The Press.
London, England, 1853-08-06 00:00:00

THE FREss.

THE OCCURRENCE OF A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT to
English travellers in Savoy is reported in the Journal
de Geneve of the 26th ult. :—" Two young English-
men, MM. B— and 0— made an excursion the
day before yesterday on the mountain of Saleve.
They had started on their return to this city, when
one of them perceived that he had left a book behind
him. They returned to seek it, but missing the road
they both fell into one of the gorges of the Grand
Saleve. Mr. B—, who after falling had uttered
loud cries for assistance, was yesterday brought here
on a car, having one of his thighs broken, and his
body very much bruised, but Mr. G— has not yet
been. found, and it ii but too probable that he was
killed in the fall."
A Sentot s FIRE, breaking out early on Thursday
morning at a bonnet-shop in Newington causeway,
placed six of the inmates in a situation of great peril.
The policeman who discovered the fire experienced
much difficulty in arousing the sleeping inhabitants
of the house, and when aware of their danger the
flames had attained such ascendancy that the stair-
case was impassable. Some of them managed to got
upon the roof, and remained there until one of the
Royal Society's escapes arrived, down which, one by
one, the affrighted persons contrived to descend.
The house was nearly gutted before the conflagration
could he subdued.
Foes CONVICTS are at this moment lying under
sentence of death, although upon one the extreme
penalty of the law will not be actually executed.
Sarah Baker, convicted at the last Stafford Assizes
for the murder of her child, and who, on account of
the deplorable and pitiable circumstances of her case
and condition, was strongly recommended to mercy
by the jury, has been respited during her Majesty's
pleasure, with a view to a commutation of the capital
punishment to transportation for life.—On Saturday
morning the governor of Lewes gaol received a war-
rant for the execution of Caroline Sherwood, who was
convicted at the late assizes for the murder of her
child. The execution is ordered to take place on the
9th inst.—John Roberta, who was sentenced to death
for the murder of a youth on a mountain near Con-
way, has made a confession of his guilt. He de-
clares that he had no previous determination to de-
stroy the lad, and that the murderous idea only came
into his head when they reached the mountain. The
execution is fixed for Wednesday, the 10th inst.—The
last penalty of the law is to be carried into effect on
the 13th inst. on William Flack, for the murder of
Maria Steggles, the aged housekeeper of Becton rec-
tory. The convict is only eighteen years of age.
A Faunireur. OCCURRENCE took place last we7k
at the New-cross station on the Brighton Railway,
which should act as a warning to those who are in the
habit of rashly getting out of a train before it stops.
A gentleman named Whiteombe, a solicitor, residing
at Cheam, was returning home by a night train from
London-bridge. At New-cross, wishing to change his
Seat, he was descending from the carriage, and un-
fortunately stepped out while the train was in motion.
He was instantly thrown down between the carriages
and the platform, and received such frightful injuries
that he expired after a few hours' suffering.
A WOMAN WAS FOUND DEAD in a field near Little-
port, Isle of Ely, under very suspicious circumstances.
Her name is supposed to be Mary Ann Dann, who
had come from Cambridge to the feast at Littleport.
She was seen the night before at a dancing booth,
in the company of a young man, a stranger, who has
not been heard of since. The woman was extremely
well dressed, with a gold watch and chain. Traces
of prussic acid, more than sufficient to cause death,
were detected, upon analysis, in the stomach. The
inquest commenced on Monday, and is adjourned for
purposes of identification, and that the supposed.
companionkof the deceased might be traced, i
possible.
A COLLISION took place on the South Devon line
on Monday, when the express train which leaves Ply-
mouth at 10.25 ran into a luggage train at a point
called the Battery Junction, between Brent and Tot-
nes. Fortunately no one received any very serious
injury, though eight persons were more or less cut
about the face, and received several contusions about
the body.
THE THREE PRISONERS in custody on charges
arising out of the horrible treatment of a poor old
woman at Barnet, of which she afterwards died, were
on Monday again placed at the bar before the local
magistrates. No progress has been made in the dis-
covery of the other offenders. In the course of the
examination Magennis and Farley were set at liberty,
and the evidence of the latter was taken against
Cunningham.
A Meenra AND SLICIDE ON THE HIGH SEAS WM
on Saturday reported at Lloyd's. The British ship
Countess of Winton, Cringle master, on a voyage to
Liverpool from Shanghai, left the latter place on the
27th of April, and on the 17th of May the captain
gave some order to the mate. For some reason or
other he thought fit to disobey the order, and, high
words ensuing, the mate armed himself with a
cutlass and rushed at the captain, whom he mur-
%sered with the weapon. The crew then endeavoured

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to seize the murderer, but he immediately jumped
overboard and was never seen afterwards.

ONE OF THE MOST APPALLING SUICIDES ever
reported occurred on Sunday morning at the house
of Mrs. Barnes, fruiterer, London-street, Greenwich.
The unfortunate deceased, Lavinia Mary Cuthbert,
was a married woman, who, with her husband, for
some time past, had been in the employ of Mr. John
Shove, corn-dealer, but had been lately discharged.
It appears that on the morning in question deceased
went to her bedroom, and after a short time was dis-
covered to have ripped open her stomach with her
humlif,ne.'s razor, and before medical assistance could
be brought to her aid she had expired. At the con-
sequent inquest a verdict of " Temporary deiange-
ment" was returned.

A CASE OF INFANTICIDE has been investigated by
the Liverpool magistrates, which resulted in the
committal of the mother, an unmarried woman
named Poole, on a charge of wilful murder. The
prisoner was in the employ of a confectioner ; and,
suspicion being excited, the body of an infant was
found concealed in her box.

THE NUMBER OF RAILWAY ACCIDENTS IN GREAT
BRITAIN IS thus summarised in the recently-presented
report of a parliamentary committee :

"It appears that the following is the proportion of the acci-
dents to passenger trains which have occurred during the last
four years :
" Mileage open 1849, 0,031 ; 1850, 6,621; 1851, 6,890; 1852,
7,336 ; first six months of 1858, 7,512.
"Number of passengers carried 1849, 63,841,539; 1850,
72,854,422. 1851, 85,391,085; 1852, 89,135,729.
" Number of accidents to passenger trains 1849, 44 ; 1850, GO;
1851, *10; 1852, 66; first six months of 1853, 40.
" Number of passengers killed and injured by causes beyond
their own control by the above acc.dents 1849, 78; 1850, 175
1861, 868; 1852, 881 ; first six months of 1853, 128.
" Number of servants of railway companies killed and wounded
by the above accidents 11-49, 34; 1850, 81; 1851, 20; 1852, 51;
first six months of 1853, 29."

FIFTY LASHES were administered, under sentence
of court-martial, to a soldier of the Grenadier Guards
named Lancaster on Saturday last. He had been
reported and ordered for punishment on account of
insolence to his corporal, and having, after his first
condemnation, knocked down the complainant in a
fit of anger, was again tried, and sentenced to a
flogging, with four months' imprisonment to boot.
He stood the punishment without flinching.
A MUTINY OCCURRED ON BOARD THE SHIP Rock-
land, bound from New York to Australia with 200
emigrants, on the 18th of May last. The disturbance
commenced amongst some English and Irish sailors,
who answered the captain insolently. A man named
Bolt refused to do duty, and, when the captain or-
dered him in irons, the rest of the crew went forward
and armed themselves with belaying-pins. A Colt's
revolver brought them to their senses, and six of the
ringleaders, all English and Irish, were put in irons
until the vessel arrived at Rio Janeiro, when they
were delivered over to the authorities. The obiect
of the mutineers was to induce the captain to dis-
charge them at Australia.
A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED at the Dew HOUSES
of Parliament last Saturday afternoon to a lady
named Sadler, residing in Ebury-street.. Accom-
panied by two other ladies, she was inspecting the
edifice when a door, incautiously allowed to fall
back, struck down some steps upon the marble pave-
ment. When taken up it was found that she was
already dead.
THE CRIME OF Stamm has been perpetrated at
Carmarthen by Mr. W. S. Harris, son of a former
member for Leicester, and himself belonging to the
town council, and largely engaged in manufacture in
that borough. He left home on Tuesday w,:ek, and
went to Carmarthen, whence he despatched letters
showing a degree of despondency, arising out of
pecuniary circumstances, which alarmed his friends.
They telegraphed and searched for him, but he had
swallowed prussic acid after retiring for the night at
the inn, and was found dead in the morning.