The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-01 00:00:00

MANSFIELD AND WORKSOP.

Severn( influeotial resicknts in North Notting-
nationire are promoting a scheme for a line from
Minbfiold in Worksop, with a view to bring into
direct communication the northern and southern
the county, The scheme is supporzed
Newcastle. Oa the other hand, the
ertoifand, the Earl Mdnvers, and Captain
di)b
by the
:DfasruP:kt°. in favour of the line final Mansfield,
terminating at either Retford or Tuxford, both on
the Great Northern line.

SIPPING INTELLIGENOE—This Day,

I,oNDorf july I..—Wind this day at noon—South-
West;l
o moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather
Horick IC°Not May 12.—The Gazelle (Prussian cor-
vette), is reported to have taken two vessels—one the Danish
brig Danebrog, at Chao° ; and the other the Danish ship
Frederick, som3where off Shanghai.
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(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH:)
GRAVESEND, Friday Morning:
Arrived, Salle 30.—Love, rom Cherbourg—Laurel, from
Holtostadt--Thomas and Robert, from Cronatadt—Victoria,
om Karrebecksmunde—Elizabeth. from St. Petersburg—
Sir William Wallace, from Riga—Petronelle, from Aarbuus
—Bayard, from Soderham—Triumph, from Guernsey—
A.lti,itrom,Chnstlanstadr—llermanus, from Dantsic—Com-
modore and BetsY,., .
Riga—Annebrass, from Wismar
—Cheodore, fromllYkobjug.

DEAL, Friday Morning.
Passed —Melharnes Mary and Elizabeth of Genoa, Earl
of Dartmouth, WaYes Of Jersey—alt from the west, for the
north—Vibilioa, of Guernsey, from the north for the wes,
—Plymouth Rook, imin New York—Gorilla, from Calcutta
Oriente, from
Col°lnb(."---Nordge, from Demerara—all for
London.
Anohored--)3londin, from London, for Accra.

DldsaTyrtE night,lN CASE OF DEATH BY FIRE,—.On
Tes
eight and nine o'clock, a
deplorable cause of death by fire occurred in the Borough to
Tuesday
between _
the wife of Mr John Beckett, late relieving officer of the
West London Union. It appears that the unfortunate crea-
ture, who is not more than 30 years of age, was alone in
the house at the time, With the exception of her family,
consisting of five small children, and having newly taken
the premises, she, in the absence of her husband, put the
then descending to the lower
cphailltdroenf
stalifeelyhoutoseb,ebde, dgaann to put the place in order,
taking a lighted candle with her. Her cries having
alarmed the police observing the flames
through
they got into the premises,
and
tound the poor woman in a complete blaze
from head to foot. As Promptly as possible the fire was
there
t h
the
theye nbe basement sgehmb (.61111 tr''windows, and
extinguished, but the sultzer had ceased to exist. Medical
assistacco was called in and other efforts used, but it was
kund to be a hopeless case, life having been destroyed by
the leartul element. It is supposed (the candlestick being
tound on the floor) that she had set it thoughtlessly down
and her dress having caught the flame it ignited, and hence
the cal-miry. The requisite information has been sent to
Mr Payne, the coroner, relative to the unfortunate occur-
recce.

Toe other day, a not very prepossessing looking
person, named John Doherty, about 22 years of
age, made an application at the Leeds Police-office for the
situation of "hangman for the West Riding." Re said
ho belonged to Glasgow, and hearing that Leeds had been
made an assize town, naturally concluded that a hangman
would be wanted, and started off to make a personal appli-
cation. Ile expressed himself quite able to " scrag'ern," as
he termed it, although the only experience he had had was
in having seen two persons executed at Glasgow. He
was referred to the High Sheriff of the county,