The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-01 00:00:00

WATtRFALL.

Only yesterday we (Manchester Guardian) re-
ceivedintelligence of a fatal accident, which occurred at
the celebrated Powerscourt Waterfall, in the demesne of
Lord Cutlereagh, county Wicklow, Ireland, on Saturday
week, the 16th instant. Two friends. Mr. James Rostern,
gingham and lustre manufacturer, of Cannon-street, in this
city (and whose mill is at Radcliffe), and Mr. Reuben Levy,
tailor and draper, of 51, Shudebill, Manchester, started
together, on a tour of pleasure in Ireland. They reached
Dublin on Wednesday, the 13th instant, and after visiting
the Exhibition, and spending that and tho two following
days in that city, they started on the usual tour in
Wicklow,_ on the morning of Saturday the 23rd, proceed-
ing
via Kingstown and Bray to Enniskerry, the Dsrgle,
and the Powerseourt Waterfall. The last, which is in
the grounds of Powencourt, is cnly open to the public
generally on Monday,. Tuisday , and Wednesday, but may
be seen on the other three working-days by private cards,
and these the friends procured at Bray. They reached the
waterfall early in the afternoon, and about two o'clock
Mr. Rosters) began to climb the rxks on the south side of
the fall, entirely against the wish of his friend, who remon-
strated with him on the impropriety. of his doing so. When
he had got op some distance, it is supposed about )111
feet, he sat down and smoked a cigar ; after which he hew
to return, singing, and apparently in joke he took off his
lied threw it down, upon which Mr. Levy, who was lying oft
ithe bank, stood up for the purpose of getting it, as it was
blown towards the stream by a sudden gust of wind,and on
getting to the reek at the foot of the fall, the first thing he
beheld, to his great horror, was the mangled and lifeless
body of Mr. Raters) at his feet. It is supposed that in at-
tempting to get to the edge of the cliff for the purpose of pet-
ting a view down, he overbalanced himeelf,fell on the under
ledge of the rock, some 20 or 30 feet below where he had
been standing; that his head aiming in contact with this
shelf of rock, his skull was fractured, and from thence he
was dashed to the bottom, and was killed instantane-
ously.
An inquest was held on the body on the following Mon-
day, before Robert Hudson, Esq., one of the coroners of
the county, and a respectable jury, when the facts as already
detailed having been stated by Mr. Levy the jury returned
a verdict of " Accidental death." Mr. Levy also stated on
his examination that he did not even hear a shout or moan
from the deceased, or had he the slightest knowledge of his
falling until he beheld the lifeless body on the rocks at the
base of the fall. Mr. Levy informs us, that there had been
• great deal of rain in the morning ; but that at the time of
the catastrophe, the sun had broken out, and was shining.
The day was not particularly windy, though high up on the
rock, which flank the waterfall sudden gusts are frequently
experienced, one of which might have proved fatal to
Mr. Rostern.

FLOGGITIO AT THE PORTMAN-STREET BARRACK,.
—On Saturday a soldier was Sagged at the Portman-street
barracks, in tbr presence of Colonel Angersteio, and other
officers belonging to the second battalion of Grenadier
Guards. A private soldier named Lancaster, 20 years of
snot bill, as amended, was printed. The title ill altered to
THE NEW CAB BILL.—OR Saturday' the govern age, spoke disrespattfally to one of the lance corporals, who
reported him to the commanding officer. Lancaster was
An Act to reduce the duties payabbt in resrect of hack- subsequently tried by revert-mortal, and wee sentenced to
laws relating to the term of punishment which he considered greater is pee-
aerearrisges used in the metropolis, and to emend the portion than the offense he "Ad committed. Ile wee eat
duties in respect of metropolitan s
granting of licenses and payment of being removed from the court when he encountered hie
tag, isd hack:m.4w. prosecutor, struck him a blew, and felled him to the
nage*, and to make provision as to the charge for t`» hire and. For this offense,he was further sentenced to se-
mg ice 30 lashes on his back, and, in addition, to be tiamil
of hackney-eaniages in certain eases." The new classes eased in the House of Chrrectgai fortur mantle. The
are the 13th and 14th. One shilling a mar :s to be paid arm part of the sentence was carvied effect ea Saturday,
miles from Charing-cress, if a carriage Be discharged
for every mile beyond the circumference of weirdo of fear in She usese'hiteheo of the barracks, where the halberds
received
died. and on Lancaster being dimly tied therete,..ho
beyond such circumference. When more than taro person, hi
wthillfiVit
irtlOdrlasumbeureftrowmainsgeee drummers, , nocsa tid, tilt
mi i T
are conveyed in a hackney-carriage drawn brine horse Gd. Restaged the fleet dose. On beintr released, Lancesteeealled
I in addition to the fare to be paid for melt perms, above two out aa loud as he could, "-Bravo r I hem stook it like a
II for the whole hiring. man." Ills gnat mat woe then thrown over him, and he
THE FIRST FUNERAL AT TUZ CHASM. EN -
was marched et to the hospital, 'whine his back heeled.
COLLiaION ON•THE L.INDON taIDINORTII-WISTURN.
CAMP/lIIIIT.—The funeral of the Aced man whahas died at a ...
Ithe Camp took place on Thursday Wt. The dimmed was •
private of the Bth Human, and had been 22 ran in the
service. lie died of bronchitis on Tuinelel '. Re awl :NAT.—Jan accident of en slimming charade, eiscurreit
on the London and North-Western Railway,. am r the
,_ Weedon station, oa Fridoe night. Tae express teal a, due
was ''' at Kaston-scparo- at 25 minutoo past 11 o'doela y.,st., left
ter red in the churchyard at Chertsey. the north at the maid bane, sash peseeeded ea. its journey
MURDER AND SUICIDE ON THE BIG 11 &MS.—. OS towards Leadon, w ithont mooting with imp tits tructiou.
. floturday, the following tragical enoterese e ea board the *mil it had. arrived sear Wee on,
when antlenly the
British ship Countess of Wilton_Hringr,sc eater, while on engine-denor espied a 'Angara resin in advance of hire, but
i a voyage to Liverpool from Shanghai s •as reported at as too shoot ta distance to enobbe him to stap the elev.'s
Ll old's. The Countess of Wilton left 24;ein chei an the 21th train in ssuliciaat tiros to prevent a collisioa, at id the come-
of April ; and, on the 17th of My, en es ptain gave some vocnce was that the express passenger trans ran into the
orde rto the mate. Vol some or or olle er he thought At luggage Vann, demeelshid two or three of the luggage-vans,
to ditches the older, and, high WON& el liming, the mate Nanaent Wool: several of the passeage. 3. The broken
armed. himself with • tut's'', and ree« lon One coptain,l/11/ ocat.tered over the metals, and ell traffic on that
whim Ao murdered with the weapon. Tb a crew then ea•ortion of Mt e line was for a time suspends, d. A number of
I deavonaid to seize the mate; laser seeing the movement of men being vent to the spot went to work , and succeeded in
the men, he inwaediately ye-sped osterboan 1, and be was clearing al e line of all obstruction, htot the train, which
„not seen afterwardo ought to 1 ieve reachcd London at 11.2.; p,m , did not arrive
0 FFICE, JULY, lark,. —Min at money on' ee (Aces will be
NEN% MONEY ORDER
coo POST- until 42
ED` .v Anil Just R.—The Utiteed Staten have just
d a.m. on Saturday morning.
a poled at the undennent Aosed platc,, on the respective eonte.buted ltdO dollars to the sa'oecription list for rathine
Waterford, August 6 . Scotland- -Kirkintillock, Lana*, MW. CONTRACT STEANIEits.—Sir James Graham
,lartint.ton, Cumborlar ,a . August 1. Ireland—Bonmahon, vraination.
dates turned : Raglan A- -Handermi , Susses, August 1 ; a emolument in London to the Memory of the discoverer ot
August 3 ; hew Cl allows. .1".. icudbright, August 20. on Thursday announced Sint the Board of Admiralty has
Llandllo and Liar .gadoele, hate cog been reduced to sub. given a general notice to all companies under contract for
, offic...ll tinder Cum artheo, are now served (as respects r4O- the conveyance of mails that the contracts will hencefotth
14. •••• advicv .) Man that ,dlace. be enforced with more rigour than hetetefote.
y or,•.