Star.
London, England, 1806-10-07 00:00:00

CHATHAM. 0070112.U2 7.

An accident of a wit melancholy and fatal Re' ors
happea.d on the morning I Thurflry Litt, in the
myelin on the left of Chatham lines :—two very large
Mick arches, which were built for the putpnle of limn-
ing a magazine, were finilbed on lad Saturday week.
On Wednefday the carpenters were direlted to cafe
down the centring. over which the arches were built,
in twofer that the brick work might come to its bear.
logs; (an operation which in large buildings is per-
formed at lean twice, but moll generally three times,
before the frame work is entirely taken away)—this
was accordingly done ; and on Thinfday morning.
before the commanding engineethad been en the (pot,
the workmen, in the pretence of two or three foremen
of the bricklayers and co-peelers, proceeded tinder the
arch, wi.hout having taken the precaution toff, whe-
ther the brick work had followed tke frame, andin ead
of eating d wn, hemtn to tem,,ve the uprights which
fipported the ctn.. 'Ns:the conteqoence ..1 which we.,
that the whale m-f- of !nick w. tk ,ver their to ad,,
fell in with a dreldfnl crafh, and net of ten per f ns,
fir civil, and four carpenters, who were CIll•
pinyed to this ti ,h ppy bawls, eight were et uthsd
to death, and buries in the ruins, and the other two
were with much difficithy fas eo.being mach brnifed
and lacerated. The moil prompt mealiii es we•e:aken
to eneleavr.ur to er rieate the bodies ..1 the unions-
nate (offerers, bujo% bile the workmen wc'e sle.s.o.g
away the rubb:fo fir that purple, an alarm was given
that the remaining arch wa► telling, and liar they
were in danger ; before they could proceed with their
work, it wasnecerar y that the building thould hc &cur-
ed; daring this Hate of awful firlpence, one the pour
fellows, fence Caved, and who was fluttered and buried
in the minims high as his chell, was in momentary ex.
peetation of being again overwelmed, kept crying
out, that, as an aa of mercy, tome of the byff enders
would put at. end to his mifery and exittence. At the
extreme herald of their lifts, however, Tome fearlefs
and determined men, gent to his affiliance, and ex-
tricated him from his dreadful fituation. As loon as
the remaining arch was fecured, the workmen pro.
eeeded in their leareh, and continued working till
dark, by which time they found five of the bodies,
and at an early hour tbe next mod:ling, the remaining
three were dug rat. The bodies were conveyed to
the Barracks Holpital, and an inqueft was held be-
fore J. Sammons, Efq. one of the coroners of the
county, when the Jury, after amen difpaffionate and
unprejudiced enquiry into every circumllance, gave
in a verdiet of Accidental Death.

The Piers on which the Arch was built, are Ned-
ing, and are perfeetly found, and iris rappoied that
the remaining arcA will Rand fecure.
Two of the unfortunare people have left widows
and large families, one (even, the other five children,
who are reduced to the uttnoll dikes by this acci•
dent.

00 Sunday, G. Stroud, nne of the carpenters un-
fortunately killed by the falling of the arch on 'churl
day, was buried at St. Margaret's with military ho-
nours. The Chatham and Gillingham Volunteer
Artillery, commanded by Captain Da awes too s, (of
which corps he was a member) muttered very Banns
upon the occafion, and attended his remains to the
;Once of interment.

On Saturday afternoon lilt a fracas of a very
feriont nature occurred in Angel Gardens, Rat-
cliff Highway, between a number of Chinefe anti
Laker, belonging to the lndiamen lying near Shad-
well. The meeting was originally of a relive cafe,
but form terminated in a manner very different, in
confequenee of come reference having been made to
what naffed on board of the Skelton Celle on her
voyage bun) B .mbay fotne time ago. That Ihip had
on I).w-a about tso Lafcart,_and as Chinefe, in order
to fief in navigating her to England. One of the Chi•
nefe having committed fomc heinous offence, was fen.
fenced to be fl gged, and it fell to the lot of a Lafcar
to inflia the punifhment. In difeharging his duty, it
was fuppnfed by the Chinefe on board that he had ufed
the cat-o'nine-tails with more fevethy than be need to
have done.

A bloody battle was the relish, in which between so
and 40 were wounded on both fides, but only is were
confidered in fulficient danger to be Cent to the Li.ndon
Hofpital. Of theft, 14 are Lafcars, three of whom
are not likely to recover. It is a matter of furprife,
after fu much bloodfhed, and fo many violent blow•
having pallid, that no perfon was killed on the fput.
Four Lafcars, however, bad a narrow efcape, .4 we
underhand they had cords around their necks, and
were jolt about to be turned off from a bedflead, when
they were refcued by a party of (cameo.
Yefterd.iy morning, tome hundreds of Lafears and
Chinefe affembled before the Manfion•Houfe. Their
übjedwas to obtain the releafeof their friends, who had
been fent to prifon. They conceived the LOAD Maroc
to be the head of all the Magillrates, and, therefore,
enabled to liberate their countrymen, without con.
Cutting thofe who had committed them. The Lnau
Mayo* convinced them to the contrary ; upon which
they departed in peace.

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that they are felling Tickets and Shares, which will
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Lottery Offices, 46, Cornhill, se, Charing Crofs, and
St. Margaret's Hill, Borough.

The ticheft Lottery Wheel ever known goes round
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Ten Thonfand pounds mutt be given to the Fait-
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as on any other, there being no Sired capital. This
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Monday, that has not been offered for many years
pat.
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