The Morning Post publishes a communication from the gentleman despatched
for that paper into Westmoreland to make inquiries into the circumstances of Lord Brougham's accident and supposed death. He had been to Brougham Hall, and seen Lord Brougham in excellent health and spirits, after an excursion to the Lakes. Ile also saw Mr. Shafto ; who, in the following letter to the Morning Post, denies the .authorship of the letter to Mr. Montgomery. " Brougham, Monday, 24th October 1839. '" Sir—In reference to a letter which appeared in your paper of the 23d inst., 'alluding to a letter giving an account of Lord Brougham's death, and signed with my name I beg to deny having written any such letter, or any letter at all, to Mr. name, or any other person, with an account of Lord Brougham's death. "I remain your obedient servant, B. DI:NCO:Mit SIlArT0." 'The Post's correspondent adds- 4" The accident, as I mentioned before, was a very frightful one, and might have been attended with most serious consequences. The plunging of the horses has been described to me by an eve-witness as terrific ; and if one of the wheels of the carriage had not.come off; so as to prevent the horses from run- ning off with it, all the party would probably have been severely hurt. It is siugular that Lord Brougham, fearilig lest any false reports of the accident EhOUld be conveyed up to town, wrote to his fluidly and IMMO friends, telling them there had been an accident to the carriage, but warning them not to be- lieve any idle rumours that might reach them. Mrs. Shafto-behaved with re- markable courage and presence of mind. The only mode in which the false report can be accounted for is, that it sprang from some person in Penrith, who saw the carriage which was sent for return with Mr. and Mrs. Shafto, and without Mr. Leader and Lord Brougham, who walked home another way, laving previously despatched expresses to Carlisle and Penrith fur medical assistance for the driver. This circumstance might have itiduced seine person in Ptnrith to believe that Lord Brougham and Mr. Leader were injured."
. Last night's Gazette announces that Admiral Sir Henry William Bayntun, Knight Commander, has been appointed a Knight Grand 4Cross of the Bath, in the room of the late Sir Thomas Hardy ; that Rear- Admiral Samuel Pym, and Major-General Sir John Boseawen Savage, Knights Companions, have been appointed Knights Commanders ; and Captain limes Whitley Deans Dundas, a Knight Companion of the lath.
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