er of Blaby has been committed o Leicester goal, charged with the murder of his wife, by striking her n the temples, &c. when in a state f intoxication, [12] A boat upsets.-Some veeks ago as Mr Peter M'Cowan, fficer of excise at Barra, and some ›ther persons, were crossing in an open boat from Uist to Barra, they were overtaken by a gale of wind which overset the boat. [12] Well-timed bounty.-John Francis Erskine of Mar, with his usual liberality, sent on Wednesday last, a donation of twenty-two tons of coals to the Edinburgh House of Industry, which has proved a most seasonable supply to that useful institution. He has also given three and a half tons of coals to the Leith Female society. [12] Foul air.-A shocking instance of the effects of foul air occurred at Hot-lane, in the neighbourhood of Burslem, a few days since, where several persons on entering a house a most horrible spectacle presented itself, the father, mother, and two children labouring in extreme agony, and one child absolutely lifeless. [21] A cocker gratified.-Whilst preparations were making for the setting to of the cocks at St. Giles's a Mr Thorpe, from the country, had taken his seat in front of the pit, and not two minutes before his death, had offered to back the Huntingdon birds for ten guineas. He was observed to lean his head forward, and appeared somewhat ill. He made a kind of moan, and instantly his colour changed, and he was a corpse. Surgical aid was immediately procured, but the spark of life was extinct. He died of apoplexy. It is a fact no less singular than true, that the deceased, half an hour before his death, had said, "the last time I was here I said, if ever I attend the pit again I hoped I should die there!" [24] Christian BenevolenceThe subscription in London for the distressed Germans now amounts to about L.25.000. The bank of England has subscribed L.1000, The society of friends are very ac tive in this benevolent and patriotic work, and have raised 1.2300 among themselves in London. [28] Shipwreck.-The brig Venus of Yarmouth, was driven on shore in the tremendous gale of the 20th ult. The naval officers of the signal station brought the apparatus invented by Capt. Manby, down to the beach. At the second fire the shot with the line attacked to it was thrown from the mortar over the vessel. The facility with which the crew (consisting of nine) were then disengaged from their danger was admirable. MARCH. [2] Fall from a window.--Yesterday afternoon, a young man, a glazier, fell from a back window in the fifth story of a house in Forrester's wynd, and was killed. [2] Effects of seduction.-Friday a woman residing in the Westbow, put an end to her existence. She had been seduced, and afterwards basely deserted, which, it is said, was the cause of her committing this rash act. [2] A benevolent meeting.-A meeting was held on Wednesday at the city of London tavern, by a select number of private individuals, for the benevolent purpose of endeavouring to establish an asylum for lunatics, in which the mode of treatment should be found ed upon mildness and conciliation instead of coercion and severity. [9] Consequence of gaming.-Wednesday morning a young man in a naval uniform, with his arm in a sling, attempted to put a per FFF 2 iod iod to his existence, in consequence of having the evening before engaged in play with some brother officers and lost a sum of money much larger than he had any prospect of ever being able to pay. [9] Murderer executed. -Tuite, the murderer of Mr Golding, was executed at Dublin last week. [9] Example for imitation. We have heard, with much pleasure, that the duke and duchess of Buccleugh and Queensberry, with the benevolent wish of promoting the best interests of the poor of their neighbourhood, have erected schools in Dalkeith, for the education of children of both sexes, intended together to contain 2co. [9] Fire from a foul vent.-On Friday evening a fire broke out in a back land opposite to the Episcopal chapel, foot of the Cowgate. It originated in a foul vent. [9] Cruelty to horses. At the general sessions of the county of Roxburgh, at Jedburgh, on Tuesday last, three farm servants were convicted of driving their carts furiously, and lashing their horses unmercifully, along the public road. [9] Fire occasioned by a candle-On Tuesday night, between 10 and 11 o'clock, a fire broke out in a lane off the High-street, Lanark. The fire was occasioned by a candle falling among some loose straw in the garret. [14] Honesty. A few nights ago, an English rider dropped his pocket-book in the Trongate of Glasgow, which fortunately for him, was found by a respectable woman. Its contents amounted to about L.2000 in bank notes and bills. The name of the owner being on the book, he was soon found out, and the whole restored to him. [30] Secret charity.-On the roth current, the Rev.James Grant, [30] Shocking discovery -4 male child was found in the led, on Saturday morning, near the town of Jedburgh. When the body was examined, it appeared to have been strangled, and to have been much bruised. A woman has been committed to prison on suspicion of being the mother. [30] Accident at Kirkfield-bank. Allan Bog, gardener at Sunnyside, while crossing Lanark-bridge about nine o'clock at night, on his way home, stepped out of the horsetrack in the dark, at a place which is totally without wall or railing and fell down 28 feet to the chan nel of Clyde. APRIL. [4] Murderer executed.-Sat. urday morning Charles Callaghan was executed upon a temporary platform erected on the top of the new prison Horse-monger lane. [4] Awful warnings.-On Saturday morning Joseph Drewe May, John Kean, Thomas Rickets Lyons, William Goulding, for burglary; and William Sturman for setting fire to his own house in Half-moon street, Piccadilly, were, pursuant to their sentences, executed before the debtor's door, Newgate. [6] Fall from the mail-coach.On Wenesday the guard of the Edinburgh coach, which leaves Glasgow at 4 o'clock afternoon, fell off in the Gallowgate-street, and the wheels going over him, his thigh-bone was broken. [11] Death by fire. -- Wednesday an inquest was held on the body of Edward Avery a boy, six years of age, whose death was occasioned by his shirt taking fire whilst standing tanding before the grate after he rot up. [13] Be cautious whom you rust A poor young woman, a ervant at Letham, in Lesmahaow, died suddenly last Monday ight; and it being suspected she vas poisoned, her body was opened. nd a quantity of arsenic was found n her stomach. The perpetrator of this foul crime was John Steel, who has absconded, and for whose apprehension a reward is offered [13] Fall from a cart.-melancholy accident happened on Monday, to a fine boy, son of David Halliday, Moffat. The youth had been going home in a cart, out of which he by some accident fell, and was so dreadfully hurt as to survive only a few minutes. [13] Achild falls into a tub. Saturday se'ennight, a melancholy accident happened in Arbroath; a fine boy. nine months old, was left by his mother playing in the cradle, while she went to a pump in the immediate neighbourhood for water; a neighbour going in soon after, discovered the poor infant in its play had crawled over the side of the cradle, and fallen into a tub of dirty water, placed close by, quite dead. [13] An example for imitation. William Mitchell Esq. of Bushypark, Jamaica, now residing in London, has transmitted to the Rev. Dr. Murray L.100 sterling, to be distributed amongst the poor of the parish of Kilmadock. -A [20] Scaffolding gives way most unfortunate accident happen. ed on Friday morning by the scaf folding in front of the custom-house giving way. One man was killed on the spot, and three others severely hurt; one of whom died before he was carried to the infirmary. [27] Accident from sulphurous coals. On Friday se'cnight, when the carpenters went to work upon a sloop just now repairing in the dry dock at Grangemouth, they found that a young lad, eighteen years of age, had been killed by the vapour of sulphurous coals, and that the master and mate, were in a state of insensibility. The means usually resorted to to recover drowned persons proved successful in restoring the suspended animation of the men, but they are still in a weakly state. [27] A rich beggar.-Died last Week in a hovel, on Edgewareroad, London, H. Walton, a beggar. In his trunk was found gold and silver coin to the amount of £130, besides other valuables. MAY. [4] Fall from a yawl.-A lad standing on the bow of a yawl, and leaning forward to prevent it striking a sloop at the Broomielaw, Glasgow, fell into the river, passed through below the slopp, and was drowned. [4] Accident in a fever-On Monday a woman in Paisley, during the paroxysm of a fever left her house, while her mother, who was fatigued, was unfortunately asleep, and drowned herself in the canal. [4] Accident from machinery➡ On Monday, at Linwood cottonmill, a boy having gone too near the machinery, was entangled by it and killed. [4] Accident from blowing a rock-Upon Saturday last, when the work people were blowing the rock at a quarry in Inchinnan parish; one of the men had his leg so much shattered, that it required to be amputated that evening and he died next morning. [11] Accident from throwing a stone-On Thursday se'ennight, at Fort Augustus, a boy, about fifteen years of age, having thrown FFF3 a stone at a young man with whom he had some trifling altercation, it unfortunately struck a vital part of the lad's head, and although he walked about for upwards of half an hour without complaining of the least pain, he afterwards became extremely ill, and died next morning. [16] Effects of fighting --Thurs day morning, two men having had some trifling dispute in Deptford, agreed to decide it by fighting. After a few rounds, one of them received a severe blow in the pit of the stomach, and fell speechless. In that state he was carried to the Black Horse public-house, where he shortly afterwards expired. [18] Murderer executed--Thursday last, John Gibson, nailor in Hawick, who was sentenced at the circuit court of justiciary at Jedburgh, was executed at Hawick for the murder of his wife. [18] Accident from a bank shooting. On the evening of Friday the 6th instant, a girl of fourteen years of age, having gone to a sand bank, near the old boat-house, to the east of Dunkeld for sand, part of the bank gave way and completely buried her. [25] A caution to travellers Early on Wednesday morning a leather trunk. containing wearing apparel and other valuables, worth upwards of L.joo, was cut from behind the travelling carriage of Colonel Stevens, between the colonel's lodging, St. James's-street, and the Elephant and Castle. A [25] A caution to sailors.-A singular circumstance occurred in February last, at St. Vincent. gentleman named Whitlaw, sailing in a boat at night, from the leeward part of the island to Kingston, and sitting in the stern sheets a large shark that had followed, made at length a spring at his intended victim, knocked off hi his hat, but, at the same time fell dece into the boat. The gentleman, wit with great presence of mind, immediately jumped up, and secured the voracious monster with a cloak and some bandages. [25] Fall from Edinburgb-castle rocks-On Tuesday afternoon, 2 boy fell from the castle rocks, and was so much bruised that he died in the Royal Infirmary on Thursday. [25] Accident among the rocks. Last week, a fine young woman, of the name of Leiper, while gathering dilse on the rocks near Altens, about three miles to the southward of Aberdeen, fell into a chasm and was drowned. [25] The fruits of imposition.— Died at Chester, at the age of 100 years, Charles Lloyd, a well known mendicant. He was found to possess cash and bank notes to the amount of upwards of L.400, which he had at interest, and at the time of his decease 25 guineas in gold, and L.5 in silver, were found se creted in the linings of the rags which inwrapped him. The fruits of his impositions it was his custom to extract by a piteous tale of woe, and complaints of penury and star. vation. JUNE. [1] A coach-driver and guard fin. ed-Thursday the sheriff fined the guard of one of the Glasgow coaches, and the driver of another, in the sum of L5. sterling each, for driving furiously, and running a race with their coaches. ber A 501 OT Pi b R e ཀཱ 1 which took place in the stair, the deceased was stabbed in the side, with a large sharp-pointed knife, [1]A murderer and robber execu ted--Friday afternoon, John M'Manus, private in the 27th out, for murdering Allan Hutton; & Ro bert Gibson for roobing the Tarbolton postman, were executed at Ayr. [1] Accident in filling a boiler. A fine lad of the name of Copland, son of a bleacher in Urquhart, while in the act of filling a boiler with linen, lost his balance, fell in, and was burnt to death. [1] Bite of a mad dog-Died on Sunday se'ennight, of the hydrophobia, Henry Rex, a youth about 13 years of age, son of George Rex, waterman of Southsea. was bitten on the cheek and over the eye by a mad dog, on the 25th of March last. He [1] A boat swamped.-On Thursday se'ennight, a boat belonging to Wick, after putting a pilot on board a vessel in the of fing, was overtaken by a hurricane on her return, and driven towards the Boars of Duncansbay, where she swamped, and the crew, four in number, perished. [6] A noble trait in a poor man's character.--The following remarkabie circumstance in the annals of the poor, occurred a few days since in the parish or Stoke, St. Mary, near Launton. A pauper who had been receiving parochial relief for some time past, came to the overseer of the poor, saying that he had saved money during the time he had been burthensome to the parish, and that he knew some others who had also received relief had done the same, that in consequence he wished to decline receiving any more pay,and accordingly the n voluntarily resigned the allowance which had been previously paid to him weekly. [8] Charitable donation.-The treasurer of the Rev. Mr Brown's congregation, Dalkeith, has transmitted to the treasurer of the lunatic asylum of Edinburgh, the sum of L.26, collected for that institution. [S]A caution-On Monday last, between seven and eight o'clock, during a scuffle at the foot of Stockwell-street, Glasgow, a gentleman, who went to look at the cause of the disturbance, had his watch stolen. [8] Accident from intoxication. On Wednesday, a man, in a state of intoxication, fell down a steep place on the side of the bridge-road, Montrose, and was killed on the spot. [8] A boat upset.-On Saturday morning, about six o'clock, a boat, with five men on board, unfortunately upset when turning round the end of Leith pier. [15] A young man drowned in bathing.-On Wednesday, a young. man, when bathing in the Clyde, having gone past his depth, was unfortunately drowned. [15]Accident in pulling down a wall.-On Thursday morning, Robert Beattie, an industrious shoemaker, while employed in assisting to pull down an old wall, in the North Links, Montrose, it suddenly fell upon him, and broke his left thigh,and otherwise so much bruised him, that he died in the after |