16 AUGUST 1930, Page 20

A Hundred Years Ago

THE " SPECTATOR," AUGUST 14TH, 1830.

A VERDICT.

A Coroner's jury sat on Thursday night on the body of a young man named Knife. The jury gave the following verdict :—" That the deceased came by his death from inflammation caused by excessive drinking and over exertion in fighting."

A PLEASING REFLECTION.

The Boot, by WARREN'S BLACKING clean'd, doth show Each feature fairer than the mirror's glow ; Whene'er you wish well polished shoes, This brilliant Blacking you must use ; This Blacking, most approv'd throughout the land, Is made by ROBERT WARREN, 30, Strand.

SHIP ABOUT To SAIL.

For Hobart Town and Launceston, Van Diemen's Land, the beautiful fast-sailing Ship, Thomas Lawrie, A.1. Lieut. W. Langdon, R.N., Commander. Burthen 300 Tons. Lying in the St. Katherine Dock. Has a Poop, and superior Accommodation for Cabin and Steerage Passengers.