The Express.
London, England, 1858-10-26 00:00:00

TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 26, 1858

Tflj IATAL AOCIDINT TO A YOUIR? LAM

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AZ CLIFTON.

It appears that Miss Mary Richmond, the young
lady who was tilled by[rues the , it! called Sr. Vin-
cent's Rocka, Clifton, se briefly mentioned in the Es-
prit.: of yesterday, was the daughter of the Rev. Mr. Rich-
mond, • Church of England clergyman, residing at Wick,
Gloucestershire, and, as already stated, grand-daughter of
Leigh Richmond, the author of " The Dairyman's
Daughter,",tc. Ihe unfortunate young lady was on a visit
to Clifton, and was staying at Arlington-villas with her
aunt. Mrs. Marshall. On Saturday afternoon Mies Rich-
mond went out for a ramble on the Downs, in company with
Miss Marshall, one of rousing. The two young ladies
walked about for • considerat:s time, and shortly after four
o'clock Miss Marshall returned home, leaving her cousin,
who wished to stay a little longer, on the Downs. After
this Miss Richmond is said to have made •
wall purchase from one of the stone-fellere, who polish
small specimens of stones found in the &edict, which
they d spoke of to visitor., and two of these men saw her
approach the edge of the cliff opposite the Obeervatory. The
summit of the rocks at this point must be something near 300
bet trout the Hartwell-road, which runs along the bottom.
Oa this dizzy height it Is supposed the poor girl, not having
the slightest apprehension of danger, commenced gathering
some small plants, several of which were afterwards found
ha her pocket; and weds that engaged she unconaciondy
approached too near the edge of the cliff, and, falling over,
she wee precipitated to the bottom of the rocks, sad was
almost daahed to pieces. Any person who has visited the
huge rocks of St. Vincent will remember the high peak above
the Giant's Cave ; the face of the rocks is almost perpendi-
cular, and the height, IN already stated, must be near 300
feet. About half-way down there is • smell plateau or pro-
jecting part, and anything falling from the top would first strike
this projection. It was from this high peak Miss Richmond
fell, and, rebounding from the plateau we have alluded to,
she was dashed to the bottom of the abyss into • email shrub-
bery on the Hotwall-rod. Two or three young men imme-
diately rushed to the place where the unfortunate young
lady had fallen, but from the terrible nature of the injuries
it may be easily Imagined that death was almost instan-
taneous. A police. constable, who was on duty in the neigh-
bourhood, was quickly on the spot, and the body was lifted
into • light cart that was passing at the time,and conveyed to
the General Draper public-house, where it was seen by
Dr. Creighton, who pronounced life to be extinct. The
some of the catastrophe wee visited on Sunday by thousands
of persona, end • general opinion seemed to prevail that a
barrier should be run along tbe top of these dangerous cliffs
*sr the protection of the public.
Yesterday afternoon then coroner for the district. J. Baer
Orindon, Esq., held an inquest on the body, at the Clnemes
Hotel, Clifton.
It appeared from the evidence of Miss Henrietta Mamba,
daughter of the late Rev. James Marshall, that Miss Rich-
mond, who wee 17 years and 8 months old, had bosom a visit
at Arlington-place for about six weeks. She win toad of
botany, and used to botanise during her walks whenever an
opportunity offered. On Saturday afternoon witness and de-
ceased went to walk on the Downs and they parted soon after
four o'clock, Mies Richmond staying behind fur the purpose
of gathering some flower'.
Mr. Henry John Moulton, • booking clerk in the Greet
Western Railway Company • offices, deposed that he was on
the Downs at the time of the accident, and sew the young
lady walking on the edge of the precipice. She leant over
the cliff, and then stooped forward, and appeared to be pick-
ing something. She then slipped. She extended her hands,
se If trying to grasp at something to sere herself, but the
effort was vain, and she fell over the cliff. Witness went
sad gars information to • policeman, and then went down
to her, Ind she she was dead. Her death was purely accidental.
Mr. Bryant, a dealer in minerals and fonds, also described
the accident. On the Wednesday previous he saw the youn
lady on the outside of the Suspension-bridge Pier. She had
got outside of the railings placed for the protection of the
public, and was in so dangerous a position that he spoke to
liar, and warned her of her peril. She merely smiled, and
went to • plass more dangerous stall. On Saturday she was
in • very dangerous place, when she fell. She must have
pulled off her shoes to have got to It, the gram war so
slippery. She fell from a height of about 310 feet. Witness
lost sight of her when she slipped until he saw her bounding
out from the rock, about 200 feet down.
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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

David latchisig, 23, described aa a sailor, and Charles
lir hard., 32, who WWI described as a labourer, and who sur-
rendered to take his trial, were indicted for mildemeanor.
' .

Mr. Poland conducted the prosecution; Mr. Metcalfe
appeared for Patching; and Mr. Sleigh represented the other
defendant.

The offence imputed to there defendants wee that of
having attempted to commit an offence of an abominable
character.

The evidence having been gone into a crest many respect-
able witnesses gave the prisoner Richards en excellent cha-
racter, and it appeared that he b.d for many years been in
the service of a respectable mercantile firm in the City.
The Recorder having rammed up, the jury, alter a short
deliberation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Common Sarjeent.)

Henry Lovssay. 18, smith, 77nnnes Lanny, 15, labourer,
and Ann Dunn, 28, married, were indicted fora burglary in
the dwelling hours of William Herman, and stealing his
goods and moneys value 271. 9s. 6d.
Mr. Orridge prosecuted, and Mr. ferry defended.
The prosecutor is a clothier and milkier at Poplar, and
the youngest prisoner had, up to the middle of August, when
the burglary took piece, been in his service se errand boy.
The prosecutor's premises had been entered by forcing a door
at the back of the house, and the property taken consisted
of wearing apparel and • quantity of antique and foreign
coins. Upon the 21st of August the female, who CA
Instated with the elder Lovesay, offend to a pawnbroker
in filiedwell • quantity of coins for sale, bat the account
which she gave of how she became possessed of them not
satisfying the pawnbroker he gave her into custody, and the
' coins turned out to be the stolen ones. The police then went
to the lodgings occupied by Henry Lovesay, and there, in a
box which belonged to him, found some more of prosecutor's
coins, and other articles belonging to him, whilst in a hook
bearing his (Lovesay's) name was drawn • plan of the pro-
secutor's place at the exact part from which It was entered.
The male prisoners, who are brothers, were seen in poinsettias
of • bolt of iron and a hammer which had been used ha the
commission of the burglary.
I The jury found the prisoners Guilty.
The oourt sentenced the elder male prisoner to four years'
penal servitude, and the younger tol2 months' imprisonment.
The female prisoner, who fainted, was carried from the disk
without being sentenced.

EUu Banton, a mineral and fossil dealer, gave similar
_ _

Edwin Cantle deposed that he was walking under St. Vin-
cent's Rocks at near 6 o'clock on Saturday, and besting a
sound as of loose stones falling from the cliff Dear the Giant's
Cave, he looked up, and maw what appeared to him to be a
bundle of clothes falling down the rocks. In a moment he
perceived a woman's petticoat, and he was running to call
back some men who were on before him with a cart, when
he heard the fall of decreed into a shrubbery at the foot of
the rock. Witness at once went back, and found the body
lying on its right side, the head being covered over with the
clothe.. He observed blood ►bout the legs and person of the
deceased.

Pohoteconstable Barry, No. 279, of the Clifton division of
polies, deposed to haring been informed of the accident by
the witness Bonitos. He at once went and found the
body quite deed amongst a tuft of trees at the bottom of the
rocks. Dr. Crichton was sent for, who pronounced life
extinct. The witness produced the bonnet of deceased,
which had been found half-way down the cliff. One of her
boons was found on the top of the rock ; the other had been
picked up there, but wee gone.
The Coroner, in slimming up, referred to a matter men-
tioned by one of the jurors as to the possibility of providing
some more sufficient protection. He said it seemed difficult
to guard against persons throwintazym.their own lives, as
had been the cs.,e in two or three
The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death."

Wake Hog (of the firm of Mews. J. and T. Watang) for
the &tenon.

The prisoner, who has fee some time been living apart from
her husband, has until • short time since b-en cohabiting
with the proweeut,r, a man wore than double her age. Ali -
cordirg to the statement of the prosecutor the tattooer was
well aware where he kept his money, and on. morning she
informed him that she had had a most remarkable dream
about his daughter, who is an inmate of Colney Hatch
Asylum, end that she wee sure that the daughter was either
ill or dead. The pmeeruhtr upon hearing this went to Cultey
Hatch, and upon his return the prisoner had gone away,
locked op the place, and, as he alleged, taken away the money
and goods stated to be stolen. Nothing more was seen of
her for some time, until the prisoner, hearing that the police
were alter her, came to this court, and, having written to the
prosecutor, gave herself up.
Mr. Wakeling coma-mounined the prosecutor at some
length, and elicited from him the fact that when he had
purchased the household goods of the prisoner's husband he
commiserated with her, and said he would behave as •
father to her. The prisoner had lived with the prosecutor
twice.

Mr. n akeling then commented in strong terms upon the
conduct of the prosecutor ; upon which
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he had great clouts upon the matter,
and at once discharged her.

WESTMINSTER.

dais Orrin, a miserable looking girl, 14 years of age, was
charged wi:h begging.
Mr. W. Willoughby, a gentleman residing in Victoria-
street, Westminster, proved that defendant accosted him on
the previous night, and followed and so importuned him for
alms that he wave her into custody.
Mr. Arnold put some questions to the accused, who said
that her mother had died six years ago in Whitetibard-work-
hones, leaving her to the care of her father, who had
absconded, and left her either to beg or starve. She was told
that she belonged to St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, and applied
there, but was informed she must be weed by the White-
chapel authorities. Bhe had lived for the last three months
at a common lodging-house in Pye-street. She had an aunt
at Camberwell who had kindly got her a place some months
ago, which *be was obliged to leave from illness.
Mr. Arnold told her she must not beg, but apply to the
pariah and to the magistrate of the district if admittance was
refused her. The worthy magistrate then inquired whether
she thought her aunt would now receive her.
On the poor girl replying that she thought ahe would,
Mr. Arnold rent a constable with her te Camberwell, and
directed him to use all the influence he mild with the aunt
to induce her to receive the accused.