Yesterday morning, as a young man of the name of
Bnrridge, residing in 13oston-place, Regent's-park, was cleaning the windows of the upper-story of his house, he lost his hold of the sash, and was precipitated to the ground. His head coming in contact with the iron railings of the area, was literally dashed to pieces. The pavement where befell was covered with blood, and be was taken up quite dead.
An inquest was held yesterday, in Derby-street, Gray's-inn-lane, on the body of William Hitchins, aged sixty-seven years, who fell down dead, on Tuesday, at the door of his lodgings. It appeared that his death was occasioned by inward disease, caused by the want of the common necessaries of life ; and. a verdict to that effect was returned. The poor man was once in extensive business as a house painter, and in opulent circumstances ; but a series of misfortunes had reduced him to abject misery. On Wednesday, an old house in George-street, Commercial-road, which had been condemned some time, and uninhabited in consequence, came down with a tremendous crash, and killed a child about two years of age, who was playing in front. A tallow-chandler named Holland, had his arm broken, but we have not heard of any other iniury having been sustained.
Whilst a young man, named Howard, was on Tuesday standing with his arm resting over a post near the Royal Exchange, the wheel of a carriage came in contact with the post ; and before the young man could extricate himself, his hand and wrist were jammed between the wheel and the post in such a manner, that amputation became necessary to save his life. • An inquest was taken on Monday at the Middlesex Hospital, on the body of R. Mann, aged twenty-five, who died in consequence of being thrown from a chaise which he was driving in Castle-street, when in a state of intoxication. Verdict—" Accidental death.'
On Tuesday evening, one of Mr. Tapp's Hampton-court coaches was overturned at Hammersmith, on its return to London, by driving against the side of the road, when it upset with such violence that it nearly turned bottom uppermost. The coach was almost filled with passengers, both inside and out, who fortunately escaped with their lives, but several were most seriously injured. One gentlemen had his arm dreadfully lacerated. A lady, an inside passenger, received several severe contusions on the face and head, and the teeth of the comb which she wore in her hair was forced into her scull. Miss Chapman of No. 118, Fetter-lane, received the most serious injury, her leg and side being most shockingly cut open, and swollen to a frightful size. The remainder were also very much injured, but not dangerously. The coachman is alleged to have been drunk. Some of the passengers intend commencing actions ,against the proprietors.
Last week, the son of a farmer in the parish of Abinger, was seen riding on an ass, having a cord slung round one of his arms, and encircling his neck, one end of it was fastened to a leather strap and halter' for securing the donkey's head. Soon after, he was discovered lying dead by the side of the road, with the curd pressing close to his neck, and the other appendages still attached to it. It is supposed that he had been thrown by the ass, and dragged along the ground, and in this way strangled.
There was a grand review of artillery on Monday, on the common and hills of Plumstead, near West Wickham. The spectacle did not terminate with pleasure to all parties ; for by the breaking down of a platform, on which numbers of persons were standing, many received severe contusions. The body of the unfortunate young woman who was drowned last week, by falling from Waterloo-bridge, while in a state of intoxication, has been found and-identified.
On Thursday, a servant employed in a mercantile house in Liverpool, was found (lead at the bottom of a long ladder, which led up to a warehouse. Ile is supposed to have fallen backwards in the act of ascending. Last week, three persons in Newry were killed by the falling of a loft in which they were delivering grain. Some others were hurt.
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