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Coroner's Inquest.
The Times, 1824-07-27T00:00:00

Yesterday afternoon a coroncr's inquest was held at the WVhite Hone, in Gevent-garden market, before T. Higgs, Esq., deputy coroner for Westminster, on the body of William Forster, a re- spectable music-seller, who resided in Lisle-street, Leicester.square. Charles Edwards, a medical pupil, residing in St. Alartin's-lane, stated, that he was called in to attend deceased between 10 and i1 o'clock on Saturday night; he found hirm at a house in Rose-street, Covenrtgarden; he was quite insensible, and in a dying state, he was too far gone for witness to render him anv assistance; a quan- tity of blood was flowing from his umouth. *sVitness went fbr Ur. ihunter, a surgeon, in l ong.acre; but on his return deceased was Sk. Hunter confirmed his statement. HXe thought deceased died from rupturing a blood-vessel. ! ) nmtor fe fale. s-tated, thar xhe rnmt th deca d on Saturday night, who toos her to a . ouse in Rose. s*teet, when eagot into the room he sat down and coaghed vio- lently; witness raised is bicad and found a quantity of blood flow- ing trom his month she was muci alarmed, and called the inastet ef the house to her assistance, who immediately sent tbr a surgeon. but deceased died withih ten minutes after his arrival at the hoase; deceased was not intoxicated. r. Kemble, the keep.r of the howse, confirmed the statement of the last witness; deceased had been at hi% houey two or three timies before; he did not speak when he entered the house. Tavlor is a very quiet woman; never knew her to rob any person. Mlaria Robertson, alias O'Keefe, was servant to last witness; heard 'T'aylor call for assistance; she fetched a surgeon; deceased died in about ten minutes ; she searched his pockets in the presence of Air. BHnter; she found 1s. 6d. and some halfpence, a silver pen- cil case, and a pair of sapectacles. John Forster, of 152, Toeley-street, a son of the deceased, said he had been subject to a complaint on his lungs; he frequently coughed violently and spit blood; bael no reason to think he had been rob- bed, thought he died trom violent coughing: deceased was 61 years The Jury,s after a few minuea' consideration, returned a verdict Of-.i' Died by the visitation of God-." CIORONTER's_INIQLrRXT.
A villainous attempt was ...
The Times, 1824-08-27T00:00:00

A villaitnous at tempt was made on Friday last to fire thie Exeter theatre. Dtin i,g the temporary alysente of the check- taker lust al the commencenien, of the farce, some talidot5usseiun- rel put2a lighted paper into a lanipin the plssmgeleadingto the pit, which, setting fire to the couton in it, lroduced a high ganme, ald a great deal of smoke. which the c4rrent o! air through the avenues naturally conveyed iiton the firi. Thih autempt h,ving been accon)- paiied bly the cry of - F4re!" the contusion which took place may be easily conevived. Laties werc bhrieking and aiinting in variPus directions, tild in one nitrutc the most tintid of the audience found themselves in safety on the outjide el the theatre; but those who retin,tined were soon satisfied bv the exertnors of ilr. H-rver. the atage.Rnanager, oh their secunrity. G(od savce tie KFng was then pIzyed hb the orcbesta, and the perforotanee preceeded.--EvenitigpnPer. XiO nut: irs I I NQU F StI .-1eS't. rd1y mOrning an inquert was held at the Vauxhill Tap, Vauxhnall, before Chaules Jemmet, Es'q, Coroner for Surrevy on view oh the bod)yof a mae whose name was ttnknown. Thomlas Rose, of thie Vauxhtall Tap, deposed, that out Monday la-t, while te i as sitting bv the window, he heard the nnise of a horse coming bh and, on oking out, be saw a horse in fuill gallop in the roal, witi) a timnon e lim * in a few sDoonds be tiearel the crv ot " Oil ! and oni going nnt of doorm he savw the man I ving on the ground. nrar a bar whl ich crrsses the road; he was blecd. ing v ery much at the head ; witness assisted in taking himn up, and a suraeon was sent for, who orderetl Iiin to be taketn into the tup this was done, wvhen the man' . Aull was discovered to be dreadfidtly fractured, He died soon afler. John Loft stated that hIe also saw Ihe 4eceased lying in the road near the cross-bar ; a gqeast quantity of blood issued train his ears; and ott witness assistieg in titktt uirt tip byh the head. his finger wenit into s lar c wound wbicb the dOceased had received. Htls i: ill teas dreadfulfy beaten i:a and it seemed as it he had been thrown oft' the horsc and pitched an the post ot the cross-bar. Charles Pennington, of KenniingwOlcr*osj dreposed, thYt lis father ivas tie owner of the horse on which thedt. ccaseld weas riding; the deceased was in the witnes&'s father's employ; he had stated his name to bc " John Hor too t` butt that has been ascertained not to be his niamie. On Mlonday he and the witness went out ersci on a horse, autd whets they got to VaeiLaIrdl the de_. ceased stuck his heels into the hore's siid, whieih nade hitn set off at full gallop, and when the witness csue up he found the deceaaedl as befote described. The horse on wsich the deceasedilode was 1a perfcctl quiet onte in general. The jury returned a verdict o-_ s Acrcdetal Death." Deodand on the horse 1s
It is stated in letters w...
The Times, 1824-10-05T00:00:00

It is stated in letters which we have received from Mla- dlrid of a late date (to September 21), that the Royalist vo- lunteers are appointed to guard the ex-Minister (RUZ, who is still kept in chGse confinemnent. His trial is said to be proceeding with extraordinary despatclh, and a disclosure of the most alarming projects is promised in the bodly of the evidence wyhich will be adlduced against him. WVitnesses, we are told, will be examinedl to prove that he had givein verbal orders to General CA)'APE to excite ani instirrection in Arragon, anid to detmand theestablishmnent of a reprcsenta- tive Government. This proicct is said to have been em- braced by a great numiiiber of distinguished persons in dif- terent parts of the kingdom, whose safety is now compro- misEdbyits.premature exposure. Government, in looking about for support in this unexpected emergency, can see na safety but in organizing a greatbodyof Royalist volunteers, and thus preparing the elements of a re-action which inay utltimately be more dangerous than the detectud conspiracy. The number of volunteers to be thus leviedt and equipped will, according to report, amount to 200,000 rnen, MIadrid alone supplyin.g 10,000. To show how little relianec can be placed for the support ot' thc Royal cause, or the preser- vationi of the nationial tranquillity, on a force thus created, it is oinly necessary to mention, that it has alreadly been found necessary to disarm these volunteers in Navarre, Ar- ragon, and some other provinces ; and that in Tolcdo it has lately proceeded to sUch1 an excess of violenice, as to ordet out of the city, in twenty-four hours, all persons who had maintained order duirinig the existence of the Cortes. In Madrid itself, Go'-ernment (acting undler the influence of the samc spirit) had 1proceeded witlh seuch rigonr as to coin- pe] all the Constitutional volunteers to deliver Up their arms, an(l to instruct the police to extend their domiciliary visits to the houses of all persons whom they n ight suspect of retaining any means of defenice. iModeration and common sense have becn proscribedl in the persons of the dlisgraced Ministers, Cnuz and OFALIA, who were considered as their organs; and eveII General QUEsADA,whose fanatical loyalty drove him to organize in Navarre an insurrection against the Cortes before the late wvar, is said to have been arrested on a charge of being less furious thani he ought to be. Yet, amid this general confusion-this chaos of criies and misery, without the operation of a single principle of order-we are told by the M14nisters of CHARI.ES X., that theFrenieh expelition has restored tranquillity to Spain, and for ever destroyed the seeds of revolutioni and disaffection !
Court Of Con-Delegates, S...
The Times, 1824-11-08T00:00:00

In this protracted case, La^dy Brisco applied to the Court. by affi. davth. to ha6 tle tenn probatory, for the examination of certain witnesses votiched to aa allegation brouglht in by her eounsel at the last Court of Delegates, extended to the next assignation. Dr. A RNOLD andl Dr. JENNERt supported the applieation, which was opposed bv Dr. PHrLLirIORN and Dr. LusHINiTO2N, WIIO called on the Court to decree publication, and go on forthwitlh to thc conclusion ofthe cause. The sole motive of liady Brisco appeared tobe de- )ay: and her Ladyship baving taken out compulsories against Sir WVastell Brisco's two sons (who, with Sir Waste]l, were in coUrt), the learned counsel hoped their Lordships would discountenance so Ilmmoral an attempt to bring in children to prove the adultery of their father. These compulsories it had been) attempted to servc upon the children at school. After a good deal of most desultory discussion, the Con-Dele- gates (as well as we could understand the intentions otf w Court, several mminbers of which were speaking at one and the same tiae) decreed publicadon as prayed, and rejected Lady Brisco's demand. COURT OF CON.DELEGATES, SATUnDAY, Nov. 6. BIRTRCO Ar..Al%'s lt--rr
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-06-29T00:00:00

House of CorrTeiion, Coldbath-fields, June 28. Sir,-Yoa have, in your leading article of to-day, advocated the ause of Alr. Braugham against me, and I cannot suppose you would be so officious witlout fee oi reward. But, however this may be,you will allow mne the same conspicuous place to declare in self- defence, that with the publicear I -hall coolly and fearlessly plead ngainst the united poNers of yao and Lr. Brougham-against the lir,esadingjour of Europe, and the greatest orator of the age. Yes, S fthe publc declares aga)st me, I shall apologize to Mr. Brougbam; I shall even bow before him totthc earth, witta my back bare or: flogging. Saying this, I Sithdraw not, in the meantime, the glaIi-e thrown downa! as test of ace-rity and honour--illat for hih nit aUl times my hife shall be a readyv offierin. ROBT. GOURLAY. Tn- z m v,. JKIti pinY Will t) oOgoohlas mndI me their address in Ests, pledging tbemoelves to tak; the two first sbiling numbers of a series of publications which I shall then issue sIor to my trial for insanity, which cannot come on before the 12th f :rext month: it shall be cntitledl-" An Appeal to the Public. Gterlay 'ervs Brougham.--Colo-iwl policy and the Collecdive, with goodrreasons for lhorsewhipping." If the Noa Ber- of the above must be considered as an adver- eiement, let nre be cbarged for it as sicb. R. C. Smcmrn.-Ainelandeoly occurerence tool placeat Hitchin, Bern, on Thursday, the 24th instant.. 1Vr. Thomas Jeeves, a seeds- min. c,-ring on-sn extensive trade ir that town, put, a period to his existenciby7yntuing lils throat with a razor. His motive for com. sniinz the rash act-cannot be attributt(l to Pecuniary difficulties, as bt u supposed-to have die-a woTth 50,0i01. Rie was a widower, about 6YVsrs of ge, and bwi lkftan only child (a very fine young woman), w hisunmrnerid. -It is tbhoght he bles not made a will. Re sur- ad etil aboatinoon*of tbe folowilgday when an inquest was held enthe body,r befer .D- Times, Esq., the eoroncr, and a verdict was wte7nwo1 -ISsuty, ZCo11tyChronicle. TO THE EDJTOR'OP THE TIMERS.
Marine Insurance.
The Times, 1824-07-08T00:00:00

YCItetday~ a eeting of th iSubscrheTs to Lloyd's wA beIaJ~dj ce.rom,~c~vendPu.rsuant to advertsiseent, to rece1vef'" i1tofheiJommittee 9PPDir3gr6softWeI I At 12 Oclocb BENJAMIN -SHAW ,' sq., the Cha5ijj,v at~', by sbeveral m~n'63ee of the Conurattee, e-tered the roem. The CzrAraka theRi stated tbe purpo:e for which they hat. " and mov,edt?hatthe report sbould be rea.d. Re said that he'f not occcpy their time by saying any7 thing on the subjctY, should proTose that the report, which was 'very long. !h printed a)dstributed among the mermbe.r and that a futuo should be fixed for taktUg t Inoosdaain Mri. BENE Tthe ecreltzry, then read the &po? wIC: very voluminous, and occupled nearly ,three quarterps oa awnh!h. the reading. It detailed moit minuly thestwDL taiken bytheic mittee to oppose thec Marine Insurance Bill in tevey on- stages through Liarliament, and the sewult of~ reTey one of~~ steps. It noticed, in terms of gratefiul eul-ogy, the aisjsistn, dered to the sabscribers at Lloyd's by ?ariouS rnember' ol houses, who had opposed the hill or wtio had erndeavourea to . modiied n vnousways an it oncldedbye'xplainikg the of te cmmitee s totheway n wich t wuli affect the u writers at Lloyd's. ~unanim On the motion o the CHAIRMAN t WSs agtee i I idAR?zrs ik,?iMjve, I .- - .
On Saturday evening an in...
The Times, 1824-08-03T00:00:00

t On Saturday evening ant inquest waseld before Thomas Stirline. Esq., on the body of Thomas WMrre, Esq., of Stratford- place, Oxford.strct: the jury consisted of gentlemen of the first re- spectability; the deceased was in his 84th year. It appeared from the evidence adduced by some of the relatives and friends of the de- ceased, as also from some of the servants, that tile deceased had for some dn^e appeared to labour under some peculiar bodily infirmitvy and on SatutdAy morning the unfortunate gentleman opened the two pair of stairs window, and threw himself on the pavement. When taken up, he was dreadfully mutilated, having nearly everv bone in his body broken. The deceased was immaediately takeni into the house, and almost instaritly expired. The deceased was of very amiable maniners, and much beloved by his numerous relatives and friends. The Jury, after a few minutes deliberation, returneda ver- dict-" That te deceased committed the rash act, being at the time in a state of temporary derangement." Information was yestetday commuxiicated at the differ- ent polire-offices, of a daring hurglary having been eomnmitted on F riuay mght, at the house of J. P. Boileau, Esq., situate att Alort. lake. The articles stolen consist principally of silver plate, of great value. A middle-aged man of respectable appearance was yes-' terday re-examined, at Alarylebone office, oii a charge of attemntt- ing to seduce a lad into the commissionof a revolting offence. We are only induced to notice the case fromn the circumstance of its ap_ pearitig that this man has 'been known to have been for some years past employed as a pander to the infaraous appetites of some persons whose circumstances and situations In life have enabled them to'li- berally remunerate him forhis abominable services.The evidece was full and clear, and also corroborated verystrdngly; but as it appear. ed tbat souie other charges were likely to be prefdx*ca against bim, hb was remanded for further examination.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-08-24T00:00:00

Fir,-The frlse and sl , aderous mnrnenL:s nmade bv persons agatist me at l.tarelebone office, as reported by, you under that he&td ot ypo1 i, and whiel, have for tuei Ft 10 da-s (at mr expense) am -R- ed yoLut readers, are too riliculous and contemptible for tme at this moment to coumment upon. If I have acted itn any onze instance as t is reprcsented. why amz i nor prosecuted and punished F Is it not anl11)lC of tublic rK,ht. that atn individual is preveoied jy an out- cry (wbich 'at we indtces his friends and others to bring every hel;n againSt hiimi) from attending a public office to prosecu'e tile ends of ja'-te. I would ask, is it fair, is it generous ? The Flatemect of Mr. WooAgate, thie horse-dealer, and hi; parti', has for the time being.plumnFed rne into an expensive litigation. I there- fore hope, and I appeAl to you as a tlisinterexted journalist. and J throw myselfupon the candour of a liberal public to suspend rni- nions till these 'Itatters ( mw a? is-ce) are determinedl by ajury of tbe eBuntry In the myean time. I remain Y'ouar humble serv2in _ . WALLACEF Ltr:.dge-cotlagc, W eMcrn-green, Aur. 23. TO THE E:DITOR? PF TlhE TIAIS.
Sleep-Walking.
The Times, 1824-08-27T00:00:00

TO TliE EDITOR.L Sir,-I think the undtrmentioned eircumStan,, to be a$ singular an occurrence, as any I ever mnet with since I have been in office, tar several years, as patr.ol and constable tor the Clink liberty in the parish of St. Saviour. Southwark :-I was on duty last Thursday night, the 19th nsLant, between the hours of II and 12, and as I was standing on Baurkside, a man came along in his night.cap, but with out coat, waistcoat, or hat; I spoke to hirm, but he raade sme no an swer. I thlotght it very singular, and various ideane came over my mind; at last I made mvy vintd up to tihllow him, thinking him to be in a deranged state of mind; he went along the bank very sedrte went thr*ugh a rnmall passage, between two piles of large stone where there is only room for a middle-size person to Fro; then he ascended ilhe steps of the new Southwark.bridge, which arc above 40 in number, proceeded to the toll-gate, paid thc toll, and went thtrough tthC piece of machinery t4llcd a tell-tale; trom thence(ver the Sotithwark -byidge. I then lett himrl, thiaking hint out of danger froitt the watcr ; witile I stood talking with one of the watchbuen concerning him, the same man came back. I said, "ZAly friend, votn are soon returned :" he said "I'es; afiter long walk,zleep.anddrecint; and if I had not fell over some stones in Qtteen.stret, Cberpside, I dare say I should have gone tolMoorfieldsR forl dreamed thatafriend of mine was very ill, and had sent for me to come directly to their house in Moorlieldsa to which I was on my journey." He did not seem irritated, and irformed me that he had done so once before; he then went hoRte to his house in Noss's-alley, Bankside; his name is Willliam Simrnonds. RICIIARD DEANS VlniFl -* % T -..1 Wedn)esday, Aug. RS tU!1Yiord-treev, Union-street, Borozugb. SLEEP- WXLKINrG.
Coroner's Inquest.
The Times, 1824-09-06T00:00:00

On Saturday evening an inquest waS held at St. Bartholomew've Hospital, on the bodies of Thomas Trilaur and Thomas Donnellv, two of the unfortunate persons who were killed by the falling of pari o- a building ir, West-street, Smithfield. Joseph Boilast deposed, that about half-past five o'clock on Frli Jay afternoon the mnen wvere employed in raiting sorne timbers on a newly-erected baildiRg. Donnelly was a bTicklayer's labourer, and Trilaur a carpenter. The deceasod persona were employed in get- ting up the walls, and preparing the floors-the building was about 30 feet high. The tie-beat-is gave way suddenly; and the wallo CeU'in upon the persons at workl. 'itness waS on a scaffold at the time; had considered it dangerous for the last two or three days; the ipper part of the wall overhung the foundation two or three inches, mentioned it to Mr. Ga21owav's foceman. who isnow lying at the hs,pitaml ; there was a surveyOr employed on the Fremises. After the acctdent, witness and somze other persons enoearoured to rescue the meta who were buried under the ruins-he removed the two deceased persons from under the ruins, but they were quite l.aod. The girders weiglied, he believed, about 26 cwt.; the waitr were two bricks thick above ground, and five at the foundation. Thomas Burrell sAw the accident, an3 assisted in conveving the decessed p-rsons to the hospital. There xvere several others hurt. P,;G3l1loway, jun., said; that in his opinion tle cause of the acci- dent was, that in hoisting some planks, one of the preparatory stays for the roof was struck, which caused the walls above the floer to fill upon the girders; and thes;e, having their boards on, received tha shock, and made the building lurch, owing to their being cavcred: four o.her girders, hav-ng the same w eight fall through thern,tdid not receive an- minury,end are now; standing in a perfect state. His father is a particularly cautious man, and had he thought there was any danBger, w ouldtave guiarded against it. Witncss and his father were on the premises five minutes before the accident. Every exertion was made to rescue the unfobrtunate 8ufferers; anlhis father 'wat anxious to render them all the assistance in hit power. Win. Brodrip a surgeon described ttte nature of the iniurit tbe deceaeed receivea. One of *he wounded persons then in tlie hospital was not out of danger. The jury then returmcd a verdict of Accidental ce4arL rORONVEH'x INQUEST. AC(,(IDF,N'T AT NIR. GAI.LOW'AV'.q.
It is a very common pract...
The Times, 1824-10-05T00:00:00

It is a very common practice, in the present llole of doing business at the Bank of England, to make entries of 1 stock in the joint names of two or morepersons, where ajoint interest exists, and this practice has becn supposed to be a complete security for the principal invested, that it cannot be sold out without the consent of all parties. There is one exceprion to this rule, whieh is in cases where the stock is held by the husband and wife, by the insertioni of both their names in the books at the Bank ; and, however obvious that exception -may ba to lawyers, some conse- quences resulting fromi that form of in;vestment haYe re- cently come to light, wlhich may make it usefuil to put the community at large on their guard respecting it. During the life of the husband, the addition of the name of the wife gives her no power whatever over the stock, but it may be sold out at his pleasure, witlhout any legal neces- sity for uniting her name to the transfer. An instance in point has lately occuried, wvherein a husband, desirous to convert stock so invested into money, attended at the pro- per office, alone, to make the transfer. On its being ob- served that another signature besides his own was requisite, he proved that the seconid naine was that of his wife, who could have no rights which he diid not in his own person represent. His claim, wvhen once stated, was so evi- dent, that the Bank could not interpose, and the stock was transferred without firtlher difficulty. We have been re- qnestcdl by personis having mueh practical acquaintanice with the various motles of investing stock, to mnake this fact, whiclh is by po meanis an isolated one, mole generally known. Such investments as tbat just mentioned are extremely common; and it is considered as far from all im- probable event, that property held in trust might unad- vise,lly be exchangead for an investment in Government se- curities, in the joint names of the husbanid aned wife, which changeuf investment would frustrate the object for which I tie trust was originally created, and place the property en- tirely at the htisband's disposal.