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gree of a physician, or external for that of surgeon; but physicians and surgeons already in practice under the ancient regulations may continue so.

FRANCE. From the forests of Belgium, especially from the noble forest of Soignes, are to be taken a great quantity of oak and other wood, for shipbuilding. There is no timber in this country equal for maritime uses to what that country affords. The trees will be sent to Antwerp, and there embarked for Dunkirk, Havre, Brest, L'Orient, and Rochefort, at which ports they will be applied to the purposes of the military shipping of the Republic. Holland formerly drew from the low countries much of its wood for ship-building. In future, France alone will employ those productions of her own territory for the restoration of her navy.

The colonial legislature of Jamaica, has found it necessary to prohibit independent and itinerant preachers by a law, which passed on the 17th of December last, from presuming to teach and perform the services of religion in -assemblies of negroes. The offending preacher is to be taken into custody, and confined to hard labour; one month for the first offence-six months for every repetition of the same.

BARBARITY AND CRUELTY.-On Friday, March 4, an inquest was held before Mr. Gill, at the Fox, in Wardour-street, on the body of Dorant Lovell, otherwise George Mango, who was found dead on the Sunday preceding, at the corner of Noel-street and Wardour-street. It appeared in evidence, that the deceased, who was a man of colour, had procured his livelihood for many years in the streets of London as an itinerant tinker. He went into the Crown in Oxford-street, on Saturday morning, where he was served with a bason of tea and a buttered roll. He returned in the evening to the same house, and had a pint of beer. About eleven o'clock the same evening, he was discovered by the watchman in Wardour-street, sitting under a door-way, where Andrew Pollock, a watchman, finding him, insisted on his leaving that place, and forcibly dragged him to the opposite side of the street, which is in St. Anne's, parish, where he left him. The watchman belonging to St. Anne's, finding the wretched being in a door-way on their beat, forced him back to the side of the street in St. James's parish, where he remained till Pollock, returning to ery the hour, asked him what he did there a second time, after he had driven him away, when the deceased exclaimed, "O God, I am dying!" "Then (replied the watchman) you shall not die here; you must do that somewhere else." The deceased answered, “I am not able to stir-I am a dying man!" "I care not," said the watchman, and then either dragged or carried him a second time to the opposite side of the street. At seven o'clock he was found dead on the St. James's side.-On the view of the body, the jury returned the following verdict:-"It is not proved in evidence that the deceased, Dorant Lovell, otherwise George Mango, did actually die otherwise than a natural death; but it is very clearly proved that Andrew Pollock, the watchman on duty in Wardour-street, on Sunday night last, has been highly negligent of his duty, by omitting to take that care of the deceased he was bound to do; and by such omission, the said jury is clearly of opinion, that the deceased lost his life."

On the 26th of February, J. Murphy, who latterly kept a porter house in Patrick-street, Dublin, was tried in that city for most cruelly assaulting, im

prisoning, and otherwise abusing his wife, with intent to murder her. This is the most shocking story we have ever heard, and from a delicacy for the feelings of our readers, we must forbear repeating the whole. The unhappy victim of her husband's barbarity appeared in court pale and emaciated. From her testimony, and that of others, it appeared she had been married two years to the prisoner, to whom she brought a handsome little fortune. They first lived at Lucan, and shortly after their marriage he refused to supply her with common food. He several times beat and cut her in a shocking manner, when she tried to obtain some food by stealth. In all his barbarities towards her he was assisted by his mother and sisters. This unhappy young woman was at length reduced to such an extremity of famine, that she used to go privately and take the potatoe skins and other garbage out of the trough from which the hogs fed, and eat them. From Lucan the prisoner removed to a lodging in Dublin; and here his wretched wife was compelled, while in an advanced state of pregnancy, to carry heavy loads up and down stairs. He then went to keep the public house in Patrick-street, in a back garret of which he kept his wife a close prisoner without any kind of nourishment, except bread and water. Here she was delivered of her child; and after that, was kept for two or three months in the same state until the infant died, from her not haying any milk to give it. She was at length released from this frightful situation by the interference of some friends, who brought forward the present prosecution. During the whole time of her lying in, and while she nursed her babe, she was, even during the coldest days, without any fire; and sometimes, having no other food but cold potatoes, she was obliged to warm these in her mouth before she gave them to her child to eat. The abominable miscreant, her husband, not content with the crimes he had already committed, attempted to defend himself by the most barefaced perjuries, and by ruining the character of her whose life he endeavoured to destroy. He brought forward his sisters and a brother to swear, that the prosecutrix had laboured under many noxious complaints, and was addicted to drunkenness and theft; but in all these statements they were contradicted, and the prisoner was found guilty. He was sentenced to pay £100, and to be imprisoned two years.

The conduct of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is entitled to the highest praise. At a moment when the situation of the country seems to demand the application of all her resources, his Royal Highness has been pleased to signify his wish, that nothing relative to his personal interest may be brought before the house.

M. Peltier has been tried, at the instance of the Attorney General, and found guilty of a libel against Bonaparte, published in L'Ambigu, a periodical pub

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W. Moore, Esq. of Doctors' Commons, to Miss Price, daughter of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor. F. B. Hippisley Coxe, Esq. to Miss Jef ferys, only daughter of Thomas Jefferys, Esq. Gloucestershire. Wm. Wass Longford, Esq. his Britannic Majesty's Consul at Tripoli, to Misa Peacocke, daughter of Marmaduke Peacockc, Esq. of Cavendish square.

DIED,

Suddenly, on Friday morning, March 4th, Major-General D'Oyley. The General was at the Levee on Wednesday; went in perfect health, accompanied by his Lady, on Thursday evening, to a Concert, in Pall-Mall; returned to his house in Half-Moon-street, Piccadilly, yesterday morning, and after retiring to bed, the General fell in a swoon, and expired. In Dublin, Mrs. Campion, mother to Mrs. Pope, of Drury-Lane theatre. At Bath, the Hon. Mrs. Bagwell, eldest daughter of the late Lord Graves. At his Lordship's seat, Ealing, Middlesex, the Hon. Edward Griffin Kinnaird, second son of the Right Hon. Lord Kinnaird. At Clifton, near Bristol, Charles Score Britten, Esq. father of Mrs. Hiley Addington. At his house, at Pulta, near Calcutta, on the 29th of August last, Sir Charles William Blunt, Bart. aged 73. He went out to India in the humble capaeity of a writer in the Company's service 20 years ago. He has left £100,000 behind him, three-fourths of which he has bequeathed to his eldest son, now in India, Charles Richard Blunt, who inherits also the title. At Newington, Thomas Lock, Esq. Clarencieux King at Arms. After a long and painful illness, at the age of 28, at Weymouth, the wife of John M. Wood, Esq. niece to Lord Kinnaird and Sir William Pulteney, Bart. Colonel Carter, Lieutenant-Colonel of his Majesty's 20th Light Dragoons. His Grace the Duke of Bridgwater, after a short illness. By his active spirit, and his unshaken perseverance, he amassed immense wealth. But the public grew rich with him, and his labours were not more profitable to himself than they were to his country. The Dukedom is extinct, but the Earldom of Bridgwater goes to General Egerton, Member for Brackley. Suddenly, at his apartments in the Mews, Mr. John Smith, many years coachman to her Majesty. In Bryanstone-street, Mrs. Day, widow of the late Captain John Day, and sister to the late Sir Matthew Featherstonehaugh, at the advanced age of 79. At her house, Hill-street, Berkeley-square, Lady Clayton, widow of the late Sir Robert Clayton, Bart. Mr. Daniel Cuerton, of John-street, Tottenham-court road, shoemaker. This person was supposed to be the strongest man in England; he stood about five feet six inches, rather corpulent, yet could put both his elbows together, take a glass between them, and drink in this position; he could contract or swell himself over the chest, at a minutes notice, so as to be the least person, when measured, in company—or extend himself so as to measure more than four of the biggest persons put together, across the chest when sitting on the ground, he could get up without the aid of his hands, with three full grown men across his shoulders and on his back, and dance a hornpipe with them at ease; and could do many other feats equally incredible, unless seen. Many hundreds are alive who have seen these things, which he generally did of his own accord, and without emolument. He was about 58 years of age. He lived in James-street, Grosvenorspuare, many years. Henry Fearon, Esq. of the Adelphi, an eminent

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ttt The portrait of Mr. Braham is again unavoidably postponed. A fine likeness of the late Mr. Roger Kemble is substituted this month in its room.

We repeat our best thanks to Q. Z.

URSULA (Melton Mowbray) does not complain without cause. To some of the articles in the indictment we plead guilty; but we could find many flaws, were it necessary; and several of the charges would be voted frivolous and vex. atious, if fairly examined. In reply to some of the objections, we could offer very satisfactory explanation, if to explain we were at liberty. We take Ursula's letter, however, in very good part, and are perfectly well satisfied with the candour and good temper with which the remonstrance has been conducted.

We have recovered the translation sent to us by L. which had been mislaid, and wish we could introduce it into our miscellany.

Detector (Scotland) appears in the present number.

The prologue communicated by G. W. L. is too generally known, and has appeared in several publications; but we thank our correspondent for the trouble he has taken.

The Lines occasioned by the Death of the late Dr. Hunter, are too incorrect for insertion.

The article respecting the Sun's Heat in our next.

A constant reader and admirer shall soon be gratified.

ERRATA.

In the last number-In the Sonnet to the Moon, line 8, for "My couch" read "Thy couch."

In the present number-In the review of a letter on the subject of the Nottingham election, for Mr. Robert Worsted-spinner Arnold, read Robert Arnold, Worsted-spinner.

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