On Tuesday, about one o'clock, whilst the Coburg coach, on
it'll! from Perth to Edinburgh, was receiving the passengers and Wee from the steamer at Newhalls Pier, South Queensferry, the leak suddenly wheeled round; and notwithstanding the guard and toad. man, who were then busy stowing the luggage, were almost instate! at their heads assisted by Mr. Mitchell, of the Newhalls Inn, caul and horses were suddenly precipitated over the quay. Some of the outside passengers escaped by throwing themselves on the pier; be those in the inside were less fortunate. The inside passengers eta Mr. Ellis, Royal Terrace, Edinburgh ; Mrs. Captain M'Duff; bjai M'Duff, a gill about thirteen ; and an elderly female, servant to Mt M'Duff. The coach having fallen into the sea on its side, Mrs M'Duff and Mr. Ellis managed to get their beads thrust out of tht window above the water, until extricated from their perilous situate( by Robert Beveridge, engineer of the ferry steamer. The otherne Miss M'Duff and the servant, were taken out lifeless. The only out side passenger who kept his place on the coach until it was precipitate into the water, was pitched into the sea a considerable distance, be fortunately saved himself by swimming ashore. The pole basin broken, the leading-horses were saved, but the two wheel.horses eel drowned. Every effort was made by Messrs. Jones and Grog, so geons, South Queensferry, to resuscitate Miss M'Duff and the want, but without the slightest:effect. Dr. Gibson of Leith 01 who was driving:lin the neighbourhood, was likewise promptly on the spot; and Sir George Ballingall having been sent for express from tdinburgb, was there also within two hours after the fatal occurrence ; but beyond rendering assistance to Mrs. Captain M'Duff, their efforts were without effect. Captain M'Duff and other members of his family were passengers by the same coach, but had not taken their seats when the accident occurred. The melancholy result is entirely attri- butable to the dangerous eiractice recently introduced, of loading the coach on the quay instead of at the inn as formerly, and at the same time'leaving the horses' heads unattended.—Scolsman.
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