The Sun.
London, England, 1818-12-30 00:00:00

A BANK-NOTE EATER.

PonetlIALL.-11 youth, named Thomas Twigg,
was yesterday brought up under the following ex-
traordinary charge
Mitchell, draper, of Smithfield, said, that
on Monday evening the prisoner came into his
shop, and asked for a yard of velvet-and other ar-
tcles ; they amounted to 4s. and in payment he
tendered a it. Bank of England Note., The shop-
man asked him what name he should write noun it ?
He replied, " Hill, 14, Peartree-street, Goswell-
street." The genuinenesS of the Note being
doubted, he was questioned as to- the posses-
sion. He said he got it from his master,
Mr. Hill, of the- place already mentioned,
awl be had -km doubt it was, good. This de-
claration was not believed, and the Note be-
ing submitted to the inspection of neighbours,
and most carefully examined, it .was pronounced
had. The prisoner 'at this became alarmed, and
almost cried ; he said he bad not the least idea of
its being bad, and renueSred he might be allowed to
take it back to his master. After touch solicita—.
lion, Mr, Mitchell gave him- the note ; but no
sooner dia. he get it in his hand, than he began
twisting and turning it, until it became shaped
like a pil!, in which state fie popped it like light-
ning into his mouth. lie was immediately seiz-
ed, and thrown upon _the floor, when, after much
struggling, his month was forced open, but he
had swallowed the note. He was then given in
charge,.and searched, but no other note or pro-
perty whatever was found.
The Magistrate said, he should like to know a
little more of the note-eater, and inquired whether
the person
.he represented to be his master had
been applied to? Being'answered in the negative,
he ordered that person to attend upon the next.
examination, and the Bank Solicitors to be made
acquainted with the transaction.—The prisoner
was committed for further examination.
ROBBING COACHES.

Bow-STREET.-Thomas Secret, the driver of
the Rundle coach from.near Biggleswade, in Bed-
fordshire, underwent a fourth examination, being
charged with stealing 'a parcel sent by his. coach
from the Bankers of St. Neat's, with Bank-notes
to the amount of 2451. with the waggon way-bill;
directed to Mr. Smith, the Proprietor, at the Three
Cups Inn,in Aldersgate-street. Mrs. Mary Marshall,
of ThrapstOne, and Mrs. Susannah Martin', of the
Commercial-road, who, were both inside-passen-
gers by the coach on the 27th of November, the
day when the pareel was 'stolen, attended, and
they sWore positively to' Secret; the coachman,
asking for the 'Articular parcel when the coach
stopped at Ganweck Corner, and Mrs. Marshall
handed it to him, and he did not return it. This
waimost conclusive evidence against him; but
on account of his extraordinary good: character
he was not,cotnmitted,,bur admitted to bail, him-
self in 2001. and two sureties in 1001. each..

QUEEN-SQUARE.--Chas. Wanzback was charged
by Mr. Murrell, Master-tailor, in Panton-street,
Haymarket, with robbing him of a great quantity
of cloth and other property. He was committed
for: examination on a. future day.
UrnoN-HALL.—John Howard, a decent look-
ing man, was brought by Edward Smith, the
constable at Camberwell, and charged with com-
mitting a robbery in Streatham Cyurch, and steal-
ing a number• of books and velvet covers. Mr.
Hone (the Clerk of the Church) proved, that
the property found upon the prisoner belonged to
the Churchwardens and .other persons who at-
tend at the Church, and the prisoner was cons-
mitted.

. A bottle thrown out by the Alexander, one of
she English Discovery ships, was picked up by d
Danish vessel off the Faro Islands. It contained
merely a notice' of the day when it was thrown
out, the longitude and latitude in which I he vessel
tberi was, and the degree of cold according to
Faikrentleit and Ites.unlor.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT.

•
A most alarming and sudden accident teolt.plPc° •
on Monday morning, which threw the treighbout..
hood of Poplar into the utmost confusion. 4
consequence of the inhabitants of that place? Ixdt
.having a sufficient supply of water of late, chic
parish, for the purpose of furnishing thein more
conveniently with that necessary article, deter'-
trained on having wells made, and fora length of
time past several men have been employed dip
ging them in the High-street, Poplar. They had.
-succeeded in making them an amazing depth, Wit
still kept digging until Monday morning last,-
about one o'clock, when an accident of a most
dreadful nature occurred. Several men were Ttra
played, some placed at the bottom of the' welt
digging, while others were at the top to draw tip
the dirt in a tub. Mr. Broadhurst, bricklayer, of
Poplar, who was the person employed to conduft.
that part of the business, was at work with his
man placing some bricks nearly at the -irottoin of
the well, and was alarmed by a labourer digging.
at the bottom, who told him that he was. afraid
there was great danger, part of the place being
quite wet and soft, and some of it actaany
ing given way. Mr. Broadhurst went irrone... •
diately to the bottom to ascertain whether there •
was any dauger, and was soon convinced that-
there was not a• moment to spire to save their 4
lives The tub in which the dirt was conveyed
up was at the bottom, and some of the men clung
to the ropes. Mr. Broadhurst got on the tub,
and they bawled out to the men above to draw.
op, or they would be killed ; the men, on hear-,
ing the alarm, instantly began drawing up, but
in a. moment the whole of the earth at each side
gave way and buried them. The report •of the
accident soon spread about the town, and in a
short time several thousands of persons collected
round the spot, and the labourers commenced
digging for the bodies ; they continued until yes-
terday, when on getting near to the place where
the unfortunate persons were buried, sosothered
groans were distinctly heard; Mr. Broadhurst, one
hearing the noise proceeding from the pick-axe,
as well as he could called out, but very indis-
tinctly; at last they got to him, and a most dread•
ful picture here presented itself : Mr. Broadhurst
and his man were placed in -a position (quite in-
sensible) as if they had endeavoured by using
their hands, which were up to their faces, do •
prevent themselves from being suffocated. On
digging farther down, the hotly of a labourer,
who by Mr. Broadhurst's account was alive two.
hours previous to his being found, was lying flat,
laying hold of Mr. B.'s legs, and quite dead.
Another man, named Patrick Driscol, was shortly
after found with his head in a hollow, which he
had made by his hands ; he was with much diffi..
cult}, extricated from his perilous situation, in as
extremely exhausted condition, and having re•
ecived several bruises. Mr. Broadhurst was also
much. hurt. They were drawn up by ropes, .and
carried by some men to a surgeon's, from.whende-,
after receiving every assistance, Mr. 13; .was .taken
to his residence in High-street, and Driscol.to
the Cooper's Arms, in a very dangerous condi.
tion. The unfortunate deceased was,conveyed•to
the workhouse for a Coroner's Inquest.

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