_ nacing attitude. 
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deceased she was quite dead, and it 
was discovered she had broken a 
blood-vessel.— V erdict— Died by the 
visitation of God. 
A few days ago, as the daughter 
of Mr. Johnson, of Appleby, near 
Brigg, six years old, was stirring 
the fire, the flames caught her dress ; 
she ran into the street for assistance, 
but expired before it could be pro- 
cured. 
A pay-master of militia, has been 
adjudged by a general court-martial, 
to be discharged from the service for 
infamous behaviour, unbecoming an 
officer and a gentleman, in charging, 
at sundry periods, for greater quan- 
tities of meat than were actually re- 
ecived for the use of the regiment, 
whereby government was fraudu- 
lently over-rated with considerable 
sums, which, by the court, he has 
been awarded to make good. 
19th. An unfortunate occurrence 
happened at Cuxhaven, on the last 
arrival of the Prince of Wales packet, 
with the mails for the continent. 
Baron Henry Gustavus Wrangle, a 
remarkable fine young man, lieute- 
nant in the 1st regiment of Swedish 
guards, and of a distinguished fa- 
mily, was on board the above-men- 
tioned vessel : his baggage was land- 
ed at the German hotel, when some 
ditlerence arose respecting the ex- 
pence of delivery. ‘The sailors, 
who undertook this business, in- 
__ sisted on the return of the property 
if their demand was not satisfied. 
Words ensued, and at last the inso- 
lence of the claimants becoming in- 
Supportable, the young nobleman 
seized a knife from the dinner table, 
and directed it at the heart of one of 
them, who had advanced in a me- 
The blow was not 
fatal ; but, until the result should be 
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known, the baron was placed under _ 
a guard, at the governor’s house. 
As Gabriel ‘Tattersal, better 
known by the name of Doctor, 
one of the company of Old Bathers, 
at Brightou, was hauging aeross one 
of the groyns to dip water, he was 
overpowered by a strong gale of 
wind from the west, and forced into 
the sea, where, though an excellent 
swimmer, he soon sunk, and was 
drowned, in the presence of many 
spectators on the beach, some of 
whom soon put off in a boat to his 
assistance, and in about half an 
hour recovered the body. On its 
being brought to shore, every means 
recommended by the Humane So. 
ciety were tried to restore animation, 
but in vain, as the vital spark had 
totally lefthim, The fatality of the 
accident is attributed to his great coat 
having been blown over his head, as 
he was falling, which so entangled 
him that he was unable to exert his 
skill in swimming.—Verdi¢ét—Acci- 
dental death. The deceased was a 
. descendant of the renowned Capt. 
Nicholas ‘Tattersal, who, in the year 
1651, favoured the escape of King 
Charles EI. from these shores, by 
taking him privately on board his * 
coal brig im the night-time, and 
safely Janding him at Fescamp, in 
Normandy. 
2ist. Reber Patterson, an attor- 
ney, who was convicted at the Old- 
Bailey sessionsin December last, of 
defrauding Mr. Rolfe of 130]. under 
pretence of getting him a place in 
the Ordnance, stood in the pillory, 
pursuant to sentence, in frout of 
Newgate. This offender was assisted 
in his villainy by Thomas Newsham, 
a clergymau, who has since been 
transported. 
22d, A melancholy accident cccur- 
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