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that the many medicines which 
he had taken to give him relief 
from pain had effected no good, 
‘but that he had now obtained a 
recipe for an embrocation from a 
person in Hatton-garden, from 
which he was led to expect great 
if not immediate relief. On Wed- 
nesday he was very ill, having 
taken this embrocation inwardly, 
instead of applying it externally 
as prescribed, and on learning 
that he had poisoned himself, 
the embrocation consisting of 
sugar of lead and vinegar, he re- 
plied that he had taken it inward- 
ly, thinking that it made no dif- 
ference ; that if it didno good, at 
all events it would do no harm! 
Castor oil and other things were 
applied, but in vain; he survived 
the fatal error but a few hours. 
Although he swallowed a large 
draught of this embrocation from 
so extraordinary or thoughtless a 
motive, nothing appeared before 
the inquest to call into question 
the state of the deceased, and the 
Jury therefore, without any hesi- 
tation, lamenting only that apo- 
thecaries were sometimes rather 
too indefinite in describing how 
medicines were to be used, re- 
turned a verdict of— Casually poi- 
_ soned by taking wrong medicine.— 
Dr. Black having opened the 
body, it was found that the death 
had been occasioned by the sugar 
of lead embrocation. 
22.—A most valuable discovery 
has been made at Hartlepool, 
which promises to yield the most 
_ Important advantages. About two 
months since, the master of a 
London fishing vessel prevailed 
on some of the fishermen to try 
the nets which he had brought 
on the coast near Hartlepool. 
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An ‘enterprising fisherman com- 
plied, though with little hopes of 
success, in spite of the derision 
and ridicule of his fellows, who 
could not conceive the possibility 
of any stranger being able to 
teach them the art of catching 
fish. The first attempts were 
unsuccessful, but after repeated 
trials, fish were caught in great 
abundance, and latterly in one 
week, 1,050 turbots have been 
_sent to the London markets; the 
contract price is 3s. 6d. each fish, 
and on a moderate calculation 
that each fish sells for 10s. in 
London, this week’s fishing would 
produce 525/. The fame of this 
discovery has already induced 
some fishermen from Northum- 
berland to emigrate to Hartle- 
pool, and as the coast has never 
been disturbed in the memory of 
man, it is natural to conclude, 
that the quantity of fish must be 
immense, and that the fishermen 
will continue to reap a golden 
harvest.—Durham Advertiser. 
An inquest was held at the 
White Raven in Whitechapel, on 
view of the body of Thomas Spen- 
cer. A few days backthe deceased 
was crossing Mile-end-road, and 
a baker’s boy was wheeling his 
truck of bread along the road 
assisted by a large bull dog, which 
was drawing it. The unfortu- 
nate man no sooner came near 
the truck, than the dog seized 
him by the coat, pulled him down, 
tore and lacerated his body in- 
stantly ina most dreadful man- 
ner, and would have killed him 
on the spot, but for the assistance 
of several persons who ran to- 
wards him on hearing his screams, 
and who rescued him from his 
perilous situation; but so much 
