The French papers of Tues...
The Times, 1824-12-10T00:00:00

The Frennc papers of Tuesday describe an accident tvhich happened at Corunna on the 15th ult., and--which has plunged in sorrow the French garrison of that town. A detachment of the 47th Regiment, consisting of 32 men, munder the command of a Lieutenant, wias ordered to pro- ceed to the Castle of San Antonio, in thebay. They embarked at nine in the morning, with five soldiers of another regiment, in a boat belonging the garrison, which was manned by four Spanish M onks The boat was so crowded,that the soldiers were obliged to stand up duting the passage, with thpir knapsacks or. their backs, and tleir arms in their bands. In passing between two rocks this frail bark was upset, and all its passengers plunged into the waves. The soldiers, unable to swim from the weight of their accoutrements, could n ot gain the rocks or the shore. though near. The accident was seen from the garrison, and boats were immediately sent out to rescue its victifls from a watery grave. The bodies of all were recovered, but in 17 of them life had been irrecoverably extinguished. On Tuesday ~evening, as a woman named Jenkins wvas going up Da2nchester.street, lllsnchester-square, sbe observed a horse and gig coining at full speed from the square. Terrified, and not being able to get further from the enraged animal than a door- way, shle knockted'wit grceaCviolnene, and it was alaost imrmediste- ly opened, wzhich etbastoemeans of prearvibher life, as the beast plungeel at that momeut against the rails, whics broke both the shafts, anld dashed the-vehicle to pices, at the sane tirae stunning the animal with the force of lts fall: the rail was completely driven out of-the curb-stone, and ibe lamplron. wasbentover_thefoot- path., We understand thedriver was totallyunacquainted wiBh the management of a horse aEnd tilbury, aad it is evident that- he mnust have been playing with the animal at the time it tookfright. The poor fellow paid dearly ftr-hid temerity, as he was tbrown out with greatviolence, and several of his ibslbroken. He was conveyea ts a surgeon's in Dmcset.strer, who bled him, and hopes.sre entfia-. ea of his recovery. OnilMonday evening a young wvoman, very genteely dresad, about 28 years of cge,- went Into fr. Philipsdtbe .confec. tioner's shop, eretending to bh ia great Jurry, anti requested she might quidcly have a. gluss aff gely an4spoon to take to a friend In a carriage; this wVs immediately-given to her vithout creating the leastLsuspicion, tills gentlemau in the shopobserved thatnocarre. age was near the.premies -when he came m, subsequently w the woman - on hearing this remark Mr. Phillip went after her, when he founA ke had been completely 0oaned out ofboth geUy andspoon, vith wbich theyoman efiicted a sofe retreat.-Brigdoda Gn=cte. In 1793J when a war with France was agitated on ac- count of the ondut ef that county to the Dtch, a gentleman in company said, impetuously, "D-n the6Dutcb, burn their--towns " " Bather," said ledy Wig triughamn, "undam them, and 4rorwn them." IN ne MILLSON, A LUNATIc.-WC are requested by Alr. Langton, the respectaole solictor for M1r. Clcment in the Abov; case,'tq state, it will be cirried toa highertribunrl and ot desirc that the public judgment may be sureiidcd as to th conduLct of bksclient,.whlich 1i is cofident will, be prored tobqDCthOcreise of what it;tppeigain the report to be. He -complains thit- the iu-- troductory at~ttaicoT tshe case-was calculated toproducc an uFifair impiesslo.i gasthis client, and, as- is alm6st aways tbe ease in, trials wesno abbQ'ftbY4he evidence on the commissin - ' - 1Advertisdm-4tJVRE' W,&Tnn.-We are desiredo tot'tet- that the Diiectors of ihe Metropolitan Water Cmran-y hiaireioerqd- to tbe detarmiitiof 'applicatitins for the remainig sbares muit - be made h r Ietter eddiss to the Dlirectors, andieft at the 3fficsof- the sniicitori,jt1essrs.Wmn., Beethatn and.Son, Freemtra Co'ra1hi, whi~er rctitses may be obtaiined.' ' ' ' ' [AdVerne.j. u_nlolu&e of-very- considerable intetm, ?6d' wail .calct;ted-fora ?sieyesr'sgift, containing upwards fttOD p 4e; is- just pi;blished.at t eerepnoz b?12s., by Hurst, obmsou, dnd- Co., 99, Chexpde; and 8, Pillmalal- It it,eItial(- the! Lfteraryj Soavc-n1a or Cabineb fPoe;tds 1rnd i lishedwithanumberof the mo3t-Snihbeilpiappr lags, and in iaditibii-to embracing Or?nia 'stles andPoens. abDts, seventy -in niunt3r contributed by wthz most p6jizl- authnors of -the day-fize Sir- W>iitei Scoztt Champhiul, Ilonigie vMrs. sc' - msns, -M1aturi, Bawles, Hogg, Cdtnairihn,;Lnieri xigsetna C+lton, Ah A. Wsttg WiffenMs. tpit; T, H;. Ucrvy, L yntisy, Dale, and msiiy others of equa celebnry.-~