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      result which is not so favourable as those that have been recently obtained . —The births returned in the same week exceed the deaths by 516 . "

      No. 399, November 14,1857;] T Ii E L E A...

      No . 399 , November 14 , 1857 ;] T II E L E A DE It . _ ., 1085

      Accidents And Sudden Deaths. A Uealvrkab...

      ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHS . A uealvrkably large number of accidents occurred about the close of last week . On the Friday , three coroner ' s inquests were held at Paddington—viz .: on a boy Wiled by the machinery at Francis ' s saw-mills , Harrow-road ; on a man killed by a beam falling on his head by the "breakage of a Tope , " while cliafT-cuttlng for one of the omnibus companies ; antl on a little girl accidentally burned to death . On the same day , two Westminster omnibuses came into collision at Charing Cross , and the conductor of one was thrown down , and severely injured on . the head . Five persons were discovered last Saturday morning dead in bed at the east end of London . They were chiefly children , and had been overlaid by their parents while asleep . Some of the deaths , however , were owing to the overcrowding of toe rooms . In one instance , fourteeii persons were found to be living ,-working , and sleeping in one room in a house in Slater-street , Brick-lane , liethiial Green . The mother , father , and six children slept in one bedj and the summoning officer was told that ' there was room for a dozen in the bed . ' On the same day , four accidents occurred from falls . A workman on the London Dock Improvements fell from an elevated place into an excavation , a distance of forty feet . He received a concussion of the brain and an injury of the spine , and died shortly afterwards . A man was leaning out of the

      window of a house in Camberwell , when he overbalanced himself , fell on his skull , and was injured to an extent which is likely to prove fatal . Mrs . James Coutes , of Rochester , the wife of a naval officer , slipped on a piece of apple peel on the stairs of the Stroud ' Kail way ' station and , falling , broke her legs , and received other injuries . A little boy at Mile End New Town was accidentally pushed by another child down stairs , and died from concussion of the brain . A bricklayer at Bermondsey has been dreadfully injured by an iron crane falling from a stack of chitnnevs and lacerating his skull . . " ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ .- - . : - .. . -,- ¦ . " ; ¦¦ . ¦ . . - , ¦ . , b . - ¦ :

      An inquest has been held at Old Eroinptoii on the body of Charles Morell , a livery-stable keeper . A fewevenings ago , on entering the stable , he found that one of the horses had gone into a wrong stall , and was eating some provender belonging to another animal . He struck the horse , which immediately lashed outAvith its hind legs , and kicked Morell in the stomach . The blow was fatal , for , after lingering about four-and-twenty hours in great agony , the injured man died . The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death . A frightful accident , resulting in the deatli of six persons and serious injury to two others , occurred on Friday week at the quarries of Cloddfa ' r Son , in the Vale of Nantlle , about nine miles from Carnarvon . A

      temporary cessation of work had taken place , owing to an accident to the piston rod of the engine , and the quafrymen , about fourteen in number , had congregated at the bottom of the deep hollow to pass the time in conversation . They had not been long there when they heard the cry of ' Beware ! " upon which they instantly ran to the cabin constructed for the safety of those at work when danger is expected . This proved the worst spot they could have chosen . A huge rock , about thirty tons in weight , fell in one mass from a height of lifty yards , and , btriking against the ledges of stone in its descent , broke into pieces , which bounded with tremendous force to the ground , killing three of the men on

      the spot , and mortally injuring three others . One of the latter died almost immediately , another while being carried home , and the third in about eight hours after the catastrophe . One of the men , under the impression that the rock above his head was falling , ruslied headlong into the danger , trying to drag witli him another man , who only escaped by leaving part of his waistcoat in his hands . The accident is supposed to have arisen from tho adhesiveness of tho rock being affected by the lodgment of water in a level joint , which runs to an angular point at the bottom , thus making ihe mass top-heavy . The rock had been minutely examined only tlie day before .

      A grunt many sudden deaths , either from apoplexy or heart disease , have taken place within the last few days . A fourth victim has been added to the catalogue of persons killed by tho coLlision of the passenger trains on the South Wales Kuilway , near L ' yle , on Uio 1 ltli ult . John Lawson , the driver of tho down passenger train , which was travelling at tho time upon the wrong lino of rails , under written orders from tho utiuionnuuitcr at Stormy , is the pemm just deceased , lie received severe injuries , besides having a leg broken , and diu ' d at Swansea , whither he had been removed after the accident .

      An inquest was held on Tuesday nt lUmpton , Somersetshire , on the bodies of George Cox , Silas Tuck , imd Henry Pardy . Tho father of tlio first named is a dairyman , and has on hia promises a largo tank for tho reception of whey , which is thonca conveyed by a wooden shoot to tho pig troughs . This tank was emptied of iU contents , that it might to cleaned , and < Wrgo Cox went down into it for that purpose . When at tho bottom , he was observed to stagger and fall . Tack then wont down

      to his assistance , and also fell , as did Pardy , who followed him . One of the bystanders , when part of the ¦ way down the ladder , perceived strong fumes of carbonic acid gas , by which there is no doubt the men were killed . They w « re all dead when taken out of the tank . A verdict was returned in accordance with these facts . A terrible explosion has occurred atlnce , near "Wigari , Lancashire , at tlie house of Mr . James Moore , a chemist and druggist . Two lads entered the shop , and , having purchased some tobacco , asked for a light . Mr . Moore

      handed them a lighted paper , a spark from which fell into some colliers' blasting powder , which was lying loose . An explosion resulted , by which the fronts of ' that and of the next . house were blown , out , while the adjoining dwellings were also greatly damaged . Alittle girl , who was standing at the window , was instantly killed j another little girl had both her legs broken , ami is not expected to recover ; and Mr . and Mrs . Moore were seriously injured . The last named was buried in the ruins , but was soon got out , and is expected to

      recover . A fatal occurrence took place on Tuesday morning , at Lady Sophia Hoare ' s , in Queen-square , " Westminster . In the absence of the family , the butler , Edward Merry , invited his brother , John Merry , to spend the evening with him , together with some friends . Between two and three o ' clock in the morning , the party broke up , when John Merry fell head foremost over the second floor banisters and down a well-staircase into the hall below . He was taken to Westminster Hospital , when it was found he had received a dreadful scalp wound , with concussion on the krain . The case was hopeless , and , after great suffering , the man expired the same afternoon . The inquest on the body of Mr . Ashman , who was

      killed by the collision of two passenger trains on the South Wales Railway , near Pyle , on the 14 th ult ., was brought to a close on Tuesday evening . The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Edgar Evans , the clerk , and Henry Burney , the porter , at Port Talbot station , and against Charles White , the station-master at Stormy . They appended the following comments : — " The jury also wish to express their sentiments with reference to the highly blarriable conduct of Mr . H . Turner , the station-master at Port Talbot , in having ; incautiously started the up-passenger train from

      Port Talbot lefore ascertaining whether any further telegraphic communication had taken place between Stormy and that station , more particularly as to whether the message lie ordered to be sent to Stormy had been duly sent and acknowledged . The jury also desire to express censure upon the South Wales Railway Company for not employing persons at their station properly qualified and competent to work and duly understand the telegraph . The jury also desire to suggest , £ n order to lessen the effects in case of any future collision , that a luggage van should be placed immediately after the tender of each train . "

      The Accident At The Attempted Launch. Jo...

      THE ACCIDENT AT THE ATTEMPTED LAUNCH . John Donov- «* , one of the men hurt at the unsuccessful attempt to launch the Leviathan , died in Poplar Hospital on the morning of yesterday week . An inquest was held on tie body on Monday . The chief and most important wituess was Mr . I . K . Brunei , the engineer , who said that the only reason why the ship was launched sideways , and not stern on , was that " it would have been impossible to nut so large a vessel on an angle sufficient to launch her in the ordinary'manner . There is nothing new in the operation . The American vessels are generally launched broadside on , and at Liverpool the large iron floating vessels are also launched in that manner . Tho machinery which was used on Tuesday , the 3 rd inst ,, consisted principally of two hydraulic presses , one at each launching-way . One was a ten and the other a twelve inch press . I cannot tell what pressure was put on them at tho time of the accident , but it could not have exceeded one hundred tons at one and a hundred and fifty at another . I do not think that so heavy a pressure was on at the time . The operations which I directed to take place , and which led to the accident , were as follows : —I directed a certain length from each chain to l ) e eased out from each drum , and the breaks to bo gently applied to the drums . Alight strain was then put upon the two presses , and a small strain brought on the tackle at the stem and stern of the ship . Aa soon as the pressure from the presses came an the ship , she . moved more freely thun I had contemplated , and the pressure upon the breaks was barely sunicient . That on tho foremost drum was just sutlicient , and checked tho ship . But for tho accident at tlie other end of the shipslio would probably have gone on slowly . As tho aftermost drum ^ vus at rather tho heaviest end ' of the ship , the pressure upon tho breaks was nut sufficient , and the sudden strain upon the chain moved tho big drum a little beyom I the slack wlrieli had boon given out , aiiul by the jerk mudo tho handles rovolve rapidly . Four men hud hold of the handles at the time . Ton men properly belonged to these handles , of whom tho deceased was not one , and the bulk of them had vory properly withdrawn from the handles aa directed , Tho instant tho Jiccidcut occurred tho breaks wero put on tighter , and tliu operations of tho launch were suspended for tho moment . "

      Hie Coroner : '' Then you ascribe the accident to the ship having moved more freely than you calculated upon ? " Mr . Brunei : " Yes , and also to the breaks not having been on so firmly as we shall have them another time . The Coroner : « You mean when the launch is again attempted ? " Mr . Brunei :- " Yes . The vessel is now held in chains . . Two preventive chains have been put on , but they are not y . t taut . " I 3 y a Juror : " Three of the men at the handles were at their proper post . They ou ^ ht to have withdrawn , but I cannot blame them for what they did , as I have a strong impression that , if I had been at the drum myself , I should have laid hold of a handle . 1 may say , perhaps , tha . t I may blame myself , for I did not anticipate that the handles would have revolved so rapidly . "

      After the reception of some further evidence , the Coroner , in summing up , said it was clear that Donovan . had . no business at the breaks ; but he left it for the jury to decide whether there hud been any want of caie or caution on the part of Mr . Brunei , or of the persons in charge of the works . The jury returned a verdict of ' Accidental Death , caused by the deceased ' s own imprudence . '

      . "- Ireland..:. - Thkojusge Lodge.—The ...

      . " - IRELAND ..:. - ThkOjusge Lodge . —The Grand Lodge closed its proceedings on Thursday week , and on Saturday morning it issued a monster address in the columns of the Warder newspaper . An address to the Throne is contemplated , which , in the event of tlie Premier refusing to patronize it , will be presented by certain Irish Lords . An inquiry , ctlso , is to be demanded , when Parliament meats , iuto the circumstances connected with tiie Belfast Corriniission . Dtt . Culi-em , it is reported , is about to put forth a pastoral in which he is to substantiate the charges which have been brought against tlie administration of the Patriotic Fund , and to show that Ronlari Catholics in the anny and navy are treated with great unfairness . Touching the latter branch of the subject , tlie Kilkenny Journal says : — With regard to the treatment of

      Catholic soldiers in India , we have seen letters recently from priests in that country which state that , instead of the Indian officials becoming more just or generous towards those who are shedding their blood in the cause of England , the Indian authorities are only becoming more persecuting every day . One of tlie letters to which we allude states that Lord Harri ? , Governor of Madras , has expressed it as his opinion , and written to the Governor-General recommending it , that all Catholic chaplains who protest against the rule that the children of Catholic soldiers shall attend Protestant schools should be forthwith deprived of their miserable stipend and sent about their business ! But this is not all . Lord Harris has issued an order tiiat all officers attending soldiers at mass shall , according to their own judgment , order the soldiers from the chapel if there be anything said by the priest to which objection can be taken . "

      The Latk Outragk in Meath .- —Fifteen men are in custody under suspicion of being concerned in the attack on Mr . Connell which we related in our last issue . It is feared that Mr . Connell cannot survive . The Tea . Frauds . —The Customs have held a further investigation ( says the Banner of Ulster ) to ascertain the ownership of two hundred and nineteen chests of tea bonded by J . J . Moore in hia stores , Skipper-street , and subsequently removed to other stores . The jury , after a full investigation , found that they were the property of different traders in town , some of whom had commercial transactions with Moore . It is not generally known that several months ago a fraud was discovered by the

      otlicers of Customs prior to the time when tlie stock of teas in Mooro ' s store was taken by them . When the stock was taken , the officers did not pierce tlie chests , to discover whether they were filled with tea or brickbats . Two chests of tea were wanting , but who removed them was a mystery . An investigation might have discovered the guilty party , but no investigation took place . Instead of this , as we havo Leen credibly informed , the duty was demanded and a line imposed , both of which Moore speedily paid . Wo are not a a are that any intimation of this irregularity wus conveyed to the securities , to whom such a discovery was of so much importance .

      PiuisiicuxioNt ov tub Mayo Priests . —The Government has determined on prosecuting tho priests Conway and Ryan , who were so disgracefully mixed up in the last election f . » r Mayo . Fatal Akfkav with xiik Polick . —Two policemen , a few evenings ago , arrested , on the romi from Creislough to Kilmacieuun , the driver of a cart which was conveying an illicit still . They at first handcuffed him , but afterwards yielded to hiii request , and took tho IuiikIcuft ' a off . Throe men and a woman soon came up ,

      attacked the police , and left them so exhausted that they proposed to lot the prisoner go . One of tho rescuing parly then attempted to suizo the i-urliinc of ono of th <' constables , when the weapon went off , and tho fellow was « hot through tho . heart . Tho rest of thu party fled ; mul the policemen , fearing a frosh attack by increused numbers , reloaded , and proceeded to Kihnm'renun . Tins CoNOi-oiKiit Wit a , Cask . —Mr . Whiteaido , applied on Tuesday in tin : lr'iHh Court of Clmucory , on tho part of tho plaintiff in tho case of Uoyso and Colclough ,

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 14, 1857, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_14111857/page/5/