The National Register.
London, England, 1823-02-02 00:00:00

NATIONAL REGI

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' COMONSti INQUEST&
On Monday night an i
itition was held on the
body of Peter Bailey; Ebq. the r /thew tai a publication
called The Museum (who died suddenly on Sauntia
~veninp), before M. Hipp, and a respectable Jury.
The first witness called was John Sure, who deposed
as follows:—I an. fifteen years of age. 1 drive my no-
of
ceech,No. 1110. On Saturday night, about seven
cli ck, I was called off the stand, in Quebec-street, to
the house. No.g.Cuoilrerland-place, New-road. 1 t..01t
up a lady and gentlensan,and was ordered to drive to the
Opera; the gentleman appeared to sue iu good health.
When I arrived at the Opera-house. I was ordered by
the constables to draw down lower. On openiug the
door' the lidy told me the gentleman was very pawl,
and desired me to drive back as quick as I could. When
1 gO4 into Warwick-street the lady stir..ped me, and told
nie to drive to the nearest chemist's. 1 drove to a slio:,
in Regent-street, but there was no teie at home at this
heinisealrut a young to who said he cuuW not be of
an Y MC to the sick gentlest:m.lmd directed me to drive
1.. Nu. 3. MatfJua-street, When 1 came to this shop I
found il was'a shoemaker's. 1 was then told there was
a medical gentlemen luring in Hanuver•street, but 1
could find sore in the street, but was sent to Mr.
Knightisikin Cunduit.street. When 1 opened the dour
of the coach, die lady said the putlemau was dead. 1
drove steadily the whole way.
John Coefield, a Dissenting Minister, swors.-I.re-
sire• in Cainden-place, Kensington Gravel Pits. 1 was
coining up Conduiosareet on Saturday night. about eight
o'clock, when I saw a hackney coach stop at Mr.
Knight's door, ami beard the boy who was driving it
say, " I haveut a dead gentleman." I immediately.
assisted the lady out of the coach, and got in to see what
slate the gentleman was in; 1 found him quite dead.
He was taken into the house. and received every. assist-
ance at Mr. Knight's. He was cut iu both arteries and
is the jugular vein, without effect.--This witness further
sated, that he asked Mrs. Bailey if the deceased had
been perviously unwell, when be• was told that Mr. B.
had been poorly lissome time.
Hunter Nicholson, assistant to Mr. Knight, sworn.—
About eight o'clock on Saturday evening the deceased
was brought in a hackney coach to Mr. Krijht. On
exam ig him 1 found the deceased quite dead. I bled
him, as has been stated by the last witness, but without
success. 1 lotted the deceased had been Ahmed with
'Ronson of the aorta, which had burst, and which was
the immediate cause of Mr. Baileys death.
A medical friend of the deceased encoded, but was
ROL sworn. He eapresest his surprise at the deceased
having lived so long.
Verdict—OW by the visitasiuu of God.
On Saturday lam an inquisition was hcld before J.W.
Unwin, Esq. Coroner, at the Piss's Head, Tylion.street,
Bethnal-green. o.i view of the tetanus of Joseph Muses,
Eat welt known ass stock-bruker.
The il. ceased was of the Jewish permission, and had
recently none coonderable business 1.1 foreign securities,
Lie tall i.. the ;wises of which. it is suited, greatly tither-
tatted hint, awl in a fit of medial dishaettuil be put a
;sliced to his existence.
Mrs. Muses, the wife of the deceased, was•exatoined,
,nil site statt.l. that her husband bad been fur inure than
three weeks in the. meet distressing !laic of mint/ that
could be imagined, and which she attributed to Isis loss
AO tended i rupeny. During each day for that period,
and at night. hie agitation at ilterrals was very great,
and tie often left bis bed and traversed the room ler halt
an hour together, and ititsighs and groan. convinced her
that his mem/ sulferinsl were verytgrept. Du Friday
morning last, afters very restless night, the deceased rose
from his bed about seven o'clock, and went down stain.
and during the absence of the servants he suspended
himself by a cord Ingo a staple, which was fastened iu
the wall tat the hitch..., and after Ise had hung about ten
iiiiii wee. lie was discovered. and cut down; his face was
much diaculuuted, and he appeared quite lifeless. There
w •s no breathing or motion of the body. or perceptible
pMs.moit. Medical aid was intined.ately called ip. but
rye.: exertion to restore animation pruvod ustauccessful
V ,rdict—lnsainty.

Scurtiss.—cm: amateurs of this healthfel eaercose
had another great inatch,.on the Male Lake, Herts. on
Saturday last. Ihe first mach was for a sweepstake►
silver bowl, value 15 sovereigns, between the following:.
—Messrs. Homewood, illenkemop, Hayward. Rogers,
and Smithson. The match took place ruunu a half-mile
circle, and the distance to be completed was five smiles.
The skaiters went talf in fine style on the outside of the
half mile boundaries, affixed by weights. The first half
mile was done by Mr. Rogers in two minutes and a se
cond. He was passed in the second mile by MCI4III.
Blenkensop and Smithson. Mr. Hayward fell at the
commtneetnent of the third mile, and gave in; and Mr.
Rulers was beat soon after. Mr. Harewuod, who had
evidently reserved his powers, shot a•bead at the end of
the fourth mile. and the race was between him end Mr.
Illeukerisop. It was a fine struggle in the last mile, and
was won by Mr. Hirt:kerma!, in 19 minutes and 37 se-
conds. The ice was nut so good as on the preceding Se.
tunlay, when some matches took place, the snow having
adhered to it in parts.—Another munch of a mile twat
place, between Catty. Smith and Mr. Jenkins, for a
rump and dozen for the skaiters. It was a good race.
and was won by Capt. Smith iu three minute, and two
s c.unds.

'IM■ BITIR BIT.—Bt BIS late Quin* &MIMS for Aleses•
ter, Thomas Bub, a oessines informer, who lately resided at
the Morris lan. at Cirenester. Flooded not guilty too W-
achs's( he *storing mosey hem a respectable former at lidg-
worth, to eempeased an aeon *Boded to hare base aim-
milted ►y the latter, seder Um general Hi way Act. in aster-
n; his oart to be draws by more than the anal somber of
bones. The Court sentenood Bash to he oemositted to Korn-
is, Britiewell for on ninth. and b 7 his moviction be is for
ever disabled from being pineal or taformer is any suit or ia-
►onsatios, um any statute, popular or penal.

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MAIL 110110 0 11111-11TRIET.Siligliier alst Ihr=
ling. of 3.4; in the Strand, applied on Friday to Sir Gen. , ' air
Foment, to know if he could compel the attendaimia
Mr. Harris, of Great Russell-street, Blioamebory,
veral other opticians. on Saturday, at the exams:Wen eV
Chas. Cleft, sus custody for passmg forged ten asilliew
pound notes. Mr. Herring stated,. that his yawns kilo&
who stood by his side, whose name is lames bans, of
most reputable family and connections at Bury, was
some time since taken huts. custody by Mr. Hann, sod
examined at lAw-street' se a chary of uttering i forged
N. Dom.—A oumber olotheo opticians attended the ex 4
mutilation ; but although they ell said they believed the
Phsoner to be the person. yet they would not swear posit.•
lively to hint, and after snatch days. conattensent, mud'
being treated as Won, he wardischarged. The
made. prospects prospects were ruined by the charge; be lou
situation to which he had just been appoimed, his cha-
racter blasted, the feelings of hie aged of and family:
cruelly wounded, and all from an unfortunate reesmit- •
blame he More to the prionner. Cleft, now in a0550d0.,...4! '
(This reeembiance snuck So Gwent, mai_ every rinalt.'
who saw both, as so remarkable, that. if dressed alike, le
would be very difficult to know ewe hen else 0ther.)11....
Mr. Horns and others now refused to some Seward aesi
d.. the young son justice —Sir George said be was suer
he had no power to bumpeelbsitsweedeeee but be use
surprised that any man of Wiwi should whoa s bier,
said Sir George, the rimy wen 1/* rely, that the '
poiblie poses, which is always waits Wows the injured.,
will de hist emplejusilee."' The young man abedwers•
orgradieds. Mr. -Herring, whose- mann behalf of the
ressegmasi does hintgases credit, assured the Magistrate,.
abet lows she beginning male Fwd oldie sharp, he boil
wet Me sliebsigt doubt el. Me frieod'i ioneceues,.-anE.
that be Imo war' sines suppwied al& hie friends-
havisg.deassied his I. esesequeeoe alibi upow
his abasessw.--liir George told Mr. Herring to attend es
else Mewing day (Saturday) at the ease. when Clift hr.
to be assiinetl, and his 'friend will be able so stand •
" beside himself.'

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FATAL- ACCIOINT.—As two brollimewere working!
in a chalk-pit at itainsdell,near Basinptoke, one of them,
went on the top of the pit, fat the purpose, it is Nippon&
of removing the earth, that it might not mingle with the
chalk when it should fall 'in. In this employment be'
continued for some little time, and he knew ant that hie-
brother, who had remained. below; Meow,* the chalk
wall, which- had been • conoiderabbt
untleeasiued. --
Loosened, perhaps, by the frost, the chalk' upon whieb •
be was employed gave way, and be fell with. it to the •
bonitos of the pit. This perm* was not inn* best bp
the fall ; bet, on recovering front the shook it iseeessarily •
oocasinned, he looked round, but in vain, for his purr(
brother. He was hurled beneath the erase of eluilk.•
which had-fallen 1 ' le was .a posideosible lose before-
the body could be diaonveeml; and when it was dog out,.
a no-et shocking spectacle was Fomented to tilt beholders.
—The bowels of die gnfonunate man werwliwrallyr-
embed nut, and every part of hie Woe was dreadfully..
mangled. Of course the verdict of. die Jersy waw-s
Accidental Death.
Duncan Milfariane, Ovetsneve canier,,Mea, on lrhday
night, attacked by lond of Millions on-the Garseubw '
road, about nine 111411 from •Gissnrwr F a woman .wees,
welkin, with liiin,•whei• two pertains spirting from the
(immerse sides of the mid, and mode towards hint; he
retired's,* steps, awl prepared himself for as atoack—.-
they, h•iwever, proceeded to the OM, one begateio‘neiteu
from behind it a horse belonging to Mr. Graham, o$
Gartmore. He went forward and knocked down one or •
them, and engaged in a sail& with the Other. • At that
instant,fire other men rushed haft die assistance of the
other two. The woman then kissed the dog, which,
was, however, en terrified that it ran AI The only wew•
poet of defence which die caories had was his•whip, wish
the shaft of which he about him with some eillect.:•
The robbers. were armed with sticks. In the mesa time •
the wommo mode off with the bone and tun at a brisk
tot. OM went or the fits* bouse she met, and called' fury
amistesue; only one man was in be house at the time. •
who procured the ~;(1 of a lad ate dismiss,. and two wt....
Amen, and p:nceeded with light, to the pose of enemies.-
ter. The carrier had been by this time beet sr& alter a
bloody struggle He was mm by this pony titer fakllthwo•
the ;louse. pursued by the villains; the lights had the -
wialted.for effect; the villains instantly made off.—Thir
•arivier had iii.charge that night about fitd. in money.—
and the can was loaded with valuable ginitia Several .
of she fellows made a grasp as his side pocket, where.•
the money was deposited. There is little doi:lit the?
were aware of the value of the booty they were in guest •
of. The carrier is very march liaised above the face and •
body. He deserves high praise for his bold and humpy/ •
conduct.

Svictoe.--Csamer's hoysiesf.--An iatiapitiess was-
held on Thursday afiernaus, at the Kiug's ead,lentes-..
street. Westminster, belays 'Ammo Higgs. Es+ Downer..
en the body of Thomat Roney, whose death was 118CS0-.
lotted by his own act.o.culting his throat. The demand .
was a mans of Ireland, where be had a wife living, and •
since his coming to ihi belted twerriedautalter..
but they disagreeing he allowed her a male 1
weekly stipend His -*aiming his residence...
was daily expecte,. wh hint to he very tote
spirited, and produced iletangement—lferdist •
gork
accordingly., . .
About h ' four o'clock on Sunday afternoon. the •
oriverrof a s peUnil having set d own his company
at Si. 6
tfoel, in die Uxaor.Jr-rtaitl, MSS turn.
Mg his lobrres at a sot pies to re-convey his party to. .
town, when he fell off the box, and the wheel passed
over his body. He was taken to a public bootee-lose Ly,, .
but a surgeon 4./no atrimdtd, finding the lower extremi-
ties of the sufferer eurniffttely paralysed, directed him to
be conveyed to Si. Cifory's Hospital. under au impres-
sion that the spinartisarrow was injured. Should big -
life be saved, it will probably be owing to the pia demi*
f snow. which had glade the spot where be fell like a
tber-bed.
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The umber of eibigranta arrived kat year at
(?'weber, was 10,471, being 1,318 more than last
~aeason. The bnonage of shippng amount. to
145,942, being 43,156 tons more than last year.
Thome* Driadell, the miser, who died a few days ago in
Clerk nwell workhouse, was buried in the ground helongiug
to St. James's parish, on Tdursday last,. in t r presence of a
vast concourse of persons, who were anxious to see his re-
ntable conaigneil to tbe earth. The funeral was cdtiducted in a
very-respectable manner, and the corium was followed by four
couple ; and Mary Ann 'Thompson, • little girl about 13 years
. of age, a amoral dite4liter of the deceased, t• wham he be-
. qaeselsoilthe whole of his hoarded wealth, attended as chief
sisurner. As the history of this extraordinary man is singularly !!
..interashug, we lay it before our readers ; —bristle!l was by
• trade al journey, luau scale-maker, and worked fur many years
.with Mr. Wood, in Smithfield. Be was always remarkably
hide:vicious, but wax disliked by the other workmen and moat
of his acquaidtauces der his penuriousness. Ile was always
ready to j tin them in carousing, but was never found to contri-
bute towards defraying the cute, which lie would avoid by
saline that he could not afford it, and that be was deeply in
debt. fly ibis nietboo lie contrived to hoard the whole of his
wages ; end whatever 5uch...441.4e be partook of, wee obtained
from dill'arent tudividuals who were io the :ambit of associatieg
with liim. H.a disposition befiarac so generally known, that
he way called among the trade, " keel Te-1," and at other
limes " Torn the .Cadgett” but it was never- conjectured that
be bad 'mend any money, and his nowdeet was 114101:-.lizul to be
4.1111 /11C00410 of distress. A few veers back be wet ,:meharged
bole .Mr. Wood's service, he Laving got to be a etrieleel
workman, which we. attributed to his age ; and from that
:4,m., till within. short period of his death, be travelled about
Innen as an itinerant, classing and keeping shopkeepers' stales 4
ie order, and whereat, lie widget' for "Job, and did not suc-
ceed, be would implore the (away of the people of the house,
and, by stating himself to be peanyless,••nd iu the most urgent
want, he would isbivin the broken victuals, and in thin way he
*clued. DE Friday tbe 10th instant, in:Cerination was giten
•ro Mr. Scott, the churchwarden of St. Jainea's, tSerkenwell,
that &Modell was periabiug for want of sustenance and medical
attendance, at a house in Periwigs-court, urnmill-street,
and that unless immediate assistance wan reue....-ed, he would
„not sorvive many boors. Mr. Seen forthwith despatched Mr.
:Brown the be die with a chair and two carriers, for the u ving
111:41, inertly.- that he might be taken care of iu the house, pod
receive Vie attendance of she pariah demur. tin the beadle
catering a two pair of stairs back . room, a wretched spectacle
presrated itself. The floor did notoppear to have been cleaned
fur years ; and in one
stretched ion a few old rega, and ca weird will, a picot of filthy
bl whet. This, with an old deal table, two bottomless Ghana,
, and a small (teal box, wade up the entire of the furniture. The
box appeared. to be tilled with old filthy weasels, and that to-
gixlier with !Made'', who was speechless, were Jimmied to
the workhouse Mr. Scott buiaaneiy ordered every comfort to
be administered to him, and medical aid was promptly ren-
dered, but he only lingered till nest day, when he expired.—
After his dissolution, the contents of the deal box were ex-
plored by 31r. Scott and other gentlemen belongnig to the pa-
rish, when, amongst a heap of filthy rags, they found three
%deer watches, each wrapped in a piece of rag; tut f .rther
search they discovered fifteen sovereigns, an old stocking half
tilled wills silver, crowns, half crones. shilling. and siapencee,
and some of them quite black from age ; and a bundle of old
papers tied round with a piece of string, which on being opened
wined out to contain Navy lire per Cent. Bonds toa very large
amount, and other sureties, together with his will, appointing
Dlr. Wood, his former touter, as sole executor and guardian
to his natantl daughter, the little girl above-tnentioud, and
leaving her the whole of his „property, amounting to 1,7001.—
When the doeumentB were found, some deities armless to their
validity, the deorased baring led such a wretched life, hut
en inquiry they were found to be genuine. Mr. Scutt iminedi-
aiely set shoot waking inquiries for the little girl auwegst those
persons who knew her said the deceased ; and after 'nub
trouble lie found her living with a pour woman who obtained
n scanty existence by selling water cresees about the streets.—
She was forthwith taken from her dismal abode and comfortably
clad, and is now ander the protection of the executor, Mr.
Wood, the settle maker. ito Smithfield, and it ir '•,4 intention
to send tier to a boarding *shoal for instract in.:. Dtiedell sou
DO years of age when he died, and w.* I ha-
Ft Re.—On Sunday morning, hete,ir fid. ac. t.ve c. clock,
..tire Woke out in a part of the it, ale it! wine
merchant, Wailing-street, which was uoceir . by .xi as.-- •
Uufortunatelv no water could be oln•iieeti is cu..sit; ,imea
hie frost ; and the use extending hull to Lie we. exues• 4 .0
t !wing the spirits, occasioned smelt exp:esiuda enc. a .gad. • in.
Its rendered all assistance utterly in.l.,detica de. It • ,
speedily . communicated to the :dust, :e
adroccdced for want of water, it ea,c,:cv‘4l le loge wan ryiel
tory, sad in less then en 'mute these I.ciu.rs eve:y vestive
of Diet. confee:s were totally de m, cyt,'. ide Ste, still con•
Double,- its progress made its way anacesaire
.y :met ee other
contignona houses, and, notriithat,..iet th. c • ornate'.
was by this time prooured, they were, Li lea d . is so nrc.y
hours, completely defooliailed site !erelle4l 'with i,v g
Norm wan destruction more raga. 0, lets ; it -has
scarcely Lit " a wreck hehild." 7 t iv.-s et in,.,121,: ;8 esti-
tented at 1(40001. hut the .sobers a Min eel.: I 9 eie nary skis
Jitinily covered hy their ittschriir.di , itec, tu • -.1, no life
Ite. here lost. it is time Pne:4loCu• 0,...'11 k e . .11.,
that, ~ail the wind :down in a-i c SS
axe. lion could :sore p.eveni,,' nat. .4.. , • • ; • .k 40
Butemaide, end humidor; on.i.ifae • . „
ons the city has experienced since its iinucee ••••:•
of the parties iiirolred in t'.is tuelevehi.ly ow- a sew
doors teem the too; at which the v• c-• -
standing the exteniaions and crilits tit. c. : ,
such was his infatuated conlii ease i.. a; k
wonl.l not permit his 'souse .ca eo:•cerl, our
,; t c.f Lif
p-ope.te, not even hi* :)ookx, to 3:: I e...uvle ; • . .•., ize,ce .et
was, that toe flames he Oil% fo. iv: re, i•diaeo Isis ;.: e, .i.ivs, tied
acesumed them with smelt tpotendous rapc_ity Is rosdcred
every aiternie to ru;cue the p. vet; y abed. tee, see v 0 .rt article
was saved.—Oil Mmulay the ran tikel/1 eat, on
the premises of Mess, s. ttioinnSoll lad Sow, ljtt t: ere 4eitie a
plenti:al supply of writer. the 11,4011 kaCie epw subeeur. The
enginee continued to pity nit the st,dikidg isiliers, but sll 1.,,-
prebeevino is 'Wedded of .tl:e fide makiug soy Nether fir..;. eas.
The hollowing is • list of Cie 'douses destroyed :—Di,.genny.
wine inereheut ; Me. 14PfetiOUsCILIP.I; J 01,33, Ilaisell,
and Co. ditto ; lea.ryett. mitt Cn. ; :•o..peun and
Sou, *ilk manufacturers; cud Profiiii and L,owoces, 14, p,
wise.% of the two later firma are partial:y 'sops ed. Tiost of
Mr. Thompson's property nes p.eserverl, ant/ c...wecyed into
the parish church of St. Faith, in conacq.sence of which no
eery lee was performed. Great exertions weir made by the
itimslable4 And sreinen to prevent the lire reaching Cie aki•
eVnichoti4e* belonging to Metiers. Now, which they happily
aecumplitiLi•d.