The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-04 00:00:00

DREADFUL AC'CIDENT IV IRELAND.

The following extracts from letters contain additional
particulars of the dreadful accident that happened in the
chapel of Callan on the 26th ult. :

CALLAN, DEC. 26, 1825.
With feelings of the deepest regret I have to acquaint you of a
most melancholy and fatal accident that happened this day in the
Convent Chapel here, about the hour of eleven o'clock, and in
which fourteen human beings lost their lives. A few minutes be.
fore mass a rumour spread through the congregation that the gal.
lery was giving way, and that the kitchen under the chapel was on
lire. In consequence of these reports a terrible rush was made to
the door, where the pressure was ao great that the poor sufferers
were trampled to death, and many narrowly escaped it, with severe
injury. In the number of the dead are the wife of Pat Shea, and
a fine boy, his son, about eight years old ; Pat Shelly's sister, the
mother of eight children ; and a fine young woman, the daughter
of a farmer named William Cross. There were five bodies
brought by my door before five o'clock. The town has been in the
greatest alarm.

An inquest was taken before R. Carter, Esq. a few days
ago, at the Barley Mow, public-house, in Paradise-street, Rother-
hithe, on the body of a young man named John liernshaw, who
was killed in consequence of the following accident. The deceased
had been at work on board a vessel called the Fanny, lying in the
Commercial Docks unloading her of timber, when the accident by
which he lost his life happened. It appeared from the evidence,
that the deceased, and another man, were assisting each other in
launching a huge piece of timber out of a pott-hole in the vessel
under the bowsprit. The greater part of the beam having been
launched through the tackle by which the end that projected out
gave way, the other end of the timber suddenly flew up, and
the unfortunate deceased, who was standing with his body slightly
bent over it, received a tremendous stroke under the chin from such
a heavy piece of timber, that killed him upon the spot. The man
with whom the deceased was at work nearly shared the same fate,
being within an inch of the deceased when the latter lost his lite.
It appeared that there was no blame attributable to any cne on
board, and that the accident was as unforeseen as it was fatal. The
Jury immediately returned a verdict of " Accidental Death."
DREADFUL MU RDE a.—A trial for a most dreadful mur-
der has just terminated at the Court of Assizes, at Aix-al.
Chapelle. William Sieben, aged 25, and his sister, 24, were in.
dieted for administering poison to their mother.in-law, 70 years of
age, to her son, aged 40, and to her daughter, aged 30. These
three individuals expired n the most dreadful agonies. A con-1
siderable quantity of arsenic had been mixed up with their soup,
and in less than two hours after partaking of it, the stomachs of
these unfortunate victims were completely destroyed. It appeared
from the testimony of the witness, that the prisoners were led to
commit this shocking crime for the purpose of becoming possessed
of some property, but which they never would have been masters
of, but after the death of the above individuals. It was proved
that the female had been heard to dissuade her brothers from doing
so bad an act, but the witness did not hear to what particular
circumstance it referred ; she was at the same time made to pro-
mise that she would not reveal her brother's secret, nor prevent
him from doing what he deemed necessary to get possession of
the property. An apothecary proved that Sieben had purchased
several ounces of arsenic the day previous to the murder; he had
frequently told small quantities to him before ; the plea for buying
the poison was, that his premises were infested with vermin. The
trial lasted three days, a great number of witnesses were heard,
and their evidence was so corroborative of the crime of Sieben,
that he was unanimously found guilty and sentenced to death.
His sister was acquitted and immediately set at liberty. Sieben
heard the sentence of death without showing the least emotion.

MARRIED.
On Thursday last, at St. Mary's, Lambeth, William Itlorgan,
Esq., of Neat, Glamorgaol to Sarah Adelaide, second daughter
of the late Thomas Brown, ksq., Mark-lane.
On the 211th ult., at Chiatchurch, Surrey, the Rev. Edward Pete
Neale, of Trinity Collage, Cambridge, and of Frittenden, Kent,
only son of J. P. Neale, Esq„ the artist, to Anna Maria, eldest
daughter of J. Dunlap, Esq., of Chatlotte-street, Blackfrists.
road.