R IPER AccIDENT.—On Sunday afternoon, about half-past three o'clock, as a
party of five persons in a pleasure-boat called the Susan, with a sail hoisted, were returning from an excursion to Gravesend, they encoun- tered, off Purfleet, a brisk gale of wind ; and before they had time to ease the sail, which was matte fast, the boat was blown over and the whole party were immersed in the stream. Three of the party were drowned. Mr. Black, a boat-builder, managed with great difficulty to keep himself afloat until a waterman named Brown picked him up ; the other sur. vivor, John Finch, an apprentice, saved himself by swimming ashore. [It is a rule which cannot be too strongly impressed on persons sailing on rivers, in fine weather or rough, never on any account to make fast the sheets. If they are kept clear and held by hand, it is next to impossible that a boat should be upset.] ACCIDENTAL. DEATH.—On Saturday night, about nine o'clock, a man of the name of Hatton commenced a disturbance in the St. Luke's Head public-house, owing to the refusal of the landlord to draw him more liquor. The landlord at length found it necessary to turn the man out, but in a minute or two he again made his appearance. The landlord again turned him out, and when at the door gave him a violent push, which caused him to reel and fall into the road. At that moment one of Pickford's vans was passing, which, before the driver could stop his horses, went over the unfortunate man, and crushed him in so dreadful a manner that his death was instantaneous.
LOC KJAW. —A fine boy, aged twelve years, died of lockjaw at St. Thomas's Hospital on Saturday, brought on by a wound in the abdo- men from one of the spikes in the railing of the burying-ground in Red- cross Street, Borough. DEATH FROM DRINKING.-1 man named Blomfield was found dead in Lis bed on Wednesday morning, from suffocation, induced by intoxica- ion.
Suicane.—On Wednesday, a poor man named John Llewellyn was found by a policeman, who was attracted by the screams of the unfortu- nate man's daughter to the house, in Kennington Lane, suspended by a cord to the bed-post, quite lifeless. It appears that the man was driven to desperation by an accumulation of miseries. 'Twelve months ago he lost his wife, five months ago his son was scalded to death, his daughter is pregnant by a scoundrel who has deserted her ; he had no means of subsistence, and was in hourly expectation of having his furniture dis- trained for rent.
FIRE.—Between twelve and one o'clock on Monday morning, a fire broke out in . the lower part of Mr. Phillips's house, 18, Wade Place, Eackney Road ; and in consequence of a scarcity of water, the pro- perty was entirely consumed. The family with difficulty effected their escape through a back-yard.
On the morning of Sunday last, a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. John bows, of Bartholomew Street, Newbury, which con- sumed nearly the whole of his extensive premises. The damage done is estimated at nearly 2,0001.
Messrs. Gamble, of Belfast, have sustained aheavy loss by the burning of one of the steam flour-mills in Waring Street.—Belfast News Letter. TUE LIFE GUARD'S Hoese.—An eye-witness of the accident at the King's Levee last week, writes to inform us, that the refractory horse was shot because " the poor animal, in giving the kick to the unfortu- nate soldier, broke its left fore.leg; and it had been the cause of acci- dents to two or three other soldiers."
Loss OF TUE LADY SHE ItI3 ROOKE.—The following extract of a letter gives the only detailed account of the wreck of this vessel, by which 263 individuals have perished. The letter is not very intelligible, and from that circumstance we would hope not altogether correct. Why Captain Gambles and his passengers should proceed to Sydney, having set out for Quebec, we cannot pretend to guess. " We sailed from Lon- donderry on the 4th of June, bound to Quebec, with about 280 passen- gers on board, together with fifteen of the ship's crew. Nothing parti- cular occurred until Tuesday, July 19 ; when in a thick fog, about twelve o'clock midnight, saw the breakers on the lee-bow ; the vessel refused stays, and backed on a rock called Mouse Island, near Point Blanch, where she became a total wreck. At mid-day, on the 20th of July, after the fog cleared away, saw two boats coming to our assistance ; and took off the wreck, in the surf, the mate, four men passengers, and one female and myself. After we were landed, found men and females who had been upon the rocks and were saved. People saved—Henry Gambles, master; Richard Codner, mate ; Thomas Cross, seaman; John Mulloy, ditto ; Hendrick Dencke, ditto ; Hugh Coyle, ditto; James Kerr, passenger ; John Kerr, ditto ; John Brown, ditto ; Robert Fleming, ditto ; Richard Moore, ditto; John M'Kever, ditto ; Robert Cockrell, ditto ; Owen .Danley, ditto ; Henry Fleming, ditto; Denis Breem, ditto ; Thomas Vance, ditto ; Peter M'Gevin, ditto ; John Mortimer, ditto; Patrick Tonner, ditto ; John 11PLacklin, ditto; James Keenen, ditto ; Robert Brodley, ditto ; George Algo, ditto ; Thomas Jameson, ditto; John Laird, ditto ; Mary Ann M'Gill, ditto; Mrs. Stewart, ditto ; Jane Algo, ditto ; Isabella Hays, ditto; Catherine Kerr, ditto ; Mrs. Kayse, ditto; in all thirty-two.—July 26, 1831, on board the schooner Pomona, on our passage to Sydney, H. Gambles." PASSAGE-BOAT Waechee.—On Friday night about eight o'clock, one of the Helensburgh ferry-boats left Greenock for the other side, with three persons on board. It was blowing rather hard with a head wind, and when abreast of Roseneath Point, about midway, the vessel had gone down, it is supposed, from the ballast having shifted in a squall, and all on board perished. No discovery was made of the accident until Saturday afternoon, when the Greenock steamer, on coming across, dis- cerned the bowsprit of the wherry above water. On Sunday morning the boat was got up, and the bodies of two of the unfortunate sufferers found in her standing upright, and apparently clinging to each other. These were Daniel Guy, the boatman, and a young man named Walker, belonging to Helensburgh. The third person, whose body has not yet been found, was a baker belonging to Kilmarnock.—Caledonian Mercury.
SLAUGHTER AT Boemnsms.—The circumstances of this distressing case, as they were elicited by the Fiscal, and narrated by Mr. Campbell himself, are as follows :—" About one o'clock on the morning of Wed- aesday, a noise was heard at the door of Boreland House, which aroused Mr. Campbell, who had fallen sound asleep, being fatigued with a hard day's shooting. He started up, seized his gun, which hap- pened to be loaded with No. 6 shot, cocked it, and ran down stairs, without waiting to dress, or even to put on his slippers. There he found a man at the door, who, upon being challenged, stated that he had brought a letter to one of the servants. Mr. Campbell demanded the letter, and said that he would deliver the letter to the servant him- self; and moreover asked the man if he knew who he was. The man said that he knew him perfectly, but refused, in rather an insolent manlier, to give up the letter. Upon this, Mr. Campbell said, You have no letter, Sir, and merely make use of this pretence to rob my house ; you shall not stir until I know your name, whence you come, and what is your business.' The man immediately started away, and as the house is Surrounded by trees, and overshadowed by lofty mountains, he was al- most instantly out of sight; Mr. Campbell followed him to the door, having his gun by his side, in the position of the charge ;' and at that moment it went off, he knows not how, although lie thinks it might have been occasioned by the jerk of his body when his bare feet came in contact with the rough stones on the outside of the house. The noise of the shot aroused the servants, whom he ordered to let loose the dogs, and search around the house, lest there might be some others lurking in the premises. The dogs were no sooner let loose than one of them set up a peculiar howl, upon which Mr. Campbell called for a light, and ran is the place, and there found the poor fellow quite dead. He had been shot through the heart, and died in a moment, without even uttering a groan. He was searched to see if there were any letters upon him, but none were found, nor did any of the house-servants know him. It was not until the shepherd came from the hill that they discovered him to be a person of the name of Macgibbon, who lived on the bank of Loch Tay, about five miles from Boreland. Captain Campbell has been ad- mitted to bail.—Perth Courier.
ACCIDENTAL POISONING .—A female domestic of Lady Mary Lake, at Earl's Terrace, Kensington, was seduced a short time since by a trades- man. father of a family, in the neighbourhood. On Sunday morning, the family was much alarmed by the sudden manner in which she was seized with a violent fit of retching, which was mistaken for an attack of the cholera. Her Ladyship's medical attendant was called in; when, on search- ing the lied-room, an empty phial was found, in which were discovered dregs of tincture of colchicum. She died in the course of that day. On a post mortem examination, it was ascertained that she was six weeks with child.
H YDROPH013/A.—A NMI two months ago, a dog belonging to Mrs. Monkman, of the Old Sand-Hill, in Colliergate, York, bit a young woman severely on the arm. On Sunday week she married a young man named Crosby, a sailor, and on Friday last the horrid disorder manifested itself in its deadliest form. The young woman continued in great agony till Saturday evening, when death terminated the afflicting scene.—Leeds Mercury.
A STIFF BREEZE.—On the day succeeding Goodwood Races, the wind on the course was so violent, that two horses, waiting to be put to a wag- gon, were blown down on their sides. Two large fir-treesnear the same spot were uprooted; and one of the booths was lifted into the air, and carried over a range of trees to a distance of full 390 yards.
FATAL BOAT A C C I DEN T .—OH Saturday morning, a boat belonging to his Majesty's ship Astrea, lying in the Carrick roads, was unfortu- nately swamped near that ship, on its return from Falmouth, with thir- teen persons on board, seven of whom were drowned. The remaining six persons were saved by clinging to the boat till they were taken off by the boats of his Majesty's brig Hope, and the Ortelius, a Dutch East Indiaman.—Falmouth Packet.
COACH A CCIDENT.—As the Traveller Birmingham coach was proceed. ing on its journey from Bristol to Birmingham on Saturday last, the back gave way, and precipitated three.of the passengers, two gentlemen and a lady, to the ground ; one of the gentlemen, about fifty years of age, died in a few hours after the accident. The other was injured, but he was able to pursue his journey : the lady now lies in a dangerous state at the inn at Whitminster, about eight miles on the other side of Glou- cester, near which the accident happened.
SUDDEN DEATIL—An individual named Dongal Campbell, residing in Callander, died in an awfully sudden manner on Saturday last. He had just breakfasted, and was apparently as well as usual, when he suddenly uttered a cry or moan, and instantly expired.—Stirling Journal.
Loss OF AN AMERICAN STEAMER.—It is reported that the steam ship Henry Clay has been lost in Lake Erie, and that all on board (700 in. number) have perished. HURRICANE.-0B the 24th April, a dreadful hurricane, accompanied by snow, occurred in the Russian possessions on the frontiers of China. It continued without intermission for four days ; and the damage is esti- mated at 216,000 rubles.
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