The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-19 00:00:00

A MAN'S READ BLOWN OPP LT STOURPORT

Yesterday morning, about half-peat 8 o'clock, as
the Btonrpert volunteers were starting off to the Gloucester
review, a frightful accident occurred and one which induced
several of them to Almada" the journey. This corps went
to Worcester by water, and thence proceeded to Gloucester
by rail. The barge which conveyed them to Worcester was
mounted with a small cannon- This wee bed twice as
they were about to start, and at the second time of firing
the accident occurred. In the starting, of course the vessel
rocked a little, and just as the cannon was fired the second
thus the motion of the yawl raised the month of the me.
non in such a way that instead of the material with which
the gun was rammed being stopped by the lank of the river,
it unfortunately went above, where a greet number of per-
sons were assembled. The charge caught a man named
Felten, end took off all the upper part of his head, helmet-
tering his blood and brains over the horrified spectators of
this km/ratable affair. The vessel containing the volun-
teers woe stopped when the cry was raised that a man
was killed, amid the utmost gloom was east over the whole
party by the sad accident. Felton was an engineer, and kis
mates was sraoart the volunteers who were in the vessel.
Bat of course nothing could be done for the poor fellow,
but to convey his lifeless remain, to an adjacent inn, there
MI await theocroner's inquest. The accident doss not seem
IS attack blame so any one, but the captain of the corps,
Captain Rogers, was godly distressed at it—blaming himself
ter having the gun *cal on the vessel. Felton, we may
meld, leaves a wife and two children.

SITIcIDI 07 • 0010191431101•11 T.--On Monday
morning, Joseph Hargreaves, coloursergeaut of the 84th
Regiment, committed suicide at the Regeat.rosd barracks,
Ihinchester, by discharging his ride through his head. The
gnfortunate deoeseed on the previous night went to the
Duke of York Inn, which is near the barracks, and there
had a PEWS of gin, for which be did not pay. On Monday
Feang, between six end seven o'clock., lie west to the
house, changed a 51. nem eat of which he paid for his
violin score, and had another glass of gin. He imme-
diately returned to his quarters, and seeing his daughter,
a girl apparently sheet 15 pion loge, ordered her to bring
I(te shaving water. He would appear to have then retired
to hie room, and shortly after the report ei • gun was
The muzzle of the gm be bad placed under his
in, sighkall palled the trigger with his foot. The ball passed
Ms head, and went completely through the ceiling
ci meme. sonewhat imperiling the life of • soldier of
the OW Dela, of octane, was instaataneoes. Nose of
eh' isensests oomradse ma give any reason for the rash
cote as the donned was is good eiretunstemes, sad is
lain of no kind that they were aware of. He was only
aad, sad had bees nearly 17 years in the servioe, in
be hi bens a pod character, sad was generally re.
—An ,guest eras bald, a lugs number of wwitnesses
Were emus eeloiseij: i • Modiet .' Temporary insanity "
esinemd, • km isveniptioa.
I Pam &MOOTING 07 TIM JIALIVAX VOLL'ISTNTNA.
The int causal shooing match of all Halifax (4th West)
Voluatow 1111* Omega esomenesi on Monday. The lit ot
fit dime cad hers models, silver cops,
Vetrisy=s ASIA slime muff beam ko,
is a Load see esseteS these vim anti= me
lihl, Moo Mr anal. Wood, Mr. Jones letraideld, ILP.,
P.lCesselley, M.P., the Mayor of HaWar, Major
IL
Ms. Slosh, sad others. The shoaling was ea-
hr time days, but it is likely to extend over four,
eo annemesseee the prime sod the competitors. The shoot-
=b an Memelsy was cosiseted at two plates—Tic ,at Ogden,
illysisiies ',memoir embankment for the loos
raw, MOD mil SOO yards ; and et Victoria memoir for the
sheaf Me eapital shots were registered. Darkness
came as hfewm the pion of the day were goes aluweek,
aM ihe entrust ter Men was adjourned until Tbeinisy,
Time sal Wednesday having their own preepmemee and
prises
PROM Memelwa cer rig RIADIPG Rasa CORPs.—
Ow llawletriari yth int_pries meeting of the mem.
beine of Me Velment took place, on the
=W6'1°4440,0 ihefflser=idegalhairg„ of
e aonf
the rierleeiires srlholliteemeh j ewer rep, vat:lof.
SIMI XL NM& A. Miolak, the Mayor of Reading ; ;
silversap, wieb R., 'Men by Icy Hunter, wife of Sir
Peal H Mege., captain commandant of the Hemline
Dome ; ei/iimemai money pins given by the odious 0/
the wormlike asswiawiwi. Tbe sheathes began at 9 o'clock
ea Ilissier minim and concluded in the afternoon. The
awilshow eg asoloaliton was lane, but the weather was
rather idamermble. 'Yesterday thirteen int-clan men,
with ten of the twat shots of the previous day, competed
for the prima. Musketry Intender Turner won the ride,
Corporal Loper was second beet shot end woo the Mayor's
nip, and the nem Fir (the cap given by Lady Hunter)
was won by Private Stevens. The elionniooodoiled about
5 o'clock. The weather peeved hie, and there was a large
number of vision pressen.
ROYAL NATIONAL RIMEL—Wm yesterday pub-
limbed • letten,_addressed by command of Lord Palmerston
to Mr. Walmtiey. As that gentleman is apprehensive that
it ma be believed that the publication of -that letter was
requests us to publish the following :
a Mr,—Lord Palmerston desires me to inform you thathe
lea no objectim to your making public the contents of the
letter which 1 wrote to you on the 6th inst.—l remain,
100, C. G. Rainggrax. —J. Waimisley, Pm."