The driver of the Portsmo...
'I'he driver of the Portsmouth coach from Dorctester to Sosthampton, named Ssowr, shortly after leaving the former place ont Friday' las, complainied ot being unwell, and was obliged, on arriv- ing atAlMilborne, about eight miles trem Dorchester, to qurt the coach. Medical assistance wro procur-d, but in the space of five or six hours he wvas a corpse. He has left a wife and tiix children. It is 2 singular circumstance, that no less than three coasthmen have, within thc thort period of 12 months, been suddenly dep.iyed of iife at Afilborne.-.Set/iaml4on Chironick. On Thursday str'nrright an inquest was held at Horrsdean on the body ot Stephen Tee, a vourg man who was ildled in a l7"u- 9iliStic contesr with a youxth rnamed Mark HRobbs. AFLer fighting iv hardl rough battle for three quarters *f an hour, without much ad- vantare on eithtr side, in a close they both fell benvil to the ground, antl in the fall the neck of the deceased was coWil_ pletely dIslocted. On being taken up, hbs head fell on one side: re never spoke afterwards, wnd died in less than half an hoar. 'rhe deceased but too truly predicted his7 own fate when he was heard to say, as he wis going to the ground, ` If I don't lick Mtark, I'll be carried off the down." The jury returned averdic; of MSanslatighter igrinst Alark Hol,bs, who has been apprehendeed and committed to Winches' ,r, under the coroner's warrant-Sosettarnyton County Chroleicle'. Errah.'m.-In the Bow-street report of Saturday, the name of " Evans" is a mistale: it should be" George Evani." tAdvertisement.4-On the arrival of the Ihope fromn India la t molnth, ih the EnOlish Channel. the passengers on board preserted the followving letter to Captain F'lint:- "I'OJ. FLINT, ESQ-, COMMIANDER OF THE SlltP HOPE. " July 27, 1824. *Dear Sir,-The period having arrived which happily terminates our vovage from M1Iadras to England, on beholding the white ctiffl ofAlbion, we, the undersigned passengers on board your ship, pre_ vious to our taking leave of you, feel it incumbent upon us, not only in justice to you,but as cxoricssive of our own feelings, thus publidy to testifY how mucn to ouir satisfaction every thing has been con- ducted under your comnmand during the voyage. "Although we cannot suppose ourselves corapetent judges of Ta_. vigation, yet when we reflect on the very severe and adverse galeg which we experienced off'the Cape, and take into consideration the circumstance of our having escaped even the slightest accident, we cannot but impute it, urAer Provrdanee, to the 2ealsus a i attention and superior skill evinced by You on aU occasions. "In takirigleave of you, we find it'impossible to omit reterning thanks for the liberality with which your tsble was supplied during the whole of thevovageit being such as to give universal atisfaction. Wishing suctess and prosperity to the goad ship Hope, as well as yourself, in all future voyages to the East, " lireremain, dear Sir, yours tincerely, (Signed) " 1. H. VATES, Lieut.-Colonel, H. C. S. 4' A. OG LltcE, Lieut..Coloael. HI. Al. 46th Regt. "H. I ARDE, Afajor, H. C. S. "HENRY liARLPER, Chaplain, H. C. S. J. A. CONDELL, Captain, H. C.S. J. MIACDONALD, Captain), H. C. S. "A. WVARLOCX, B. Capt.andLieurH.Af..69th Regt. " FRED. TuouNnuRy, 1,ieut. H. hI. 54tlh Regt. "G. B. SUT1ERLANBE, Lieut. H. It!. 46thRegt. " EMRwAtD NUGENT, Lieut. LI.A. M54th Raeg. " J. CAISPBELt., Lieut. H.lf. 46th Rege " Pt T. PATOU'N, Lieut. H. Al. 54th Regr" LU ...tl Jflptfl ?xLIlt rtpl1eu:_ "fo LIETENA T-COLONEL YATES, AND PASSEN'GERS Ox BOARED THE SHIP HOPE. " July 27, 1824. "Dear Sir,-r am whollv at a loss for words to express how ten- sible I am of the very distinnguished honour vou have done me, by the fliattering manner in which you have been jlessed to recard, itk your letter of this day's date, your approbation of my conduct to you durng our passage from India. "I have to beg that vou will accept of my most sincere and grmte. ful acknowledgments for so distinguished a niark of approbation, which will leave an impression of your kindness on my memory which neither time nor distance cas ever efface. I hare the honour to be, dear Sirs, "iour most obliged and obedient servant, (Signed) "JO.7HN T. E. FLINT." 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