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

DiZLORABLE SUICIDE AT CARMARTgEN

NAVAL.

E SPITHEAD FLEET.
JULY 31.—The promised review of
has not yet had any day authentically
...h it is to come off. A large amount
PoRTSMOOTIIII,
A painful gala*. km been produced in this
town, during the hurt two days (mays the Leicester Journal)
the fleet at Spitheiet
by the news of the sudden death of Mr. W. S. Harris, i
cotton winder, end a town councillor of this borougi.. The i named es that on wht
particulars of She melancholy event were not known to Any lof curiosity, and indeed elinie,r, exists in famine to it,
m
person in Leicester on Thunday afternoon, the information . and, it is hoped as *eon as tier aientyll arrangements and
thorough return of health will •dinit ef its being done, that
which had reached here being very brief, sad of a very a specific day may be mentioned .vat it to take piece. De
general nature. All that was known was that Mr. Harris numbers and force had n beta' equalled in time of
left home on Monday, end a letter written et Rugby was peace, whilst its character—we refer to the preponderates
received from him on Tuesday morning. The contents of of steam in its ennstitueion—is entirely o new one. A
this letter caused great uneasiness on the pert of his friends, review- of such a fleet will therefore he a novelty of the most
and persons were despatched in quest of him. On Wed- imposing, as well es interesting character, end it is hoped
tindery morning another letter was received, from which it
that due notice of its taking place will be given. Large as
appeared that be had arrived at Carmarthen, in South the fleet however already is, it is being, an l is further to
Wales, and the game day a telegraphic message was received be, as has before been stated, considerably augmented.
horn the same place, ennounciug that he had been found
The Agamemnon, 91, screw lire-of-bettle ship
dead in bed. The sad intelligence has caused the greatest
went out a harbour, and rejoined it no Friday
pain to the relatives, and to a large circle of friends and night, going out under steam and with a strong
acquaintances. south-westerly wind in most beautiful style. The Queen,
The further development of this narrative is thus given
in the Carmarthen Journal:—" A gentleman arrived at the 116, Captain F. T. Michell, is to have her newly entered.
Boar's Head by the last train on Tuesday night, and seated men paid wages to-morrow, and to sail (ruin Plymouth soon
himself in the commercial room. He was • perfect stranger I after, to join the fleet, as is also the St. Jean d'Acre, 101,
screw two decker •' whilst the Blenheim, 60, screw steam
but represented himself as a commercial man; he joined
ship, Captain W. H. Henderson, is expected on Monday, or
in the general convenation, talked coherently, end nothing following day, from the Irish coast. The Neptune, 120, is
, peculiar was noticed in his demeanour. In two or three also to go out of this harbour, together with three or four
I Flours he retired, having taken no other reneshment than smaller vessels. The Waterloo, 120, end the Tribune,
a couple of glasses of grog, and directed the chamber•maid 30, screw frigate, are coming round from Sheernen.
to call him at half-past eight on the following morning. This In short all the available ships on the hose station are to
the chamber-maid did, but no answer being. returned to swell up this formidable fleet. The ships at present at
her repeated calls, she gave the alarm. Mr. Morgan, the anchor at Spithead are the Duke of Wellington, 131, screw ;
landle.d, then knocked at the deceased's door, but being Agamemnon, 91, screw; Prince Regent, 90, flag of Rear-
stillAdmiral Corry ; London, 90 ; Hogue, 60, screw; Edits-
unsuccessful, he and a commercial gentleman who slept
in the adjoining room, then entered, and found the de- burgh, 58, screw ; Ajas, of, screw; Imperieuse, 50, screw;
ceased on his back in bed, with life utterly extinct. On the Arrogant, 46, screw ; Amphion, 34, screw ; Ilighflyer, 21,
dressing-table was fined a small phial labelled ` Poison," screw; Sidon, 22, paddle ; Encounter, 14, screw ; Odin, 14,
paddle; Leopard, 12, paddle; Vesuvius, 6, paddle; Ban-
which had recently contained prussic acid, and in bed,
shoe, 2, paddle ; the Prussian frigate Onion, 46, end
alengeide of the deceased, a ears tumbler. A surgeon
was Immediately sent tor, but to no purpose, as the vital corvette of the same nations, Amazon, still remain et Spit-
spark had fled some time." bead. After they have refitted at this port, it is under-
Auetood that they proceed to the Moorish coast, to demand
inqui st was held yesterday evening, at the Town- stood
fur an insult offered to the Prussian Nag. In
hall. The jury returned as their verdict " That the de-
such • fleet, accidents will of course occasionally occur.
ceased died from the effects of prussic acid, taken while in
, a state of temporary insanity." We have already had to record two or three, end have now
to state that one of a very serious character cccurred on
board the Duke of Wellington, on Friday morning. The
crew were sending up her maintopgallant mast, when by
some accident it fell on deck with terrific force, breaking
quite through it. Five men were most seriously wounded
by the ropes in connexion with the falling spar fie ing up-
wards through the velocity of its fall. One had both legs
broken, and was otherwise seriously injured ; whilst others
received dreadful wounds in various parts of the body. On
board the Ercounter a man fell from aloft, and was killed
instantaneously. Large numbers of visitors of all classes
visit the port for the purpose of inspecting the ships; to-
day, about 500 cause down from London by the South
Western Company's cheap excursion train, taking the
steamer at the piers, and running by the fleet, having five
or six hours to spare in the Isle of Wight.

IRELAND.

DURLI/f. JULY 29.

The attendance at the Great Industrial Exhibition
yesterday exceeded 10,000. Her Excellency the
Countess of St. Germans, accompanied by the ladies
Cornwallis, honoured the Exhibition with a visit;
and among the distinguished visitors were the Mar-
quis of Waterford, the Marquis of Westmeath, Lord
Elliott, Lord St. Lawrence, the Countess of Clan-
carty, &c.
H.M.S. Blenheim left her mornings at Kingstown
yesterday, bound for Spithead, to the no small regret
of the fashionable crowds who visit the former loca-
lity, and from whom the gallant and courteous bear-
ing of the captain and officers had won general
esteem.

The action against the Nation newspaper for a
libel on the Michelstown Board of Guardians tenni-
nated yesterday at the Cork assizes in the withdrawal
on the part of the defendant of the pleas of justifica-
tion, after several witnesses had been examined.
Counsel on behalf of the guardians expressed them-
selves satisfied with this course, defendant paying the
costs incurred.
The prosecution of the ltev. Mr. M'Carron, Roman
catholic priest, at the Londonderry Assizes, for in-
stigating soldiers of the 31th Regimebt to disobey
the command of their officer, ended in a verdict of
" not guilty." The learned judge left it to the jury
to say whether the words of the priest in telling the
soldiers to remain in the chapel after they had been
ordered out by their officer, amounted to an instiga-
tion to disobedience, or whether he merely intimated
that he would discontinue the discourse which had
given offence, and thus remove the cause for their
withdrawing. The jury put this latter construction
on the words, and acquitted the traverser. The trial
of the Rev. Mr. Campbell, Roman catholic curate,
for celebrating an illegal marriage, was postponed.
The potato blight has just made its appearance in
some parts of the county of Clare, but not to any
extent that as yet gives alarm.
The Tyrawly Herald states that Mr. John Hanley,
who came over from London to contest the borough
of Sligo on ultra protestant principles, at the late
election, is at present in jail in that town for his
hotel expenses. Mr. Hanley states that he only wishes
to resist an overcharge, and be preferred going to
prison rather than submit.

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