The Sun.
London, England, 1804-08-28 00:00:00

LANCASTER ASSIZES.

THE KI NO 'HARVEY.

This was an Indiament brought by the Corpora.
Lion of Liverpool'against the Defendant, for a nui-
sance, .in burning. lime at his kilns, in Lime-street,
Liverpool. A considerahle part of Monday last
was spent in examining a number of witnesses,
amongst whom were Doaurs-. Currie and Girratd,
and Mr. J. Minshull, the Physicians and Surgeon
to the Infirmary; near to which the kilns complained
or were situated. These Gentlemen were decidedly
of opinion that the vapotir from the kilniwere
judicial to the health of individuals, but particularly
to the convalescent, and those aflllactl with pulmo.
nary or asthmatic complaints. A very able defence
was made by the Defendant's Coun3e4 Mr. RAINE ;
hut, as Sergeant Cocice IA for the prosecution ob-
served, snot s single medical ,mart could be brought
to contradil the great body of evidence which had
proved the ill effeds derived from the praftice of
-lime-burning—Sir ALAN CHAMBRE summed up
the evidence at length, and the Jury, after an hour's
consultation, brought in the Defendant guilty, but
recommended a..compensation to be made him for
the loss of his kilns.,

Yesterday se'nnight was .sent off from ,dreennCk,.
for Renfrew jail, Wm.-Hughes, dealer in old clothes,
charged with -receiving and. cire slating counterfeit
Shillings, commonly called sheet shillings. There
was found in his custody a box, containing seven
parcels, ; each containing twelve smaller parcels,.
and each of these containing twenty of these'shil.
slings in all B,LI. worth, Which' it appeared he had.
purchased for the half of a s.poupd note, and two
guineas or twenty shilling notes. From die busi-
ness.like way in which this traffic appears to be car-
ried on, *there is but too much reason to suspeet that
it is systematic and extensive. He made his escape,
however on Thursday. miarning, with three other
prisoners, from Renfrew jail.
Yesterday se'nnight, a young man, apprentice to.:
Mr. Fox, watchmaker, at the corner of silver-
'street,and Last/gate., Hull, being employed in lower..
ing a dust. tub from the top of the house, by means,.
of a small crane, part of the works gave way, .in;
consequence of which he was precipitated 'upon a'
'fruit.stall, and afterwards into the street, being a
height of about 4.5 to so feet. What is .very won.
dertul to relate, is, that except. Cutting his lip,
beating out one or two 'teeth, 'and spraining an
trick, he.appelrs tcrhave received little -injury, not.
withstanding .the awful height from which he was
throivn. .

On Friday se'nnight an inquisition Oa taken at
Clifton, in the county of Bedford, before W. Wit IT-
WORTH, Gent. Coroner for the said County, on
view of the body of Joseph Crosseley, a labourer,
who was found drowned. Bing naked, it is sup..
poet' he was attempting to wade across, the river,
but getting out of his depth, was drowned. Vcrdia
—Accidental Death.

On. Friday last as inquisition was taken at
Hounsfield hY. Mr. GOsling; Coroner of the lion.
Bred of Scarsdale, in Derbyshire, upon the body of
Mary. Wright, an infant, whose death was occasion.
ed by her clothes accidentally taking fire. The child
was left alone by its mother, who superintends 'a
toll.bar upon the High
Moor near n ...ounsfield, and
who had gune out to get bilberries or cranberries
at the time the misfortuue•happened.—lloring the
time of taking the above inquisition, Mr. -Anthony
Hill, a respect I.hie farmer of Hoinsfield aforesaid,
(after having had sortie conversation with several of
the Jurymen,) dropped down upoh the 'turnpike road
adjoining the house where the inquisitio I was tak, n,
and died immediately in' their presence, '3S also of the
Coroner, 'who thought no further ingo4..sition or ex-
pence was necessary,—On Monday evening
tog, Charles Greaves; ati honest industri, tit man,
havingfinished his daily labour, called at the hou-e
of Mr. Senile, innkeeper, near 'Chesterfield, for a
little refreshment, and' after seating himself in a
chair, died immediately.
, A few days ago Mr. Kidd, an inhabitant Of Bath;
being at the point of death, sent for his brother,
with whnru he hadsbeen some years at variance, and
after 'a reconcili.-tiOn, at which it is supposed he
,mule over to him a part of his property, he ex.
plied; .but the latter returning the same evening to
Marshfield, fell from his liorse, and was found dead
upon the road.
-A mineral substance has recently been fouls() in
the.parish-.of Gorran, in Cornwall, and from th'e
present produ&iVeness of the mine,, it bids fair to
reward the enterptixing discoverers, and ultimately
tend to benefit•the arts. For the purpose of umber
ikimay be applied with considerable .a I vantage ; arid
in the burnishing of gold and silver, it is eqoal, if
not superior, to.haematites. A specimen from tie
above mine, analysed, contained

72 -0 Silica,
.12, s Oxide of iron,
9 ; xidc•of Manganese,
3 o Alumina.

97.0

Last week a Mushroom was gnt in a fied belong.
ing 'to Mr. S!ringer, of High fiulyia94l,. which'
measured 234 inches in cirainiference, in diameter
inches, and ruund the stalk si inches : it was
perfealy sweet. and good.
As an extraordinary produCtion of the vegetable
world, we notice:a Cucumber which grew in the
garden of Geurgeillichardson, Eiq, of Parton, near.
Whitehaven, and measured 14 inches in length, and
12 in circumference.

To deted the deletetinus efnets of 'adulterated
malt liquor, dip a heated 'tobacco pipe,- into the
ki-
quor, and if any noxious ingredient ba infitled there,
in, it will- return black, but, on the contrary, a
pure white.