Two men lost their lives yesterday by a sewer accident
at Islington. The Commissioners are driving a large tunnel-sewer from Church Street to Cross Street, at a depth of twenty-four feet, and under the tunnel containing the New River, which is at a depth of twelve feet. A Mr. Cox desired to make a drain into the new sewer, and applied to the Commitsioners for authority ; which they refused him. Nevertheless, he seta man at work to make the drain': this man in the course of his operations penetrated the tunnel of the New River ; the waters of the river buret into the sewer when six men were there, and carried away George Ellis and William Bone, the others escaping with extreme difficulty. The body of Ellis has been recovered at the mouth of the great sewer where it enters the Thames ; that of Bone is still un- recovered.
A Coroner's inquest has been proceeding for two or' three weeks at South- ampton into the circumstances of the death of Dina Embury, a wiper some time in receipt of out-door relief. Mr. Cooper, Surgeon of the Union, ordered medical relief consisting of generous food ; but the Board of Guardians refused the relief unless the pauper would come into the Union house. The Jury have found this verdict-
.. we find that the deceased, Dina Embury, has long suffered under disease of the liver and kidney, which has ultimately resulted in death from natural causes. At the same time, we feel called upon to express our great regret that the deceased was suffered to want the common necessaries of life during her very severe illness ; and that the Guardians should not have attended to the repeated applicaticns made to them by the medical and relieving officers,—feelin,g that it is probable her suffer- ings might have been alleviated and life prolonged had she received that nourishment and support her case required."
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