The Sun.
London, England, 1806-05-05 00:00:00

C,~l N T ERB UX Y , STAY. 2.

The Rev. CHRISTQPHER WORMWORTII,
late, Fellow of Trinity College, Cainbridge, and
Chiplain to the Archbishop of 'CANTERBURY; 15
presented by his Grace to the valuable Reaory of
Woodchurch, near Tentei den, in this county. •
Wednesday eveningMr..J. Nichalls was stopped,
on .the road between Sandgate and Folkstone by two
Men, who,. after beating him unmercifully, robbed
him of bis..watch and. ocket- book, containing a 11.
note. An attempt was made to stop another person
on the same road a few evenings before, but he
escaped by clapping spurs to his horse:
The body of Mr. J. Dulnut, staymaters was dis-
covered on Sunday morning hanging on a tree, in
Lawrence Garden Wood,.about a mile and a half
from lochester his face was close, to the tree to
,Which c bad suspended hiMSelf, and he had kicked
off a considerable quantity of the bark by the vio-
lence of his struggles. A Jury sat on Monday, Who
delivered a Verdict of—Lunacy .

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF KlNG's BENCH, MAY 2.

Tuts morning Caiharine.DUff was brought up for
judgment, being convjeled before Lord ELLENBO-
Itoutin ,on an imlicStment for an 'assault on her niece,
Arm Maria Good, a girl of abouttwelve years of
age: , HiS Lordship shortly read from his notes, that
the.girl was going paSt her aunt's doOr, on the-23d
of Otiober last, when she came out-with a pail of
Water, and threw it entieely'en the child's head,
without any previous provocation. ►
Mr.' MARRIOTT, on the part of the-Defendant,
said, he had an affidavit, which he hoped might be
'read,' in mitigation of punishMent, though it could
not be allowed as evidence on the trial.
The Affidavit was then 'put in, and read by the
Officer; it stated, that the father and mother of
Anna Maria Good, who were in better circum-
stances than the Defendant and her husband; had,
for some time 'subsequent to A family quarrel, en-
couraged their.servonts and children to• take 'every
opportunity to insult ',them. Stones and dirt were
frequently thrown in at the Defendant's window,
and on the table, while 'she sat at dinner, by this
gin, who, after doing the mischief, would instantly
run off. A ftw days previous to' the thrOwing of.
the water, the girl came to the &or of her house,
and having posted a sheetof paper against it, held a:,
candle to it, and called the passengers to read. The
libellous contents of this paper were as follow:
C. Duff has just returned from Windsor, from a second
recreation with. an old Bookseller. It:is to be hoped she is
not so towzled as trtnerly. It would be ungenerous in her
I to forget the poor Tailor. N. 13. Foreign wines and spirituous
liquors sold huh..." ,
Mr. MAtutroTT hoped the Court would take these,
circumstances, and the indigence of the Defendant,,
into consideration, in pronouncing judgment.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH said, ,the whole. bitsiness
seemed to have originated in a farnily feud, and the
-Court sentenced the Defendant to be fined 6s. Bd.
and discharged.

On Wednesdav last,.a woman residing in Buchan-
street, Gorbals, Glasgow, employed in bleaching
clothes, set down-het child of about nine Months
old upon the ground till she went to the Clyde for.
Water. In her absence the child bad caught hold
of a tub fill of water, raised itself on its feet,: 'and
tumbled in, and.on her return she found her child to
all appearance drowned.
,In agony she was about
to carry. it home, When some of her neighbot#s
took it -from her, carried it into the 'nearet
house, stripped off its clothes, applied' warn]
nels, and rubbed the body all over with'salt and
water—some of which they
.likewise put into 'i:s
mouth. In about eight minutes, to the inexpres-
sible joy of the mother and speaators, the child gave
a cry ; and after having slept for some time, it
awakened in a .convulsive fit, from which' it s,Oon
recovered, and is now perfealy Well.
:On Wednesday the following shocking occur-
rence took place at Hull :—Miss Fanny Clarkson,
youngest daughter of Mr. John Clarkson, of the
White Hart, in Silver-street, passing near the •bar-
fire, the flames by some ace-idol-It caught her Llwn"
skirt, and communicated to the rest of lierclothes,
which in an instant were all in a.blaze.- She inn6e-
diately ran into the kit Chen adjoining for assistance;
but before any effeaual aid could be rendered, she
was so dreadfully burnt, that after lingering from
about past one o'clock in the afternoon till one
in the morning; she expired. Mr.
°Clarkson hirriSelf
was much burnt in endeavouring to assist her. This
unfdrtunate and amiable young woman was about'26
years of age. •