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      No. 426, May 22, 1858.J T N Ifi . .L. ^ ...

      No . 426 , May 22 , 1858 . j t n ifi . . L . ^ A jl > Ji jx . 4 & 1

      Accidents And Sudden Deaths. A Fatax. Ac...

      ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHS . A fatax . accident occurred on the night of Friday week , on tho London and North-Western Railway , about nine o ' clock , to a publican of High Holborn , who . was coming from Harpenden races . When the train arrived at Euston-square , he attempted to get out while the train was in motion , but missed his footing , and fell in between the train and the platform , where his head was literally cut in two . Two labouring men , last Saturday , got upon a stage at the St . Katherine ' s Docks which was being wound up by hydraulic machinery , and which contained some heavy chests of sugar . A link of the raising chain suddenly snapped , and the stage with the men on it fell to a great depth . The poor fellows were taken up dreadfully injured , and they shortly afterwards died in the London Hospital .

      An alarming explosion took place at the Wingerworth ironstone pits , near Chesterfield , on Monday . Four men were suffocated , including the manager of the Avorlis , All have left families . Tiie gas exploded on Tuesday morning at tiie mansion No . 6 , Charlcot-te ' rrace ,. llegent's Park , owing to the chandelier in the drawing-room not having "been turned off the previous night . The windows' were blown out , the furniture destroyed , aud three of the servants'severely burnt . ' . Three young men belonging to Shields were drowned on Sunday evening off the coast of Durham , near Marsden Rock . They had been out in a large foy "boat , which was navigated by a man named Coatsworth ( who

      does not appear to have been a good sailor ) and a boy called Wheatley . The weather becam * rough as they were returning , and a very heavy sen , ¦ ¦ o verlapping the boat , capsized it . The occupants of the boat swam about for some time , diving whenever the waves swept down upon them ; but at length all were ; drowned but one , notwithstanding that a dog belonging to M'Donald , one of the young men , swam out towards his master with a plank in his mouth . Cookson , the one wlio was saved , at last succeeded in ' reaching the bottom with hid feet , when a young woman ran into the water and assisted him out . The young woman was one of the

      daughters of-juris . Allan , who keeps the . hotel on the rock , and it is stated that she was ' engaged to 3 f'Donald . As soon as Cookson was . ' got'on- shore , she asked'how many there were in the boat , and observed that , if 31 'Donald had been there , none of them Avould have been lost . Cookson replied , " M'Donald was one of us , " and the poor girl ran screaming to the house . A medical man was sent for as soon as . Cookson was taken to the hotel , where he speedily recovered . —Another accident occurred on the Tyne on Sunday afternoon , by which the lives of two lads were sacrificed .. One of them fell over the J arrow Quay ; the other tried to save him , and both were drowned .

      Hie inquest on the bodies of the persons killed on the Trent Valley llailway last week , was concluded on Thursday , after several adjournments on previous days . A verdict was returned in accordance with the facts , and the jury recommended that the railway company ¦ should put up posts and rail . s to innltc fences in small enclosures more secure . One of the guards on the London and South-Western Railway fell from his break-van on Thursday morning , and the wheels passed over his neck , severing his head from his body . _ The Southport express-train on tiie Lancashire and Yorkshire llailway went ofTthe line and down an embankment on Wednesday afternoon at Applcy ' Bridge , near Wigan . Strange to say , however , no one was injured , though the train was going at great . speed at the time . Three persons have been drowned \> y being upset in a boat oil" Oredcn Head , near Dunmore , Ireland .

      Naval And Military. 1'Uomotion Of Sin (J...

      NAVAL AND MILITARY . 1 'uomotion of Sin ( Joi . in Camimiki-u . —A notification lms been issued from the War-oflice , to tho effect that Sir Colin Campbell is to be promoted to the rank of General in full , in consideration of Iris recent service in India . lNjUKYTO AFr . AG « ni \—The Cumberland , 70 , Ciiptajn Dickson , flag of ViccAdmiral Wallia , struck upon a rock on tho 15 th , of March , in the ltiver Plate , when going down for a short cruise . Luckily the water wan smooth , and she got oft" again without material dnnui ^ v , hut sustiuntsd enough to necessitate her return to England to be Hocked and repaired . She may bo expected to arrive about the . end of June . 'J ' mo Sohocm , ax Chatham Dockyard . —The Uev . . T . Woollcy , LL . l ) ., Admiralty Inspector of Schools , liaa completed lu . s half-yearly inspection of tho school for apprentices at Chatham dockyard , and ho oxmvsHcd hia entire satisfaction with the state of the . school and tho imp rovement made liy tho . pupils . Kncami'mknx at Chatham . —The encampment for tiie troop * belonging to the 1 st battalion « f infantry at yJiaUiam « afri . son , under tho command of Colonel 11 . JorviB , waa completed la « t Satimluy , and the whole of mo tents pitched on tho Hito Hol «« i « d to ( ho nuw of Kent Amherst , , „« , !„ , ] , „ S | M 11 . , MlUoi . yi Tlu . ( , - f ,, 1 ( , . (<;( 1 10 occupy tho toulH na-o the ofliuunt and men of tim iMth in-guiiont , the officer uud men of tho ; J 5 th ( Uoynl tiiu .

      sex ) Regiment , and the officers and men of the 53 rd Regiment , ample accommodation having been provided for the men attached to those corps . Reinforcements for India . —It is understood to be the intention of the authorities , with the sanction of the Duke of Cambridge , to send no more ' reinforcements for her Majesty ' s regiments serving in India from this country until the end of the next month or the beginning of July , unless additional ' troops should be required in India before that period , by which time it is calculated that about 10 , 000 cavalry and infantry will be ready toembark for the purpose of reinforcing the Queen ' s regiments now serving in Bengal , Bombay , and Madras .

      Otkkcrowdiho of Tkoots . —In consequence of the overcrowding of the troops at Chester barracks , caused by the arrival of a large number of the volunteers for the Royal Canadian Rifle ? , with their wives and families , several cases of scarlet fever and measles have made then appearance among the soldiers there . Directly the disease was observed , detachments were sent to Salford , Bury , and Liverpool . The 32 nl > Li & ht Infantry . —Her Majesty , in consider ation of the enduring fortitude and persevering

      gallantry displayed in the defence of the Residency of Luc know , has been pleased to command that the 32 nd be clothed , equipped , and trained as a Light Infantry Regiment , from the 26 th of last February . Her Majesty has also been pleased to command that the word " Lwcknow , " shall be borne on the regimental colours of the 32 nd Light Infantry , in commemoration of the enduring fortitude , and persevering gallantry displayed in the defence of the Residency of Lueknaw for eightysev ^ n days . ¦

      Promotion of Sir " William Mansfield . . — The Gazette of Tuesday night contains a General Order from the Horse Guards ( dated the same day ) , which statest— - " Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to command that Colonel William R . Mansfield , K . G . li ., be promoted to the rank of Major-General in the Army , in recognition of his valuable services as Chief of the Staff in the lEast Indies . —By order of his Royal Highness the ( iciieral Connnaiiding-in-Chief . — . ( Signed ) ( i . A . WiithKHALI ,, Adjutant-General . "

      Superheated Steam . — -The apparatus for obtaining superheated steam recently introduced ly Mr . D . P . atrwlgo , inspect 6 r * of ' . machinery in . Woolwich dockyard , having been specially ordered by the Lords of the Admiralty to be litted on board her . Majesty's troopship Dee , employed on particular service , has been tested under the superintendence of Mr . Tapliu , assistant to th « chief engineer of the yard . The economy in fuel alone ¦ 'is ascertained to amount to from , twentv-five to

      thirty per cent . ; and , together with the additional power obtained by the lesser quantity of coals , realizes arr advantage of upwards- of thirty-eight per cent , in favour of the use of superheated steam . Loud Lyoxs ' s Squadron . — The squadron under Lord Lyons , which left the offing of Malta on the 1 st of May , reached on the morning , of the 5 th the North Channel of Corfu , -where it anchored for the night . On weighing next morning to run up , a telegram from the Admiraltv reached the gallant Admiral , vui Malta ,

      ordering him back to that island , with an intimation that h is successor in the command , Vice-Admiral FanshaTvc , would relieve him earlier than previously contemplated , whereupon , after merely communicating with tho authorities , the squadron worked down the Southern Channel , and at daylight on the 8 th was overtaken by the Vigilant steamer , the bearer of another telegram ordering the Princess Royal to Malta under steam , for the purpose of conveying to Alexandria , on the way to India rid Suez , the 57 tli Regiment .

      Mercantile Marine. F-Atal. Siiiimvukciv ...

      MERCANTILE MARINE . F-Atal . Siiiimvukciv on Tiik Iiusii Coast . —During tho heavy galu which recently visited the Irish coast , the luirque Mary tStnddurt dragged both her anchors in Dumlnlk liny . She -went ashore on the South Uall , where she lay broadside on to the sea , which made a complete breach over her . The crew clung to the rigging , . and a strong gale blew upon them from the south-east . Under these circumstances , two boats , nmniied by gallant mid hardy I ' ellows , pulled through the heavy breakers fur nearly three . inileH , but , when noar the vessel , were sorrowfully obliged to put back , owing' to the vast height of tho wavci and the exhaustion of tho crews , who could scarcely keep their boaLs from lilling . Captain Joseph Kelly , of tho Pride of Krin , nl « o manned and commanded another yawl , but was also obliged to return to the shore . A meeting of tho inhabitants of Dundalk then took | ikic

      through heavy seas , and rescued the crew , who , however , were more dead than alive , having been without food for three days . Seven had already perished . la all , ten boats had put off to rescue the crew before that object could be effected . Fire on Board a Clipper . —A lire has been raging for four or five days among the rags on board the Red Jacket Australian clipper . She is at anchor in the Mersey , and her gold lias been got out . The iSfe is thought to be now suppressed . Gaie ok the North-West Coast op Ireland . — A fearful gale raged on Tuesday off the coast of Ennishowen . Several boats have been capsized , and it is feared that some five-and-forty men have lost their lives .

      A Schooner Run Down in the Channel . —The schooner Fleece , from London to Exeter , with a general cargo , was run into by a foreign brigantine at one b . se . on Thursday . She immediately sank in deep water off Hythe . The captain , and crew were saved , but with the entire loss of their property .

      Miscellaneous. The Court. — The Queen, L...

      MISCELLANEOUS . The Court . — The Queen , last Saturday , held a Drawing-room , at St . James ' s Palace , in celebration of her thity-ninth birthday . The Archbishop of Canterbury delivered an address to her Majesty on the occasion ; various . presentations took place ; and the various members of the Government , gave dinner parties . Several houses , in the chief thoroughfares of the metropopolis , were illuminated . — -The Queen and . ' Prince Albert , accompanied by the Prince of JLeiningen , went to the Adelphi Theatre on the evening of Monday . — -The Royal family removed to Osborne on Thursday . Lord Dalhousie arrived from Malta on . Thursday in the Peninsular and Oriental'Company ' s steamship Indus , Captain R . W . Evans ; The Strand Building Company . — The moddL lodging-house for families erected in Eagle-court , Strarid ( opposite Somerset House ) , under the Labourers' Dwelling Act , 1855 , was formally opened by the Duke of Marlborough on Friday week . Amongst those present were " Viscount Ingestre , M . P . ( the chairman of tiie Strand Building Company , by whom the premises were built ) , Viscount Ranelagh , Major-General Tremenheere , the Kev . Dr . Wortbmgton , the Kev . A . J . Eduart , Mr . R . 2 s . Fowleiy & c . ' . Mr .-George Morgan , the architect of the building , and honorary secretary , read a report congratulating the CompanyUpon the completion of

      the building , from which great good to the parties for "whom it is intended might be anticipated . Viscount Ingestrc , the Duke of Marlborough , the Eev . Dr . VTorthington , Major-General Tremenheere , Air . 1 ' owler , aaid others , addressed the meeting upon the advantages and the necessity of improving the dwellings of the labouring classes ; various votes of thanks were passed to those who had taken an interest in the undertaking , and the proceedings terminated . The building will accommodate about forty families ; the rooms are lighted with gas ; the ventilation and supply of water are of the most admirable kind ; and the rent averages 2 s . Cd . per room per week .

      Cos auction . kok Working on a S unday . — -Two men employed by Messrs . Garrat , Marshall , and Co ., engineers , at Leeds , have been convicted by the borough magistrates of pursuing their ordinary calling on Sunday , and have been sentenced to a penalty of five shillings each and ten shillings costs each , or , in default of payment , to three hours in the stocks . The defence was that the work was a work of necessity . The boiler at the Potterdale cloth mill required repair , and , unless the repairs had been made on a Sunday , it must have ceased working during tho whole of Monday , thereby throwing sixty nwn out of eniploj r . Tliia defence does not seem to have been disproved ; lmt it was not allowed . The Sabbatarians must rejoice over this decision : but its cruelty and folly will be obvious to all clearer intellects .

      Tiik Wkstmi : nsticu Ahhkv Services . —The Bishop of Oxford preached at Westminster Abbey last Sunday evening , when there was a largo congregation . SoOllCTY FOIl THU PkOI'AOATION Ol < - TUli GOSI' 1 £ I / . The annual meeting of the supporters of this society was held on Friday week at St . James ' s Hall , Piccadilly ; the Archbishop of Canterbury presided . The report stated that tho number of the friends and supporters of tho society has increased ; its receipts exceed those of any preceding year , and the field of ita operations has been enlarged . On tho other hand , the . society has been subjected to trials * such as it never lie lore had proved during the century and a half of its existence . Tim report was adopted , and several resolutions were moved and carried .

      Tub Lady Tiiavkm . kk . —We learn from the Mauritius that Madaino Ida PfYin ' or in on her way to England . She sailed on tiie 11 th of March , and may Ik ; expected in London about tho second week in June . She has fully recovered from her Madagascar ( ever , and is preparing her account of thai wonderful inland , together AVitli a description of tho Mauritius . —Athciueiun . Dju-utation to Mi * , Wai . i « ou ; . — A deputation of medical practitioners waited , last Saturday , on Mr . " \ Valpnlo , for the purpose of . sucuriug his support , and tfuit of tiles Government generally , to the Modioal UiH « '" Mr . Cow per , late President ui ' tlio Gen . nil Hoard of Health

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), May 22, 1858, page 11, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_22051858/page/11/