While Viscount Chetwynd, on Monday evening last, was driving a
pony chaise through Brackley, the animals ran away with the carriage, and Lord Chetwynd was thrown out with considerable force upon the. ground. The bone at the top of the shoulder near the deltoid muscle was broken.—Nortkanipton Herald. On Thursday, as Lieutenant Long was proceeding to Bovey with his family, when near that village, the phaeton upset, in consequence of the reins breaking, and the horses running off. Mrs. Long was thrown out, by which she suffered a compound fracture of the leg ; her infant child was killed on the spot, and the maid-servant had a leg and arm broken. Mr. Long escaped unhurt.— Western Luminary. The Superb steamer, of Cork, from London to Exeter, ran on shore on Sunday the 12th, about eight o'clock p. m., at Breston Point, Port- land, owing to a fog. She got off again the next morning's floodtide, somewhat damaged, and proceeded for Weymouth ; where, on entering the harbour, she unfortunately ran foul of a brig, and still further added to her damage. We are glad to add, the crew and passengers are all safe and well. She had on board a cargo of goods for various shippers in this neighbourhood, who will be considerable sufferers ; the amount of her cargo is estimated at about 2,000/.— Western Luminary. On Monday week, a party of young men, belonging to Sunderland, who had gone out to sea in a skiff, for the purpose of fishing, while near the coast of Seaham, were overtaken by a sudden squall of wind, by which the boat was upset. Three out of the four which composed the party were drowned.—Sunderland Herald. On Tuesday evening, John Goodwin, gamekeeper for P. Heacock, Esq., agent to the Duke of Devonshire, after the employment of the day on the moors, was returning home with some companions, when, the party commenced firing at a mark. During the time, Goodwin sat down on the turf, one of the men heedlessly placing his feet across Goodwin's gun. When Goodwin arose, he hastily plucked the gun away ; and, in doing so, the piece discharged, and the contents lodged in his body. He lingered in great suffering twelve hours, when he ex- pired.—Slaffield Iris. [The gun was not a Somerville.] Last week, as the Shannon coach was proceeding to Stowmarket, through Brook Street, in Ipswich, it came in contact with a ladder, which was imprudently placed a considerable way into the street, and precipitated it, together with a bricklayer, named Thrower, who was repairing a chimney, into the road. Thrower was immediately con- veyed to the house of Mr. White, shoemaker; and Mr. Bullen, sur- geon, promptly attended; when it was found that the wrist of one arm, the elbow of the other, and one of his thighs had been fractured, in ad- dition to severe bruises on other parts of his body.—Bury Herald.
The Hull Gas-house caught fire on Saturday morning. It appears that about sixty casks of coal tar had been filled for exportation, some of which, being leaky, permitted the tar to run into the vaults beneath the retorts. It is conjectured that some heated cinders ignited the tar, which, following the train, communicated with the barrels under the purifier, and caused an explosion, as, at the time, the purifier was about being charged. The buildings being completely fire-proof, were, of course, uninjured ; the damage being confined to the destruction of thirty-six barrels of tar, the entrance-doors to the works, and the diving.. bell, which was made purposely for laying gas-pipes under the river Hull.
Early on Tuesday morning, the sailcloth and twine warehouse of Mr. James Edwards, merchant, of Barrack Street, Bridport, was destroyed by fire, together with nearly the whole of the stock, and several cot- tages anal other buildings adjoining. The loss is said to be upwards of 1,0001.— Western Luminary.
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