A Wines's:se Qui PRO Quo.—On Tuesday last, the Roman Catholic
Bishop of Cork was proceeding in the London mail for Bristol, on his. may to Cork ; when, arriving at Bath, the coach stopped to change horses. A large assemblage of people soon surrounded the coach, an& demanded if the Bishop of Cork was a passenger. Perceiving Dr. Mur- -phy, they cried "they had the damned shovel hat," and were proceed- ing to pull him out, when he assured them they were mistaken—that it was his colleague in the see who had voted against them, and that he was a sincere Reformer, and always the people's friend. Not a word would they believe; and doubtless he would have been most roughly handled, had not the coachman whipped up the horses and brought him off by hard driving.—Cork Reporter.
GALE AT THE CAPE.—On Saturday, July 18, Table Bay was visited by a heavy gale of wind from the north-west, which continued to blow
with unceasing fury during the whole of the night and the succeeding day and night. In the morning of Monday, the Vine, an American 'brig, the Sir James Saumarez, and the Usk, were seen stranded on the beach. Shortly after, the Rambler and the Calpe parted from their an- chors, and were driven ashore; and about three o'clock in the after- noon, the Candian followed, but unfortunately drifted on a ledge of rocks about a mile from the beach, where she stuck fast ; her foremast going almost immediately overboard. In the course of the night, she
parted and became a wreck. The property thus suddenly destroyed can- not be estimated at much less than 40,000/. sterling. No lives were lost. —South African Advertiser. BOAT •ACCIDENT.—On Thursday afternoon, about half-past three o'clock, a sailing-boat on the Mersey, whilst the crew were endeavouring to tack in a sudden squall, missed stays and upset. Two young men were unfortunately drowned before assistance could reach them.—Liverpool Times.
Desrarcrws FIRE.—Between ten and eleven o'clock on the evening of Tuesday last week, the extensive corn and seed-crushing mills, situ- ate at Aldwark, about two miles from Rotherham on the Doncaster
Road, were discovered to be on fire. The premises consisted of several large buildings, used as a water-mill for grindine-b corn, and flints for
potters, and also for crushing linseed and rapeseed into oil. The build- ing was insured ; but the machinery anti stock, of which between 200 and 300 bags of wheat belonged exclusively to Messrs. Woodhead,
starch manufacturers, of Rotherham, and all of which were consumed, was not insured. The damage done, including the buildings, machinery, Ste. is estimated at 4,0001.—Shf1icld Iris. A CASE FOR THE Hu:q.t.:E.—On the 3rd instant, as Mrs. Harriet Easy was crossing Bridge Street, with her infant in her arms, her foot
slipped, and she fell on the crossing ; she recovered herself and fell again ; a cab at that moment coming from the bridge, passed over her left leg. She was immediately taken to Bartholomew Hospital ; where it appeared she had received a compound fracture of the leg, just above the ankle. She died in consequence of the injury on Sunday morning. The unfor- tunate woman left four children, the youngest only two months old ; her husband is confined a prisoner in the King's Bench, and notwithstanding every effort he was not able to see her from the time of her accident to her death.
SUDDEN' DEarn.—On Monday, about twelve o'clock in the forenoon, a respectably-dressed middle-aged gentleman suddenly fell down dead
near the Station-house at Islington Green : every thing that -medical skill could effect. for his recovery was resorted to, but to no purpose. On examining his pockets, it was found that his name was John Newcombe, a carpet .manufacturer of Aldermanbury. Two sovereigns, some silver, and a check for 50/. were found. upon his person, together With a valu- able gold watch and seals. SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—On Thursday night last week, the Reve- rend Richard Janion, minister of Stretton Church, Cheshire, was found
on Wilderspool Causeway, near Warrington, in a state of insensibility. A violent gale of wind had been blowing during the afternoon, and had detached a large bough from a tree which overhangs the road, at the
very moment the reverend gentleman was passing. The bough seems to have struck him on the temple in falling, and afterwards on his foot, from which it nearly severed one of his toes. The unfortunate gen- tleman remained in a state of stupor till ten o'clock yesterday morning, when he expired.-31anchester Advertiser, Oct. 15.
FOUND DROWNED.—The body of a fine young woman was found on Tuesday morning in the Paddington Canal. A piece of paper fonnd in her pocket was marked "Maria Wilson, at Mrs. Smithson's, 13, Wel- lington Street, Blackfriars road." The body of a man named Collins, a fish-dealer in Paddington, was found, the same day, in the Paddington Canal. The Jury which sat on the bodies returned a verdict of " Found drowned" in both instances. There was the mark of a severe blow on the bead of the man. In neither case, it appeared, had the beadle taken the slightest trouble, notwithstanding the plain direction found in the pocket of the female, to inquire into the circumstances, which might have led to a discovery whether the drowning was voluntary or other- wise.
GIG Acctiouser.—On Thursday morning, as the second battalion of the Fusileer Guards were proceeding from Portman Street Barracks to St. James's Palace, with their band playing along Oxford Street, a dreadful accident occurred to Captain Marston, a gentleman residing at Hamp- stead, who was proceeding along Oxford Street in his gig. The horse became totally unmanageable by the noise of the band, and set off at a furious speed along Oxford Street ; and Captain Marston, in endeavour- ing to pull the animal up, unfortunately drove the wheel of the gig against the hind one of a coal-waggon, and by the violence of the colli- sion he was thrown out, and falling on his side, fractured his arm and .several ribs, and was otherwise very seriously hurt.
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