sir; because I am of opinion that a
cure is much mute likely to he effected when a patient is
kept by I elf, than whin lie is suffered to mingle with
others similarly afflicted. Such an association often tends
to confirm the malady beyond the reach of mere.
Mr. Aliuslitill.—l am afraid this is a case in which I
have no power to interfere. I know of no law which
attiliorises me to order the apprehension of the 111411 who
is said to have Mist:united with the patient, or even to de-
tain the patient himself forcibly.'
Dr. Veatch.—l spoke to Sir Richard Winne early this
morning upon the subject, and he said that in such a ease,
perhaps I should do tight to act rather with a vigour be-
yond the 14w.
Mr. you clause to act, yon may; but it
must be entirely upon your own resposibility. Itemeirbee
I give you nu authority.
Dr. Yeitch.—Olt certainly. I shall exonerate you, Sir,
from all responsibility, rely upon it. 1 wily wish to have an
officer with me to render nie Limper assistance if necessary.
Mr. Mitsaull.— You may lake un officer with you to are
that the peace is nut biuken, but his power will nut ezteud
beyond that.
Dr. V eitch.— I will take all risk upon myself. The pa-
tient is a man of Bich funily connexion., and I have un
doubt be lids been taken away for some sinister purpose. -
I nut determined to gt t him hack sr pub.,ible,
The Doctor then left the office, and drove off in a
coach, accompanied by two of the patrol.
M A RIT-L N E.

George Cooper, driver of one of Salmon's Paddington
coaches, appeated to an information tinder the stage
coach act, charging him w lilt carryiug six rumble passen-
gers and luggage on his coach, heing one more than is
allowed by the said act ; fur which offence lie had incur-
red a penalty of Ital. wall costs.
It was proved in evidence that the defendant's coach
was observed going to Paddington on the 11th of Sept.
with six grown persons ou the roof, also a large hog,
which was placed on the foot-board between the defend-
ant's legs, instead of being, according to the word* of
the statute, in a boot either in front or bock of the said
coach. This was the ease for the information.
Mr. RANIi111101), the Magistrate, read the clause in the
act, which states, that uo stage-coach drawn by two
horses, shall carry any more than five outside passengers
with luggage, or seven without any luggage. Sneh lug•
gage, as aforesaid, shall he placed in a boot either in the
front or back of the said coach.
The defendant said that all coachmen on the Padding-
tou-road woule be liable by the above act, and he thought
it was very severe.
Mr. Rawlinson observed, that he was surprised Mr.
Salmon, the proprietor of the coach, did not appear to
protect the defendant if his offending the laws was for his
interest.

The informer stated, that on the affair being named Ito
Mr. Salmon, he said lie derived no benefit from the mis-
conduct of the defendant, and should therefore leave him
to his fate.

The Magistrate convicted the defendant in the mitigated
penalty of ,I. and costs.

There is now a considerable degree of briskness in
the iron trade of Staffirdshire; the furnaces are in
operation, and most of the hands fully employed.
The following conviction tinder the G one Laws took
place at Barnstaple, a few days since :—A farmer of the
name of Sloley, of Sherwin, was summoned to
answer an information for having two young hares in his
house. It appears by the evidence, that the farine:'s
workman, in cutting a field of grass, accidentally mowed
over two young hares or leverets, about a month old,
that were concealed in the grass, and killed-them. Be
informed his toaster or the circisinstanor, who gave his
win I; man strict injunctions not to take the hares, but
leave Diem its the &Ad ; contrary, however. to those or-
ders, the apprentice buy, the following day. whilst his
master was at market, took the liars to the linos-, where
a fellow who had been working for Sloley, saw them,
and immediately gave ininination to the Ar,eciation for
the Protection of Game, in that neighbourhood. The
complaint was heard Wore James White, and
several other magistrates, who arc members of that a:.
sociation; and although Shiley proved het entire iesso-
ranee of their being in his house, amyl his servant girl
proved that she had concealed them there tniknown 'o
her master, yet the magistrates convicted him iu the full
penalty of tol. and costs. Vie understand the convic-
tion will he' removed by certiorari into the Court of
Kints's•Bench.

521

We understand that last week some cases, similar
to those used to convey Government despatches,
ditecied to the Riaht Hon. C. Grant, having caused
si;spicion that they were not what they appeared to
Le, were opened ut the Custom anise, when it was
fOund that they contained jewellery fiir an eminent
Louse in Dublin ; they were put under seizure, anti
ti etannumication of the circumstance immediately
mu:mortis to Mr. Grant.
On Tneadav, September 25, a full Court of the
Mayor anti Burgesses of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, was
aid amongst other things, it was moved by
one of the Common Councilmen, that the correspon-
dence between the Mayor, Magistrates, and the Rev.
George Oliver, curate of Grimsby, respecting the
black cloth directed to be placed am the corporation
pew in the church, in testimony of respect to the
memory of the late Queen Curoline, be now read
and which being read, it was moved, seconded, and
curried by a great majority :
•' That the Rev. G. Oliver, by fin conduct in directing the
block cloth to be removed from the commotion pew, and by the
tzoor of his correspondence, had contemptuously and improperly
col:ducted hinuelf towmd6oic corporation, and•that a vote or
censure of that court be paswil against him for such conduct, and
tam the saute be entered in the eorporation husk.
I u fact, there was but one dissenting voice ; anti that
vas his friend, Alderman Moody, who holds a place
in the Custom Hou.3e.
An article dated Venice, the 19th ult. states, that
the two Austrian Captains who were captured by a
Turkish corsair, have been released by a French
iigste, which has taken the corso'r, anti cal>ied bint
:ow Smyrna, where he tv"l, be purlshed with r"
tie rigour of the laws,
• Captain Mudge of the Royal Engineers, (sun of
the celebrated and scientific Gen. Mudge,) acc.nu-
rattled by M. Mathieu, Member of the Royal Irma-
rite at Paris, lately proceeded to Fair/ilht Downs,
Hastings, and superintended the fixing of a vertical
reflector, constructed by M. Mathieu, on the same
selected by Gen. Roy 90 years since, to enable
observations to be taken tom the coast of France
nc.,r Calais, for the purpose of remeasuring the ilk-
tailee between the meridian of the observatories of
Greenwich and Paris. The light Icon the reflector
is visible at the distance of 90aii:es; it consists of
Cal/. circular wicks, the largest of which is 10 inches
in circumference ; it consumes two quarts of oil in
ti.: hour, it is lighted an hour befere sun rasa and
sun-set, anti is hept burning fur two hours. Capt,
Mudge anti Al, Mathieu left Fanlight afterwards to
paiceed to join Major Colby and Captain Kater, in
France.
In consequence of numerous applications to -the
Board of Excise, the Commissioners have kindly
ordered, by a general eircclar to the collectors in
their respective districts, " that no objection be
made by the officers of this revenue to corn, grain
and pulse of every description, which 11a3 received
injury in the field, being dried on the kilos belonging
t,) malt houses, in which no barley is actually
reeking into malt, But they at the sante time
;:rictly enjoin, that whilst any such corn, grain, or
pi,lse, is so drying, the respective malt-houses be
visited by the proper officer every day in his resi-
dence, and as often as it' the same were regnlarly
worked in other places, to prevent any undue ad-
vantage being taken of this indulgence,"
The ancient marble altar- which was erected In
IVestmin ter-abbey in the reign of Henry HI., but
was taken down in order to facilitate the vortmution
e erentouy, will not be a,!ain put up, Its place will
occupied with cnotlier, to cole9VOIll.l with the
t_it of this aucicnt building, Other improeoutents
are about to take t'iae in the luerior also,
r nos AFRWITATION'on4t haN been
;craoacti by a gi•nt'stuan of Cork, to keep a balloon
constantly to a favourable current of au, by de.
creasing or diminishing its smith: gravity, so as to
Cattitt tt to sirs,; or rise at pleasure. For this par.
pose, a copper vessel and a vondensing pump, which
1611 aerve in a great measure as Whist, are attached
au. the car. W hart the balloon is Tieing too Wok, its
volume is to Iv diminished by condensing the tydros
vn gas into the capper yew'. On the eentrety,
when it oinks Um meth, by turning a cock, the by.
&ego i 5 to be allowed to inflate the balloon again.
In ease of a lung come, it is reconiniended to Have
another similar vessel, with is quantity of -hydrogen
los condensed in it, as a supply to replace any that
crape through the pores of the balloon.

Oa Thursday an old vender, wha was notorious
fn. robbiu; erilanls, watt publicly whipped in
delta-market, at a 014 W, tail, a distance of 100
vents, for robbing the orchard of °Wren__
*Esq. neur Wansteiti, in Ebsca, of about 4,01 h. of
grapes, which he atterwortls sold to a fruiterer its
fyitelfiehls. The punialnuent was indicted by Jack
hatch, tuning amu Itituti Koons.
On Thursday evening last the Corporation of
Window met at the Guildhall fur the putoose of
receiving proposals foe building the intended new
budge over the Thantva font Withboor to Lton,
when Mr. Moore's tanittaat was scrolled. Ho boa
undertaken w complex: tlio bridge by the lag ti•ky
in November, 1824.