Mr. Pearce, a surgeon living in Marsham Street, with his
two sons and two ladies, had a narrow escape from being drowned on Tuesday morning. Instead of engaging a waterman, the gentlemen rowed in a wherry themselves from the shore alongside a Alargate steam-boat, on board of which they intended to put the two ladies. But owing to their unskilfulness, they came in contact with the paddles, and the boat was immediately upset. Some watermen rescued them with great difficulty; and it is to be hoped that their danger will serve as a warning to others.
A Coroner's Jury, on Wednesday, found the following verdict on the body of Mr. James Comyn, an Irish gentleman of considerable property, wino lied been lately residing at the Bath hotel, in Piccadilly. " he deceased was accidentally killed, from the careless driving of some cabman unknown, and whose cab was likewise unknown; and the Jury strongly deprecate the present system of allowing persons of uncertain de-teeter to drive those vehicles." It appeared that Mr. Comyn, on returning from a visit to his sisters, who live in Chester Place, Ilyde Park, got into a cab, the horse of which fell at the corner of Berkeley Street in Piccadilly. The unfortunate gentleman was thrown about five yards into the street upon his head. He was im- mediately taken to the Gloucester Coffeehouse, but died while an attempt was making to bleed him. The driver of the cab, who saved himself by leaping from his seat soon got his horse on his legs, and immediately drove off: he has not since been discovered.
On Tuesday, an inquest was held on the bodies of two young females, Matilda An-her and Mary Anne Perry, nursery-maids in the family of a lady residin.; at Hammersmith, whose bodies were found in the Thames the preceding night. They hind agreed to die together: wh.en their bodies were found, they were fastened to each other by a silk handkerchief tied round their wrists. A letter from Mary Peril', ad- dressed to a policeman, was read at the inquest ; from which it ap- peared, that it was the intention of the writer and her fellow-servant to destroy themselves. Perry described herself as being very unfortu- nate. The letter was couched in the most affectionate terms, and men. dotted that she bud left the policeman several small articles of her pro- perty. She alluded also to her companion having been induced to fol- low her example, in consequence of the brutal conduct of some man, whose name was not mentioned. They had both made their wills, leaving remembrances to many of their friends. The Jury returned a verdict of felo de se in both cases.
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