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dressers of the hospital, stated, that 

 the prisoner was brought to the 

 hospital with a wound in his throat 

 which the witness sewed up in the 

 usual manner ; and, as far as he 

 could judge, there was no danger 

 whatever to be apprehended, as re- 

 spected the prisoner's life, from it. 

 This opinion being corroborated by 

 that of other professional gentle- 

 men, the prisoner was brought be- 

 fore Mr. Birnie, and underwent an 

 examination : from the office he 

 was taken to Horsemonger-lane ; 

 but had not been long there, when 

 he suddenly expired. He was a mar- 

 ried man, and left behind him a wife 

 and five infant children unprovided 

 for. Hewas a journeyman carpen- 

 ter by trade, and had cohabited 

 with the unfortunate woman, who 

 has thus fallen a victim to his pas- 

 sions. She had had twins by him. 

 From letters found in his and her 

 possession, it appears he was fond 

 of her to an extreme, and his con- 

 duct can only be supposed the re- 

 sult of momentary madness. 



As Dr. Saunders, of Blundeston, 

 Suffolk, was shooting on the pre- 

 mises of Thomas Fowler, esq. a 

 dog which he was caressing for 

 bringing him a bird touched his 

 gun, which was on the full cock, 

 and shot him under the arm : he 

 was carried home, and amputation 

 was the consequence, but without 

 good effect, for he died immedi- 

 ately. 



In Paris they show an infant 

 Hercules, who is immensely fat. 

 He is about seven years and ten 

 months old, born near Joigny ; his 

 complexion like that of a fat cook 

 in a heat ; black eyes, and promi- 

 nent eyebrows ; about three feet 

 four inches in height, and four feet 

 five inches in circumference : his 

 legs and arms like those of a sturdy 



washerwoman, and the liands and 

 feet of an ordinary child of his own 

 age ; his body resembling the 

 figure of a corpulent Chinese man- 

 darin, and his weight about 220 

 pounds. His father and mother 

 are with him. 



6, An inquest was held at the 

 White Lion, in Leather-lane, on 

 the body of Mrs. Harriott Col- 

 lins, a widow lady, whose death 

 was occasioned by her clothes 

 catching fire. Mrs. Sarah Barnet 

 said, that she is the wife of Ed- 

 ward Barnet, and lives at No. 24, 

 in Leather-lane : she knew the 

 deceased near four years ; she was 

 the widow of a respectable cler- 

 gyman, and lived on a small an- 

 nuity, which was paid by alder- 

 man Harvey ; she was about 80 

 years old, and occupied the front 

 room on the first floor at witness's 

 house ; that about half-past 8 

 o'clock on Sunday evening, she 

 saw the deceased on her knees 

 saying her prayers; there was no 

 fire in the room, but a candle 

 lighted which stood on the table ; 

 witness was sitting in her own 

 room, which was on the same 

 floor with the deceased, when she 

 beard the cry of " O dear, Mrs. 

 Barnet." Witness, on hearing the 

 cry, ran to her, and on opening" 

 the room door, she saw her all ia 

 flames ; the flames reached as high 

 as the top of the ceiling. Witness 

 took a blanket and counterpain, 

 and threw them over her head, and 

 then rolled her in the carpet, and 

 by that means succeeded in extin- 

 guishing the flames. The deceased 

 wore a cotton gown, which was 

 entirely burned off; her shawl and 

 other parts of her cloaths were 

 burned in several places, but none 

 of the furniture. Witness sent for 

 a surgeon, who came and dressed 



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