The Sun.
London, England, 1818-05-28 00:00:00

DREADFUL ACCIDENT.

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Co,lloNut's: INQuesi..---Tititrsiluy. last, en /n-
-goest n-1,4 hill at the Lord Nelson, King's
-road,
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Chelsea, before TIOMAS STIRLING, St{. Coroner
for Middlesex, on I-by body of Miss Elizabet n
Shewin. The follOwiiig witnesses were exa-

niined
" William JoneS, of Paradise, Walk., in the said
parish; sawyer,, sail ii, -he- did not
know the deceased'; on Wednesday last witness
was standing at the gate of Mr. --- Yard,
King's-road,abotit a quarter past six o'clock ;
saw four Cart iages; all one horse chaises, two tra-
velling towards town, two the contrary way; the
chaise in which the deceaSed rode was going to-
wards Pulliam, there was a Gentleman, one Lady
andthe deceased in that eliaiSe; the chaise was cm its
right side the road and hst,the chaise behind attenipt-
ed to piiss, brit tite-re:niii being roomia chaise passing:
on the contrary side and not snilicient room, the
middie.chaise came against the chaise in .which the
deceased rode, had i he'shafts broke, and the gen.-
tlemati and lint!) the ladies felt out of the chaise,;
bur the deceaied being entangled by the reins tea"
draggednnderneat It t he chaise t wo hit ntired- yards-;
the horse was stopped, 'the other lady was Con-
siderablf hurt, and witness -attended her to the
surgeons. The horse was at a full ircit when he
attempted to pass ; there was a gentleman and hiS
servant in the chaise; it was the fault of the•gen-
tleman Who was passing ; he was driving awf
thinks that it was accidental ; the wheels of the
gentleman's' chaise were injured ; no one else
except the deceased and the other lady were much
injured ; neither the gentleman nor the serValit
was thrown out of chaiie ; thinks that the
gentleman who endeavoured to pass was in the
w Pon g.
Isaac Tooke, No. 44, Southarnp!on.row;
Itusseil•square, \Vine Merchant, was frave!ling
in a' single-horse chaise towards Fulham, at it
moderate pace ; the chaise that was passing the
contrary way gave plenty of room, as did the wit-
ness, who was driving, so that 'they Would have
safely passed each other ; heard a voice behind,
when a-gentleman and his servant drove furiously
lip, and wantonly, as witness thought, and there
being no room to pass without doing mischief the
wheel drove against the wheel of the wittress's
chaise, and drove the other wheel agai, st the post,
and theshoek broke thes,hattsshort off; witness was
thrown out under the horse,. and the chaise bruised
his loins very much indeed, by going over hint; saw
the deceased dragged on the road when begot op ;
supposed she was entanghd in the reins, but she
'was disengaged before witness got up ; she was
very much mangled .and was quite insensible ;
medical assistance was sent for ; she survived
about three hours, and died in consequence of the
injury : had the gentleman stopped his horse a
quarter of a minute all would have been safe,ihnt he
never stopped till the witness's chaise was broke
to pieces. The chaise iveiofiged to- Lord Charles
Churchill, who has beet) to inquire after bosh the
ladies at the Surgeons, from whom witness had
his address. -

Mary Smith, of Doyley-sireet, Chelsea, 'spin-
ster, upon her oath, saith, that on iVedneiday
.last witness saw 'a chaise driven by a gentleman
and his set want ; be was driving very quick, as fast
as he could (hive when he was near the chaise, and
from thekircurnstances of his driving so quick, wit-
ness observed-to,a lady walking •sritlt her that au
accident would happen ;. was at the distance of
about ten yards when the chaises came iogether,
and he drove the chaise in which the deceased
rode against the post ; the gentleman and both
the ladies were thrown out., and :he deceased hung
by some part of the bridle and hJruess to the
chaise. •

The jury were ot opinion that Lord Charles
Churchill had been guilty 'of some carelessness
driving, or- otherwise was not acquainted with
the nature of tire art, or failed in an attempt to
strew his 0011 in driving between the two ; but
they were -satisfied that no inteuti.on existed on
his. pay to rho injury, and after some observatiOns
from the Coroner, they returned -a verdict of
"• Accidental Death."

RP.C9RDECS REPORT.—,Yesterdm the Rec Order
naiiiie a Report to the Prince Regent of the fol-
lowing prisoners under sentence of Death in New-
gate, convicted in April Session, viz.,:—Henry
Horne and Henry Green, for horse-stealing—.
Joseph Davey, for forgery—Thomas Snarler,
Henry Jee, Wnr. Phillips, Thos. Smith, Charles
Wain, Allen Gregory, Wm. Young, Thos. Ford,
and Thos. Smith, for stealing goods and monies
in dwelling-houses—Joseph. Jones, for
bur-
glary, and Jane Carter, for,a like offence—jolin.
I'cl-hips, Holly Singer, John Emhurst, Thos.
Headley, and Archibald Winter, for highway rob-.
beries---Wm. Hutchings, Jas. Hutchini, Wm.
Freeman, and Thomas Duggan, for house-break -
ing—Wm. Jones, Sarah Overall, and John Wil-
son; for stealing goods privately in a shop—and
Geo. Chapman, 'alias Claxton, for tittering rorged
• Bank Notes.—When Joseph Davey and George
Chapman alias Claxton Were ordejed for execu-
tion on Tuesday next.—The others were•respitcd
(luring pleasure. - •

MELANCHOLY ZYENT.—On Saturday last,'
Thomas flume, a farmer, residing at Trit‘'
lington Broomhonse, near Morpeth, put a pe-
Hod to .his existence, by discharging in the
lower• pill of Lis abdomen the contents of a
loaded pistol. Disappointment in love, added to
the circumstance of his father publicly declaring
that he would not be answerable. for the debts o(
his son, are supposed to have been the causes of
this dreadful catastrciphe.

SUICIbE.—Abo.m four o'clock yesterday "after.
noon, a hntelwr re%iding in Fox and Knot-court,
Stiowhilf, after having some angry words with his
wife, whilst she was in the act of leaning ont of
the window talking to a person outside, cut I.,is
throat with a largeslattghter knife, and fintnedi-
ately expired.'

A poor boy, four years old, son of a chimney-
sweeper in King-strcet, Soho, fdl out of a .ecoud
floor window, yesterday, and broke his leg and
.his thigh. He was left in the room alone while
the gil•i was gone to market, aml just before the
accident, he was crying frn his father. He WIN
conveyed to- the Midllesex Hospiol.

PARLIA MENT.

HOUSE OF LORD‘,, WEDNEMIY, MAY 27.

Or! 'he following Appeal CatISPS, tiltir Lord-
ships' Ju 4;1-news were to this effect ;—" The
Mink 01 Irel-ind v. Berestord and Others."—Af-
firmed. Launders v. Alaidtnont and Others."—
Reversed.

Mr. MAITLAND presented• Copies of the Grants
or Instruments conferring Allowances, Gratuities
or Pensions by the Court of East India Directors,
since the last statement, and pursuant to the Act
of the 53(1 of his Majesty.

Mr. COBB presenti.(l the Accounts of the Mar-
gate Harbour and Pier Company for the last

ye r.

.The Negociahie Securities—the Tobacco Ini-
portation—the I,4st India Marriage—National
Debt Commissio-ers—Lottery—and Irish Part-
nerships Bills. were brought no trom the Com,
inittees by Sir S. Hominy, Alderma n Wood, 111 r.
.I.lffigden, and otheis, and read the first time.
The Queen's Council Bill was read the third
tinge- and passed.