On Wednesday, his Majesty's steam-packet Lightning arrived at Woolwich, from
Holland. She was boarded by the Revenue-officers ; who seized tobacco, tea, and cigars on board, all interded to be smuggled. The cigars were found in places to which the dficers only had access.
Stanynought, who was acquitted on the ground of insanity at a late session of the Central Criminal Court, of the murder of his son in the Edgevvare Road, stabbed himself in the side, a few days aso, in New- gate prison, where be is confined. The wound is not dangerous.
Three men have been killed within a few days, while employed as excavators on the Birmingham Railway, by the falling in of sand, earth, and planks.
On Friday last week, a fire broke out in Captain Ord's quarters at the Cadet's barrack, Woolwich ; and it was not extinguished until considerable damage was done. The soldiers were extremely active in putting out the flames. An Artilleryman, Thomas Preston, dropped down dead from over-exertion ; another was killed by the fulling-in of the roof; and several more were dangerously hurt.
Previous page
