CHRONICLE. 
' JANUARY. 
2d. MELANCHOLY acci- 
eiaic dent happened in_ tiie 
park of N. Scottone, Esq. of Che- 
sham, Bucks. As two boys, about 
twelve years of age, were left to 
fodder the deer in the absence of 
the keeper, some words arose, when 
one struck the other with a fork, 
and made a push at him, and ran the 
tine five inches into his ear. 
boy languished about ten days, and 
then died, in the greatest agonies, 
tothe great griefof twokind friends, 
who had adopted him as their son. 
A jury was called, who sat about 
seven hours on the body, and 
brought in a verdict, wilful murder. 
Upon which the boy was commit- 
ted to Aylesbury gaol, to take his 
trial next March assizes, 
This day the Norwich mail was 
robbed of two bye bags, near Thet- 
ford; and afew hours after, a man 
was apprehended near Attlebo- 
tough, with the two bags unopen- 
ed. He was taken before a magis- 
trate, and committed to gaol for 
further examination. 
3d, Early this morning a fire 
roke out at the Tiger’s Head, at 
ootscray, in Kent, which quickly 
lestroyed it, with two adjoining 
ouses. 
4th. The excessive crowd which 
Pressed for entrance at the Hay- 
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Market theatre this evening, to see 
the fourth representation of Cymon, 
which was honoured by the pre- 
sence of his Majesty, was the cause 
of a truly melancholy accident:—A 
person of the name of Smith was 
trodden to death, a woman was 
dreadfully bruised, and many other 
distressing accidents happened, from 
the impetuosity of the greatest 
crowd ever remembered. 
A donation of 30001. from an un- 
known hand was transmitted to the 
Middlesex hospital, for the purpose 
of establishing acancer-ward. There 
isno ward for that particular disor- 
der in any hospital in Europe. 
5th. This morning Mr. Holman, 
of Covent-Garden theatre, rang for 
his servant; and oy his not answer- 
ing to the bell, they found the man, 
on going into his room, dead in his 
bed. On further examination, it 
appeared he had taken poison, as a 
plial with some remaining in it 
was found by his bed-side. It 
seems the man had been insuring 
for some time past in the Irish lot- 
tery, and had gradually parted with 
every thing he had, and having no- 
thing further to hazard, thus in de- 
spair, at last parted with life. 
9th. A young man, named Hon- 
nysett, a native of Stone, in the Isle 
of Oxney, about twenty years of 
age, was found almost frozen to 
death in the shambles of Canter- 
aA bury. 
