Star.
London, England, 1801-08-04 00:00:00

TfIB MARgUIS OF ABERCORN.I

In the STAR of yeflerday we briefly flated the
melancholy accident which befell the Mnagyis of
An ER CORN on Saturday laft, in the neighbourhood
of Stanmore, but as that account feems in fome
meafure to have been incorrea, we lay before our
readers the following particulars, efpecially as it
will no doubt be gratifying to the numerousfriends
of his Lordfhip, to be informed that he is in a fair
way of doing well, as are alfo the ladies who ac-
companied him.

About ten o'clock in the morning, the Marquis
ordered the phaeton and pair to take the Marchio.
nets an Lady CATHERINE HAMILTON (the Mar-
quis's daughter) to town. They left the Priory a
few minutes before eleven. When•they got about
half a mile on this fide Stanmore, being on the
clef-cent of the hill, the boric' went rapidly down
without being curbed, and before they got to
the bottom, went off at full gallop. In vain his
Lordfhip attempted to flop their career : they
continued it nearly a mile, when the Marquis
(from exerting the whole of his mufcular ftrzngth)
broke the reins. From lofing his hold, and the
fudden jerk which the carriage received, the
Marquis was thrown feveral feet above the
vehicle, and fell at fome diflance. In the fall
both his legs were broken ; one at the ancle, the
other immediately below the calf. In this Rate
the Marquis remained on the ground when the fer-
vants came up. The horfes continued running for
two miles further, the Marchionefs and Lady CA.
THERINE keeping their feats, when the coachman
on horfeback overtook them, and made a bold ef-
fort to turn the hocks into a hedge, by facing his
horfe againfl them in front : the attempt was not
fucccfsful, for the cattle furioufly drove againft
him—he made a fecond attempt, when, inftead of
driving the horfes into the hedge intended, they
backed the phaeton into a deep ditch on the other
fide of the road. The Marchionefs and Lady CA-
THERINE rolled into a hedge, and immediately af-
ter fell into the ditch, which was full of mud.—
Lady CATHERINE received no other injury than
what arofe from the fright ; hut the Marchionefs,
mit:five of her clothes being all torn to tatters,
was hurt on her left fide, aid much iCratched
in the arms and face by thorns and brambles.
Their efcape was truly a providential one. To
the coachman's fpirited conduift the Ladies may
confider themfelves much indebted. With the
afilflance of the fervants, the Ladies were imme•
diately taken out of the ditch ; but no fooner were
'they out of danger, than they fainted, and remain
! ed in a Rate of infenfibility nearly twenty minutes.
Lady CATHERINE was firlt reflored to her ferifes,
but the Marchionefs remained fome time longer
much convulfed. Happily, in lefs than half an
hour, both Ladies were enabled to walk, with the
affillance of the fervants, to the Marquis, who was
at this time lying on a bank by the road fide,
attended by the Surgeon of Stanmore. The Sur-
geon received notice of the accident at the time it
happened, feveral perfons,inhabi tants of Stanmore,
having leen the affair from the top of the hill. In
lea time than a quarter of an hour airo the acci-
dent the Surgeon was with the Marquis, and fet
the broken limbs without lofs of time.

His Lordfhip was carried in a litter to the Prio-
ry, the Marchionefs, and Lady CATHERINE HA-
MILTON following in a poft.chaife. An exprefs
had been previoufly fent off to London for Dr.
PEMBERTON, Dr. LYNN, and Mr. HEAVISIDE :
thofe Gentlemen arrived loon after the Marquis
reached the Priory. A confultation was held,
when the procefs ufed by the Surgeon of Stan-
more
was approved of. The Marquis was carried
to bed, and attended during the day by the Fa-
culty. Little or no fever appeared : be pared the
following night with as much tranquillity as could
be expeacd under fuch circumflances, having (ra,i
fourhours. During Sunday, the fymptoms rem:A
cc' the fame, free from fever, and in apparent good
fpirits. Sunday night the Marqnis dept between
five and fix hours ; and yeller.lay his Lordfhip was
fo much reconred, in theopinion of his phyficians,
that Dr. PEMBERTON and Mr. HEAVIStDE left
him, and returned to town for the day. In the
evening they returned to the Priory. With refpca
to the Marchionefs, the alarm and terror which
took poffeffion of her mind at the time of this
unfortunate affair, added to the injury fuftained
from her fide being much bruifed, tended to in-
creafe the indifpofinon, though not to fuch a de-
gree is to oblige her Ladyfhip to keep her bed.—
A few days repofe will probably reaore her to
health and (pints.
After the Marchionefs and Lady Catherine Were
thrown out of the phaeton, the horfes again fet off,
and continued to run with the utmoll 'fury. The
curate of Edgware coming along the road attempt-
ed to aop them, when unhappily the phaeton drove
againft him, and took off the cap of his knee. At
laft the horfcs were flopped at the bridge at Edg-
ware. What is very fingular, neither the horfes
or the carriage received the fmalleft injury.

A great deal of new Wheat was carted about
Witham and Brasted, in Eller, the latter end of
talk week ; and ten quarters of a fine white fample
*ere fold in. Chelmsford market on Friday lait.

Yetterdar a phenomenon in the produce of Bar-
ley
was exhibited before the Board of Agriculture:
the feed was planted in March latt: it threw out
18 items about Midfutbrner, from which 26 ears
came to maturity, the whole produce of which is
1302 barley-corns: the feed came from Egypt.
The la letters front Paris Sate, that the harveri
was nearly clofed throughput France, and had
proved every where abut,
Saturday evening, ern !even o'clock, three
young men, all confederates, Went into a gold.
fmittes (hop in Holborn, under pretence of buying
rettsfe:ds. After they went away from the (hop,
gold fads, and other articles were miffing
to the amount of sal. notice of which being fcnt
to the Public Oaks, Hatton Garden, one of the
Offscers of the same of O'Burn, apprebsoded.l
yaws Sister in Holborn, wkit the above piopee.
ty opal bier The account he gave of himfelf
before the the Ma Rates was very. unfatisfatory.
He was committedfor re-examinauon to-morrow.