The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-05 00:00:00

RAMSGATE.

The estimated cost of the proposed new line, from th 9
Kent Coast and South Eastern Railway to Ramagate, with
a central terminus there, is £256,600.

GREAT WESTERN.

This company proposes to establish a eupPrannuation and
retiring allowance fund by subscription among their offi-
cers and servants, and to encourage the same by contributing
to it themselves; together with a fund in connection there-
with, providing s guarantee to the company for the good
conduct of its officers.

THE HIGHLAND RAILWAYS.—At a meeting of
the directors of the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Com-
pany held on Tuesday, it was resolved to lay down a double
lino of railway between Inverness and Forres. The in-
creasing traffic, and the great anticipated increase next year,
render this necessary, and we need hardly point out the
great convenience this increase of accommodation will aff
to the public and to the ordinary passenger traffic. The
detention of a goods train, or any other accidental obstacle
on the line, will no longer have the effect of delaying all
the trains between north ani south. The section between
Inverness and Dalcross is to be commenced forthwith. All
the bridges along the line, except that across the Findhorn,
were originally constructed with a view to ultimately laying
down a double line.—lnverness Courier.

EFFECTS OF AN ECCENTRIC WILL,

Yesterday an inquest was taken by Dr. Lankcster, at the
New Inn Tavern, Tottenham-court-road, on view of the
body of Anne Kate, aged 32, who was living with her hus
band at 18, Howland-street, Fitzroy-square.
The evidence showed that about three years ago tha de-
ceased, who was the daughter of a wealthy tradesman in
Great Marylebone-street, lost her father. She expected that
at her father's death she would came into possession of con-
siderable property, but the will, which was read as usual
after the funeral, declared that the property should be
available to the intended possessors in about three years.
The deceased in consequence gave way to habits of intem-
perance and was scarcely ever sober.
A witness stated that the had seen the deceased daily
under the influence of liquor for 11 weeks. On Saturday
morning when her husband got up he discovered her on
the floor by the side of the bed quite dead.
Mr. Lawson, a surgeon, who was called in, made a post
mortem examination of the body. He found all the eviden-
ces of the deceased being immoderately addicted to the most
intemperate habit'. There was no food in the stomach, and
the heart was full of water. He was astonished how it
could act. The lungs were almost consolidated, and the
liver crumbled into dust. He had no doubt but that death
was the effect of excessive drinking.
A verdict was returned to that elLet.

Alarming Occurrence at a Menagerie.—A
Girl Seized by a Lioness.

On Saturday evening, between eight and nine o'clock, an
accident took place at Edmonds' (late Wombwell's) Mena-
gerie, now exhibiting at Kingsland-green, which caused
the greatest consternation in those who were present. Dur-
ing the performances of the elephants, who were taking
their accustomed walk up the middle of the booth, which is a
very large one, loud shrieks were heard from that part of
the show where the lion cages are, and the audience were
horror-stricken to see that the lioness had a girl about
13 years of ago in its claws, and was dragging her up
to the bars of the cage. In an instant the lion-tamer, an
Indian, who exhibits with the collection, went to the front
of the cage, and with the greatest coolness and courage beat
the beast about the feet and forced it to relinquish its hold,
but it was not until the poor girl had been very much lace-
rated about the arms and left side of the head. She was im-
mediately taken to the surgery of Dr. Donelly, who at once
advised her removal to the German Hospital, where she was
immediately attended to by Dr. Baumer, who ascertained
that she was very much injured about the side of the head
and one of her arms. It was then discovered that her name
was Sophia Moorshed, and that she lived with her parents
at 5, Spencer-terrace, Spencer-road, Hornsey New Town.
It appeared that she had gone to the menagerie with her
friends, and from some cause not ascertained that she incau-
tiously got within the ropes in front of the lions and tigers'
cages. The lioness forced her paws out flatways and caught
hold of her bonnet, and the girl putting out her hand to pro •
tect herself had that seized by the other paw of the lioness,
and had it not been for the assistance which was immediately
rendered the consequences would have been fatal. Not the
slightest blame is attributable to the proprietor of the mena-
gerie, for every precaution is used to keep persons from
getting near the cages where the beasts are at all dangerous,
cautionary placards being placed in all parts of the show,
and in front of the dons there is run up a double set of ropes,
at least four feet from the bare, and about five feet from the
ground.
Upon inquiry at the hospital this morning it was stated
the girl was very bad.

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