BOY DROWNED TILE THAMES.—Henry Knight, a lad fifteen
years of age, the son of a gentleman residing in Piccadilly, was drowned on Friday last week, while bathing at Battersea, in company with two -companions about his own age. After they had been swimming about some time, his two companions came out of the water, and on looking round, were unable to perceive any trace of Knight. They waited all day, and in the evening took his clothes home to his father's. On Mon- day morning, some men, employed at Mr. Chillingworth's, boat-builder, Vauxhall, saw a body &Ming, which they drew ashore, and which was subsequently identified as that of the unfortunate youth.
Two GENTLEMEN Daowsmm—On Monday morning, a most melan- choly accident occurred on the lake of Belvidere, near Mullingar, in the county of Westmeath. The Honourable Mr. Browne, brother of Lord Kilmaine, and High Sheriff of the county, with his brother, the Rev. Mr. Browne, Rector of Mullingar, were fishing in the lake, when the boat upset, and the two unfortunate gentlemen were drowned. Lord .Castlemaine had gone ashore some time before the accident. About a year since, the Honourable Mr. Leeson, brother to the Earl of Miltown, was drowned in the same lake, whilst on a fishing-party.
Fintm—A dreadful fire broke out on Saturday evening last at Man- chester, in the extensive foundry and millwright establishment of Messrs. Fairbairn and Lillie, at the corner of Brook Street. Nearly the whole building was burnt down. The loss of property is estimated at 8,0001.
Saturday night, the cotton-factory of Messrs. Walmsley, in Oswald- twisle, was discovered on fire. The upper part of the building, com- prising four stories and the attics, was entirely destroyed. The da- mage is estimated at 6,000/. ; the property is insured, to the amount of h$,5001.—Blackburn Gazette.
Last Saturday night, a little before eleven o'clock, a fire was dis
covered on the premises of Mr. Halves, at his farm in Brinningham, near Holt. As soon as the alarm was given at Melton Hall, Sir Jacob Astley hastened to the spot, accompanied by a train of servants. The Melton fire-engine was soon brought to play, and prevented the flames from reaching the standing corn in an adjoining field. Sir Jacob Astley took a very active part in the fatigues of the night, and several other gentlemen present assisted him in working the fire-engine. The stack in which the fire was first discovered was destroyed.—East Anglian. • GIG ACCIDENT.—On Monday, as General Morley and two friends and his groom were proceeding round the drive in Hyde Park, in a four wheel chaise, fronting the Royal Humane Receiving-house, the horse suddenly became ungovernable, and set off at full speed. It was with the utmost difficulty he was prevented from rushing into the water ; he proceeded along the road some distance, kicking and plunging most vio- lently, when the carriage came in contact with the wheels of a gentle.. man's carriage, by which it was knocked down and shattered to pieces. The gentlemen escaped without any serious injury, but the horse was so much injured that it was necessary to have it immediately killed.
On Sunday night, Mr. Goodenough senior, and Mr. Goodenough junior were thrown out of a gig-chaise at Highgate, in consequence of the horse running away. The son was killed on tile spot, and the father so severely bruised that he died in a few hours after. Four other persons of the family, who were in the gig-chaise, were but slightly hurt.
SUDDEN Deasar.—On Saturday, just at the close of public business in the bank of Farquhar and Co., St. James's Street, Mr. C. Bolton, while in the act of presenting a check, fell backwards, and expired almost im- mediately.
SUICIDE.—On Thursday, Mr. Leigh, the bookseller and publisher, put an end to his existence by cutting his throat. No reason is as- signed for the act.
FATAL EFFECTS OF HEAT.—Three labourers, in the employ of Mr Stephens, of Herriott farm, were so exhausted last week by excessive heat, while reaping, that they died shortly afterwards.—Bath DREADFUL EFFECTS OF TILE STORMS.—On Thursday last, about one o'clock, a water-spout burst upon the Clidagh mountains, county Kerry, within two miles of the Ballvvourney road, by which a vast tract of ground under tillage was totally destroyed, and nine persons lost their lives. The bed of the Flesk river is thirty-eight feet from the centre arch of Glenflesk bridge ; and some idea may be formed of the rapidity and swell of the mountain torrent, when in the short space of five mi- nutes the water flowed over the battlements. Three houses have been swept away. One of the houses was occupied by a comfortable farmer named Lucy: he, his daughter-in-law, her two children, and two ser- vants, perished. Another of the houses was occupied by a woman named Lehane. This woman, and two of her children, were lost. The third house (a shooting-cottage belonging to John M'Carthy, Esq., of Head- ford) had in it when the spout burst, two carpenters, a man named Do- novan, servant of Mr. Green of Lota, and one Connor, Mr. .M4Car- thy's sportsman. The first intimation they had of their danger was the bursting in of the back-door by the flood ; which in its passage took away the front-door and windows, and in a few minutes after, the front-walls of the house gave way : the carpenters and Connor saved their lives by swimming, and Donovan took refuge on the chimney. In this trying and awful situation, he remained for a short time ; when the chimney gave way, and he was precipitated into the flood ; from which he was extricated by Connor, who had already saved two of Le- hane's children, whom the torrent was carrying with it. On Saturday, the bodies of the nine sufferers were attended to their last home by the entire-population of the neighbourhood, the scene of the fatal and sad catastrophe. The flood, when at its height, appeared like an arm of the sea ; its depth in the valley from fifteen to sixteen feet, and in breadth upwards of three hundred yards. The ground, which, a few minutes before, presented a rich and luxuriant harvest, is now covered with sand, rocks, stones, &c., three feet deep ; and it will require years of labour before it will be again productive to the owners. Cork Chronicle.
Tin:suEn-SToitar.—On Thursday last, between twelve and one o'clock, a most awful thunder-storm passed over Skibbereen. Two lives were lost ; and two small houses, at the entrance of the town from the Cork side, were burned to thew-mind. The unfortunate people who inhabited one of them were sitting under the chimney when struck by the light- ning. One, an old helpless woman, lived about an hour after the shock, but in a state of insensibility ; the other, a man in the prime of life, died instantaneously.—Cork Paper.
SINGULAR EFFECTS OF LIGIITNING.—During one of the late storms, as Mr. Edward Young, farmer. near Ravensworth. Castle, was in the act of priming his gun from a small tin canister, a flash of lightning made the contents of the canister explode, and the gun go off. Mr. Young, and a friend who had accompanied him, were severely burnt and bruised. The cock of the gun remained back after the occurrence had taken place.—Tyne Mercury. FATAL. PRECIPITATION.—On Friday about nine o'clock, two gentlemen and a lady went to...see the Rock at Cashel; and after viewing all the beauties of this splendid relic of antiquity, they were in the act of de- scending from its summit, when the lady, a most amiable creature, about sixteen, stepping on a shattered-looking spot, was precipitated from a height of three hundred feet. She died almost immediately.— Clonmell Advertiser.
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