Star.
London, England, 1818-08-20 00:00:00

SHOCKING ACCIDENT.

Yesterd* y evening a melancholy circumstance oc• '
cu'rnad in Furnivals Inn-court, Holborn. As twc
young children were Sitting at play on thefootster
of No. 10, in that court, the high wall in front therelf,
belonging to the late buildings of Furnival's Inn, fell
with a tretnendons'erash.agamst the opposite houses,
and buried in its ruins the two unfortunate children,
the one, Harriet Squires, four years and a quarter old,
the daughter of Mr. Squires, a respectable malter-
printer and the other Richard Roscoe, five years of
age. This melancholy catastrophe happened pre,
cutely at seven o'clock, as the workmen were leaving
their work. Harriet Squires, by the activity of the
workmen, was got out in about eight minutes, and
conveyed to Mr. Davis's, a surgeon, who used every
means to preserve life, but owing to a severe.frac-
ture in the skull, his endeavours were in vain. The
child was afterwards taken to the Workhouse, where
it died almost
_immediately, and this morning was
brought home to its parents: her little fellow-suf-
ferer and playmate, was extricated from the ruins
soon after her, and taken to Mr. Dale's, who also
used every surgical aid to restore it to life, but his
efforts were equally in vain. The boy was then taken
back to its mother- who, we understand, is a poor
widow woinan, residing in the court. A Coroner's
Inquest wiU be held • to-morrtivr on the bodies. The
falling of the wall is• supposed to have been occa-
siimed lsj an immense tfttantity of grit* which had
been heaped up against it On the inside.

A POEM, BY THE LATE WILLIAM COWPER, ESQ.
NOT PUBLISHED IN 1115 WORKS.

Unnnl'd as I am in solitude to waste

The present moments, and regret the past—
Depriv'd of very joy I valu'd most,
My flitqul torn from me, and my mistress lost—.
Cull ■ot this gloom I wear, this anxious mein,
The dull effect of humour or of spleen:
&ill, aria I mourn, with each returning day.
Him stiateh'd by fate in early youth away!

And thro' tedious years of doubt and pais,
Fled in her choice, and faithful, but in v*l!
0, prune to pity, gen'rous and sincere,
\Thou• eye ne'et yet refus'd the wretch a tear;
1,...nt the read claim of friendship knows
Nor thinks a lover's are but fancied woes;

&ye Me, ere yet my destin'd course half drne,
Curt forth, a wand'rer on a world uaknownl
Ste me negl.-cted on the world's rude coast,

Etch dear companion of my voyage lost
Nor ask why elands of sorrow shade my brow,
And ready tears wait only leave to flow!
Why all that 'oaths a heart from anguish fres.
All that delights the 12-ppy—palla cm mei

The division which hasaao long existed iti that re-
spectable religions body, the :ecceders of Ireland, is
how at leosth terrnivated, and the distinctive epithets
Ilurgljet and,Antiburgher, in ..that country, are no
more. At a meeting lately of ,the two. S nods at
COeictOwn, the coalesEetice was .finidly set And
afterlthe disnolution of the • ivt
cdfittetuted themselves into one y, u
" rresbeyteriim Synod oflrckaal." 4444
by the name of 'Seceders.
"Tsienty-rnie brace orpouse, or Moor am., found
in the ptssiessicias of a carrier, were leiseci, by warrini
of a' Magistrate, on Wednesday morning list, at
.13ratiCeperh, Durham.
_

. - -
A lot of fat Lincolnshire cows were driven last
week to Norwich market, and sold at.4:40 per head.
Two droves of Welch ponies were also shewu, %%Lida.
'produced from four to five pounds each.
VIOX IkELAND.—The Wheat Harvest has
r.enes ally 'eofnmeneed throughout lieiand, and 4ot-
wichstaisdlirg the great drought of the season, the
crops hive an excellent apptarance. A peat quan-
tity of barley is in stack, and Most of the hay has
been cut. The appearance of the harvest is alto-
gether qf tht most cheering description. Potatoes,
the chief food of the poor, are, providentially, Very
abundant.
Hoes.—A letter Aim Maidstone, dated yesterday,
says—' Within these few days ie hops have ina-•
proved wonderfully, and now present as favourable
an appearance as the most sanguine can wish, and
p:ornise great abundance, notwithstanding the dry-
ness of the season."

Yesterday senitight the Mail Coach, when driving
pretty smartly into Peterhead, in turning an abrupt
corner, was overturned ; by which accident a Gen-
tleman on the top of the coach had his leg broken,
another his knee bruised, and several other passen-
gers here vatiou,ly injured.
Monday evening as some persons were amusing
themselves by flung at sparrows from a trap, is the
Target-ground, belonging to the Royal Artillery
Company, near Bagnigge-wells, a fine boy, named
Waltor Mapperley, belonging to the Clerkenwell
Chat ity-school, who was at play with some other boys
in an adjoining field, was unfortunately shot ; befell
to the ground, and the alarm being given, Mr.
CHAPPELL, a Gentleman residing there, and who
happened to be in his garden, hastened to the spot,
and had the unfortunate boy immediately carried,
bleeding profusely, to Bartholomew Hospital, where
his wounds were examined ; he received two shots
in the throat, one over the right eye, and nine more
in the faCe and neck ; he lies now in a dangerous
state and in the most excruciating pain. This is the
third accident, of a similar kind, that has happened
in the same place within these three weeks past. On
the evening of Wednesday sennight a boy had his
cheek laid open by a musket ball, and a few days
before another boy received several shot in his legs.
Tuesday last, Mr. John Cohen, broker, in West-
minster-road, coming from Camberwell Fair to town,
was robbed by a fellow of his watch, chain seals, &c.
at Newington. There was a gang of thieves surroun-
ded him at the time ; he seized the thief, and held
him until a constable came up ; he had contrived to
give the property to one of his companions, and on
searching him nothing was found upon him. He was
conveyed before a. Magistrate, when.he said his name
was Wm. Howard. Mr. Cohen swore positively that
he was the man who drew his watch out of his
pocket, and he was committed to Newington jail.
Sunday evening Mrs. Harvey, of Clarendon-place.
Clarendon-square. Somers' Town, was attacked on tilt
' New Road, by three lads and two women, who
knocked her down, and robbed her of her ridicule,
and duce ostrich leatliers.

SPORTING INTELLIGENGS.

YORK AUGUST DIEETING, AUGUST 17.

T'ie Produce Stakes of 100 gs. each, h. ft. Colts, est. 71b. Finks,
Sat. 41b. Four Ades, E&ght Subscribers.
"Zr. Peirie's b. e. Ebor, by Orville - - 1
lid. :Wilton's b. f. l)onvia Rodriguez - 2
%fr. Plcrse's gr. f. by Orville, out of I.isette . fell.
The Produce Staltiet of 100 gs. each, h. ft. Colts, Sat. :lb. Fillies,
est. Two Mites.
Mr. Watt's br. f. Beggar (',irl, by 'Thunderbolt I
a of Hamilton's b. c. by Thunderbolt S-

The -Great Yorkshire Stakes of Sap. each. Fur Z.-yr. olds--
Colts, Sst. Mb. lilacs, Sst. St. Leger C.ourso--une mile and
,three quarters.
Mr. Garfarth's br. e. by Slr Paul - - 1
-
Sir M. M. Sykeis b. c. Rbaclainauthus
. .

Fitzwildans's gr. or bl. L Binirpa • - 3
One Hundred Guinr.ut given by his Majesty, free fur any horse,
&c. 4yr. olds, lOst. 41b. five, 1 lst. tilb. six, 1 est. and aged,
12st. 21b. Four miles.
Sir M. M. Sykes's b. h. Bustler, syrs. old
Id. Scarborough's b. c. b_y Goltunpus, 4yrs. old
Mr. Garforth's gr. 1. by Retnembrancer, 4yrs. old
Mr. Gascoignes b. c. by Orville, 4yrs. old

1

Match for Fifty Guineas. Two-year-olds Course.
Mr. Bell's b. f. by Ponceland, out of Cornwall Lass, 73t. rec.
ft. from Mr. Monkman's b. c. by Chorus, 7g. alb.

BOXING.
Camberwell Fair, on Tuesday, brought about a fight of a most,
determined nature, between Harry P.:kr, a gypsy'', from the
neighbourhood of Bristol, and am:key, a tanner, a str. ?ping
young fellow. The parties had a dispute at a booth in the fair, and
£lO was deposited for the tanner to go and fight him on the'
nearest eligible spot. An amateur, who was acquainted with the
I science and breed of the gypsey, having made stakes for him, the
I combatants and their followers made off for the edge of Syden-
ham Common; but an enemy appeared, in the shape of a Jus-
tice of the Peace, and they moved off in the direction of Brom-
ley. The battle took place In a meadow, about six miles from
thence. Jones and lietbert seconded she Tamer, and O'Donoel
and Hughes the Gypsey.
Round i. The moment the men shook hands and separated,
the Gypsey gave the Tanner a violent left-handed hit upon the
tempi, which staggered him, and the Gypsey following, floored
him by a left handed muzzier, which produced claret from a
cut on the ear.

2 and 3. the Tanner prevented the Gypsey's science from nab
operations, by keeping his hands before him, and milling away at
close quarters. lie succeeded so well at this game, by superio:
strength, that the Oypsey became groggy and unsteady.
4. Both kept their distance to recruit their wind, and at meet-
ing they went down comfortably.
3. A bull dog set-to, and the men exchanged as many as eight
hits a piece without going down, although they frequently hit
each other sway; but they met manfully again, and after a round
of light minutes the Gypsiry got a severe sornerset, cud that, to-
gether with a hit in the sixth round, sent him to sl..mp until he
could not come in time. The fight lasted twenty-four minutes,
but the Tanner was the worst beat, although the victor.
Cruciarr.—Moakiay the conquering match this sea-
son at Cricket, between eleven Gentlemen of the Cam-
bridge and eleven of the 13iggleswade Club, was
played on Royston Heath, and won by the Cambridge:
Pro rgsratA Ntsm.—Yesterday evening, at six o'clock,
a journeythan painter started from the Crabtree pub-
lic-hous-, in Tottenham-courr-road, for a wager, to
run to Whetstone, nine miles and a half, on the liar-
net-road, in one hour, and won :he wager one minute
within the time. We are friendly to manly sports;
but hope this will be the last time that our public
streets and highways will present the disgusting spec-,
tacle of a man running naked, like a maniac just.
escaped from Bedlam. Even the hackney coachmed
hooted, and cried shame! as the fellow shot past them:

Goo) HOAX!—, On Tuesday afternoon, a re.,
swetabk looking min, about forty-five years of age;.i
weir into the shop of Jame? Ripley, a barber, resid.
log in Portland-road, and, wailing until he found the
barber alone, he took.his handke. chief t rom his neck,
Opened his shirt tonal., a*d sat down on the chair, as
if to be shaved.. Whist the barber stood over him.
with his razor in his hand. ready to begin the opera-
tion, the stranger iittOrlipied him, and, pulling out
'iliaadrul Of Bank-notes; he thus addressed the barber:
" See these notesl.—there is ui much here as will.
make you comfortable for life. To me they are use-
less. You have a family to provide for—l have no
person living to. look to, or that cares for me. Do
not be alarmed at what I am going to propose to
you—you run no danger, and will Inv* nothing to
account tin% lam weary of life, and de not wish to
commit suicide; but if my body be buried in the
cross-roads, I do not care: take your razor—Le inn
afraid—and whilst I am reading the Newspaper, cut
my throat !—Do not start: give tte alarm, and say I
did it. Here, trst go and conceal these notes—do
not tremble—be resolute. To sale you from bla• me.
go get me a sheet of paper, lien and ink (as if I wan-
ted to write a letter), and I will write on it. that 1
came into your shop with the determiaed purpose of
i cutting my own throat: this will be found in my
1 pocket, and will consequentlioclear you."—The poor
barber was panic-struck, and could not speak. He
ran out to call a constable and give the ale. 'a: hi the
mean time, his strange visitor departed, and has not
since been heard of !

ItENIAIiItAELE OCCURIIENCL—No. 357 is the only
Number yet drawn in the present Lottery, which is
entitled to any Prize above .Csoo:—that Ticket is a
Prize of 1,000 Sovereigns, and further entitled to
Four Pipes of Port or Madeira, or Four Hogsheads
of Claret; it was sol.l by 13. wt, and what is rather
remarkable, it has fallen to the lot of a Gentleman
in Hampshire, who, a few Lotteries since, obtained
a £50,000 Prize alio of Bran ; and as the lucky Ad-
venturer has one undrawn Ticket he stands a good
chance for One of the Two £.30,000 Prizes, or the
Fifteen other Capitals now in the Wheel, all of which
must be drawn Neils TUESDAY, '2sth instant, when
ilthe Lottery finishes ; at all events, it is probable Btsit
will sell one or both of them, as he always sells more
Capitals than any other Office. keeper.
EXECUTION.—Bridget Murray, who was sentenced
at the last Spring Assizes to be hanged at Cavan, for
aiding and assisting a paramour of her's, named
M'Teaguc, in murdering her husband, was, on the.
Ilth inst. executed at thedrop in front of the jail of
that town. This unfortunate woman was found
guilty on the testimony of her own daughter, a child
of about twelve years of age, and after condemnation
pleaded pregnancy. To inquire into the truth of hei
plea, to stay her execution, a Jury of Matrons was
empanelled, who gave a verdict in her favour, and,
about three weeks ago, she was delivered of a female
child. She Protested her innocence to the last, de-
claring most positively and solemnly that she was
as innocent as the child unborn," that she « had'
neither hand, act, nor part, in his death,' and that she
freely forgave her prosecutors. From the extraordi-
nary circumstances, however, of her own child being
the prosecutor, and the very clear and satisfactory
evidence of so ',sung a child in the detail of the
horrid transaction, the justice of her =tenet: is un-
Nestionable.

EICENT Arrickpit TO DOritOle 1".t1

LIBERTY OF THE PRESS.

Next to the right which English s en etijoy, of freely
discussing the conduct of public mess tl!ei e i, no pt.:-
vilegemore important or useful than that of exposing
the vices of private individuals, after the same shall
he filly proved before some competent atehosity. If
' the first of these riehts be essential to the preservation
of our political liberties, the second must be equally
so, in protecting the honest part of society ftom abuse.
Political animadversion, conducted by a proper de-
gree of good seese and temper, as well as boldness
operates as a powerful check upon the rulers and le-
gislators of a country, while a faithful history of do-
mestic occurrences conveyed through the Public
Jour gals, not only teaches people how to distinguish
good from bad men; but intimidates many against
the commission of crimes; and even compels some
people to be hoaest. These two species of rights--
the right of political discussion, and the right to pub-
lish the melt respecting individuals, whenever the
conduct of such individuals becomes a subject of le-
gal enquiry—have been exercised in Englund for up-
werdssof a century, and here distinguished ours from
all other nations in Etirope. It ts chiefly to these
tights we may considee'ourSelves indebted for our
freedom and our greatness ; and although numbers
less attempts have been made by corrupt btatesmea
and Judges to curtail and destroy them, they have
still. 'through the virtue and firmness of Jul ies, been
preserved ior us. Indeed the limits of political dis-
cussion, and the distinctions between freedom and
licentiousness, are now so well understood, that he
must be a very ignoraat and intemperate writer,
who subjects himself to such a prosecution at the
suit of the Attorran -General, as shall bring down
upon him the conviction of a Jury, and the sen-
tence of a Judge. At present, therefore, we have
not much reason to complain of the existing prac-
tice in criminal prosecutions . for libels ; because,
whatever Judges inay say, the Juries, resting on the
provision of Mr. Fox's salutary bill, know how to
think and act for themselves. But the Press of the
country, after having successfully held out against
the strong arm of power, has lately been subjected to
a new species of attack; insieeificant certainly in its
appearance, hies nut less danger ous in its consequence:.
Like one of our great naval bulwarks, that had gal-
lantly beaten off, and conquered a powerful enemy,
it is now assailed by vermin which, if not speedily ex-
tirpated, will eat up every plea:: of which it is coni-
posed. We contend that the liberty of publishing
thine proceedings wherein the misconduct of in-
dividuals happens to be disclosed by legal prowl; is
just as necessary to the safety of the Press, as the
Ministers
of animadverting on the cupid act of State
Ministers.; aid they are both inseparably connected
with each other; and that if, by any forced con-
stru.ctiou of Lawyers, or uader the hypocrkii,il pre-
Leace of preserving peace and good order in society.
the one could ever be done away, no joutnallst
couldever after venture to publish what he felt tei.ise
the Timm respect:sn public men or pribkic mee-
sures: Our attention is particularly directed, to. this-
great question, in consequence of some regent pro-
ceedings that have tastes - place is Courts of Justice.
In out Paper of the 3d Wa.pablislaed a short ac-
count. of the trial-•••" Lewis. v. Cleniene—in which
the Plaintiff, an attorney,. sought to recover Liamagcs
for what lie deemed a libel. We copied that account
from one of the London Papers, in all of which we
Understand it was veryimperfectly given. Having
since been furnished with a full resort of that trial,
ore consider it to be it.doeuhient of such importance,
not only to those connected with the Press, but
.t4e
Nation at lap, that we ie4 it our duty to lay i:
fore the Public
KENT AWNS. JULY Ks
V. CL}:a3RXT.
• This was sn action to recover cerneensation in-da-
mages bcought by Mr. Lewis, an Anent:el, of Cats-
terbury, against Mr. Cleme...' the Publisher and.
Props ietor of the Olovver a Londnit Weekly News-
pap.2r, for i Libel contained in an ankle of the' Paper,
Nove.nber 23, purporting to be a Report of the-pto- .
ceedings in the Insolvent Debtors Court, on a Mr.
Carters application to be di-eh:aged.
Mr. CHITTY having stated the pleadings,
Mr. Melt ReAT detailed the case. He had to corn-
' plain of a grievous libel--one tha: had been pub-
lished in a Paper which priieed many thousands. at
went throughout the country as Well as the metropo-
lis ; and it had been particularly read about the plain-
. tiff's neighbourhood. The plaintiff was an Ammer
transactilig business at Canterbury. In the course of
business he became acquainted with Carter, late a
carpenter of Itamsgate. Lewis assisted him in va.i-
tins ways—firs:, by releasing him from an arrest fur
•Fiq, :tad then by- endeavouring to raise £250 on that
individual% iiroperty. Money could not be raised,
blit'Mr. Lewis advanced sums to the amount of ESO
to relieve Mr. Carter's immediate wants. No one
, sessuld advance money. Rime had offered to pur-
c4se the property for MO provided his debt of i.;KI
was deducted out of the purchassemoney. This was
refused, Carter afterwards became angry with two of
his creditors in particular; and said he would do any
' thing to keep them out of their money. In a second
ectioo,,,Mr. Lewis sot bail for him, but he determined
,at last to remain in prison, and take the benefit of the
Act. There was, however. a previous meeting of the
creditors, when Mr. Lewis promised to come is
amongst the rest, provided he was paid the money he
had advanced. This availed-not, other creditors declin-
ing the propositions offered. Carter then went to prison
to remain for the Act, but did not till he engaged
with Mr. Lewis to advance money to maintain him and
his family ; and in his troubles he had repeatedly ex-
pressed his gratitude for the benefits experienced by
Mr. Lewis. After the advancement of several sums,
the amount of law expenses, Mr. L's bill WAS i.:270,
and a warrant of attorney, and mortgage of the pro-
perty-, was given by tarter fur Mr. Lewis's security.
lie knew well what he signed, for the writings were
explained to him. After remaining in prison six
months, instead of three, Carter wanted mere money
still; but Mr. Lewis was obliged to hold his hand.
This refusal displeased Carter, and he then threatened
to be made a bankrupt, to defeat Mr. Lewis's secue
cities. He was cautioned against this course; but
after this threat, :Mr. Levi; entered up judgment on
the warrant of attorney. Execution issued—but the
effects found on the premises amounted to £lO. Hs.
not sufficient to pay the expenses. Thus Mr. Lewis
got no benefit, ye: he was held up to the world