Star.
London, England, 1826-01-13 00:00:00

tATAL ACCIDENT

A melancholy and fatal accident happened enPriday
night to Mr. Benjamin Vowell, a very respectable inha-
bitant of Battersea, and a member ef the Fishmongers'
Company. Between eleven and twelve o'clock on that
night, two Gentlemen passed through the toll-gate at
Battersea Bridge, in one-Erse chaise:, and had not pro-
ceeded far along the bridge when one of them returned
to the toll-gate, and told Robert Jackson, the gate-
keeper, that a man was lying in the road on the bridge,
apparently dead; the gate-keeper left the toll Agate, and
proceeded to the spot, having first called out for the
watchman to come to his assistance. A Gentleman of
the name. of Rough also called to John Brown, the
watchman in Lindsay-row, Chelsea, for Goo's sake to
come, and make haste, as he thought there was a man
lying in the road dead. When are watchman came up
to the spot•where the man lay, with his lantern, he re-
cognized it to be Mr. Vowell; lie was not then vile
dead ; and with the assistance of the w itchmen and the
late toll-gate keeper, was removed from the bridge to
Ye Adam and Eve, at Chelsea; the house was shut up,
the watchman called out, and knocked at the door for
upwards of ten minutes, but could not gain admittance.
The unfortunate Gentleman was then carried to the
White Hart, where the landlord opened the door, and
admitted the body; a surgeon was sent for, and at-
tended, but his assistance was rendered useless, as life
had become extinct during the time lost in cart ying the
deceased from one hone to another. Upon examining
the body, it was found that the deceased's jaw was
broken, his nose injured, and his head and face dread-
fully crushed. When first found on the bridge, the
wound appeared quite fresh, and could not have been
done more than ten minutes. The toll-gate keeper
stated, that a glass coach, belonging to Mr. Nodes, of
Manor-street, Chelsea, had pasted through the gate
about ten minutes previous to the deceased being picked
up. The wounds inflicted had every appearance and
mark of having been done by a coach wheel, and it has
since been ascertained that a man named Richard
Hornblo w, drove a coach for Nlr.Nodes on the night of
the accident, from Mr. Hyde's, at Battersea, along the
bridge, to Chelsea. The horses in the coach, in passing
al ng the bridge, shied at something, but the coachman.
did not observe any person near the coach, and it being
a very di k and stormy night, and raining fast, he
thought it was the storm that caused the horses to shy
and get on time foot-path, and, unconscious of any acci-
dent having happened, drove the coach straight home.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

John Alitlike was yesterday brought before Sir IL Theme, charged
with stealing two hoists, the property of Mt. John M'Curty. The
circumstances were these:—Mr. APCurty, who is an American
Gentleman of fortune, about nine months since observed an ad-
vertisement in the Tones Newspaper, which stated that two horses
(geldings) were to be sold at the King's Head yard, Little Russell-
street. Being at that time in want of a pair of horses, he applied
at the place of reference, and was introduced to the prisoner 'Maltby.
The horses were then hewn bins and after sundry encomiums, a
bargain was struck for one hundred and fifty pounds. They were
taken home, and employed in the service of the prosecutor. After
a short time had elapsed, one of the horses became ill, and was
unfit for use. Mr. M'Curty then went to•setk the seller, and after
a long search discovered him. He complained of the conduct the
prisoner had adopted towards him, in selling him a useless horse.
The prisoner expressed himself extremely sorry that the horse was
not as good as he supposed, but If lie would give him twenty-five
pounds more,he would take the sick borse,aad return him one which
' should compensate for the disappointment. The prosecutor:complied,
and another horse was sent. In about three days after the second
horse was In the carriage of the prosecutor, when he suddenly laid
down, and nothing could make him rise; the prosecutor again sought
I the prisoner, and at length found hies ; he remonstrated sharply,
I and told bins that *rime compensation must be made; however, not
to appear mercenary, be offered to cite 1001. for the horses in re-
turn, and the expenses of keeping the horses at ltd. a month. This
offer was accepted, and the money was to be paid on the ensuing
Wednesday. As Mr. Al' eurty had not a stable exactly convenient
for the Inn ses, it was agreed they should remain at the stables of
the prisoner. It was also agreed, that when the money should be
paid, the prost cutor should give a hill of sale of the hones, but he
should have nu power over the horses until the money Was so paid.
On the Wednesday, the time appointed for payment, the prosecutor
called at the stables; he was informed that Alaltby was not there,
and they did not know where he was. From that time till the pri-
soner was appreLen led, be never saw dotter hint or the horses.—
This was the chatge.-414 WAS remanded.
L A M BETH-STREET.

A KIDIIMPILD CHILD.-11111111 named French, a Woman suppmad
to be his wife, and another woman named Stephens, were charged
with baying kidnapped a child from some family. It seems that
the parties, who formerly resided in Westminster, took lodgings in
George-street, Whitechapel, and from the manner in which they
behaved to the child in question, who is two years and a half old,
led the landlady to contider that it was not their child, but that it
bad been stolen ; she therefore caused thetu to be apprehended. The
prisoners were examined separately ; Mary French was the first.
and she declared that th, child was her illegitimate offspring, and
was born in Liverpool, while her husband was apart from her.
French said that the child was his niece, and be took care of it
after the father had run away from his wife, who was his sister-in•
law.—Catherine Stephens declared that she found the child at a
Chapel door, in Dublin, and had reared it as her own.
The Magistrate directed the child to be taken care of, and re-
manded the prisoners.