MARRIAGE SETTLE3IENT.—On MOliday forenoon, a man about forty years of
age, and many years in the employment of a carver and gilder in the neighbourhood of Blackfriars, was married to a young woman of his own rank in life. After the ceremony, the happy pair ad- journed to the bridegroom's dwelling, attended by a few friends to enjoy the marriage dinner. Unluckily some dispute arose between die newly_ married couple, which their mutual friends could not allay ; and it was carried to such a length that the bridegroom, attended by a friend, he the bride and her maids, and proceeded to Puddle-dock, Blackfrime Bridge, in order that the bridegroom might drown himself! With this intent, he deliberately pulled off his oat and hat, which he delivered to his friend, proceeded over a number of barges and threw himself into the river. Fortunately a lighterman saw all barges, and with the aid of a. barge hook was enabled to bring the bridegroom to shore. He appeared. to have repented of his desperate intention on getting into the water, for he very eagerly caught hold of the hook. SUICIDE.—Mr. Baker, the new Coroner for Middlesex, commencek his official duties on Wednesday evening, by holding an inquest at the Black Horse public-house, Kingsland Road, on the body of Sarah South well, a pauper in Shoreditch workhouse, who terminated her existence by strangulation. It appeared from the evidence, that the deceased wak frequently intoxicated, andhad, while in that state, injured her head by- e fall. The Coroner went over the evidence at length, and having charged the Jury, a verdict was returned—" That the deceased had hanged herself while in a state of temporary derangement." ATEMPTED SUICIDE.—A young woman, who, after a long series of questions at the Police Office, was at length found to have resided irk Skinner Street, Bishopsgate Street, attempted to drown herself in the canal in the City Road. A policeman who was passing, with praise- worthy humanity, contrived to rescue her as she rose to the surface, and conveyed her to the station-house, where she was wrapped in blan- kets, seated at a fire, and by these means at length recovered. The giI appeared to have been in a feverish state when she attempted suicide, and during the night she showed symptoms of delirium. She was sent to the workhouse.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT GLASGOIT.—The hostler of the Airdrie coach
having, the other day, driven the horses to water at the usual place—the Old Bridge—from the depth and strength of the current, the horses were swept off their feet, and the coach was overturned. Three bop; that were ori the coach were saved, one by swimming, the other two by a boat ; but the unfortunate hostler was drowned ; the horses were also drowned.
FATAL COACH Acc rite wr.—On Friday last week, a lady of pro.
perty, residing in Church Street, Kensington, was run over arid killed by the Abingdon coach, when opposite the church, Kensington. The street at that point is very narrow, and the deceased might easily have escaped had she gone on when warned; but she hesitated, and attempted to turn back, when she was struck down by the 'leaders, and the wheelie of the coach, which was heavily laden, passed over her arm and thigh. No blame appeared to attach to the coachman, who made every exertion to pull up, though unhappily without effect.
BOAT LOST.-011 Monday last, Mr. Edwards, hatter, Fleet Street;
and his wife, left Harwich in a boat, on a pleasure excursion to Ipswich:. a sudden storm arising, the boat was upset, and all on board perished. The body of Mrs. Edwards has been found ; but the body of Mr. Edwards and the boatman are supposed to have been swept away by the under current, as neither of them have been discovered.
BRIGHTON, Sept. 20.—The weather last night was most tempestuous; the equinoctial gales have set in with considerable violence, and it is feared that there have been several wrecks. The dead body of one mant was washed ashore this morning, and the fishermen were in search of another which had been seen floating. It is not doubted that the man who has been found formed part of the crew of some ship which must have foundered near the coast.
FALL OF A BRIDGE.—The chain bridge at Oldgate Street, News castle, gave way on Friday last, in consequence of a very great number of people having crowded on it in returning from witnessing a show Oa the south bank of the river. A number of persons were much bruised, and one lad has his leg and another his thigh broken by the fall. The bridge was built by subscription three years ago. CARELESS HANDLING or FIRE-ARMS—A poor woman was killed on Sunday last, at Taunton, by the accidental firing of a gun. A young man had called at the house where she was, to borrow it ; and trying the lock, not knowing the gun was loaded, it went off, and the contents were lodged in the head of the poor woman, who was killed on the spot. She was pregnant ; and an attempt was made by some medical men to per- form the Cesarean operation, but a mob of women collected and would not have it. The child was afterwards extracted, but it was then dead.
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