The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-14 00:00:00

TWO VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS BLOWN TO PIECE,

SHIELDS, FRIDAY.
A most horrible occ:rrence took place last night,
about 7 o'clock, in the little seaport town of Blyth,
on the Northumberland coast, about 11 miles fro
this town. After work hours, the Volunteer Arm ta
lery Corps at that port mustered, and unarched down
to their new battery on the sands at the north side
of.the harbour, for practice with heavy artillery,
and they were followed by a considerable croVa of
people to 1.,/itness the practice.
The usual number of men were told off. to pi-actice,
and several charges had been fired from a 48-poun-
der, when Sergeant John Manners, a butwcher, anc
d a
young man named Meggison, a clerk ith Mr.
Watts, merchant tafl banker, were ramming the
last charge into the gun, 7ben it fircelin the upon
line omf
They unfortunately were stai:fiing
fire, and horrible to relate, they weld both blown
away from the muzzle, and literally torn to
i.lpieces.
The scene that ensued was most :mth?
volunteers and public being filled with horror, many
people fainting with fright, and amongst tl3:va
several volunteers, two or three having to be carrivd
home ill. - As soon the excitement could be all3;vd
arid order restored, the remains of the poor fellows'
op
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fy his
tose
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were gathered together. Manners' body was COin"
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nation prevailed in Blyth until a late hour last
night. The corps is known as the 3d Northumber-
land Volunteer Artillery, and is commanded by Mr.
Watts, who was from home yesterday ; and the
firing party was in•charge of Lieutenant Hodgson.
Last 'light was the first for practice at the new

battery.
Word has been sent to the Coroner for South
Northumberland, who, it is anticipated, will open
an inquest this afternoon.

A. PHYSICIAIV'S Si DRY.

A touch of romance may be perzeitted to enliven
the sober pages of medical record. The brilliant
hues of poesy gather round the story of a princess's
gratitude to her physician which has beer,: awaking
the gobemouches of Paris and London to sywyathe-
tic enthusiasm. A young'
become
of rank—a Russ.an
princess—who had suddenly become blind from the
the effect of exposure to the sunlight upon the snow,
so
had been sent to Dusseldorf to consultw thidelYe Hofrath,
whose reputation as an oculist was
in a milder climate, and
She was promised recovery spread.
was sent to Palermo,-where she improved for some
time ; but undergoing a relapse, a young physician
was despatched by the great oculist to take charge
of the case for him, and reps)rt progress. His at-
tention was unremitting, and the result so far suc-
cessful that finally the lady was ordered to return to
Dusseldorf under his care, the eyes being bandaged
permanently until her arrival there. At the consul-
tation her eyes were unbandaged, and delighted with
the improvement in her sight, this demonstrative
princess " glanced wildly round the assembly, and in
one moment, despite her still weakenea sigch ht
interest
seemed
to scan every countenance turned with oc
towards her own, and then, without a momerit's hesi-
tation—as if impelled by a magnetic power strOuger
than herself—she walked across the room toward's
where the young doctor—her friend and corapanlon
—stood, silent and trembling, concealed by the rear
and, taking his hand, pressed it to her lips, and for-
getting all beside gratitude, she gazed upon him,
and burst into a passion of tears." We think we
have read something a good deal like this before
but, perhaps, it is the style only w
is an amount of
hich is fictitious,
while the facts may be real. There
circumstantial detail by whieh the story is authen-
ticated, as the marriage just celebrated between.
the parties and the production of the old play of
" Valerie" at the Theatre Francais apropos of the
event ; and, at least, the story is ben trovato
esses,
. It is
pleasant to hear occasionally of grateful pr
inc
and the recital is of course likely to stiazulate young
physicians to the most devoted attention--not atten-
tions—to all their patients. Outbursts of gratitude
are really much needed-now-a-dAYB in the relations
fear
of the publin to their medical attent:‘ 7
he
ants. We
they almost as rare they are detifAble.—
,aneet.

THE LADY AND HER FOOLITAY.

,art ice.

In the Court of Sessi—
on, Edinburgh, Mr. W.
Johnson, civil engineer and patent agent, of Vernon
House, Dowanhill, Glasgow, recently brought an
action of divorce against Mrs. Frances Maria Vernon
Smith or Johnson, his wife, on the ground of adul-
tery. The parties were married at St. George's,
Hanover-square, London, on 27th September,lBs4,
and they thereafter lived at Great Relvina-terrace,
Lansdowne-crescent, Buckingham-terrace, and Ver-
non House, Dowanhill, Glasgow, and at Rothesay.
They also resided for short periods at Strone, and
Lamlash, and other places in Scotland, until 19th
September, 1861, and had three children, two. of
whom are still alive. The pursuer alleged, And
it was proved, that having gone temporarily to'
reside at Strone, in the county of Argyle, ul
September, 1859, where they remained for eight
weeks, the defender committed adultery with David
Stewart, then footman in their service. The
pursuer during this time was in the practice of IT
ing to Glasgow almost every day of the w.
kuesed
eee
cept Sunday ; and during his absence ?tito, l'f'f.
Stewart,
gross and improper familiarities'
if
frequently alone
walked out with him alone, and
with the door locked, during the day,
l months afterwards
was often seen
with him in the parlour and other room
o me o
foraf tchoen houseeider_
For severa
able period at a time. defender
have her arms round his neck,
ow, the continued
on their return to Glasg
tthoiksiisnstherimeouarnsde
and allowing him to kiss her and put
twoith Stewart. She
his arms round
her. They were daily in the habit of being alone
together in the dining.room, drawing-room,
library, and other rooms of that house during
the day, and while the pursuer was absent from the
house attending to business ;
in it with her
bed-room,
clearly alone ; and acts of adultery were
e -an, adndte waswar tfrweqausesnetela
going into defender's by
proved. This conduct was continued during
September and October, 1860, at Rock Cottage,
Ardentinny, where the pursuer's family were tem-
porarily residing. From October, 1860, till May,
1861, in Vernon House, Dowanhill, Glasgow, the
said defender carried on a similar course of conduct
with Andrew Kellie Ireland, assistant draughtsman,
engineer, or iron shipbuilder,
than residing in Mel.
bourne-place, Glasgow, now in Bngland. Ireland.
was in the habit of frequently visiting at the house
and remaining all night. The bedroom which he
occupied on these occasions was near to and com-
municated with the bedroom occupied by the pur
.
suer and his wife, and it could be entered from
said bedroom without going into the lobby or attic
case of the house ; and the defender was in '
habit of going into Ireland's bedroom during
hone
night. She also frequently visited Ireland A
ti
A lone
lodging in Melbourne-place, and remaine-_
puaring -
with Mm there for upwards of an hour. ,s
pm's family
the summer of 1861, while the p
were residing at Rothesay, Ireland Wee
e t
in
and remain.
rice of frequently visiting at the
hthoeuedefender.
ing there during the night w 1
the
pursuer were the
The principal witnesses for
servants who were in
oke distinctly to the acts
in question, and they 01) the , r pursuer. i..vcii3.l.
and conduct alleged LT
the house during the periods
fender to Ireland, ~,Nhici, ~ . _ _
letters from the de ,
the
.. , it,
allege the crime of adultery
The Lord
defenderLhoredr
Ordinary husband,
danecdidberdoutgh:
clearly showed relation in
intercepted, 315° each other.
which they stood to a
.I,aiiir s a. ejtoi
lie nn s
oonf
against .
divorce against him.
had been guilty of adultery, and divorced the

:MONUMENT TO THE GROOM OF QUEEN VICTORIA.
--Messrs. Osmond & Son, sculptors, of this city (Salisbury)
and circle, with the following
have just erected, in Whippingham churchyard, Isle of
Wight, a monument, consisting of a cross on threo otteg
" Toon' to
memory of George Frederick Jones, born 182.0, Gjr
3o y
ears
(Queen Victoria, and the faithful attendfnt one erected,
rected,
of the Royal children, by Whew this stone
1862,"—.D.4, inscription :