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ing their cries, ran to the spot, and 

 seeing the dreadlul situation of his 

 wife and child — in the very aft of 

 sinking — he, in a state ol distrac- 

 tion, plunged into the water (about 

 11 feet deep,) in the hope of rescu- 

 ing them, but missed his aim, and 

 they all perished. \Vhen the bodies 

 were found, about an hour after the 

 accident, the mother had her son 

 clasped in her arms. 



7th. In the Fleet-prison, where 

 she had been confined about four 

 years, for debts contracted in fitting 

 up an elegant house at Blackheath, 

 in Kent, aged 32, Miss Elizabeth 

 Frances Robinson, (or Robertson,) 

 of swindling notoriety. Her re- 

 mains were deposited in St. Bride's 

 church-yard, attended by her fa- 

 ther, mother, and one of the turn- 

 keys of the Fleet. 



8th. Unfortunately drowned, by 

 the upsetting of his boat, off the . 

 rock ot Gibraltar, capt. Fuller, of 

 the 20th light dragoons, second .son 

 of John Trayton F. esq. of Ash- 

 down-house, Sussex. 



9th. At his house in Upper 

 "NA'im pole-street, by accidentally 

 falling over the bannisters of the 

 staircase into the hall, Mark Mil- 

 bankc, esq. admiral of the white. — 

 He was in the 82d year of his age ; 

 more than 70 of which had been dc- 

 Toted to the naval service, into 

 which he entered in the year 1734. 

 Suddenly, while in bed with her 

 husband, Joan, wife of Robert 

 Monday, of CroM less, in the parish 

 of Ludgvan. On the discovery of 

 her death, her husband, who had 

 Leon some time rather indisposed, 

 removed to another bed, and died 

 in about six hours after. 



11th. This morning, between 5 

 and 6, Mrs. Western, of the Royal 

 Hotel, Pali-JMall, was awoke by the 



barking and running up and down 

 stairs of a favourite little lap-dog of 

 her daughter's. Mrs. W. arose, and 

 alarmed the family : on going to 

 Miss W.'s room-door, who slept on 

 the ground-floor, they found it fast, 

 and on breaking it open, she was 

 not there. They then followed the 

 little dog up stairs, who led them to 

 a room on the third floor, the win- 

 dow of which was open, and on 

 looking out, they perceived Miss 

 W. laying on a newly-dug bed in the 

 prince of Wales's' garden, hawng 

 thrown herself from the window. — 

 She was still alive, although she had 

 fallen on her head, which was sunk 

 in the ground. Mr. Taggart was 

 sent for, who gave her every possible 

 assistance : she survived bleeding 

 a very few minutes. She was a vei'y 

 fine young woman, just 22 years 

 old, and took a most aftive part in 

 the business of her parents, of whom 

 she was the only child. She had 

 dressed herself preparatory to the 

 fatal event. An inquest was held : 

 verdict — Lunacy. 



At Ash lord, Kent, capt. David 

 Betson, late of the 9th foot, and 

 only son of David B. esq. of Meikle- 

 Beath. 



1 5th. Erasmus Corbett, esq. late 

 a captain in the Oxford Blues, shot 

 himself this morning in the house of 

 Mr. Fox, mercer, in Conduit- 

 street, Hanover-square, where he 

 had lodged for several years. The 

 first witness before the coroner's 

 jury was Mr. Fox, who said the de- 

 ceased had gone out at half past ten 

 that morning, and returned home to 

 breakfast. He had appeared for 

 several months in a dejeiited state ; 

 and, a few weeks since, he said to 

 the witness, " I will pay you my 

 rent, but have met with considera- 

 ble losses." Mr. Cj's servant stated, 



that 



