Star.
London, England, 1823-05-15 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.

Last night John Latrtoa, part proprietor and driver of Prier's
Brighton Coach, that runs from Islington, in six hours, was
brought tip to Union-Hall by Clarke, the officer, belonging to
that establishment, and underwent en examination before I- B. !
ALLEN, Esq. charged with killing at:a slaying two sisters, named
Elizabeth and :Mary Ann Woodfoffe, the former aged five years,
and the latter three.
The infant sufferers were the daughters of Thomas \Vootiroffe,
a labouring man, residing at No, 44, Regent's-place, Kenning-
ton-lane. Ilis wife, who is a very industrious woman, assists in
maintaining her family, by going out to wash, and yesterday she
went to a g.ntlernan's house at Kennington, where she remairred
till four o'clock in the afternoon. On her going home to her
little family, consisting of the two deceased children, she gave
them a penny to purchase some cakes, and they went out fur
that purpose, in company with the lodger's children, a girl about
twelve years old, and a little boy about five. They went to a
cake shop, at Newington Causeway, and after they had made
their purchase, the four were crossing the road nearly opposite
the Peacock public-house, when one of the Brighton coaches,
driven by the defendant, was coming towards town. The
driver, seeing the children in such danger, pulled up his horses,
and two of than gained the other side of the road, but the two
Woodroffts were knocised down by the leaders, the youngest !
was trampled on by one of the horses, and its entrails actually
torn out ; the elder si,tar l!ty .between the horses, and it wea
thought she would have escaped any injury, but the hind wheel
passed over her head, which was ci uslied to pieces.
The little sufferers were conveyed to the house of Mr. Dixon, !
the surgeon ; but, it is usele.s to add, nothing could he done for
them, as they died before they reached the surgeon's, which is
only twenty yards from the spot. The sad catastrophe soon !
reached the earn of the parents, whose feelings can be more
easily conceived than described, and such was the effect the me-
lancholy affair produced on the mother that little hopes are en-
tertaived raf her recovery. The coachman immediately pulled
up his horses and dismounted the box, and expressed his con-
trition at the sad accident. At this moment Clarke the officer
came up, and took the defendant into custody ; but in mist-
querce of his having passengers, permitted him to drive to Isling-
ton, his place of destination, he accompanying him, and after-
wards brought him before the Magistrate, at this Office, at eight
o'clock, in the ever:leg.
.John Apple and Thomas Mason were examined, and stated
that they saw the sad catastrophe, and they Conceived the de-
fendant was not at all to blame, and that their deaths were
purely accidental.
The MAUISTRATIt said that he regretted the accident, and was
very happy to hear there was no blame attached to the defendant.
lit bad nu altet native but to commit him for re-examination till
the Coroner had held his Inquest. He was, therefore, com-
mitted accordingly.
The E.ther of the deceased children was present during the
examination, and was absorbed in grief the whole time.

The spirit of Orangeism, so far from being confined
to the sister Island, has begun to manifest itself much
nearer home, and in a quafter where we least sus-
pected its existence. About a year ago an Orange Lodge
was eAablished in Newtrin-Stewart,Galloway, which,
as usual, has proved the source of much mischief.
lies ious to this event, the Catholics; it is said, always'
conducted themselves in a quiet and peaceable man-
ner; but, subsequently, the obnoxious association so
galled and irritated them, that there has been no-
thing but fighting and quarrelling ever since.—
Smarting, therefore, under some former insult, the
Catholics residing in Creetown, Wigtowni and Gate.
house, all hurried to Newton-Stewart, on the fair day
(Wednesday, the 9di ult.) determined to be revenged
of their Orange brethren. A cause of quarrel was soon
found, and the row, so far as we are informed, began
on the side of the Catholics. The slogan, or war-cry of
the party, soon sounded far and wide; and, anon, the
Orangemenmustered in such numbers, that Newton-
Stewart was converted into a second Donnybrook Fair.
Then began a most fearful uproar ; 60 combatants at
least, all armed with thick oaken cudgels, entered the
lists,and,what with cursing and swearing, pushing and
smashing, broken heads, and bleeding faces, the scene
was such that business was at once suspended, and
the country people, alarmed for their personal safety,
,forced out of town sooner than they had intended.
The row, in fact, continued for several hours, till the
Catholics, fairly worsted, were glad to flee for safety
to every open house. Unsupported by a military or
civil-force, the Magistrates durst not interfere; and
the consequence was, that so many persons were hurt,
that the surgeon of the town had a whole night's em-
ployment. in dressing bruises and bludgeon-wounds:
Next day, the Orangemen paraded the town in tri-
umph ; but the affair, we are happy to say, has-been
legally investigated, and nitnebers bound over to keep
the peace.—Dunifiles Courier.

Saturday the 3d inst. the following persons, viz.—
Neil McLeod alias James Thomson, Alexander Do-
naldson, Hugh Mackay, John Gaul, Alixander Troup,
John Melvin, William Forbes Duncan, and George
Hutcheon, all convicted at the last Circuit Court of
Justiciary held at Aberdeen, and sentenced to trans-
pcirtation, were shipped at that port for the hulks at
Woolwich, per the smack. Nimrod, under the charge
of a messenger and his assistants. AlthoUgh some
of them had, before removal from the jail; shewn a
disposition to be refractory, yet no resistance after-1
wards was anticipated. On getting on board,. how-
ever' several of them required force to go below deck,
and Mackay struck the Master of the vessel with a
handspike, but was soon compelled to yield to supe-
rior power. Troup and Melvin, on being ordered
below, with the most abusive and insulting-language
to those who had charge of them, and others,,,yho
were present, expressed their, determination to the
contrary, in which they so far succeeded, as that,
after conducting themselves in thesmost violent and
outrageous manner, and maintaining a lung and
bloody conflict with the constables - and others wise
mite to their assistance, it was found absolutely me
cessary to.lash both the culprits to ring-bolts on the
deck; in which situation these desperate characters
were carried to sea, to prOceed to-their destination,.
and undergo their merited punishment. The parting
between Nail M‘Leod, and his brother William, -now
under anntents.otsieattii .wits very. dieting.

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