The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-19 00:00:00

FATAL AOOIDEAT TO A BARRIgTEL

Yesterday morning &melancholy accident occurred
at the Woodside handing-stage to Mr. John James Conway,
bairisterat-law, who renaded at 6, Vernon-place, Camay.
street, Bi keahe 1, and who occupied chambers ia too
Clarendon-rooms, L Mr. Conway, it appears,
reached the Grorp's landing-stage yesterday morn.
Mg about 1 o'clock, just as the steamer Liver-
pool was leaving for Woodside. The unfortunate
gentleman, evidently anxious not to be detained
an hour on the Liverpool side, made a determined effort
to get on board the boat, and thrust his head under the
chains in front of the stage. The odloer on duty being sp•
preheusive that he would tumble into the river endeovoared
to hold him back, but Mr. Conway leaped to the steamer,
and with the &animism, of coo of the firemen he w
safely got on board. He thee wont into the c►bin,
where he sat until the Liverpool reached the Wood-
side stage. The crew took no especial notice of him
until the gangway was being lowered into the steamer,
when he was observed standing on the spoosoa aft of the
piddle-box, as if abaut to jump upon the stags. One of
the crew called to him to wait until toe gangway
wry ready, but disregarding the caution he leaped train the
boat, and in attempting to pass over the low chr;ns whiab
du in front of the st•ige about three or foot feet
from the edge he stumbled and fell backwards into
the river between the steamer and the stage. His face
was can for an ielltdillt in the water, awl then he
IY•appeared, h►ving doubtless been carried under the stage
by the flood dale. Every exertion was made by the mew of
the steamer and the men on the feeding-stage to rescue him.
Lifebuoys were lowered at the spot where be fell, lanterns
were procured to throw light upon the water, and the
steamer west up the river some distance in march of him,
bat ell the efforts of the men were unsuotamsfuL During
the day placards were issued offering a reward of 51. for the
recovery of the body.
Mr. Conway was wall known amongst the legal proles-
skin in Liverpool, and bad a considerable local practice.
O. usionOy, during the absence of the regular judges, be
presided at the Collet Coons is Liverpool sod Birken-
head. He was a l , and resided with his sister. He
was about 45 years of age.

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Tan STILII RAYS AT BlltlCENHEAD.—Whatever
may be the intention of the government with respect to
these formidable war 'taunters, so attempt has been mode
to @top the builders from completing and fitting them up
ready for sea. The oustoni.bouse ollicera however, ate
still on board, and the Goatsmark, tender to H.M.S. 11a.
' jestic, continues to be moored clove to the rata
which
is being fitted up in the Great Float. If the object
in mooring H M.S. Liverpool epsomite the Birkesbmd
docks was to prevent the "escape" of the rams to
sea, the government seem" to hove altered its intention, for
yesterday this vessel. which fanned one of the Chased
fleet which meetly visited the Mersey, left this port fur
Plymouth. Her future destination is net known, but it is
whispered that government are shout to despatch some
reseals of her class to the North Americau waters, sod if S°
it is just probable she will be one of tberu.—Lircepel 3Lr-
cam
A DAWOEROCA LigAr.—A little after midnight 00
Tuesday last, a young fellow named Peter Corr, who bas
recently enlisted into the GOth Rifics. made a ditole"3"
imp from one of the windows of the Duke's Head Ins,
Breedatieet, Reading. He went to bed in due coarse oo that
1 night, but somewhat the worse for liquor ; and about the
time named Sergeant Csrr, it the Guth Regiment, heard
a noise PA of some one Whoa to the ground in the
yard, Sergeant Carr west to the spot, and found Or
recruit lying on the ground, and bleeding (rein a wound to
the head. A oah nee obtoined, and be was conveyed to the
Royal Berke Hospital, where it was found that his right
aim was dislocated at the elbow, mid that he was in other
ways injured, bat ne4 dangerously. The height of the
barrack.room wisdom from which be jumped is from 25 to .8
feet. It is supposed that it was his intention to desert.—
Berks Criroisick.
The ship Sebastian Cabot, which was disabled in
the Chano4, has arrived safely off Waterford. The ie•
&um Imaged from 90 to SO guineas. On Friday several
risks were taken at 25 guineas ooly on her tetanus+.
Saturday the prices dropped down to the nominal prenokiin
of 20t.