The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-12 00:00:00

PAINFUL CASS OP SUDDEN DEATH.

A very fearful imdance of sudden death, at the
same time aceoniptaial by some extraordinary circum-
stances, took pi ea on Monday evening at Balbana. The
sufferer was Mr. Thomas logledow, who is very well known
on the Surrey-aide of the water, and who has fora great
may yean carried on an extensive bushier as • potato
adman in the Borough-market. He had latterly, it ap
peered, retired from business, and resided near the Sink-
pile, at Merton, but was in the habit of driving to town
two ar three times • week, and being very food of a good
hone, he generally bad one that would go very well
and fast. He went to town in his chaise, alone,
about 9 o'clock on Monday morning, and having
transacted his buirlosm, be started to return home
about half-past eve o'clock in the afterocieu by himself.
Nothing; appeared to have occurred until be arrived near
the Windmill public-house on tlapbani.ooastneet, and at
this tints the hone was going at his usual pace, eight or
nine miles an hour ; but just as they had passed the public
hour, the deceased was seen to fall backwards in his seat,
and to drop the reins. There were not many people who
observed this, and those who did thought be had
bees seised with • fit. The horse proceeded at
his usual pace to Bantam, the deceased's bead
haeging behind the vehicle, and the reins dropping
loose ; but when he arrived at the descent at Balhant, neer
the George public-house, en alarm was given, and the horse
quickened his pace, bat, strange to my. did not attempt to
holt, and when he bad got a short distaace down the hill an
ostler went up to him and stopped him. He was led back
to the George. when the body of the deceased was taken
oat of the vehicle and removed indoors, sod Xr. Sutton, a
surgeon as Bethani, was sent for, who, upon ensmining the
deceased, at once discovered that he wee dud. The body
was shortly aftmeasels removed to the demannirs house at
Merlon, where it now bee swatting a CONSIeI inquest.
The deemed wee very well known on the lead, and his
sadden death afar ser miumptioly aneurisms" created
• pad deal of easodima.

8111110L8 AcCIDIENT TO • RinaMAm.—An
ac-
eiieet, which may serve ea • mullion to Admen generally,
''carted on Thursday to private Josiah Thome, of the first
company of iludderateld Volunteers. A detachment of
Meaty or thirty of the crops Mul been to Holnifirth to.
practise at the long range, and were returning "marching
at ease," when private Thomas, against the regulates s,
Isalmckleal his aaword belt and carried the weapon carer
lady in his hand, with the hflt towards the ground. Being
lease in the scabbard, the sward slipped out, end le"
as be iru about to Mks another step is advance the point
Meshed his knee, and the 'weed penetrated nom lately
thronglk, coming out a few inches shove the knee. Nearly
six lashes of the weapon were Untied in the lath. Fortu-
nately, Mr. Flottotoley, the surgeon of the wipe, was on
as spot, provided with his surgical instruments, and he
Wane time w dressing the wound; but such was the na
tan of the :Tapley that the leg au a few minutes after was
swollen immensely, aad the trousers had to be cut to give
it room. The saner was conveyed home, where he is at
PIN" lying irlittZeruu, state. Great sympathy n eg-
=Lo° his , anti it is hoped the occurrence will
eans of causing greater are amongst individual
members of the corr■ in the use of the dangerous weapuas
with which thsj are entrusted.—Levi,
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