The Sun.
London, England, 1814-09-22 00:00:00

FATAL. ACCIDENTS.

Last Thursday afternoon, as John Morphear,
formerly of Norwich, was returning from fishing
to his house at Thorpe, on board the Stem)'
Packet, he slipped down by the side of the vessel,
which was then under weigh_, into the river, and
hetore any assistance could he given, he was un-
fortunately drowned. Mr. M. was Registrar tri
the Archdeacon'of Suffolk. •

On Monday se'nnight an
.inquisition,was taken
at Great Cornard, Suffolk, by Sohn AVayman,
Ge:it..im view of the bOdy of Mr. John Fenn, Su-
pervisor of Excise, who, whilst riding., on the Sa-
turday preceding, by the side of the Mill Pond
its the above parish, his horse slipped, and both
horse and rider were precipitted into the Wiver,
and the latter was drownud.—Verdiet, Accidental,
Death. •

A shocleinz accident happened yesterday. after-
noon in Wareham's coal-pit, near Pontei tact-
lane.—A boy playing near the spot accidentally fell
in, and being observed by Mr. Thaclirah (of the
firm of Russell and Thacky-ab, plumbers' and gla..
tiers) who was passing at the instant, he, Mr. T:
instantly descended intik the pit, but, either owing
to foul air-, `or sonic accident, he fell out of the
bucket. After some. time another attempt was
made to t•escue both ; when Mr. 'l'. was found
dead ; and the boy *most dreadfully hurt. The
latter was forthwith taken to the infirmary, with
little hope of recovery. Mr. 'Y. has left a wife and
four c ,ildren.—(Leeds Intelligencer, Sept. 19.)
A dreadful 4ccident occurred at Langport on
-Monday se'nnight —A Gentleman having ..topped
at the door of WARREN, Solicitor, of that
town, his son took chkrge of his horse, and, having
mounted it, he rode down the hill opposite the
house. lie had not proceeded many yards, when
hi 3 hat was blown off, which alarming the animal,
lac, set out.at lull speed, and threw the unfortunate
yotith, who, after-being dragged some.distance,
was taken tip a corpse !
A shocking accident occurred on Sunday morn-
ing to a servant boy belonging to Mr. Bridgland,
at 13:trilling, who was riding a colt, that took
fright at some children gathering nuts, and threw
him off ; one of his feet hanging in the stirrup,
he received such injury as to cause his' kali) soon
ufter. his father, a few years batik, Was killed
by a blow front. one:of Merlin's Swings.—(Maid-
stone Journal.)

A day of General Thanksgiving for. the late
Peace in Europe, is to be appointed. in Lower
Canada for the 13th September next.
During a violent gale from the North-east, the
sea ran higher about the Danish hilands of Band-
holm, Natskow, awl licAbye; than it had ever
dpne before within the memory of 111,M. In the
small circumjacent Island, from lt)00. to 000
head of cattle perished by the inundation.
. A steam boat from Dundee, intended for the
Humber, arrived in the Tyne on Saturday week,
passing the bar, on which a heavy sea was run-
ning, in a capital style: She is ten feet longer
than the Tyne steam packet, draws only 31 feet
of water when loaded, and made her passage on
Sunday from South Shields to the Quay, at New-
castle; against the tide in one hour and twenty
minutes.

Mimi(lay as a lighterman and his son, about fif-
teen years of age, were going below Bridge, in a
barge, having a skiff in tow, a loaded collier close-
ly approached, when the father directed the boy,
for some puvpose, to get into the skiff, in effect-
ing which tie side of the collier came in contact
with his head, with such violence as to cause his
death while conveying to the hospital.
A "gang of pickpockets, who assemble every
evening at the foot of Blackfriars-bridge, at nine,
o'clock last 'night, in order to collect a crowd,
exploded gunpowder from the top of a lamp-post,
in Chatham-place, •and continued their amuse-
ment ‘uninterrupted by the watch, until by 10
O'clock they had burnt a' considerable part of the
post.

OLD BAILEY.

HIGHWAY ROBBE Y AT BELFONT,

•
Yesterday, Anres Stra:yeways ,vris in,licted fur
feloniously assaulting J.:sepli Longlitit'st, ou the
-King's Highway and forcibly taking ,from • his
person, al-• .ainst his Will,: a 101. note, it ' deer
•• •
watch, and the whole of his wearing apparel, his
property.
The circumstances attending. this case were curious acid
inhuman. On the ith of the present month, ztziout. eight
o'clock at night, the proecutor teas returni ,g from i,elfont
to Staines, where he lived ; about a utile from Beifow lie
was accosted I,y the prisoner, and two other per:' n-; dres-ed
as soldiers ; they appeared to be coming f,rinn au('
lug:lived how far .it was' to. -tielfont ? Wing ;I!)'S,, -red
about a mile, tlwe said thee would rettu u, and tilroi:cl-
rouad apparently for that in:lt-post'. The paisecnior
came Suspicious of their itnentions, -and ran away baqtily ;
they pursued hint, and he had not ruii sit tf~ua:ed
yards before he fell dowii.- The prisoner and the te't,
others came •up to him, and demanded
he gale to them notsatisied- with this, .tliey iirin,geil him
through the,bedge zitTOS itch}, where they strii;oed huts
of every article of his clothe-. anti otft biotin a state Of naked'.
nest, With his hands and legs tied ; (me of tfrern was bow,
ever appointed-centinebover liii:l,)Slo!,7 the other.; weotaway,
hut returned in au hour, am! after hating examined
and hands, to see that they were secure, lett him, threittenHig
his life if lireshmed to make any alarm. .After
appeal to their clemency', they•condee,•naett to', give ttinfita
old pair of trowsers. The protector remained lit that di*.411.--.
ful situation until six o'eloCk the next morning. e ;tea his
cries reached the ears of the ph,:szaigers,,Avito came to his as-
sistance.

The prisoner was apprehended in 'const!quencc of Circum-
stances of suspicklu.attaching th.hini.o.iliis calling at a pob-
hc-bouse, under the liana; in Covent-gar,' u, where ht Ii; it
a bundle. He was taken with the ideobi..aj coat and waist-
coat on his hack of which tbe•pr•isectitor Wa. stripped. _ Up-
on the_ bundle being examined,..it proved:to Ontain She pro-
secutor's gaiters, shoes, stockings, umbrella, abd all the other
babiliinents taken from him. - •

Tlie prisuner said, in hjs eft.\nce, that he purchased the ar-
ticles from a soldier.

Commos Sca3EANTsumincil hp', and the Jury, witholzt
the slighest hesitation; Amin] hint Guilty—DcaM.

BIGAMY. '
IT'ilton was indicted fur intermarrying with Ann.
Dormer, his first wife, Jane Escott, being still ;*live.
The Parish Clerk of St. George's, Hanover-square, proved.
bythe Register that the prisoner wis married to Jane Escott
on the 24th of November, 1805, and to,Ann Dormer on the
21st of December, 1811.

Ann Farley was present at the latter wedding.
The prisoner said, in his defence, that he had discovered
that his former wife was•married at the.time he married her,
and that they parted by mutual cousebt.,
Ann Dormer, however, swore; that he told her his wife had
'been dead ten months, and that she -died in thild-bed—:
Guilt!). .
Joseph Sharkle and 'Falls were indicted, the former for
stealing, and the latter for receiving, knowing it to be stolen,
a fir juice, the property of Mi. Mayor.—Mr. Mayor,,who is an
eminent builder, •was greeting some houses in Glocceslim.-
street, near Montague-quare; .and the- prisoner, Shatitle,
was seen td
take the picce of timber, in questiou.from the
houses, and carry it to tile house of Watts, where lie sotd it
to cut up for firewood, Watts bei;lg a dealer in coal; and
wood. But several most respectable witneAses gave. Watts an
2xceilent character for a period of 40 years. - The Jury found
Sharkle Giii/t9—Watts Not Goilt!,,.
E,thee Daimon and Zst her F.-rArttson, two women- of the
town, were tried and convicted of robbing Abraham Bromuis,
the Captain of a veSsd;"of Bank of Hoglund
Notes, on the 6th inst. at their lodgings in the Chminercial-
road. The prosteat or had gone some with one of the pri-
soners, and, io the course of their 'cooyersation, to-Jowl:I his
poelost-book take!' from him. It was afterwards returned to
but without the notes, ,
The COMMON Seit.it:ANT observed, that if women of their
description made prostitution the • oirAns of rolibery, it was
necessary that they should be sent out of the country for
life. He intimaied this, that they might tint he surprised
s. hen sentence should lie passed upon them to that effea.
The women atpeared touch affected by tiMir situation.
.At, toe,conctosion of the bttsiness, the R.Pctnt-
DER posed sentence of Death on. the' following-
Prisoners, viz. : • ..• •
John. Richard. and Hannah Goodger, for coining—Henry
Clements, for stealing five bullacks—,lanws Hardy, fur-a like
offence—Catheriue M'f,:arthy and Catherine lipyle for utter.,
ing counterfeit money, having before been cotivieteduf a Site
offenee—Thomas Pearson, for house4areakiiig—Thomas Wil-
liams, for burglary—Mary Marriott, for stealing priewel,y in
a shop—Elizabeth Jews, for stealing in a itwelliog-house,---
dohn Manners, for house-breAking—Sarah Keating, for stkal-
hig in a dwelling-house—San-111e] Lore for a hilMvay-r. ,
bery—Cha rles Logan, for a like offence---James l oleman, for
stealing in a dwelling-house-7• William Baxter, for house-
'breaking—Mumma for-an unnatural crime—William '%y6.,(1,
alias White, alias Julies, Thomas PoWell, 'a his ttegao, and
Thomas Hart, fur burglary.—Jaines Magennis, for hurglary—
Ann. Hickey, for privately stealing in a shop--WiMata
Mitchell, for stealing in a dwelling-nouse—Jawes
ways, for highway rubbery: