The Statesman. — 1818-06-15 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY OCCURRRNCR.--Mr. Blake, the Master of a Seminary, at Hallwood, near Rencorn, Cheshire, with his assistants, accompanied his pupils, a few days since, to the honks of the River Mersey, where it was intended they should bathe; it being the place where Mr. B. had been in the habit of fahing his boys. It would appear, that since the last spring tides, a flat had drifted to the spot, and formed a precipice of about four feet. One of the boys, soon after he had gone into the river, .slipped into the wa ntons beyond his depth, and three of his school-fellows, in attempting to rescue him, were placed in the same situation. Mr. Blake (who cannot swim) instantly plunged in, though he was not undressed, and used every exertion to save them, but without effect. A boat arrived at the spot a few minutes after the four boys had sunk, when a boy named Woodall, an excellent swimmer, used every measure to save his unhappy companions, but his efforts proved masa. ing. The bodies were found soon after, and the best means were used to produce resuscitation; but the vital spark had fled. The followieg are the nem,s of the sufferers :—T. Eardley, aged 13; J. Schofield,.l4; P. Jackson, 14, all boarders; and T. Nixon, 15, dayecholar. CORONER'S ISQl7lllT.—Saterday en Inquest was held at St. Luke's Hospital, on the body. of Elio. Roberts, a patient, who committed suicide on Wednesday evening last. It appeared that she had been a Inaction confined, but was considered to be fast re. covering, and consequently had the full liberty of her limbs. She was kept in the day time in a room where there were three other women. Wednesday evening she stole into the bed-room adjoining, and contrived to set the bedstead against the door, she, flung op the window sash, and fastened a handkerchief to the iron bar outside, to which she fostentid, the end of another handkerchief, and being a MINN! upon the other end, and placing tt round Mr Deck fit • a firm manner, she leaped off the window and was • found in that situating impended and quite dead.— No blase whatever was imputed to the keepors or persons le care, and the Jory returned their verdict— /mamas. Two hundred and twenty-two persons belonging to the deck-yard gen-wharf; nyasooth, were late!) absent from their dirties, ill. 'fbe complaint Ise nausea, Mad-sche, and disrrhaea. On the 6th of this month two young Englishmen were committed to prison is for taking iudereat liberties with the much admired and feseinating Medals* Very, of the Polais Royale. Their crime masks asking Madamo,for a kin.. Severet Frenchmen present accused them of rude behavieer, which the Englishmen riot being inclined. to brook, a got. rem prow, which '4e/1;0 A* i;stroduetion of tee , Geos.d'arme, who conveyed them to prime. .  5t1yr,4,157. API%Ism.. to Om tinart,. endlspiged pyociggiVAllPs'.llll tbe -usual form. Several gickpawkosteirer,simsWomml . to sia.rooriths'impriMament ill-11141, “Pei -G ti . . • teCtiort. - (-:.! Alms Turnpike wax ip4igtpd, for having written an - obscene and igraPtlll" lOW. refleeting-en the Charatter of • respectable poblicsa's wife, in that neighbourhood of Covent-garden. TIM Jury lamc‘netely (flood the Pelotas. gaals, ,and the Goert after a suitable address to the Priepaer,.ma 'the Wore of bis crime. sentenced him to. ems Mee imprisonment .in the Haase of Corregtipno..ppd to find sureties for his good behaviour for tyraullittf-. 'A •iniserabl!. look's boy was pe*. torLfhp 'bar, charged by one vitAlio ,Ilosp.strait.patrolcwitb beias (band begging in the; Iftayotarket ; his. appearance betrayed great wreicbedpeps, and the patrols said, that when he found hinscsmtnitting an aM.Asfeatigasql he seemed evidently in great want. The boy, in answer to questions from said he had no.parent, ind was willips 4...dp.any work assigned .to him. ...He added* .that sew, time ego he,had beep taken to the parbh of fvt.. auks, from.whence be had beep sent, with, two 'billies' in hi. pocket, to make. his way tOl3ristol, as tkey paid fie w.ts sprung from Irish parents. • The Court directed that enquiry should he made into the truth of this statement, and • constable from St. Giles's, who was in Court, took charge of the boy, and was ordered to pot him in cbarso of the °roisters of that Kriel, . _ PO