The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-01-29 00:00:00

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT ST. VINCENTs
Hoc Ks. IsILISTOL.

Bistsrub, Jan. 24.
A prsinful state of excitement was produced this
afternoon throughout our fashionable aulsurls, Clifton,
in coalmine's°. of • romuur that a nibldlemgel num of
respectlble appearance had committed suicide by
throwing himself off the Lion's Hesd Cliff. the loftiest
of the chain of gigantic rocks which skirt Ito northern
aide of the river Avon at a little below the Clifton Hol-
ed! Baths, and widish are popularly known as the St.
Vincent's Cliffs I .1' Rocks. Upon inquiry being made on
the spot, it, was found that the report WWI quite true so
f.r as the horrible deaths of the wan was concerned,
although there is no evidence as to whether the fearful
cutiostrophe was the result of accident or design. At
the base isf the cliff, on !lie river aide, is a shrubbery
awl mass of treea, which have beets Ideated to 211 up
the cop of an old quarry, and it would 111,111 that at
intbday today, as two boys were walking along by the
sido of the river, they saw in this alirulibery something
which attracted their attention, and which on their
examining it more closely proved to be the mutilated
holy of • man. The boys were naturally much alai mad
smut lit no time in giving notice to the police, and
police.constables Ilh and 121 hastened to the spot.
Th./ found that the unfortunate meas.'s howl had been
heAten to pieces by dashing in its descent against the
different ponds of rocks. It is said that a lady, while
ascending llie Zigmag, a winding path loading from the
Ilotwelbroad to the lilowna, wittiessed the occurrence
and fainted, but the officers have not sucannied in
covering wheats was.

GARIDALDI AND TDB SPRING CAMPAIGN.
A writer in liallier's Curreepowkare says he has
read a letter from Garibaldi, declaring that he cannot
adjourn the work of the deliverance of Italy unless the
Itslian Parliament relievoi him of the solemn engage.
went he lIIIA contracted in the face of the world. Thia
newt:, if true, is Ilidilly important, for the general
opinion is that Count Cavour's ministry is sure of a
utai,.rity.
General Turr has returned to Turin front hie visit to
C.aprera, anti lias communicated to the journals an
account of some of the proceedings on the oveasipn of
hie visit. On preavnting Die "star" to tiariluthli on the
13th. General Turr made the following remarks:—
" Genural,—The Dumontl who ii seitilstrkeil with you
at )(areal& with whont you cotoluervii at ralatafimi,
and planteh at Palermo the tlau 1 luiscuty, victoriously
surmounting every I.l•Alacle, preeent 'cm to•ilsv,through
us, this star, whirls we hope you will accept
as a aawasnir of dangers past end • pledge a those
that are tonna.. No; those who survive that thou•
satrl, whom you once calleti the remains of ten battles,
will not be wanting at the neat appeal which you
no.lce." _

moved to tears, replied t
"Reid assurred that no gip has ever iwen more dear to
my heart than this which Is offered to me by my brave
companions in arms. Tell them that I accept it
willingly, and that them. I connt again upon theta
when I Omit carry to your beautiful country, ()General,
the di.i of uur arias, since 1 have sworn upon Megrim
id limas gallant Hungarians who died for Italy that
we, italiatia, we would replace them, as it Is our
tittle." _ _

the la tne oeuilion netiersl Turr presented to the
.I..iighter tieneral flaribaldi the new year's gift sent
to her by King Vtetor Etiounnesl. llsribahli, who wan
present, moiled and mid, "Thank his MsJesty King
Victor Kiniiiannel 14.4 much for me se iny ,laughter for
this new deuumistrstiuti of true friendship."