The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-29 00:00:00

tekta.hpa thole lords," was a* dreadfully afraid of the
011itteqatInees of her linsband's reecontre with the
eplrit..that a premature labonr was brought on, and eirm
it still so dangerously ill, that her recovery is consider.
ad doubtful. —((dhalrargh Otaerver.)
There now lives at Wonersh, near Guildford, g
woman of the flame of PenTON, at the age of 96 year,.
whose daeglter is the mother of sixties children, one
of whom (a daughter) has had sixteen children, note
whom has also become the mother of sixteen childree
consequently the old lady has sixteen grandchildren,
sixties great erandchildreu, and sixteen great gram
grand children, all living.
We lately mentioned the death of Theism Drisdell,
miser, in Clerken well workhouse. who, it twined ma,
was possessed of considerable property. which he be.
queathed to Mary Ann Thompson, a girl akontilit years
of age. his nateral daughter. The latter; after siuch is:
quiry, was found living with a poor eremite who obtained
a manty subsistence by selling water crease► itbOut
streets. She was forthwith taken from her distressed
abode, and comfortably clad. and is now Under the pre.
tootion of the executor, Mr. Wood, scale maker, of
who intends to seed her to a boarding
'shoal. The child bad never received the least assist-
ants, from the tleceasedoidist.living, although she gat
wandering shout the 'dream an outcast, and without a
shoe to her foot, or sca-cely a rag to cover her.
On Mondayaftertmou, Mr. Buckmaster, a respectable
coal merchant. residing in OW Street Road. tvas cone
melting with Lis 'chief clerk. sad giving directions to
him to bays a qaaratity of coals oeuveyed to a cestenterj
on the folliwing day, white Mr. O. soddenly exclaim /4.!
" Oh,•Lord I what a the matter with ere ? 1 never OA
so before," when he fell down and inetautly egpir. •
ed. Ile had previously enjoyed 1111 excellent state of
health.
On Tnesday, the 14th inst. T. Bevrisford, a boy of
years°, age. whilst washing himself is a reservoir be-
longing to a steam engine at Macclesfield, fe:l in sad
was scalded to death. Connected with the above is a
singular cirremstanee : one of the persons invited to the
poor boy's funeral, exensed himself, alleging that his
own funeral would speedily take place. In leas than am
hoer he was taken ilf, died the same day, and was in-
terred on the day that the boy was carried Zo his gnu.
—(Stqffirdskire )
On Sunday lest. a loaded gas having been ',naafi.
sanely left upon stable ion house in thepirish of Talkie-
a bey, 14 years of age, accidentally discharred the eon-
Mats late the breast and shoelace of a child 3 years oh!.
appeantltanke boy bad not lifted the gun, bet was
Sterely kandling the trigger and the lock, which it was
tirppeaed Was left full cocked Ike child, wa under-
standris still alive, but in a dasprotts state,—(CanuLa
Jonsimee..)
A child belonging to Mr. Bookie% of South Shields,
baker, unfortunately pulled over wcolfee kettle, and was
scalded so is to cause itralmost immediate death.

On Saturday seanight, • peer man siuued Haskell
west into the stable of the Sea lea, Pisberton, and oa
Sunday morning he was found dead. ''-
Yesterday ee'snight, a girl 'boat 3 pairs ohl, the
di of a poor man at Jwltanit. Sartvy. enabled
Ile of boiling water that stood beton their,.
miserably scalded, that she died is great
the following day.—(Swear Advertiser of
womas. of South Shields. named Ana Tayret.
Laving fallen asleep in her chair before the Arr.
easght the tames. and before she meld
areas. she wu so threadfitlll mareholl that
I daring that day. • .
_Jay weak, a fiae her. abase Ida* rave of giftr.
eon of Mr. Woodsords. of Whisehaven, was nearly de-
prived ref his eye sight by carrying a lighted candle to
carlealow seat, where some gnieg6veder had loses is
We is weedier iestaace of tke gross imprudence of
hirrior that very despromerdele in die way of chit-
"'Lost six o'clock on lliondey evening, a young somas
was ran over by a van. is Piccadilly, while crossing
the read in a dirtier fog. One of the wheels passed
over her loins; and she was eseaveyed into a shop, • here
needieal aid was prorated. Her child was taken trim
the half molted Meow unhurt, bat the case of the mother
was repotted to be dangerous. The ho had ran
away with the van from a public house dour through
masemishievess boys throwing snow balls.
Cosesea's INQVUT.--Yestrrtlar an inquisition was
held at the Vestry Room *lSt. Join's. Ho rslydrerrn, be-
fore T. Shelton, Esti. Coroner, on the body of James
Wareham, aged 25.
it appeared from the evidence of William Greenwood,
mate of the smack Catherine, of Pool, lying off Davies's
Wharf, Horslydown, that he was absent from the vessel
during the whole of Saturday last, until about a leaner
past eight o'clock, at which time he found on board the
captain, the deceased, and a boy. Immediately after his
arrival supper was got ready. after which they retired to
their different births; the deceased slept in the fore.
castle. together with the boy. About eight the sem
morning the witness went to call the boy, bat got no
answer. After having repeatedly called him by his
name, at length he was urged to descend itts the 'fore-
castle, and found him breathing very hard, as if suffocat-
ing; he then went to the birth of the deceased, and
called him several times, but finding he received no an-
swer from him, soon discovered that he was dead. On
looking around the forecastle, he found, as iron pet
placed in a small tub in which they tvereareuvtomed to
make a fire, and which he supposed they had taken down
'for the purpose of warming themselves, the night being
remarkably cold, and they had incautiously shut down
the hatches, leaving the fire lighted, after they bad gone
to bed. • ,

Every assistance was rendered to the boy, who was
immediately removed to the Hospital, where be is io a
fair way of doing well.
Verdict-= Died by soffacskiorifroM litalt4llB-1- fire
and immodestly shutting the hatches."
On Saturday se'unight, an lortest was iseiCat tire
tioldea Lion Ina, South Shields, es the body erti sem•
mercial traveller, named Colman. from IVhcvaillk who
had shot himself: Verdict—lnsanity.

MARRIED.

On the 21th Inst. at Eilaston, in the county of SOMA% I-
B. Y. Boller, of Lepton-house, county or Devoe, oil of
Delhorne-hall, county of Stafford, Esq. to Elisabeth, &wet-
ter of T. Wilson, of Wootteo-park. Staffordshire, and Bank-
hall. In the county of Lancaster, Esq.
On Saturday test, at St. Paul's, Covent-garden, Wan.
Plunkett, Esq. of Southampton, to Maty Anon Browne, of
Lyasingtoo, in the county of Hants.