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Ross. Deponent dined with him 
at his (Mr. G’s) house, in Dub- 
lin, last autumn, in company 
with lord Norbury, lord West- 
meath, and others. That Mr.G. 
rushed furiously into deponent’s 
room, in Williamson-square, yes- 
terday morning, dressed in the 
Kilkenny theatrical uniform; that 
he talked very wildly, andappeared 
to be deranged in his mind. That 
deponent, not wishing to leave 
him with Mrs. Kean, took him 
with him to the theatre to attend 
the rehearsal ; he was on thestage, 
and left the theatre about ten or 
eleven o’clock, and deponent did 
not see him again until he saw 
him in the Town-hall to-day. 
Verdict— Accidental Death. 
27.—As a keel, from Borough- 
bridge, was unloading above Lin- 
ton Lock, near York, the cord by 
which jt had been fastened gave 
way; the owner, John Bailey, 
his wife, and four children, being 
at the time on board ; when the 
former perceiving the disaster, 
and fearing the consequences, 
seized two of his children, and 
escaped in a boat, but not without 
endeavouring to persuade his 
wife to follow his example. She 
however, was unable to rescue 
the other two, and was equally 
unwilling to leave them; the 
keel in the mean time proceeded 
rapidly towards the dam, over 
which it passed with great velo- 
city, was dashed to pieces, and, 
the mother and two children pe- 
rished together. 
29.—The following circum- 
startce lately occurred at Mr. G. 
Knock’s, Brocton farm, at Char- 
ing-heath ;—A few nights ago, 
about nine o'clock, Mrs, K. being 
in the kitclien, heard a slight 
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noise in the children’s bed room? 
and while listening, Mr. K. who» 
with a friend, was sitting at the 
window, saw by the light of the’ 
moon, something appparently in 
white, dart swiftly across the or- 
chard, which he supposed was a 
man from the cellar window, 
which had been Jeft open; he im- 
mediately pursued, but lost sight 
of it at the end of the orchard. 
Mrs. K. being informed of this, 
ran out, and met her husband 
returning; shrieks and cries of 
distress were then heard, which 
she exclaimed was her son's 
voice ; both in consequence pro- 
ceeded across the field to their 
next neighbour’s house, where 
they found their son John, about 
12 years of age, just taken out 
of a pond quite naked. It ap- 
peared, that in his sleep he had 
jumped out of a chamber win- 
dow, 14 feet high, and that Mr. 
and Mrs. Judge, the neighbours, 
had heard a dash into the pond, 
where, on their approach, they 
found the poor boy immersed up 
to the neck in water. He recol- 
lected nothing but the idea, that 
he had been pursued by some one 
to kil! him. 
80.—Early in this month, a 
profligate and dissipated fellow, 
living at Queenborough, Kent, 
deserted his wifeand family, leav- 
ing them chargeable to that pa- 
rish ; forareward offered, he was 
soon apprehended, and brought 
before T. Y. Greet, esq. mayor 
of that town, who sentenced him 
to three months’ imprisonment. 
and to be flogged at three differ- 
ent times in the open markets 
place, and on market days: but 
lo! no one in the town would 
undertake the office of fagellator. 
