Star.
London, England, 1809-09-07 00:00:00

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YetibidAjr exhibited one of the glyeSt. sceneg df
Confusion ever witnessed here. Early in the month-,
a numerous ccncourse of persons arrived in.all ,si
of vehicles, -drawu_hy every species of animals .t al-
- either fi)r draught or burden, to witness
disembarkatica, while the nobility and gentry of lie
neighbouring watering-place awl the surmnd rg.
country, came ever to attend Mr. ..Assta's slc
Meeting, commencing with the Sacred ()ix:olio 07
the Mass Aft. The Pier, in the evening, was crowded
with spectators of every description, and the Compary
did nor retire from their favourite Promenade till
eight o'clock. The serenity of the evening',-added
much to the beauty of the spectacle, by (..zhi biting
number of transports in the Offing it full sail, wills
a clear view of all the shipping in the Downs. ; • -4

SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.

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On Tuesday morning, about two o'clock, Coiling.
bourn, one.. of the officers of Union-hall, having
received information that some persons had been con-
veyed in a wounded state: to a house in Belvidere
place, St. George's-fields, -and that the repcirt of two..
pistols had been heard, he'immediately went to the
house pointed out to him, and demanded admission,:
this was refused by those in the house, and it was n. t
till he • had attempted to force open the door, that he
was admitted. The officer immediately proceeded up
stairs, and in the front room, on the upper storey, he
disccirered a young Gentleman in bed, apparently in
great agony, In consequence of a wound which he had
received in the side ; in the back-room, on the same
floor, was a young Lady in bed also, in a wounded
state. Collir,gbourn instantly sent for Mr. Wagstaff,
a surgeon, who examined the wounded persons. it •
appealed upon iniiitiey th.it the Guide/flan had pdid
his addresses to the Lady for about three months;
they had been out together the preceding evening, anti
on their return to his father's house, in a h teknejt
coach, lust before the coach reached his father's d.a,r,
he discharged a pistol at his companion, and a second
at himself. The Gentleman is the son of Mr. Ellison; •
of Belvidere-place, and the young Lady, a-Miss Col-
son, whose friends reside in the Borough Sayeral
persons who liad.a• knowledge'ot the transaction were
examined .yeSterday -11 f Union Hall, among labor: •
the following were the -piincipal :
:•-esHulstriii, driver of the hackney coach, No.
27kstated, that he was called off the sat in the Mi.-
nories on Monday night, about eleven, o'clock,' by a •• • •
. Gentkman and to o 'L,adies ; ht vias desired to .drive '
to Crooked-lane, where the' Ladies. got out.; one of •
••tf';r.fit.hoaorever returned, and again got into the coadi
*UR the Gentleman, who desired him to drive to Bel- • '-*
, Videre-plaet, St. George's-fields-;• whemihe• arrived .
witbintliktlorthree doors of the house where he was
Ordered to Set-. tiiim'clown, he was alarmed by the re- •
ritt ofiiistoli inthe roach, and immediately. after
a SecontVand' lfealkl the Gentleman exclaim, ••• Oh,. .
ca 4 you forgiie4tre-in your dVng moments ?" the
44drattswered,olreitiyes,yes;" he toppedhis horses,
and•getting•off his box; raft to louk for a watchman ;
on his return he foiritlifii•ciarch.empfy, and a person
informed him that •ther,rAt'r tin dkGetttleman were in
the houte, and that'no•harrit-Oras dot* 1 in searching
amongst the straw alb; oblitii,rafterglimia,Aii found •
apair of 'pistol bags. • • •-•.--- .• • • -....--at. k'''. - •
Mr. John Taylor liies at N0'..42, Belvidere:place,
,was sitting with his family, a little before 12 O'clock,
on Monday evening„when he was aliened by the re-
port of two pistols ; he ran. oft to see what was •the
matter, when he perceived a coach Standing near -the
doer-, Oithout any person on the box • he went up to
the coach and opened the door, whetr,-by the light of •
a candle; he perceived Mr. Ellittari 'and Miss •CorsOla,..,
the latter apparently fainting ;he slititfaoo the •door •
again, and going to the horses, drew the coach Close
up to Mr. Elliston's door ;
:the family 'were •hy this •
time, alarmed, and he assisted in. getting them out of :
the coach ; Mt:-.Elliston was begging to be forgiven, • : -
saying he had no intention.te hurt hera sheanswered - . .
—Yes, yes f: she forgave: him: •Mn'TaylOrawenefor
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the surgeon, and en his•return, bin searching the coach,
-he found apistol bullet inittiezback.pait of :he seat,
he saw. no appearanck of .blifdd-; but iavithe.• :twit; • .
of the powder on the woman's dress. •.• - •• •'. •
Mr. Wagstaff, a surgeon, said, he was called on
Monday night about twelve o'clock, to go to Mr. Elli.
stores house to'examine two persons whorre.'stif-
posed to h? seriously hurt ;he wentAntd foinid Nis- - •
Colson sitting on the bed partly undies:SediVit•Atia- ' •
iminin her person; he foundshe had recelvalt-Con- '
tused wound on the right side, which was very much.
inflamed and swelled ; her cloaths were perforiited in:
several places, and froin'their appearance, and from
the' appearance of the wont hat'had no doubt it was
inflicted with some Sort' 'Of fire' arms. • After having
'.dressed her wound, he was desired to attend Mr. Elli.
stoniThe flmitcl'hint- -lying on-the bad ;he had a •
wound inflicted'hy a bail in- MS tiht side ; the bail •
had struck upon his ribs just *below the breast, and
gone off slanting, without having penetrated the lib-. '
dornen. The wound was very much inflamed and .
swelled; but the Witness did not-apprehend any in..- -
mediate danger.; .from some expressions which- tell
froni 'Mr. Elliston;• however, the. witness•-avarrfeavinl
hi• bad taiten.soinetbing of a poisonous4lstaito; and -
after 'being tejaeatedly pressed on the sobjece,fie at-
knoi•lecifed ;that; ' find iog tiff ball had notlalten .ef-
fcCt; he had '••Craitiived, unobserved, to swallivair• -a
quantity' cf. iii inm..: 'MC. Wagstaff had quktioned
Miss Coiscisi •' sPeCtirts. the firing of thelyistul-i—sire .
said that. Mt. llisto-oltad ?desired her to.leok out at .
f
•the window- t see if the tOchinatt.axa'sAiot gone past. '
the house ‘ whilst' her head was'.olit. ae the: window,: • ~
she heard the report of 'the pistol, but did not at fsaait.....
knOW that she was -wourtded poor- 110 at she much-
alarmed; till she heard the secondreport; and saw the
lash in the coach, when:the sereametrout. •The wit-. •
nets did not consider either of•the-parties to be in im-
mediate danger. The pistols-were deliver' d, to Mr. •
Wagstaff on Tuesday morning, bye yOanger lirether
of Mr. Elliston.
On Friday last,, an inquest il•at'talten at;the Red •
Lion pubtithouse,'Pethant, beire 'R. cl: Datisat ft, •
Esq. one bf the Corboers of the co tray, on the bo- y
of Henry tix kh , ,kehoSe det*.th wis Orcasiloited fir
tailing front the rods of a -waggon; on which heoll'ad
..InlPrtldelttl-rbieaiidink, the *h: elt of whiih'paiteed
oiler •'h` bie *AitlikkomediAttly.
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