On Sunday afternoon, James Carter, a young waterman, belonging to
Wapping Dock Stairs, left London Bridge with a fare, consisting of five or six ladies and gentlemen, and has not since been heard of; but his boat was found on the same night at Woolwich, tarried bottom up- wards. Inquiries have been made for Carter in every direction, but no tidings of him have been obtained ; and very little doubt exists that he was drowned, through his boat running foul of some obstruction in the river. It has not been ascertained whether he landed his fare or not, and fears are entertained that the whole party have perished. Carter was a steady and skilful waterman, and in the summer of l832 carried off the first prize at a rowing match.
Four persons, returning on Tuesday evening from Greenwich Fair ill a boat, were drowned, near Rotherluthe. The boat was overset by coming in contact with some spars which lay in the rood at a distance from the bank of the river, and over which the water flowed to the depth of about eighteen inches, so as to conceal them from the water- man. There were five persons in the boat besides the waterman: the waterman escaped by clinging to the keel, and another young man was picked up by some sailors in the boat of a revenue cutter. The persons drowned were two men and two women, all under thirty. A verdict of " Accidental death by drowning" was returned the next day, by a Coroner's Jury. In consequence of this accident, the Lord Mayor, as Conservator of the Thames, has given orders to the Water Bailiffs to remove the spars and other similar obstructions in the river, which extend so far from the banks. It was stated yesterday, at the Mansionhouse, that the Corporation of London received fees from the owners of wharfs for permission to lay spars.in the river ; but this the Lord Mayor positively denied.
The body of Jane Bond, a young woman of sixteen, married to a portrait-painter thrice her age, was found in the New River, near the Sluice-house, on Wednesday. She had been seen among a number of profligate men and women, on the Monday previous, at a public-house in Hornsey ; and there is much reason to believe that she was mur- dered, as there are marks of violence on her person. Her husband had deserted her.
On Thursday night, a mahogany dressing-box of considerable value, and a lady's jewel-box, were stolen from the house of Lord Quin, in Hyde Park Place. The rubbery was committed between the hours of seven and ten. No clue whatever has been found to a discovery. of the robbers. The property missing is worth at least 1,000/.
011 Saturday morning, Mr. Laxton, Overseer of the poor of St. Alarylebone, drew a considerable stun from the house of Sir Claude Scott and Co., bankers, for the payment of the poor ; a coach was hired, and the money, consisting of gold and silver, was put in, in canvass bags. The coachman was ordered to drive to the workhouse in Northumber- land Street; where he was discharged. Unfortunately, Mr. Laxton left behind him, on the seat, two bags of sovereigns, amounting to 200L, and the coach had driven off before the loss was discovered. On the Monday following, however, the coachman returned the lost treasure.
Miss Starkie, a young lady on a visit to the family of Mr. J. Ales- cunt, of Gloucester Place' Portman Square, was arranging some orna- ments on the mantelpiece in the library, on Wednesday morning, when one of the servants opened the hall-door, and a draught of wind rushing into the library, blew the lower part of her dress against the bars of the grate. Lr a &w moments she was enveloped in flames, and fell upon the floor. A footman then rushed into the room, and extinguished the ' flames by throwing a cloak around her. Miss Starkie was so severely burnt about the Deck and head that she now lies in great danger.
An inquest was held in the King's Bench prison on Monday, on the body of Mr. John Mytton who died there on the preceding Saturday. The immediate cause of his death was a disease of the brain, produced by excessive intemperance. The Jury returned a verdict of " Natural death." Mr. Mytton was only thirty-seven years of age. He was originally possessed of landed property worth 30,0001. per annum ; and when he came into possession of his estates, had a considerable SUM of ready money saved during his minority. lie represented Shrewsbury in Parliament for a short time, and had been High Sheriff of the coun- ties of Salop and Merioneth. At one period of his life, he possessed a fine stud of racers, and kept up a very hospitable establishment at a fine old family seat, called Holston, near Oswestry; which bad de- scended to him from one of his ancestors, a General in the Parlia-
inentarian army during the Civil 1Vars. 111r. Mytton possessed supe- rior natural abilities ; but ruined his constitution by excessive dissipa- tion. He was twice married ; and has left children. his eldest son will inherit the settled property—a mere remnant of one of the finest estates in England.
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