The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-12-25 00:00:00

CORD ERN' 573.

An Ingne+: was hell at the Turf Tap. Grossenot-
nn the hilly of .1. Sni:th. The tlecraNetl tt.i% por-
ter to )Ir. I:rit6•li<, a wine-merchant, in Pall Mall; anti,
while nolo:Wing ■ w.iKviti, a pipe of wine rolled over
him, by which he Wile. 3,t1 mach injtered, that he diet/ in
the Illtavital. Ver.lict—•• Arc:Anita' ',radii."

Another Inquest was held at MI- ssete place, on the
' ho lv of 11, M`Hongall, n ho died in St. lieorge's Hospi-
tal, in rontwerwiter of rutting his throat. The deceased
had heen servant to the I hike of l'ork for four years, butt
of late be and his wife had resided in the King's-road. ,
Sio.ne-s.plare. On th: Ist itogant, 1w invited his bro.
titer, who lives in Ilartlet's-haihtings, Old-street, N din-
ner. an 1 at niiht he wished to s'...ep !here. The deceased.
after he got into hell, hear" a t 0..:..• in the stre.d, and oh-
served. he ennui get no rest there. Ile cot OP in ZI) hmei.• '
his brother: but they shill.- I at a publiediouse its
ovent-ganlen, o'.' -re they had some liquor, a odtlien pro-
ceeded to Temple-bar. l'he dece.ised said people were in
pursnit of him. Ile thought erery one he heard .alking
was •pe.iking !bunt him. and he propose! going neer
Waterloo-bridge t.t avoid them. His brother, to please
hi:n, consented t hut they hail slily proceeded to the
middle arch' when the ilecea.e.l leaped over the battle.
ment, hut ahoas bring near, he was taken up safe. His
brother then hronght him home, hut did not tell his
wife, fearful of alarming her, and only said be bail fallen
into a &telt. Next day he proposed going to a friend's
house in the eountry hut finding him still in the same
slice of mind, he caliel the wit., to communicate in pri-
vate what had *centred. In the mean time the deceased
rut his throat, and was taken to the Hospital, where he
lingerel till Thursday, when he expiresl.—Verdict,
" 1 usanity."
Ininest Was held at the White Hone, in Cloak-
lane, Dategate-hill, on the hwly of Elisabeth Wilkins,
arr.! thirty. The deceased was cook to Mr. Coombs, of
Cloak-lane. On Wednesday moniing last she got up at
four o'clock ; and upon tter fellow servant asking her
why she got up so soon. the ileceased replied, it was near
Christmas and she hail a great deai to do. The other
got op about sit o'clock, and found the deerated in the
third floor back mom ; but before she could enter, she
threw herself out of the window, and fell into the yard
of the adjoining house. Site alarmed her master, and a
Surgeon was sent for, but life was extinct. It appeared
the decease! bad Ishoured under mental derangerne.3
for some time, and the Jury returned a verdict accord.
ingly.

A man of the name of S—, living at Willingham, in
a ‘inall way of business, having the misfortune to be
thought a wizard. was persuaded by some pot-house
devotees, to subunit to a docking, as the only means of
clearing his character—And on Thursday se'nuight
(which the reader may recollect, was, at the time of an
intense frost,) this was carried into execution, at the next
village, Over. A deep pit being chosen, and it. ice being
broken away, the poor fellow was soused headlong into
the water, and there Inhumanly kept till completely
spent, and apparently drowning. The iVisard was averse
to being docked alone, and a miller resent, immediately
offered to go down with him.—Which was the greatest
Wined ? The number of persons present on this occa-
sion was immense—that a village in the immediate vi-
cinity of one of nor Universities, should be still en
immersed in superstition, as to commit such all outrage
upon common decency, and common humanity, is really
surprising.
J. end J. 81YRWRIONT, the Contractors, have
again the pleasane of announcing to the Public the
success of their Unites is the Last Lottery, where
' No. 1,06, a Prize of Ll/41.0,000 was sold by them
in Shares.—The New Lottery, of which 5,000
Tickets only are on Sale. will commence Drawing
OD the 12th Of JANUARY next, when Two of
the Fnua Pants of £20,000 will be decided in
the First Five Minutes. It is in the recollection
of the Public that .1. and I. StVRWRIGHT. in the
last Lottery Contract, also Sold No. 3,710, a Prise
of £36,000, at their fortunate Offices, No. V,
Cornhill ; 38, Haymarket ; 11. Holborn ; 141, Ox-
ford-etreet.