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7A8 THE LEAD E R. [No. 333, Saturday,
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A fearful catastrophe has recently occur...
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STATE OF TRADE. The trade reports from t...
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NAVAL AND MILITARY. An Alliance Banquet....
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Accidents And Sudden Deaths. Whether It ...
s ^ HsSSseSS ^ Sssrssis ^ rs SJJwoMrt the deceased and pushed his horse up Sto ; ^ d tha t , when Lockhart fell down for the iSttiU he ( Coin ) offered to stay behind and take care of him bat that Gray would not permit him to do so . An inquest has been held , and the jury brought in a verdict , " That the said Robert Lockhart died from suffocation , brought on by over fatigue , being compelled by bis superior officers to march a very long distance under a burning sun . " He was twenty-four years of age * Sodden Death of a . Qbimean Soldier . —Sergeant Wallis , of the Rifle Brigade , a Yorkshireman , aged thirty-eight , has expired suddenly at Aldershott , after exclaiming , " Thank God , I have arrived safely in Old England again ; I'll now have a good rest . " He had just come from the Crimea , where he had gone through the ¦ whole campaign , but escaped being wounded , though he suffered greatly from trench work , insufficient food , and exposure to weather . The Catastrophe at the Goodwood Race &—An edifying picture of our much-prized " national sport , " horse-racingis presented by BelVs Life , in giving an
, account of the catastrophe at Goodwood on Wednesday week , already briefly noticed in these columns . Whether owing to the heat , or to over-excitement , the horses seem to have become half wild , and extremely vicious . Eight of the animals fell while racing for the Goodwood Stakes , and rolled together in one mass , in the midst of which -were the riders . All the horses , wi th one exception , speedily jumped up , and galloped off ; the poor creature which remained behind , however , received so dreadful an injury of one of the fore legs , which was quite smashed , that , after she had sat piteously moaning for some time , it was found necessary to shoot her . Of the jockeys who received severe
fractures and contusions , some were sent to the nearest infirmary , while others , being less injured , went on with their -work . A few further particulars we derive from our learned contemporary : —" Baron Rothschild ' s two horses , we believe , ran loose after the others in the race ; but Enchanter , Speed the Plough , Jolly Marine , and Vandal , jumped the post and rails at the side of the course , and the three latter commenced fighting in the wood close by . Speed the Plough and Vandal got Jolly Marine down , and attacked him most furiously , until a gipsy boy with great courage and presence of mind
seized the former by the bridle and separated them , whereupon the old horse galloped off to a pond , and indulged in a cold bath , in the enjoyment of which he was captured . Vandal had a l arge piece of flesh torn off his shoulder , and the Jolly Marine , in addition to his bridle being bent and torn , received a similar injury , besides a deep wound in the hip , which had the appearance of being inflicted with a knife or some sharp instrument . Enchanter , who is a very savage brute , fortunately did not join in the me'lee , but tried his hand at steeple-chasing , and was eventually secured at a small v i llage nearly three miles off . "
The late Fire near Covbnt-garden . —Mr . Bennett died on Sunday morning in Charing-cross Hospital . His widow , who still remains in the same hospital , continues in . a very precarious condition ; but the children , who were also severely burnt , are much fetter .
7a8 The Lead E R. [No. 333, Saturday,
7 A 8 THE LEAD E R . [ No . 333 , Saturday ,
A Fearful Catastrophe Has Recently Occur...
A fearful catastrophe has recently occurred at the works of Messrs . Hutton and Son , silver-platers , Sheffield , to Emma Memmott , a young woman employed as a Bilver polisher . The young women engaged in . this occupation stand each at a workboard , underneath which , at about eighteen inches from the floor , runs the shaft from the steam-engine by which the polishing spindles are propelled . An iron bar is fixed on a level with the front of each workbench , to protect tho clothes of the young women from the shaft . This precautionary measure , however , proved ineffectual in tho case of Memmott ; for , while she was at work , her clothes became entangled with the coupling-box of the shaft . Feeling the drag at her garments , she screamed out for
assistance , and a man named Birks , under whom she worked , ran to her aid , and , seizing her under tho arms , endeavoured to drag her from the spot , both ho and sho screaming all the while to the persons in cure of the engine in a lower room to stop it . Tho engine was not stopped , and the machinery gradually wound up the young woman ' s clothes , dragging her down at every moment , despite tho efforts of Birks , who , finding it useless further to contend against the force of tho ranoHfalWy , himself ran into the lower room and instantly * top {>« d the engine . But it was too late ; she was quite
dead , ' and frightfully crushed . It is supposed that an iron bar connected with the shaft was loose , and caused th , e Occident j for , so great was tho force of tho machinery , thut the bar , though of considerable thicknoas , wa » found wrapped round the abaft as if it had been a piece of cord . Bating the inquest , it came out that tho haft was not sufficiently protected , and that an accident ( though not a fatal one ) occurred about a yoar ago . Nevertheless , the women object to the shaft being fenced off , an it imposes some extra labour on them ; and it eema that there is a want of similar protection in all the
Sheffield silver works . Messrs . Hutton signified their intention to box off all the shafts , and the jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death . —A labourer at Stockport has been killed by a sunstroke while haymaking . He was seen to stagger and fall , and he was dead i n a few minutes . —Two men have been drowned in the Serpentine , the north bank of which is so dangerous that orders have been issued not to allow persons any longer to bathe at that side . A farmer living at Stittenhain , sixty-seven years of age , has met with a singular death . He was at work hoeing , and , noticing a thistle , he got over the
hedge for the purpose of cutting it . While doing so , he leant upon the handle of the hoe ( the top of which had previously been splintered ) , and , having lost his hold upon the i nstrument , the handle entered the lower portion of his person , on the right side of the rectum , causing a frightful wound , some six or seven inches in length . Blood flowed copiously , and , after lingering a few days , the injured map expired . —A fatal accident occurred at Blanchland , Northumberland , last Saturday , to a man named John Beck , of Shildon . He was mowing for his father , and was in the act of whetting his scythe , when he was observed to fall in a fainting fit , and the scythe fell between his neck and left shoulder , causing a mortal
wound . His brother and another person -were present , and assistance was speedily procured ; but from the great extent of the wound , it was of no avail , and he died almost instantaneously . —An explosion has taken place in a chemist ' s shop in High-street , Dorking , by which two persons have been seriously injured , and a considerable quantity of property destroyed . Mr . Knight , the master of the shop , was engaged in making up a prescription when the explosion occurred . It is supposed that the catastrophe must have been caused by an escape of gas . Mr . Knight himself escaped with comparatively
slight injury , but a boy , employed as his assistant , and a servant girl , who were with hiin at the time , were both hurt to an alarming degree ; the former was blown through the window by the force of the explosion , and coming in contact with the iron railings outside the house , received a violent contusion on his head , which stunned him . The girl was found among the broken panes of the window , and was also severely wounded . Both of them are still in a precarious condition . Besides the great amount of damage done to Mr . Knight ' s premises by the accident , several of the neighbouring houses have been much injured by the force of the shock .
State Of Trade. The Trade Reports From T...
STATE OF TRADE . The trade reports from the provincial towns for the week ending last Saturday , show the effects of the fine harvest weather in imparting general confidence . At Manchester , the markets have been firm , owing chiefly to the prospects of the home demand . At Nottingham , this is usually a quiet period , but there is good employment . In the woollen districts , a tendency to improvement has been manifested ; and the Irish linen markets are active . — Times . A resume on the 30 th of June showed the total capital nominally required for the new schemes introduced during the half-year to 23 , 490 , 000 / . Of this , about 11 , 000 , 000 / . was the amount estimated as having been
promised to foreign countries , while of tho remainder only a small proportion was pledged to undertakings of a description to withdraw serious sums from the ordinary channels of employment . The prospect , although not calculated to awaken anxiety , was such as to stimulate caution . Nevertheless , although the public are disposed probably to infer that this fact , and the dulness of the money-market during the subsequent period , have led to an abatement of the ardour of projectors , such has not been the case . The subscriptions invited from January to June averaged 3 , 900 , 000 / . per month , and in July they have reached 6 , 870 , 000 / . An additionally unfavourable feature is , that tho foreign proportion presents relatively a large augmentation . Of the total of
5 , 870 , 000 / ., 3 , 125 , 000 / ., or considerably more than half , is destined to be drained from us to quarters whence a reflux will bo very distant . 2 , 000 , 000 / . is intended for India , although the requirements for that country have for several years past produced a chronic pressure on the money-market , which most injuriously affected our resources during the war , and tho amount remaining to bo sent thither was still inconveniently large . 470 , 000 / . is raised for Canada and Western America , apart from a further large sum understood to have been privately negotiated on tho bonds of a railway in tho repudiating State of Michigan ; 180 , 000 / . ia for Chili ; 190 , 000 / . for mines i n Italy and Germany ; 8 ft , 000 / . for a land project in Hungary , and 200 , 000 / . for a telegraphic communication -with tho East . —Idem .
According to tho Customs bill of entry the total value of foreign goods imported into Liverpool during tho past half-year was 24 , 806 , 185 / . 15 s ., of which goods to tho value of 14 , 858 , 819 / . IGh . woro imported during the past three months . Tho value of tho exports of British goods for tho flrat six months > vus 25 , 941 , 700 / ., exceeding the imports by 1 , 186 , 520 / . 5 » . Diaordor still prevails in tho vicinity of Messrs . Young , Son , and Magnny ' s shipbuilding yard , whore tho men continue to hold out . James Wray , a shipwright , appeared before Mr . Yardloy laflt Saturday , on n . charge of assaul ting Mr . Charles Couscns , a draughtsman atachod to the establishment . Mr . Couaons had been to a public-houao in tho neighbourhood in search of two
shipwrights who had engaged to work at the yard , but who were afraid of going , on account of the threats of the Union men . As he was leaving the house in companv with them , Wray ( who is not one of the men on strike nor a Union man ) threw some beer he was drinking in Mr . Cousens ' s face . He was given into custod y ; on which the mob attempted to rescue him , but he discouraged them , and offered no resistance to the police The defence was that Mr . Cousens pushed against Wray in going out , and spilt some of the beer , and that Wray then threw the rest over his shoulder . A fine of thirty shillings was imposed , together with costs . The monev was immediately paid .
The colliers of Barnsley and the' inhabitants of the vicinity have held an open air meeting , to consider the dispute now existing between the men of the Oaks Colliery and their employers . Resolutions in favour of the struggle maintained by the men were unanimously passed . —The secretary to the society of the colliers has written to the rimes , to deny the assertion of the masters that they had taken every precaution to insure the safety of the pit . The writer maintains that the pit is not safe , and says that the men have merely taken reasonable precautions for the protection of their lives .
The whole of the operative stonemasons employed in the various public and private buildings in Newcastleon-Tyne left their work last Saturday , and have not since returned . The dispute has originated in the determination of the men to enjoy a weekly half-holiday at the expense of their employers .
Naval And Military. An Alliance Banquet....
NAVAL AND MILITARY . An Alliance Banquet . — The inhabitants of Portsmouth and the surrounding districts , including the county and the Isle of Wight , are collecting subscriptions with the object of giving a grand English banquet in Portsmouth to as many of the united forces ( officers and men ) actually engaged in the late war as their funds will permit . All the naval and military authorities , the Duke of Richmond , Lord George Lennox ( chairman of the committee for carrying out the idea ) , the chief firms , many of the county and borough magistracy , the members for Portsmouth , and the townspeople , are warmly enlisted in this hospitable fete , -which will take place in about a month , under distinguished auspices . Burning of a Liverpool , Screw Stjsamer . —The Italian , screw steamer , Captain Hamilton , from Liverpool to Genoa , was discovered to be on fire in the forehoU while off Cape Finisterre , when the hatches were battened down and she made for Lisbon . She arrived on the 28 th ult ., still on fire , and was run aground . The engines played upon her all night , and she has fifteen feet of water in her ; but the fire was still burning- at the date of the telegraphic despatch communicating the news , viz ., the 29 th . Sklf-Mutilation of a Soldier . —A district courtmartial , presided over by Colonel A . Anderson , Koyal Marines , assembled on Tuesday at Chatham barracks for the trial of William Dowell , a private in the 32 nd Regiment , on the extraordinary charge of having deliberately blown off his right hand with his musket ,
with the view of being discharged from the service The prisoner , who , since he has been in the regiment , bore ; i good character , was tried some time ago on ia charge oi desertion—having Leen absent from hi . s regiment only two hours—and sentenced to a term of imprisonment . The apparent hardship of hi . s punishment preyed very much on his mind , and on tho morning of the 5 th oi May last , while at Chatham barracks , he rose between three and four o'clock , and , without disturbing any of his comrades asleep in tho barrack-room , provided himself with ten rounds of ammunition and bull , after which he loaded his musket with two balls . He then placed
his right hand over the muzzle and discharged tho piece , when his hand was so frightfully shattered that , on being taken to tho hospital , it was found necessary to amputate his hand above the wrist . On recovering , was ordered to be brought before a court-martial iu >" trial . Tho sentence of tho . court will not do known until it has been confirmed at the Horse Guards ; but it is believed that he will not be discharged from the army . Exi » krimi £ NT , s with Sticam . —The atonin . stoi-c- 'lup Dee , Master Commander I ' ullcn , returned to Woolwich exnciimciital
dockyard on Thursday evening from an - voyage to Pembroke , to test tho new principle of mixing ordinary and superheated steum . The experiments were made under tho oflieinl superintendence , of Mr . l *« rti-idg « , tho acting chief unirinuor of tho factory at Woolwich dockyard . Tho lion . J . Wethoro . d , of America , the < 1 ihcovoror of thin iimir method of usiii tf Hteain , wiw with the vessel during tho cxporiincntM . The remilt wan highly uatLsfuctory ; tho clear ocononi } ' of fuel being over thirty par cent ., and the effective power obtained by a pound <>' coal much greater than can be obtained by tho old nn'de
of using steam . An intorcHting- ceremony w « h performed on tho pnniut ' ground of tho Marine liarruckH on Thursday , when the whole of tho oflluuru and men of the , corps were drawn up in column , for tho purpose of wiliies-shi tf tho pro . scntntioii of a silver medal , together with a gratuity of IT )/ ., which hud boon awarded by tho Lords of tho Adiiiin < ll . y ti > Colour Sergeant Jamen llowin , of tho Koyal Mariiit'f , for distinguished conduct and long and lUoritorioiiH service .
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 9, 1856, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_09081856/page/4/
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