The Sun.
London, England, 1830-11-20 00:00:00

FATAL ACCIDENT.

(From the Leeds InteMgencer.)
On lorally afternoon a shocking accident oe-
cured at Stone-bridge Mill, near Fernley, in the oc-
cupation of Mem,. Pawson and Sots, cloth-manu-
facturers, by the bursting of the engine-boiler. Nine
of the workmen employed on the premises were
scalded and otherwise injured, in.d they were imme-
diately carried to the Infirmary. Their names were,
Wm. Starkey, 623, Wortley ; Frederick Barnsby, 18,
Birstall ;. James elephant, 16, Fernley; Jame:;•
Fletcher, 63, Fernley ; Joseph Galloway, 17, Wort-
ley ; Martin Bretheriek, 18,Bremley ; Edwin Sow-
den, 15, New Wortley ;. James Saville, 58, Wort-
ley; and Joseph Seville (his son), 13, Wortley.
Frederick Banish), died at the Infirmary on Tues-
day forenoon, and William Starkey yesterday morn-
ing. Yesterday evening an inquest was held at the
Griffin Inn, to inquire into the cause of the deat:rs
of the two unfortunate men, when the following
evidence was taken :

Richard Gill—l am fireman to Messrs. Pawson,
woollen-manufacturers, at S:one-bridge Mill, in the
township of Wortley, and I attend to the engine at
that mill. On Monday last, about twenty minutes
past four o'clock in the afternoon, I came out of the
fire-place, having been in to open the fire-doors.
The engine had been standing about six minutes,
awl we were just going to set on. We had stopped
it because we could not keep the steam up, as we
had very poor coals. The moment I had got to
the engine-house door, it blew up suddenly with a
loud noise. h blew up the flues round stout, and
the steam-chest ut the top of the boiler was broken.
I was about six or seven yards from the boiler, and
was not hurt. I went towards the boiler several
times, and was beat back again by the violence of
the steam end water. As aeon as I could get to it,
I found that 'nine workmen at the mill were scalded
or otherwise injured. ,The boiler was in the dry-
house. Only one of the men, James Fletcher,
had been in the habit of working in the dry-
house; all the other men (but one, who was a cloth-
miller) were &tiers, and when the engine stopped
they %sent into the dry-house to warm themselves.
I had seen the cloth-miller just before it happened.
He was on the engine-house steps when I last saw
him. I hail not seen the two deceased men. They
were both giggers. I have not been able to satisfy
myself as to the cause of the bursting of the bOder.
We were then two inches and a half below the
standard which we generally wrought at. The
boiler, in my opinion, does not appear to have been
a very good one.
The [louse-Surgeon of the Leeds Infirmary gave
his opinion that the deceased had died from inhaling
the steam. All the men were severely injured;
and one of them, James Saville, he feared, could
not survive the night.
After consulting together for a few moments.
the Jury found a verdict of " Accidental Death,
with a deodand of Is. upon the boiler."

M it. Sr. JOIIN LoNO.-o.nThursday last
Mr. WoNTNES, the Governor of Newgate, received a note
from Mr. ST. JOHN LONG, requesting that gentleman to
inform if, in the event of his surrendering himself to take
his trial on the charge of manslaughter, at present pending
against him, he coul,l aft,rded the same accommoda-
tions in that prison which he had met with during his
former temporary Ilitay there. Mr. WONTAIZR, is reply,
informed him that he could nuke nn promise or pledge
on the subject ; and that if he required more than the
ordinary accommodation, he mast make his application to
the LOAD MAVOIt, who alone could grant it. Nothing
further has since been heard from Mr. LONG.

Yesterday, at Union-Had, a man named
CuartLES LANCOON was brought before Mr. Holes, on a
charge of excessive ill-treatment to a child of his own, a
boy of eight years of age, whose life is considered in danger.
sirs. 3IAILY Wirran stated, that the defendant said that
the child could not live much longer, and that several
medical men bad visited, it, Who pronounced that it was
incurable, awl be was determined not to spend any more
money, as it hail already coat hint too much. Witness
went to the hoes) of the defendant, and she was shown up
stairs to a back room, the stench proceeding front which
on her entrance was dreadful. Tl►e child was huddled up
under a piece of old carpetting,, and a piece of the same
article served for its lied ; the window of the room was wide
open, and the child exposed to the cold air. When wit-
uess went into the room, the child shrieked out in
agony, and she then discovered tl.at the pain arose in con-
sequence of the removal of the carpet, severe! parts of
Which adhered to various ulcers and running saes on its
body.—Mr. Damian') Bowe, the parish surgeon of
Newington, lent to the defendant's house. He found the
child's body covered with large ulcers, one in l►articuler
was perceptible on its left side, and the thigh Bone
protruding, awl quite bate of flesh. There was no doubt
the unfortunate child had fallen into that condition from
want and gross inattention. The Wools upon its body had
no dressing upon then), and front the want of cleanliness,
maggots and other vermin w, re crawling over ha flesh.
lie (00.,tiental i', and although it was scarcely ,tole to steak
front exhaustion, it craved for something to quench it
thirst, and be administered a little weak wine and ►rater,
which appeared to revive it. Mr. Donor added, that he
had sines ascertained that the child had been that situation
for the last five mouths. Finding that the child was in
danger, he had it i►nmediately conveyed to the hospital.
Mr. Hong remanded the defendant until the child was
declared. out of danger.
RIVER of AMAZONS, EXPLORED BY
PINZON.—The Spanish navigator Pismo"( steered north-
wards slung the coast front Cape St. Augustin, and ex-
plored with wonder the mouths of the Maragnon, or river
of Amazons, which pours down through numerous mouths,
such en immense hotly of water, as to freshen the sea to
the distance of many leagues from land. From the size
of this great stream, PINION justly inferred the vast mag-
nitude of the continent front which it fltnee. The islands
near the shore were inhabited by a simple and harmleas.
people, who generously shared with their strange visitors
every thing they possessed. In return for this kindness
and hospitality, a number of them were treacherously
seized by the Spaniards, and carried off captive. pro_
ceeding along the shore, Prez()); passed through the strait
called the Dragon's Mouth, and steered for Hispaniola.
Leaving this, he encountered a dreadful storm, which sunk
two of his vessels, and reached.PaloS in the end of Sep-
people having perished, and the re.
out with fatigue.--Dr. Lardafr's
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