SOUTHAMPTON, August 28.-T...
SOUTH AaPTON', August 28.-Thormas Ford, a gocer of thiks town. who had been sentenced to 12 monthg' imprisonment, un. der the Intolvent Act, fOr fraudulent conduct, has made itis esape from prison. About five o'clock on Wednesday morning last, a. person to whomn the insolvent had made over a large part of his pro- perty by an acsignment, having dogged the keeeir of the Debtorse Prison oatof the jail, went to his wife. and presenting a paper, told her that he was the only detaining creditor, and there wan a release for him. The good woman, who knew the person apeaking to her had some conneiion withl the prisoner, hesitated a lttle, when she was told thiat if she dared to keep the man a prisoner any longer, she and her husbancZ woidd be severely punished. Alarmed at this, andr not knowing the difference between the prigoner's situation and a. common imprisonment for debt, she unbarred the door, and in five: mlinutes he was out of the reach of pursuit.-.Hampstre Chronicle: On saturday last, an inquest was heltd at the George Inn, at Colney-street, Herts, on the body of Williarm Thornton, whco was found lying dead in the road near thlat place on the preced!rg morning. it appeared in evidence, that the deceassd was driving a. cart from London, with his grandfather, and when about a quarter of a mile from his house, it is supposed the deceased was asleep, and fell front the fore part of the cart in which he was riding and, broke his necl. The noise occasioned by the fal1 frightened the horse, wiich immediately serting ofF at fUll speed, the harness broke and let him out of the cart. The old man was thrown out with great violence. but received ni other injury than a slight bruise on the shoulder. Verdict on Thorntoll. Accidental deatfh.Buck- Chront,ek. I hroCttrSe. l I-TuF. OBsEItVER orFFCY, 169J, STRAND- Tit subscribers to the Ohserver are respectfulUy informed. that their journal wam published much later yesterday than usual. This s'aete- mneat is put forth to prevent blame being attached to the newspaper asent.' Th_e ouuge of the delav in the publicadon arose from a wat of waterr. the New River I omjany hcving conntacted, for the annuaL pa ryJent of' ?O., to supply a sufficient quantty to work the steemn en giue byv wlsie the Oh crvcr and the Mtsreing Chronic^c are rinted; bust from some czuse (probably aicrangensenit ef the Compn='& worltt), we-have not hadaysplyo ae or the last 24 hourzs.