On Saturday night, two Marines were at the Bull public-house,
yoolwich ; when a quarrel ensued between them in consequence of jealousy, and they fought desperately together, until one of theta seized on a quart-pot, with which he beat the other on the head, and kicked and jumped upon him until he lay apparently dead.
The Woolwich Magistrates were engaged for some time on Monday in investigating a charge of riot tigainst two Marinea ; who, among others, had drawn their bayonets upon sonic sailors with whom they bed quarrelled at the Mine public-house. It appeared that them a had been a regular battle between a party of Marines and sailors ; that the former had stabbed several persons ; amid that of twelve who bad drawn bayonets, only the two prisoael s were secured. There was no direct evidence against the prisoner:, unless the fact that blood was found upon the belt of one of thom might be taken as such. The fellow said that the blood came from his nose. Both were discharged.
On Tuesday, an inquest was held at the Torrington Arms, Finchley, on the body of James Alderson, ',elm died in consequence of the ad- ministration of a double dose of opium sent by a medical practitioner residing at Whetstone widi verbal directions only. In the absence of her elder sister, the younger, who had herself received the instructions, gave at one dose to the infant that which was intended for two, under the impression that one-holl had been already given. The jury re- turned a verdict, " That the deceased died from an overdose of medi- cine, incautiously sent by the medical man without written directions.' [By and by, perhaps, the public will have the sense to amend a systems which allows a blockhead or a drunkard to dispense deadly drugs.] On Sunday evening, two lives were lost by the upsetting of a boat on the River Lea, near Highhill Ferry, on the border of Essex. A party of eight, males and females, hired a boat, and were passing up the river about seven in the evening, when another boat, with unskilful rowers, came in contact with theirs. The collision, it is said, caused one of the party to rise ; and the equilibrium being destroyed, the boat was overturned, with the whole of the eight persons. A distressing scene ensued. One of the party, a girl, saved herself by clinging to the side of the boat ; and, by the exertions of the persons who went to their assistance, five more of the party were rescued with her. Two perished, a man and a young woman. Another of the women lies in a precarious state.
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